Portal:Current events/2018 September 28

September 28, 2018 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2018 Gaza border protests
- Six Palestinians, including a 12-year-old, are killed by IDF fire in Gaza border clashes. (Haaretz)

Law and crime

Catholic sexual abuse cases in Chile
- The Roman Catholic Church defrocks Father Fernando Karadima, a priest at the center of a sex abuse scandal in Chile. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Canada–United States relations, Detroit–Windsor
- It is announced that the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a bridge planned to span the Canada–United States border between Detroit and Windsor, will open in late 2024. The project is expected to cost $5.7 billion and create 2500 jobs. (CTV News Windsor) (Tri-City News)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Pacific hurricane season
- Hurricane Rosa strengthens to a category 4 hurricane in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to affect parts of the coastlines of southwestern Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula, and Southern California. (NBC News)
Air Niugini Flight 73 lands short at Chuuk International Airport and settles in a shallow lagoon. All passengers and crew are successfully evacuated. (ABC)
2018 Sulawesi earthquake
- Indonesia is hit by a tsunami after being hit by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake, resulting in at least 50 deaths and entire families being reported missing. (BBC) (CBS News)
A USMC F-35 jet crashes in coastal South Carolina making this the first crash of the U.S. military's newest and most expensively developed aircraft. (CBS News)

Politics and elections

Science and technology

Facebook uncovers a security flaw, impacting 50 million user accounts which may have been compromised. (The Guardian) (Reuters)