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French Foreign Legion soldier escaped Colombian captors after four-day trek
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
A Colombian soldier in the French Foreign Legion who was taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia escaped his captors after a four-day trek on foot through rebel...
What to know about the return to fighting in Yemen
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
The war in Yemen between government forces and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels has reignited after several years of calm, with more than 300 killed in the latest ...
Ecuadoran fishermen recount trauma of US military ops at sea
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Ecuadoran fisherman Eduardo Holguin was aboard the "Conquista 2" when a joint US-Ecuadoran operation forcibly removed him and his crewmates from the boat before...
Yemen's Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of air raids, missile strikes
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes around the country as the rebels press a deadly offensive to seize territo...
Israeli strikes on south Lebanon village kill 11: state media
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli airstrikes overnight killed 11 people in a south Lebanon village, including two infants, Lebanese state media said Monday, a day after separate raids le...
North Korea vows nuclear-armed navy as US ally drills open
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Leader Kim Jong Un vowed to build North Korea's navy into a nuclear-armed force, state media reported Monday as US allies' maritime drills were to begin.
Israel army orders evacuation of zone in south Lebanon ahead of strikes
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
The Israeli army demanded early Monday that residents of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon leave a specific zone ahead of strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Iran warns South Korea against involvement in Hormuz
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's foreign ministry on Monday warned South Korea against military deployment or involvement in US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move wou...
North Korea vows nuclear-armed navy as US ally drills open
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Leader Kim Jong Un vowed to build North Korea's navy into a nuclear-armed force, state media reported Monday as US allies' maritime drills kicked off.
IAEA head urges Iran to reengage as western powers seek UN referral
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
IAEA head Rafael Grossi on Monday said giving the UN nuclear agency access to key nuclear facilities in Iran would have "positive repercussions" for the Islamic...
UN rights chief 'horrified' by reports of fully autonomous killer drones in Ukraine
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
The United Nations rights chief voiced alarm Monday at reports of fully autonomous drones killing people in Ukraine, calling for an urgent ban on weapons that c...
Volkswagen plant to be converted for Israeli defence group
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Crisis-wracked German auto giant Volkswagen said Monday that one of its plants would be sold off and converted to make defence equipment after car production en...
Lebanon says Israel conducts wave of deadly strikes
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Israel conducted a wave of airstrikes in south Lebanon, killing 13 people including women and children, the Lebanese health ministry said on Monday, in an inten...
Volkswagen to convert car plant for Israeli defence group Rafael
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
German auto giant Volkswagen said Monday that one of its plants would be converted to make defence equipment for the Israeli group Rafael after car production e...
Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete: UN
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
An undeclared Syrian nuclear reactor being constructed during the era of former leader Bashar al-Assad was "almost complete", representing an "important step" i...
EU axes expert defence report after opposition
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union's top diplomat has scrapped plans for an expert panel on defence that was set to launch on Monday, after opposition led by Italy, officials s...
Secret Assad-era Syrian nuclear reactor was almost complete: UN
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
A near-complete nuclear reactor built secretly during the rule of toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad would have been able to produce material to make nuclear...
Lebanon president calls for US help after 4 killed in Israeli strikes
Sep 06, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Washington and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks after strikes on Sunday killed at least four people...
Death toll rises to 3 in Bolivia army base blasts
Sep 06, 2026 (AFP)
The death toll rose to three after two explosions at a military base in Bolivia, the prosecutor's office said Saturday, as rescue teams worked to clear debris a...
Israel army says striking southern Lebanon, urges evacuation
Sep 06, 2026 (AFP)
The Israeli military said on Sunday it was carrying out strikes in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones at its soldiers, and urged residents of the ...
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