Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon
Clashes between the Lebanese Army and jihadist militants near the village of Ras Baalbek in northeast Lebanon, close to the Syrian border, leaves one soldier and eight militants dead. (AFP via Daily Mail)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Dozens of militants are killed in fighting between rival Taliban factions in Afghanistan's western Herat Province. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
Two days of heavy rain in the American state of Louisiana has caused at least three deaths and caused more than a thousand people to evacuate their homes. (Fox News)