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China deploys record number of ships around Taiwan as pressure grows
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
China deployed a record number of coast guard, scientific research and other ships in Taiwan's waters last month, the island's coast guard told AFP, as Beijing ...
CIA director warned Russia not to attack NATO members: US media
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
A highly unusual trip by the CIA director to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against any attack on NATO member states, US media reported Wednesday, after Pr...
North Korea vows 'powerful response' after US approves arms sales to South
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea condemned on Thursday US plans to supply Seoul with tactical missiles and fund human rights monitoring projects, vowing a "powerful response" to wha...
Iran unable to import petrol amid US blockade: official
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran has been unable to import enough petrol to make up for insufficient domestic production because of a US naval blockade, a senior Iranian official said.
US aircraft carrier in row over conditions to stop in Thailand: official
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Sailors from a US aircraft carrier at the centre of a political row over conditions onboard will stop in Thailand for rest and recreation, a Thai Navy spokesman...
Taiwan lawmakers approve $7.6 bn drone budget as China threat grows
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Lawmakers in Taiwan approved a $7.6 billion budget for locally made drones on Thursday as the island democracy seeks to strengthen its defences against a potent...
Eight Colombian guerrillas killed in military operation
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
The Colombian military bombed and killed eight guerrillas in the Amazon on Thursday in the deadliest operation under President Abelardo de la Espriella so far, ...
US sounds out NATO allies over Europe force review
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
A senior Pentagon official pressed NATO allies Thursday to explain how they were stepping up to meet US demands to take responsibility for Europe's defence as W...
Switzerland eyes drone battalion by 2028
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Switzerland on Thursday announced its intention to build a military drone battalion, amid a rearmament trend across Europe.
DR Congo president excludes M23 group from reconciliation talks
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday ruled out the participation of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in a national dialogue aimed at reconciliation...
New US aircraft carrier to deploy to the Middle East: report
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
A new US aircraft carrier will deploy to the Middle East to relieve another carrier that recently sailed to the region as the war with Iran drags on, the US Nav...
Stars and Stripes journalists sue US Defense Dept over firings
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Three staff at the storied US military publication Stars and Stripes on Thursday sued the Department of Defense, saying it had fired them in violation of their ...
Lebanon state media says Israeli strike kills woman in south
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon said Israeli airstrikes on the country's south on Thursday killed a woman, as Israel's military said it struck Hezbollah targets after the Iran-backed g...
Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade chokes Iran oil imports
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's top diplomat met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday in Tehran for talks on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a US naval blockade squeezes oil supplies t...
Trump hints US could sanction Chinese banks over Iran links
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Thursday hinted that his administration may be preparing sanctions targeting Chinese banks over their links to Iran, in what would ...
Japan to support alternative Mideast oil pipelines: media
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Japan plans to provide support for alternative pipelines in the Middle East as it seeks to improve energy security in the wake of the Iran war, local media repo...
Lebanon accuses Israel of burning forest, farmland in south
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
As extreme heat fuels wildfires worldwide this summer, Lebanese officials and residents have accused Israel's military of systematically sparking blazes that ha...
'No other option': Gulf expats hunker down between bouts of war
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Six months into the Middle East war, the army of foreign workers and expats in the Gulf has largely stayed put -- hoping to ride out the uncertainty caused by c...
Top US official to meet NATO allies over force review
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A senior US defence official will brief NATO countries Thursday on Washington's review of its forces in Europe, officials said, in the face of fears over an Ame...
Italy arrests Frenchman after anti-tank missiles found in van
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A Frenchman was arrested in Italy on arms trafficking charges after a police check found three anti-tank missiles and other military equipment in his van, autho...
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