Islamist militants
attack a prison near
Abuja,
Nigeria, freeing 879 of the medium-security prison's 994 inmates. One prison guard is killed and three others are injured in the attack.
(The Guardian)
Two more people are found dead after the
Marmoladaserac, in
Italy, collapsed three days ago, bringing the death toll to nine. Three other people are still missing.
(La Repubblica)
Xi'an is placed under
lockdown and mass testing is conducted in half of the city's districts after a cluster of cases in the city were traced back to six
karaoke bars.
(Economic Times)
The
New Zealand Defence Force says that, upon request by the government of
Niue, it is sending a team of civilian doctors, nurses, and defense personnel to help the territory deal with an outbreak of
COVID-19.
(Reuters)
Boris Johnson fires Michael Gove after Gove called on Johnson to resign earlier in the day. A
10 Downing Street official says that "you can’t have a snake who is not with you on any of the big arguments who then gleefully tells the press the leader has to go".
(The Independent)