Amendments to the Constitution of Ireland Irish citizens vote in a referendum on the proposed Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018 to repeal the 1983 Eighth Amendment constitutional ban on abortion by 66.4% to 33.6%.
Reactions to ''Innocence of Muslims'' Egypt's top administrative court upholds a 2013 lower court ruling on the short film "Innocence of Muslims". The court orders authorities to block YouTube for a month. An official says the movie denigrates Islam's prophet Muhammad.
2017–18 Qatar diplomatic crisis Qatar orders its traders and shops to stop dealing in products imported from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain.
United States–Venezuela relations Josh Holt, an American held in Venezuela for allegedly stockpiling weapons and attempting to destabilize the government, is released to the United States.
North Korea–South Korea relations South Korean President Moon Jae-in meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un the second time in recent months at the peace village on the Northern side to discuss the topic of the June 12 summit in Singapore between the U.S. and North Korea, which was cancelled then left with the possibility of happening the day after.
2018 Atlantic hurricane season Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Florida Governor Rick Scott, and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant each declare a state of emergency as Subtropical Storm Alberto, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km-h), approaches the Southeastern United States. The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm will make landfall over the northern Gulf Coast late Monday afternoon or Monday night, with heavy rainfall and tropical storm conditions preceding actual landfall.
2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Cyclone Mekunu makes landfall near Salalah, Oman, killing at least five people with 30 others reported missing. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), maximum sustained winds of 170 - km-h have been recorded, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane. The storm is moving north toward Saudi Arabia.