Law in Israel Israel arrests Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar over allegations of her inciting of violence.
2017 Avignon shooting Two gunmen open fire near a mosque in Avignon, France, injuring eight people. Two of the victims were hospitalised.
China–India relations Amid growing tensions between China and India and Bhutan over disputed land, the Bharatiya Janata Party supports the words of defence minster Arun Jaitley that "India of 2017 is different from India of 1962". It follows a warning from China to India that referenced the defeat of the latter during the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
2017 electronics ban The United States lifts its ban on electronics in the cabin of flights from Abu Dhabi to the U.S.
2017 disasters in Russia At least 14 people are killed in Russia's Tatarstan Republic as a bus catches fire after colliding with a truck.
People on banknotes The Central Bank of Syria announces a new 2,000 Syrian lira (pound) bank note that will feature a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad, the President's first appearance on Syrian currency during his 17-years in office.
United Kingdom The United Kingdom announces it is withdrawing from the 1964 London Fisheries Convention, which allows several European countries to fish within 6 to 12 nautical miles of each other's coastlines.