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September 30, 2018 (Sunday)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
- At least 844 people are now known to have died in the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami. (CNN)
Four people are dead and at least 120 others are injured when Typhoon Trami makes landfall in the cities of Osaka and Okinawa, Japan. (Channel NewsAsia)
At least 42 people in Iran die after drinking tainted homemade alcohol. A further 460 are hospitalized, including 16 that had gone blind and 170 that had undergone dialysis. (BBC)

International relations

China–Pakistan relations
- The government of Pakistan is "rethinking" its dependence on China for the loans it needs to complete its Peshawar to Karachi rail project. This is part of a broader pushback on the ambitions of China's Belt and Road Initiative throughout the region. (Reuters) (South China Morning Post)
Canada–United States trade relations
- Canada agrees to sign the new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement deal which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement that was reached in August by the United States and Mexico. (The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

Macedonian referendum, 2018, Macedonia naming dispute
- A referendum is held in the Republic of Macedonia on whether to change the country's name in order to join NATO and the EU. (Reuters)
- 91.5% of votes are in favor of the change. The voter turnout is only 36.9%, below the 50% threshold set by the government. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev still vows to propose the change in a parliament vote. (Reuters) (CNN)

Sports