Greece opens first "closed" refugee camp on Samos island

Reacting to the execution of nine people by Houthi militants, the Yemeni Minister of Information said, "This massacre is reminiscent of scenes of the execution of dissidents by Iranian mullahs." He added that the "arbitrary killing" would not go unpunished and that all Houthi leaders and elements involved would soon be "brought to justice".

According to Reuters, ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack on the Deir Ali gas pipeline near Damascus by publishing a message on its Telegram account.

Reacting to the US-British-Australian agreement to build a submarine, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France 2 that the situation was a "serious crisis".

Recent satellite images show North Korea expanding its uranium enrichment plant at the Yongbyon nuclear facility, according to the Associated Press. Experts say the expansion of the enrichment plant shows that North Korea's goal is to increase production of materials needed to build nuclear weapons.

Indonesian military says Ali Kalura, a wanted ISIL-linked militant, has been killed in an armed clash with Iraqi security forces.