2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit Deputy US Trade Representative Dennis Shea will represent the United States at the Group of 20 trade ministerial meeting in Argentina.
Unrest in early 2018 Iranian Kurdish shopkeepers begin a region-wide strike against the executions of Kurdish activists and the bombing of opposition parties in Koya in the neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
Treaty on European Union The European Parliament votes 448–197 to trigger article 7 against Hungary for flouting the rule of law in the country.
Bakersfield Five people are killed in a string of shootings in Bakersfield, California, before the gunman fatally shoots himself.
Hengyang A man plows his car into a crowd of people at a busy square in Hengyang, Hunan, China, before exiting his vehicle and stabbing bystanders. Eleven people are killed and 44 others are injured. The attacker was detained and identified by police as a convicted drug dealer and thief, who said that "he wanted to take revenge on society".
2018 Atlantic hurricane season Amtrak modifies services and cancels train services south of Washington, D.C. ahead of Hurricane Florence. FlightAware reported that 180 flights have been cancelled. Charleston International Airport in South Carolina is expected to close by midnight.
Mali At least 20 people are killed in central Mali when a truck plunges into a river after a suspected brake failure.
Philippines 14 people died and 24 others were injured when the brakes of an overloaded passenger van failed while the van was traveling on a winding road in northern Philippines.
France The French railway company SNCF announces prototypes for driverless passenger and freight trains by 2023.
War in Afghanistan The death toll from yesterday's suicide attack on protesters in eastern Afghanistan rises to 68.