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- President Jacques Chirac pledges to restore order and prevail over the 10 nights of violence across France.
- The Fourth Summit of the Americas concludes, with no agreement reached on reactivating the stalled FTAA process.
- David Blunkett resigns from the UK Cabinet for a second time following allegations of ministerial misconduct.
- The U.S. Senate enters a rare closed session to discuss the Plame affair and intelligence in the Iraq disarmament crisis.
- Justice John Gomery releases his first report on corruption in the Liberal Party of Canada and the sponsorship scandal.