Armed conflicts and attacks
Suspected Neo-Nazis attack people at a vegan cafe with slabs of meat in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Newsweek) (Miami Herald)
Syrian Civil War
United States-backed Syrian Democratic Forces begin an offensive to regain control of the city of Manbij in the Aleppo Governorate from ISIL. (Reuters via Trust)
Northern Mali conflict
Four UN peacekeepers are killed in a suspected Al-Qaeda attack in northern Mali. (Newsweek) (CBC)
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
At least 16 people are killed and 55 injured in an attack on a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (Reuters) (CNN) (VOA News) (Reuters)
The Pentagon announces the death of Abdullahi Haji Da’ud, a top Al-Shabaab commander, in an airstrike. (Washington Times) (FOX News)
Business and economy
The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia invests $3.5 billion in Uber. It is the largest single investment the company has ever received as of that date. (The New York Times)
2016 Bangladesh Bank heist
A committee of the United States House of Representatives is looking into the way the Federal Reserve Bank of New York investigated the theft of assets it was holding for the central bank of Bangladesh. (Reuters)