Template:In the news
- American Eagle Flight 5342 (aircraft pictured) collides with a helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
- In sumo, Hōshōryū Tomokatsu becomes the 74th yokozuna.
- In an ongoing offensive, the Rwandan-supported March 23 Movement captures Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Alexander Lukashenko is re-elected as the president of Belarus, after banning opposition candidates.
- Several artefacts, including the Helmet of Coțofenești, are stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands.
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