Ninth European Parliament David Sassoli of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats is elected President of the European Parliament.
Death of Otto Warmbier The parents of Otto Warmbier, an American student who died in North Korean custody after allegedly being tortured, file a claim for a seized North Korean cargo ship in an attempt to collect on a $501 million judgment they received after suing the country.
Kaiyuan At least six people are killed and 190 injured after a tornado hits the city of Kaiyuan in Liaoning Province, China.
Its prefectures Over one million people in the Japanese prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima are ordered to evacuate their homes due to torrential rainfall. An elderly woman in Kagoshima city died after a mudslide hit her home.
Syrian civil war A mass grave containing over 200 bodies is discovered in Raqqa, Syria. The victims, who were shackled and shot in the head, are believed to have been killed by ISIL militants.
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Five Pakistani soldiers are killed and one is injured by a bomb blast in Jammu and Kashmir.