Mali In a surprising event, Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga and his government resign without providing a reason.
2017 Iranian protests Anti-government demonstrators have taken to the streets of Iran for a second day, with protests being held in a number of cities.
Venezuelan communications director Venezuelan communications director Jorge Rodríguez announces that the country's Petro cryptocurrency, backed by 5.3 billion barrels of oil worth $267 billion, will launch shortly.
Saint Menas church attack Nine people are killed in two coordinated attacks targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt. Two of the victims are killed by a gunman in a Coptic-owned appliance store in the Helwan area of Cairo. The gunman then moves to a church where he kills a further six civilians and a policeman before being arrested.