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14 July

New Round of Lebanon-Israel Talks Begins in Rome: Official

The sixth round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel is to begin on Tuesday in Rome, a Lebanese official told AFP on Monday.

14 July

Staff Writer With AFP

US Targets Iranian Port With One-Way Attack Drones

The United States used one-way attack sea drones in combat for the first time to strike the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, the US military said on Monday.

14 July

Smoke rising from an oil refinery in Moscow.

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Summons German Envoy Over Military Aid to Ukraine

Moscow on Monday summoned the German ambassador to protest Berlin's support for Ukraine, as Kyiv ups its retaliatory strikes on Russia.

14 July

Kashmiri demonstrators hold up a flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a demonstration against Israeli military operations in Gaza, in downtown Srinagar on July 18, 2014. TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Staff Writer With AFP

Lebanon Detains Islamic State Commander

Lebanese authorities said Monday they had detained a Syrian commander from the Islamic State group, as Damascus investigates an IS-linked cell accused of bombings during a visit by France's President Emmanuel Macron.

14 July

Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, Central Command (FASTCENT), approach the Arc Liberty, a Military Sealift Command time chartered vessel, in the Arabian Gulf to provide embarked security during a Strait of Hormuz transit.

Staff Writer With AFP

Trump Says US ‘Taking Over’ the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Monday the United States was "taking over" the Strait of Hormuz as fighting over the strategic waterway threatened to derail efforts to permanently end the war in the Middle East.

13 July

Images posted on X by US Central Command show what the US military says are strikes on Iranian radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Hit Around 140 Iranian Military Targets in Latest Strikes: CENTCOM

The US military said Saturday it hit at least 140 targets in Iran in retaliation for an Iranian attack on another commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

13 July

Sudanese security forces stand guard outside the foreign ministry in Khartoum on 28 January 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Court Sentences RSF Leader to Death in Absentia

A court in Sudan's army-controlled city of Port Sudan on Sunday sentenced paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo and 15 others to death in absentia over charges of killing a regional governor and war crimes in Darfur, state media reported.

13 July

A Ukrainian soldier preparing a drone for use.

Staff Writer With AFP

Drone Strikes Kill 3, Wound 5 in Moscow Region: Governor

Drone attacks killed three people and wounded five in the Moscow region, the governor said on Monday, as Ukraine intensifies its strikes in response to Russia's barrages.

13 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Oman Condemns Iranian Attack on Its Territory

The Omani government lambasted on Sunday an attack on its territory, state media announced, with Iran's Guards saying they targeted it during a barrage aimed at countries across the Gulf.

12 July