Facebook Facebook announces that it has suspended 32 accounts it believes intended to influence the 2018 mid-term elections in the United States. The company says while it is uncertain who operated these accounts, at least one is linked to the Russian-based Internet Research Agency.
Pool hall A shooting at a billiard hall in El Tarra, Colombia, kills nine people. Local media blames a feud between two left-wing rebel groups, who both deny responsibility.
Mueller special counsel investigation The former campaign chairman of U.S. President Donald Trump, Paul Manafort, appears in court for the opening day of his criminal trial on 18 bank and fraud charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Russia–European Union relations The European Union imposes sanctions on six Russian companies involved in the construction of the bridge connecting mainland Russia to the annexed Crimea peninsula.
Popocatépetl Popocatépetl, a stratovolcano that is part of the trans-Mexican volcanic belt, releases a large quantity of ash.
Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431 An Aeroméxico Embraer 190 crashes shortly after taking off from Durango International Airport in Durango, Mexico, injuring around 85 people, two critically.
2018 California wildfires Fires across California kill at least eight people. One month into the fiscal year, the state's emergency fund is about one quarter spent.
United States Worker pay rate in the United States hits its highest level since 2008 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Employment Cost Index, which tracks worker compensation, has been steadily increasing since just prior to Donald Trump taking office.
Moro conflict A van loaded with an improvised explosive device explodes in an army checkpoint in Lamitan, Basilan, in the Philippines, killing 11.
Sibut Three people are killed and robbed in an ambush near Sibut, Central African Republic. The Mikhail Khodorkovsky-financed "Investigations Management Center" says that they were Russian journalists who worked with them on a documentary about Wagner Group mercenaries and Russian mining interests in the country.
Malian presidential election, 2018 Gunmen attack a convoy carrying election materials in the Ségou Region. The attack and the ensuing shootout kill four soldiers and eight attackers.
Terrorism in Tajikistan ISIL claims responsibility for an attack in Tajikistan that occurred two days prior and left four cycling tourists dead.