December 30, 2018 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- The Taliban reject peace talks with the Afghan government. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- A rescue helicopter crashes near the world's longest zipline in the United Arab Emirates, killing four people. (BBC)
Law and crime
- A French man is detained in Barcelona, Spain, upon entering the Sagrada Familia with a suitcase containing ammunition. The Catalan police do not consider it an act of terrorism. (Mirror)
Politics and elections
- 2018 Bangladeshi general election
- Voters in Bangladesh head to the polls to elect 299 representatives to parliament. Seventeen people were killed in deadly clashes between supporters and opponents of the country's ruling party. (BBC)
- The Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina is declared as the winner of the election with Hasina to serve her third consecutive term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. (BBC)
- 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
- Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo head to the polls to determine a successor to incumbent President Joseph Kabila. Elections are also held for the National Assembly and local councils. (BBC News) (The Telegraph)