Politics and elections

• 2022 Taiwanese constitutional referendum
  • Taiwaneses head to the polls for a constitutional referendum on the issues of lowering voting age from 20 to 18 and age of candidacy from 23 to 18. Local councils and city mayors are also on the election. (BBC News)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Somali Civil War
  • The military of Somalia carries out a series of counterterrorism operations in southern Somalia, killing 15 al-Shabaab members who survived a previous operation two days ago, in which 49 fighters were killed. The military also says that they stopped an attack in Qayib, Galmudug, killing dozens of militants. (Xinhua)
• São Tomé and Príncipe prime minister Patrice Trovoada reports that his officials had thwarted a coup d'état attempt led by the President of the National Assembly, Delfim Neves, after they arrested Neves and another individual for infiltrating the headquarters of the armed forces in São Tomé. Four people were killed in the attempt. (AP via The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

• Ten people are killed and nine others are injured in a fire at an apartment block in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. (AP)

Health and environment

• At the 19th CITES Conference of the Parties in Panama City, member states adopt stricter measures on the trade of 54 requiem and hammerhead shark species. (AFP via Voice of America)

Law and crime

• Aracruz school shootings
  • Three people are killed and 13 others injured in a mass shooting targeting two schools in Aracruz, Espirito Santo, Brazil. The suspect, a 16-year-old boy, is later arrested. (AP)