Referendums in Italy Set on the same day, two regions of Italy hold non-binding referendums aimed to decide whether citizens want greater autonomy or not.
Argentine legislative election, 2017 Voters in Argentina go to the polls to elect half of the members of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. "Cambiemos", the national government coalition led by president Mauricio Macri, got a clear victory in the four most populated provinces and the city of Buenos Aires. Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner ran for senator of Buenos and ended second, leading the opposition.
Slovenian presidential election, 2017 Voters in Slovenia go to the polls to elect their president. Opinion polls predict that the independent incumbent Borut Pahor will retain the largely ceremonial role despite being challenged by noted actor and comedian Marjan Šarec.
Japanese general election, 2017 Shinzō Abe is re-elected prime minister as his Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition wins 312 seats and retains its two-thirds supermajority in the 465-member House of Representatives.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict A Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank is arrested and questioned for a few hours by Israeli police after Facebook mistranslates his Arabic-language message saying "good morning" into Hebrew for "attack them".
Boko Haram insurgency A suicide bomber kills 13 people and injures five others in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri. According to the police, 13 more civilians were injured in separate attacks.