Japan and South Korea hold a high-level bilateral meeting for the first time since the trade dispute, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe meeting with his counterpart Lee Nak-yeon. (The Japan Times)
At the Old Bailey a UK jury convicts a British man who traveled to fight against the Islamic State of a terror offence for visiting a training camp used by the PKK. He is the first UK man found guilty of such a crime, and is remanded in custody to await his November 7 sentencing hearing. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
The remains of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco are exhumed from Valle de los Caídos and are moved to a private mausoleum with his wife Carmen Polo, 44 years after his death. Some pro-Franco protestors gather outside the national mausoleum. (CNN)
As protests enter its eighth day, PresidentMichel Aoun in a televised address states he is willing to meet with protestors and offers support for various reforms, such as increasing transparency for banks and lifting immunity for government officials. He however states that changes “can only happen through state institutions" in response to calls to bring down the government. (Al Jazeera)
Brandon Taubman, the assistant general manager for the Houston Astros, is fired from his position for making "inappropriate comments" toward female journalists. (Forbes)