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Africa
African Union gives Sudan military 60 days to turn over power to civilians
The African Union has given Sudan's military rulers another 60 days to hand over power to a civilian authority or face suspension, after an earlier deadline was missed
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Asia Pacific
NATO Afghanistan mission stops releasing data on Taliban territory control
The NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan has stopped releasing data on how much of the country falls under insurgent or government control
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Africa
Nigeria: 21 killed Boko Haram attack in Kuda, Adamawa state
Boko Haram fighters killed 21 people when they stormed and burned Kuda village in northeastern Nigeria's Adamawa state
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Middle East
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video since declaring caliphate in 2014
The elusive chief of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released by the jihadist organization
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Asia Pacific
EU extends Myanmar arms sales embargo
The European Union extended a ban on selling arms to Myanmar and prolonged sanctions against high-ranking officials over human rights violations
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Asia Pacific
Two suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militants killed in Dhaka police raid
Bangladesh forces raided a suspected extremist hideout in Dhaka, killing at least two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh militants, police said
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Africa
Four dead in suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon near Chad border
Boko Haram militants killed at least four people and badly wounded four others in an attack on Kofia island on Lake Chad in Cameroon
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Africa
Islamic State fighters storm Nigeria military base near Biu
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked an army outpost at Mararrabar Kimba in Nigeria's Borno state, military sources said
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Africa
Tunisia soldier killed in IED explosion on Mount Chambi
A Tunisian soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a mine blast in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked militants
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Asia Pacific
US, Russia and China agree on Afghanistan foreign troop withdrawal
The US, Russia and China agreed that foreign troops should withdraw from Afghanistan if the Taliban pledges not to welcome foreign extremists
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