Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
first impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump
2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential election
As anger over the new citizenship law grows in the Indian states of Assam and Tripura, the government calls in the Army to restore peace. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeals for calm.
armor for the torso that protects against projectiles or shrapnel from explosion
Shandong, the first fully domestically built Chinese aircraft carrier, enters naval service.
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda announces she will launch a full investigation into allegations of war crimes in the Palestinian territories.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee begins its hearings into the impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announce they are stepping down as CEO and president respectively from the company. Sundar Pichai will become the new CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. effective immediately.
A war monitor reports that eight people—including five children—were killed after a missile struck a school in Jobas, Idlib District, used as a shelter for displaced civilians.
South and Southeast Asia, Western Asia, Northeast, East and Southern Africa and Australia
In an act of cooperation that is rare in recent years, Iran releases Princeton PhD candidate Wang Xiyue while the United States releases stem cell researcher Massoud Soleimani in a prisoner exchange. Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif thank the Swiss government for facilitating the swap.
international quasi-judicial body established to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration
The government of Samoa extends the state of emergency until December 29 when it was due to end on December 15. There have been 72 deaths and more than 5,100 cases to date.
A bus plunges into a ravine in South Sumatra, Indonesia, killing at least 25 people.
International Atomic Energy Agency approved Rafael Grossi as the new Director General.
minimum age to purchase or use tobacco products
Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn announces he will step down as party leader following the party's defeat in the general election.
The small town of Balmoral is reported as being destroyed with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian saying there's "not much left" of the town.
Boko Haram militants open fire on civilians, killing 15 and wounding five others in a fishing village in Chad.
A Sudanese court sentences 29 people to be hanged for the killing of a teacher in detention in February during protests that led to the overthrow of former president Omar al-Bashir.
The Samoan government lifts its six-week state of emergency after a mass immunization campaign against measles reduced the death and infection rates.
Voters in Bougainville vote overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea. However, the Papua New Guinea government will have the final say on accepting it or not.
Horn of Africa, Western Asia and South Asia
Head of state and chief executive of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Shadow Treasury Minister Clive Lewis announces his candidacy to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party. He is the second person to make this announcement, after Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry.
California Senator Kamala Harris drops out of the presidential race, citing a lack of funds for her campaign.
Citizens of Croatia cast their votes in the latest presidential election.
There are no claims of responsibility for the attack.
Turkey says it is ready to provide military support to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) against Khalifa Haftar's forces if requested to do so by the GNA.
2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum
A Fokker 100 plane with 98 people on board crashes while taking off from Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan, killing 12 and injuring about 60 others.
Three children in one family are among those killed by the outbreak.
Fighting resumes in rebel-held northwestern Syria, as government forces capture four villages by making their first large-scale push against rebel groups since the ceasefire that ended the 2019 northwestern Syria offensive earlier this year.
Heavy gunfire is exchanged between police and two shooters in Jersey City, New Jersey. Six people are killed: a police officer, the shooters, and three people inside a kosher supermarket, which the shooters barricaded themselves in. Police describe the shooting as an "ambush".
Tencent, along with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Limited and the Qatar Investment Authority, purchase a 10% stake in the Universal Music Group. The former purchased it to build up its own music streaming service.
At least three patients were killed and several other people were injured during a protest outside the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore, Pakistan.
The World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from competing in all major international sporting events, such as the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and possibly the 2024 Summer Olympics, for the next four years.
Violent protests against the new citizenship bill break out in Delhi, leaving at least six dead.
Thirteen Pakistani nationals, including eight children and four women, have died and three others are injured in a fire at a farm in rural Jordan.
These declines are also occurring in the midst of general economic slowdown in the country.
Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
The executive of Ukraine, consisting of the prime minister and cabinet ministers.
A man kills two people and injures another at a church in White Settlement, Texas, United States before being killed by a security guard and a civilian.
Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is sentenced to two years detention in a reform facility for corruption. There is heavy military custody of the government buildings and the court as followers of his now dissolved party rally in his support. Defense lawyers say they will appeal the sentence.
Authorities order that children stay at home and announce that Christmas celebrations and public gatherings have been cancelled in order to prevent the epidemic from spreading even further.
Forty-three workers are killed in a fire in a factory in Delhi, India.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
head of state and government of Argentina
Date: 16 July 2016 – ongoing (disputed) (6 years, 6 months, 1 week and 4 days)
A Pakistani penal code on insulting religion
April 2019 fire at the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, France
New Zealand's Whakaari / White Island stratovolcano erupts with reports of at least five fatalities and a number of people injured or missing. Around 50 people, mostly tourists, were believed to be on the island at the time of eruption, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
British Labour Party leadership election
The government makes it illegal to make non-essential domestic travel on the roads while vaccination units cross the country with 40,000 still to be vaccinated. Also, the opposition calls for an inquiry into the low vaccination rates which began after a mistake by two nurses last year which resulted in the deaths of two children.
The court in Shenzhen confirms his claim that a second woman was impregnated, and reveals that three gene-edited babies were born instead of the previously believed two.
prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China
interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart
Thousands of Ethiopian Muslims march across the country in response to attacks last Friday that saw four mosques and multiple Muslim-owned businesses burned in the Amhara Region.
Fourteen Nigerien soldiers are killed by heavily armed militant gunmen who ambushed the convoy in the Tillabéri Region of Niger.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
On a Saint Petersburg Metro train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Pentagon says the United States Navy's USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) intercepted a vessel in the Arabian Sea last month and seized advanced missile parts that were of Iranian origin. The crew were handed over to the Yemen Coast Guard, while the missile parts are in the possession of the United States military.
The bill also rules out extending trade talks with the EU beyond 31 December 2020, known as the "transition period".
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
Japan announces it will raise military spending (1.1%) for an eighth consecutive year to a record high as it invests in ballistic missile and air defence to counter a perceived threat from North Korea and China.
Near the Villa Somalia presidential palace in Mogadishu, five al-Shabaab gunmen attack a SYL hotel. The attack and subsequent shootout kills three civilians, two soldiers and all the attackers.
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
form of bribery in which payment is received for services rendered
European commercial space transportation company
The Food and Drug Administration announces that President Donald Trump signed legislation last week to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which will raise the legal age to buy tobacco in the U.S. from 18 to 21 in the next three to six months.
The National Assembly of Mauritius elects and sworns in Prithvirajsing Roopun as nation's President.
France's defense ministry reports its first armed drone strike.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Protesters in Tahrir Square distance themselves from the events around the U.S. embassy.
second largest island of the Philippines
Former CEO of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance Carlos Ghosn escapes house arrest in Tokyo and flees to Lebanon. He was under arrest for money laundering and underreporting his income, though he denies the charges.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appoints former University of Algiers professor Abdelaziz Djerrad to be the new Prime Minister.
A shootout between police officers and cartel gunmen in Villa Unión, Coahuila, Mexico, leaves at least 21 people dead.
Sudanese Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi states that, as part of the government budget for 2020, subsidies for gasoline will be gradually lifted while the minimum wage and pay for civil servants will increase in an effort to combat both inflation and poverty.
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
The Pentagon says the United States Navy's USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) intercepted a vessel in the Arabian Sea last month and seized advanced missile parts that were of Iranian origin.
bilateral relations between United States and Pakistan
International airport serving Lisbon, Portugal
artificial satellite designed for telecommunications
Alberto Fernández takes the oath of office as President of Argentina while Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is sworn in as Vice President.
An appeals court in Ukraine confirms the guilty ruling of Artem Sytnyk, head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, for corruption.
Sudanese Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi states that, as part of the government budget for 2020, subsidies for gasoline will be gradually lifted while the minimum wage and pay for civil servants will increase in an effort to combat both inflation and poverty. The budget, which will be finalized in two days, will also increase spending on education, social services, and aid to refugees.
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi travels to The Hague where she is expected to face genocide charges against her government for the alleged crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority, in what is described as one of the most-high profile international legal cases in a generation.
effects of global warming on Australia and adaptation to it
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
American system of telecommunications subsidies and fees
Russia's Ministry of Defence announces the first deployment of the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), calling it a "landmark event". According to President Vladimir Putin, the top speed is over Mach 20 and it puts Russia's military "ahead of all other nations".
Hundreds of protesters, mostly consisting of supporters of the pro-Serbia opposition bloc, march in Podgorica, Montenegro, to protest a proposed law that would require religious communities to provide proof of property ownership from before the creation of Yugoslavia in 1918. Protesters claim the law unfairly targets the predominant Serbian Orthodox Church.
Militant Tamil organisation in Sri Lanka (1976-2009)
In rare protests, dozens are arrested in Kazakhstan during Independence Day. Protestors demand political reform and the sidelining of the family of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Japan executes a foreigner for the first time since the disclosure of details of its sentences began in 2007. He was a Chinese man convicted of killing a family of four.
The Council of Representatives passes a series of electoral laws to placate protestors. The laws will allow voters to select individuals rather than use party lists, and the candidates will represent electoral districts rather than provinces.
A gas explosion in Szczyrk, Poland causes a three-story building to collapse and kills 8 people
Following a tip-off from the United States, Russia arrests two men planning a New Year's Eve attack in the city of Saint Petersburg.
In Miramar, Florida, police pursuing jewel thieves through traffic engage in a shootout leaving both perpetrators dead alongside two bystanders (one of whom was a UPS driver who had been taken hostage).
court in London and one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court
1868 impeachment of Andrew Johnson, the 17th US president
At least ten people – including seven police officers – are killed when gunmen ambush a bus in Kotulo, Kenya. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad
storming of the United States embassy in Baghdad, beginning starting on 31 December 2019
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Saïd Chengriha is appointed to the post ad interim.
Clashes between protestors and security forces at a protest camp in Beirut leave dozens of people injured.
ongoing attempts to resolve the Korean conflict
A suicide bomber kills seven paramilitary soldiers and wounds three others near Samarra, Iraq.
The boat had departed The Gambia on 27 November 2019.
bridge connecting Russia's Krasnodar Krai with Crimea
official press agency of the People's Republic of China
Iranian involvement in the Syrian civil war
organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade
most senior politician within the Labour Party in the United Kingdom
Sennaya Ploshchad (Saint Petersburg Metro)
metro station in Saint Petersburg, Russia
World leaders from members of NATO gather for their annual summit in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
The Social Democratic Party of Finland selects Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin for Prime Minister, following the resignation of Antti Rinne.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
town in Greene County, New York, United States
French concessions and construction company
Around 30,000 civilians have fled the area in recent days, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
violent public disturbance against authority, property or people
Bosnia and Herzegovina takes full control of the country's airspace for the first time since the end of the Bosnian War.
A rocket attack on K-1 Air Base in Iraq's Kirkuk Governorate, kills an American civilian contractor and injures several U.S. and Iraqi troops. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
State broadcaster China Central Television pulls a Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester City from its schedule after Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil criticized China's re-education camps in Xinjang.
A Yemeni man, suspected to be an Al-Qaeda militant, is sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for a November 11 terror attack against a group of Spanish theatre actors in Riyadh, wounding three of them. An accomplice is sentenced to 12 years of jail.
Boeing's unmanned CST-100 Starliner crew capsule successfully reenters the atmosphere and lands at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, United States, after a failed rendezvous with the International Space Station.
The United States confirmed the report, including the deaths of 400 women and a dozen teenagers.
The attack on a kosher grocery in Jersey City is officially labeled an act of domestic terrorism and antisemitism.
Defense lawyers say they will appeal the sentence.
poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations
ocean between Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antartica
The attackers were successfully repelled by a NATO mission present at the base along with support from US fighter aircraft.
Pakistani business tycoon Malik Riaz agrees to surrender £190 million in cash and assets to the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency, including his Grade II listed-London home in One Hyde Park. The NCA accuses the tycoon of acquiring his wealth and property through crime.
The constitution of the Republic of Iraq since 2005
(Google), Tesla, Inc., Dell and Microsoft on behalf of 14 Congolese families whose children died or were injured in Copperbelt mines that supply cobalt for the firms' lithium-ion battery products.
