Portal:Current events/2018 September 30
September 30, 2018 (Sunday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Sulawesi earthquake
- At least 832 people are now known to have died in the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami. (BBC)
- Twenty-seven people have died in Iran after drinking tainted homemade alcohol, and a further 15 are in a critical condition. (NEWS.com.au)
International relations
- The government of Pakistan is engaged in a "rethink" of its dependence on China for the loans it needs to complete its Peshawar to Karachi rail project, says a Reuters report. This is part of a broader pushback on the ambitions of China's Belt and Road Initiative throughout the region. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Macedonian referendum, 2018, Macedonia naming dispute
- A referendum is held in the Republic of Macedonia on whether to change the country's name in order to join NATO and the EU. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2018 Ryder Cup
- In golf, Team Europe retains the Ryder Cup, defeating Team USA 17½–10&frac;12 at Le Golf National near Paris. (AP via ESPN)
- 2018 UCI Road World Championships
- Alejandro Valverde wins his first title after a four-man sprint, ahead of Romain Bardet and Michael Woods. (VeloNews)