Catalan independence Around a million people rally in Barcelona to mark the National Day of Catalonia and to support the upcoming independence referendum on 1 October.
Politics of the Philippines Philippine Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre is caught allegedly conspiring a lawsuit against opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals California, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota sue the Trump administraion over the termination of DACA.
Gang members Brazil is to investigate the supposed murder of ten members of an Amazonian tribe in the Javari Valley.
Crime in Belgium Mouscron mayor Alfred Gadenne is found dead with his throat slashed inside the Belgian city's cemetery. A suspect has reportedly turned himself in to police.
2017 North Korea crisis The United Nations Security Council approves new sanctions on North Korea, limiting refined petroleum imports and banning textile exports, in response to its recent nuclear test.
Aurora 17 Sweden starts its largest military exercise in over 20 years. Nearly 20,000 troops are set to participate, including a contingent of over 1,000 U.S. soldiers. The drills will take place on and around the island of Gotland, including soldiers from NATO countries.
Rail accidents in 2017 Two trains collide in Andermatt railway station in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, injuring around 30 people.
Syrian civil war Russia sends 175 demining combat engineers to defuse mines in Deir ez-Zor Governorate.
Sinai insurgency Militants ambush a police convoy in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killing 18 police and wounding seven others.