United States Department of State The United States Department of State confirms Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk's resignation, effective December 31. President Trump describes the resignation as a "nothing event".
New constitution The draft of a new constitution is approved by the parliament of Cuba. It will be put up for referendum on February 24, 2019.
2018 Sunda Strait tsunami At least 281 people are killed and over 1,000 injured when a tsunami triggered by Krakatoa's eruption hits the coast near Indonesia's Sunda Strait.
Simcha Rotem Simcha Rotem, the last surviving fighter of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, also a participant in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, dies at the age of 94.
Somali civil war A car bomb near the presidential palace in Mogadishu kills at least 16 people and injures more than 20 others.