During his visit to West Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron says that French forces killed 33 Islamist militants in central Mali earlier that day.
the historical central public square of Beirut, Lebanon
A court in the Philippines finds 28 people, including former Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. and his brother, former Governor Zaldy Ampatuan, guilty of murder for their roles in the Maguindanao massacre, and sentences them to life imprisonment (40 years).
The change comes ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which the country is due to participate in.
Date: 15 June 2014 – 9 December 2021 (7 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Turkey says it is ready to provide military support to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) against Khalifa Haftar's forces if requested to do so by the GNA. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey approves military intervention in Libya.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights releases a report regarding the situation in Chile. The report confirms the existence of severe and reiterative human rights violations, including excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, torture and sexual violence.
It is a congregation of the Roman Curia, responsible for world-wide missionary work and related activities.
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
The first round of the first election in Uzbekistan after Islam Karimov's death takes place.
Voters in the United Kingdom go to the polls to elect members to the House of Commons in the general election.
Nineteen people die when a bus skids off a bridge in Zabaykalsky Krai in the Russian Far East, and falls onto a frozen river.
A suicide attack by car bomb in Galkayo, Somalia, kills at least seven civilians, though the death toll is expected to rise according to military officials.
The Supreme Court of the United States refuses to hear a case regarding homeless people sleeping in public parks, and on sidewalks, when no other shelter is available.
He plans to submit his motion to the Grand National Assembly on January 7 for approval.
Gunmen kill two police officers escorting a polio vaccination team in Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Former President of Bolivia Evo Morales lands in Argentina after being granted asylum. Foreign Minister of Argentina Felipe Solá says Morales will receive refugee status.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the U.S. House of Representatives will begin to draft articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump before the Christmas recess.
An unprecedented drought in Zimbabwe, considered the worst in a century, causes the Victoria Falls waterfall on the Zambezi river to nearly stop flowing.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry proposes gradually releasing or allowing to evaporate massive amounts of radioactive water at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson begins his second term and forms a new majority government after winning the 2019 general election by a landslide.
The strike was instigated when airport owner Vinci refused to unfreeze wages for the employees.
Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura and five Afghans are killed in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan when militants open fire on their car while they were travelling to monitor a project.
Across Denmark, police arrest twenty Islamists who were planning attacks. Bomb materials were found in some of the houses during the raids.
Severe drought conditions continue in Zimbabwe where close to 7 million people are facing food shortages, according to a Catholic aid agency. Because of repeated droughts over the past five years, many of Zimbabwe’s small farmers are unable to feed their families. Catholic Relief Services is working with farmers teaching soil and water conservation methods. The agency offers drought-resistant crops to farmers and is cooperating on a notification system warning farmers about threats to their harvest.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Federal Communications Commission designates 988 as the new phone number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Iran warns of consequences after the airstrikes. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi stated it was "illegal" and "the United States must accept responsibility of the attack."
act of coercing or physically forcing a person to engage in sexual activity
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte bans U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy from entering the country, as both are seeking to enforce sanctions on politicians involved in the prosecution of Philippine Senator and Duterte administration critic Leila de Lima.
Centrist Florin Cîțu is approved by the Parliament as the new Prime Minister, succeeding acting Nicolae Ciucă.
China announces the reduction of tariffs on 850 products and measures to open markets in several industries.
northernmost populated island of the Hawaiian archipelago
checkpoint erected to monitor and control the movement of people and materials
Former President of Bolivia Evo Morales lands in Argentina after being granted asylum.
U.S. Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz releases a redacted version of his investigation into the origins of the FBI's investigation of members of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign believed to be linked to Russian operations.
last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 31 December
During her first speech before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi denies all charges of genocide, blames separatists and says the accusations are "misleading".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is briefly brought to a bomb shelter during an election rally in Ashkelon, Israel, after a rocket is fired from the Gaza Strip. The rocket is intercepted with no casualties reported.
Trudeau had to wear a bulletproof vest during a visit to Mississauga, Ontario, due to the threats made during his electoral campaign.
The United States target Al-Shabaab in a series of airstrikes that killed four. The strikes were in coordination with the government of Somalia.
The U.S. State Department reinstates Pakistan into International Military Education and Training program.
Islamic insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
A Camair-Co plane is fired upon while attempting to land at Bamenda Airport, but the pilot manages to safely land the plane with no casualties reported.
sexual activities involving men who have sex with men, regardless of their sexual orientation or sexual identity
Throughout Iran, in 29 provinces, 104 cities and 719 places.
Hong Kong Police Force clash with protesters at different malls across Hong Kong amid a visit by Chief Executive Carrie Lam to Beijing.
Eighteen Indian sailors are abducted near the Nigerian coast.
2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election
The Chief of Staff of the People's National Army of Algeria, Ahmed Gaid Salah, dies unexpectedly of a heart attack.
Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is sentenced to two years detention in a reform facility for corruption.
lightweight semi-automatic based on the Colt AR-15 design
petroleum-derived liquid used primarily as a fuel
The Washington Post publishes raw interviews and notes taken for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction's "lessons learned" initiative. The difference with the previously published reports reveals that senior U.S. administration officials misled the public by painting "a rosier picture of the state of the war than they knew to be true".
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee releases a 300-page report of its impeachment inquiry saying there is "overwhelming" evidence of misconduct and obstruction of Congress by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, catches fire while docked in Murmansk.
Despite the boycott attempt by Democratic Tsunami, El Clásico is played in Camp Nou, Barcelona, with important security measures.
In Madrid, Spain, a man throws a hand grenade at a migrant unaccompanied minor centre, although it did not explode.
Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, in Paris, France
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
At least seven people are confirmed dead while 37 more are injured after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Matanao, Davao del Sur, in the Philippines.
Even though it carried out terrorist attacks, the Tamil Tigers' primary objective in the Sri Lankan Civil War was, according to the court, to be recognised as an independent ethnic community.
county in Virginia, United States; part of Washington metropolitan area
The UK-based SOHR says an Israeli missile attack near Damascus killed three foreigners, believed to be Iranians.
Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020)
military operation of the Syrian civil war
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 50 people on an island on Lake Chad, bordering Cameroon and Chad.
rise in price level in an economy over time
Spotify announces it will suspend all political ads on its platform starting early 2020. It follows similar moves from Twitter and Google.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
Five people are killed when a plane crashes near a Walmart supermarket in Lafayette, Louisiana. One occupant survives, while three others on the ground are injured.
North Korea warns of a "Christmas gift" if the United States does not come up with an agreement by the end of the year.
A man shoots himself on the steps of the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, causing an early adjournment of the day's question period. The individual is pronounced dead at the scene.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Three Minnesota National Guard members are killed when a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes near St. Cloud.
Under the deal, Japan will reduce its tariffs on U.S.
legislative process of bringing charges of alleged crimes against a public official
Russia and China inaugurate their joint Power of Siberia gas pipeline.
academic title at universities and other education and research institutions
Taliban insurgents ambush an Afghan National Army checkpoint, killing 15 members of the security forces.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said it was done after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates expressed concern that the summit was to establish a rival bloc to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath threatens to confiscate property from more than 200 people, mostly Muslims, allegedly to pay for damages caused by protesters.
Head of State of the Republic of Mauritius
A court in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, sentences university professor Junaid Hafeez to death for blasphemy – verbal and on Facebook.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The Democratic Republic of the Congo launches an investigation into allegations of money laundering at the state-owned mining company Gécamines, relating to a €200 million loan by the sanctioned Fleurette Group.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Pakistan pulls out of an international summit of Muslim nations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, scheduled to start this Thursday. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said it was done after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates expressed concern that the summit was to establish a rival bloc to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeals for calm.
List of ambassadors of the United States to Zambia
The House Judiciary Committee votes along party lines to pass two articles for impeachment against President Donald Trump. The House of Representatives is expected to hold two votes, one for each charge, on Wednesday, December 18.
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
This change is not considered compulsory however, and there are no announcements for similar changes to other public institutions.
low explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes
A Taliban attack on an Afghan military base in Sangin District, Helmand Province, kills at least 10 Afghan soldiers and injures 4 others.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
A railway bridge over the Kerch Strait connecting Russia and Crimea, the longest in Europe, is inaugurated.
Date: November 17, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m. PST (0200 UTC)
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
bilateral relations between United States and Zambia
head of government of the United Kingdom
A boat carrying refugees capsized near Nouadhibou, off the coast of Mauritania, in one of the deadliest maritime disasters this year, leaving 58 people dead and many more who tried to swim to shore in need of treatment. The boat had departed The Gambia on 27 November 2019. It was heading towards the Canary Islands when it approached the Mauritanian coast to get fuel and food. The boat had been carrying between 150–180 people when it capsized, most of them aged between 20 and 30.
westernmost region of the African continent
The Ukrainian government and separatist rebels exchange prisoners according to the "all identified for all identified" formula agreed upon during peace talks in Paris earlier this month.
Local officials say Taliban have killed 17 local militiamen in an attack on their base in Khwaja Bahauddin District, Takhar Province.
capital and largest municipality of Spain
Russia has three weeks to appeal the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Now the Nember of Islam in Ethiopia 65,750,000 that means 67% of the people
The report confirms the existence of severe and reiterative human rights violations, including excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, torture and sexual violence.
Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
opposition cabinet of the United Kingdom
SpaceX successfully launches the JCSAT-18 and Kacific 1 communications satellites on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The satellites will bring Internet access to isolated islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The victims were either stabbed or shot.
The United States Department of the Treasury blacklists four top Burmese military leaders, including Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, for their role in the persecution of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities.
Turkish police arrest 191 people, including a mayor, accused of links with the Gülen movement (named by Turkey as FETÖ, a terrorist group) and of using ByLock, an encrypted messaging application.
crime or tort of harming the reputation of a legal person through false or misleading statement
Violent protests against the new citizenship bill break out in Delhi, leaving at least six dead. The protestors, numbering in the thousands and containing numerous students, were dispersed by police using tear gas and baton charges. The police also stormed the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia University to arrest protestors fleeing the scene while clashing against students.
process for charging a public official with legal offenses by the legislature(s)
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
In Ivory Coast, former rebel leader, prime minister and presidential candidate for next year's general election, Guillaume Soro, could face prison for life over an alleged coup plot that involved amassing weapons, says the country's public prosecutor.
Gunmen attack the Christian village of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria, killing seven Christians.
An insider attack by seven Taliban infiltrators killed 25 Afghan Armed Forces in Qarabagh, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
Thirty-five civilians are dead and six others are injured after jihadists stormed the town of Arbinda, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, and its military base, killing seven soldiers.
In Burkina Faso, the government orders 48 hours of mourning after the jihadist attack yesterday in Soum Province.
Citizens of San Marino are called to the polls in the first round to elect the 60 members of the Grand and General Council.
The northern Indian state has seen the most violence from the protests, with 18 out of the 25 killings happening there.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
At least ten people are killed by a fire at a fan factory in Gazipur, Bangladesh.
highest organ of state power and legislature of the People's Republic of China
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
The Libyan Coast Guard loyal to Field marshal Khalifa Haftar seizes a Grenada-flagged ship with a Turkish crew off the coast of Derna, Libya, according to a spokesman for the Libyan National Army.
Thousands of people are reported stranded on a local beach awaiting evacuation near Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia, as bushfires enter the coastal town. Four people are reported missing. Elsewhere, a volunteer Fire and Rescue NSW firefighter died battling a bushfire near the town of Jingellic.
French and European spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana
work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work
A 12-year-old boy is killed and five other people are injured in a deliberate hit-and-run crash near a school in Loughton, Essex, United Kingdom.
In rare protests, dozens are arrested in Kazakhstan during Independence Day.
In Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands upholds a 2015 ruling that "protection from the potentially devastating effects of climate change" is a human right, ordering the Dutch government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by the end of 2020 compared to 1990 levels.
