In Brief: Spanish Government dissolves Catalonia’s parliament; dozens killed by al Shabaab in Somalia; Syrian government held responsible for chemical attack; U.S. led coalition mistakenly kills civilians; re-run of Kenyan election marred by chaos and protests; Israel approves of 176 new settler homes in Palestinian territory; Turkish authorities detain hundreds of citizens for alleged links to failed coup.

Spain

• Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain
• Spain dismisses Catalonia’s President and parliament, calls for snap elections
• Hundreds of thousands protest against independence in Barcelona

Iraq

• Iraqi Kurdistan parliament delays presidential election by 8 months 
• Iraqi forces  launch final offensive on ISIS near Syrian border 
• Iraq order truce to Kurds to allow peaceful deployment at border crossings
• Kurdish leader Barzani resigns after independence vote trigged regional crisis 
• Protesters storm Kurdistan parliament 

Syria

• Russia vetoes extension of mission probing chemical weapons
• At least 22 killed in airstrike by U.S. led international coalition
• ISIS kills more than 60 in Syrian town in central Homs province
• U.N. concludes that Syrian government conducted chemical attack that killed 90
• Syrian government shelling kills at least 11 civilians, hits school

United States of America

• 3 Navy carriers conduct military exercise in Pacific Asia
• Secretary of State Tillerson insists Syrian leader Assad must go
• Trump declares opioids a U.S. public health emergency
• U.S. led forces acknowledge killing 51 civilians in Iraq, Syria
• Governor of Puerto Rico calls for canceling $300 million contract with Whitefish
• U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

Kenya

• Supreme Court to hear petition to postpone election
• Opposition leader urges boycott on eve of repeat vote
• At least 4 killed in protests during re-run of presidential election
• Election commission postpones voting in opposition areas after violence

Namibia

• Namibian government dismiss U.N.’s claims on North Korea ties

Myanmar

• U.S. officials will not label treatment of Rohingya as ‘ethnic cleansing’
• 2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting incident on Myanmar-Bangladesh border

Philippines

• Philippines declares end to battle with ISIS rebels over Marawi 
• Philippines and Russia sign deals for weapons and military gear 

Russia

• Wave of cyber attacks hit Russia and Ukraine
• Russian serviceman in Chechnya kills 4 other servicemen
• Russian helicopter crashes off Arctic archipelago with 8 passengers 
• Putin takes part in military drills, fires missiles

Burundi

• Burundi becomes 1st country to leave International Criminal Court

Ukraine

• Bodyguard of lawmaker killed in explosion near TV station

Indonesia

• Explosion at fireworks factory kills at least 47 in Jakarta 

Thailand

• Tens of thousands gather to watch King Bhumibol’s funeral

Zimbabwe

• Mugabe says he would have rejected W.H.O. appointment 

Somalia

• At least 29 killed after al Shabaab attack on hotel in Mogadishu
• Wheelbarrow bomb kills man outside police station in Bossaso 
• 2 Somali soldiers wounded in gunfight with fellow troops 
• 3 killed in bomb and gun attack on peacekeepers in Mogadishu
• Al Shabaab stones woman to death for cheating on husband
• Heads of police and national security fired after deadly bombing 

Italy

• Government wins all 5 confidence votes on electoral law

Germany

• 6 crew from German ship kidnapped in Nigerian waters

South Korea

• South Korea to resume building two new nuclear reactors, but scraps plan for 6 others 

China

• Russia holds spot as China’s top oil supplier for 7th straight month
• Communist party unveils new leadership line-up with no clear successor to President Xi
• Taiwan President arrives in Hawaii despite Chinese objections 

Liberia

• Liberia party submits complaint over alleged voter fraud in presidential election
• Ruling party backs legal challenge to presidential result

Nicaragua

• Nicaragua to join Paris climate pact, leaving U.S. and Syria isolated

Brazil

• Spanish tourist killed by police in Rio de Janeiro slum
• Lawmakers block corruption trial for President

Iran

• U.S. House passes sanctions on Hezbollah 
• Foreign ministry claims Rouhani turned down a meeting with Trump 
• Parliament approves the minister’s of energy and education

