A Tehran municipality official announced that funeral ceremonies for former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei will be held in Tehran, Qom, and Mashhad, indicating the death of Iran's highest-ranking political and religious authority.

An Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa and Uganda went undetected for two months before authorities identified at least 600 cases. The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency, warning that case numbers are expected to rise significantly.