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo announces his country will adopt the eco as its new currency, but insists to fellow members of the currency union that it should not be pegged to the euro.
current version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle
Voters in Bougainville vote overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea.
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom votes 358–234 to pass the government's Brexit withdrawal agreement for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 31 January 2020. The bill will now head to the House of Lords for final approval. The bill also rules out extending trade talks with the EU beyond 31 December 2020, known as the "transition period".
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights releases a report regarding the situation in Chile.
Russia's Ministry of Defence announces the first deployment of the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), calling it a "landmark event".
Military takeover of the government of Pakistan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces he will send troops to Libya to help the internationally-recognized Tripoli-based Government of National Accord after they requested support. He plans to submit his motion to the Grand National Assembly on January 7 for approval.
bilateral relations between Iran and Japan
In Ostrava, Czech Republic, a man opens fire in a hospital's waiting room, killing seven people before fleeing, then shooting himself dead.
capital city of the province of Alberta, Canada
Swedish streaming service of music and podcasts
Around 7,500 people in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, stage a protest against Prime Minister Scott Morrison's lack of acknowledgement towards an ongoing bushfire caused by drought and climate change.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
execution immediately after being accused of a crime, without a fair trial; usually understood to mean capture, accusation, and execution all conducted during a very short span of time
On the twelfth day of the strike, Jean-Paul Delevoye resigns. Delevoye, who was in charge of the proposed pension reform, failed to disclose private posts and income in his asset declaration.
Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing (Saudi Arabia)
a type of department of the Curia of Roman Catholicism
The World Trade Organization's Appellate Body ceases functioning. The tenure of two of its three remaining judges expires after the United States blocked the appointment of new judges and the quorum needed for a valid appeals ruling cannot be reached anymore.
Police arrest six people in connection with a mass shooting last month in Fresno, California, that left four people dead and another six injured.
According to an Iraqi official, demonstrators have prepared a sit-in protest in front of the embassy.
A North Korean ghost ship washes up on the shore of Japan's Sado Island, containing the corpses of five people onboard, suspected to be fishermen. The bodies are described by Japanese police as "partially skeletonised", suggesting the boat has been adrift at sea for a long time.
State of the Netherlands, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands upholds a 2015 ruling that "protection from the potentially devastating effects of climate change" is a human right, ordering the Dutch government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by the end of 2020 compared to 1990 levels.
Police urge people to respect the curfew. Authorities order that children stay at home and announce that Christmas celebrations and public gatherings have been cancelled in order to prevent the epidemic from spreading even further. The death toll from the outbreak now stands at 53.
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei sues the U.S. Federal Communications Commission over the latter's ban on carriers from using money from the Universal Service Fund to buy equipment from Huawei and ZTE.
undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells
island volcano in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan with other countries
The National People's Congress abolishes the use of forced labor to punish sex workers, but states that prostitution will remain illegal.
state highway in Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif thank the Swiss government for facilitating the swap.
Police describe the shooting as an "ambush".
Severe drought conditions continue in Zimbabwe where close to 7 million people are facing food shortages, according to a Catholic aid agency.
As anger over the new citizenship law grows in the Indian states of Assam and Tripura, the government calls in the Army to restore peace.
Indonesian police arrest more than 34 people over "charges of treason" for attempting to raise the outlawed Morning Star flag, which represents the independence movement of West Papua Province.
December 2019 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
war event against Iraqi group Kata'ib Hezbollah
The Council of Representatives accepts Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi's resignation.
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland upholds a 2018 ruling that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is not a criminal group. Even though it carried out terrorist attacks, the Tamil Tigers' primary objective in the Sri Lankan Civil War was, according to the court, to be recognised as an independent ethnic community.
A war monitor reports that eight people—including five children—were killed after a missile struck a school in Jobas, Idlib District, used as a shelter for displaced civilians. Opposition activists blame Russia.
government agency overseeing stock exchanges
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
person who collects, writes and distributes news and other information
association football club in Manchester, England
Three people are killed in violent clashes between protesters and police in Mangalore and Lucknow.
A suicide truck bombing at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu kills at least 79 people and injures 149 others. No group has claimed responsibility.
Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1922 onwards
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
Chief of Staff of the People's National Army
China bans visits by United States military ships to Hong Kong and sanctions five U.S.
autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in Ukraine
global international and intergovernmental organization
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
The Syrian Army continues its offensive in southern Idlib Governorate towards the key rebel-held city of Ma'arrat al-Nu'man, capturing several towns and villages, including Jarjnaz and Sarman. Around 30,000 civilians have fled the area in recent days, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee releases its 658-page report on its inquiry of the impeachment of President Donald Trump, claiming he committed obstruction of Congress and abuse of power.
List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Worship
Date: 1 August 2014 – 9 November 2022 (8 years, 5 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Afghanistan's incumbent President Ashraf Ghani wins a slim majority of the votes in a September 28 election, delayed preliminary results showed after a poll that plunged the country into political crisis and was marred by allegations of fraud.
The mob also attacked at the provincial information minister of Punjab Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan.
Date: 9 December 2017 – present (5 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days)
The Israeli parliament votes to dissolve itself and schedules an unprecedented third election in a year for 2 March 2020.
city and governorate capital of Idlib, Syria
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
socioeconomic and political crisis in Venezuela in the 21st century
Thousands of animals are sacrificed by beheading at the Hindu Gadhimai Temple in southern Nepal.
24th edition of Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission designates 988 as the new phone number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Wanted Moroccan-Dutch criminal Ridouan Taghi has been arrested in Dubai. He was wanted by the Netherlands for large scale cocaine trafficking and multiple murders.
term referring to a homosexual person or the trait of homosexuality
Date: 14 October 2019 – 20 November 2019
Reactions to the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
The human rights group International Rights Advocates formally launches a lawsuit in the United States against Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.
Iraqi President Barham Salih rejects the nomination of Basra governor Asaad Al Eidani for Prime Minister of Iraq, stating that protesters will also oppose him due to his connections with Iranian-backed parties.
Five people are injured in a mass stabbing at the home of a Hasidic rabbi, during Hanukkah celebrations, in Monsey, New York. The suspect was later apprehended by the police. New York governor Andrew Cuomo calls it an "act of domestic terrorism".
Football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Rinne Cabinet will continue as a caretaker government until a new government can be formed.
The Parliament of Lebanon nominates former Education Minister Hassan Diab as Prime Minister. President Michel Aoun tasks him with forming a new government.
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Davao del Sur
overview of religious freedom in Montenegro
Saudi Arabian state-owned petroleum company
Catholic Relief Services is working with farmers teaching soil and water conservation methods.
People in Dominica head to the polls to elect the members of the House of Assembly of Dominica. The governing Dominica Labour Party gathers the most votes and stays in power for another legislation.
ADF militants kill 22 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. They were all hacked with machetes and many also went missing in the attack.
Lower house of Chile's National Congress
His name was later released to be Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani.
number name for the 12th or 18th power of ten, depending on the scale used
A North Korean ghost ship washes up on the shore of Japan's Sado Island, containing the corpses of five people onboard, suspected to be fishermen.
Shares from Saudi Aramco begin trading on the Riyadh stock exchange, where it surged to the maximum limit of 10% above its IPO price. This increased the company's worth to US$1.88 trillion, making it the most valuable publicly-traded company in the world.
the ability to which a plant maintains its biomass production during arid or drought conditions
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN department that promotes human rights under international law
At least 71 people were killed after terrorists stormed a military base in Inates, Niger. The attack was carried out by suspected Islamic State in the Greater Sahara militants.
The United States target Al-Shabaab in a series of airstrikes that killed four.
place where water flows over a steep or vertical drop
A court in Abidjan sentences Charles Blé Goudé to 20 years in prison in absentia for his role in the Second Ivorian Civil War that followed the 2010 presidential election, his lawyers say.
wide ranging taxes, tariff and trade treaty
set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life
the practice and process of applying Islamic doctrine to personal life and society
municipality of Department of Zacapa, Guatemala
people native to any part of Spain or that hold Spanish citizenship
lopsided electoral victory in a political system
chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27
legal cause of action when health professionals deviate from standards of practice harming a patient
Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)
more northern, and smaller, of the two main islands of New Zealand
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
Twenty-two civilians are killed by Islamist militants in machete attacks in the town of Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
sovereign state in West Africa and North Africa
President of the Government of Catalonia
head of government of the Generalitat of Catalonia
The European Court of Justice determines that jailed former Vice President of Catalonia Oriol Junqueras had immunity as an elected MEP, despite being unable to take up his seat, as the Spanish Supreme Court had ruled due to his then-provisional prison situation.
A dozen police officers clash with the crowd to disperse them.
city and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
Russian heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
first day of the year according to some calendar (e.g., January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar)
Rami Abdul Rahman says clashes in Idlib between Islamists and the Syrian Arab Army kill around 70.
The Pentagon says a U.S. soldier has been killed in combat. The Taliban claim a roadside bomb in Char Dara District, Kunduz Province was responsible.
Citizens of Guinea-Bissau head to the polls in the second round of the country's latest presidential election.
association football club in London, England
capital and most populous city of France
A gas explosion and consecutive fire in an apartment building in Prešov, Slovakia killed at least seven people and injured dozens.
administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the Catholic Church
American multinational technology company
bicameral legislature of the United States
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
His impeachment proceedings continue on to the Senate, which will give them a final verdict and decide whether or not he should be removed from office.
Their expulsions are related to the Mexican embassy in La Paz's decision to shelter at least nine officials connected to the government of deposed President Evo Morales.
taliban bombing and attack on an US airfield in Afghanistan
The human rights group International Rights Advocates formally launches a lawsuit in the United States against Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc. (Google), Tesla, Inc., Dell and Microsoft on behalf of 14 Congolese families whose children died or were injured in Copperbelt mines that supply cobalt for the firms' lithium-ion battery products.
A suicide truck bombing at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu kills at least 79 people and injures 149 others.
executive branch of the government of Japan
December 10, 2019 mass shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey
commission of an unlawful act in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties
shallow sea between Java and Kalimantan, in Indonesia
Process of ending the War in Afghanistan
The strikes were in coordination with the government of Somalia.
Both countries announce an initial deal where new tariffs to be mutually imposed on December 15 would not be implemented.
gender identity other than sex assigned at birth
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
US Air Force and Navy joint base in Hawaii
Sources report that the U.S. has recalled its ambassador to Zambia after a row over a conviction of men who were sentenced to prison in Zambia for consensual homosexual acts. President of Zambia Edgar Lungu declared ambassador Daniel Lewis Foote persona non grata because he had criticized the verdict while accusing Zambia of not actively prosecuting misappropriation of donor aid.
United States Space Force facility in Brevard County, Florida
A shooter kills three people and injures eight more at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, United States, before being shot and killed by police.
hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
Russia and Ukraine reach a new five-year agreement on gas transit.
Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf is sentenced to death in absentia for high treason, by a 2-1 majority. He is described as a dictator who seized power in a 1999 coup, imposed a 2007 state of emergency and resigned in 2008 to avoid impeachment.
international armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995
The United Nations rapporteur on summary executions, Agnès Callamard, describes the sentence as a "mockery" of justice, since, according to her, it was an "extrajudicial execution for which the state of Saudi Arabia is responsible" and its masterminds walk free.
rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona
Ilham Tohti, an Uyghur economist serving a life sentence for his criticisms of China’s policies in Xinjiang, is awarded this year’s Sakharov Prize.
In an election occurring in the midst of massive protests against the central government, the incumbent right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party is projected to lose its majority to the United Progressive Alliance parties in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.
office of the head of state of Afghanistan
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Gunmen in vehicles open fire on protesters in Baghdad, killing over 19 and injuring around 70 others.
The protestors, numbering in the thousands and containing numerous students, were dispersed by police using tear gas and baton charges.
executive body of the German Government (part of the Federal Government of Germany)
diplomatic relations between the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the United States of America
Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate
country in Central and Southeastern Europe
An appeals court in Ukraine confirms the guilty ruling of Artem Sytnyk, head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, for corruption. Sytnyk was accused of having expensive vacations paid by businessman Mykola Nadeyko.
Wanted Moroccan-Dutch criminal Ridouan Taghi has been arrested in Dubai.
The Russian Orthodox Church cuts ties with the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria over the former's recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
The U.S. House Intelligence Committee releases a 300-page report of its impeachment inquiry saying there is "overwhelming" evidence of misconduct and obstruction of Congress by U.S. President Donald Trump. It is sent to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee for review.
After briefing the Iranian government, the Cabinet of Japan approves the deployment of a destroyer and patrol planes to the Middle East (independent from similar U.S.-led and European missions) to protect Japanese vessels, as the situation in the region remains volatile.
electoral district with one representative in a legislature
foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country's government
series of military utility transport helicopters
Twitter bans almost 6,000 accounts, alleging that they were "amplifying messages favourable to Saudi authorities" in a Saudi state-backed coordination.
non-governmental organization which advocates for human rights
It is sent to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee for review.
Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019
The tenure of two of its three remaining judges expires after the United States blocked the appointment of new judges and the quorum needed for a valid appeals ruling cannot be reached anymore.
Tesco says that it has a policy against using prison labour.
A riot at a maximum security prison in El Porvenir, Atlántida, Honduras leaves at least 16 inmates dead, according to Honduran authorities.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Shadow Treasury Minister Clive Lewis announces his candidacy to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party.
In a tit-for-tat move, Spain expels three Bolivian diplomatic staff from Madrid after interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez forced two Spanish diplomats and the Mexican ambassador to leave.
maritime warfare branch of Indonesia's military
person who is not a legitimate member of the military
The police also stormed the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia University to arrest protestors fleeing the scene while clashing against students.
process leading to the establishment of the state of Yugoslavia
Over a thousand protestors march in the financial district of Hong Kong to show solidarity with Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. A dozen police officers clash with the crowd to disperse them.
Protesters in Tahrir Square distance themselves from the events around the U.S.
On Saturday, a Reaper drone strike killed seven in central Mali.
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Maguindanao del Sur
A rocket attack on K-1 Air Base in Iraq's Kirkuk Governorate, kills an American civilian contractor and injures several U.S.
Uyghur economist and Human Rights activist
Taliban militants say they have kidnapped 27 local peace activists in Farah Province as they were traveling from Herat Province.
Date: 16 February 1985 – ongoing (37 years, 11 months, 1 week and 4 days)
An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps weapons depot in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, is hit by an airstrike. Arab media say Israel is behind the attack. The United States denies any involvement.
Zambia legalizes the production and export of cannabis for economic and medicinal purposes, but recreational use of the drug remains illegal.
public elective office; head of state and head of government of Bolivia
Angry supporters storm the United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, in response to the U.S. airstrike on Sunday against Kata'ib Hezbollah militants.
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church based in Africa; one of the original Churches of the Pentarchy
Massive protests are formed outside the Parliament building in response to Hariri’s possible return.
important aspect of the rapidly growing Indian economy
extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
The largest parliamentary bloc, Binaa Bloc, including Fatah Alliance and State of Law Coalition, nominates Basra governor Asaad Al Eidani to succeed Adil Abdul-Mahdi as Prime Minister of Iraq. Protesters reject the nomination, seeing him as part of the establishment.
Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in Tokyo, Japan, held in 2021
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests in India
The parliamentary leader of the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Nigel Dodds loses his seat in Belfast North as Nationalist MPs overtake Unionists in Northern Ireland for the first time.
American online social media and social networking service
Date: 19 December 2019 – 6 March 2020 (2 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
state-owned broadcaster of the People's Republic of China
head of state and of government of Turkey
Political elections for public offices in Guinea-Bissau
Israeli ministry responsible for education
Attackers raid a military facility in the southern state of Bolívar, killing one soldier and stealing weapons. Authorities say the weapons are recovered and opposition-linked suspects are arrested.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
Across Denmark, police arrest twenty Islamists who were planning attacks.
Unknown Iranian officials claimed the death toll is 1,500 in recent crackdowns by security forces. The United States confirmed the report, including the deaths of 400 women and a dozen teenagers.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu survives a primary challenge from former Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar with 72% of the vote.
Lebanese engineer, academic and minister of higher education
type of provisional or temporary government
The NCA accuses the tycoon of acquiring his wealth and property through crime.
Thousands of protesters flood the streets of Algiers to protest the presidential election currently underway. As all five candidates have ties to ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, protesters call the election a sham and demand that the military withdraw its influence from political life.
head of government of the Republic of Mauritius
British retailer Tesco suspends operations at a factory in China after the Sunday Times newspaper reports that a six-year-old in London found a message from Shanghai prisoners calling for help and urging whoever finds the message to alert a human rights organisation, with a link to the author of the story, hidden inside a pack of charity Christmas cards. Tesco says that it has a policy against using prison labour.
The launch also included OPS-SAT, an ESA CubeSat.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
NGOs, in response to the American Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act passed last week.
The Venezuelan Supreme Court overturns a rule pertaining to the opposition-led National Assembly, which allowed members of the Assembly to vote in absentia due to large numbers of exiled opposition politicians.
Spotify announces it will suspend all political ads on its platform starting early 2020.
global system of connected computer networks based on IP addressing and routing protocols
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey approves military intervention in Libya.
military forces of the Russian Federation
The Taliban propose a 7 to 10-day nationwide ceasefire, after which a peace deal with the United States would be signed.
Around 30 protestors clash with riot police at the Gare de Lyon in Paris.
An explosion at a ceramic factory in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, kills at least 16 people and leaves dozens injured, according to the Sudanese Professionals Association.
The United States House of Representatives votes largely along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
territorial division made or used for elections
official currency of the People's Republic of China
It was heading towards the Canary Islands when it approached the Mauritanian coast to get fuel and food.
The Rajya Sabha of India votes 125 to 105 to pass a controversial amendment to the Indian nationality law that would expedite citizenship for religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. As the bill omits Muslims, critics say it's discriminatory and violates the secular nature of the Constitution. Massive protests break out in the state of Assam in response.
An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps weapons depot in Abu Kamal District, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, is hit by an airstrike.
The agency offers drought-resistant crops to farmers and is cooperating on a notification system warning farmers about threats to their harvest.
Sandy Hook Elementary School, Sandy Hook, Connecticut, U.S.
criminal proceeding in which the person who is subject to it is not physically present
ongoing cleanup after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident
military testing area in New Mexico, United States
beef and pork; in return, Japan will receive reductions in tariffs on certain manufactured goods.
Indian-American business executive, CEO of Google LLC & Alphabet Inc.
bilateral relations between Japan and United States
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
The Cabinet of Germany proposes to ban conversion therapy for both transgender and gay people. The proposal was expanded to include people between the ages of 16 and 18.
The exit poll forecasts a Conservative landslide victory with major gains in Northern England.
The World Trade Organization's Appellate Body ceases functioning.
former Leader of the British Labour Party, MP for Islington North
A riot at a maximum security prison in El Porvenir, Atlántida, Honduras leaves at least 16 inmates dead, according to Honduran authorities. The riot comes just two days after another riot killed 18 inmates at a prison in the town of Tela.
Boeing announces the resignation of its CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, amidst ongoing controversy over the crashes and subsequent groundings of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet.
Sudanese public administrator and prime minister
peninsula in Northeast Africa which juts into the Guardafui Channel
A car bomb in Turkish-controlled Suluk, Tell Abyad District, Raqqa Governorate, kills five people and wounds others.
The Constitutional Court of Turkey orders the immediate lifting of the block of Wikipedia in Turkey, ruling it a violation of the freedom of expression. In response to the news, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales says, "Welcome back, Turkey!"
branch of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela
Three people are killed in a plane crash in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
2009 political violence in the Phillipines
China says it "will buy more high quality of American agricultural products", while the United States says it will halve the existing 15% tariffs.
JC Kosher Supermarket 223 Martin Luther King Dr. Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
American content platform and production company
award honouring individuals and groups of people who have dedicated their lives to the defense of human rights and freedom of thought
The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs of Saudi Arabia announces that gender-segregated entrances are no longer mandatory for restaurants. This change is not considered compulsory however, and there are no announcements for similar changes to other public institutions.
formally combined military forces of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan from 1997–2001
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse without consent
A cold wave sweeps through the country, with a lowest recorded temperature of 4.5 °C (40.1 °F).
The Social Democratic Party of Finland selects Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin for Prime Minister, following the resignation of Antti Rinne. If confirmed, she will become Finland's youngest ever Prime Minister and the world's youngest serving Prime Minister at age 34.
Security Belt forces say a missile fired by the Houthis hit a military parade in the southern separatist-held town of al-Dhalea, killing at least five people and injuring others.
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
The rocket is intercepted with no casualties reported.
third campaign of the European Space Agency Science Programme
The Indian tourism industry reports that, as a result of protests, December visits to the Taj Mahal and the state of Assam declined by 60% and 90% respectively compared to the same period last year. These declines are also occurring in the midst of general economic slowdown in the country.
He is described as a dictator who seized power in a 1999 coup, imposed a 2007 state of emergency and resigned in 2008 to avoid impeachment.
The government of Samoa extends the state of emergency until December 29 when it was due to end on December 15.
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Angry supporters storm the United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, in response to the U.S. airstrike on Sunday against Kata'ib Hezbollah militants. Iraqi officials say the U.S. ambassador and staff have been evacuated, but the U.S. Army denies this. The U.S. ambassador is reportedly on holiday. U.S. President Donald Trump blames Iran for the attack.
from 18 to 21 in the next three to six months.
Japanese National Diet member Tsukasa Akimoto of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is arrested for allegedly receiving up to ¥3 million in bribes from a Chinese company interested in setting up a casino in the country.
Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in various parts of India to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Some are arrested, and internet service is shut down in many parts of the country.
Argentine politician and agricultural engineer
administrative territorial entities of Iraq
The United States denies any involvement.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi condemns the unilateral American bombings inside Iraq, saying the U.S.
person who rapes many times the same victim or else more than one victim over a long period of time
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrest two suspects after they allegedly made online death threats to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Protesters reject the nomination, seeing him as part of the establishment.
At the International Court of Justice, The Gambia presents charges against the government of Myanmar and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who traveled to appear in the court.
facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities
Democrats in the United States House of Representatives unveil two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
The European Space Agency awards the first contract to clean up space debris, in a plan to remove a single piece of debris from orbit in 2025.
Boeing 737 MAX groundings due to safety concerns, after two new airplanes crashed within five months
The U.S. State Department reinstates Pakistan into International Military Education and Training program. It was suspended in August 2018 as part of the Trump administration's pressure to have it crack down on Islamist militants.
machine with spinning blades used to create airflow
acts of the United States Congress that authorized the Food and Drug Administration to oversee the safety of food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics
The first section of the CBD and South East Light Rail commences operations returning trams down George Street for the first time since the demise of the former tram network.
The Rajya Sabha of India votes 125 to 105 to pass a controversial amendment to the Indian nationality law that would expedite citizenship for religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Scientists discover a 386 million-year-old fossil forest at a sandstone quarry in Cairo, New York, making it the oldest known fossil forest in the world.
history of the tramway system closed in Sydney NSW Australia
Minister of Transport and Communications (Finland)
advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
The Parliament of Lebanon nominates former Education Minister Hassan Diab as Prime Minister.
He was under arrest for money laundering and underreporting his income, though he denies the charges.
Twenty-four people are killed and 18 injured when a bus plunges into a ravine in Tunisia.
bilateral relations between Spain and Bolivia
Local officials say Taliban have killed 17 local militiamen in an attack on their base in Khwaja Bahauddin District, Takhar Province. A Taliban spokesman says they killed 21 gunmen. The Taliban propose a 7 to 10-day nationwide ceasefire, after which a peace deal with the United States would be signed.
