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US sinks third alleged Ecuador drug gang boat in a week
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
The US military said it had blown up another boat with alleged links to Ecuadoran drug gangs, bringing to three the number of vessels it has sunk in the area in...
Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said Friday that the Iran war was "small potatoes" for the United States, in his administration's latest bid to play down the conflict ah...
More than 120 killed in Yemen's worst clashes in years: sources
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
A major offensive by Yemen's Houthis to seize control of the gateway to the Red Sea has left more than 120 people dead, sources told AFP Friday, the country's d...
US approves $5 bn sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Friday announced the approval of a $5 billion sale of bombs, guidance kits and other equipment to Saudi Arabia, which has been repeatedly a...
Seoul weighs 'contributions' to Hormuz security: president's office
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea said Friday it was weighing "contributions" to US security efforts in the Strait of Hormuz provided its own military readiness was not compromised, ...
Two US sailors removed from Thai resort town after drunken brawl
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Two sailors from the US aircraft carrier making a port call to Thailand were sent back to the ship after a drunken altercation, Thai police said Friday.
UK's commitment to the Falklands is 'absolute and unshakeable': defence minister
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Britain's defence secretary said Friday that London's commitment to the Falkland Islands was "absolute and unshakeable" after Argentine President Javier Milei r...
Red Cross says transferred four people released by Israel to Lebanon
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
The Red Cross on Friday said it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day after a first person was freed.
81 dead as Yemen's Houthis push towards key strait: sources
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Clashes between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces have killed 81, military and medical sources said on Friday, as the Iran-backed rebels push t...
Six minors killed in bombings ordered by Colombia leader: authorities
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Six minors have been killed in airstrikes on drug-trafficking Colombian guerrillas since right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella took office last month, a...
CORRECTED: Syria has begun destroying Assad-era chemical weapon materials: UN envoy
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Syria has begun the process of destroying materials identified by the world's chemical weapons watchdog, the country's UN envoy said Thursday, signaling a major...
Taiwan says monitoring China Coast Guard ships off east coast
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan's coast guard said Thursday it has deployed vessels to "monitor" Chinese ships operating in waters to the east of the island democracy.
Iran hits US targets as Washington says probing wedding strike
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran said it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, vowing to avenge a wedding attack it blamed on Washington as US Vice President JD Vance sa...
Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon said it received a man on Thursday freed as Israel announced it would release five people seized from the country's south, where it has fought several w...
Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapon materials
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Syria has begun destroying chemical weapon materials identified by an international watchdog, the country's UN envoy said Thursday, signaling a major step forwa...
Syria says begun destroying Assad-era chemical weapon materials
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Syria has begun the process of destroying chemical weapon materials identified by an international watchdog, the country's UN envoy said Thursday, signaling a m...
Netanyahu says toppling Iran's Islamic republic 'within reach'
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday voiced confidence that Iran's Islamic republic could soon fall, saying it was weaker than ever as the Unit...
Kuwait's Iranians under pressure since start of war
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
A Persian restaurant in Kuwait has removed any mention of Iran from its name, a sign of the pressure the Iranian community in the Gulf country has faced since t...
US sinks boat allegedly used to support drug traffickers
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
The United States military intercepted and sank a vessel that was allegedly used to support at-sea drug trafficking by Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Chon...
Iceland sticks to US security umbrella despite Trump
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iceland has regained strategic geopolitical importance as tensions rise in the Arctic, but with no military it still relies on Washington for its security -- de...
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