Michael Marra was elected leader of Scottish Labour on the 19th, replacing Anas Sarwar; Marra received 4,266 votes to rival Joe Fegan's 2,485. Scottish Labour remains under pressure after losing ground to the Scottish National Party (SNP) in May's Scottish Parliament election.

Lebanon's Al-Ahed newspaper quoted Arab analyst and researcher Hassan Ali saying Saudi Arabia misjudged the strength of Yemen's Houthi forces, plunging Riyadh into a real crisis. He said recent developments on Yemen's west coast demonstrate the Houthi forces' military capability.

Malaysia's Transport Minister Lu Zhaofu resigned on the 19th after a Democratic Action Party (DAP) Central Executive Committee meeting that discussed the party's response to a conditional pardon allowing former prime minister Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence under home detention. DAP, the largest party in the ruling coalition, counts Lu as its secretary-general. Lu said his resignation was a protest against the pardon and that other DAP ministers would not resign.