Argentina

• President Macri’s coalition sweeps Argentina’s midterm vote

Israel

• Authorities approve 176 new settler homes in heart of Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem
• Under U.S. pressure, Israel delays move to expand West Bank settlements to Jerusalem 

Turkey

• Ankara mayor quits after demands by President Erdogan
• Turkish soldier killed in PKK attack in southeastern province of Hakkari 
• Court rules Amnesty chief to remain jailed
• Police detains 121 ex-foreign ministry staff over Gulen links
• Court sentences 25 people to life in prison for attempting coup
• Police detains 143 people over suspected ISIS links 

Finland

• 4 killed as train collides with military vehicle in Southern Finland 

Yemen

• 4 Yemeni soldiers killed by suspected al Qaeda truck bombing 
• Drone kills 7 suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen

South Sudan

• U.S. ambassador to U.N. evacuate from South Sudan camp
• Trump envoy tells President Kirr that U.S. has lost trust in South Sudan

Nigeria

• Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 8 soldiers, 1 civilian in attack on northeast 

Bulgaria

• At least 3 killed in torrential rains in southeastern Bulgaria

Vietnam

• Student activist sentenced to 6 years in jail for propaganda against the state 

Madagascar

• At least 124 killed by plague epidemic in Madagascar 

Mozambique

• President dismisses head of intelligence and army chief

Portugal

• Government survives no-confidence vote after deadly fires

Cuba

• Cuba to make it easier for U.S. based citizens to visit 

Nepal

• Bus plunges into river killing at least 31

Ethiopia

• At least 5 killed as police fire on protesters in Oromiya

Netherlands

• New Dutch government sworn-in after longest coalition negotiations in Dutch history

Mali

• Explosion kills 3 Chadian U.N. peacekeepers in northern Mali

Venezuela

• Governor of Zulia fired by pro-government state legislature 

France

• Attackers set fire to vehicles beneath police housing complex in Grenoble 
• Clashes between protesters and police in French Guinea spoil Marcon’s visit 

Bahrain

• Bomb attack kills 1 police officer near Manama

Palestine

• Hamas security chief injured in Gaza car bombing 

Egypt

• Egyptian security forces kill 13 militants in raid on western desert farm

Pakistan

• At least 6 injured in bomb attack on train in southwestern Pakistan 
• Deputy Governor of Afghan province kidnapped in Kunar province

North Korea

• Britain accuses North Korea of hacking the National Health Service in May
• North Korea releases captured South Korea fishing boat

Iceland

• Ruling Independence Party wins largest share of the vote in parliamentary elections, Populists gain

Poland

• Strong winds kill 5 in Poland, Czech Republic, and Austria

El Salvador

• Tropical Storm Selma hits El Salvador, flash floods expected 

Macedonia

• Opposition leader rejects results of municipal vote

United Kingdom

• British minister to be investigated over sexual harassment allegation

Austria

• Police search for gunman who murdered his two neighbors

Australia

• Prime Minister appoints Foreign Minister as acting P.M. after citizenship crisis 

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In Brief: Syrian Democratic Forces backed by U.S. defeats ISIS in Raqqa, hundreds killed in wave of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, Spanish government revokes Catalan autonomy, PM Abe massively wins national election, Iraqi forces take control of Kurdish oil fields, Israel defies E.U. and will build more settlements, young conservative leader elected in Austria, populist billionaire elected in the Czech Republic, China’s President sets vision for country in 3 hour speech at Communist Party Congress, Turkish government detains thousands, dozens of police officers killed in Egypt, Somalian president announces ‘state of war’ after death toll reaches 358, 37-year-old labor party leader named PM of New Zealand.

