Discoveries of exoplanets The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope captures an image of PDS 70b, making it the first clear image of a planet forming from the disk of gas and debris surrounding its host star.
Tunisian local elections, 2018 Souad Abderrahim becomes the first woman to be elected as Mayor of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market The Italian Wikipedia blocks all articles in protest of the European Union's copyright law.
Cheshire Police Cheshire Police in England arrest a female healthcare professional on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder six more at Countess of Chester Hospital.
Dera Bugti A bomb kills three oil survey workers and injures five more near Dera Bugti in Baluchistan, Pakistan.
1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is arrested for allegedly misusing state funds.
The economy The UK's Financial Reporting Council launches an investigation into financial services provider KPMG over its most recent audit of Convivality, the defunct owner of retail chain Bargain Booze.
Catholic sexual abuse cases in Australia Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, is sentenced to 12 months in detention for covering up child sexual abuse in the 1970s. Pope Francis appoints Port Pirie Bishop Gregory O'Kelly as Apostolic Administrator, but with special near-full powers to govern the Archdiocese, though for now Wilson is still the Archbishop.
Seattle Seattle becomes the first major U.S. city to ban plastic straws and utensils in all bars and restaurants.
Mumbai A pedestrian bridge collapses onto railway lines in Mumbai, injuring five. An approaching train is able to perform an emergency stop before colliding with the wreckage. Thousands of commuters are left stranded throughout the city.
Shipwrecks in 2018 Ferry MV "KM Lestari Maju" sinks while "en route" to Pamatata in Selayar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, with 48 vehicles and 139 passengers on board. At least 12 fatalities are reported.
Authorities call off the search for 164 missing after the ferry sank in Lake Toba. Only three bodies have been recovered after the disaster. Although the wreck has been located, rescuers lack the equipment to raise it or attempt to retrieve any bodies inside.
Syrian civil war The son of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is killed in a suicide attack mission in Homs, western Syria, or in a Russian bombing of a cave.