Dover, United States (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - US President Donald Trump said Saturday that 'two aircraft carriers' from Britain are not needed 'any longer' to aid his war in the Middle East - his latest critique of London's stance.
Erbil, Iraq (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - Several strikes hit Kurdish Iranian militants in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, officials from the exiled groups told AFP.
Soran, Iraq (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - On a deserted road not too far from the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, Satar Barsirini looked up at the sky, now streaked with jets and drones.
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - Global warming has accelerated in a 'statistically significant' way since 2015, according to a study published by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
Aboard Air Force One (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - US President Donald Trump evoked Saturday the idea of sending ground troops into Iran to secure the country's stockpiles of enriched uranium, as part of efforts to dismantle Tehran's nuclear program.
Dubai (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, suspended operations Saturday before partially resuming services, after an air defence interception in the area during attacks from Iran.
Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - Donald Trump has plunged the United States into its most significant conflict in decades over a 'feeling.' It's not his political opponents saying this, but the White House itself.
Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the United States is 'not concerned' about reports that Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on US troop positions and movements.
Geneva (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Ghana condemned on Saturday an attack a day earlier on a UN base in southern Lebanon that seriously wounded three Ghanaian UN peacekeepers.
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - Lion-emblazoned flags of pre-revolution Iran fluttered in cities across the world on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets a week after the start of the war in the Middle East.
Istanbul (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - Turkey's foreign minister advised Saturday against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while warning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran this week.
New Delhi (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 - India said Saturday it was pushing ahead with imports of Russian oil, after a temporary US waiver to import crude from Moscow due war in the Mideast - but adding it did not need Washington's permission.
Rome (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 - Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills.
Moscow (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 - Russia said on Friday it saw Finland's move to lift restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons as a potential threat and vowed to respond if Helsinki followed through with the plan.
Sydney (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 - Australia's military on Friday said a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to one of its aircraft during a routine passage through the Yellow Sea that Beijing criticised as a 'provocation.'
Beijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 - China's leaders are 'clearly aware' of challenges facing growth, the head of the country's top economic planning body said on Friday, vowing to boost sluggish domestic consumption.
