Portal:Current events/2018 December 16

December 16, 2018 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2018 Strasbourg attack
- A Polish national who was wounded during a terrorist attack in Strasbourg, France, dies of his injuries, raising the death toll to five. (BBC)
Tulare County shootings
- A gunman kills two people and wounds seven others in a shooting spree across Tulare County, California. The gunman is identified as an undocumented immigrant. (The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

A gas blast in a restaurant in Sapporo, Japan, injures 42 people. (BBC)
A bus crash in Zurich, Switzerland, kills one person and injures 44 others. (Tgcom24)

Politics and elections

2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis
- Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. (Reuters)
Georgian presidential election, 2018
- Salome Zurabishvili takes office as President of Georgia. Zurabishvili is the first woman in office and the last president to be elected by popular vote. (Deutsche Welle)

Sports

2018 Men's Hockey World Cup
- In field hockey, Belgium wins the title, defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in a sudden death shootout. After regular playing time, the score was 0–0. (Times of India)

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