A Delta IV launches NROL-47, a classified U.S. military payload, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It is the last single-core Delta IV to launch from Vandenberg.
attempts to obtain digital currencies by illegal means
The rape and murder of six-year-old girl Zainab in Pakistan has sparked outrage across the country.
Timeline of animal welfare and rights in Europe
After the Venezuelan government orders shops to lower prices, hundreds of people line up to take advantage of these price cuts.
ground warfare branch of Pakistan's military
China claims its sovereignty was violated when a United States Navy ship sailed close to the Scarborough Shoal near the Philippines.
U.S. President Donald Trump responds to Kim Jong-un's claim of having North Korea's nuclear missile launch button on his desk, boasting that the size of the nuclear missile launch button on his own desk is larger and more powerful than Kim's.
Hundreds of Iranians hold rallies in support of the anti-regime protests in Iran, in cities including Washington, D.C., Stockholm, London, Paris and Berlin.
Parliamentary elections in Catalonia on December 21, 2017
The New York Times reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaed Steve Bannon last week to testify before a grand jury.
The U.S. Treasury sanctions five Iranian entities associated with Iran's ballistic missile program.
An oil tanker sinks in the East China Sea after burning for a week, causing a major spill.
overview of notable events of 2018 in spaceflight
Gunmen kill 13 people near the town of Ziguinchor, Senegal.
Health-related incidents at the United States Embassy in Havana
South and Southeast Asia, Western Asia, Northeast, East and Southern Africa and Australia
George Weah takes office as President of Liberia, and Jewel Taylor as Vice President. It is the first peaceful transition between two Liberian presidents in 74 years.
List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
An anonymous U.S. State Department official says no decision has been made on the scheduled January 1, 2018, $125-million payment to the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency), which administers aid for Palestinian refugees. Media reports had stated the money was frozen. The official added the government is still reviewing U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and has until January 15 to resolve the issue.
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales presents his second government report and starts the second half of his term surrounded by accusations of corruption and protests. Álvaro Arzú Escobar takes office as President of the Congress. Arzú is the son of former president Álvaro Arzú and both are accused of corruption. ,
Virginia House of Delegates election, 2017
Thirty-two sailors are missing after Iranian oil tanker MV Sanchi and Chinese freighter CF-Crystal collide off the east coast of China. The collision ignites the oil tanker, which carried a 136,000-tonne load. ,
Former presidential candidate Manuel Baldizón is captured in the United States accused of receiving bribes from Odebrecht.
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face
Financial analysts interpret remarks by United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin as an indication that the United States may change the strong dollar policy that it has held since the 1990s.
federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia
first occasion on which an aircraft or spacecraft leaves the ground under its own power
Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
77th United States Secretary of the Treasury
data recording system used on vessels to comply with SOLAS Requirements
United States recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel
2017 recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel
2018 film and television awards ceremony
theater-level Unified Combatant Command of the U.S. Department of Defense
when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth
José Arturo Sierra, former President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Guatemala, is shot and killed while driving to Guatemala City.
Russia called the plans "a plot to dismember Syria".
The Bar Council of India forms a 7-member delegation which will attempt to meet the four most senior Supreme Court judges on behalf of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra. This comes in the wake of allegations made by the four top judges against the CJI at a first of its kind press conference held on January 12.
Four Pakistani soldiers are killed in shelling by the Indian Army across the disputed Kashmir frontier.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
A double car bombing in Benghazi, Libya, kills at least 33 people and wounds "dozens" of others. The victims include both military personnel and civilians, according to local officials.
event by which a person is forced away from home
group of two double pipelines (i.e. 4 total) including Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2
During a session of the United Nations Security Council, the United States repeat its "unapologetic" support for the ongoing Iranian protests. Russia denounces the "veiled [U.S.] attempt to use the current moment to continue to undermine" the JCPOA. France calls to "be wary of any attempt to exploit this crisis for personal ends".
diplomatic relations between the United States of America and the European Union
division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)
Celebrities Alyssa Milano, Michael Moore and Mark Ruffalo organize a "People's State of the Union"-themed concert on Monday in New York City. Common and Andra Day are scheduled to perform.
