Armed conflicts
Syrian Civil War
A Syria Civil Defence volunteer search and rescue team says 33 people, mostly women and children, were affected by toxic gas dropped from a helicopter on Saraqeb in rebel-held Idlib Governorate. (Reuters)
Libyan Civil War
A car bombing in the Al-Quwarsha area on the outskirts of Benghazi claims at least 23 lives. The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries says it is responsible. (AP via The New York Times) (The Irish Times)
Arts and culture
Catholic bishops of Panama welcome the news that the next World Youth Day celebration is to be held in 2019 in Panama City. This location is the first diocese established in the Americas, in 1513. (Fides)