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Americas
Europe Hopes for ‘No Surprises’ as US Weighs Force Withdrawals
After keeping Donald Trump happy with a pledge to up defense spending at NATO's summit, Europe is now bracing for a key decision from the US president on the future of American forces on the continent.
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Asia Pacific
Thailand and Cambodia Truce Talks Due but Strikes Continue
Thailand and Cambodia's leaders are due to meet for peace talks on Monday, as a festering territorial dispute along their shared frontier dragged into a fifth day of open combat.
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Africa
More Than 40 Killed in Rebel Attack in Northeast DR Congo
More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, the UN mission and Congolese military said.
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Middle East
3 Killed in Iraq Clashes Between Armed Group, Security Forces
Three people, including a policeman, were killed Sunday during clashes in Baghdad between security forces and pro-Iran gunmen, according to authorities and a member of a local armed group.
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Africa
Key Somalia Town of Maxaas Falls to Al-Shabaab
Islamist militants took control of the strategic town of Maxaas in central Somalia on Sunday after heavy fighting with the army and local militias, military sources said.
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Middle East
Syria Says Meeting With Israeli Officials Sought to ‘Contain Escalation’
A Syrian diplomatic source said Saturday that a US-mediated meeting with Israeli officials in Paris this week sought to "contain the escalation" after recent sectarian violence in southern Syria prompted Israeli intervention.
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Asia Pacific
Thailand, Cambodia Clash Despite Ceasefire Hopes
Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a fourth day Sunday, despite both sides saying they were ready to discuss a ceasefire after a late-night intervention by US President Donald Trump.
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Middle East
Three Dead in Israel Strikes on South Lebanon
The Lebanese health ministry said three people were killed in Israeli strikes in the south on Saturday despite a ceasefire, as the Israeli military said one of them targeted a Hezbollah militant.
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Africa
French Ex-Spy Jailed on Suspicion of Ordering Child Rapes in Africa
A former French intelligence agent has been charged and imprisoned in eastern France on suspicion of ordering child rapes in Africa, prosecutors said Saturday.
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Middle East
Israel Declares Gaza Fighting Pause Amid Deepening Hunger Crisis
Israel declared a "tactical pause" in fighting in parts of Gaza on Sunday and said it would allow the UN and aid agencies to open secure land routes to tackle a deepening hunger crisis.
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