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Trump says Iran facing 'last chance before decapitation'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance befor...
Nigeria raises military salaries by up to 80%
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Nigeria will increase military salaries by between 30 and 80 percent, a presidential adviser said on Tuesday, as the government seeks to boost the morale of tro...
US and Paraguay sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez signed a nuclear energy cooperation agreement in Washington on Tuesday.
Cargo ship hit after Trump insists Iran talks could reopen Hormuz today
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
An unknown projectile hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a key point of tension in the US-Iran conflict, on Tuesday as President Donald Trump insisted th...
Gazans hold mass funeral for those killed during war
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
In a cleared plot of land between buildings flattened by airstrikes in Gaza City, row upon row of Palestinian flags were laid out neatly over the remains of doz...
Syria says will restore Iraq oil pipeline link within three years
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Syria and Iraq are finalising negotiations on a contract to restore a key oil pipeline between the countries, a Syrian official said on Tuesday, laying out a ti...
27 ex-guerrillas charged with crimes against humanity in Colombia
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Colombia's peace tribunal on Tuesday charged 27 ex-guerrillas with crimes against humanity and sexual violence committed during the country's bloody armed confl...
Iraq exported 30 mn barrels of crude via Hormuz in a month: monitor
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq exported over 30 million barrels of crude oil in one month through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler showed on Tue...
Japan sees need to boost military with 'sense of urgency'
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted grow...
Yemen's Houthis say attacked southern Saudi airport
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Tuesday that they had attacked an airport in Saudi Arabia, as tensions between the two foes brewed after the rebels declared...
Japan sees 'urgent' need to boost military
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Japan needs to boost its military with a "sense of urgency and crisis", its defence minister said Tuesday, as a new government assessment again highlighted grow...
Trapped by war, Bangladesh seafarer recounts Gulf ordeal
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
For 115 days, captain Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching missiles light up the night sky and rationing food and water f...
Hard-right Reform UK vow to use navy to stop small boats
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
The hard-right Reform UK party unveiled plans on Monday for, if it wins power, "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II" to stop migr...
Trump says oil firms making 'too much money' from Iran shortage
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Monday that major oil companies are making "too much money" due to high prices stemming from the Iran war, seeking to address a p...
Funeral held for family killed in Russian strike on Ukraine
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
The funeral of five members of the same family who were "wiped off the map" in a Russian airstrike at the end of last month was held in central Ukraine on Monda...
Hard-right Reform UK vow to use navy to stop small boats
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday unveiled plans if it wins power for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II" to stop migran...
Iran foreign ministry says currently no negotiations with US
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday there were currently no negotiations with the United States but talks were taking place with Oman on management of the strat...
Hungary fends off heatwave-induced nuclear shutdown
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Monday said his country's sole nuclear power plant remained operational for now, after a sweltering heatwave nearly for...
Iraqi Kurdish leader in Damascus for talks on Syria Kurds' deal: sources to AFP
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Monday with Nechirvan Barzani, leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, as official sources told AFP the talks aimed ...
Iraqi Kurdish leader in Damascus for talks on Syria Kurds' deal: sources to AFP
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Monday with Nechirvan Barzani, leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, as official sources told AFP the talks aimed ...
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