Water on Mars Scientists at INAF announce the discovery of a liquid water lake beneath a polar ice cap on Mars. The discovery was made using MARSIS, a radar instrument on board the European Space Agency's "Mars Express" orbiter.
Pakistani general election, 2018 Voters in Pakistan go to the polls to elect the members of the National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan.
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman Caitlan Coleman, the wife of former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle, returns to the United States with her children after a family law court in Ottawa approved her request.
Paraguay Paraguay's Minister of Agriculture, Luis Gneiting, and three others are killed in a plane crash near Ayolas.
Legionella A Legionella outbreak in Bresso, Italy, kills three people while 17 others are hospitalized.
2018 Laos dam collapse The death toll from a dam collapse in Laos that caused heavy floods rises to 26, while more than 130 remain missing.
Wildfire The death toll from the wildfires in Greece rises to 80 people while many others are still missing.
United States–European Union relations U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders agree to halt their trade war over vehicles and say they will open talks on removing trade barriers between the United States and the European Union.
2018 Quetta suicide bombing A blast outside a polling station in Quetta, Pakistan, kills 31 people and wounds several more on election day.
Syrian civil war Coordinated suicide bombings and shootings carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in As-Suwayda, Syria, kill 215 people and injure more than 200 others.