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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...
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.
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 five in Yemen as rebels target oil-rich Marib
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
Houthi attacks on Yemen's Marib province killed at least five people Friday, according to a minister and military source, as the rebels escalate strikes on 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...
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...
DR Congo says will look into reports of uranium in China-bound cobalt
Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Friday it will investigate the presence of uranium in its cobalt exports, following reports that the radio...
Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages, says US has 'massive amounts'
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States has a vast supply of munitions and threatened those who suggested otherwise with jail terms as his fru...
Australia secures US missiles amid supply concerns
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Australia said on Thursday it would buy long-range missiles for its fighter jets from the United States, announcing an Aus$736 million ($518 million) deal that ...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to sign defence pact on Friday: sources
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement in Jeddah on Friday, sources close to the Saudi military and government told AFP.
Russia downed 605 Ukrainian drones overnight: defence ministry
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Russia shot down 605 Ukrainian drones during the night over its territory and the annexed Crimean Peninsula, the defence ministry said Thursday.
Israel refuses to withdraw from more south Lebanon areas at talks: source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Israel refused in talks on Thursday to withdraw from more areas of south Lebanon unless the Lebanese army had full control of an initial two "pilot zones", a Le...
Kuwait orders Iranian school shut: education ministry source
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Authorities in Kuwait ordered the closure of a local Iranian school, a source at the education ministry told AFP on Thursday, after the country came under repea...
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...
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...
UN nuclear agency concerned over rise in Ukraine plant power losses
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday expressed concern over rising off-site power losses at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
China's recent testing of a nuclear-capable missile and wider influence in the Pacific is expected to dominate the agenda as the region's top diplomats meet for...
Taiwan blocks key bridge in drill for potential Chinese invasion
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Taiwanese troops used concrete barriers, barbed wire and Hesco walls to block a key bridge near Taipei on Thursday in a drill to stop invading Chinese forces at...
Rights groups decry Israeli killing of Lebanon journalist as 'war crime'
Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Rights groups said Thursday that an Israeli attack in south Lebanon that killed reporter Amal Khalil and wounded another journalist earlier this year was an app...
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