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US to hand over centre at Baghdad airport: Iraqi FM
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
The United States will transfer to Iraq a diplomatic and logistics hub at Baghdad airport that was repeatedly targeted by Iran-backed groups during the Middle E...
UAE bars Iranian airline flights as US sanctions bite
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it would no longer accept flights by Iranian airlines as it joins US sanctions aimed at raising economic pressure duri...
What's behind the Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan?
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Airstrikes that hit Afghanistan's border area and the key city of Kandahar are a clear warning from Pakistan to the country's supreme leader, analysts told AFP.
UAE bars Iranian airline flights as US sanctions bite
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it would no longer accept flights by Iranian airlines as it joins US sanctions aimed at raising economic pressure duri...
Erdogan says 'confident' Turkey will get US F-35 jets
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed confidence Thursday that Ankara would regain access to the US F-35 fighter jet programme, saying he expected "c...
Saudi Arabia reports fresh Houthi attacks, issues warning for Mecca
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles on Thursday after issuing warnings for several regions including Mecca, as the Iran-backed group ramps up att...
CORRECTED: US-seized tankers of Iranian oil are in Atlantic: tracker
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Three Iran-linked oil tankers seized by the United States and carrying nearly six million barrels of Iranian crude oil were in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, t...
Russia invasion of NATO country cannot be ruled out: Danish spy agency
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) said Thursday that the risk of Russian military action against NATO countries was growing and an outright invasio...
NATO chief says alliance 'ready' for Russia hybrid attacks
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
NATO is "ready" for Russian cyber attacks and other forms of hybrid warfare, the alliance's secretary general said on Thursday, urging increased support for Ukr...
Taliban govt says Pakistan strikes kill 4 civilians in Afghanistan
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Thursday that Pakistani airstrikes on several provinces had killed four civilians, days after another deadly bombardmen...
Carney considered chance Trump might use military against Canada: NYT
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Prime Minister Mark Carney considered the possibility that President Donald Trump might use the US military to further his goal of making Canada part of the Uni...
Nine Kazakh military personnel die in naval drills accident
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
At least nine Kazakh military personnel died on Thursday after being swept out to sea during naval drills on the Caspian coast, the central Asian country's defe...
Saudi Arabia reports fresh Houthi attacks, issues warning for Mecca
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles on Thursday after issuing warnings for several regions including Mecca, as the Iran-backed group ramps up att...
US-seized tankers of Iranian oil are in Atlantic: tracker
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Three Iran-linked oil tankers seized by the United States and carrying nearly six million barrels of Iranian crude oil were in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, t...
Ethiopian army says 272 rebels killed in Amhara assault
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
The Ethiopian army said Thursday that it had killed 272 Tigrayan rebel fighters who a day earlier had launched an offensive in Amhara, the country's second-most...
Iraq Kurds fear US-led coalition's exit
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
With the date of the US-led coalition's withdrawal from Iraq approaching, Kurds in Erbil say they are increasingly anxious, uncertain who will protect them from...
UAE bars flights by Iran's airlines: Iranian media
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian media said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates had suspended flights operated by Iran's airlines, to comply with US sanctions over the Middle East...
Russian invasion of NATO country 'highly unlikely' but cannot be ruled out: Danish spy agency
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) said Thursday that the risk of Russian military action against NATO countries was growing and an outright invasio...
UN rights chief 'appalled' by Yemen conflict's swelling civilian toll
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
The UN rights chief voiced outrage Thursday at the growing civilian toll in Yemen, as the conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed government f...
Nine Kazakh military personnel die in naval drills accident
Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
At least nine Kazakh military personnel died on Thursday after being swept out to sea during naval drills on the Caspian coast, the central Asian country's defe...
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