Syria

• ISIS defeated in its capital of Raqqa
• Raqqa to be part of ‘federal Syria’
• Syrian Democratic Forces take largest oil fields from ISIS
• Syrian troops capture central Christian town recently taken by ISIS

Afghanistan

• Wave of Taliban suicide attacks kill at least 74
• Taliban attacks kill 58 in Southern Kandahar 
• Two suicide bombers attack mosques in Kabul killing at least 72 people
• Car bomb kills 15 Afghan cadets in attack on top military training center in Kabul

Spain

• Spain to revoke Catalan autonomy after regional president refused to give up independence
• Top court rules independence referendum unconstitutional, Catalans protest 
• Spanish PM urges Catalan secession leaders to back down

Japan

• Prime Minister Abe wins national elections, gets over 2/3 majority in Parliament
• Typhoon Lan kills at least 2, forces thousands to evacuate

Iraq

• Kurdish fighter pull out of disputed areas in Northern and Eastern Iraq as Iraqi forces advance
• At least 11 killed in Iraqi-Kurdish clash
• Iraqi forces take control of all oil fields operated by state-owned oil company in Kirkuk
• Thousands of Kurdish flee Kirkuk
• Kurdish demonstrator killed, 6 injured in Khanaqin

Israel

• Israel announces refusal to negotiate with Palestine if Hamas remains part of government
• Israel approves building plan for 31 settler homes in Hebron in violation of international law
• EU calls on Israel to stop plans for new West Bank settlements
• City of Jerusalem to move ahead with 176 new settler homes in predominantly Arab area of East Jerusalem 

Indonesia

• Indonesia to demand answers from U.S. after military chief denied U.S. entry

Myanmar

• Amnesty International claims Myanmar army killed hundreds of Rohingya
• Fire rips through luxury hotel in Yangon, 1 killed 

Italy

• Fragments of Florence basilica falls and kills tourist
• Northern regions of Veneto and Lombardy win autonomy votes

Zimbabwe

• World Health Organization revokes appointment of President Mugabe as ‘goodwill ambassador’

Portugal

• Wildfires kill at least 45 in suspected arson
• Portuguese minister resigns in response to fire

Philippines

• Military pushes to defeat last ISIS fighters in Marawi
• President declares Malawi liberated as battle goes on 

United Kingdom

• At least 3 dead as Storm Ophelia hits U.K.
• 4 Brits kidnapped in Nigeria’s Delta state
• Brexit negotiations stall

India

• Fire at illegal firecracker workshop kills 6 in Eastern India

Turkey

• 7 killed in coal mine collapse in Sirnak
• 18 police officers injured in bus bombing 
• 2 soldiers killed in explosion in Northern Iraq
• Turkish security forces detain more than 1,200 people in past week
• Turkish police detain leading activist at airport 
• Erdogan calls on mayors to resign
• Urged by Merkel, E.U. to cut some money earmarked for Turkey

Peru

• Congress passes bill to legalize medical marijuana

Togo

• 4 killed in Togo as protesters clash with security forces

Norway

• Norway to appoint first woman foreign minister

Uganda

• 1 dead at protest against extending Ugandan president’s rule
• Opposition leader held on murder charge after protests 

China

• In 3 hour speech, President Xi calls on Communist Party to tighten its grip on country 

Qatar

• Qatar suggests Gulf crisis hurts fight against ISIS

The United States of America

• Trump administration declines  to name China a ‘currency manipulator’
• U.S. drone strikes kill 31 on Pakistani-Afghani border
• Trump refuses to pick side in Iraqi-Kurdish dispute
• Trump to release JFK files subject to ‘further information’

Libya

• Airport in Mitiga evacuated as fighting between rival armed groups continue 

Iran

• Iran says it is ready to do business with U.S. oil and gas companies 
• Russian and Iranian diplomats to discuss Iran nuclear deal
• Iran’s Guards say missile program will accelerate despite pressure 

Venezuela

• Maduro’s Socialist party wins 17 of 23 governorships in disputed vote

Malaysia

• 3 arrested for suspected planning of beer festival bomb
• Landslide in Northwest Malaysia kills at least 11 construction workers 

Yemen

• U.S. launches attack on ISIS in Yemen kills dozens 
• Yemeni journalist denied entry to U.S. to receive international free press award

Malta

• Investigation into murder of anti-corruption journalist 
• Government offers $1.18 million for information on who killed investigative reporter 

