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Business
US approves $6.5 billion sale to Poland of 32 F-35 stealth fighters
The US State Department approved the sale to Poland of 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and support at an estimated cost of $6.5 billion
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Asia Pacific
Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militant killed in Kashmir, India police say
A militant in Indian-administered Kashmir affiliated to a Pakistani-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed by security forces
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Africa
Burkina Faso police killed in Soum ambush
Six police officers were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in the Soum region prone to jihadist violence, security sources said
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Europe
Widow of German rapper turned ISIS fighter arrested
German prosecutors said they have arrested the widow of a German rapper turned ISIS fighter, over her alleged membership in the group
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Africa
South Sudan rebel leader Machar visits Juba in peace deal push
South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba for the first time in a year to meet President Salva Kiir and try salvage a stalled peace agreement
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Africa
Dozens killed in IED and gun attacks in northern Burkina Faso
Dozens of people were killed and six injured in IED and gun attacks on vehicles in northern Burkina Faso
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Middle East
Joint US-Turkey ground patrols begin in Syria border zone
U.S. and Turkish troops began joint ground patrols in the Tal Abyad area of northeast Syria, near the Turkish border
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Africa
Mali: Former rebels and militia fighters abducted from bus in Mopti region
Armed men abducted 22 members of a Mali military unit comprising CMA ex-rebels and former members of the Platforme of armed pro-government groups
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Africa
Burkina Faso soldier killed in Soum ambush
One Burkina Faso soldier and five assailants were killed in an ambush on an army patrol in Diomsogui in Soum province in the Sahel region
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: Taliban launch ‘massive’ assault on key Farah city
The Taliban launched an offensive against Farah city in western Afghanistan, the latest in a surge of attacks as the US pushes to remove troops
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