December 22, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- A car bomb near the presidential palace in Mogadishu kills at least 16 people and injures more than 20 others. (The Guardian)
Arts and culture
- Simcha Rotem, the last surviving fighter of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, also a participant in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, dies at the age of 94. (Deutsche Welle)
Disasters and accidents
Politics and elections
- The draft of a new constitution is approved by the parliament of Cuba. It will be put up for referendum on February 24, 2019. (Reuters)
- The United States Department of State confirms Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk's resignation, effective December 31. President Trump describes the resignation as a "nothing event". (Associated Press) (BBC)