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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[2018 Gaza border protests]]
**[[Israel]] responds to 40 [[Palestinian]] rockets with 80 air strikes on what Israel states are [[Iran]]ian and [[Hamas]]-controlled weapon factories in [[Gaza]]. An Egypt-meditated ceasefire is announced by [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]] soon afterward. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians/palestinian-militants-agree-truce-after-exchange-of-fire-with-israel-idUSKCN1N1068?il=0 (Reuters)]
*[[Terrorism in Canada]]
**The Immigration and Refugee Board of [[Canada]] orders Othman Hamdan, a [[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]] man whose [[Facebook]] posts promoted the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]], deported. The deportation is not immediate and requires additional events to occur. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-who-praised-isis-on-social-media-ordered-deported-from-canada-1.4880418 (CBC)]
;Disasters and accidents
*Flash floods in southern [[Russia]] result in six deaths and one missing person. [http://www.wect.com/2018/10/26/flash-floods-kill-southern-russia-missing/ (WECT)]
;Law and crime
*[[October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts]]
**The [[FBI]] has confirmed that packages similar to those found earlier this week were sent to U.S. Senators [[Cory Booker]] and [[Kamala Harris]]. [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/26/suspicious-package-addressed-to-sen-cory-booker-intercepted-in-florida-nbc-news.html (CNBC)] [https://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Sen-Kamala-Harris-Tom-Steyer-receive-suspicious-13339589.php (''San Francisco Gate'')]
**Authorities are also investigating a packages addressed to former Director of National Intelligence [[James Clapper]] and billionaire [[Tom Steyer]]. [https://apnews.com/46514c3eb6fb474c9ac1df2c24b0acf5 (APnews.com)] [https://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Sen-Kamala-Harris-Tom-Steyer-receive-suspicious-13339589.php (''San Francisco Gate'')]
**A suspect, [[Cesar Sayoc]], is taken into custody in [[Plantation, Florida]]. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mail-bomb-suspect-cesar-sayoc-custody-allegedly-sending-pipe-bombs-n924856 (NBC News)] [https://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Sen-Kamala-Harris-Tom-Steyer-receive-suspicious-13339589.php (''San Francisco Gate'')]
*A man in [[Salisbury]], [[Wiltshire]], England, is arrested for attempting to steal one of four existing original copies of ''[[Magna Carta]]'' from [[Salisbury Cathedral]]. [https://www.npr.org/2018/10/26/660896833/police-say-man-tried-to-steal-magna-carta-800-year-old-symbol-of-the-law (NPR)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-45991475 (BBC News)]
*[[2018 Freiburg gang rape]]
**Authorities arrest eight men after a [[gang rape]] in [[Freiburg]], [[Germany]] on 14 October, with police seeking more men. [https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/10/26/world/europe/ap-eu-germany-rape-arrests.html (''The New York Times'')]
;Politics and elections
*[[Irish presidential election, 2018]] and [[Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018|Blasphemy Referendum]]
**Voters re-elect [[Michael D. Higgins]] as [[President of Ireland]] and vote to remove the offense of [[blasphemy]] from the [[Irish Constitution|Constitution]], with winning margins of over 30% in both votes, according to exit polls. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/27/ireland-to-remove-of-blasphemy-and-to-re-elect-president-exit-polls-show (''The Guardian'')] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45979141 (BBC)]
*[[2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis]]
**[[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]] [[Ranil Wickremasinghe]] is replaced by [[Mahinda Rajapakse]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45991919 (BBC)] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/27/sri-lanka-in-turmoil-after-prime-minister-wickremesinghe-sacked (''The Guardian'')]
;Sports
*[[2018 World Series]]
**In baseball, game 3 of the [[World Series]], in which the [[Boston Red Sox]] lose to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] by a score of 3–2, extends to 18 innings and lasts 7 hours and 20 minutes, becoming by far the longest game in World Series history. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/10/27/game-3-between-red-sox-dodgers-longest-world-series-history/1786634002/ (''USA Today'')]
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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[2018 Gaza border protests]]
