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Minerals and military top agenda at France-Gabon meet

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

Manganese and the future of a French military camp will be the two main topics when Gabon's President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema visits France next week, both...

Gaza health officials say Israeli airstrike near market kills 8

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital said an Israeli airstrike on Friday killed eight people near a market, while the military reported it had struck a "t...

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

The United States and Iran escalated their conflict, with both sides accused of hitting infrastructure used by civilian populations.

Thousands protest sacking of Ukraine defence minister: AFP

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

Thousands of people turned out in Kyiv on Friday to protest Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's sacking of his popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as p...

Strikes kill nine Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq: opposition group

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

Drone and rocket strikes killed nine members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, the exiled party said, blaming t...

Thousands protest sacking of Ukraine defence minister: AFP

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

Thousands of people turned out in Kyiv on Friday to protest Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's sacking of his popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov as p...

US hails plan to restore Iraqi-Syrian oil pipeline

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

The US State Department on Friday reported a major oil pipeline between Iraq and Syria, which has been closed for decades, will be restored by the two countries...

Iran's Guards say two oil tankers explode after hitting mines in Hormuz

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that two oil tankers transiting through the Strait of Hormuz hit mines and exploded, according to a statement publishe...

Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar report Iranian attacks

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

Kuwait reported an Iranian attack on a power and water plant on Friday, while Bahrain and Qatar also said they had intercepted missiles after the United States ...

Germany, France close ranks on defence after jet project collapse

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

The leaders of France and Germany on Friday sought to put the collapse of a flagship joint jet fighter project behind them as they agreed on a symbolic step tow...

Swiss join NATO ammunition purchasing pact

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

Switzerland has joined a NATO partnership for the joint procurement of ammunition, with an eye to reducing costs and shortening delivery times, Bern said Friday...

Germany, France commit to closer defence cooperation after jet project collapse

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

The leaders of France and Germany on Friday committed to deeper defence cooperation -- including on nuclear deterrence -- as they sought to move past the collap...

Romania signs 1-bn-euro deal for radars, helicopters

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

The Romanian defence ministry announced on Friday deals worth one billion euros ($1.1 billion) to buy radars and helicopters from European aviation giant Airbus...

UK govt under fire for 'wrecking ball' aid cuts

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

The UK government faced growing criticism on Friday from NGOs after detailing severe cuts to overseas aid budgets, in some cases up to 90 percent, for countries...

Qatar says child injured as missile attack intercepted

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

Qatar announced Friday that its army had intercepted a missile attack, with falling debris injuring a child.

Defence and minerals: inside Pakistan's lobbying push in Washington

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

As Pakistan stepped into the global centre-stage through Iran war mediation, it hired a US lobbying firm to push Washington for boosted security cooperation and...

From coal pits to wind turbines, Polish miners rise to the occasion

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

From the top of a wind turbine nearly 100 metres above the ground, Grzegorz Witek, a coal miner, gazes at the horizon.

China, Pakistan call on US, Iran to resume talks

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

China and Pakistan's foreign ministers called Friday for the United States and Iran to stop fighting and resume negotiations, according to a statement followin...

Germany, France meet for key defence talks after jet project collapse

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

The leaders of France and Germany met on Friday for crunch talks on the future of their defence cooperation after the collapse of a flagship joint jet fighter p...

US, Iran trade attacks in return to full-blown war

Jul 17, 2026 (AFP)

The United States and Iran traded drone and missile strikes on Friday, as Tehran announced it had targeted American assets across the region, in the biggest esc...