December 2, 2018 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- A senior Taliban commander, Mullah Abdul Manan Akhund, is killed in a U.S. air strike in Afghanistan. (BBC)
- Papua conflict
- At least 19 people are killed as armed group linked to West Papua Liberation Organization attacks construction workers at Trans Papua road project in Nduga Regency, Papua, Indonesia. (Radio NZ)
Politics and elections
- COP24
- The 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change convenes in Katowice, Poland. (BBC News)
- At least 65,000 people gather in Brussels, Belgium, in a march for more action on protecting the climate. (De Standaard)
- Elections in Spain, 2018 Andalusian regional election
- The Socialist and current regional President Susana Díaz wins the election, but loses 14 seats. (El Mundo)
- The far-right and anti-immigration Vox enters a legislative chamber after winning 12 seats, for the first time in the history of Spanish democracy. (CNN) (The New York Times)
Sport
- UEFA confirms that a new annual European football club competition called UEFA Europa League 2 will be introduced in 2021. (BBC)