Template:In the news
- American comic-book creator Stan Lee (pictured) dies at the age of 95.
- More than 200 people die from an outbreak of ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Amidst a constitutional crisis, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves parliament and calls for early elections.
- Four wildfires in California, including the Camp Fire and Woolsey Fire, burn more than 200,000 acres (81,000 hectares) and kill at least 31 people.
- In the United States midterm elections, the Democratic Party wins a majority in the House of Representatives, while the Republican Party keeps its majority in the Senate.
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