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Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as it announced an expansion of a no-go zone outside t...
Bab al-Mandab Strait: key oil route facing growing Houthi threat
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have launched a major ground assault around the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Red Sea chokepoint that has become vital for Saudi oil exp...
Stung by Houthi attacks, Saudi Arabia faces delicate dilemma
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis are hurting Saudi Arabia's oil industry and risk dragging it back to full-scale war -- something it seems desperate to av...
Canada to provide Ukraine air defense support: Zelensky
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Canada is providing Ukraine additional support in air defense, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday during a visit for talks with Prime Minister...
Iran Guards say target unmanned US sea drone in Hormuz
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday its navy targeted a US unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen's Houthis seize key city on Red Sea
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthis seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday, with witnesses telling AFP of fighters marching on the area chanting "de...
Israel says destroyed key Hezbollah tunnels in south Lebanon
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon.
Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
North Korea leader salutes 'overseas' troops
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Leader Kim Jong Un praised troops in "overseas military operations" during a speech marking North Korea's founding anniversary, state media reported Thursday, a...
Tremor recorded as Israel says Hezbollah tunnels destroyed in south Lebanon
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, with a 4.1...
Defiant Iran seeks to bruise Trump ahead of midterms
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Iran is intensifying confrontational actions against the United States in the hope of further raising the cost of the conflict for President Donald Trump less t...
Uganda royal family under 'house arrest' in succession row
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
The mother of a Ugandan traditional king, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died last month but was once the world's youngest monarch, said Thursday she w...
Yemen's Houthis seize key city on Red Sea
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthis seized control of the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday, with witnesses telling AFP of fighters marching on the area chanting "de...
US-led forces begin pullout as Iraq mission ends: Kurdish official
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
The US-led anti-jihadist coalition has begun withdrawing from Iraq's Kurdistan region ahead of a deadline to end their mission in the country, a Kurdish officia...
Canada pledges support for Ukraine air defence as Zelensky visits
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Canada on Thursday announced CAN$350 million (US$260 million) to boost Ukraine's air defenses, a key priority as Russia steps up ballistic missile attacks, as P...
Likely oil slicks in Strait of Hormuz after US tanker strikes: experts
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Recent satellite images analysed on Thursday appear to show oil slicks near the Strait of Hormuz, after US strikes on tankers suspected of links to Iran's Revol...
NATO will stay 'strong' whoever wins French election: Rutte
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that the alliance would remain "strong" whoever wins next year's presidential election in member state France.
Yemen rebels report about 40 Saudi strikes in fresh attack
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthi rebels reported about 40 airstrikes launched by Saudi forces on Thursday in a fresh salvo following attacks by the Iran-backed group against the ...
In Nebraska, US voters ready for end of Iran war
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Like many voters in the central US state of Nebraska, Kristin Benson, a 39-year-old stay-at-home mother, voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential electio...
Oil prices climb as Mideast war flares
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices climbed on Wednesday to near $100 a barrel in early Asia trade, as war in the Middle East threatened to further choke supply from the crude-rich regi...
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