• Moro conflict
  • A new set of kidnappings and a jail break plague Sulu province in the southern region of Mindanao in the Philippines . ( The Japan Times )
• War in Afghanistan (2001?2021)
  • Officials announce that Afghan security forces have retaken Nawa District from the Taliban . (Reuters)
• Syrian Civil War
  • The Syrian army seizes oil wells in south-west Raqqa Governorate from ISIL . (Sky News Australia)
• Sinai insurgency
  • A two stage attack targeting police kills 5 officers and wounds 11 in the city of el-Arish . A later roadside bomb south of the city wounds a further 6 officers. (ABC News)

• Aftermath of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
  • In Vijfhuizen , the Netherlands , exactly three years after the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) disaster, the National Memorial for the victims is opened in the presence of King Willem-Alexander , Queen Maxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte . (NOS)

• Foreign trade of the United States
  • Robert Lighthizer sends a document to U.S. lawmakers outlining the Trump administration 's priorities for renegotiating NAFTA , including lower trade deficits and efforts to deter currency manipulation . (Reuters)
• European Union?Libya relations
  • The European Union restricts the exports of inflatable boats to Libya . (Al Jazeera)
• Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
  • The White House tells U.S. Congress that Iran is complying with its nuclear deal, and promises to impose new sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program. (ABC News)

• Martial law in the Philippines
  • President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte plans to appeal to the Congress of the Philippines to extend Proclamation No. 216 (martial law on the whole of Mindanao , which will end on 22 July 10 p.m. PST ) until the end of 2017, due to constitutional constraints as well as the ongoing Marawi crisis . ( The New York Times ) (Yahoo! News) .