Portal:Current events/2018 December 22

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

2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
- At least 281 people are killed and over 1,000 injured when a tsunami triggered by Krakatoa's eruption hits the coast near Indonesia's Sunda Strait. (BBC) (CNN)

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)