Portal:Current events/2018 December 6

December 6, 2018 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

A car bomb explodes near a police post in Chabahar, Iran. Two police officers are pronounced dead and around 40 people were wounded in the attack. Islamic militant group Ansar Al-Furqan claims responsibility. Iran accuses the perpetrators of being "foreign-backed terrorists". (Middle East Eye)

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

Two U.S. Marine aircraft from Iwakuni air base crash off the coast of Shikoku, Japan, during a mid-air refueling. One serviceman is rescued by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, while one is found dead and five are still reported missing. (The Japan Times)

International relations

Law and crime

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands that Canada and the United States clarify the reasons behind the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, also asking for her immediate release. (The Guardian)
December 2018 Time Warner Center bomb threats
- CNN evacuates the Time Warner Center in New York City during CNN Tonight with Don Lemon after a bomb threat was called into the building. (CNN) (Variety)

Politics and elections

Afghan parliamentary election, 2018
- Afghanistan’s Electoral Complaints Commission declares all votes cast in Kabul Province to be invalid due to voter fraud and other cases of mismanagement. (Reuters)
Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush
- Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is laid to rest at his Presidential Library in College Station, Texas. (NBC News)
Yellow vests movement
- The French police union Vigi calls on police officers to begin an indefinite strike on December 8 and join anti-government protesters, noting that "a majority of the French continue to back the movement". (Sputnik News)
- Major landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre are to shut down amid expected protests this weekend. (The Guardian)