The presidency The administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte moves to cancel the franchise of ABS-CBN, the Philippines' largest broadcast media network, by lodging a complaint against it to the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Members of the Philippine press condemn the actions in moving for the cancellation of the franchise of ABS-CBN.
Germany The president of Germany's CDU party, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, announces that she will resign as the party's president and not be a candidate for the federal chancellorship in the next election.
U.S. Justice Department The U.S. Justice Department files lawsuits against King County, Washington and the state of New Jersey over their use of sanctuary cities.
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury Mohiussunnath Chowdhury is convicted of planning terrorist attacks in London.
Chinese cyberwarfare A federal grand jury in the United States charges four members of China’s People's Liberation Army with the 2017 Equifax hack.
Israel A court in Israel sentences Sheikh Raed Salah to 28 months in prison for "inciting to terror".
COVID-19 pandemic In a rare public appearance and wearing a mask, Xi Jinping visits a hospital in Beijing, and urges "more decisive measures" to combat the virus.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, warns that overseas cases of the virus could be the "tip of the iceberg".
Brexit UK government minister Michael Gove says an IT system for the prospective "smart" border will not be ready before 2025.
Combating climate change Dozens of climate activists surround the offices of American investment management company BlackRock in central Paris and vandalize the building, demanding they disinvest from the fossil fuel industry.
Syrian civil war A car bomb kills four people and injures 15 others in the Turkish-occupied city Afrin, in Aleppo Governorate.
Russian and Syrian Air Force warplanes carry out airstrikes on civilian settlements in Aleppo and Idlib provinces, killing at least 17 to 25 civilians including six children.
Turkey says Syrian shelling killed five of its troops at an observation post at Taftanaz Military Airbase in Idlib Governorate. The Turkish government says it "retaliated against the attack to destroy all enemy targets and avenging our fallen troops".
Auno attack Boko Haram militants kill at least 30 people, burning them to death while they were sleeping in their vehicles in Borno State, Nigeria. Women and children are kidnapped.