Archives for August, 2026

Palestinians sit inside a house damaged during the war, surrounded by destroyed buildings, in Gaza City, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Trump's envoys meet mediators, Israel strikes Gaza

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the parliament's building during a gunmen attack in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017. TIMA via REUTERS/File Photo

Iranian parliament advances bill to curb foreign influence

Reuters

A view of an Israeli settlement, located on a hill, near Qusra village, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman

Pope calls for an end to West Bank violence against Palestinians

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York, U.S., August 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Explainer-Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?

Reuters

'Everyone lives in fear': Yemenis worry about return to all-out war

Agence France-Presse

Smoke rises during Houthi missile and drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, August 9, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemen's Mocha port halts operations after Houthi attacks, port director says

Reuters

Marmar Ouda sits with his grandchildren in his home in the Palestinian village Qusra in the Israeli-occupied West Bank August 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Palestinians in Qusra say they have faced militant settler attacks for months

Reuters

Lebanon said three children were among nine people killed in Israeli strikes in the south on Saturday, the deadliest raids since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities

Lebanon reports 11 dead in strikes that Israel says targeted Hezbollah

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Taliban carrying flags participate in a rally to mark the third anniversary of the fall of Kabul, in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis

Reuters

A person in front of a large screen displaying vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website

Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a US territory

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York, U.S., August 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gasoline prices

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A Malian soldier stands in position with his weapon during an attack on Mali's main military base Kati outside the capital Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

A $50 million hostage ransom funded al Qaeda's Mali offensive, UN says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

UAE says Iran attacked ADNOC vessel in Hormuz, urges waterway's reopening

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Afghan women arrive to receive assistance from a World Food Program (WFP) distribution centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib/File Photo

UN urges support for Afghan women amid tightening Taliban curbs

Reuters

An oil refinery located in the desert

As Saudi Arabia rallies against Yemen's Houthis, US stays focused on Iran

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

US President Donald Trump dismissed growing reports of poor living conditions on the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier

Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on US aircraft carrier

Agence France-Presse