The United Kingdom announces that it will deploy the patrol vessel {{HMS|Trent|P224|6}} off the coast of Guyana amid Guyana's dispute with Venezuela over the Essequibo region. (Reuters)
Law and crime
Hundreds of opposition supporters in Belgrade, Serbia, are tear gassed by police from entering the capital’s city council building in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities during a general election last weekend. (AP)
Police in Sri Lanka announce the arrests of 14,766 people during a week-long military-backed crackdown, leading to the seizure of almost 440kg of narcotics, the majority of which are cannabis. (CNA)