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;Armed attacks and conflicts
*[[2018 Cologne attack]]
**At least three people are injured after a man [[Firebombing|firebombs]] a fast-food restaurant in the [[Köln Hauptbahnhof|Cologne main station]] and takes a woman hostage. The woman is later rescued by German counter-terrorism units. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/15/germany-police-hostage-cologne-railway-station (''The Guardian'')] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/cologne-police-hostage-incident-at-train-station/2018/10/15/0b936580-d070-11e8-a4db-184311d27129_story.html (''Washington Post'')]
;Arts and culture
*[[Kensington Palace]] announces that [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex|Harry, Duke of Sussex]] and [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex]] are expecting their first child. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45861683 (BBC)]
;Business and economy
*[[Economy of the United States]]
**American retailer [[Sears]] files for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] after accumulating [[United States dollar|USD $]]134 million in debt. [https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sears-files-chapter-11-amid-plunging-sales-massive-58498980 (ABC News)]
*[[Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom]]
**[[Hydraulic fracturing|Fracking]] for [[Shale gas in the United Kingdom|shale gas]] begins in the [[United Kingdom]] for the first time since it was suspended in [[2011]] after being linked to a series of earthquakes. [[Cuadrilla Resources]] say they will spend at least three months fracking two horizontal wells in [[Lancashire]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-45825268 (BBC)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 European floods]], [[Hurricane Leslie (2018)]]
**At least 10 people have been killed by flash floods in the [[Aude]] region of south-western [[France]]. A bridge also collapsed in the locality of [[Villegailhenc]], while all roads are inaccessible in [[Carcassonne]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45861428 (BBC)]
*[[2018 California wildfires]]
**The [[Pacific Gas and Electric Company]], a major [[California]] utility based in [[San Francisco]], announces they temporarily turned off power to 60,000 customers in 12 [[Northern California]] [[List of counties in California|counties]] due to threats of wildfires. [[Red flag warning|Red flag warnings]] are issued to 22 million people in the state. [https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/15/us/california-fire-season/index.html (CNN)] [https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/14/pge-cuts-north-bay-towns-power-citing-fire-risk/ (Mercury News)]
;International relations
*[[Russia–Ukraine relations]], [[Schism of 2018]]
**The [[Russian Orthodox Church]] announces it will break communion with the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]] over [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] official plans to recognize the [[autocephaly]] of two [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate|Ukrainian Orthodox]] [[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church|Churches]]. Moscow says it hopes Constantinople will change its mind to avoid this [[schism]]. This marks an important new aspect in the rift between Russia and Ukraine. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/15/russian-orthodox-church-cuts-ties-with-constantinople (''The Guardian'')]
;Law and crime
*A ban on [[homelessness|rough sleeping]] in public areas comes into force in [[Hungary]]. Despite international criticism of the law, the [[Government of Hungary|Hungarian government]] says it is in the "interests of society as a whole". [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45860488 (BBC)]
*[[Mounir el-Motassadeq]], sentenced to 15 years in prison as a member of the [[Hamburg cell]] of the [[September 11 attacks|September 11 attackers]], was deported from [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] to [[Morocco]]. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-germany-security-hijacker/associate-of-september-11-hijackers-to-be-deported-from-germany-after-jail-term-idUKKCN1MP1PR (Reuters)]
;Politics and elections
*[[Politics of Yemen]]
**[[Yemen]]i President [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]] sacks [[Prime Minister of Yemen|Prime Minister]] [[Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr]], blaming him for the current economic crisis and [[Famine in Yemen (2016–present)|famine]] in the country. [[Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed]] is appointed as the new Prime Minister. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-yemen-security-government/yemens-president-hadi-sacks-premier-over-economic-crisis-idUKKCN1MP2CZ (Reuters)]
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;Armed attacks and conflicts
*[[2018 Cologne attack]]
**At least three people are injured after a man [[Firebombing|firebombs]] a fast-food restaurant in the [[Köln Hauptbahnhof|Cologne main station]] and takes a woman hostage. The woman is later rescued by German counter-terrorism units. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/15/germany-police-hostage-cologne-railway-station (''The Guardian'')] [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/cologne-police-hostage-incident-at-train-station/2018/10/15/0b936580-d070-11e8-a4db-184311d27129_story.html (''Washington Post'')]
;Arts and culture
*[[Kensington Palace]] announces that [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex|Harry, Duke of Sussex]] and [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex]] are expecting their first child. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45861683 (BBC)]
;Business and economy
*[[Economy of the United States]]
**American retailer [[Sears]] files for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] after accumulating [[United States dollar|USD $]]134 million in debt. [https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sears-files-chapter-11-amid-plunging-sales-massive-58498980 (ABC News)]
*[[Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom]]
**[[Hydraulic fracturing|Fracking]] for [[Shale gas in the United Kingdom|shale gas]] begins in the [[United Kingdom]] for the first time since it was suspended in [[2011]] after being linked to a series of earthquakes. [[Cuadrilla Resources]] say they will spend at least three months fracking two horizontal wells in [[Lancashire]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-45825268 (BBC)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 European floods]], [[Hurricane Leslie (2018)]]
**At least 10 people have been killed by flash floods in the [[Aude]] region of south-western [[France]]. A bridge also collapsed in the locality of [[Villegailhenc]], while all roads are inaccessible in [[Carcassonne]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45861428 (BBC)]
*[[2018 California wildfires]]
**The [[Pacific Gas and Electric Company]], a major [[California]] utility based in [[San Francisco]], announces they temporarily turned off power to 60,000 customers in 12 [[Northern California]] [[List of counties in California|counties]] due to threats of wildfires. [[Red flag warning|Red flag warnings]] are issued to 22 million people in the state. [https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/15/us/california-fire-season/index.html (CNN)] [https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/14/pge-cuts-north-bay-towns-power-citing-fire-risk/ (Mercury News)]
;International relations
*[[Russia–Ukraine relations]], [[Schism of 2018]]
**The [[Russian Orthodox Church]] announces it will break communion with the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]] over [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] official plans to recognize the [[autocephaly]] of two [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate|Ukrainian Orthodox]] [[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church|Churches]]. Moscow says it hopes Constantinople will change its mind to avoid this [[schism]]. This marks an important new aspect in the rift between Russia and Ukraine. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/15/russian-orthodox-church-cuts-ties-with-constantinople (''The Guardian'')]
;Law and crime
*A ban on [[homelessness|rough sleeping]] in public areas comes into force in [[Hungary]]. Despite international criticism of the law, the [[Government of Hungary|Hungarian government]] says it is in the "interests of society as a whole". [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-45860488 (BBC)]
*[[Mounir el-Motassadeq]], sentenced to 15 years in prison as a member of the [[Hamburg cell]] of the [[September 11 attacks|September 11 attackers]], was deported from [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] to [[Morocco]]. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-germany-security-hijacker/associate-of-september-11-hijackers-to-be-deported-from-germany-after-jail-term-idUKKCN1MP1PR (Reuters)]
;Politics and elections
*[[Politics of Yemen]]
**[[Yemen]]i President [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]] sacks [[Prime Minister of Yemen|Prime Minister]] [[Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr]], blaming him for the current economic crisis and [[Famine in Yemen (2016–present)|famine]] in the country. [[Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed]] is appointed as the new Prime Minister. [https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-yemen-security-government/yemens-president-hadi-sacks-premier-over-economic-crisis-idUKKCN1MP2CZ (Reuters)]
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