Armed conflicts and attacks
At least nine Shia pilgrims have been killed and several injured after police opened fire on a religious procession by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria in the city of Kano, Nigeria. (BBC News) (Al-Jazeera)
Terrorism in Indonesia
2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation
Pakistan Army's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reports seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed by Indian cross-border shelling in Bhimber District, Azad Kashmir. (Reuters)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Business and economics
Samsung Electronics agrees to buy the U.S.-based Harman International Industries for $8 billion in the biggest overseas acquisition ever by a South Korean company. (Reuters)