**[[Israel]] responds to 40 [[Palestinian]] rockets with 80 air strikes on what Israel states are [[Iran]]ian and [[Hamas]]-controlled weapon factories in [[Gaza]]. An Egypt-meditated ceasefire is announced by [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]] soon afterward. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians/palestinian-militants-agree-truce-after-exchange-of-fire-with-israel-idUSKCN1N1068?il=0 (Reuters)]
*[[Terrorism in Canada]]
**The Immigration and Refugee Board of [[Canada]] orders Othman Hamdan, a [[Fort St. John, British Columbia|Fort St. John]] man whose [[Facebook]] posts promoted the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]], deported. The deportation is not immediate and requires additional events to occur. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-who-praised-isis-on-social-media-ordered-deported-from-canada-1.4880418 (CBC)]
;Disasters and accidents
*Flash floods in southern [[Russia]] result in six deaths and one missing person. [http://www.wect.com/2018/10/26/flash-floods-kill-southern-russia-missing/ (WECT)]
;Law and crime
*[[October 2018 United States mail bombing attempts]]
**The [[FBI]] has confirmed that packages similar to those found earlier this week were sent to U.S. Senators [[Cory Booker]] and [[Kamala Harris]]. [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/26/suspicious-package-addressed-to-sen-cory-booker-intercepted-in-florida-nbc-news.html (CNBC)] [https://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Sen-Kamala-Harris-Tom-Steyer-receive-suspicious-13339589.php (''San Francisco Gate'')]
**Authorities are also investigating a packages addressed to former Director of National Intelligence [[James Clapper]] and billionaire [[Tom Steyer]]. [https://apnews.com/46514c3eb6fb474c9ac1df2c24b0acf5 (APnews.com)] [https://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Sen-Kamala-Harris-Tom-Steyer-receive-suspicious-13339589.php (''San Francisco Gate'')]
**A suspect, [[Cesar Sayoc]], is taken into custody in [[Plantation, Florida]]. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mail-bomb-suspect-cesar-sayoc-custody-allegedly-sending-pipe-bombs-n924856 (NBC News)] [https://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Sen-Kamala-Harris-Tom-Steyer-receive-suspicious-13339589.php (''San Francisco Gate'')]
*A man in [[Salisbury]], [[Wiltshire]], England, is arrested for attempting to steal one of four existing original copies of ''[[Magna Carta]]'' from [[Salisbury Cathedral]]. [https://www.npr.org/2018/10/26/660896833/police-say-man-tried-to-steal-magna-carta-800-year-old-symbol-of-the-law (NPR)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-45991475 (BBC News)]
*[[2018 Freiburg gang rape]]
**Authorities arrest eight men after a [[gang rape]] in [[Freiburg]], [[Germany]] on 14 October, with police seeking more men. [https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/10/26/world/europe/ap-eu-germany-rape-arrests.html (''The New York Times'')]
;Politics and elections
*[[Irish presidential election, 2018]] and [[Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018|Blasphemy Referendum]]
**Voters re-elect [[Michael D. Higgins]] as [[President of Ireland]] and vote to remove the offense of [[blasphemy]] from the [[Irish Constitution|Constitution]], with winning margins of over 30% in both votes, according to exit polls. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/27/ireland-to-remove-of-blasphemy-and-to-re-elect-president-exit-polls-show (''The Guardian'')] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45979141 (BBC)]
*[[2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis]]
**[[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]] [[Ranil Wickremasinghe]] is replaced by [[Mahinda Rajapakse]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45991919 (BBC)] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/27/sri-lanka-in-turmoil-after-prime-minister-wickremesinghe-sacked (''The Guardian'')]
;Sports
*[[2018 World Series]]
**In baseball, game 3 of the [[World Series]], in which the [[Boston Red Sox]] lose to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] by a score of 3–2, extends to 18 innings and lasts 7 hours and 20 minutes, becoming by far the longest game in World Series history. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/10/27/game-3-between-red-sox-dodgers-longest-world-series-history/1786634002/ (''USA Today'')]
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