Taliban attack targets French restaurant in Kabul

1. Iran’s defense minister says the country will boost its defense capabilities in response to new planned US sanctions.

2. A car bomb blast targets a French restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul. The Taliban claim responsibility for the attack.

3. Fresh Saudi airstrikes on Yemen kill two civilians and injure several others. Two Saudi soldiers are killed in a retaliatory attack by Yemeni fighters.

4. Israeli police say a gun attack in Tel Aviv has left two people dead and several others wounded.

5. And president Obama pledges to fight rampant gun violence in the US, calling it an important quote “unfinished business" during his presidency.

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