Portal:Current events/2018 December 30

December 30, 2018 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

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)