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Ghana names defence minister a year after predecessor's death
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Ghanaian President John Mahama on Friday named Kenneth Gilbert Adjei as defence minister, nearly a year after the former minister died a helicopter crash.
Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich Marib
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Houthi attacks on a strategic Yemeni province killed at least 10 people Friday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalated strikes on ...
Turkey says new defence pact aligns with NATO commitments
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey said on Friday that its new defence agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia did not contradict its commitments to the NATO alliance.
Iraq PM says invited to Riyadh after US-Saudi strikes
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi received an invitation to visit Riyadh, his office said Friday, as Tehran-backed groups announced they would delay their respo...
Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich Marib
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Houthi attacks on Yemen's Marib province killed at least 10 people Friday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalated strikes on the o...
Houthi attack kills three members of Yemen govt forces: military source
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
A Houthi drone attack on Yemen's Marib province killed three members of government forces on Friday, a Yemeni military source told AFP, as rebels ramped up the ...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to sign defence pact amid regional violence
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan were set to sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, sources told AFP, amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and th...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence pact amid regional war
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war.
Russia says explosive drone at German airport 'contrived provocation'
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
The Russian embassy in Berlin on Friday said an incident involving an explosive-laden drone at a key German airport was a "contrived provocation" designed to be...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact amid regional war
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact amid regional war
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war.
Houthi attack kills three members of Yemen govt forces: military source
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
A Houthi drone strike on Yemen's Marib province killed three members of government forces Friday, a Yemeni military source said, as the rebels escalate strikes ...
Pacific nations fail to agree on statement condemning China missile test
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Pacific diplomats gathered in Fiji failed on Friday to agree on a joint statement condemning China's recent test of a nuclear-capable missile in the region, wit...
China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
New Zealand and other Pacific nations pushed Friday for a joint statement condemning China's recent test of a nuclear-capable missile but faced resistance as th...
Lebanon state media reports new Israeli strikes in south
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese state media reported Israeli airstrikes and shelling overnight into Thursday morning, after Israel announced its first military fatalities in more than...
Israel reports troop deaths as Lebanon talks underway in Rome
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel reported on Thursday its first military fatalities in southern Lebanon in more than a month, after carrying out fresh strikes despite ongoing US-backed t...
Tanker reports explosions in Hormuz: maritime agency
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
An oil tanker reported hearing explosions while transiting the Hormuz strait near Oman, a British maritime agency said Thursday, as Tehran and Muscat hold talks...
US sanctions Cuban armed forces minister, military procurement network
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The United States announced new sanctions on Thursday that target Cuban Armed Forces Minister General Alvaro Lopez Miera, seven other individuals and five state...
Iran threatened to 'black out' Gulf if US hit power plants: officials to AFP
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Iran intensified its threats towards its Gulf neighbours last week, conveying messages that it would "black out" the entire region if the United States struck i...
As economic pressure mounts, Iranians make trade-offs to stay afloat
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Mahzad Azari has to choose between food and transportation, between learning English and new eyeglasses, as five months of war with the United States take a fin...
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