Armed conflicts and attacks

• Afghanistan conflict
  • A security guard is killed and eight other people are injured by an explosion in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
• Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
  • Sixteen people are killed by Fula gunmen at a police checkpoint in Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts. Eight villages have been affected by volcanic ash. (Reuters) (AFP)
• Eight miners are killed in Geita Region, Tanzania, when their pit is flooded with rainwater. (Xinhua)
• At least eight people are killed in a collision between two boats near Black's Beach in San Diego, California, United States. (Los Angeles Times)

Politics and elections

• 14th National People's Congress
  • Li Qiang is elected as Premier of the People's Republic of China, succeeding Li Keqiang. (BBC News)

Sports

• 2022–23 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
  • Mikaela Shiffrin becomes the world's most successful alpine skier with her 87th World Cup victory. (Reuters)