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Taiwan condemns China's planned navy drill off island's east
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan has condemned China's plan to hold a navy drill with Indonesia off the democratic island's east coast, saying Beijing seeks to create the "false impressi...
Turkish F-16 crashes after pilot ejects safely
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
A F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday but no-one was hurt, the pilot ejecting to safety, the defence ministr...
Families of Lebanese seized by Israel ask for news of loved ones
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Relatives of Lebanese seized by Israel during its last two wars with Hezbollah held a rally in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Beirut o...
Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Isra...
Romania to shut down nuclear plant due to low Danube
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Romania will begin shutting down its only nuclear power plant on Thursday after the Danube's flow fell to a record low this week and efforts to avert a complete...
Ukraine restricts data on Russian missile strikes as attacks surge
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's air force said Wednesday it would stop publishing detailed figures on Russian ballistic missile strikes as Ukrainian forces struggle to intercept Russ...
Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military: Pentagon chief
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia has authorized joint military operations with the United States to target drug traffickers, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, expanding...
US military helicopter crash kills two in Texas
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
A US Army helicopter crashed in the state of Texas on Wednesday, killing two soldiers, according to the military installation where the aircraft was based.
Erdogan eyes expansion of regional defence pact
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan ...
Trump says US will 'keep' Hormuz strait control
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it."
Pakistan interior minister in Iran to discuss regional security
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan's interior minister is visiting Iran to discuss regional security, stability and other developments, the Pakistani foreign office said Wednesday, as Is...
Two killed as Colombia steps up airstrikes against rebels
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Two rebels were killed in airstrikes ordered by Colombia's new government, a military source told AFP Tuesday, after Bogota pledged to fight a scourge of violen...
Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Isra...
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South Korea drills
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast towards Japan early on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, days before the planned start of massive US-So...
Jellyfish force shutdown of three reactors at French nuclear plant
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units, energy group EDF said on Tuesday.
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South drills
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast towards Japan early on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, days before the planned start of massive US-So...
Russia frees former US Marine amid health fears
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A former US Marine detained by Russia since 2022 was headed back to the United States on Tuesday after being released on humanitarian grounds, President Donald ...
US, allies warn against unannounced missile launches
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and some 40 other countries warned Tuesday of the dangers of ballistic missile testing without advance notice, in a joint statement issued a m...
Why the Middle East war still convulses the oil market
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
After more than five months of conflict, oil markets continue to surge and tumble over the latest developments in the US-Iran clash, including President Donald ...
Lebanese army seizes 1.2 million captagon pills
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon's military said on Tuesday that it had seized 1.2 million captagon pills that were about to be sent abroad.
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