Portal:Current events/2018 November 24
November 24, 2018 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War
- Syrian state media report that more than 50 civilians are injured in a suspected poison gas attack by Syrian rebels on Aleppo. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Disasters and accidents
- Traffic accidents in India
- A bus crash in Karnataka, India, leaves at least 25 people dead as the vehicle sinks into a canal. (The Guardian)
- At least 35 people died after a cruise boat carrying party revellers capsized on Lake Victoria, Uganda. (CNN)
International relations
- Brexit negotiations
- The Spanish government and the UK government reach an agreement on Gibraltar whereby Spain lifts its threat of boycotting Sunday's summit on Brexit. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says there are now "sufficient guarantees" that any future decisions regarding Gibraltar would be made with Spain. (The New York Times) (Reuters)
- Mexico–United States relations
- U.S. President Donald Trump announces that migrants seeking asylum at the southern border will wait in Mexico while their claims are processed in U.S. courts. Mexico's incoming foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard denies an agreement has been reached, and says "(no) specific proposal" has been received from the United States. Andrés Manuel López Obrador's administration will take power next Saturday, December 1. (USA Today) (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Politics of Taiwan
- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen resigns as leader of the Democratic Progressives and refuses Prime Minister William Lai's offer to quit after a major defeat in local elections. (Reuters) (Associated Press)
- Same-sex marriage in Taiwan
- Referendum voters in Taiwan reject a proposal to allow same-sex marriage. A March 2017 Constitutional Court ruling found the ban on these unions unconstitutional and ordered parliament to change the law within two years. Earlier, the government said the results of this vote would not affect its complying with the court's decision. (BBC)
- Yellow vests movement
- Violent clashes between French police and protesters last well into the night on the Champs-Élysées in Paris over rising fuel taxes. (Reuters)
- United Kingdom national security, Russia–United Kingdom relations
- The British Army Chief of the General Staff, Mark Carleton-Smith, says Russia is a "far greater threat" to the United Kingdom's national security than the Islamic State. (BBC)
Sports
- World Chess Championship 2018
- After eleven consecutive draws, a record for the 132-year-old championship, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana are tied 5.5 points each in the best-of-12-games match. (The Guardian)