A trial date has been set for September 2021, after families of the victims sue Remington for the "company’s reckless marketing of the Bushmaster AR-15", the gun used by the perpetrator in the rampage.
The bodies are described by Japanese police as "partially skeletonised", suggesting the boat has been adrift at sea for a long time.
The Lebanese Army clashes with supporters of Hezbollah and Amal Movement in Beirut. The Shiite Islamists were attempting to attack an anti-government protester camp in Martyrs' Square.
2019 film directed by Fernando Meirelles
Tencent, along with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Limited and the Qatar Investment Authority, purchase a 10% stake in the Universal Music Group.
Former Bosnian Serb Army general Milomir Savčić is indicted for his role in planning the Srebrenica massacre.
Thirty-five civilians are dead and six others are injured after jihadists stormed the town of Arbinda, Soum Province, Burkina Faso, and its military base, killing seven soldiers. Eighty militants were also killed.
Taliban forces assaulted a United States air base in Afghanistan amidst peace talks between the two parties.
Indian national administrative subdivisions
convener of the Civil Human Rights Front
miniaturized satellite made up of 10 cm×10 cm×10 cm cubic modules
Finnish politician and the 46th Prime Minister of Finland
In an act of cooperation that is rare in recent years, Iran releases Princeton PhD candidate Wang Xiyue while the United States releases stem cell researcher Massoud Soleimani in a prisoner exchange.
police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots
As all five candidates have ties to ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, protesters call the election a sham and demand that the military withdraw its influence from political life.
The United States Air Force carries out strikes using F-15E Strike Eagle jets and drones in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the death of an American civil contractor in a rocket attack on K-1 Air Base in Kirkuk Governorate. The strikes were targeted at the Iranian-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah militia group. A spokesman for Kata'ib Hezbollah, says 19 of its fighters were killed and 35 injured in the American strikes, while vowing to respond.
vast, remote, arid low population areas of Australia
pseudoscientific or religious attempt to convert gender or sexual orientation
An 8-meter (26 ft) high fire ignites accidentally next to Adelaide Oval after the 9pm New Year's Eve fireworks in Adelaide, South Australia.
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
Bay of Plenty, (off) North Island, New Zealand
It was suspended in August 2018 as part of the Trump administration's pressure to have it crack down on Islamist militants.
term linking the climate crisis with environmental and social justice
consolidated city and county in California, United States
In a non-binding referendum organized by the Chilean Association of Municipalities, 91% of the voters support a new Constitution and more than 70% of the voters support a fully elected constituent assembly to write it. An official referendum will be realized in April 2020.
President Michel Aoun tasks him with forming a new government.
government consisting of two or more parties
executive body that directs the politics of Finland
land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs of Saudi Arabia announces that gender-segregated entrances are no longer mandatory for restaurants.
Further clashes between protesters and police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh leaves six people dead.
Two people are killed and four injured in a mass shooting outside Russia's Federal Security Service headquarters on Moscow's Lubyanka Square. The shooter is also killed.
broad blade used either as an implement like an axe, or in combat like a short sword
second-most populous Islamic denomination
terror attack in Pensacola, Florida on December 6, 2019
The ship, with a crew of twelve, is theorised by rescuers to be the victim of piracy, a notion dismissed by the Navy.
A dozen Burkina Faso soldiers are killed in an armed attack in the night by militants responsible for the previous attack.
1900 S Las Vegas Trail White Settlement, Texas, U.S.
Massive protests break out in the state of Assam in response.
waterfall on the Zambezi River in Zambia and Zimbabwe
primary judicial organ of the United Nations
series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another
reluctance or refusal to be vaccinated or to have one's children vaccinated against contagious diseases despite the availability of immunization service
aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
Following a breakthrough in talks, Russia and Ukraine agree to implement a ceasefire in the Donbass by the end of 2019.
uncrewed flight test of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft
engaging in sexual relations in exchange for payment
It has a limited theatrical release during November in the United States and United Kingdom.
port city in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Businessman Samir Khatib withdraws his candidacy for the Prime Minister position after failing to secure enough votes from the Sunni Muslim bloc last week.
The 2019 Lou Marsh Award for best Canadian athlete is granted by unanimous vote to tennis player Bianca Andreescu.
Foreign Minister of Argentina Felipe Solá says Morales will receive refugee status.
armed conflict in Sri Lanka (1983–2009) between the government and the separatist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons
work people are employed in against their will
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
province of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra
The budget, which will be finalized in two days, will also increase spending on education, social services, and aid to refugees.
Date: December 18, 2019 ⁠–⁠ February 5, 2020 (1 month, 2 weeks and 4 days)
process by which an unstable atom emits radiation
professional in the discipline of economics
Islamic terrorist attacks and arrests in Europe (2014-present)
Around 36 Syrian soldiers were killed in the two day clash.
Pakistani business tycoon Malik Riaz agrees to surrender £190 million in cash and assets to the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency, including his Grade II listed-London home in One Hyde Park.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
Political elections for public offices in Croatia
The Taliban announce that the peace talks with the United States resumed "from where they stopped" in September.
The boat had been carrying between 150–180 people when it capsized, most of them aged between 20 and 30.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in Tokyo to discuss renewing the Iranian nuclear deal. Rouhani is the first Iranian president to visit Japan in over 19 years.
Near the Villa Somalia presidential palace in Mogadishu, five al-Shabaab gunmen attack a SYL hotel.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges Neil Cole, former CEO of Iconix Brand Group, with accounting fraud.
Highest court of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Arab media say Israel is behind the attack.
A bus collides with a truck near Gualán, Guatemala, killing at least 21 people including seven children, according to the Guatemalan Public Ministry.
underground railway system in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russia
temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials
child without the presence of a legal guardian
Pakistan pulls out of an international summit of Muslim nations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, scheduled to start this Thursday.
This leaves the ousted Saad Hariri as the only potential candidate.
Two "wanted terrorists" are killed in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, after exchanging gunfire with security forces.
Amid the imposed curfew, the Samoan government asks unvaccinated families to display a red flag or red cloth in front of their homes to warn others and to aid mass vaccination efforts as the death toll hits 60 and confirmed cases surpass 4,000.
An Atlas V N22 rocket successfully launches the first space-faring Boeing Starliner spacecraft during the Boe-OFT mission. However, an issue with the spacecraft's mission elapsed time clock immediately after launch causes the premature depletion of the spacecraft's attitude control fuel, precluding the spacecraft's planned rendezvous with the International Space Station. An early reentry and landing of the spacecraft at the White Sands Missile Range is planned for 22 December.
Individual and political action on climate change
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters gain access to previously cut-off towns and settlements by bushfires in New South Wales, taking advantage of cooler weather. The small town of Balmoral is reported as being destroyed with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian saying there's "not much left" of the town.
Yemeni southern separatist movement and organization
massive protests against the central government
organized force, possibly armed, other than the regular military
Political alliance of India, headed by Indian National Congress
An official referendum will be realized in April 2020.
municipal police force in the United States
In a tit-for-tat move, Spain expels three Bolivian diplomatic staff from Madrid after interim Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez forced two Spanish diplomats and the Mexican ambassador to leave. Their expulsions are related to the Mexican embassy in La Paz's decision to shelter at least nine officials connected to the government of deposed President Evo Morales.
Richmond Hwy./VA 110 at I-395, Arlington County, Virginia
Rami Abdul Rahman says clashes in Idlib between Islamists and the Syrian Arab Army kill around 70. Around 36 Syrian soldiers were killed in the two day clash.
The world's oldest rhinoceros, Fausta, dies in Tanzania at the age of 57.
criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations
Hong Kong Other cities worldwide in solidarity
SpaceX successfully launches the JCSAT-18 and Kacific 1 communications satellites on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Gunmen in vehicles open fire on protesters in Baghdad, killing over 19 and injuring around 70 others. Three of the dead were Iraqi police. The victims were either stabbed or shot.
Satellite images spot a tunnel system being dug at Imam Ali military base in eastern Syria, which is controlled by the Iranian military; Western intelligence believe the tunnels are being constructed to house their missiles.
The death toll of the attack in Mogadishu the previous day rises to 84 with over 25 others remaining missing.
Bosnia and Herzegovina takes full control of the country's airspace for the first time since the end of the Bosnian War. Bosnia's air space had been controlled by NATO between 1995 and 2003, following which it was controlled jointly by Serbia and Croatia until this announcement.
Iraqi President Barham Salih rejects the nomination of Basra governor Asaad Al Eidani for Prime Minister of Iraq, stating that protesters will also oppose him due to his connections with Iranian-backed parties. As the constitution doesn't give him the power to officially veto candidates, Salih threatens to resign instead.
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for a religious deity or sacred person or thing
Over a thousand protestors march in the financial district of Hong Kong to show solidarity with Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
Australian government agency responsible for providing meteorology services
overview about the suspension of accounts on Twitter and a list of notable ones
The Shiite Islamists were attempting to attack an anti-government protester camp in Martyrs' Square.
At the International Court of Justice, The Gambia presents charges against the government of Myanmar and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who traveled to appear in the court. According to the prosecution, the Burmese government is responsible for mass rapes, widespread arson and killings of Rohingya children, among other crimes.
They were all hacked with machetes and many also went missing in the attack.
series of purges by the Government of Turkey in reaction to the July 15th, 2016 failed coup d'état
Minister of Transport and Communications
Algerian military officer, senior leader in the Algerian People's National Army
A spokesman for Kata'ib Hezbollah, says 19 of its fighters were killed and 35 injured in the American strikes, while vowing to respond.
The observance is marked by UNAIDS and worldwide, as the AIDS Quilt returns to San Francisco.
Over 19 flights are cancelled as a three-day strike at Lisbon Airport comes to an end. The strike was instigated when airport owner Vinci refused to unfreeze wages for the employees.
The House Judiciary Committee votes along party lines to pass two articles for impeachment against President Donald Trump.
military casualty classification used for deaths, includes accidents and illness
most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system
Federal territory and capital city of Malaysia
Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, United States
This increased the company's worth to US$1.88 trillion, making it the most valuable publicly-traded company in the world.
The Young Doctors Association of Pakistan reports death of 12 patients.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune is elected in the first round.
lower house of the United States Congress
The impeachment process against President Sebastián Piñera is defeated by 79 votes against 73 in the Chamber of Deputies. The impeachment process was initiated after several human rights violations have been reported against protestors.
Former CEO of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance Carlos Ghosn escapes house arrest in Tokyo and flees to Lebanon.
A man shoots himself on the steps of the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, causing an early adjournment of the day's question period.
British serial rapist Joseph McCann receives 33 life sentences, having been convicted on Friday at London's Old Bailey of 37 charges of rape, sexual assault, kidnapping and false imprisonment, his victims ranging from 11 to 71 years old.
Nord Stream 2 says it will finish construction "as soon as possible" after a contractor suspends pipe-laying work due to U.S.
separation of people according to their biological sex
covert counterintelligence investigation into links between Trump associates and Russian officials
International Military Education and Training
type of student exchange program for security assistance in the USA
armed conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
President of Catalonia Quim Torra is sentenced by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia to a year and a half of disqualification (inhabilitación) from exercising the powers of elected office, in addition to a fine of 30,000€ for disobeying the Central Electoral Board by not withdrawing partisan symbols in the Palau de la Generalitat and not guaranteeing the institution's neutrality during the April election campaign. Torra can appeal the ruling.
Date: 11 April 2002 – present (20 years, 10 months)
Date: 11 April 2002 – present (20 years, 9 months)
strategic partnership between OPEL Group, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
The proposal was expanded to include people between the ages of 16 and 18.
Attackers raid a military facility in the southern state of Bolívar, killing one soldier and stealing weapons.
all ministers and secretaries of state of the current Dutch government
Islamists kill 17 civilians in two attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
component of the criminal justice system of Pakistan
East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK, 2005 onwards
The European observatory will search for new exoplanets and will be able to study an exoplanet's composition and internal structure.
