Brexit The European Union heads of state prepare to start negotiations on a future UK–EU trade agreement in December, depending on progress with the financial "exit bill" negotiations by then.
Czech legislative election, 2017 Voters in the Czech Republic go to the polls to elect new members of the Chamber of Deputies.
Pope Francis Pope Francis and Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta express sorrow over the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an investigative journalist who died in a car bomb attack.
Crime in Malawi Police in Malawi arrest 140 people after nine people were lynched for suspected vampirism.
Insurgency in Egypt (2013-present) Sixteen members of the Egyptian Police have died in a clash with Islamic militants from the Hasm Movement. More than fifteen militants have been killed.
War Two suicide bomber attacks, one on a Shia mosque in Kabul and one on a Sunni mosque in Ghor Province, kill approximately 60 people. Approximately 180 people have been killed in bombing attacks this week.
Syrian civil war The Syrian Democratic Forces announce the "total liberation" of Raqqa, previously the "de facto" capital of ISIL.