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Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
From jellyfish shutting nuclear plants to the Korean soup with a bite. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world:
Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump on Friday said he would "soon" declare the Strait of Hormuz waterway part of US territory after defeating Iran.
Hezbollah chief says Lebanon-Israel deal puts undue pressure on army
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday accused Lebanese authorities of subjecting the country's armed forces to undue pressure by implementing a framework deal a...
Drone shot down in Latvian airspace: military
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the country's military said Friday.
Drone shot down in Latvian airspace: military
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the country's military said Friday.
Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran ...
Indian firm to make fighter jet engines with Rolls-Royce
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
India's Reliance Industries and Britain's Rolls-Royce announced on Friday plans to jointly design and manufacture engines for the south Asian country's multirol...
NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
NATO said Friday its fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the latest incursion along the military alliance's eastern flank bordering Ru...
US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
US and Mexican armed forces performed security exercises Thursday along the border near the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
US plans attacks on land against drug cartels in Latin America: Hegseth
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
The United States is planning land attacks against drug traffickers in Latin America, expanding an airstrike campaign against presumed drug-running boats in in...
US sailors hit by strain of long aircraft carrier deployment
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America's giant Abraham ...
HRW says UN must keep peacekeepers in Lebanon
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Human Rights Watch has called on the United Nations to keep an international force in Lebanon after its peacekeepers' mandate ends this year.
Iran rejects Trump claims of US control over Hormuz as 'lies'
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's military on Thursday rejected as "lies" remarks by US President Donald Trump claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway was ...
Romania shuts down nuclear plant as Danube drops
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Romania halted operations of its only nuclear plant on Thursday, a rare shutdown due to a drought scorching Europe that has caused the Danube river, whose water...
Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant due to low Danube
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Romania began Thursday the complete shutdown of its only nuclear plant after water levels in the Danube, used to cool the site, fell to a record low, the nation...
Iran says manages Hormuz Strait after Trump claims US control
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
A senior Iranian official said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remains under the control of the Islamic republic after President Donald Trump claimed US c...
Guinea promotion of officer facing massacre appeal sparks ire
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Members of Guinea's civil society expressed outrage Thursday over the recent promotion of a police colonel whose acquittal of involvement in a notorious massacr...
Houthis claim drone strike on Saudi refinery: affiliated media
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday claimed a drone attack on an Aramco refinery in southern Saudi Arabia, the group's affiliated news agency Saba reported.
Taiwan chokes mobile internet speeds in drill for Chinese attack
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Millions of people in Taiwan were forced indoors and mobile internet speeds slowed for 30 minutes on Thursday during a simulation of a Chinese attack on the isl...
Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military: Pentagon chief
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia has authorized joint military operations with the United States to target drug traffickers, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, expanding...
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