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Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

The Middle East war has flared again for the first time in a month, with American strikes on Iran prompting retaliation from Tehran on Monday.

Trump vows to hit back 'hard' after first exchange of fire with Iran in weeks

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in over a month, while Iran's president warned that more fighting w...

CORRECTED: Lebanon urges Greece to help implement truce with Israel

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asked Greece on Monday for support to help implement a ceasefire agreement with Israel and end Israeli attacks on his country, ho...

Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

Iran vowed on Monday a "decisive response" to the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up in the Middle East war.

Japan seeks record $55.6 bn defence budget, with AI focus

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

Japan's defence ministry requested a record budget of 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) on Monday as Tokyo looks to artificial intelligence to speed up decision-...

Iran FM accuses 'serpent' Netanyahu of tricking US into war

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "serpent", accusing him of tricking Washington into going to...

Israel signs three-billion-euro arms export deal with Greece

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

Israel's defence ministry announced Monday it had signed a deal with Athens worth approximately three billion euros (almost $3.5 billion) to set up the "Achille...

Macron seals $4.9-bn French frigate deal in Sweden

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday oversaw the signing of a 4.3-billion-euro ($4.9 billion) deal for Sweden to buy four French frigates as Paris and Stockholm ...

UAE says Iran drone attack 'dangerous escalation'

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

The United Arab Emirates on Monday condemned an Iranian drone attack intercepted over its territorial waters, calling it a "dangerous escalation" after weeks of...

Iran FM accuses Israel's Netanyahu of tricking US into war

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of tricking Washington into going to war with the Islamic rep...

Iran retaliates after first US strikes in a month

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

Iran attacked US military targets in the Middle East on Monday in retaliation for the first American strikes on its territory in a month, in a fresh flare-up of...

Japan seeks record $55.6 bn defence budget, with AI focus

Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)

Japan's defence ministry requested a record budget of 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) on Monday as Tokyo looks to artificial intelligence to speed up decision-...

Niamey back to normal after soldiers' mutiny

Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)

Life returned to normal in Niger's capital Niamey on Sunday, after the military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers.

Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive

Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)

Rebels from the main splinter group of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerrillas claimed responsibility Sunday for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the Fr...

North Korea defence minister dismissed: state media

Aug 30, 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 strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates

Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)

The United States said Sunday it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, promptin...

Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive

Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)

Rebels from the main splinter group of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerrillas claimed responsibility Sunday for kidnapping a Colombian soldier serving in the Fr...

Niger mutiny suppressed, but questions remain over junta's cohesion

Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)

Niger's military regime and its Russian paramilitary partners put down a mutiny by soldiers after a long and confusing day of fighting around the capital Niamey...

Iran Guards promise 'reprisals' after deadly US strikes

Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday had left dead and wounded and promised reprisals.

Iraq sentences US-sanctioned oil official to prison: anti-graft body

Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)

Iraq sentenced a US-sanctioned oil official to seven years in prison after he was arrested as part of a government-led anti-corruption campaign, the country's a...