Al-Masry Al-Youm The Egyptian government confiscates all copies of a daily print of "Al-Masry Al-Youm", one of the country’s largest private newspapers, in order to censor an article, days after President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi vowed in a U.S. television interview that there was "no limitation on freedom of expression in Egypt."
Julia Pierson Julia Pierson resigns as the Director of the United States Secret Service following a series of security breaches at the White House.
Pacific walrus Pacific walruses unable to find sea ice on which to rest in Arctic waters are coming ashore in record numbers on a beach in north-west Alaska.
Patrick Leahy U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy writes to Internet Service Providers asking them to commit to net neutrality, that is, to refrain from engaging in "paid prioritization."
Philippines The Philippines government confiscates art owned by Imelda Marcos, including a Michaelangelo, a Gauguin, and a Picasso, alleging that these were bought using embezzled funds.
Suicide bomber At least 45 people (including 41 children) are killed and 56 injured following a suicide bomber attack on the Akrameh al-Makhzumi school in Homs.
Taliban insurgency Taliban suicide bombers attack an Afghan National Army convoy in Kabul, killing at least 7 people and injuring 19.
At least 12 people are killed when shells hit a school and, in a separate shelling, a bus station in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk.