Portal:Current events/2018 June 12
June 12, 2018 (Tuesday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 Pacific hurricane season
- Hurricane Bud grew into a category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph off of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. (CBS News)
- 2018 lower Puna eruption
- Hawaiian Airlines warned that the eruption of Kīlauea may hurt bookings and trim revenues. (CNBC)
International relations
- 2017–18 North Korea crisis
- 2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
- U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meet for a historic summit on Sentosa Island in Singapore. This marks the first time the leaders of both countries have met. (BBC) (The Guardian)
- Both reach an understanding that North Korea works towards denuclearisation and the U.S. halts joint military exercises with South Korea. (CBS News) (The Wall Street Journal)
- The summit results in a signed statement. (The New York Times) (The Washington Post)
- 2018 North Korea–United States summit, North Korea–United States relations
- Taiwan–United States relations
- The United States unveils a new 6.5-hectare (16-acre) complex in Taipei for the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy. (Reuters)