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Two killed as Colombia steps up airstrikes against rebels
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Two rebels were killed in airstrikes ordered by Colombia's new government, a military source told AFP Tuesday, after Bogota pledged to fight a scourge of violen...
Pakistan interior minister in Iran to discuss regional security
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Pakistan's interior minister is visiting Iran to discuss regional security, stability and other developments, the Pakistani foreign office said Wednesday, as Is...
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-South drills
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast towards Japan early on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, days before the planned start of massive US-So...
Taiwan condemns China's plan for navy drill with Indonesia off island's east
Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwan has condemned China's plan to hold a navy drill with Indonesia this month off the democratic island's east coast, saying Beijing seeks to create the "fal...
Russia frees former US Marine amid health fears
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A former US Marine detained by Russia since 2022 was headed back to the United States on Tuesday after being released on humanitarian grounds, President Donald ...
US, allies warn against unannounced missile launches
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
The United States and some 40 other countries warned Tuesday of the dangers of ballistic missile testing without advance notice, in a joint statement issued a m...
Lebanon says Israeli strikes on south wound two, damage ambulance
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli twin strikes on southern Lebanon wounded two people on Tuesday and damaged an ambulance, the Lebanese health ministry said, condemning the "continued ta...
Why the Middle East war still convulses the oil market
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
After more than five months of conflict, oil markets continue to surge and tumble over the latest developments in the US-Iran clash, including President Donald ...
Lebanese army seizes 1.2 million captagon pills
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon's military said on Tuesday that it had seized 1.2 million captagon pills that were about to be sent abroad.
Former US Marine held in Russia released on 'humanitarian grounds'
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Robert Gilman, a former US Marine held in Russia, has been released on "humanitarian grounds," the State Department said Tuesday.
Nigerian police killed in clashes with armed gang
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Fighting between Nigerian security forces and a large group of armed men in the northwest of the country early on Tuesday killed nearly 30 people, including 10 ...
China warns Pacific Islands diplomat not to sour ties over Taiwan
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
China warned a top Pacific Islands diplomat to "avoid affecting the healthy and stable development of ties" on Tuesday, after he said Taiwan would attend an ann...
Casualties reported after ship hit in Red Sea: maritime agency
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
An "unknown projectile" struck a cargo vessel near the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, causing an unspecified number of casualties, a Bri...
Israel's former Mossad chief says spies 'toured' Iran nuclear site
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency on Tuesday said its spies had visited Iran's Fordow nuclear site "many times" in the past in order to bette...
Australia, Vietnam boost military ties in nod to China
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Australia and Vietnam said Tuesday they would expand cooperation between their militaries as the middle powers face down Beijing's expanding reach in the Pacifi...
Sudan paramilitary launches fresh attack near Ethiopian border
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Paramilitary forces attacked a Sudanese border town Tuesday, they and local authorities said, in what an army source told AFP was the latest attack launched "fr...
Strike on ship in Red Sea off Yemen coast kills two: security company
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
A strike on a cargo vessel killed at least two people near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen, British maritime security company Vanguard ...
Russian barrage on Ukraine kills 9, wounds dozens
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least nine people overnight and wounded dozens, authorities said Tuesday, after Kyiv warned that Moscow had received mo...
Lebanon says Israeli strike on south wounds two, damages ambulance
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
An Israeli double-tap strike on southern Lebanon wounded two people on Tuesday and damaged an ambulance, the Lebanese health ministry said, condemning the "cont...
German prosecutors drop probe into navy sabotage suspects
Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)
An investigation into two men suspected of attempting to sabotage German naval vessels last year has been stopped for lack of evidence, prosecutors said Tuesday...
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