De jure mayor of KhersonIhor Kolykhaiev is detained by Russian security forces after Russian-installed officials say that he refused to follow orders. (Reuters)
The Russian-appointed military-civilian authorities in Kherson announce a referendum on whether to join Russia. (Reuters)
A journalist for the Expreso newspaper is killed and his daughter is critically wounded by gunmen in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The victim is the 12th journalist murdered in Mexico this year. (Reuters)
Six people are killed and several others are injured when a car bomb targeting the convoy of a military official explodes in Aden, Yemen. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Twenty people are found dead in the Libyan Desert, after they went missing fourteen days ago. The group, mainly composed by migrants from Chad, died of thirst. (Al Jazeera)
The European Council broadly agrees on several measures to combat climate change. Among them is a ban on combustion engines for new cars beginning in 2035, setting aside €59 billion for a special fund to reduce the cost of transition for the poorest populations, to be paid out from 2027 to 2032, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 55% from the 1990 reference level, and a carbon market reform. Negotiations on the final version of these reforms is underway. (Al Jazeera)