Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- The wreck of Argentinian submarine San Juan (pictured), which disappeared in November 2017, is found in the South Atlantic.
- David Hockney's Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) sells for more than US$90 million, the highest price for a work by a living artist at auction.
- The General Conference on Weights and Measures confirms new definitions for the units kilogram, ampere, kelvin and mole.
- Amidst a constitutional crisis, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka suspends the attempt by President Maithripala Sirisena to dissolve parliament.
November 19, 2018 (Monday)
November 18, 2018 (Sunday)
Politics and elections
- A planned transgender rights rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, is attacked by far-right radicals. (CBC News)
International relations
- APEC Papua New Guinea 2018
- The APEC summit in Papua New Guinea ends without a communiqué for the first time in the forum's history. (Reuters)
November 17, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War
- After months of fighting, Syrian government forces retake control of Tulul al-Safa in southern Syria from ISIL. (The New Arab)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 California wildfires
- U.S. President Donald Trump visits victims of the Camp Fire and Woolsey Fire as the death toll rises to 79: 76 in the Camp Fire and three in the Woolsey Fire. (CNN) (NBC News) (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Ibrahim Mohamed Solih takes the oath of office and becomes the 7th President of the Maldives. (Al Jazeera)
- Florida gubernatorial election, 2018
- Florida Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum officially concedes defeat to Republican candidate Ron DeSantis. (CBS News)
- Hundreds of thousands protest against fuel taxes in France. One person is killed and more than 200 are injured. (The New York Times)
November 16, 2018 (Friday)
Business and economy
- Johnston Press, which owns i, The Scotsman, the Yorkshire Post and other UK newspapers, enters administration after failing to secure a buyer. It is set to be de-listed on the London Stock Exchange on 19 November 2018. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 California wildfires
- At least 42 people have died while more than 20 others are injured in a deadly fire aboard a bus in Zimbabwe. (BBC)
- A total of eight people die when a strong winter storm strikes the eastern United States, causing tens of thousands of people to lose power. (CNN)
- Iran's Social Security Organization chairman Mohammad Taghi Nourbakhsh and his deputy die after a car accident during a visit to Gorgan. (Mehr News)
- Disappearance of ARA San Juan
- The Argentine Navy announces that ARA San Juan (S-42), an Argentine submarine that disappeared on November 15, 2017, with 44 crew onboard, has been found on the seabed in the South Atlantic Ocean. (BBC)
Law and crime
- An unrelated court filing accidentally reveals that Julian Assange, a major target of the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 United States election, has been charged. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)
- CNN v. Trump
- U.S. federal district judge Timothy J. Kelly orders the Secret Service to temporarily restore Jim Acosta's White House press pass. (ABC News)
- Immigration officials from Myanmar intercept a boat of Rohingya refugees 30 km (18.6 mi) off the coast of Yangon, and arrest all 106 passengers. The boat was en route to Malaysia, after setting off from Sittwe, Rakhine State, with human smugglers and Rohingyas fleeing persecution. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- Politics of the United Kingdom
- British Prime Minister Theresa May appoints Stephen Barclay as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, and Amber Rudd as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions following yesterday's resignations of Dominic Raab and Esther McVey. (Evening Standard)
- Georgia gubernatorial election, 2018
- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams ends her campaign, acknowledging that Brian Kemp will be the next Governor of Georgia. In a speech at her election headquarters in Atlanta, Abrams emphasized that her statement was not a concession, and announced her intention to file a federal lawsuit against the state of Georgia for alleged mismanagement during the election. (CNN)
Science and technology
- The first genetic analysis of hemimastigotes reveals they are distinct enough from other forms of life to be classified in a separate supra-kingdom. (CBC)
- Redefinition of SI base units
- A new definition of SI units, e.g., the kilogram, the ampere, etc., is decided by the General Conference on Weights and Measures. They are now entirely defined by physical constants, and no longer dependent on any physical object, as was previously the case for the kilogram. (National Physical Laboratory)
November 15, 2018 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- The United Nations announce that seven MONUSCO peacekeepers were killed in clashes with militia yesterday in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
- War in Afghanistan
- Taliban kill 30 policemen in an attack on an outpost in Farah Province. (AP via Fox News)
