United States elections, 2017 Maine votes to expand Medicaid under Obamacare in the first ever referendum on the issue.
Former US District attorney Jenny Durkan is elected mayor of Seattle, becoming the city's first woman mayor since 1926.
Voters in Utah's 3rd congressional district choose John Curtis to win the representative seat in the special election.
Voters in New York reject a ballot initiative that, if passed, would have resulted in a Constitutional Convention being convened to change in the current state constitution.
In the Virginia House of Delegates election, Democrats win 15 seats, Republicans lose 18 seats, and 3 seats are too close to call.
Crime group Former millionaire Chisako Kakehi (also known as Japan's "Black Widow") is sentenced to death for the murder of 3 men which included a husband.
Paris Agreement parties and signatories Syria signs the Paris Agreement. This will make the United States the only country not in the Paris Agreement, when they plan to leave on 4 November 2020.
South Korea–United States relations U.S. President Donald Trump visits South Korea amidst a crisis with North Korea.
Yemeni Crisis (2011–present) Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman accuses Iran of an act of "direct military aggression" by supplying missiles to rebels in Yemen.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction A North Korean defector claims children are being born with deformities near North Korea's nuclear testing site.
Air quality in Delhi A blanket of thick grey smog covers the Indian capital, Delhi, with some areas 30 times more polluted than the World Health Organization's recommended limit, one year after a similar smog.