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;Disasters and accidents
*At least 41 people are killed after a river bursts its bank in [[Bududa]], [[Uganda]]. Many more are injured and dozens are displaced. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45836381 (BBC)]
*[[2018 European floods]]
**Heavy floods affect [[France]] and [[Italy]]: in the French city of [[Sainte Maxime]], two people drown after their vehicle is swept away by floodwater. In the Italian city of [[Cagliari]], a woman is found dead inside her car, while another man is missing. A bridge also collapses and roads are damaged. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45821680 (BBC)]
*[[2018 Atlantic hurricane season]]
**[[Hurricane Michael]] is downgraded to a tropical storm, but tornadoes are spotted in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Florida]]. [https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-michael-tornadoes-hit-georgia-florida-county-warnings-2018-10?r=UK&IR=T (Business Insider)]
*Eight children die and three are injured when the wall of a house collapses in the suburban area of [[Sukkur]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://www.dawn.com/news/1438356/8-children-die-as-wall-of-house-collapses-in-sukkur (Dawn News)] [https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/10/eight-children-killed-after-wall-collapses-in-sukkur/ (Samaa TV)]
*A mudslide in the central [[Colombia]]n town of [[Marquetalia, Caldas|Marquetalia]] results in at least twelve deaths. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mudslide-kills-12-people-central-colombia-58442099 (AP via ABC America)]
*The collapse of a [[shopping mall]] under construction in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] city of [[Monterrey]] results in at least seven deaths and nine people missing. 15 others are injured. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dead-12-missing-collapse-northern-mexico-mall-58445725 (AP via ABC News America)]
*Three people are killed and two are injured after a lorry crashes into a minibus in [[Thatcham]], [[England]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-45841847 (BBC)]
;International relations
*[[Russia–Ukraine relations]], [[Schism of 2018]]
*The [[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]] plans to recognize the [[autocephaly]] of two [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate|Ukrainian Orthodox]] [[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church|Churches]], a move welcomed by Ukrainian leaders and denounced as "catastrophic" by the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. [https://www.rferl.org/a/constantinople-patriarchate-agrees-to-recognize-independence-of-ukrainian-orthodox-church/29538590.html (RFE/RL)]
;Law and crime
*[[Keiko Fujimori]], leader of the opposition in the [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Congress of Peru]] and daughter of former President [[Alberto Fujimori]], is arrested on charges related to illicit campaign finance received from the [[Odebrecht]] corporation. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45819020 (BBC News)]
*[[Arrest of Juan Requesens]], [[Human rights in Venezuela]]
**The [[Inter-American Commission of Human Rights]] releases an official charge for the protection of [[Juan Requesens]], laying out actions that the Venezuelan government must take to ensure the imprisoned politician's welfare, specifically stating that he must not be "object to acts of violence against [his health]". This comes after a two-month investigation, and days after the [[Death of Fernando Albán|death in custody of another Venezuelan politician]]. [https://www.voanoticias.com/a/cidh-dicta-medida-de-protección-para-el-diputado-opositor-detenido-juan-requesens/4612348.html (Voice of America)], [https://www.scribd.com/document/390788051/CIDH-dicta-medida-de-proteccion-para-el-diputado-Juan-Requesens#from_embed (Inter-American Commission for Human Rights)]
;Science and technology
*[[Soyuz MS-10]], carrying a cosmonaut and an astronaut to the [[International Space Station]], is forced to make an emergency landing in [[Kazakhstan]] after a failure with its [[Soyuz-FG]] rocket. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-launch-russia/rocket-carrying-space-station-crew-fails-in-mid-air-crew-safe-agencies-idUSKCN1ML123?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews (Reuters)]
*[[Discoveries of exoplanets]]
**[[Kepler 159d]], a [[exoplanet]] with the same size as [[Saturn]], is discovered by [[University of Western Ontario]] student Chris Fox and professor [[Paul Wiegert]]. [https://phys.org/news/2018-10-boy-world-life-long-space-buff.html (Phys.org)] [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/exoplanet-western-university-159d-1.4859678 (CBC CA)]
;Sports
*[[United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
**[[Golden State Warriors]] coach [[Steve Kerr]], [[Indiana Pacers]] head coach [[Nate McMillan]], and [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova men's basketball]] head coach [[Jay Wright (basketball)|Jay Wright]] are expected to be assistants for the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States basketball team]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]. [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-kerr-usa-basketball-20181011-story.html (Los Angeles Times)] [https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/10/11/steve-kerr-jay-wright-nate-mcmillan-usa-basketball-assistant-coach/ (NBC Olympics)]
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;Disasters and accidents
