Discoveries of exoplanets European astronomers discover eight new exoplanets classified as Hot Jupiters as part of the WASP project.
Trump administration U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions fires former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe because of a report from the Office of Professional Responsibility accusing McCabe of making an unauthorized news media disclosure and lacking candor on multiple occasions.
Catholic Church sexual abuse cases Another lawsuit is filed against the Catholic Church in Guam, bringing the total lawsuits alleging historical sexual abuse to 157. Louis Brouillard, who is now 96, was on Guam from 1948 to 1981, and is accused of abusing boys in 100 of the lawsuits the church is facing.
Anthony Sablan Apuron, the former Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam is found guilty on charges of the sexual abuse of minors by a tribunal. He is suspended from the exercise of his authority over the archdiocese.
Aviation in the United States The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States restricts "doors off" aircraft flights following a helicopter crash that killed 5 people.
The Holocaust in Latvia Police arrest a man at the Freedom Monument displaying a poster of soldiers killing Jews as a protest against an annual march in Riga, Latvia, honoring two Latvian SS divisions during World War II.
South African Arms Deal South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority Director Shaun Abrahams says former President Jacob Zuma will be prosecuted for corruption, relating to a R30 billion arms deal in the late 1990s. Zuma disputes all the allegations against him.
Crime in the United Kingdom The death of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov, who lived in exile in the United Kingdom, is confirmed by a coroner's examination to be a murder. The killing happened eight days after the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal.
2017–18 North Korea crisis South Korea and the United States announce that the Foal Eagle and Key Resolve military drills will be scaled down and shortened.