United States Space Force The United States Space Force launches its first satellite into space aboard an Atlas V rocket.
Texas A Texas man is arrested for making death threats to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats on Facebook.
Christchurch mosque shootings Brenton Tarrant pleads guilty to murdering 51 people and attempting to murder 40 as well as a terrorism charge in relation to two mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 15 March 2019.
United States–Venezuela relations The United States Justice Department announces charges against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for drug trafficking, offering up to a $15 million award for his arrest.
2020 G20 Riyadh summit World leaders convene virtually to coordinate a response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Iran–United States relations The United States Treasury Secretary imposes fresh sanctions on Iran, blacklisting 20 Iran- and Iraq-linked companies and individuals.
COVID-19 pandemic Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde pardons more than 4,000 prisoners in an attempt to prevent coronavirus spread.
Afghanistan is to release 10,000 prisoners over the age of 55 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Those released will not include members of the Taliban and ISIL.
The United Arab Emirates is expected to impose night curfew to tackle COVID-19 as the country begins a nationwide disinfection campaign.
France reports 365 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's total to 1,696. French health authorities say 3,375 people with the virus remain in serious condition requiring life support.
The Republic of Ireland reports 255 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths, doubling the country's death toll to 19. The median age of the 19 patients who have died is 79 years old.
An 84-year-old inmate at HMP Littlehey in Cambridgeshire has become the first UK prisoner to die from COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Justice.
The Department of Health and Social Care reports 103 more deaths from COVID-19, the highest daily death toll in the country to date, bringing the death toll in the United Kingdom to 578 and 11,658 confirmed cases.
Spain's Ministry of Health reports 655 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to over 4,000.
Samoa begins a national lockdown announced by the Prime Minister. Those who do not comply with the lockdown's requirements will be fined.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. reaches 1,200. The total number of cases in the country is 83,097. The U.S. has surpassed China in number of active cases, making it the country with the most cases in the world.
Mali War Malian opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé and six others are taken hostage by jihadists in the northern Tombouctou Region. Cissé's bodyguard was killed and two others injured in the ambush.
Kabul gurdwara attack A bomb explodes near a Sikh crematorium in Kabul, wounding a child and disrupting funerals for 25 people bombed and shot the day prior.