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Russian paramilitaries in Mali kill nine, including children: HRW 

20 August 2026

Russian-controlled paramilitaries in Mali have “summarily killed” nine civilians, including four children, a month a...

Syria detains policeman over death of White Helmets rescuer hit in custody 

20 August 2026

A Syrian police officer has been arrested and may be criminally prosecuted after an investigation found that he hit a de...

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end 

20 August 2026

South Korea has condemned North Korea’s launch ⁠of more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles, following military d...

Gunmen seize tanker off Yemen amid resurgence of Somali piracy 

20 August 2026

News|Shipping A tanker has been ⁠boarded by six armed people who took ⁠control of the vessel off the coast of Yemen ...

USS Washington arrives in Middle East after aircraft carrier outcry 

20 August 2026

An aircraft carrier previously deployed to the Western Pacific has arrived in the Middle East, following an outcry over ...

‘Tremendous costs’: Can Trump stop other countries from trading with Iran? 

20 August 2026

US President Donald Trump has announced what he describes as the “most crushing economic operation” against Iran, as...

How China and Russia could hobble Trump’s plans to isolate Iran 

20 August 2026

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to financially punish any country providing an economic “lifeline�...

Can US, Middle Eastern powers unite Libya 15 years after Gaddafi overthrow? 

20 August 2026

Fifteen years since the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi in Libya began, and with civil strife leading to the downfall o...

Ex-defence chief’s call for wartime election raises pressure on Zelenskyy 

20 August 2026

Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukraine’s sacked defence minister has dumbfounded his wartime nation’s political establishment –...

Trump’s war on Stars and Stripes: Why has military newspaper chief quit? 

20 August 2026

Max D Lederer Jr, the longtime publisher of the United States military publication Stars and Stripes, announced his reti...