An Italian soldier in
Milan was stabbed in the neck and in the back with a pair of scissors by a man. He was arrested after the stabbing, which was described as a terrorist attack linked to Islamic extremism. The soldier survived the attack.
(TGCOM24)
Italian champion speedboat designer and racer
Fabio Buzzi and two other racers are killed when their boat, attempting to set a new
Monte Carlo-to-
Venice record in the Assonautica Italiana race, crashes into a sunken, flood-barrier dam near the finish line. A fourth racer is in hospital with serious injuries.
(BBC News)(Il Globo)
An anonymous U.S. official says the United States is certain that the attack was launched from
Iranian territory and that it involved
cruise missiles.
(The Daily Star)
The
UK Supreme Court begins considering the lawfulness of
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson's
prorogation of
Parliament. It is jointly considering two appeals. One is against a ruling by the
High Court under
English law that the issue is solely a matter for the Prime Minister and one the courts do not have jurisdiction over. The other is against a ruling by the
Court of Session under
Scots law declaring the suspension unlawful and a nullity, and requiring Johnson to recall Parliament.
(BBC News)
The Venezuelan secret service releases
National Assembly Vice President
Edgar Zambrano. The
Nicolás Maduro government says his release comes after a partial compromise with members of
Juan Guaidó's opposition government to live peacefully; Guaidó says the Maduro government has been forced to release him under international human rights pressure.
(BBC News)
Following the attack, which was
livestreamed on
Facebook, the
social network teams up with the
Metropolitan Police of
London. Facebook is providing
bodycams to the force's firearms officers to help train its
artificial intelligence systems, enabling it to automatically detect and remove live first-person footage of violent incidents. The company says it previously had insufficient footage for its software to suitably match fresh footage with, and has been criticised for its role in the shooting.
Instagram say they will also participate.
(The Guardian)