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
Indonesian palm oil tanker ship MV Namse Bangdzod vanishes in the Java Sea.
A fire at an apartment building in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, kills six people and injures thirteen others.
Indian metropolis and union territory that includes New Delhi
ongoing crisis occurring in the country of Yemen
Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, Philippines, to head the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. It is a congregation of the Roman Curia, responsible for world-wide missionary work and related activities.
There is heavy military custody of the government buildings and the court as followers of his now dissolved party rally in his support.
international operation to rescue a group of 12 boys and 1 adult in Tham Luang Nang Non, Thailand in 2018
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath threatens to confiscate property from more than 200 people, mostly Muslims, allegedly to pay for damages caused by protesters. The northern Indian state has seen the most violence from the protests, with 18 out of the 25 killings happening there.
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
collection of protected architectural creations in the United Kingdom
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is briefly brought to a bomb shelter during an election rally in Ashkelon, Israel, after a rocket is fired from the Gaza Strip.
An 8-meter (26 ft) high fire ignites accidentally next to Adelaide Oval after the 9pm New Year's Eve fireworks in Adelaide, South Australia. This comes following major controversy over the New Year's firework displays across Australia in response to ongoing bushfires.
Incidents of American domestic terrorism
cape on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States
separatist conflict in northwestern and southwestern Cameroon since 2017
Chief Executive of Hong Kong (born 1957)
sovereign state in northern South America
American automotive, energy storage and solar power company
unicameral national legislature of Israel
ambassador and staff have been evacuated, but the U.S. Army denies this.
lowest remuneration which can be paid legally in a state for working
This comes following major controversy over the New Year's firework displays across Australia in response to ongoing bushfires.
bilateral relations between Mexico and Bolivia
1986 strike fighter aircraft model by McDonnell Douglas
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Heavy gunfire is exchanged between police and two shooters in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says the government has reduced the number of Sudanese Armed Forces troops in Yemen from 15,000 to 5,000, saying the conflict "can no longer be solved militarily".
political unionist party of Northern Ireland
body or assembly of representatives composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution
ongoing indirect conflict between Iran and Israel
The Constitutional Court of Turkey orders the immediate lifting of the block of Wikipedia in Turkey, ruling it a violation of the freedom of expression.
warship primarily designed to carry, support, launch, and recover naval aircraft at sea
An Atlas V N22 rocket successfully launches the first space-faring Boeing Starliner spacecraft during the Boe-OFT mission.
American multinational technology corporation
Indonesian palm oil tanker ship MV Namse Bangdzod vanishes in the Java Sea. The ship, with a crew of twelve, is theorised by rescuers to be the victim of piracy, a notion dismissed by the Navy.
Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, Philippines, to head the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
political and economic union of 27 European states
2019 United States bombing of Kata'ib Hizbollah
administrative division in the Philippines
dispute between Mauritius and the United Kingdom
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf is sentenced to death in absentia for high treason, by a 2-1 majority.
principal security agency of Russia (FSB)
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson loses her seat in East Dunbartonshire to the Scottish National Party.
Political system of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Balmoral, New South Wales (Southern Highlands)
Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel meet in Paris for Ukraine peace talks. It is the first time Putin and Zelensky meet and the first such four-way leaders' meeting since 2016.
former government of the United Kingdom (2019–2022)
Elections for the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand, India
rescuer trained to extinguish hazardous fires
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
The death toll from the outbreak now stands at 53.
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
Mayor Sajid Ampatuan, also a brother of Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., and 55 others are acquitted.
diverse Indo-European ethno-linguistic group
China bans visits by United States military ships to Hong Kong and sanctions five U.S. NGOs, in response to the American Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act passed last week.
ethnic and religious persecution of the Rohingya people by the Government of Myanmar
A collision between a U.S. Navy boat and a U.S. Coast Guard boat in Kodiak, Alaska's Womens Bay injures nine, one critically.
Constitutional monarchy which governs Japan
resort to a superior court to review the decision of an inferior court or administrative agency
residential and retail complex located in London, United Kingdom
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
List of public corporations by market capitalization
Thousands of protesters flood the streets of Algiers to protest the presidential election currently underway.
It is believed the attack was targeted for Christmas.
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates
American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur
complete separation of the head from the body
Iran warns of consequences after the airstrikes.
A sightseeing helicopter crashes on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, killing seven people on board.
central coordinating agency of the Japanese police system
death by suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck
Turkic ethnic group of Central and East Asia
Sytnyk was accused of having expensive vacations paid by businessman Mykola Nadeyko.
fraud involving complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds, overstating revenues, understating expenses, overstating the value of corporate assets, or underreporting the existence of liabilities
Notre-Dame rector Patrick Chauvet states there is "maybe a 50 percent chance that [the building] will be saved" due to deterioration of scaffolding near the vaults, and that renovations will not start until 2021 at the soonest.
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
Protesters claim the law unfairly targets the predominant Serbian Orthodox Church.
Some are arrested, and internet service is shut down in many parts of the country.
place from which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate etc. has been excavated from the ground
An official at Bangladesh's health directorate says at least 50 people have died of cold-related illnesses in December. A cold wave sweeps through the country, with a lowest recorded temperature of 4.5 °C (40.1 °F).
Boeing decides to halt production of the faulty Boeing 737 MAX.
district in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
video that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing
sovereign state in southern Europe, enclaved within Italy
The lawsuit, considered to be the first major suit by a private individual over comments made on Twitter, was filed over Musk's insulting Tweets after Unsworth criticized his role in the rescue.
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
ratio of speed of object moving through fluid and speed of sound
Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports that He Jiankui, who last year announced the birth of babies with modified DNA, was sentenced to three years imprisonment and a fine of 3 million yuan, for "illegal medical practice". Two other defendants are given lesser sentences.
The National Diet of Japan ratifies a United States–Japan trade deal. Under the deal, Japan will reduce its tariffs on U.S. beef and pork; in return, Japan will receive reductions in tariffs on certain manufactured goods.
ceremonial county in England (use Q21272241 for administrative non-metropolitan county)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte bans U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy from entering the country, as both are seeking to enforce sanctions on politicians involved in the prosecution of Philippine Senator and Duterte administration critic Leila de Lima. Duterte also threatens to tighten visa requirements for American citizens should the sanctions go through.
industrial region in southeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia
lawyer to appeal and the State Council of Higher Courts and the Supreme Military
president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, vicepresident of Argentina
Authorities say the weapons are recovered and opposition-linked suspects are arrested.
modular space station in low Earth orbit
A court in Vietnam sentences former information minister Nguyen Bac Son to life in prison after finding him guilty of accepting $3 million in kickbacks via an overpriced purchase of Audio Visual Global JSC for nearly 8.9 trillion dong ($383.7 million) in late 2015 by government-owned company MobiFone.
A court in Morocco sentences a man to four years in prison for insulting the king. Authorities also arrest a Twitter user for criticizing the long prison terms given to those who protest.
An accomplice is sentenced to 12 years of jail.
Unknown Iranian officials claimed the death toll is 1,500 in recent crackdowns by security forces.
law enforcement agency with broad law enforcement powers to prevent, detect, stop and detect corruption
British retailer Tesco suspends operations at a factory in China after the Sunday Times newspaper reports that a six-year-old in London found a message from Shanghai prisoners calling for help and urging whoever finds the message to alert a human rights organisation, with a link to the author of the story, hidden inside a pack of charity Christmas cards.
Nord Stream 2 says it will finish construction "as soon as possible" after a contractor suspends pipe-laying work due to U.S. sanctions on the Russian gas pipeline to Europe.
Arianespace successfully launches the European Space Agency's CHEOPS space telescope from Guiana Space Centre.
He is the second person to make this announcement, after Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry.
The United States Air Force carries out strikes using F-15E Strike Eagle jets and drones in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the death of an American civil contractor in a rocket attack on K-1 Air Base in Kirkuk Governorate.
New Zealand's Whakaari / White Island stratovolcano erupts with reports of at least five fatalities and a number of people injured or missing.
grouping of multiple parties or independents of a parliament
social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars)
A Yemeni man, suspected to be an Al-Qaeda militant, is sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for a November 11 terror attack against a group of Spanish theatre actors in Riyadh, wounding three of them.
Gunmen open fire on a church in Burkina Faso killing fourteen Christians and wounding dozens of others. The attack took place in a village in Foutouri, Est Region.
United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
Algerian politician, current President of Algeria
A temperature of 47°C (116.6F) is recorded in the remote outback town of Oodnadatta, South Australia, marking Australia's hottest day on record with average temperatures of 40.9°C, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Date: September 24 – December 3, 2019 (2 months, 1 week and 2 days)
War Memorial Drive North Adelaide, South Australia Australia
mass stabbing targeting Jews in Monsey, New York
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom votes 358–234 to pass the government's Brexit withdrawal agreement for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 31 January 2020.
The Bosnian parliament approves Prime Minister Zoran Tegeltija's cabinet after a 14-month deadlock, caused by disagreements over proceeding with NATO integration, with Tegeltija stating his main priority is pursuing membership with the European Union.
Gambian lawyer and judge, Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (2012–2021)
Pakistani authorities announce they have arrested five suspected members of al-Qaeda in the eastern province of Punjab, as they are reported to have been planning an attack on security personnel.
Qatar's Sovereign Wealth Fund; founded by the State of Qatar in 2005
unmanned reconnaissance and strike aircraft built by General Atomics
The shooter was a Saudi national who was being trained at the Naval station. His name was later released to be Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani.
Antti Rinne resigns as the Prime Minister of Finland after losing the support of coalition partner Centre Party over Rinne's handling of industrial strikes. The Rinne Cabinet will continue as a caretaker government until a new government can be formed.
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
census-designated place in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Date: 15 November 2019 – 19 November 2019 (4 days, main phase) Spillover clashes lasted until 16 July 2020
act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees
absolutist or autocratic ruler who assumes sole power over the state
work that prisoners are required to perform
ongoing period of drought in Southern Africa
Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis gives a dramatic interpretation of a series of conversations that took place between the liberal cardinal and the conservative incumbent Pope Benedict (played by Anthony Hopkins).
Gunmen open fire on a church in Burkina Faso killing fourteen Christians and wounding dozens of others.
American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
multi-national campaign beginning in June 2014 to rid Iraq of ISIL influence and deliver humanitarian aid to Iraqi minority religious and ethnic groups
There have been 72 deaths and more than 5,100 cases to date.
A boat carrying refugees capsized near Nouadhibou, off the coast of Mauritania, in one of the deadliest maritime disasters this year, leaving 58 people dead and many more who tried to swim to shore in need of treatment.
The U.S. military says a sailor shot and killed two people at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, before killing himself.
Wargadadud and Kutulu, Wajir County, Kenya
The governing Dominica Labour Party gathers the most votes and stays in power for another legislation.
The Taliban claim a roadside bomb in Char Dara District, Kunduz Province was responsible.
use of banned performance-enhancing drugs by athletes in Russia
administration of a vaccine to protect against disease
Duterte also threatens to tighten visa requirements for American citizens should the sanctions go through.
Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says he is considering bringing charges of crimes against humanity against British officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the UK's refusal to allow evicted Chagossians to return to their former homes on the Chagos Archipelago.
The Pentagon says a U.S. soldier has been killed in combat.
administration officials misled the public by painting "a rosier picture of the state of the war than they knew to be true".
Two indigenous leaders from the Guajajara tribe are shot dead in a drive-by shooting on a federal highway in Brazil's Maranhão state.
executive department of the U.S. federal government
A woman is killed and 18 other people injured when a bus crashes with a truck in Milan, Italy.
upper house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
If confirmed, she will become Finland's youngest ever Prime Minister and the world's youngest serving Prime Minister at age 34.
Sundar Pichai will become the new CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc.
The laws will allow voters to select individuals rather than use party lists, and the candidates will represent electoral districts rather than provinces.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune is sworn in as President of Algeria, the first after 20 years of Abdelaziz Bouteflika regime.
