Purges in Turkey Turkey purges more than 18,500 government workers a day before Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is sworn in as executive president.
Politics of the United Kingdom David Davis resigns as the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union amid disagreements with Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit negotiations.
Human rights Iranian police arrest a number of users for posting illegal content on Instagram, including a famous blogger named Maedeh Hojabri.
Efforts to make peace Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Asmara and they pledge to restore diplomatic relations.
North Korea–United States relations U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls for North Korea to follow Vietnam's path in overcoming past hostilities with the United States.
Çorlu train derailment A train en route to Istanbul from Bulgaria derails in Tekirdağ Province, Turkey, killing 24 people and injuring 73.
Floods The death toll from heavy rains in Japan rises to 94, with over 50 people still reported missing.
2018 Amesbury poisonings A British woman dies after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent several days earlier in Amesbury.
Syrian civil war The Syrian Air Defense Force damages an Israeli aircraft and thwarts an Israeli missile strike on the Tiyas Military Airbase (T-4 Airbase) in the Homs Governorate.