November 18, 2018 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Boko Haram fighters loyal to ISIS attacked a military base in the Nigerian town of Metele, killing at least 118 soldiers while at least 153 others were missing after the attack, the militants also seized tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, weapons, and ammunition (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 California wildfires
- The number of structures destroyed in the Woolsey Fire rises to 1,452. (Los Angeles Times)
International relations
- APEC Papua New Guinea 2018
- The APEC summit in Papua New Guinea ends without a communiqué for the first time in the forum's history. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Myanmar police fire warning shots at a crowd of Rohingya Muslims after arresting two human smugglers at a camp for displaced persons near Sittwe, Rakhine State. Four people are injured directly by the gunfire, prompting the U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator to call for "calm and restraint". (Reuters) (VOA News)
Politics and elections
- A planned transgender rights rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, is attacked by far-right radicals. (CBC News)
- Central American migrant caravans
- Hundreds of residents take to the streets in the Mexican city Tijuana, in protest of the arrival of thousands of migrants trying to get to the United States. (BBC)
Sports
- 2018 ATP Finals
- In tennis, Alexander Zverev upsets Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3 to win his first ATP Finals title. (ESPN)
- 2018 NASCAR Cup Series
- In motorsport, Joey Logano wins the season finale, the Ford EcoBoost 400, to claim his first career Cup Series title. (ESPN)