Seattle Seattle's city council votes 7–2 to repeal a controversial employer head tax, which was approved a month earlier.
Decade-long dispute Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia.
Taiwan–United States relations The United States unveils a new 6.5 ha complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the "de facto" U.S. embassy.
2017–18 North Korea crisis After the summit, President Trump says that the U.S. will halt joint military exercises with South Korea.
Both sign a joint statement that North Korea will work towards "complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula", and the U.S. will provide "security guarantees". The two sides agree to recovering and repatriating the remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action.
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time that the leaders of both countries have met.
Germany Germany issues a recall of 73,000 eggs from the Netherlands suspected to be contaminated with fipronil.
River cruise A collision between a river cruise ship and a barge on Russia's Volga River kills at least 11 people.
2018 Pacific hurricane season Hurricane Bud grows into a category four hurricane with winds of 130 mph off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
Tesla, Inc. Tesla announces that it intends to cut 3000 jobs in an attempt to improve profitability. Many of those workers will be offered alternative jobs under the same employer.
Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts India states that four soldiers are killed after Pakistan fires shots at Kashmir.