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Europe
Polish MPs Allow Security Forces to Use Arms With Impunity
Polish lawmakers voted to allow the security forces to use lethal weapons with impunity in response to active threats, including at the Belarus border.
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Middle East
Israel Vows Retaliation After Rocket Kills 12 Youths in Golan
Israel vowed to "hit the enemy hard" after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 young people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and fanned fears that the war in Gaza will spread.
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Africa
Mali Separatists Claim Major Victory Over Army, Russian Allies
A mainly Tuareg separatist coalition claimed a major victory over Mali's army and its Russian allies following three days of intense fighting in a district on the Algerian border.
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Middle East
Turkey Stages Artillery Strikes on Kurd Fighters in Iraq
Turkey staged new artillery strikes against Kurdish separatist positions in northern Iraq, the defense ministry and Iraqi sources said.
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Africa
Attack in Eastern DR Congo Kills 20
An attack in eastern DR Congo has killed some 20 people, local sources said, blaming militants affiliated with the Islamic State group.
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Europe
Kyiv to Get Dutch, Danish Leopard 2 Tanks by Summer
The Netherlands and Denmark will deliver 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine "before the end of summer," saying Kyiv "urgently" needed more military support.
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Africa
Mali Army Fights Separatists on Algeria Border: Spokesman
Mali troops and their Russian allies battled separatist rebels near the border with Algeria, a spokesman for the rebels and a witness said.
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Middle East
Rockets Launched at Bases Hosting US Troops in Iraq and Syria
Several rockets were launched against bases hosting troops from the US-led anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq and Syria, security officials and a war monitor said.
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Cyber
UK, US, S.Korea Warn of N.Korea Cyber Op to Steal Military, Nuclear Secrets
Britain, the US, and South Korea issued a warning over a North Korea-backed global cyber espionage campaign to further the country's nuclear ambitions.
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Asia Pacific
Myanmar Junta, Ethnic Armed Group Claim Control of Military Regional HQ
Myanmar's junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state.
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