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Technology
US tests medium-range cruise missile after INF treaty pullout
The US announced the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile after tearing up the INF deal eliminating such potentially nuclear-capable weapons
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Africa
Nigeria soldiers ambushed in Mogula near Cameroon border
Four Nigerian troops were killed in an ambush in Borno state carried out by fighters suspected to be from Islamic State West Africa Province
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Asia Pacific
Pakistan: IED explosion at Balochistan mosque kills 2
At least two people were killed and more than two dozen injured after a blast at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan during Friday prayers
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Asia Pacific
Five killed in Pakistan, India cross-border fire in Kashmir
Five people died in firing along the de facto border in disputed Kashmir, the Pakistani military and local officials said
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Africa
Al-Shabaab attacks Somalia army base near Mogadishu
An army base in southern Somalia was struck by car bombs and gunfire in an attack claimed by Al-Shabaab
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Africa
Female suicide bomber kills Chad soldier and five others in Kaiga-Kindjiria
A female suicide bomber killed six people after blowing herself up in Chad in an attack attributed to a faction of Boko Haram
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Africa
Mali children face increased violence threat from terrorist attacks, UNICEF says
UNICEF warned children in Mali faced rising violence with more than 150 killed in the first half of the year in jihadist and ethnic attacks
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Business
Bahrain signs agreement to purchase Patriot air defense system
Bahrain has signed an agreement to purchase the Patriot missile defense system from the US Army, Raytheon said
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Middle East
US and Turkey start work on Syria border zone
A US delegation arrived in Turkey to begin work on creating a buffer zone in northern Syria, under a plan strongly rejected by Damascus
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Middle East
UN special rapporteur calls on France to repatriate citizens sentenced to death in Iraq
A UN special rapporteur called on the French government to repatriate and try seven French nationals sentenced to death in Iraq
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