Armed conflicts and attacks
Thirteen Kenyan police officers are missing after an Al-Shabaab ambush in Garissa County. (Standard Digital)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
A suicide bomber and gunmen attack a court building in the provincial capital of Maidan Shahr in Maidan Wardak resulting in the deaths of two police officers and four of the attackers. (Tolo News)
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Shellfire from Yemen kills two people over the border in Saudi Arabia. (AFP via Daily Star)
Boko Haram
Boko Haram kills at least 43 people in the town of Gubio in Nigeria's Borno State. (Reuters)
Business and economy
Charter Communications announces plans to merge with Time Warner Cable in a $55.1 billion deal. (Market Watch) (Bloomberg)