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Figures behind rush for Hormuz oil export alternatives
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted oil-producing countries in the Gulf to accelerate plans for alternative export routes, with a s...
US fighter jet crashes near California military base
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A US F-35 fighter jet crashed Friday near a military base in San Diego, but the pilot was able to eject before impact, officials said.
Trump threatens to hit Iran 'very hard'
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump threatened Friday to hit Iran "very hard," as US media reported he was considering renewed heavy attacks as soon as this weekend, includi...
US lawmaker urges Taiwan to pass drone bill, warning 'time is short'
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A US lawmaker urged Taiwan on Friday to approve a drone spending proposal, warning that "time is short" for the island democracy as it faces the threat of a pot...
Iran says struck two tankers under US 'air escort' trying to pass Hormuz
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday that they had struck two tankers attempting to pass though the strategic Strait of Hormuz under the "air escort" of the ...
US lawmaker urges Taiwan to pass drone bill, warning 'time is short'
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A US lawmaker urged Taiwan on Friday to approve a drone spending proposal, warning that "time is short" for the island democracy as it faces the threat of a pot...
Iran military says targeted US base in Kuwait with drones
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's military said on Friday it launched drone strikes targeting US military facilities in Kuwait, as fighting resumed between Washington and Tehran in the Mi...
Taiwan monitors China coast guard ships 'drifting' east of the island
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan said Friday it has deployed vessels to monitor two China Coast Guard ships east of the island, as Beijing asserts authority over an area of the Western P...
Iran receives bodies of Guards killed in US-Saudi strikes in Iraq
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian state media said on Friday that the bodies of five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed in joint US-Saudi strikes in Iraq this...
US lawmaker urges Taiwan to pass drone bill, warning 'time is short'
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A US lawmaker urged Taiwan on Friday to approve a drone spending proposal, warning that "time is short" for the island democracy as it faces the threat of a pot...
HRW accuses Russian paramilitaries of killing 8 civilians in Mali
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its fight against insurgents, killed eight civilians, including three children, in June ai...
Lebanon president says Israeli blasts near castle 'direct threat' to recent deal
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Friday that Israeli army detonations near a UNESCO-listed castle in the south were a "direct threat" to a recent deal agreed...
Thousands rally in Kyiv for return of ex-defence minister
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands of people demonstrated in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Friday to demand the reinstatement of the young and tech-savvy defence minister Mykhailo Fed...
Lebanon president says Israeli blasts near castle 'direct threat' to recent deal
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun Friday warned that Israeli detonations near a UNESCO-listed castle threatened a recent deal with Israel, which in turn said it h...
EDF profits dip on lower prices, heatwave effect
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
French electricity giant EDF, eying a massive investment programme in France's nuclear facilities, Friday forecast a drop in 2026 profitability on lower prices ...
Trump's Iran conundrum
Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump has secured a welcome Middle East diplomatic breakthrough with an agreement for Hamas militants to disarm, but remains mired in the co...
Saudi Arabia cornered by Iran's proxy attacks, blockade
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Months into the Middle East war, Saudi Arabia is being increasingly hemmed in by Iranian proxies targeting oil infrastructure from the north and south, and mari...
Jordan's army says shot down 5 Iranian missiles
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Jordan's military said Thursday that its air defences shot down five Iranian missiles targeting its territory, adding the attack caused no casualties.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Murad says justice for Yazidis far too slow
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
Twelve years after the Islamic State's "genocide" of Yazidis in Iraq, Nadia Murad, a former sex slave of the jihadist group, said Thursday that progress towards...
Fire at Egypt's Damietta port caused by drone attack: PM's office
Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)
The Egyptian government said Thursday that a fire the day before at the port of Damietta was caused by a drone attack, after authorities reported two gas ships ...
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