Shooting of Atatiana Jefferson In Fort Worth, Texas, a woman is shot dead in her bedroom by a policeman sent to check on her welfare.
2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis Border control refuses entry to Venezuela for the Guatemalan President-Elect Alejandro Giammattei, who was to visit Juan Guaidó on a diplomatic tour. Giammattei is rerouted to Panama.
Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie announces, the day after Argentina severs diplomatic ties with the government of Nicolás Maduro, that visas granted to the diplomats appointed by Maduro have been revoked and they will be expelled from Argentina; the country now recognizes only Juan Guaidó appointees.
Typhoon Hagibis Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, the biggest storm to hit the region in decades, with over seven million people urged to evacuate.
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino A Hard Rock Hotel and Casino under construction in New Orleans partially collapses, killing one person and injuring at least 18.
Sinai insurgency Shelling in Bir Al Abd, Egypt kills nine members of the same family. A further six people are wounded.
2019 Ecuadorian protests President Lenín Moreno orders curfew and the militarisation of the capital as civil unrest worsens.
2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Prominent Kurdish Syrian politician Hevrin Khalaf is dragged from her vehicle on the M4 Motorway and summarily executed along with her driver and eight civilians by Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army militants. The killings were recorded by the militants, which has since been spread on social media.
Senior SDF official Redur Xelil says defending ISIL prisons is not a priority anymore due to the conflict with Turkey.