Premiership of Justin Trudeau Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuts down a woman who heckled him about illegal immigration, telling her that “racism has no place” in Canada.
Colombia–Venezuela relations The Venezuelan armed forces send two attack helicopters and a brigade of 30 soldiers across the Colombia-Venezuela border. Colombia denounces the "violation of sovereignty" but takes no further action against the country.
Bolivarian diaspora Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Chile tighten border controls for Venezuelan migrants. Over 7% of Venezuela’s total population has fled the nation in two years.
Brazilians attack Venezuelan migrants at a border camp, the Brazilian military is deployed to stem the conflict.
War in Afghanistan Afghan President Ashraf Ghani calls for a conditional cease-fire with Taliban insurgents for the duration of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
European migrant crisis Italy Interior Minister Matteo Salvini threatens to return 177 migrants who have been aboard an Italian coast guard ship for days to Libya.
2018 Pacific hurricane season Hurricane Lane weakens to a Category 3 storm and is expected to pass south of Hawaii throughout the next few days.
2018 Pacific typhoon season Tropical Storm Rumbia kills nine people in Anhui and Henan provinces, China.
19 August 2018 Lombok earthquake A 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Lombok, killing 14.
Earthquakes in 2018 A deep-focus earthquake of magnitude 8.2 (the strongest recorded in 2018) strikes the South Pacific Ocean near Fiji. No threat of tsunami is immediately detected.