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(AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Friday asked lawmakers to approve a massive $1. 5 trillion defense budget for 2027, as the United States faces rising costs from its...

Paris (France) (AFP) - A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according Marine Traffic data analysed by AFP Friday. The...

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel said Friday it was under attack from a new barrage of Iranian missiles, as US President Donald Trump warned Washington had yet to begin "destroying what's...

Paris (France) (AFP) - The latest developments in the Middle East war:- Iran sites hit -US-Israeli strikes on Iran targeted a nuclear plant, a petrochemical hub, a trade terminal and...

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel said Friday it was under attack from a new barrage of Iranian missiles, as President Donald Trump warned the United States had yet to begin "destroying...

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN Security Council has postponed a vote scheduled for Friday on authorizing the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait...

Havana (AFP) - Cuba's government announced Thursday that it was pardoning 2,010 prisoners as a "humanitarian" gesture during Holy Week, after pledging in March to release dozens amid heightened US...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The federal trial of Luigi Mangione in the killing of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been delayed further to January 2027, according to court documents...

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN Security Council will vote Friday on a draft resolution brought by Bahrain to authorize the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping...

Houston (AFP) - The four Artemis astronauts fired up their spacecraft's engine to break away from Earth's orbit and zoomed towards the Moon Thursday, a milestone that commits NASA to...