Russia

• Putin signs decree imposing restrictions on North Korea
• Putin accuses U.S. of failing nuclear, chemical weapons treaties obligations 
• Russian opposition leader Navalny released from jail, goes directly to anti-corruption rally

Kosovo

• Kosovo urges U.S. involvement to sponsor talks with Serbia

Tunisia

• Death toll in collision between navy ship and migrant boat reaches 34

Egypt

• Militants kill 5 in attack in Sinai
• 14 police officers killed in Southwest Cairo
• Armed militants kill at least 30 police officers in Egypt’s Western desert
• 54 police officers killed in ambush in Southwest Cairo

Canada

• Quebec lawmakers pass law forcing citizens to uncover faces

Somalia

• Thousands march to pay tribute to victims of bombing 
• Presidents to announce ‘state of war’ against al Shabaab as death toll reaches 358 victims 
• At least 2 killed in car bomb outside Mogadishu
• Roadside bomb kills 7 outside Mogadishu 

Sweden

• Police station damaged in explosion north of Malmo

Poland

• Knife-wielding man kills 1, injures 9 in shopping mall, terrorism ruled out

Bosnia

• Bosnian Serbs pass resolution opposing membership in NATO

Germany

• Police conduct series of raids on Hells Angels 

New Zealand

• Jacinda Ardern to be named new Prime Minister of liberal government 

Pakistan

• Ex-Premier Sharif indicted on corruption charges 
• Taliban suicide bomber rams police truck, kills 7

Vietnam

• Police arrests dissidents accused of attempting to overthrow government 

South Africa

• 2 injured in drive-by shooting at Cape Town airport 

South Sudan

• 3 killed as rebel groups clash near Ugandan border

North Korea

• U.S. carrier patrols off Korean peninsula in warning to Pyongyang 

Austria

• Austria’s new leader says the country will stay pro-European

Colombia

• 6 ex-FARC members murdered in Narino 

Malawi

• Police arrests 140 suspected members of vigilante mobs 

Palestine

• Grieving families to be given $50,000 to drop feuds between Fatah and Hamas 

Slovenia

• President Borut Pahor wins 1st round of presidential election, will face run-off with former comedian

Czech Republic

• Populist billionaire Andrej Babis wins parliamentary election, will shift country to the right 

Argentina

• Ally of President leads Senate race in Buenos Aires province

Nigeria

• Suicide bomber kills 13 in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri 

Ethiopia

• Ethnic clashes in the Oromiya region kill at least 11 people

Niger

• Gunmen kill 13 police officers in attack on police base

Chile

• Researchers raise doubts as to Pablo Neruda’s cause of death

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Somalia

• 276 killed, 300 injured in truck bomb attack on crowded street in Mogadishu
• 7 killed as al-Shabaab militants attack checkpoint in Puntland
• Two of Somalia’s highest ranking military chiefs resign 

Vietnam

• Thousands evacuated in Northern and Central Vietnam as landslides kill at least 54 people 

Syria

• Ceasefire deal reached for Syrian rebels south of Damascus 
• Suicide bombers kill 2 in attack on Damascus police HQ
• ISIS triple car bomb attack kills at least 50 in Northeast Syria
• 100 ISIS fighters surrender in Raqqa
• Government forces take back town of al-Mayadeeb from ISIS
• US-allied forces being final assault on ISIS in Raqqa

Iraq

• Kurdish forces move back defense line around Kirkuk to reduce possibility of confrontation with Iraqi forces
• Iraq refuses talks with Kurds unless they commit to unity
• Iraqi forces take control of ‘vast areas’ in Kirkuk region 
• Kurds block Iraqi forces’ access to Kirkuk oil fields as Iran closes border crossings

North Korea

• North Korean hackers steal South Korean-US military plans to wipe out NK leadership
• U.N. bans 4 ships over North Korean coal 

United States of America

• U.S. flies 2 bombers over Korean peninsula 
• U.S. warships sail near islands China claims in the South China Sea
• U.S. and Israel quit UNESCO after accusing it of anti-Israeli bias 
• President Trump calls for decertification of Iran nuclear deal
• Death toll of Hurrican Maria in Puerto Rico rises to 48
• USA Soccer fails to qualify for 2018 World Cup

