Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017 Voters in Iceland go to the polls to elect 63 members of the Althing.
Black Lives Matter flag A "White Lives Matter" gathering takes place in Shelbyville, Tennessee, with 200+ WLM protestors met by 700+ counter-protesters.
2017 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical storm warnings are issued for western Cuba and the northwestern Bahamas, and tropical storm warnings are announced for coastal South Florida in the U.S., as a strengthening Tropical Storm Philippe treks north-northeast with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph (55 km-h).
Dhading District At least 19 people are killed and 16 others are injured when a bus skids off the road in the Dhading District and falls into the Trishuli River in central Nepal.
28 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings Two car bombs kill at least 25 people, mostly police officers, near the national theater area in Mogadishu, Somalia, two weeks after a similar attack killed hundreds. Islamist group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.