PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Pakistani security forces raided two militant hideouts in a former Taliban stronghold near Afghanistan, triggering shootings that killed four soldiers and two insurgents, the military said Friday. The first raid was carried out in the Tank district in the northwest, killing two militants, the statement said. The other strike was carried out in the…

BRUSSELS—EU enforcers are planning a series of raids against companies suspected of illegal price-fixing, Europe’s antitrust chief warned on Friday, as she also sounded the alarm about competition in labor markets due to “no-poach” deals. The European Commission last week raided Europe’s largest pulp producers Stora Enso and UPM, and Metsa Board unit Metsa Fibre,…

BAMAKO—At least 51 people were killed when Islamist militants raided three villages in central Mali near the border with Niger, a district administrator said on Monday. Ouatagouna, Karou, and Deouteguef were simultaneously attacked around 6 p.m. on Sunday, according to a note from the Asongo district administrator to the governor of Gao region. The United…