Business and economy
- Rail transport in Morocco
- The Kenitra–Tangier high-speed rail line, the first in Africa, is inaugurated. (AP via KSLA News)
- Criticism of Walmart
- US Senator Bernie Sanders proposes the Stop Walmart Act, which would prohibit big employers from repurchasing shares until they adopt a $15-an-hour minimum wage. (CNN) (Market Watch)
International relations
- Killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia accuses five of its officials of killing and dismembering journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Times Now)
- The Donald Trump administration announces sanctions on 17 Saudi officials, not including Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, for their alleged involvement in killing Khashoggi. (ABC News) (Politico)
Politics and elections
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Brexit negotiations
- Minister of State for Northern Ireland Shailesh Vara, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Dominic Raab, and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Esther McVey resign in protest of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan. (BBC) (Bloomberg) (The Telegraph)
- A total of eight British government officials quit in one day, in response to the proposed Brexit deal. (Evening Standard)
- Conservative Party backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg, with the backing of at least a dozen Tory MPs, says he will submit a letter to the chair of the 1922 Committee, Graham Brady, to trigger a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Theresa May. (The Guardian)
November 14, 2018 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Anglophone Crisis
- The Cameroonian Armed Forces kill at least 30 Ambazonian separatists in two-days of intense clashes in Cameroon's English-speaking region. A mayor in Donga-Mantung is also shot dead. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 California wildfires
- The death toll in the Camp Fire rises to 56, with the statewide total at 59. Authorities release the names of 130 people who are missing, including many in their 80s and 90s, with the potential that dozens more are unaccounted for. (CBS News)
- A hot air balloon filled with fireworks and other pyrotechnics explodes midair during Tazaungdaing festival celebrations in Taunggyi, Myanmar, injuring nine people on the ground. (ABC News)
International relations
- Brexit negotiations
- British Prime Minister Theresa May wins approval of her Brexit plan from her cabinet, although many Conservative and opposition MPs voice strong disapproval. (The Guardian) (Politics Home)
- The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes to lift sanctions on Eritrea. (BBC)
Law and crime
- 2018 California wildfires
- A lawsuit is filed against Pacific Gas and Electric Company, alleging company negligence and health and safety code violations in the Camp Fire, which has killed at least 48 people. (Reuters) (Los Angeles Times)
- Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar, Inn Din massacre
- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence condemns Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims and called for Aung San Suu Kyi to pardon Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, the two Reuters journalists imprisoned in the country. (Huffington Post)
- Tampon tax
- The Constitutional Court of Colombia unanimously rules to strike down a five per cent tax on feminine hygiene products on gender equality grounds. (El Tiempo)
Politics and elections
- 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis
- The Sri Lankan Parliament reconvenes. The Speaker says it passed a motion of no confidence against the disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. (Al Jazeera)
- Cabinet of Israel
- Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman announces his resignation with effect in 48 hours in response to the Egyptian-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Deputy National Security Advisor Mira Ricardel is "to transition to a new role within the administration", a day after First Lady Melania Trump called for Ricardel's ousting. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- Astronomers announce, through the journal Nature, the discovery of Barnard's Star b, a Super-Earth exoplanet orbiting Barnard's Star, the fourth-nearest-known individual star to the Sun. (BBC)
November 13, 2018 (Tuesday)
Business and economy
- Amazon HQ2
- Amazon announces it will split their second headquarters in New York City and National Landing in northern Virginia (outside Washington D.C.) (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 California wildfires
- The death toll of the Camp Fire in Butte County, the deadliest wildfire in Californian history, rises to 48 people while dozens are missing. (BBC)
Law and crime
- CNN v. Trump
- CNN files a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming its revocation of White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass on November 7 violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights. (The Washington Post)
- Several media organizations file amicus briefs in support of CNN. (Vox)
- One America News Network files an amicus brief in support of the Trump administration. (CNBC)
