Armed conflicts and attacks

Heavy gunfire and several explosions are reported around Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger. The causes are unknown. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp47neze4o

Disasters and accidents

Eleven people are killed and several others are critically injured when a truck collides with a minibus taxi near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-taxi-truck-crash-f0291dbd9413393b74cd39693df14000

Law and crime

Eleven members of a Burmese mafia family are executed in China after being convicted of various crimes in the country. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2gdrvy9gjo