South Sudan civil war President of South Sudan Salva Kiir and leader of SPLM-IO Riek Machar reach a peace agreement. Other rebel factions are also expected to join a reformed government.
Congress of Deputies The Spanish Congress of Deputies approves the decree to allow the government to exhume the dictator Francisco Franco's remains from the Valle de los Caídos.
Mass surveillance in the United Kingdom The European Court of Human Rights rules that the United Kingdom breached provisions in the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to mass surveillance practices exposed by American whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Torture during the Algerian War of Independence French President Emmanuel Macron announces the recognition that the French state systematically tortured during the 1950s–60s Algerian War of Independence and calls to open archives concerning those who disappeared, such as activist Maurice Audin.
Organized crime in Nigeria Bandits open fire at a village hall, where residents gather at night to watch films, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Eleven people are killed and many more are injured.
Shipwreck Beach Seven tourists are injured after a section of cliff breaks away above Shipwreck Beach at Navagio, on the Greek island of Zakynthos, creating a minor tsunami that capsized several small boats in the cove.
Adamawa Heavy floods, following recent heavy rainfall in Adamawa, Nigeria, kill at least 10 people and displace several hundreds more.
Massachusetts gas explosions At least 40 homes are damaged and 1 person killed in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover, as at least 39 gas explosions level houses. Residents are being evacuated to neighboring towns.
Aftermath of Hurricane Maria U.S. President Donald Trump denies that 3,000 people died in the 2017 hurricane, advancing a number of "6 to 18 deaths", and further makes the false assertion that the Democrats inflated the former number.
2018 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Florence weakens to a category 1 storm, but "life-threatening storm surge and rainfall" to the Carolinas remain likely with tropical-storm-force winds on Thursday.
European Central Bank The European Central Bank maintains its policy to halve monetary stimulus after September and end it in December 2018. However, the ECB perceives "uncertainties related to rising protectionism" as the main concern for the global economy.
September 2018 inter-Korean summit The heads of Samsung, Hyundai, SK and LG will attend the third Inter-Korean summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang next week.