Grenadian constitutional referendum, 2016 Voters in Grenada choose whether they should be more independent from the British legal system, among other amendments.
Austrian presidential election, 2016 Freedom Party of Austria presidential candidate Norbert Hofer intends to hold a referendum on European Union membership if elected.
Haitian presidential election, 2016–17 Tensions spread in Haiti after both Maryse Narcisse of the Fanmi Lavalas party and Jovenel Moise of the Haitian Tèt Kale Party declare themselves winners.
Former Presidential Green Party candidate Jill Stein is seeking donations for recount efforts in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Iraq An Iraqi court has issued arrest warrants for two correspondents with a London-based pan-Arab newspaper "Asharq al-Awsat" over a false news report accusing Iranian pilgrims of sexually harassing Iraqi women.
Earthquake A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurs off the coast of El Salvador with the potential to cause a tsunami. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega declares a state of emergency because of the quake and Hurricane Otto.
Around 50,000 people are evacuated as fires rage throughout the Israeli city of Haifa. The Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan says at least half the fires are to due to arson.
Fengcheng power station scaffold collapse At least 74 people are dead and many others injured and trapped after a construction platform at a power plant in the Chinese city of Fengcheng in Jiangxi province collapses.
2016 Atlantic hurricane season Costa Rica declares a national emergency as Hurricane Otto prepares to make landfall after killing at least three people in Panama.
Hurricane Otto makes landfall in Nicaragua, becoming the southernmost hurricane on record to hit Central America.
Sinai insurgency Eight Egyptian Army soldiers are killed by a suicide bomber at a checkpoint in northern Sinai.
Amnesty International Amnesty International reports Nigerian security forces have killed more 150 pro-Biafra demonstrators since August 2015.
2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation Pakistani Chief of Air Staff Sohail Aman warns India not to escalate tensions in the disputed territory of Kashmir under the threat of a full-scale war. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urges both sides to restrain themselves while on a diplomatic mission to Islamabad.
Insurgency in the North Caucasus Two Russian special forces and two suspected militants are killed in a gunfight in Nazran, Ingushetia.
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) At least 80 Shia pilgrims are killed in a truck bomb attack in Iraq. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.
American-led intervention in Syria CENTCOM reports a U.S. service member has been killed in an IED blast near the town of Ayn Issa, Al-Raqqah Governorate, becoming the first U.S. military casualty in the conflict.
Turkish military intervention in Syria Three Turkish Army soldiers are killed and 10 others wounded in an attack in Syria's al-Bab District; however, there are conflicting reports on who carried out the attack. The Turkish military says the soldiers were targeted in an airstrike by a Syrian warplane, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports an ISIL suicide bomber was responsible.
Car bomb A suspected car bomb outside the office of the governor of the southern Turkish province of Adana kills at least two people and injures 16.
Rohingya conflict A United Nations official accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya.
Peace talks The Colombian government and FARC rebels sign a new peace deal after the failure of the original one.