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
The Russian Ministry of Defence says the Russian Armed Forces have entered Raqqa.
right to communicate one's opinions and ideas and right to speak
Hundreds of protesters, mostly consisting of supporters of the pro-Serbia opposition bloc, march in Podgorica, Montenegro, to protest a proposed law that would require religious communities to provide proof of property ownership from before the creation of Yugoslavia in 1918.
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns
The Dutch government announces it will officially stop using the moniker "Holland" from January 2020, so the country will only be referred to by its official name, the Netherlands. The change comes ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which the country is due to participate in.
The Syrian Army continues its offensive in southern Idlib Governorate towards the key rebel-held city of Ma'arrat al-Nu'man, capturing several towns and villages, including Jarjnaz and Sarman.
United States District Court for the Central District of California
At least three patients were killed and several other people were injured during a protest outside the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore, Pakistan. It was staged by the lawyers against a mocking viral video from doctors. The mob also attacked at the provincial information minister of Punjab Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan. The Young Doctors Association of Pakistan reports death of 12 patients.
A court in Saudi Arabia sentences five people to death for the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
It is the first time Putin and Zelensky meet and the first such four-way leaders' meeting since 2016.
U.S. discount retailer based in Arkansas
systematic destruction of all or a significant part of a racial, ethnic, religious or national group
upper house of the United States Congress
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
bilateral relations between Turkey and Libya
Shia Islamist militant group based in Iraq
the forced expulsion of the inhabitants of the island of Diego Garcia and the other islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory
Arianespace successfully launches the European Space Agency's CHEOPS space telescope from Guiana Space Centre. The European observatory will search for new exoplanets and will be able to study an exoplanet's composition and internal structure. The launch also included OPS-SAT, an ESA CubeSat.
the attack in Mogadishu the previous day
The difference with the previously published reports reveals that senior U.S.
2019 NATO summit meeting in Watford, England
Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Lebanon)
A car bomb in Turkish-controlled Suluk, Tell Abyad District, Raqqa Governorate, kills five people and wounds others. Turkey's defense ministry says the attack killed eight civilians and was by the PKK/YPG group.
The individual is pronounced dead at the scene.
Five people are injured in a mass stabbing at the home of a Hasidic rabbi, during Hanukkah celebrations, in Monsey, New York.
Antti Rinne resigns as the Prime Minister of Finland after losing the support of coalition partner Centre Party over Rinne's handling of industrial strikes.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
He was a Chinese man convicted of killing a family of four.
capital of the Punjab province, Pakistan
The Indian tourism industry reports that, as a result of protests, December visits to the Taj Mahal and the state of Assam declined by 60% and 90% respectively compared to the same period last year.
Two people are killed and four injured in a mass shooting outside Russia's Federal Security Service headquarters on Moscow's Lubyanka Square.
former dictator and 10th President of Pakistan
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
national Guard of the US state Minnesota
academic institution for further education
Turkey's defense ministry says the attack killed eight civilians and was by the PKK/YPG group.
Bosnia's air space had been controlled by NATO between 1995 and 2003, following which it was controlled jointly by Serbia and Croatia until this announcement.
suicide truck bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia
Sixteen Venezuelan National Guardsmen who took part in a failed attempt to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro on 30 April 2019 successfully flee Venezuela in a clandestine "military operation". The guards, accused of treason, were granted asylum in the Panamanian embassy in Caracas following the failed uprising.
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)
Hong Kong Police Force clash with protesters at different malls across Hong Kong amid a visit by Chief Executive Carrie Lam to Beijing. Riot police use pepper spray to disperse crowds as a result.
High treason case involving in Pervez Musharraf
The shooter was a Saudi national who was being trained at the Naval station.
gas in an atmosphere of a planet (usually Earth) that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range and causes the greenhouse effect
The World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from competing in all major international sporting events, such as the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 Winter Olympics, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and possibly the 2024 Summer Olympics, for the next four years. Russian athletes that want to compete can only do so as part of a "neutral team". Russia has three weeks to appeal the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)
It led to the evacuation of more than 58,000 people.
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announce they are stepping down as CEO and president respectively from the company.
A drone attacks the home of prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, leaving no casualties and causing minimal damage. The attack follows yesterday's incident in Baghdad when multiple protesters were fired upon and killed.
People in Dominica head to the polls to elect the members of the House of Assembly of Dominica.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
overview of Prostitution in Mainland China
warship type designed for escort duties against smaller vessels
state of emotions of a person to whom something irreversible happened that leads to a feeling of sadness or regret; most often occurring e.g. after a beloved one died, or a long relationship split up
Kazakhstani domestic passenger flight crash
history and regulations of Indian citizenship
armed forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar mostly in the East of Libya
Both countries announce an initial deal where new tariffs to be mutually imposed on December 15 would not be implemented. China says it "will buy more high quality of American agricultural products", while the United States says it will halve the existing 15% tariffs.
Russian athletes that want to compete can only do so as part of a "neutral team".
experiences distilled from a project or incident that should be actively taken into account in the future
capital and most populous city of Russia
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
quilt commemorating individuals who have died of AIDS or AIDS-related conditions
ongoing split between the Eastern Orthodox patriarchates of Moscow and Constantinople
The impeachment process was initiated after several human rights violations have been reported against protestors.
region and former province in the western Netherlands
Rouhani is the first Iranian president to visit Japan in over 19 years.
private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Taliban forces assaulted a United States air base in Afghanistan amidst peace talks between the two parties. The attackers killed two civilians and injured another 80 people using two car bombs and guns. The attackers were successfully repelled by a NATO mission present at the base along with support from US fighter aircraft.
Al-Shabaab, an ally of Al-Qaeda, claims responsibility for the suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, that killed nearly 90 people.
has recalled its ambassador to Zambia after a row over a conviction of men who were sentenced to prison in Zambia for consensual homosexual acts.
2019 United States presidential impeachment
restrictions on freedom of expression in China
security and rescue military service branch for U.S. waters
seat of the legislative assembly of Alberta
headquarters of the United States Department of Defense; named after the shape of the building, a polygon with five (greek: penta) sides
Dispute settlement in the World Trade Organization
U.S. government's leading oversight authority on Afghanistan reconstruction
Faction of the Islámic State in the Sahara Desert
aerodrome used by a military force for the operation of military aircraft
Date: 9 September 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States
citizens or residents of the United States of America
process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an agent
The United States District Court for the Central District of California rejects a US$190 million defamation suit against entrepreneur Elon Musk by Tham Luang cave rescuer Vernon Unsworth. The lawsuit, considered to be the first major suit by a private individual over comments made on Twitter, was filed over Musk's insulting Tweets after Unsworth criticized his role in the rescue.
British politician and leader of the Liberal Democrats (born 1980)
The Two Popes film is released on Netflix just before the holiday season.
2018 murder of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil
branch of governmental service or employees of a government agency
Civil War in Ivory Coast from November 2010 to April 2011
Over 19 flights are cancelled as a three-day strike at Lisbon Airport comes to an end.
Tekhnologichesky Institut (Saint Petersburg Metro)
Admiralteysky District Saint Petersburg Russia
supreme court in the European Union, part of the Court of Justice of the European Union
A military court sentences 10 people to jail terms ranging between 19 and 28 years. The person who is said to have trained the suicide bomber gets prison for life.
Boko Haram militants open fire on civilians, killing 15 and wounding five others in a fishing village in Chad. 13 others were missing after the attack.
Boris Johnson was returned as Prime Minister and formed a majority government.
In allowing the camping, the high court left intact a lower court ruling, calling such bans cruel and unusual punishment.
ADF militants kill 22 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniaks in and around the town of Srebrenica in July 1995 during the Bosnian War
head of state and head of government of Zambia
A court in Saudi Arabia sentences five people to death for the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Three other defendants are given prison sentences totalling a combined 24 years, and another three are acquitted.
Security Belt forces say a missile fired by the Houthis hit a military parade in the southern separatist-held town of al-Dhalea, killing at least five people and injuring others. There are no claims of responsibility for the attack.
The satellites will bring Internet access to isolated islands in the Pacific Ocean.
phrase describing punishment that is considered unacceptable due to the suffering, pain, or humiliation it inflicts on the person subjected to it
Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign
campaign of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris for the 2020 United States presidential election
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
New York governor Andrew Cuomo calls it an "act of domestic terrorism".
Catalan politician, lawyer and editor, expresident of Catalonia
In a non-binding referendum organized by the Chilean Association of Municipalities, 91% of the voters support a new Constitution and more than 70% of the voters support a fully elected constituent assembly to write it.
American holding company and parent company of Google
elected head of government of a sub-national entity
President of Catalonia Quim Torra is sentenced by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia to a year and a half of disqualification (inhabilitación) from exercising the powers of elected office, in addition to a fine of 30,000€ for disobeying the Central Electoral Board by not withdrawing partisan symbols in the Palau de la Generalitat and not guaranteeing the institution's neutrality during the April election campaign.
and his brother, former Governor Zaldy Ampatuan, guilty of murder for their roles in the Maguindanao massacre, and sentences them to life imprisonment (40 years).
time scale used by NASA during their space missions
No group has claimed responsibility yet.
Because of repeated droughts over the past five years, many of Zimbabwe’s small farmers are unable to feed their families.
The Washington Post publishes raw interviews and notes taken for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction's "lessons learned" initiative.
The guards, accused of treason, were granted asylum in the Panamanian embassy in Caracas following the failed uprising.
setting up the quadripartite negotiations on the civil war in Ukraine, from 2014 to 2022
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
France's defense ministry reports its first armed drone strike. On Saturday, a Reaper drone strike killed seven in central Mali.
tall, conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava
Muslim-majority countries, states, districts, or towns
successful 2016 US presidential campaign
However, the Papua New Guinea government will have the final say on accepting it or not.
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
Sitio Masalay, Barangay Salman, Ampatuan, Maguindanao (now Maguindanao del Sur), Mindanao, Philippines
As the constitution doesn't give him the power to officially veto candidates, Salih threatens to resign instead.
The Food and Drug Administration announces that President Donald Trump signed legislation last week to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which will raise the legal age to buy tobacco in the U.S.
Businessman Samir Khatib withdraws his candidacy for the Prime Minister position after failing to secure enough votes from the Sunni Muslim bloc last week. This leaves the ousted Saad Hariri as the only potential candidate. Massive protests are formed outside the Parliament building in response to Hariri’s possible return.
At least 28 people are killed after the Typhoon Phanfone battered the Philippines. It led to the evacuation of more than 58,000 people.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization
2012 school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, United States
He was wanted by the Netherlands for large scale cocaine trafficking and multiple murders.
Trump becomes the third American president to be impeached by the House, after Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.
Gunmen attack the Christian village of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria, killing seven Christians. It is believed the attack was targeted for Christmas.
It follows similar moves from Twitter and Google.
selection of the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2020
second-largest city in Texas, United States
The suspect was later apprehended by the police.
form of direct action that involves one or more people occupying an area for a protest
edible and biocombustible vegetable oil from fruit of oil palms
agency responsible for firefighting, rescue and hazmat services in the major cities, metropolitan areas and towns across rural and regional New South Wales, Australia
historic palace and current government building in Barcelona, Spain
sovereign wealth fund established by the Government of Singapore in 1981
Lebanese Army General and President of Lebanon
ban on entering public areas such as streets or squares at certain times
The National Diet of Japan ratifies a United States–Japan trade deal.
type of exchange rate regime where a currency's value is fixed against the value of another single currency
car jacking, kidnapping, police chase, and shootout in Florida
President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
The Cabinet of Germany proposes to ban conversion therapy for both transgender and gay people.
The crew were handed over to the Yemen Coast Guard, while the missile parts are in the possession of the United States military.
The government makes it illegal to make non-essential domestic travel on the roads while vaccination units cross the country with 40,000 still to be vaccinated.