*At least 41 people are killed after a river bursts its bank in [[Bududa]], [[Uganda]]. Many more are injured and dozens are displaced. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45836381 (BBC)]
*[[2018 European floods]]
**Heavy floods affect [[France]] and [[Italy]]: in the French city of [[Sainte Maxime]], two people drown after their vehicle is swept away by floodwater. In the Italian city of [[Cagliari]], a woman is found dead inside her car, while another man is missing. A bridge also collapses and roads are damaged. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45821680 (BBC)]
*[[2018 Atlantic hurricane season]]
**[[Hurricane Michael]] is downgraded to a tropical storm, but tornadoes are spotted in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Florida]]. [https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-michael-tornadoes-hit-georgia-florida-county-warnings-2018-10?r=UK&IR=T (Business Insider)]
*Eight children die and three are injured when the wall of a house collapses in the suburban area of [[Sukkur]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://www.dawn.com/news/1438356/8-children-die-as-wall-of-house-collapses-in-sukkur (Dawn News)] [https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/10/eight-children-killed-after-wall-collapses-in-sukkur/ (Samaa TV)]
*A mudslide in the central [[Colombia]]n town of [[Marquetalia, Caldas|Marquetalia]] results in at least twelve deaths. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mudslide-kills-12-people-central-colombia-58442099 (AP via ABC America)]
*The collapse of a [[shopping mall]] under construction in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] city of [[Monterrey]] results in at least seven deaths and nine people missing. 15 others are injured. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dead-12-missing-collapse-northern-mexico-mall-58445725 (AP via ABC News America)]
*Three people are killed and two are injured after a lorry crashes into a minibus in [[Thatcham]], [[England]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-45841847 (BBC)]
;International relations
*[[Russia–Ukraine relations]], [[Schism of 2018]]
*The [[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]] plans to recognize the [[autocephaly]] of two [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate|Ukrainian Orthodox]] [[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church|Churches]], a move welcomed by Ukrainian leaders and denounced as "catastrophic" by the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. [https://www.rferl.org/a/constantinople-patriarchate-agrees-to-recognize-independence-of-ukrainian-orthodox-church/29538590.html (RFE/RL)]
;Law and crime
*[[Keiko Fujimori]], leader of the opposition in the [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Congress of Peru]] and daughter of former President [[Alberto Fujimori]], is arrested on charges related to illicit campaign finance received from the [[Odebrecht]] corporation. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45819020 (BBC News)]
*[[Arrest of Juan Requesens]], [[Human rights in Venezuela]]
**The [[Inter-American Commission of Human Rights]] releases an official charge for the protection of [[Juan Requesens]], laying out actions that the Venezuelan government must take to ensure the imprisoned politician's welfare, specifically stating that he must not be "object to acts of violence against [his health]". This comes after a two-month investigation, and days after the [[Death of Fernando Albán|death in custody of another Venezuelan politician]]. [https://www.voanoticias.com/a/cidh-dicta-medida-de-protección-para-el-diputado-opositor-detenido-juan-requesens/4612348.html (Voice of America)], [https://www.scribd.com/document/390788051/CIDH-dicta-medida-de-proteccion-para-el-diputado-Juan-Requesens#from_embed (Inter-American Commission for Human Rights)]
;Science and technology
*[[Soyuz MS-10]], carrying a cosmonaut and an astronaut to the [[International Space Station]], is forced to make an emergency landing in [[Kazakhstan]] after a failure with its [[Soyuz-FG]] rocket. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-launch-russia/rocket-carrying-space-station-crew-fails-in-mid-air-crew-safe-agencies-idUSKCN1ML123?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews (Reuters)]
*[[Discoveries of exoplanets]]
**[[Kepler 159d]], a [[exoplanet]] with the same size as [[Saturn]], is discovered by [[University of Western Ontario]] student Chris Fox and professor [[Paul Wiegert]]. [https://phys.org/news/2018-10-boy-world-life-long-space-buff.html (Phys.org)] [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/exoplanet-western-university-159d-1.4859678 (CBC CA)]
;Sports
*[[United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
**[[Golden State Warriors]] coach [[Steve Kerr]], [[Indiana Pacers]] head coach [[Nate McMillan]], and [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova men's basketball]] head coach [[Jay Wright (basketball)|Jay Wright]] are expected to be assistants for the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States basketball team]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]. [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-kerr-usa-basketball-20181011-story.html (Los Angeles Times)] [https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2018/10/11/steve-kerr-jay-wright-nate-mcmillan-usa-basketball-assistant-coach/ (NBC Olympics)]
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