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Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders after they criticize interference
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Stars and Stripes newspaper, which has covered the US military since the Civil War, leader...
Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a str...
World Bank projects Lebanon economy to contract by 6.4% due to war
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
The World Bank on Friday projected that Lebanon's economy would contract by 6.4 percent this year, as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war derailed the country's eff...
Hezbollah says new US sanctions 'will not deter us'
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Hezbollah said on Friday that the United States "will not deter" its resistance against Israel after Washington announced new sanctions on the group, accusing i...
World Bank projects Lebanon economy to contract by 6.4% due to war
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
The World Bank on Friday projected that Lebanon's economy would contract by 6.4 percent this year, as the latest Israel-Hezbollah war derailed the country's eff...
Swiss likely to vote no to tougher neutrality: polls
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Swiss voters appear set to reject a much-debated proposal to strengthen their country's traditional neutrality, according to the first opinion polls ahead of a ...
Swiss likely to vote no to tougher neutrality: polls
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Swiss voters appear set to reject a much-debated proposal to strengthen their country's traditional neutrality, according to the first opinion polls ahead of a ...
CORRECTED: Iraq PM seeks oil production rise to 10 mn barrels a day
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
Iraq's prime minister said Friday that he wants to increase the country's oil production to as much as 10 million barrels a day within six years.
Trump vows 'tremendous' economic costs on Iran partners
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran's economy, threatening "tremendous" punishment on any country that...
US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would...
North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Trump floats Kim meet
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang's K...
Iran goes on offensive as diplomacy with US stalls
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Six months into its war with the United States, Iran's military has begun signalling a shift from retaliation to offence, which analysts say could reflect Tehra...
'More confrontational': Iran's new hardline security leadership
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Earlier this month Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei reshuffled Tehran's top security team, putting his own personal stamp on the appointments and readyin...
Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong Un later this year, seeking to revive the bond he claims to have forged with the leader of ...
Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Thailand's top general welcomed Myanmar's military chief for talks on Thursday, the latter's first foreign trip in office as his coup-staging armed forces shake...
What's behind the UAE's decision to cut Iran trade ties?
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The UAE this week announced suspending trade with Iran, heaping pressure on its major trading partner at the same time that the US declared "economic warfare" o...
What's behind the UAE's decision to cut Iran trade ties?
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The UAE this week announced it was suspending trade with Iran, heaping pressure on its major trading partner at the same time that the US declared "economic war...
US tells allies, China to back economic campaign against Iran
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday issued a stark warning to its allies and China to get on board with a new economic campaign to "collapse" the Iranian government, ...
After days adrift, Cuban migrants rescued by Mexico navy
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The Mexican navy told AFP Thursday it had rescued a group of Cuban migrants, including seven minors, who went missing at sea last week.
US hits Hezbollah with more sanctions, says Iran controls it
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
The United States announced new sanctions Thursday against an alleged Hezbollah financing network, while highlighting the Lebanese armed group's close ties to I...
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