Stoneman Douglas High School shooting The Florida Senate rejects a bill to ban assault weapons and holds a moment of “silence and reflection” for the Parkland, Florida, victims.
Murder of Ján Kuciak On the day of the funeral of slain journalist Ján Kuciak, for lack of evidence, police release seven Italian nationals who are accused of links with the 'Ndrangheta mafia in a posthumously published investigative report by Kuciak.
"Polish death camp" controversy Hours after the Polish so-called Holocaust Law about discussing of historical facts takes effect, the Polish League Against Defamation sues Argentinian newspaper "Página-12", which it accuses of suggesting Poland was complicit in the Holocaust.
Protectionism in the United States In a message on Twitter, U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will apply a tax on cars made in the European Union if the E.U. "further" increases tariffs.
Turkish military operation in Afrin Turkish troops and the Free Syrian Army seize control of the strategic town of Rajo, Syria, from YPG forces.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 36 pro-Syrian government troops were killed in a Turkish airstrike in Afrin, Syria.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Gazan officials say Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian farmer on his own land in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli military spokesperson said that he got too close to the border fence.