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Jul- 2019 -24 JulyAsia Pacific
Croatian soldier killed, 2 others wounded in Taliban attack in Afghanistan capital
A Croatian soldier died and two others were wounded in the Afghan capital Kabul when their vehicle was hit by a Taliban suicide attacker
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24 JulyAmericas
Mark Esper sworn in as US defense secretary
Former soldier Mark Esper was sworn in as US secretary of defense after Senate confirmation, filling America's longest Pentagon leadership vacuum
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24 JulyMiddle East
Israel missile strike targets Syria military positions near Golan Heights
A likely Israeli missile attack targeted Syrian military positions held by the government and its allies near the Golan Heights
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23 JulyBusiness
Bulgaria president vetoes $1.3 billion F-16 fighter jet purchase
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed a $1.3 billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from the US, saying there had been insufficient debate
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23 JulyMiddle East
US and Turkey begin Syria ‘security zone’ talks in Ankara
Turkey and the US began talks to establish a "security zone" in northern Syria aimed at creating a buffer between Kurdish fighters and the Turkish border
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23 JulyBusiness
Lockheed Martin reports $14.4 billion in second quarter sales
Lockheed Martin posted net sales of over $14 billion for the second quarter of 2019, along with higher net earnings and cash from operations
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23 JulyAsia Pacific
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian A-50 military aircraft
South Korea said it fired warning shots at a Russian A-50 aircraft after the plane violated the country's airspace off its east coast
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22 JulyAfrica
Suicide car bomb targets French military base in Gao, Mali
An apparent suicide car bomb exploded at the entrance to a French military base in the central Mali town of Gao
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22 JulyMiddle East
UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force
The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran
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22 JulyAsia Pacific
Afghanistan civilians killed in Logar airstrike
At least eight civilians were killed in an air strike that destroyed two homes in the Baraki Barak district of eastern Afghanistan's Logar province
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