Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
Mortars are fired at the diplomatic quarter of Kabul during a speech by President Ashraf Ghani. After several hours of fighting, including a helicopter attack on a building behind the Id Gah Mosque, police say the attackers are dead and four people are wounded. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Venezuela earthquake
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes off the coast of Venezuela, prompting building evacuations in Caracas. Buildings shake across Caribbean and South America's North coast. Several buildings are destroyed. (The Guardian) (Newsweek)
2018 lower Puna eruption
Footage from the United States Geological Survey shows lava activity at Kīlauea slowing down. (KHQ)