Portal:Current events/2018 November 27
November 27, 2018 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Three U.S. troops are killed and three others are wounded in an IED blast near Ghazni, Afghanistan. (BBC)
Arts and culture
- The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures names Green Book the best film in 2018. A Star Is Born won three awards. (The Hollywood Reporter) (NBR press release)
International relations
- Russia–United States relations
- U.S. President Donald Trump says he may cancel his scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during this week's 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit because of Russia's maritime clash with Ukraine. (The Washington Post)
- Nicaragua–United States relations, Corruption in Nicaragua
- The Donald Trump administration announces sanctions on Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo and national security advisor Néstor Moncada Lau for corruption, violence against protesters, and human rights violations. (BBC) (The Washington Times)
Law and crime
- Fake news in South Korea
- Prosecutors raid the house of Gyeonggi Province governor Lee Jae-myung amid suspicions that his wife used a pseudonymous Twitter handle to spread fake news about President Moon Jae-in and other political rivals of her husband. (Korea Herald) (english chosun)
Politics and elections
- United States Senate special election in Mississippi, 2018
- Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith defeats Democratic candidate Mike Espy in a run off election in Mississippi. (CBS News)
Science and technology
- The World Meteorological Organization and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology predict a weak El Niño forming within three months. (BBC)