Russia Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu dismisses 50 high-ranking Navy officers, including Baltic Fleet Commander Viktor Kravchuk and Chief of Staff Sergei Popov, following a month-long inspection that found incompetence, deficiencies in training, and misinformation regarding the state of the fleet.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina officially releases its first census report since the end of the Bosnian War after multiple delays, showing that the country had lost one fifth of its population from 4.4 million to 3.5 million between then and 2013.
Communist party Luo Huining leaves his position as party chief of Qinghai and becomes party chief of Shanxi province, replacing Wang Rulin.
Cabinet Rodrigo Duterte is inaugurated as President of the Philippines and Leni Robredo as Vice President.
2016 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson rules himself out of running in the Tory leadership contest, a move believed to be influenced by Michael Gove's announcement earlier in the day to run for the leadership.
British home secretary Theresa May enters into the Tory leadership contest, saying that Article 50 of the EU Treaty should not be invoked before the end of this year, implying that formal Brexit negotiations with the EU institutions be put on hold until 2017 at the earliest.
Colombian police Colombian, Italian, and U.S. police seize 11 tonnes of cocaine smuggled to various countries and arrest 33 people across Colombia and Italy after the discovery of seven laboratories in the Colombian jungle run by local organized criminal groups and 'Ndrangheta.
United Nations The United Nations agrees to appoint an observer to investigate violence against LGBT people, despite opposition from various countries.
Armenia–Russia relations Armenia's parliament, by a 102–8 vote, ratifies an agreement to create an Armenia–Russia joint Air Defense system.
European migrant crisis At least 10 people drown off the coast of Libya when their dinghy sinks. The Italian Navy managed to rescue over 100 more people.
The Hershey Company The Hershey Company rejects a $23 billion takeover bid by rival Mondelez International, maker of Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict A 17-year-old Palestinian stabs and kills a sleeping 13-year-old Israeli and American citizen girl Hallel Yaffa Ariel in her bedroom. The assailant is fatally shot by security guards. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed "incitement-driven terrorists" while the U.S. State Department condemned the "outrageous terrorist attack."
2016 Istanbul airport attack A Turkish official reports the three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers who killed 44 people and wounded 238 others were Russian, Uzbek, and Kyrgyz nationals.
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) According to reports, at least 250 ISIL militants were killed during fighting in the city of Fallujah while fighting Iraqi Army forces with assistance from U.S. airstrikes.
Boko Haram insurgency At least 15 people are killed and 50 are wounded following two suicide bombings in Cameroon's Far North Region.
War An Afghan National Security Forces convoy outside Kabul is attacked in a coordinated ambush including suicide bombers and heavy machine guns resulting in over 40 deaths.