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UAE warns of 'potential missile threats'; issues advisory to seek safe place
File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued a brief phone alert for "potential missile threats" on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) with the Ministry of Defence confirming it had detected missiles "directed towards the country" for the first time in months. Unlock these with Subscription “Due to the current situation, potential missile threats, immediately seek a safe place in the closest secure building,” UAE’s Interior Ministry said in the phone alert. meets interim deal conditions, says Ghalibaf "Due to the current situation, potential missile threats,.
The Hindu International
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South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order
“I think President Trump’s message includes pressure over several pending issues concerning the South Korean government, as well as a message to North Korea and an intention by the United States to break a stalemate in the Iran war,” Cho said. South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said at a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday that neither South Korean nor US officials had been aware in advance of Trump’s order to scale back joint military drills. Asked about Trump’s comments, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said his country was “very concerned about North Korea’s nuclear programme.
Al Jazeera
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Palestinian-American citizen raises US flag over besieged West Bank home
A Palestinian-American has raised the US flag on his home besieged by Israeli settlers, as the United States renewed criticism of the siege that has generated condemnation around the world.
France 24 (World)
