November 30, 2018 (Friday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Anchorage earthquake
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Alaska, with the epicenter in Anchorage. Severe damage is reported. (USGS) (CBS News)
- Tornadoes of 2018
- A severe storm system brings tornado watches and warnings throughout the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri. A "large and dangerous" tornado is confirmed near Gore, Oklahoma. Several other tornadoes are seen by storm chasers. (4029 News)
Business and economy
- Marriott International discloses that its Starwood Hotel brand had been subject to a data breach. (CNN)
International relations
- North Korea–South Korea relations
- A South Korean train arrives towards Panmun Station and crosses the DMZ border for the first time since 2008, when a South Korean cargo train operated five times a week. (The Washington Post) (BBC) (South China Morning Post)
- Russia–Ukraine relations, Martial law in Ukraine
- Ukraine bans Russian men aged between 16 and 60 from entering the country following the imposition of martial law. President Petro Poroshenko says the ban is to prevent the formation of "private armies" in Ukraine. Russia says it does not plan to retaliate. (BBC)
- 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit
- The United States, Canada and Mexico sign the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement in Buenos Aires, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. (TTNews) (NPR)
Law and crime
- Nigerian police killed 104 cattle thieves in operations in the north-western state of Zamfara. (BBC)
- The Supreme Court of Canada says that Vice Media reporter Ben Makuch must give the Royal Canadian Mounted Police material he gathered for stories about an accused Islamic State terrorist. (CBC)
Politics and elections
- Brexit negotiations
- Sam Gyimah resigns as British Minister of State for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in protest to Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal deal. (The Guardian)
- Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush dies of Parkinsonism at the age of 94, at about 10:10 p.m. CST. (NPR) (CNN)