- Pike County, Ohio shootings
- Four suspects have been arrested for the murders of eight members of a family in 2016. Police believe custody of a child plays a role in this case. One of the suspects has a child with one of the victims.(CNN)
- Bishop International Airport incident
- Amor Ftouhi is found guilty of three federal charges in the stabbing of an airport police officer last year in Flint, Michigan. (NBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis
- The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka reverses President Maithripala Sirisena's decisions to dissolve Parliament and to hold snap elections. (Al Jazeera)
- Brexit
- The Government of the United Kingdom says that UK and EU negotiators reached a draft agreement and that it will be discussed by Cabinet tomorrow. (AP via ABC News)
- 2026 Winter Olympics
- Residents of the city of Calgary head to the polls to vote on a non-binding plebiscite to determine if the city should make a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. (CTV News)
- The unofficial results suggest the No vote is in the lead, and only a 40% voter turnout. Official results will be released Friday, November 16. (City of Calgary)
- First Lady of the United States Melania Trump calls for the ousting of Deputy National Security Advisor Mira Ricardel. (Toronto Star) (Reuters)
- The Islamic City Council of Tehran appoints Pirouz Hanachi as the new mayor of Tehran, the third in 18 months. (RFE/RL)
Science and technology
- Timeline of nuclear fusion
- China's Hefei Institutes of Physical Science announces that its Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor in Hefei has reached a milestone of 100 million degrees celsius. (CGTN)
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Ongoing events
Business
Culture
Disasters
- 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
- 2018 California wildfires
- 2018–19 European windstorm season
- 2018 Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak
- 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- 2018 Pacific hurricane season
- 2018 Pacific typhoon season
- Yemeni famine
Politics
- Brexit negotiations
- European migrant crisis (timeline)
- Iranian protests
- Iraqi protests
- Nicaraguan protests
- Qatar diplomatic crisis
- Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
- Spanish constitutional crisis
- Sri Lankan constitutional crisis
- Trump administration family separation policy
- Turkish purges
- U.S. political sex scandals
- U.S. Special Counsel investigation (timeline)
Religion
Sports
More details – ongoing conflicts
Elections and referendums
Recent
- November
- 4: New Caledonia, Independence referendum
- 6: Guam, Governor and Legislature
- 6: Antigua and Barbuda, Constitutional referendum
- 6: Grenada, Constitutional referendum
- 6: United States, House of Representatives and Senate (Class 1)
- 7: Madagascar, President (1st)
- 13: Northern Mariana Islands, Governor
- 14: Fiji, Parliament
Upcoming
Trials
Recently concluded
- Bahrain: Ali Salman
- Cambodia: James Ricketson
- Guatemala: Roxana Baldetti
- Myanmar: Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
- Philippines: Jovito Palparan, Imelda Marcos
- United States: Paul Manafort
Ongoing
- Cambodia: Kem Sokha, Mu Sochua
- Guatemala: Otto Pérez Molina, Roxana Baldetti, Juan Carlos Monzón and others
- Israel: Faina Kirschenbaum
- Malaysia: Siti Aisyah and Đoàn Thị Hương
- Philippines: Leila de Lima
- Spain: Bárcenas affair
- United States: Fat Leonard scandal, Joaquín Guzmán
- International
Upcoming
- Australia: George Pell
- Canada: Alek Minassian
- Egypt: Mohamed Morsi
- Guatemala: Alvaro Colom, Manuel Baldizón, Juan Alberto Fuentes
- Iran: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
- Philippines: Andal Ampatuan Jr.
- South Africa: Jacob Zuma
- Spain: Jordi Pujol
- Ukraine: Roman Nasirov
- United Kingdom: Football sex abuse scandal
- United States: Patrick Ho, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, NXIVM, Elizabeth Holmes, Chris Collins, Duncan D. Hunter
- Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
Sport
- Association football
- Women's association football
- American football
- Basketball
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Motorsport
- Rugby sevens
- Rugby union
- Tennis
- Other sports seasons
More details – current sports events
Recent deaths
November 2018
- 17: Richard Baker
- 17: Alyque Padamsee
- 16: William Goldman
- 15: Roy Clark
- 15: Zhores Medvedev
- 14: Chung Sze-yuen
- 12: Ananth Kumar
- 12: Stan Lee
- 12: David Pearson
- 11: Herbert London
- 8: François N. Macerola
- 7: Francis Lai
- 6: José Lothario
- 6: Hartman Rector Jr.
- 4: Donna Axum
- 4: Bernie Glassman
- 4: Jeremy Heywood
- 2: Raymond Chow
- 2: Roy Hargrove
- 2: Maulana Samiul Haq
- 1: Yurik Vardanyan
- 1: Paul Zimmerman
October 2018
Ongoing conflicts
Africa
- Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
- Cameroon
- Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Libya
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
Americas
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Peru
Asia
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- India and Pakistan
- Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Thailand
Europe
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Russia
- Ukraine