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Clashes rock Niger capital, junta says back in control
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's ruling junta said Saturday it "gradually took back control" after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the capital including the presidential pa...
Iran's president admits sanctions impacting economy
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has admitted that US sanctions on his country are hurting its economy, despite just days ago insisting they would achieve not...
Soldiers' mutiny rocks Niger capital, but junta says back in control
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Mutinying soldiers led armed clashes in Niger's capital Saturday, alarming residents, but the ruling junta said it had largely wrested back control after hours ...
Heavy gunfire rocks Niger capital, state TV signal cut
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Niger's national television was off air on Saturday after a night of heavy gunfire in parts of the capital, including around a military base near the city's air...
Colombian army says no rescue planned for French Foreign Legion soldier
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
The Colombian army currently has no plans to rescue a French Foreign Legion soldier who was kidnapped in a guerrilla zone this month, a colonel told AFP on Frid...
Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital: residents to AFP
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Gunfire was heard overnight near a military base at the international airport in Niger's capital Niamey, which had been attacked twice this year by jihadists, r...
Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Gunfire and explosions were heard on Saturday morning in Niger's capital, Niamey, including around a military base near the city's airport, which has been attac...
Clashes in Niamey after troops attempt to storm presidential palace
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Clashes erupted in Niger's capital on Saturday between the presidential guard and elements of the armed forces, after a night of heavy gunfire in parts of the c...
Turkey navy helps free hijacked vessel in deadly battle with pirates: Somalia
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey's navy, along with Somali armed forces, have freed a hijacked vessel held in Somali waters and killed 14 pirates after a battle lasting several days, Mog...
Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Gunfire was heard overnight near a military base at the international airport in Niger's capital Niamey, which had been attacked twice this year by jihadists, r...
Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
Gunfire and explosions were heard on Saturday morning in Niger's capital, Niamey, including around a military base near the city's airport, which has been attac...
N. Korea defence minister dismissed: state media
Aug 29, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea's defence minister has been dismissed as part of a reshuffle of the country's military leadership, state media reported Sunday.
US court rules Pentagon ban of Anthropic unlawful
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
A US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed in February by the Trump administration against AI giant Anthropic were illegal, finding that the gover...
Greece scrambles F-16s as 'Turkish drone' flies over airport
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Greece scrambled F-16 fighter jets Friday as a drone reported to be from Turkey flew over one of the country's airports, media and a military source said.
Ousted Ukraine defence chief accepts job advising Italian minister
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov -- whose sacking last month prompted rare wartime protests -- has on Friday said he had accepted a job workin...
US judge throws out confessions of alleged 9/11 mastermind: report
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be us...
Tuareg rebels release Mali soldiers in prisoner swap
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Tuareg separatists released around 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for one of their own leaders detained in neighbouring Niger, security sources said on Friday.
Hezbollah chief again rejects Lebanon-Israel deal, refuses 'surrender'
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday again rejected a deal struck between Israel and Lebanon and said his Iran-backed group refused to "surrender" nearly six m...
China removes ex-top general from Central Military Commission: state media
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
China removed former top general Zhang Youxia from the country's main military body on Friday, state media reported, seven months after it was announced that he...
Ousted Ukraine defence chief accepts job advising Italian minister
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov -- whose sacking last month prompted rare wartime protests -- on Friday said he had accepted a job working as...
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