Template:In the news
- In the Netherlands, a new cabinet is sworn in, with independent politician Dick Schoof (pictured) serving as the prime minister.
- A crowd crush during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 110 people dead.
- José Raúl Mulino becomes the president of Panama after winning the general election.
- In cricket, the T20 World Cup concludes with India defeating South Africa in the final.
- In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palace in an attempted coup.
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