Kosovo

• Investigative journalist attacked in Pristina 

Mexico

• At least 13 dead after prison fight in Nuevo Leon

Israel

• Israeli intelligence finds Russians using Kaspersky software for hacks 

Spain

• Catalonia’s leader calls for talks with Spanish government, postpones independence declaration 
• Pilot killed as Eurofighter jet crashes

Turkey

• Turkey sentences Wall Street Journal journalist to jail in absentia
• Police officer shoots prosecutor in Antalya 
• Turkey issues warrants for 25 soldiers in post-coup probe 
• Turkish military sets up positions in Syria’s Idlib 
• Turkey issues detention warrants for 115 people in post-coup probe 
• Turkey closes border gates with Northern Iraq 

United Arab Emirates

• UAE terminates North Korean diplomatic mission, ends visas 

Liberia

• Ex-soccer star George Weah wins 1st round of presidential election, will face run-off against VP Boakai

Russia

• Military jet crashes on takeoff in Syria, crew killed
• Russia accuses U.S. of denying entry to senior military official 
• Russia launches European atmosphere monitoring satellite 

Macedonia

• Pro-Western Social Democrats win local elections 

Kenya

• Opposition leader withdraws from repeat presidential election
• Gunmen kill 2 in attack on university convoy in Mombasa 
• Police kill 2 opposition protesters 
• 7 dead in school shooting

Greece

• Greece passes sex change law opposed by Orthodox Church 

Pakistan

• 5 killed in sectarian attack on Shia Muslims in Quetta 
• Kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple and 3 children freed after 5 years

Tunisia

• Tunisian navy rescues 100 migrants 
• At least 18 people drown as boat carrying migrants collides with navy vessel 

Philippines

• Lawmakers reject 5th Duterte cabinet pick 
• Army reports two key ISIS rebel leaders dead

Mozambique

• 16 killed in attacks on remote Northern Mozambique port 

Congo

• Militants attack East Congo bases killing 2 U.N. peacekeepers 
• Electoral commission delays presidential election until mid-2019
• 26 travelers killed in ambush in Eastern Congo 

Georgia

• Georgian president vetoes new constitution draft ending direct presidential elections 

Ivory Coast

• 4 Moldovans killed in cargo plane crash off Ivory Coast 

Kyrgyzstan

• Protégé of pro-Russian outgoing President wins presidential election

Austria

• Young conservative Sebastian Kurz to become Austrian leader, may seek alliance with far-right 

Zimbabwe

• Ruling party plans vote to give President new 5-year mandate 

Chile

• Chile welcomes more than 60 Syrian refugees 

Palestine

• Rivals Fatah and Hamas sign reconciliation accord 

Libya

• 600 migrants rescued in Sicily 

Nigeria

• Nigerian court convicts 45 in Boko Haram mass trials 

Egypt

• Egypt extends state of emergency for 3 months 
• Armed attack kills at least 6 soldiers in Sinai 
• 24 militants, 6 soldiers in attacks on military outposts in North Sinai

Afghanistan

• U.S. bombs dropped in Afghanistan highest since 2010 

United Kingdom

• British Finance Minister calls the E.U. “the enemy”

South Africa

• Supreme Court upholds reinstating 783 corruption charges against President Zuma 

Norway

• Norway plans to send armored battalion near Russian border

Australia

• 3 skydivers die after mid-air collision

Chad

• Chad withdraws troops from fight against Boko Haram in Niger 

Malaysia

• Thousands rally in Malaysia to oust PM Najib Razak 

Germany

• Social Democrats defeat Merkel’s conservatives in northern Lower Saxony election 

Venezuela

• Socialists win most governorships in regional election, opposition contests results 

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Syria

• At least 17 killed, 20 injured in two suicide bombings at police station in Damascus 
• Air strike kills 7 Hezbollah fighters in Eastern Syria
• U.N. calls September the ‘deadliest month of 2017’ for civilian casualties 
• Russian air strike kills 49 Nusra Front militants in Idlib province
• Turkish forces bomb Northern Idlib province 

