Armed conflicts and attacks
Ukrainian crisis
Prominent Ukrainian-based journalist Pavel Sheremet of the Ukrainska Pravda is killed in a car bombing in Kyiv. (The Guardian)
Second Libyan Civil War
At least three French Armed Forces soldiers are killed after their helicopter is shot down near the city of Benghazi, Libya. The soldiers were killed while carrying out "dangerous intelligence operations", according to French President François Hollande. (BBC)
Northern Mali conflict
Following the Nampala attack, the government of Mali declares a three-day mourning period for the 17 soldiers killed in the attack, as well as a state of emergency for three months across the country. (Reuters)
2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, 2016 Turkish purges
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares a state of emergency for three months following Friday night's failed coup. (BBC News)
Business and economy
Unilever buys Dollar Shave Club for US$1 billion. (BBC)
Breitbart tech editor and outspoken conservative gay activist Milo Yiannopoulos with more than 338,000 registered followers is "permanently" banned from Twitter. (Guardian)