Taliban militants overran the Qush Tepa district of
Jowzjan Province, resulting in the deaths of over 50 Afghan soldiers. Many others were captured.
(ATNNews)
A stray Syrian
S-200 missile fired in response to the Israeli strikes crashes and explodes on a mountain near
Vouno in
Northern Cyprus, located 20 km (12 miles) northeast of
Nicosia, causing no injuries but starting a fire.
(Reuters)
Iran announces that it has
enriched more than 300 kilograms (660 lb) of
uranium to 3.67%, contrary to previous agreement. This is still highly insufficient to produce one nuclear weapon.
(Deutsche Welle)
France's interior minister,
Christophe Castaner, has asked the
Paris police chief to provide explanations about a video that went viral on social media, where law enforcement officers are seen spraying with pepper spray and dragging protesters from the Extinction Rebellion anti-climate change movement. Although the police needed to evict the protesters, who obstructed a transit route, the mechanisms that they used generated negative reactions.
(The Guardian)