Pakistan

• 24 killed, 20 injured in suicide bombing at shrine in Southwest Pakistan

Niger

• 5 soldiers from Niger and 4 U.S. soldiers killed by insurgents in Southwest Niger

United States of America

• U.S. service member killed in Iraq IED blast
• Death toll in Puerto Rico rises to 34
• White House rejects talks with North Korea on nuclear issue
• Hurricane Nate hits Southern U.S. after killing at least 22 in Central America
• U.S. suspends visa services in Turkey for security reasons 

Spain

• King Felipe VI condemns Catalan leaders as tens of thousands protest 
• Spanish court suspends Catalan parliament session, throwing independence call in doubt 
• Thousands protest in Barcelona against Catalan independence

Uganda

• Law to let President Museveni extend rule introduced to Parliament 
• Grenades thrown at homes of Ugandan MP’s opposed to extending president’s rule

Cambodia

• Opposition leader’s deputy flees Cambodia, fearing for safety 
• Cambodian government files lawsuit to dissolve main opposition party

Australia

• Australians give up 51,000 illegal guns as government stands by tough laws
• Thousands protest across Australia against giant Adani coal mine

Mexico

• Military helicopter crashes in Durango, 7 presumed dead
• Photographer killed as journalist death toll nears record 

Austria

• Conservatives and Social Democrats to sue each other ahead of vote

India

• 4 killed as militants attack airport security camp in Kashmir 
• 7 dead as Indian military helicopter crashes near China border

Palestine

• Palestinian PM visits Gaza in move to reconcile with Hamas 

Libya

• At least 5 civilians killed, 12 injured in clashes against smuggling organization
• ISIS suicide attack on court in Misrata kills at least 3 people, injures 35
• Armed forces claim victory in the Libyan migrant smuggling hub of Sabratha 

Congo

• 2 rebels killed as East Congo militia attacks U.N. peacekeeping base
• Militants ambush and kill 30 civilians in Northeastern Congo 

Zimbabwe

• Vice President Mnangagwa says he was poisoned
• President Mugabe says he may shuffle Cabinet next week

United Kingdom

• 11 injured in car crash near London museum, terrorism ruled out

Ghana

• Gas explosion in Accra kills at least 7, injures dozens

Venezuela

• Maduro’s approval rating rises to 23% after Trump sanctions

Egypt

• Egypt arrests 22 in crackdown on gays 

Cameroon

• Cameroon army helicopter kills at least 17 in separatist clashes 

Colombia

• At least 6 farmers killed in protest over coca crop removal 

Bahrain

• 5 police officers injured in terrorist explosion outside the capital Manama 

Greece

• Police arrest 8 smugglers who brought in 49 migrants

Morocco

• Hundreds protest to free Morocco’s Northern activists 

Russia

• 16 people killed near Moscow after train collides with bus
• Thousands protest across Russia on Putin’s 65th birthday 

Poland

• Thousands protest and pray at border, some see anti-Muslim agenda 

China

• 13 Chinese fisherman die as boat collides with oil tanker in Japan waters 
• China denies links to alleged cyber-attacks in the U.S. targeting exiled tycoon Gui

Mozambique

• President Nyusi to run for re-election, promises peace

Kenya

• Police fires teargas at Kenyan vote protesters 

Iraq

• Iraqi forces seize air base from ISIS near Hawija 
• Iraq eases financial restrictions on Kurdistan region, in first sign of de-escalation
• ISIS driven out of last stronghold in Northern Iraq 

North Korea

• Kim Jong Un praises nuclear program, promotes sister to center of power

Denmark

• Denmark to send 55 soldiers to Kabul after deadly attack on convoy

Kyrgyzstan

• Kyrgyzstan in talks on hosting second Russian military base 

Israel

• Netanyahu pledges to build thousands of homes in settlement, annex it to Israel
• Israeli military strikes Hamas outpost in the Gaza strip 

Ethiopia

• Speaker of Ethiopian parliament submits resignation 

Turkey

• Turkish judge finds 42 soldiers guilty of trying to kill Erdogan 
• Bomb blast in Southeast Turkey kills 4 soldiers, injures 4 near border with Iran
• Erdogan says Turkey will close Iraq border and airspace in response to Kurdish independence referendum 
• Turkish security forces kill 5 Kurdish militants in Southwestern Turkey 
• Turkish authorities order detention of 133 ministry workers in post-coup probe
• Turkey suspends all non-immigrant visa services at all diplomatic facilities in U.S.

