Several people are injured in a shooting in Gävle, Gästrikland, Sweden. The Swedish Police suspect an act of terrorism or gang related violence. The situation is ongoing. (Expressen)

Four people are killed and 20 others are injured in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on residential areas in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Reuters) (AP)

A person is killed during an Israeli airstrike against a vehicle in Harouf, Lebanon, bringing the death toll from the attacks since the past 48 hours to eight. (Al Jazeera)

Hurricane warnings are issued in Jamaica, as forecasts indicate Melissa will likely reach Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale before making landfall there, while rainfall estimates exceed 30 in (76 cm) across the country and in Haiti. Hospitals enter emergency operative modes, measures are taken to protect bridges in Kingston, and the head of Jamaica's Meteorological Service declares "[t]here is nowhere that will escape the wrath of this hurricane". (CNN)

Over 145,000 people are evacuated by Guantánamo Province officials ahead of Melissa's potential impacts in eastern Cuba. (NBC)

Timor-Leste becomes the eleventh member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Antara)

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif says that if peace talks with the Taliban fail, Pakistan will declare an "open war" on Afghanistan, as Pakistan accuses the Taliban of sheltering Pakistani militants, which Kabul denies. (Reuters)

Ivorians vote to elect their president, as incumbent Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term. (Reuters)

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly is elected the next President of Ireland, after Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys concedes the election during the initial tallying of the votes. (BBC)