Two people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting in Vancouver, Canada.
U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch announces that he will retire in January 2019.
A motorcycle bomb kills at least three people and wounds 22 others at a market in Thailand's southern Yala Province.
An armed standoff between Indian security forces and Kashimiri rebels at a paramilitary base ends after 36 hours and leaves eight people dead.
A man is killed in Stockholm after he picks up a grenade that detonates. According to police, there has been an increased use of hand grenades by criminal groups in the country.
business oligarchs of the former Soviet republics
county in southern California, United States
The Indonesian National Police ruled out terrorism as the cause.
head of the United States Department of Justice
Belgium and the Netherlands, by swapping 48 acres of land, agree that one section of their border is now the center of the Meuse River.
The gunman who fatally shot four people at a car wash in the Melcroft suburb of Saltlick Township in Pennsylvania the previous day dies at a hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Viorica Dăncilă (PSD) is confirmed as Romania's first female Prime Minister. She is Romania’s third premier in less than 13 months.
At least 15 people are killed by mudslides following heavy overnight rains in areas of Santa Barbara County, California, where last month's wildfires destroyed forests and destabilized the land.
Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades wins the first round of the election, but is well short of an absolute majority required to win outright. He will face his rival from the 2013 election, Stavros Malas, in the second round.
part of the executive branch of the Mexican government
An Atlas V rocket successfully deployed the fourth SBIRS satellite for the United States Air Force. This launch completes the geosynchronous segment of SBIRS and provides a global missile detection system for the United States.
Four people are shot and killed in a house in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Presenting a new national defense strategy, the United States Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, says terrorism is no longer the focus of the national security of the United States. Now it is competition between great powers.
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
standing committee of the United States Senate
2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack
2018 Sapphire Aviation Bell UH-1H Iroquois crash
It will be the first time MPs have moved out of the Palace of Westminster since World War II.
The nephew of assassinated Egyptian president Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat announces that he will not run in March’s presidential election, blaming an environment of fear surrounding the vote.
smuggling tunnels dug along the Egypt-Gaza border
A knife fight between students breaks out in a school in Perm, Russia. Twelve injured are reported, with three of them in serious condition.
It is the last single-core Delta IV to launch from Vandenberg.
China and Russia, which backed the North in the war but have since agreed to U.N.
Since the Senate did not reach a budget compromise late Sunday evening, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will face furloughs on Monday and many federal government offices will remain closed though some facilities, such as the Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo, are scheduled to be open.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi calls for Cabinet and National Security Council meetings to discuss the tweet.
designs, assembles, markets and sells commercial jet aircraft
international non-profit organization with HQ in Sweden which publishes secret information, by keeping sources anonymous
Ministry of Interior and Administration (Poland)
14th election of the Dewan Rakyat and state legislative assemblies of Malaysia
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
2017 U.S. law sanctioning Iran, North Korea and Russia
traffic collision where the front ends of two vehicles such as cars, trains, ships or planes hit each other in opposite directions
The South Korean Ministry of Justice announces that it is a preparing a bill to ban cryptocurrency trading through exchanges.
A helicopter and a light aircraft collide mid-air close to the Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant in Germany, killing four people.
Russia's Ministry of Culture bars the release of the British–French political satire film The Death of Stalin in the country after accusing the film of containing "ideological warfare" and "extremist" content.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that the U.S.
Donald Trump tweets a link to the Republican National Committee's "Fake News Awards", won by ten stories and tweets that he considers misreported. The link also honors ten ways the President "has been getting results" thus far.
Larry Nassar is sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for molesting Olympic gymnasts and other women. Many of the accusers were children, who were told to not question authority.
Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose resigns after losing the support of the Social Democratic Party.
storm in Western Europe in early January 2018
1964 Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
A school shooting at Marshall County High School in Draffenville, Kentucky kills two people and injures 19. The suspect is arrested.
A double suicide bombing kills at least 35 people and injures over 90 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Turkey cautions its citizens against travel to the United States in response to an advisory that warned Americans about terror threats and arbitrary detentions in Turkey.
independent agency of the United States government
Over 1,800 muslim clerics in Pakistan issue a fatwa aimed at prohibiting the use of suicide bombing, declaring it haram. .
Two 16-year-old Palestinians are shot and killed in separate clashes with the Israeli army.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Common and Andra Day are scheduled to perform.
neighborhood in municipality of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency conducts operations at 98 7-Eleven stores in 17 states, arresting 21 people suspected of being illegal immigrants.
The Parliament of Catalonia opens the new legislature. Roger Torrent (ERC) is named Speaker. Three parliamentarians in jail vote through proxies, the five parlementarians in exile in Belgium do not. Carles Puigdemont (PDeCAT, JuntsxCat), through his spokesman, considers it "perfectly plausible" for him to be president remotely. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says that he will not restore Catalonia's autonomous powers if the regional parliament permits Puigdemont to lead the government from exile.
bilateral relations between United States and Pakistan
earthfill embankment dam in Oroville, California
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Gulf of Alaska. A tsunami warning is issued for coastal Alaska and British Columbia, and the entire U.S. West Coast is placed under a tsunami watch. Areas of Alaska remain under a tsunami advisory. It is tied as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, but there are no reports of significant damage or fatalities.
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that the U.S. and Poland "oppose" the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. They see it as undermining Europe's overall energy security and stability.
Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the first time.
The São Paulo stock market hits new highs and the value of the Brazilian real strengthens.
U.S. President Donald Trump tweets that Pakistan has been a "safe haven" for terrorists from Afghanistan and has given America "nothing but lies & deceit" after getting more than $33 billion in U.S. aid.
Prime Minister Theresa May orders Phillip Lee, a Justice minister, to "air his views in private" after he suggested that Brexit planning should be based on evidence rather than dogma.
most populous city in the United States of America
Date: 1982 – 1 May 2014 (main conflict) 2015 – present (low-level violence)
total lunar eclipse that occurred on January 31, 2018
Jaish-e-Mohammed militants, fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir, claim responsibility for the attack.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
A drawing is held to resolve a tied election between Democrat Shelly Simonds and Republican David Yancey, with Yancey being randomly chosen as the winner.
village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England
watercourse in West Bengal, India and Bangladesh
Financial analysts interpret remarks by United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin as an indication that the United States may change the strong dollar policy that it has held since the 1990s. This is evidenced by the fact that he did not deliver the usual message that a strong dollar is good for America.
hotel on Park Lane and Deanery Street, London
"will not provide any more weapons to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia".
A 910 ct "D colour Type II A" diamond is dug up in the Letseng diamond mine, Lesotho.
method of creating a cloned embryo by replacing the egg nucleus with a body cell nucleus
Chechens — are an artificially created sub-ethnos, assembled from ethno-territorial Ingush communities for diseases - Orstkhoy
Palestinian tunnel warfare in the Gaza Strip
central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
Tens of thousands of demonstrators protest in Bucharest and major cities against perceived corruption and changes to the judiciary.
The Trump administration will, in 18 months, end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador living in the U.S. under the TPS issued after a series of devastating earthquakes in 2001. The Department of Homeland Security estimates about 200,000 Salvadorans will be impacted.
Hundreds of Iranians hold rallies in support of the anti-regime protests in Iran, in cities including Washington, D.C., Stockholm, London, Paris and Berlin. About 400 people gathered in central Paris, and several hundred held a rally in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate with Iranian flags, drums and banners calling for a change of government.
