Armed conflicts and attacks
Four people are killed and thirty injured in grenade attacks in Burundi. (AFP via Twitter), (BBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All 6 of the gunmen are killed, with 18 people injured. (BBC)
Syrian Civil War
Hundreds of Syrian refugees return from Turkey to the border town of Tell Abyad after the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant are expelled by Kurdish People's Protection Units. (Reuters via Daily Star)
Boko Haram insurgency
At least 20 people are killed after a female suicide bomber attacks a fish market in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri. The militant Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected to be behind the attack. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
Over 200 die of heatstroke in Pakistan's Karachi over the weekend in a record heatwave. (DAWN), (CNN)
A light plane belonging to American composer James Horner crashes in Ventura County, California resulting in his death. (KSBY), (Hollywood Reporter)