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;Armed conflicts and attacks
*[[Pittsburgh synagogue shooting]]
**A gunman opens fire at a [[synagogue]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], killing at least 11 people. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46002549 (BBC)], [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pittsburgh-active-shooter-near-synagogue-1.4881234 (CBC)]

;Disasters and accidents
*[[2018 Leicester City F.C. helicopter crash]]
**An [[AgustaWestland AW169]] helicopter with [[Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha]] on board crashes shortly after take-off from the [[King Power Stadium]] [[Leicester]], United Kingdom. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-460064709 (BBC)]
*A seven-alarm fire destroys an apartment building in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], injuring 11 people and displacing 114 residents. [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/27/firefighters-battling-alarm-blaze-back-bay/5UQE3tgwfVqtarY41DyLcM/story.html (''The Boston Globe'')]

;Politics and elections
*[[Gabonese legislative election, 2018]]
**[[Gabon]]ese citizens vote in the second round of the latest legislative election. [https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/gabon-ruling-party-in-pole-position-as-final-round-vote-starts-20181027 (News24)]
*[[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group|ALDE]] [[European Parliament]] group expels Catalan nationalist party [[Catalan European Democratic Party|PDECat]] amid corruption scandals that affect the [[Democratic Convergence of Catalonia|CDC]] predecessor party. [https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20181027/los-liberales-europeos-consuman-la-expulsion-del-pdecat-7114127 (''El Periódico'')]
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