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As election looms, Netanyahu puts Turkey in Israel's crosshairs
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
After more than two years of ordering attacks on Israel's enemies across the Middle East, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election fight, i...
After days adrift, Cuban migrants rescued by Mexico navy
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The Mexican navy told AFP Thursday it had rescued a group of Cuban migrants, including several minors, who went missing at sea last week.
US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would...
New US carrier arrives in Mideast to relieve long-deployed ship
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
A new US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the US military announced Thursday, after conditions aboard a long-deployed carrier provo...
Iran goes on offensive as diplomacy with US stalls
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Six months into its war with the United States, Iran's military has begun signalling a shift from retaliation to offence, which analysts say could reflect Tehra...
Iran slams Trump's economic pressure plan as more 'failed policies'
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday dismissed US President Donald Trump's economic punishment plan for Tehran as a continuation of "failed polici...
Trump pledges 'economic warfare' on Iran, prompting Tehran derision
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump pledged "economic warfare" against Iran and threatened any country that trades with it, prompting Iran to dismiss the plan on Thursday...
Ukraine MPs approve new defence minister after divisive reshuffle
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's lawmakers approved the country's new defence minister on Wednesday, a month after a reshuffle that triggered a public backlash after the dismissal of ...
Yemen govt warns Houthis planning to seize Bab al-Mandab coast
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
A Yemeni minister has warned that the country's Houthi rebels are plotting to seize land along the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which would allow the group to further ...
Shakira, Christina Aguilera concerts in Abu Dhabi cancelled
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Entertainment rganisers have announced the cancellation of a UAE concert by US singer Christina Aguilera and a festival featuring Shakira in Abu Dhabi, amid the...
Lebanon says received French invitation to meeting on army support
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon said Wednesday it had received an invitation from France for a meeting to prepare for an international conference on support for the Lebanese army, an e...
Visiting Iraq, Iran's parliament speaker hails 'new order' in the region
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening the "new order" in the region, on the first stop in a t...
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have struck with the leader of ...
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have struck with the leader of ...
Israel army launches criminal probe into killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The Israeli military said Wednesday it had ordered a criminal investigation into the 2024 killing in Gaza of five-year-old Hind Rajab, whose death drew internat...
Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US after UAE cuts trade ties
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economi...
Israel blames Turkey after strike on Syria air base
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey rejected on Wednesday Israeli allegations that it posed a threat by preparing to send troops to a base in Syria, which was hit in a strike that the Unite...
North Korea leader's sister says 'unaware' of reported Kim-Trump communication
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The powerful sister of Kim Jong Un said Wednesday she was "unaware" of reported communication between her brother and Donald Trump, after the US president hinte...
UAE halts all trade, financial dealings with Iran
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates has said it is suspending all trade and financial dealings with Iran after reporting an Iranian missile attack directed at its ships.
Israel army admits firing on car in death of five-year-old Hind Rajab
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investi...
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