Pakistan says forces killed at least 29 militants in border operations; Afghan Taliban says at least 38 civilians died in airstrikes along the Afghanistan frontier.

Suicide truck bombing kills 4 Pakistani security personnel, wounds 16 at Coast Guards check post in Balochistan's Gwadar district; Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility.

Four security personnel were killed and 16 injured when a suicide vehicle-borne IED struck a Pakistan Coast Guards check post in Jiwani, Gwadar district, Balochistan, on Friday evening, official sources told Xinhua. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mali junta faces renewed pressure as jihadists and Tuareg separatist allies launch new wave of coordinated attacks against military positions

Mali's military junta faces renewed pressure as jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies launch a new wave of coordinated attacks.

Lebanon's president urges US solidarity as Israeli troops occupy southern Lebanon

Lebanon's president urges US solidarity as Israeli troops occupy southern Lebanon.

Israeli drone strike near Al-Zaytun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City kills several and wounds others, Palestinian media reports

Palestinian media: Several killed and wounded as a result of an airstrike carried out by an Israeli drone near the "Asqula" area in the "Al-Zaytun" neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.