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Opening of first UAE casino expected in Sept. 2027: Wynn CEO
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates' first licensed casino is now expected to open in September 2027 after delays related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Wynn ...
US eyes Hormuz deal 'today or tomorrow' as ship sinks in Red Sea
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A top US official said Tuesday that a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be struck "today or tomorrow", sending oil prices tumbling on hopes of...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel are set to begin a new round of US-sponsored direct talks in Rome on Tuesday, as Beirut seeks Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's s...
US Treasury Secretary says chance of Hormuz deal with Iran by Wednesday
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the United States could reach a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Wednesday, adding that this would st...
One missing as crew fights fire aboard ship hit in Hormuz: maritime security firm
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
A crew member went missing while two others fought a fire aboard a vessel struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime security...
More remains found at second Kosovo mass grave
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Kosovo authorities confirmed late Monday that the remains of four people were found at a second mass grave in the country's north, as investigations into a susp...
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...
Lebanon and Israel hold new round of direct talks in Rome
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south.
US hopeful Hormuz strait deal will be done 'today or tomorrow' after ship hit
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
The United States was hopeful that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be done "today or tomorrow", a top US official said Tuesday, hours after yet anot...
Mediator Qatar says efforts 'ongoing' for Iran-US diplomatic solution
Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)
Mediating nation Qatar said on Tuesday that efforts for a diplomatic solution between the United States and Iran were ongoing but that there were no direct talk...
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...
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...
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 tells Iranians to make deal or surrender
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump lashed out Monday after Iran denied it was in negotiations with the United States, declaring in an angry social media post that a US mili...
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...
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