Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkey–ISIL conflict
A suicide bomber kills three police officers and wounds at least nine people in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep during a police raid on a suspected ISIL safehouse. (Reuters)
Syrian Civil War
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army rebels seize control of the symbolic town of Dabiq, Aleppo Governorate, following clashes with ISIL militants. (NBC News)
War in Donbass
A bomb placed in an elevator shaft kills Pro-Russian, high-ranking officer of the Donetsk People's Republic's special forces, Arseny Pavlov, also known as "Motorola", in Donetsk. (TASS), (The Kyiv Post)
Arts and culture
The Simpsons, the longest-running American, prime time, scripted television series, airs its 600th episode. (CNN)
Pope Francis declares seven new saints. (Vatican Radio)