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Swiss join NATO ammunition purchasing pact
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Switzerland has joined a NATO partnership for the joint procurement of ammunition, with an eye to reducing costs and shortening delivery times, Bern said Friday...
Germany, France close ranks on defence after jet project collapse
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The leaders of France and Germany on Friday sought to put the collapse of a flagship joint jet fighter project behind them as they agreed on a symbolic step tow...
Minerals and military top agenda at France-Gabon meet
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Manganese and the future of a French military camp will be the two main topics when Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema visits France next week, both...
Gaza health officials say Israeli airstrike near market kills 8
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital said an Israeli airstrike on Friday killed eight people near a market, while the military reported it had struck a "t...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and Iran escalated their conflict, with both sides accused of hitting infrastructure used by civilian populations.
Thousands protest sacking of Ukraine defence minister: AFP
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of people turned out in Kyiv on Friday to protest Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's sacking of his popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as p...
Strikes kill nine Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq: opposition group
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Drone and rocket strikes killed nine members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, the exiled party said, blaming t...
Thousands protest sacking of Ukraine defence minister: AFP
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of people turned out in Kyiv on Friday to protest Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's sacking of his popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as p...
US hails plan to restore Iraqi-Syrian oil pipeline
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
The US State Department on Friday reported a major oil pipeline between Iraq and Syria, which has been closed for decades, will be restored by the two countries...
Iran's Guards say two oil tankers explode after hitting mines in Hormuz
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that two oil tankers transiting through the Strait of Hormuz hit mines and exploded, according to a statement publishe...
Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar report Iranian attacks
Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)
Kuwait reported an Iranian attack on a power and water plant on Friday, while Bahrain and Qatar also said they had intercepted missiles after the United States ...
US, Iran exchange blows in rekindled Middle East war
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middl...
US strikes hit around Iran's Qeshm island: Iranian media
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian news agencies on Thursday reported that the United States launched strikes around Iran's Gulf island of Qeshm near the Strait of Hormuz, as renewed host...
Bitter row splits Ukraine's military leadership after defence minister ousted
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's ousted defence minister issued stunning public criticism of the army's top commander on Thursday, forcing President Volodymyr Zelensky to call for uni...
CORRECTED: Germany and France seek to 'bounce back' from fighter jet failure
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
France and Germany will seek to move on from the failure of a tortured fighter jet project and bolster other joint defence plans -- including nuclear deterrence...
Trump 'open to diplomacy' with Iran: White House
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump remains open to diplomacy with Iran, the White House said Thursday, adding that Washington is still talking to Tehran despite the rene...
US, Iran exchange blows in rekindled Middle East war
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middl...
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war.
Germany and France seek 'new dynamic' on defence after fighter jet failure
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
France and Germany will seek to move on from the failure of a tortured fighter jet project and bolster other joint defence plans -- including nuclear deterrence...
Kuwait and Bahrain respond to Iran drone attacks
Jul 16, 2026 (AFP)
Kuwait and Bahrain faced renewed aerial attacks from Iran on Thursday, their militaries said, as Tehran and Washington exchanged strikes in a battle for control...
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