Armed conflicts and attacks
A bomb explodes on a bus carrying Egyptian police killing one of them and injuring 29 others in the Nile delta. (AFP via NDTV)
Clashes at a government protest in Kailali kill eight people in Nepal, including seven police officers. (BBC)
Turkey–PKK conflict
A roadside IED near the town of Şemdinli in Hakkari Province kills two Turkish Army soldiers and injures three others. (Reuters via LBC Group)
PKK insurgents blow up a natural gas pipeline in Turkey's southeastern Kars Province near the Armenian border. (The Daily Sabah)
2015 Thalys train attack
The President of France, François Hollande, presents the Légion d'honneur to four people, three of them Americans, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler; and Briton Chris Norman, for foiling a suspected terrorist act last Friday. (BBC)
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
ISIL
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, says that Turkey and the U.S. will launch a "comprehensive" campaign to flush out ISIL from a zone in northern Syria near the border. In effect, this means creating a "security zone" by sending foreign soldiers into Syrian territory. (Reuters)
Business and economy
American utility Southern Company buys natural gas company AGL Resources for $12 billion. (The New York Times)
2015 Chinese stock market crash
Stock markets around the world fall as a result of fears about China's economy with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by 1000 points at the opening of trading on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Index closes down 588.40 points, or 3.6 percent. (The New York Times), (The Guardian)
The South African rand hits an all-time low against the US dollar as a result of worries regarding China's economy. (BBC)