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;Arts and culture
*[[Syrian Civil War]]
**The [[National Museum of Damascus]] reopens to the public six years after it was closed due to the war. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46009833 (BBC)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[Lion Air Flight 610]]
**A [[Boeing 737]], en route from [[Jakarta]] to [[Pangkal Pinang]], crashes into the ocean near [[Karawang]], [[Indonesia]], killing all one hundred eighty-one passengers and eight crew. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/lion-air-plane-missing-10-minutes-after-take-off-from-jakarta-on-monday-morning (''The Straits Times'')]
*[[2018 European floods]]
**Heavy floods and strong winds continue to affect all of [[Italy]]. For the duration of the disaster across the country, the death toll is eleven people. [https://www.ilmessaggero.it/AMP/italia/chi_sono_morti_maltempo_italia_30_ottobre_2018-4074048.html (''Il Messaggero'')]
*[[2018 Chongqing bus crash]]
**A bus runs off the [[Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge]] and falls into the [[Yangtze River]] in [[Chongqing]], [[China]], killing at least nine people. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-46068412 (BBC)]
;International relations
*[[Brexit]]
**[[Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets|AFM]], the financial markets authority in the [[Netherlands]], says it will prepare for financial trading taking place on its infrastructure in the event the [[United Kingdom]] leaves the [[European Union]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-netherlands/netherlands-prepares-to-be-eu-financial-trading-hub-after-brexit-idUSKCN1N31OC (Reuters)]
;Politics and elections
*[[Politics of Germany]], [[Hessian state election, 2018]]
**Following a disappointing [[Hessian state election, 2018|state election on Sunday]], German chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] announces that she will not seek re-election as party head at a conference in early December and as German chancellor in 2021. [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/29/hesse-election-result-bad-for-merkel-cdu-and-the-spd.html (CNBC)]
;Sports
*[[2018 Formula One World Championship]]
**In [[auto racing]], [[Lewis Hamilton]] clinches his fifth [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championship]] with a fourth-place finish at the [[2018 Mexican Grand Prix|Mexican Grand Prix]]. Hamilton ties [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] for second place in drivers' championships, behind only [[Michael Schumacher]] with seven. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/46012327 (BBC)]
*[[2018 World Series]]
**In [[baseball]]'s [[World Series]], the [[2018 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] defeat the [[2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] in the fifth game, winning the series four games to one and claiming [[Boston Red Sox|the team's]] ninth World Series title. Red Sox first baseman [[Steve Pearce (baseball)|Steve Pearce]] is named the [[World Series Most Valuable Player Award|Series' Most Valuable Player]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/sports/red-sox-vs-dodgers-world-series.html (''The New York Times'')]
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;Arts and culture
*[[Syrian Civil War]]
**The [[National Museum of Damascus]] reopens to the public six years after it was closed due to the war. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46009833 (BBC)]
;Disasters and accidents
*[[Lion Air Flight 610]]
**A [[Boeing 737]], en route from [[Jakarta]] to [[Pangkal Pinang]], crashes into the ocean near [[Karawang]], [[Indonesia]], killing all one hundred eighty-one passengers and eight crew. [https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/lion-air-plane-missing-10-minutes-after-take-off-from-jakarta-on-monday-morning (''The Straits Times'')]
*[[2018 European floods]]
**Heavy floods and strong winds continue to affect all of [[Italy]]. For the duration of the disaster across the country, the death toll is eleven people. [https://www.ilmessaggero.it/AMP/italia/chi_sono_morti_maltempo_italia_30_ottobre_2018-4074048.html (''Il Messaggero'')]
*[[2018 Chongqing bus crash]]
**A bus runs off the [[Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge]] and falls into the [[Yangtze River]] in [[Chongqing]], [[China]], killing at least nine people. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-46068412 (BBC)]
;International relations
*[[Brexit]]
**[[Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets|AFM]], the financial markets authority in the [[Netherlands]], says it will prepare for financial trading taking place on its infrastructure in the event the [[United Kingdom]] leaves the [[European Union]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-netherlands/netherlands-prepares-to-be-eu-financial-trading-hub-after-brexit-idUSKCN1N31OC (Reuters)]
;Politics and elections
*[[Politics of Germany]], [[Hessian state election, 2018]]
**Following a disappointing [[Hessian state election, 2018|state election on Sunday]], German chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] announces that she will not seek re-election as party head at a conference in early December and as German chancellor in 2021. [https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/29/hesse-election-result-bad-for-merkel-cdu-and-the-spd.html (CNBC)]
;Sports
*[[2018 Formula One World Championship]]
**In [[auto racing]], [[Lewis Hamilton]] clinches his fifth [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championship]] with a fourth-place finish at the [[2018 Mexican Grand Prix|Mexican Grand Prix]]. Hamilton ties [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] for second place in drivers' championships, behind only [[Michael Schumacher]] with seven. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/46012327 (BBC)]
*[[2018 World Series]]
**In [[baseball]]'s [[World Series]], the [[2018 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] defeat the [[2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] in the fifth game, winning the series four games to one and claiming [[Boston Red Sox|the team's]] ninth World Series title. Red Sox first baseman [[Steve Pearce (baseball)|Steve Pearce]] is named the [[World Series Most Valuable Player Award|Series' Most Valuable Player]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/28/sports/red-sox-vs-dodgers-world-series.html (''The New York Times'')]
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