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Iran foreign ministry summons German ambassador over Merz remarks
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
The Iranian foreign ministry summoned Germany's ambassador on Thursday to object to "inappropriate statements" from Berlin, a reference to recent critical remar...
Finland hosts Baltic Sea exercise after cable sabotage
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Jumping out of a helicopter, border guards practised how to take control of a suspicious ship, as Finland on Thursday completed an EU maritime exercise in the B...
Accident at Swedish training ground injures 7: armed forces
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
The Swedish Armed Forces said Thursday that seven people had been injured after an accident at a military firing range in central Sweden, with media reporting a...
In Mali drone campaigns, civilians often victims: report
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Drone strikes by Mali's armed forces have frequently occurred in civilian areas and have resulted in civilian deaths, according to a report by the investigative...
Macron hosts Lebanon security talks as UN mission nears end
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
The leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan on Thursday met in Paris to discuss international support for the cash-strapped Lebanese army and the creation of a ne...
Accident at Swedish training ground injures 7
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Seven people were injured Thursday in an accident at a military firing range in central Sweden, the armed forces said, with media reporting an explosion.
Five killed as Yemen's Houthis, govt, Saudi Arabia trade strikes
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
Attacks attributed to the Houthis, the Yemeni government and its Saudi backers killed at least five people on Thursday, as fighting rocked the Arabian Peninsula...
US suspected of war crimes in Iran, govt repression rising: UN mission
Sep 17, 2026 (AFP)
There are "reasonable grounds" to believe the US committed war crimes against civilians in Iran, who also face "gross human rights violations" from their own go...
Kosovo's former president faces war crimes verdict
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The long-awaited verdict in the war crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three senior ex-guerrilla leaders will be handed down in The Hague ...
Israel will 'finish job' in Gaza and remove Palestinians: defence minister
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Israel's defence minister said Wednesday it was only a matter of time before the country resumes full-scale war in Gaza and moves to force out its two million P...
Rescuers discover two bodies in south Lebanon after Israeli strike
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Rescuers escorted by the Lebanese army on Wednesday discovered the bodies of two men killed in an Israeli strike a day earlier, state media reported.
Images show heavy damage from Iran strikes targeting US bases: report
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
A destroyed aircraft, shredded tents, trailers that have been ripped apart: images taken by US troops show significant damage from Iranian strikes targeting Ame...
Houthis report Saudi strikes as Riyadh accuses them of targeting Mecca
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthis reported fresh Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday, as Riyadh accused the group of launching a "cowardly" attack targeting Islam's holy city of Mecca.
Ex-president's lengthy war crimes sentence shocks Kosovo
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague on Wednesday for war crimes, in a verdict that sparked sho...
Yemen village left deserted after Houthi shelling
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
In a tiny village perched on a mountain in Yemen, all the doors are padlocked, a children's swing hangs motionless and silence reigns after residents fled the s...
Houthis report Saudi strikes as Riyadh accuses them of targeting Mecca
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's Houthis reported fresh Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday, as Riyadh accused the group of launching a "cowardly" attack targeting Islam's holy city of Mecca.
Ex-president's lengthy war crimes sentence shocks Kosovo
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague on Wednesday for war crimes, in a verdict that sparked sho...
Kim's sister says only 'idiots' believe N. Korea will give up nukes
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that the country's nuclear-armed status was "absolute", calling those hoping for its denucl...
US corridor boosts oil flow out of Hormuz: AFP analysis
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The creation of a US-secured corridor in the Strait of Hormuz has significantly boosted the flow of oil through the strategic waterway, an AFP analysis of indus...
Businesses call for resolving fertiliser supply crisis
Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
The International Chamber of Commerce this week urged Washington and Tehran to accept United Nations facilitation to resolve the fertiliser supply crisis sparke...
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