Zawia Oil Refining Company announced today that, following the completion and approval of designs and engineering specifications for the Oil Blending...

OMV announced yesterday that following the completion of technical and economic evaluations, the OMV operated “Essar” well in Libya’s Sirte Basin has...

A veteran was told he is ‘embarrassing’ his uniform for protesting Palm Beach County’s $1B investment in Israel bonds.

UNSC meeting on Syria turned into a heated debate between Israel and Turkiye over troops in Syrian territory.

South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid.

The body of veteran broadcaster Owen Ndlovu was found hours after armed men kidnapped him near Johannesburg.

The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.

BBC Verify tracks down the location of a Houthi video showing the wreckage of an F-15 they claim to have shot down.

South Korea's Lee says army will not be deployed to get involved in Middle East conflict South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that he would not deploy any military assets to the Middle East that could potentially draw Seoul into conflict amid the war on Iran.  "There will be no deployment of troops that involves or intervenes in a war," Lee said during a press conference. "We have upheld the principle that there will be no deployment of military assets in that form, and that principle will not change in the future." However, Lee indicated that the government is considering whether to expand its role safeguarding navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, as global energy supplies face severe disruption. 

Saudi embassy hails 'strength' of ties with US amid proposed F-35 sale The Saudi embassy in the US said that Washington's recent plan to sell F-35 warplanes is a reflection of the "strength and enduring nature" of their partnership. "The proposed F-35 sale reflects the strength and enduring nature of the Saudi-U.S. strategic partnership and the continued advancement of our defense cooperation," it said in a post on X.  "For decades, Saudi-U.S. security cooperation has contributed to regional stability, strengthened our collective defense capabilities, and advanced our shared security interests." Earlier, the US State Department has notified Congress that it plans to sell Saudi Arabia up to 48 F-35 warplanes, in a move that has been widely opposed by Israel. The historic sale could total $24.3bn and would mark the first time an Arab state gains access to the US’s fifth-generation jet fighter. The proposed F-35 sale reflects the strength and enduring nature of the Saudi-U.S. strategic partnership and the continued advancement of our defense cooperation. For decades, Saudi-U.S. security cooperation has contributed to regional stability, strengthened our collective… — Saudi Embassy USA (@SaudiEmbassyUSA) September 18, 2026

US President Donald Trump said that Washington and Warsaw were making 'major progress' toward establishing a US military base in Poland, potentially giving the United States a permanent military foothold on NATO's eastern flank even as his administration reviews its broader troop presence in Europe.

Nigerian authorities launched an investigation Thursday after 37 suspected illegal miners died in a civil defence detention facility in central Niger state, with conflicting accounts blaming either a disease outbreak or overcrowding and poor ventilation.

WASHINGTON: The Saudi Embassy in Washington welcomed the proposed US sale of F-35 fighter jets to the Kingdom, describing it as a further step in the long-standing strategic partnership and defense cooperation between the two countries. “The proposed F-35 sale reflects the strength and enduring nature of the Saudi-US strategic partnership and the continued advancement of our defense cooperation,” the embassy said in a post on X. “For decades, Saudi-US security cooperation has contributed to regi

NEW YORK: A ‌Minnesota man who squirted vinegar on Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar was sentenced to one ​year and two months in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to assaulting a federal official. Anthony James Kazmierczak pleaded guilty in May and admitted to attacking Omar because he disagreed with her progressive political views. He ‌was sentenced by ‌US District Judge ​Joan Ericksen ‌at ⁠a ​hearing in ⁠Minneapolis federal court on Thursday. Kazmierczak’s lawyer said he apologiz

The discovery of the bodies of nine women in the same area on the outskirts of South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg, in the last two months have prompted police to investigate if the killings are linked and being carried out by the same person. Women say they're living in fear.

Displaced Yemenis who fled to Djibouti have been describing the fighting that forced them to leave. At least 100,000 people have left Yemen since the start of September as Iran-backed Houthi rebels advanced on the coast, seizing control of the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait.