Trump administration The Trump administration releases a $50 billion plan that calls for investment in Palestine's economy.
Mark Field British Foreign Office Minister Mark Field is suspended for assaulting a Greenpeace activist.
2019 Mauritanian presidential election Voters in Mauritania head to the polls to elect a new president. The election would be the country's first democratic transition of power, as incumbent president Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz prepares to step down after having served two terms.
U.S.-led sanctions The United States announces "major" sanctions against Iran to prevent them from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Iran–Saudi Arabia relations Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir says if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, there will be a "very, very strong reaction".
Sihanoukville A seven-story building collapses in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, killing at least 28 people and wounding 25 others.
2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt An attempted coup in Ethiopia's Amhara state leaves several people dead, including the regional president Ambachew Mekonnen and the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, General Se'are Mekonnen.