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
national law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom
A court in Morocco sentences a man to four years in prison for insulting the king.
According to President Vladimir Putin, the top speed is over Mach 20 and it puts Russia's military "ahead of all other nations".
Date: 6 September 2017 – 1 June 2018 (8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
Turkish government ministry responsible for military and national defence affairs
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
Date: 5 December 2019 – 20 February 2020
The Lebanese Army clashes with supporters of Hezbollah and Amal Movement in Beirut.
The first section of the CBD and South East Light Rail commences operations returning trams down George Street for the first time since the demise of the former tram network. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
form which contains information about civil servants' and their family's wealth and assets
Holiday originating in Christianity, usually December 25
At least ten people – including seven police officers – are killed when gunmen ambush a bus in Kotulo, Kenya.
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee
As the bill omits Muslims, critics say it's discriminatory and violates the secular nature of the Constitution.
traditions of celebrating Christmas around the world
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters gain access to previously cut-off towns and settlements by bushfires in New South Wales, taking advantage of cooler weather.
A bus carrying 32 Hindu pilgrims veers off a highway in central Nepal, killing at least 14 people.
census-designated place in Rockland County, New York, United States
The impeachment process against President Sebastián Piñera is defeated by 79 votes against 73 in the Chamber of Deputies.
At least 71 people were killed after terrorists stormed a military base in Inates, Niger.
The attack took place in a village in Foutouri, Est Region.
The person who is said to have trained the suicide bomber gets prison for life.
presidential elections held in Guinea-Bissau on 24 November 2019
policy on permit required to enter the Philippines
American multinational computer technology corporation
rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time
A suicide attack by car bomb in Galkayo, Somalia, kills at least seven civilians, though the death toll is expected to rise according to military officials. According to a military spokesman, the suicide bomber tried to enter a hotel compound but failed and hit a military pickup. No group has claimed responsibility yet.
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
The Council of Representatives passes a series of electoral laws to placate protestors.
Chinese multinational technology company
maritime service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
The Supreme Court of the United States refuses to hear a case regarding homeless people sleeping in public parks, and on sidewalks, when no other shelter is available. In allowing the camping, the high court left intact a lower court ruling, calling such bans cruel and unusual punishment.
After a massive march in the city, Civil Human Rights Front leader and Rainbow of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Sham says "it is the last chance for Carrie Lam to listen to the people".
ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel engine
Elsewhere, a volunteer Fire and Rescue NSW firefighter died battling a bushfire near the town of Jingellic.
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vice president of the United States since 2021
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland upholds a 2018 ruling that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is not a criminal group.
Police urge people to respect the curfew.
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
location where key leadership and coordination functions take place, often recognized as the central home for a disparate organization
molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses
instrument in outer space for observing distant space objects
Somalia's presential residence and office
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in Tokyo to discuss renewing the Iranian nuclear deal.
municipality in Atlántida Department, Honduras
The Dutch government announces it will officially stop using the moniker "Holland" from January 2020, so the country will only be referred to by its official name, the Netherlands.
organization independent of any government, usually created to aid those in need
The United States District Court for the Central District of California rejects a US$190 million defamation suit against entrepreneur Elon Musk by Tham Luang cave rescuer Vernon Unsworth.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrest two suspects after they allegedly made online death threats to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau had to wear a bulletproof vest during a visit to Mississauga, Ontario, due to the threats made during his electoral campaign.
Also, the opposition calls for an inquiry into the low vaccination rates which began after a mistake by two nurses last year which resulted in the deaths of two children.
West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, a part of the State of Israel Capital, in the status of belligerent occupation, supported by international public law and the High Court of Justice of Israel
The exit poll forecasts a Conservative landslide victory with major gains in Northern England. Boris Johnson was returned as Prime Minister and formed a majority government.
two or more states sharing the same currency without them having any further integration
A court in the Philippines finds 28 people, including former Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr.
Military wing of the Yemeni Southern Transitional Council
According to a military spokesman, the suicide bomber tried to enter a hotel compound but failed and hit a military pickup.
The bill will now head to the House of Lords for final approval.
Samoan police arrest Edwin Tamasese, an anti-vaccination campaigner, for incitement against a government order.
English men's association football top league
However, an issue with the spacecraft's mission elapsed time clock immediately after launch causes the premature depletion of the spacecraft's attitude control fuel, precluding the spacecraft's planned rendezvous with the International Space Station.
federal city in and former capital of Russia
Statistics and causes of suicide in Canada.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
formal, ritualized killing of an animal as a sacred act
Bougainville's referendum for independence from Papua New Guinea
portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country
sacrificial ceremony held ever five years in Nepal
Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
overview about the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
The attackers killed two civilians and injured another 80 people using two car bombs and guns.
bilateral relations between Philippines and United States
The Two Popes film is released on Netflix just before the holiday season. It has a limited theatrical release during November in the United States and United Kingdom. Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis gives a dramatic interpretation of a series of conversations that took place between the liberal cardinal and the conservative incumbent Pope Benedict (played by Anthony Hopkins).
American politician and lawyer (born 1940)
The largest parliamentary bloc, Binaa Bloc, including Fatah Alliance and State of Law Coalition, nominates Basra governor Asaad Al Eidani to succeed Adil Abdul-Mahdi as Prime Minister of Iraq.
object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in a desired direction
The former purchased it to build up its own music streaming service.
intentional and unlawful killings of individuals by state actors without judicial process
The United States House of Representatives votes largely along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Trump becomes the third American president to be impeached by the House, after Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. His impeachment proceedings continue on to the Senate, which will give them a final verdict and decide whether or not he should be removed from office.
government organization in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Thousands of people are reported stranded on a local beach awaiting evacuation near Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia, as bushfires enter the coastal town.
On the twelfth day of the strike, Jean-Paul Delevoye resigns.
The riot comes just two days after another riot killed 18 inmates at a prison in the town of Tela.
type of assault that typically involves the perpetrator firing a weapon from within a motor vehicle and then fleeing
town in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
lower house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
8 December 2019 fire that occurred at a factory in Delhi, India
An official at Bangladesh's health directorate says at least 50 people have died of cold-related illnesses in December.
According to the prosecution, the Burmese government is responsible for mass rapes, widespread arson and killings of Rohingya children, among other crimes.
structure designed to provide protection against the effects of a bomb
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
The House of Representatives is expected to hold two votes, one for each charge, on Wednesday, December 18.
Explosion on a train in Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2017
Ostrava University Hospital, Ostrava, Czech Republic
light rail in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
large form of the traditional grocery store
Highest judicial power of Catalonia (Spain)
Uzbek politician, 1st and former President of Uzbekistan (1938-2016)
Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019)
city and the former official capital of Ivory Coast
16th presidential administration and cabinet of the Philippines (2016-2022)
Riot police use pepper spray to disperse crowds as a result.
proposed EU-UK agreement for implementing Brexit
A Taliban spokesman says they killed 21 gunmen.
There is universal suffrage for all citizens age 18 and over. Before the 1989 revolution, the Communist Party of Romania was enshrined as the only legal political party and the leading force in Romanian society.
The first clashes between Mossos d'Esquadra, Boixos Nois and protestors occur outside the stadium, leaving 9 arrested and 70 injured.
Princeton University student detained by Iran
Protestors demand political reform and the sidelining of the family of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
military base in Parwan Province, Afghanistan
actions to limit climate change in order to reduce the risks of global warming
American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition
Shares from Saudi Aramco begin trading on the Riyadh stock exchange, where it surged to the maximum limit of 10% above its IPO price.
offshore natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany
Six people are killed: a police officer, the shooters, and three people inside a kosher supermarket, which the shooters barricaded themselves in.
policies for sustainable development of water use
The strikes were targeted at the Iranian-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah militia group.
It was staged by the lawyers against a mocking viral video from doctors.
county seat of Fresno County, California, United States
Salafi jihadist organization founded in 1988
President of Zambia Edgar Lungu declared ambassador Daniel Lewis Foote persona non grata because he had criticized the verdict while accusing Zambia of not actively prosecuting misappropriation of donor aid.
What people can do personally to help stop global warming
Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports that He Jiankui, who last year announced the birth of babies with modified DNA, was sentenced to three years imprisonment and a fine of 3 million yuan, for "illegal medical practice".
place in which people legally are physically confined and usually deprived of a range of personal freedoms
Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy
sanctions on the Russian gas pipeline to Europe.
combined military forces of Burkina Faso
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
most senior politician within the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom
village in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales
One or multiple governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature
ethnic group; Dutch of Moroccan ancestry
A military court sentences 10 people to jail terms ranging between 19 and 28 years.
Israeli billionaire businessman in natural resources and the founder and President of the DGI
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
American businessman, and former president, chairman, and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company
Two other defendants are given lesser sentences.
natural gas pipeline in Russia and China
municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government
Around 50 people, mostly tourists, were believed to be on the island at the time of eruption, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
overview of the use of capital punishment in Pakistan
Japan executes a foreigner for the first time since the disclosure of details of its sentences began in 2007.
dtstart: 2019-10-01 00:00:00 Date: 1 October 2019 – 24 July 2021 (Occasional protests until 5 November 2021)
Federal Communications Commission over the latter's ban on carriers from using money from the Universal Service Fund to buy equipment from Huawei and ZTE.
The attack follows yesterday's incident in Baghdad when multiple protesters were fired upon and killed.
Authorities also arrest a Twitter user for criticizing the long prison terms given to those who protest.
The Chief of Staff of the People's National Army of Algeria, Ahmed Gaid Salah, dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. Saïd Chengriha is appointed to the post ad interim.
Three other defendants are given prison sentences totalling a combined 24 years, and another three are acquitted.
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
very tight valley, which is often the product of streamcutting erosion
Period of major social and civil unrest in Chile.
describes the effects created by human caused climate change
Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in various parts of India to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
political campaign and organization in Catalonia
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi condemns the unilateral American bombings inside Iraq, saying the U.S. strikes are a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty", and a "dangerous escalation that threatens the security of Iraq and the region."
General Directorate of Security (Turkey)
Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022
head of state and head of government of Ghana
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces he will send troops to Libya to help the internationally-recognized Tripoli-based Government of National Accord after they requested support.
uniformed police force responsible for the enforcement of civil law in Iraq
One occupant survives, while three others on the ground are injured.
ground force component of the Iraqi Armed Forces
entrepreneur who has achieved wealth and prominence from a particular industry (or industries)
cancelled 2020 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
A drone attacks the home of prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, leaving no casualties and causing minimal damage.
general election held in the United Kingdom
Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel meet in Paris for Ukraine peace talks.
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei sues the U.S.
At least 28 people are killed after the Typhoon Phanfone battered the Philippines.
Five people are killed when a plane crashes near a Walmart supermarket in Lafayette, Louisiana.
U.S. President Donald Trump blames Iran for the attack.
measure of earthquake size, in terms of the energy released
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
pro-democracy demonstrations and other civil disobedience sparked by a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Livingstone. Zambia
The attack was carried out by suspected Islamic State in the Greater Sahara militants.
Sixteen Venezuelan National Guardsmen who took part in a failed attempt to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro on 30 April 2019 successfully flee Venezuela in a clandestine "military operation".
ongoing political conflict over Catalan independence
archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Philippines
failing to stop after causing or contributing to a traffic accident
psychoactive herb from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes
The attack and subsequent shootout kills three civilians, two soldiers and all the attackers.
13 others were missing after the attack.
conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks
An early reentry and landing of the spacecraft at the White Sands Missile Range is planned for 22 December.
Links between Trump associates and Russian officials
overview of the links between Trump associates and Russian officials
illegal restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent
political movement asserting the sovereignty of the Irish people
Algerian political scientist and politician
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Bomb materials were found in some of the houses during the raids.
Iraqi insurgency since the defeat of ISIL
internment camps in Xinjiang Province, China, established by the Chinese Communist Party
Delevoye, who was in charge of the proposed pension reform, failed to disclose private posts and income in his asset declaration.