German federal government Following a disappointing state election on Sunday, German chancellor Angela Merkel announces that she will not seek re-election as party head at a conference in early December and as German chancellor in 2021.
Brexit AFM, the financial markets authority in the Netherlands, says it will prepare for financial trading taking place on its infrastructure in the event the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.
2018 Chongqing bus crash A bus veers off the Second Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge and plunges into the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China after its driver was distracted by an unruly passenger, killing at least 13 people.
2018 European floods Heavy floods and strong winds continue to affect all of Italy. For the duration of the disaster across the country, the death toll is eleven people.
Lion Air Flight 610 A Boeing 737 MAX 8, en route from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang, crashes into the ocean near Karawang, Indonesia, killing all one hundred eighty-one passengers and eight crew.
Syrian civil war The National Museum of Damascus reopens to the public six years after it was closed due to the war.