Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 11 people are killed and 16 others are injured after a gunman opens fire on football fans watching an English Premier League game near Juba, South Sudan. (BBC)
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
An Australian woman has reportedly been kidnapped in Kabul. (ABC Online)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
Suicide bombers strike in the cities of Tikrit and Samarra in Iraq, killing at least 21. (BBC) (Reuters) (Reuters via Daily Mail)
Syrian Civil War
Syrian Democratic Forces begin a campaign to recapture Al-Raqqah from ISIL. (AP)
Arts and culture
In an apparent rebuke against United States Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump, Pope Francis speaks a sermon in Spanish warning against "fear" and the "walls" that divide. (Washington Post)