Ukraine

• Ukraine expels another Russian journalist for spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda 

Iran

• Iran sentences member of nuclear-negotiating team to 5 years in jail for providing sensitive information to Iran’s enemies 

Indonesia

• Police detain 51 men in Jakarta ‘gay spa’ raid 

Switzerland

• Knife-wielding refugee killed by police officer in Brissago

Malaysia

• 8 arrested over suspected terror links 

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia agrees to buy Russian S-400 air defense system 
• Saudi Arabia arrests 46 for using social media to spread dissent
• U.N. blacklists Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen 
• 2 Saudi guards killed in attack on the royal palace in Jeddah
• U.S. approves possible $15 billion sale of THAAD missiles to Saudi Arabia

Yemen

• 5 suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen by drone strike 

Scotland

• 2 injured after explosion near Glasgow 

Bangladesh

• Bangladesh destroys 20 boats that ferried Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar 
• At least 2 dead as boat carrying asylum seekers from Myanmar capsizes off Bangladesh coast 

Sudan

• Sudan to extend unilateral ceasefire with rebels until the end of December 

New Zealand

• Final tally in election strengthens Labour Party in negotiation talks 

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United States of America

• Gunmen in high-rise hotel kills 58, injures over 515 in Las Vegas
• Trump expected to set U.S. refugee cap at 45,000
• Treasury sanctions 26 individuals, 9 banks over North Korea
• U.S. confirms causing an additional 50 civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria
• U.S. accuses Iran and Venezuela of human trafficking 
• U.S. directly communicating with North Korea 

Spain

• Over 840 people injured by Spanish police during Catalonia referendum
• “Yes” side overwhelmingly wins Catalonia independence vote
• Catalan leader calls for secession from Spain after vote
• Trump and Spanish PM Rajoy say they oppose Catalonia independence

North Korea

• North Korea says U.S. ‘declared war,’ warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers 
• 2 women accused of killing Kim Jon Un’s half-brother plead not guilty 

Canada

• Somali refugee stabs police officer, injures 4 others in Edmonton
• Sikh politician wins race to leader Federal New Democrats 

Egypt

• 7 arrested after raising rainbow flag at concert 
• Egyptian court hands life sentence to Muslim Brotherhood leader
• Egyptian air force strikes arms convoy at Libyan border
• According to Amnesty International, Egypt is ‘hunting down’ gays, conducting forced anal exams

Iraq

• Iraq executes 42 Sunni militants convicted of terrorism 
• Iraqi Kurdish leader says “yes” vote won independence referendum
• Baghdad urges Iraqi central government to send troops to take control of vital oil fields held by Kurdish forces
• 7 soldiers killed in ISIS attack near Ramadi 
• ISIS leader urges militants to keep fighting in undated audio 
• Kurdistan region refuses to hand over border crossings to Iraqi government 

Congo

• Congo naval boat battles rebels on Lake Tanganyika
• 12 killed as military plane crashes in Kinshasa 

Japan

• PM Abe announces snap elections
• Abe announces $17.8 billion economic stimulus package

Ivory Coast

• Ivory Coast accepts tribunal ruling in maritime border dispute with Ghana 

Saudi Arabia

• Saudi King decrees women be allowed to drive 

China

• Tens of thousands march to defend Hong Kong’s rule of law against China 

Uganda

• Fistfight erupts in Uganda’s parliament amid move to extend President’s rule

Libya

• Libyan coast guards shoot and board humanitarian ship, demand migrants be handed over to them
• U.S. air strike kills several ISIS militants in Southeast Libya
• East Libyan government issues retaliatory entry ban against U.S. citizens

