UK Covid-19 Inquiry Chief Scientific Adviser to the British government during the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Vallance, says that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, then finance minister, said "just let people die" during a discussion on a potential second lockdown in late 2020.
Diplomatic impact of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war Israel recalls its ambassador from South Africa after Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni called on the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Avalanche An avalanche kills three people and leaves several others missing in Wrangell, Alaska, United States.
War in Sudan The Rapid Support Forces launch an assault on Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur, capturing the city's airport, as the group attempts to seize the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces 20th Infantry Division.
Myanmar civil war Artillery fired by the military destroys a monastery in Loikaw, Kayah State, killing two monks.
Mexican drug war A shootout between police and armed civilians in Cuernavaca, Morelos, kills nine people, including two police officers.