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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has said that North Korea will never give up its nuclear program. North Korea "would neither put its nukes and ballistic rockets on the table of negotiations in any case nor flinch even an inch from the road of bolstering the nuclear force chosen by itself," the Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim as saying. The statement comes after North Korea fired a long-range missile for the first time last weekend. During the missile test, Kim urged his scientists to "frequently send big and small 'gift packages' to the Yankees." – AP

The United States will send 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan in the largest deployment of military manpower under President Donald Trump. Most of the additional troops will provide training and advice to Afghan forces, while a small number will carry operations against the Taliban and ISIS, according to an official speaking on condition of anonymity. The decision by Secretary of Defense James Mattis could be officially announced next week. The Pentagon wants to send reinforcements now because the Taliban usually step up attacks during the warmer months. The number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan has been dwindling since peaking in 2010 and 2011 at around 100,000. Last year the Obama administration set a cap of 8,400 troops in Afghanistan with a view of pulling them out from the country some time in the future. Some 2,400 U.S. soldiers have died since 2001, when the U.S. and its allies invaded Afghanistan. – AP

The Canadian government will issue an apology and pay a $7.7 million compensation to a Canadian man who spent 10 years imprisoned in Guantanamo. Omar Khadr pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. Army medic after being captured in Afghanistan in 2002, when he was 15. Khadr later said his confession was made under duress and sued the Canadian government for conspiring with his captors. He said he was mistreated in Guantanamo, where he was the youngest inmate. Canada's Supreme Court in 2010 ruled that he was interrogated under "oppressive circumstances” and that he was subjected to sleep deprivation to make him "less resistant to interrogation". – REUTERS

Foreign ministers from the four Arab countries that accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism will meet today to discuss Doha’s response to their demands. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said they would reply "in a timely manner" to Qatar, which has handed over a respond to their demands. On June 22, they asked Qatar to comply with 13 demands as a condition to end their economic and diplomatic spat with the Gulf state. The countries want Qatar to close down the Al Jazeera news network, cut ties with Iran and ask Turkey to shut its military base in the country. Qatar has not said how many demands it is prepared to meet, but has described them as an affront to the country’s sovereignty. – AP

A teenage ISIS-sympathizer who plotted to bomb an Elton John concert last year has been sentenced to life in prison. Haroon Syed, 19, was arrested in North London after asking an undercover agent online for help to buy a machine gun and materials to make a bomb vest. Investigators found that Syed used to Internet to search for ISIS, crowded places in London and the Elton John concert in London's Hyde Park to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Syed was radicalized after his older brother was arrested for plotting to carry out an ISIS-inspired beheading in 2014. – NEWSWEEK

A Canadian baby has been issued a health card with no gender or sexual identification in what campaigners described as a "world’s first". The baby, named Searyl Atli Doty did not undergo a genital inspection after birth. "It is up to Searyl to decide how they identify, when they are old enough to develop their own gender identity," said parent Kori Doty, who is non-binary trans. "I am not going to foreclose their choices based on an arbitrary assignment of gender at birth based on an inspection of their genitals." The Gender Free I.D. Coalition said it was the first time a baby was issued a health card that did not specify a gender. Canadians use health cards to identify themselves when using the country’s universal health care system. – CNN

The U.S. and South Korea carried out a ballistic missile drill as a show of force to North Korea, which fired a long-range missile over the weekend. The commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Gen Vincent Brooks, and South Korean Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Lee Sun-jin said the allies were, for now, maintaining self-restraint. "We are able to change our choice when so ordered by our alliance's national leaders. It would be a grave mistake for anyone to believe anything to the contrary," they said in a joint statement. – BBC

Qatar will increase production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 30 percent over the next five to seven years, a decision that could glut the market and bring prices down. After the increase, Qatar would produce 100 million tons of LNG per year. Most of the additional production will come from the North Field, Qatar’s section of the world's biggest gas field, where output is set to increase by 20 percent, Qatar Petroleum said. U.S. producers could struggle to sell their LNG and it could be more challenging for producers to raise funds for new projects. Part of the additional production will likely end in Asian markets. Qatar is already the world’s largest exporter of LNG and its biggest customers include Japan, South Korea and India. – REUTERS

A New York police officer has been fatally shot in an unprovoked attack. Miosotis Familia, 48, was shot through the window of her NYPD car in the Bronx. "Based on what we know right now, this was an unprovoked attack against police officers who work to keep this great city safe," Police Commissioner James O'Neill said. Officers killed the suspect, 34-year-old Alexander Bonds, after confronting him a short distance from where Familia was killed and recovered a silver revolver. – ADN

British payment company Worldpay has agreed to be bought by U.S. credit card processing firm Vantiv for $10 billion. JP Morgan, which is also vying for Worldplay, has until August 1 to make a counter-offer, while Vantiv should formalize its offer by then, in accordance with UK regulations. Worldpay processes mobile, online and in-store payments in 146 countries. Under the agreement, Worldpay shareholders would control a 41 percent stake in the company that would be formed after the merger. – FORBES

China has agreed to allow cancer specialists from other countries to treat Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo who is fighting late-stage liver cancer in prison. Liu, 61, was given parole last month after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. In 2009, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison after publishing a manifesto calling for sweeping political reforms in China. Amnesty International issued a statement calling for China to release Liu so that he can travel abroad to get the treatment he needs. – NPR

A truck carrying 7,500 chickens crashed in Austria and thousands of birds escaped. Authorities were forced to close a section of the road while 120 firefighters that were at the scene helped recapture the birds. The driver fell asleep and crashed into a bridge pillar, authorities said. No human injuries were reported, but some chickens died. – CNN