Protests against this change that turned violent Some individuals set the Congress of Paraguay on fire. The attack occurs during a protest against a bill that would let the president seek re-election.
President President of South Africa Jacob Zuma fires finance minister Pravin Gordhan amid a major cabinet reshuffle. The South African rand plunges.
New York City New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that he is developing a plan to close the Rikers Island prison within 10 years.
2017 dissolution of Venezuelan National Assembly Luisa Ortega Díaz, Venezuela's attorney general, denounces a rupture of the constitutional order. Some protesters hold banners reading: "No To Dictatorship".
India The Indian state of Gujarat passes a law which makes the slaughter of a cow punishable by life imprisonment.
Japan A Japanese fleet returns home after hunting 333 whales in the Antarctic. The Japanese government states that the purpose was for research.
NATO At a NATO meeting, German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel rejects as "quite unrealistic" the belief that Germany would spend 2% of GDP on the military. He says other spending such as development aid should be taken into account.
Interstate 85 bridge collapse Officials state that repairs will take months following a fire that collapsed a bridge on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Georgia. Police arrest three individuals in connection with the disaster, charging two with criminal trespass and one with first degree criminal damage.
Cyclone Debbie Authorities find a woman's body near the town of Murwillumbah, New South Wales, bringing the number of confirmed storm fatalities to at least two people. There are fears that more people could be missing in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
War in North-West Pakistan A bomb targets a mosque in the city of Parachinar near the border with Afghanistan killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens more.