- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is accused of sexually harassing two former aides. Gov. Cuomo denies the allegations and made a statement that some of his behavior towards staff may have been “insensitive” but claims his comments had “been misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation.”
- China is facing global pressure over its treatment of Uighur Muslims, including explicit attacks on women who have reported abuse.
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala starts work today as the World Trade Organization’s first female and first African director-general.
- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is facing increasing pressure to address the handling of a young staffer’s rape allegation against a serving cabinet minister and the treatment of women parliamentary workers.
- A trans-identified male YouTuber is accused of downloading child sexual abuse images while operating a daycare out of his home in Utah.