North Korea and weapons of mass destruction North Korea is building its first operational ballistic missile submarine on an “accelerated schedule,” according to the US-Korea Institute of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Positions on Jerusalem The Iranian Parliament votes 207–0 to declare Jerusalem the "everlasting capital" of Palestine.
Israel–United States relations Israel's Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz says that the new underground railroad terminal in the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem (part of East Jerusalem) will be named in honor of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Perekrestok supermarket bombing A bomb goes off in a supermarket in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, injuring at least 10 people. Police say they are treating the blast as an attempted terror attack. Social media accounts linked to ISIL have claimed responsibility.
War in Donbass Ukraine exchanges hundreds of prisoners with the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic.