Political appointments of Donald Trump The U.S. Senate confirms Donald Trump's appointment of his former opponents in the presidential primaries, neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Governor of Texas Rick Perry, as Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Energy respectively, with the support of all Republicans and some Democrats.
Sweden The government of Sweden submits a bill to the Riksdag to reintroduce conscription this summer in response to new global security challenges.
Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2017 Northern Irish voters go to the polls to elect their new MLA representatives after a snap election was called following the resignation of Deputy First minister Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin over the mishandling by Democratic Unionist Party over the recent Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.
Egyptian President Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is acquitted of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of anti-government protesters during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
Northern Italy An avalanche near the northern Italian town of Courmayeur, kills at least three people and injures another three, while two others are believed missing.
Methane A methane gas explosion occurs at a coal mine in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, killing at least eight miners, with another 20 unaccounted for.
War in North-West Pakistan A United States drone strike kills two alleged militants in the Kurram district of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
Syrian civil war The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces' Manbij Military Council, "after reaching a new alliance with Russia," hands over a vast expanse of territory west of Manbij to the Syrian Army to create a buffer zone between the SDF and Turkish-backed rebels.
The Syrian Army and its allies recapture the ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.