Gunmen kill six Nigerian soldiers in ambush, army says reut.rs/3WcsESe

Britain to proscribe Terrorgram collective as terrorist organisation reut.rs/3UpSkJM

A new desalination plant in Umm Qasr in Iraq aims to fight water scarcity for residents and agriculture

Malaysia's Sapura Energy to sell stake in SapuraOMV to TotalEnergies for $705 mln reut.rs/49Vw53a

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Ecuador authorities recapture alleged leader of Los Lobos gang reut.rs/44ahRKk

Boeing to face questions on potential CEO candidates, Spirit talks reut.rs/4b8fwlx

Asda reported a 24% rise in annual earnings that reflected a 7.1% rise in total sales for Britain's third biggest supermarket group, which said it had also cut its debt reut.rs/3U854DI

Review says UNRWA has 'robust' neutrality steps, issues persist reut.rs/3Q9e6za

ASML takes step toward major expansion in Eindhoven, Netherlands reut.rs/4aKcV1k

China’s Guangdong province is facing severe floods. Rescuers on boats rushed to evacuate residents, carrying some elderly people on their backs, and helicopters were deployed to save villagers who were caught in landslides reut.rs/4daff3o

Djokovic to skip Madrid Open reut.rs/3UsIIy5

US travel sector faces long wait for China tourism to hit 2019 highs reut.rs/4aKce8e

An agreement has reportedly been reached for US troops to leave Niger, where hundreds marched to protest the American presence, in a sign of the West African country's shifting allegiances.

Citi managing director details 'pervasive' sexual harassment in lawsuit reut.rs/3JvvhqO

Drone, rocket attacks targeted US forces in Iraq, US officials say reut.rs/3xMVoXA

Floods swamped parts of China's Guangdong province following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region's defenses against bigger deluges induced by extreme weather events reut.rs/4bnP33B

BOJ to project inflation will stay around target, signal chance for rate hike reut.rs/3JvSeu8

Shohei Ohtani surpassed Hideki Matsui to become the Japanese-born player who has hit the most home runs in Major League Baseball history after the Dodgers slugger launched to right field in the third inning on Sunday reut.rs/3WeWC8p

UN chief accepts independent review of UNRWA reut.rs/3QegbKd