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Hard-right Reform UK vow to use navy to stop small boats
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday unveiled plans if it wins power for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II" to stop migran...
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...
Iraqi Kurdish leader in Damascus for talks on Syria Kurds' deal: sources to AFP
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Monday with Nechirvan Barzani, leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, as official sources told AFP the talks aimed ...
Russia-Ukraine: Front Stable in July: AFP Analysis
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Ukraine's front lines were little changed in July amid a marked slowing of Russia's momentum, according to AFP's analysis of data from the Institute for the Stu...
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...
Iran denies negotiating with US, drawing Trump backlash
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States on Monday, sparking an angry backlash from President Donald Trump, who said he would keep ...
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...
France blasts UK hard-right plan to use navy to stop Channel migrants
Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
France on Monday condemned a proposal by by hard-right Reform UK party to launch, if it wins power, "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World...
Trump says new Iran talks to begin Monday after calling off strikes
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on new "disastrous" strikes against the Islamic republ...
Tanker off Oman reports explosion near vessel: monitor
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The master of a tanker off the coast of Oman has reported hearing an explosion near the vessel, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre repo...
Hungary PM announces closure of nuclear plant due to heatwave
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced Sunday the shutdown of the country's sole nuclear power plant after record-low water levels in the Danube river ...
Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others woun...
Heat triggers fire at Iraq military base: authorities
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Soaring temperatures caused a fire to erupt in an arms depot at a major military base north of Baghdad on Sunday, the Iraqi defence ministry said.
Sudan army drone attack on Darfur court kills 35
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The Sudanese army on Sunday struck a traditional court in western Darfur with drones, killing 35 people and wounding others, a rights group said.
Oil prices fall nearly 5% after US announces new Iran talks
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Oil prices tumbled on Monday in early Asia trade after US President Donald Trump announced fresh talks with Iran to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strai...
Iran foreign ministry says close to deal with Oman on Hormuz route
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
The spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry said on Sunday that Tehran and Muscat were close to reaching a deal on a new maritime route through the Strait of Horm...
Trump says new Iran talks set to start after calling off massive attack
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the Islamic republic to pursue a deal ...
Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on any new strikes on Iran -- provided a deal to end the months-lo...
Trump says US, Israel to hold off on Iran strikes
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Israel had agreed to hold off on new strikes on Iran -- provided a deal to end the months-long c...
Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot
Aug 02, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which one inmate was killed and six others woun...
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