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;Arts and culture
*[[Óscar Romero]], the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador|Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Salvador]] assassinated while celebrating Mass in 1980, is [[canonization|canonized]] by [[Pope Francis]]. Six other canonizations, including that of [[Pope Paul VI]], are also announced. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45853434 (BBC)]
;Disasters and accidents
*At least 22 people are killed in [[Turkey]] after a [[lorry]] carrying migrants plunges off a road. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45854794 (BBC)]
*A small plane crashes into a crowd near [[Fulda]], [[Germany]], killing three people and injuring eight others. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45858270 (BBC)]
*A bus travelling from Germany to [[Italy]] crashes in southern [[Switzerland]], leaving one dead and 14 injured. [https://www.apnews.com/52220f2935e146bc8b28563e3048b22f (AP)]
*[[Tropical cyclone effects in Europe]]
**Hurricane-force winds from former [[Hurricane Leslie (2018)|Hurricane Leslie]] strike central and northern [[Portugal]], leaving a man dead and 27 others injured. It moves through [[Spain]] as a tropical storm. [https://metrolibre.com/economía-y-mundo/internacionales/17-afp-mundo/52004-un-muerto-en-portugal-por-la-lluvias-e-inundaciones-.html (Metro Libre)]
; Politics and elections
*[[Luxembourg general election, 2018]]
**Voters in [[Luxembourg]] go to the polls for the 24th [[Politics_of_Luxembourg|general election]]. [https://www.dw.com/en/luxembourg-election-presents-tough-challenge-to-pm-xavier-bettel/a-45880907 (DW)]
*[[Bavarian state election, 2018]]
**Voters in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]] go to the polls for electing the 180 members of the 18th [[Landtag of Bavaria]], with the Christian-democratic conservative [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|CSU]] party suffering significant losses. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45857699 (BBC)][https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/15/german-ruling-parties-angela-mekel-ride-out-bavaria-election-humiliation (''The Guardian'')]
*[[Belgian local elections, 2018]]
**Voters in [[Belgium]] go to the polls for local elections, with the [[Green party|Greens]] making historic gains. [https://www.france24.com/en/20181015-greens-make-historic-gains-belgium-local-election (''France 24'')][https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/traditional-parties-hammered-in-belgian-local-election/ (''EURACTIV'')]
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