British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called on the UK and European parliaments to endorse a draft Brexit deal (Guardian) reached after days of talks.
 
Under the draft deal, Northern Ireland would stay in the EU single market for goods, meaning some goods entering its market would fall under EU rules, even as it remains part of UK customs territory and would benefit from future UK trade deals with third parties (FT). Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party said it would not back (BBC) the deal in its current state, while the opposition Labour Party announced support for a second Brexit referendum. EU leaders will meet in Brussels today, where Johnson is expected to ask them not to offer Brexit extensions (FT) in order to force a vote in the UK parliament.

At least four attackers reportedly hit (SCMP) pro-democracy protest leader Jimmy Sham in the head with hammers. Hong Kong’s government condemned the attack, and Amnesty International called for an investigation.
 
South Korea: Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl pledged to enact bold reforms (Yonhap) after Cho Kuk, the justice minister originally tasked with leading reforms, resigned earlier this week.

Preliminary results from the country’s September vote may be delayed more than a week (Reuters) beyond the October 19 deadline due to slow data entry, according to sources from the election commission.
 
India: At least four civilians were killed (AP) as Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire in the disputed region of Kashmir, officials from both sides said yesterday.

During their meeting today, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is expected to call for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end the offensive (NYT) in northern Syria. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to condemn U.S. withdrawal from the area.
 
This episode of CFR’s The President’s Inbox podcast discusses the Turkish incursion in northern Syria.
 
Qatar: The country will introduce a nondiscriminatory minimum wage (Guardian) and end a system that requires employers to approve migrant workers’ international travel and job changes.

President Uhuru Kenyatta attended the official opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-built stretch of rail (CNN). The railway project is supposed to one day connect Kenya with six other East African countries.
 
South Sudan: The rebel group Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North suspended peace talks (VOA) with government officials, saying state forces bombed areas where they live.

Quim Torra called for an end to violence (BBC) after demonstrators burned barricades and threw projectiles at police on the third night of protests against jail sentences for separatist leaders.

The U.S. State Department announced that aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras would be partially restored. The funding had been frozen after President Donald J. Trump called on the countries to do more to stop northbound migration.
 
This CFR Backgrounder looks at living conditions in Central America’s turbulent Northern Triangle.
 
Haiti: Thousands attended funerals (VOA) for eleven people killed in protests against the government of President Jovenel Moise.
 
CFR examines what’s driving the recent protests in Haiti.

Teachers at the nation’s third-largest school district are striking today (CNN) for higher wages, smaller class sizes, and more support staff.