December 18, 2022 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
- 2022 Kirkuk bombing
- Nine police officers are killed and two others are injured when a convoy hits a roadside bomb in Kirkuk, Iraq. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022 Kirkuk bombing
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Bannu counterterrorism centre siege
- Around 20 Pakistani Taliban members seize control of a counterterrorism centre in Bannu, Pakistan, killing one officer and taking six hostages. The attackers are demanding safe passage to Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)
- Bannu counterterrorism centre siege
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Salang Tunnel fire
- At least 31 people are killed and 37 others are injured when a tank truck overturns, explodes and catches fire in the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan. (Tolo News)
Law and crime
- 2022 Vaughan shooting
- Five people are killed and one other person is injured in a mass shooting at a condominium tower in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The gunman is killed by police. (Global News)
- Israel deports French-Palestinian lawyer and activist Salah Hamouri saying that Hamouri continues to be active with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which has been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, European Union and other countries. (Arab News)
Sports