Armed conflicts and attacks
Second Libyan Civil War
2019–20 Western Libya offensive
Turkish-backed GNA forces capture the strategic al-Watiya airbase from forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, and seize a Russian Pantsir missile system. (Al Jazeera) (Libyan Express)
War in Afghanistan; May 2020 Afghanistan attacks
A car bombing at an intelligence agency installation in the central province of Ghazni kills at least seven people and wounds another 40. The Taliban claims responsibility. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
In Sweden, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 strikes near Kiruna. No injuries are reported. (The Local)
2020 East Africa floods
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announces that nearly 1 million people are affected and at least 24 people have died in the flash floods that hit Beledweyne and Jowhar, Somalia. (CTV)