Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
At least 53 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip and in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
Israel intercepts the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters and detains hundreds of activists from 44 countries carrying humanitarian aid bound for Gaza, sparking international condemnation and accusations of violations of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. (BBC News) (The National)
Terrorism in the United Kingdom
Two people are killed and four others are injured in a vehicle-ramming and mass stabbing attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The perpetrator and one of the victims are shot dead by police. The attack is later declared a terror attack. (CNN) (The New York Times) (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
At least eleven people are killed after a tractor trolley topples into a pond in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India. (The Hindu)
One person is killed and four others are injured in a hydrogen capsule explosion in a laboratory at Tehran University in Tehran, Iran. (AP)
Twelve people are injured in panic from a Mw 5.3 earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey. (Al Monitor) (AP)
At least 500 families are displaced and 400 houses are destroyed in a large fire in Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)