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UAE sanctions local branches of Iran's Bank Melli
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
The UAE central bank said Wednesday that it had imposed sanctions on the Emirati branches of Iran's Bank Melli, accusing it of violating local laws on money lau...
Turkey to hand over military base to Iraq
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Turkey will hand over control of its base in Bashiqa in northern Iraq to Baghdad, the Turkish presidency announced Wednesday in a joint statement with its neigh...
UK air force fighter jet crashes on training exercise
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting on Wednesday said an investigation was underway after an air force Hawk fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in nort...
Iran airlines cancel flights as US sanctions hit
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian airlines were forced to cancel some international flights on Wednesday after the US tightened sanctions on Iran's aviation industry in a new effort to c...
Houthi media says 10 killed, 14 wounded in Saudi strikes on Yemen
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Houthi-affiliated media on Wednesday said Saudi airstrikes killed 10 people and left 14 others wounded in Yemen's Taiz and Al-Jawf governorates over the past 24...
Iranian flight lands in China despite US sanctions threat: tracker
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
A Mahan Air commercial flight from Tehran landed in southern China, a tracking data website said on Wednesday, the day Washington had threatened to "shut down" ...
Golan will remain Syrian, vows President al-Sharaa at UN
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted at the United Nations Wednesday that the Golan Heights is Syrian land, dismissing Colombia's recognition of Israeli so...
Baltic states seek more EU funds for anti-drone defences
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
The three Baltic states have asked the European Union for extra funding for anti-drone defences, Lithuania's defence minister told AFP on Wednesday, amid fears ...
Iranian children back to school after war closures
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Children in Iran returned to class on Wednesday after months of closures over the Middle East war, where major attacks have included a strike on a school that k...
Yemen's Houthis to target US interests if it supports Saudis, military adviser tells AFP
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
A Houthi military adviser told AFP that the group would attack US interests in the Middle East if Washington intervened in Yemen's conflict to support its ally ...
Uneasy calm returns to Colombia's violence-hit Santa Marta
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Stores and schools closed and drivers mostly stayed off the roads Wednesday as the Colombian city of Santa Marta limped back to normal after a wave of drug-gang...
UK military air chief warns space now 'warfighting' frontier
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Space has become "a warfighting domain" and Britain and its Western allies must ramp up their capabilities to counter growing threats, the UK's top air force co...
Iran airlines cancel flights as US sanctions hit
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian airlines were forced to cancel some international flights on Wednesday after the US tightened sanctions on Iran's aviation industry in a new effort to c...
Indian sailor killed in attack on vessel in Hormuz: Indian, Omani authorities
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
An attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday killed an Indian sailor, Omani and Indian authorities said, with the latter condemning the ongoin...
US-backed Board of Peace unveils $2.5bn Gaza recovery plan
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace proposed a $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan on Wednesday at a meeting of its members and stakeholders, in an effort m...
UK to launch new military space squadron to protect satellites
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Britain announced Wednesday that it will launch a new military space squadron charged with defending the country's satellites, in the latest move as various cou...
Iran airlines cancel flights as US sanctions hit
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian airlines were forced to cancel some international flights on Wednesday after the US tightened sanctions on Iran's aviation industry in a new effort to c...
Germany, India close to reported $8 bn submarine deal: Berlin envoy
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Germany and India have "more or less concluded" a deal that would allow a joint venture to build submarines in the South Asian nation, Berlin's envoy to New Del...
Yemen's Houthis to target US interests if it supports Saudi-led strikes, military adviser tells AFP str-sh/rd/ris/th
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
A Houthi military adviser told AFP that the group would attack US interests in the Middle East if Washington intervenes in Yemen's conflict in support of Saudi ...
Trump says he backs US diesel export ban
Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump expressed support on Tuesday for a diesel export ban, with fuel prices surging over the war in the Middle East.
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