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;Arts and culture
*136 years after beginning construction, the [[Sagrada Família]] in [[Barcelona]] receives a building permit to complete construction. [https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sagrada-familia-barcelona-church/index.html (CNN)] [http://www.newser.com/story/266150/136-years-later-famous-landmark-to-be-completed.html (Newser)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Amritsar train accident]]
**At least 59 people are dead and 100 are injured after a train runs into a [[Vijayadashami|Dussehra]] celebration near [[Amritsar]] in [[India]]'s northern state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45913793 (BBC News)]
*A [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]] helicopter crashes on the flight deck of the [[USS Ronald Reagan|USS ''Ronald Reagan'']], leaving 12 sailors injured. [http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-navy-helicopter-crash-20181019-story.html (''Los Angeles Times'')]
;International relations
*[[Killing of Jamal Khashoggi]]
**Former [[Secret Intelligence Service]] head [[John Sawers]] says that [[Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian crown prince]] [[Mohammad bin Salman]] was behind the death of journalist [[Jamal Khashoggi]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/19/crown-prince-mohammed-jamal-khashoggi-killing-mi6-sir-john-sawers (''The Guardian'')]
*[[Saudi Arabia–Turkey relations]]
**[[Saudi Arabia]]'s general prosecutor claims [[Jamal Khashoggi]] died in a fight inside the [[Istanbul]] consulate. [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/19/saudi-arabia-admits-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-was-killed-after-a-fight-broke-out-in-consulate.html (CNBC)]
**[[Twitter]] suspends a bot network spreading pro-[[Saudi Arabia]] tweets regarding Kashoggi's disappearance. [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/exclusive-twitter-pulls-down-bot-network-pushing-pro-saudi-talking-n921871 (NBC)]
;Law and crime
*[[Illegal immigration to the United States]]
**Hundreds of [[Central America]]n migrants taking part in a [[Central American migrant caravans|migrant caravan]] to the [[United States]] clash with riot police on the [[Guatemala–Mexico border]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45920624 (BBC)]
*[[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]], [[Social media in the United States presidential election, 2016]], [[Russian interference in the 2018 United States elections]]
**The [[United States Department of Justice|United States Justice Department]] charges 44-year old [[Elena Khusyaynova]] of [[Saint Petersburg]] with conspiracy to defraud the [[United States]] for managing the financing of the social media troll operation that included the [[Internet Research Agency]]. [https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/politics/elena-alekseevna-khusyaynova-russia-charged/index.html (CNN)]
;Science and technology
*[[Arianespace]] launches the [[European Space Agency]]–[[JAXA|Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency]] probe ''[[BepiColombo]]'' from [[Guiana Space Centre]] as it begins a 7-year journey to [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. It is the final mission of the Horizon 2000+ program. [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/19/bepicolombo-spacecraft-launches-on-mission-to-mercury (''The Guardian'')]
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;Arts and culture
*136 years after beginning construction, the [[Sagrada Família]] in [[Barcelona]] receives a building permit to complete construction. [https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sagrada-familia-barcelona-church/index.html (CNN)] [http://www.newser.com/story/266150/136-years-later-famous-landmark-to-be-completed.html (Newser)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Amritsar train accident]]
**At least 59 people are dead and 100 are injured after a train runs into a [[Vijayadashami|Dussehra]] celebration near [[Amritsar]] in [[India]]'s northern state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45913793 (BBC News)]
*A [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]] helicopter crashes on the flight deck of the [[USS Ronald Reagan|USS ''Ronald Reagan'']], leaving 12 sailors injured. [http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-navy-helicopter-crash-20181019-story.html (''Los Angeles Times'')]
;International relations
*[[Killing of Jamal Khashoggi]]
**Former [[Secret Intelligence Service]] head [[John Sawers]] says that [[Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian crown prince]] [[Mohammad bin Salman]] was behind the death of journalist [[Jamal Khashoggi]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/19/crown-prince-mohammed-jamal-khashoggi-killing-mi6-sir-john-sawers (''The Guardian'')]
*[[Saudi Arabia–Turkey relations]]
**[[Saudi Arabia]]'s general prosecutor claims [[Jamal Khashoggi]] died in a fight inside the [[Istanbul]] consulate. [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/19/saudi-arabia-admits-journalist-jamal-khashoggi-was-killed-after-a-fight-broke-out-in-consulate.html (CNBC)]
**[[Twitter]] suspends a bot network spreading pro-[[Saudi Arabia]] tweets regarding Kashoggi's disappearance. [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/exclusive-twitter-pulls-down-bot-network-pushing-pro-saudi-talking-n921871 (NBC)]
;Law and crime
*[[Illegal immigration to the United States]]
**Hundreds of [[Central America]]n migrants taking part in a [[Central American migrant caravans|migrant caravan]] to the [[United States]] clash with riot police on the [[Guatemala–Mexico border]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45920624 (BBC)]
*[[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]], [[Social media in the United States presidential election, 2016]], [[Russian interference in the 2018 United States elections]]
**The [[United States Department of Justice|United States Justice Department]] charges 44-year old [[Elena Khusyaynova]] of [[Saint Petersburg]] with conspiracy to defraud the [[United States]] for managing the financing of the social media troll operation that included the [[Internet Research Agency]]. [https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/politics/elena-alekseevna-khusyaynova-russia-charged/index.html (CNN)]
;Science and technology
*[[Arianespace]] launches the [[European Space Agency]]–[[JAXA|Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency]] probe ''[[BepiColombo]]'' from [[Guiana Space Centre]] as it begins a 7-year journey to [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. It is the final mission of the Horizon 2000+ program. [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/oct/19/bepicolombo-spacecraft-launches-on-mission-to-mercury (''The Guardian'')]
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