• Gaza?Israel conflict , 2018 Gaza border protests
  • The Israel Defense Forces are instructed to prepare for a large-scale military offensive in Gaza if demands for Hamas to halt the launches of flaming kites, incendiary devices and rocket attacks are not met by Friday. ( The Times of Israel )
• War in Afghanistan (2001?2021)
  • An ISIL suicide bomber killed 20 people in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, including a Taliban commander. In southern Kandahar province, the Taliban attacked a police checkpoint in Arghistan district late on Monday night, killing nine policemen and wounding seven. 25 Taliban fighters were killed and 15 were wounded in the ensuing battle. (AP)

• All flights from Iran to Najaf , Iraq , resume following recent disturbances at Al Najaf International Airport . (Anadolu Agency)

• United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
  • Iran files a lawsuit against the United States in the International Court of Justice alleging its decision in May to impose sanctions after pulling out of a nuclear deal violates the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights between the two countries. (Reuters)
• Japan?European Union relations
  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinz? Abe and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker hold a summit in Tokyo and sign a deal creating an open trade zone between their states. (NPR)
• Russia?Tajikistan relations
  • Russia and Tajikistan begin joint military exercises near the Afghan ?Tajik border to deter potential Taliban attacks. (Yahoo!)

• 2015?2018 Iraqi protests
  • About 250 protesters gather at the main entrance to Iraq 's giant Zubair oilfield. (Reuters)

• Moons of Jupiter
  • Ten new moons are discovered around Jupiter , raising the count to 79 confirmed moons. One of these new moons, S/2016 J 2 , nicknamed Valetudo , is notable for orbiting backwards compared to the other moons in its vicinity, and may collide with one of them in the future. ( Science Magazine )
• Archeologists in Jordan find baked flatbread dating to 12,500 BC, making it the oldest surviving bread ever discovered, surpassing a Turkish loaf which was estimated to be 9,100 years old. The bread was found in a stone oven which was apparently built during the formative years of the Natufian culture . The bread is also notable for predating the Neolithic Revolution by 4,000 years. (Reuters)
• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announces plans to open the Technological University Dublin , a new university in Dublin , Ireland , in January 2019. The new university will be an amalgamation of three existing institutes of technology ? DIT , ITB , and IT Tallaght . ( RTE )