Sweden

• 4 injured as train derails in Eastern Sweden
• Dozens arrested during neo-Nazi march in Gothenburg

Germany

• Co-leader of far-right party to quit in major blow to its credibility 

Kenya

• Police disperse protests against election commission
• Ruling party moves to amend election law ahead of vote re-run

Russia

• Russian bombers fire cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria
• Russian Foreign minister to meet with North Korea representative 
• Russia’s biggest oil producer elects former German chancellor Schroeder as chairman
• Opposition leader Navalny detained by police before pre-election rally

Croatia

• Croatia jails Serb paramilitary commander for war crimes

Israel

• Palestinian man kills 3 Israeli guards at settlement in the occupied West Bank
• Israel reduces jail time of ex-soldier who killed Palestinian 
• Israel says it foiled planned ISIS attack at Jerusalem holy site

Madagascar

• Bubonic and Pneumonic plague outbreak kills 21, infects 114

Philippines

• Presidential guard killed outside Manila base

Venezuela

• Venezuelan leader blasts Spanish PM Rajoy, mocks Trump

Syria

• At least 150 civilians killed by Russian and Syrian raids on Idlib 
• Syrian army and its allied seize more positions at border with Jordan
• Air strikes in rebel-held Idlib kill 28

Burkina Faso

• 2 police officers killed by a landmine 

Afghanistan

• Suicide bombers and militants attack Kabul’s airport during visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis, 3 civilians killed
• Suicide car bomb kills at least 12 Afghan police officers in Kandahar 
• ISIS suicide bombing at mosque in Kabul kills at least 5
• Afghani air force kills 10 in airstrike mistake 

Belarus

• Russia leaves troops in Belarus after war games

Yemen

• Cholera cases could hit 1 million by end of the year

Ukraine

• Thousands evacuated in Ukraine as ammunition depot explodes 

Turkey

• Air forces kill 13 Kurdish PKK fighters in Northern Iraq air strike 
• Turkey to suspend flights to Northern Iraq
• Erdogan calls Kurdish referendum illegitimate 
• Turkish military kills 3 PKK militants in Northern Iraq near border
• Turkey orders 117 soldiers detained over Gulen links 

Norway

• Right-wing party to rule in minority after centrists abandon talks 

Palestine

• Interpol approves membership of State of Palestine over Israeli objections 
• Hamas frees 5 prisoners belonging to Fatah on eve of Gaza reconciliation 

Mexico

• 14 people killed at drug rehab center in Northern Mexico
• Death toll in earthquake now at 360

Cameroon

• Cameroon illegally deported 100,000 Nigerian refugees who fled to escape Boko Haram 
• Soldiers kill at least 8 people in Anglophone protests 

South Africa

• Thousands protests against corruption and President Zuma

Indonesia

• Fear of volcanic eruption on Bali forces 135,000 to flee to shelters 

France

• France criticizes U.S. travel ban on Chad, urges reversal
• ISIS soldier kills 2 women at Marseille train station

Cuba

• U.S. cuts staff in Cuba over mysterious injuries

Colombia

• ELN rebel commander orders ceasefire beginning Sunday

Myanmar

• Boat with 130 Rohingya refugees capsizes off the bay of Bengal, at least 60 feared dead
• Rohingya exodus reaches 500,000

Tunisia

• Tunisian navy arrests 555 migrants trying to sail to Europe
• Tunisia rescues 140 migrants off its coast 

Somalia

• 7 killed by car bomb explosion in Mogadishu
• Al Shabaab militants attack Somali military base, kill at least 15
• Turkey opens military base in Mogadishu to train Somali soldiers 

India

• 22 killed, 36 injured in stampede at railway station in Mumbai

Nigeria

• Boko Haram leaves 3 million kids out of school in Northern Nigeria

Austria

• Top Social Democrat steps down over election smear campaign against party leader

Ireland

• Tens of thousands march for abortion rights in Ireland

Kyrgyzstan

• Government detains opposition lawmaker two weeks before elections, accuses him of plotting violent coup

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