- Filipinos headed to midterm polls that are expected to strengthen the Duterte administration, paving way to deliver pledges to restore the death penalty and rewrite the constitution.
- The Philippine National Police has expressed confidence that the conduct of Monday’s midterm elections will be smooth and peaceful as almost 170,000 policemen and soldiers were deployed to secure the voting day.
- The vote counting machine that repeatedly rejected the ballot of former vice president Jejomar Binay was replaced after it was found to be the cause of the problem.
- The Malacanang brushed off the recent anti-Duterte video uploaded by "Bikoy" saying that his credibility has already been tarnished.
- A judicial inquiry into whether New Zealand’s police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks in which 51 worshippers died began taking evidence as the royal commission will examine events leading up to the March 15 attack in which a lone gunman opened fire on two mosques in a mass shooting that shocked the world.
- The Trump administration defended the recent tariff hike on Chinese imports after his economic adviser says both sides will suffer.
- US President Donald Trump will host Hungarian leader Viktor Orban at the White House despite criticism of the visit at home. That announcement came on the same day that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suddenly canceled a visit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin to go to Baghdad, amid mounting tensions with Iran.
- A 6.1 magnitude quake rattled Panama.
- Seven children were killed in a landmine explosion in southern Afghanistan.
- Lithuanians were voting for a new president on with concerns over income inequality and poverty dominating round one of a tight race in the Baltic state boasting some of the eurozone’s strongest growth.
- Land Rover announced a two-year plan where all models will be hybrid and PHEV at the end of the year.
- On Game 6 of the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup finals, San Miguel forced a Game 7 finale after beating Magnolia at the score of 98-86.
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