Portal:Current events/2018 December 29
Armed conflicts and attacks
- In response to a roadside bombing that killed three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian tour guide the previous day, Egyptian police kill 40 suspected militants. (The New York Times)
- Yemeni Civil War
- Hodeida to the coast guard and local administrators. The Yemeni government disputes this claim. (AP via Seattle Times)
Disasters and accidents
- An equipment failure causes a Baltimore–Washington International Airport to collapse, injuring seven people. (The Baltimore Sun)
Law and crime
- A cyberattack disrupts distribution of newspapers published by Tribune Publishing. (Reuters)
- Four people are killed in a shooting in St. Charles, Missouri, United States. Another person was stabbed but survived. A suspect was arrested soon after. (Associated Press), (The Daily Beast)
Politics and elections
- United States federal government shutdown of 2018–2019
- U.S. President Donald Trump issues an executive order freezing federal workers' pay raise in 2019, excluding that of military personnel. (CNN)