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Americas
US Conducts ‘Successful’ Test of Hypersonic Missile Technology
The United States successfully tested hypersonic missile technology, a new weapons system that is already being deployed by China and Russia.
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Africa
Rare Jihadist Kidnapping in Southern Mali: Security Sources
Presumed jihadists have kidnapped five civilians in southern Mali, a rare abduction in an area that has been largely spared the violence.
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Americas
Explosions at Syria Base Used by US-Led Coalition Forces: Monitor
Several blasts were heard from the Al-Tanf base used by the US-led coalition near Syria's borders with Iraq and Jordan.
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Africa
Nigerian Army Kills 50 ‘Bandits’ in the Northwest
Nigerian helicopter gunships have killed more than 50 "bandits" during an operation in the restive northwest.
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Middle East
Five Civilians Among 8 Killed in Shelling of Syria’s Idlib
Shelling by the Syrian army killed eight people, five of them civilians, in the northwestern region of Idlib.
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Asia Pacific
Grenade Targets Taliban Vehicle in Afghan Capital: Officials
A grenade was thrown at a Taliban vehicle in Kabul, wounding two fighters and four nearby school children.
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Africa
Gunmen Kill 43 in Nigeria’s Troubled North
Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang attacked a village market in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state, killing 43 people.
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Asia Pacific
N. Korea Fires Suspected Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile: Seoul
North Korea fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, the South's military said.
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Africa
Mali Doubles Down on French ‘Abandonment’ With Troop Drawdown
Mali's prime minister reiterated his claim that France was deserting the country and accused Paris of failing to contain a deadly Islamist insurgency.
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Africa
‘Deadly’ Air Strikes Hit Capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray
Ethiopian forces hit the Tigrayan capital of Mekele with air strikes in a new phase of the nearly year-long war in the country's north.
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