An ISIL terrorist bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, kills 22 people and injures more than 500 others

A fire at Grenfell Tower in London, England, kills 72 people and injures more than 70 others after spreading rapidly through cladding panels

60 people are killed and 867 more injured when Stephen Paddock opens fire on a crowd in Las Vegas, surpassing the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting as the deadliest mass shooting in US history perpetrated by a lone gunman

A new species of orangutan is identified in Indonesia, becoming the third known species of orangutan as well as the first great ape to be described for almost a century

The International Court of Justice finds Ratko Mladić guilty of genocide committed in Srebrenica during the 1990s Bosnian War, the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. He is sentenced to life in prison

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is placed under house arrest, as the military take control of the country. He resigns six days later, after 37 years of rule

The United States officially recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, are poisoned by the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England

The world's last male northern white rhinoceros dies in Kenya, making the subspecies functionally extinct

In over 900 cities internationally, people participate in demonstrations against gun violence and mass shootings, calling for stronger gun control in the "March for Our Lives"

Kim Jong-un crosses into South Korea to meet with President Moon Jae-in, becoming the first North Korean leader to cross the Demilitarized Zone since its creation in 1953

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held at St George's Chapel, England, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion

At least 109 people are killed and hundreds wounded by the eruption of Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala's deadliest volcanic eruption in over a century

Seventeen people die in Caracas, Venezuela following the El Paraíso stampede after a tear gas canister is detonated in a crowded club

Twelve boys and their football coach are successfully rescued from the flooded Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Thailand, following a 17-day ordeal that gained worldwide attention

Scientists report the presence of a subglacial lake on Mars, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) below the southern polar ice cap and extending sideways about 20 km (12 mi), the first known body of water on any planet apart from our own

15-year-old Swedish pupil Greta Thunberg starts to stay out of school in an attempt to give attention to the climate change issue

The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, triggering a diplomatic crisis for Saudi Arabia

Canada legalises the sale and use of cannabis, becoming the second country in the world to do so, after Uruguay in 2013

Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first ever image of a black hole, located in the centre of the M87 galaxy

Fossil fragments found in the Callao Cave in the Philippines reveal the existence of a new species of human, the Homo luzonensis, named after Luzon island where the fossils were discovered

During Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing

A series of bomb attacks occur at eight locations in Sri Lanka, including three churches and four hotels in Colombo, on Easter Sunday - the first major terrorist attack in the country since the Sri Lankan Civil War ended in 2009

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Russia to hold a series of summits with Russian leaders, including President Vladimir Putin

Victor Vescovo achieves the deepest dive of any human in history as he reaches Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 10,928 m (35,853 ft)