Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
The Afghan Taliban announces that Haibatullah Akhundzada will be its new leader replacing Akhtar Mansour who died recently in a drone strike. Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mullah Yaqoob are named as deputy leaders. (Al-Jazeera)
A suicide bomb attack kills at least 10 people and injures four people travelling on a bus for appeals court staff travelling west of Kabul. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Business and economy
Greek financial crisis
The Eurozone agrees to a €10.3 billion ($11.48 billion) bailout package for Greece. (The Guardian)