Outside the Fleury-Mérogis prison, French police clash with prison guards who are striking over the detention conditions in French jails.
Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration
foreign policy of the United States from January 2017 to Janauary 2021
American intercity passenger rail operator
opposition to austerity measures, especially in Europe
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
The nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards are announced.
The Afghan government blames the attack on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network.
German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel and his Turkish colleague Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu agree to improve relations between their countries.
The state government of Minas Gerais, Brazil, declares a health emergency in three areas, Belo Horizonte, Itabira and Ponte Nova, over an outbreak of yellow fever.
largest city in British Columbia, Canada
Winter storm Eleanor moves from the British Isles to continental Europe with one dead in France as well as injuries and material losses in Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland.
The rape and murder of six-year-old girl Zainab in Pakistan has sparked outrage across the country. Two people die in protests in Kasur city.
Private messages between former President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín, the exiled regional minister of Health, come to light, in which the former President confesses that the secession procedure "is over", opening, once again, tensions between the pro-independence political parties and more confusion about the future of Catalonia.
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, and members of the President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi-led government are confined to the presidential palace which has been surrounded.
Security researchers disclose two hardware vulnerabilities—Spectre, which affects most modern processors, and Meltdown, which affects most Intel chips.
Shortly after the decision, demonstrators assaulted the Parliament gardens as a form of protest, facing the Mossos d'Esquadra.
unincorporated census-designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States of America
An Amtrak train carrying Republican lawmakers to a retreat in West Virginia collides with a garbage truck in Crozet, Virginia. At least one person dies and one person is seriously injured. The White House states that there are no serious injuries among members of Congress or their staff.
overview of the foreign relations of Iran
bilateral relations between United States and Turkey
After talks between the company, its lenders, and the United Kingdom's government fail to reach a deal, British multinational facilities management and construction services company Carillion fails and is liquidated, threatening thousands of jobs. Carillion is currently involved in projects such as the high-speed rail in the United Kingdom, including the High Speed 2 rail line.
Canadian-American digital media and broadcasting company
President José Mário Vaz appoints Artur Silva as Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, succeeding Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who resigned on January 16th.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Reports surface about the publication on January 29 by the United States of a list of Russian politicians and oligarchs that the U.S. government was required by CAATSA to draw up. Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the list, on which he is not included, is an "unfriendly act" that complicates ties between the two countries. ,
ocean between Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antartica
The United States will withhold $65 million for Palestinian aid paid via the United Nations Relief and Welfare Agency stating that UNRWA needs to make unspecified reforms. The U.S. says it will provide $60 million, 48 percent of the regular payment.
Pakistan's Defence Minister accuses the U.S. of giving Pakistan "nothing but invective & mistrust" after receiving "land & air communication, military bases & intel cooperation that decimated Al-Qaeda over last 16yrs".
Police in Serbia arrest three Australians, one of them Rohan Arnold, a known businessman, for allegedly smuggling 1,280 kilograms (2,820 lb) of cocaine into Sydney in 2016.
The statement also said that those who do not protect these fundamental human rights must be held accountable "at the highest level".
Álvaro Arzú Escobar takes office as President of the Congress.
American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
At least 29 people are dead and 22 are missing in the aftermath of a strong tropical cyclone striking Madagascar.
The National Constituent Assembly approved a decree that calls for presidential elections before April 30.
A fifth person, believed to be the gunman, is severely injured.
The Attorney General and the Head of the Anticorruption Commission of the UN, reported on a new case of corruption in the Superintendency of Tax Administration, leaving 9 people arrested, including the Former President of that organization.
The mezzanine overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta, Indonesia, collapses, injuring at least 70 people.
agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector
President Donald Trump imposes Section 201 tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines.
association football club in Falmer, England
11th-century invasion and occupation of England
epiphany celebration at Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Two people are arrested in Perris, California, after 13 people aged between 2 and 29 years old are found being held captive at their house, including some "shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks". They are all believed to be siblings.
French President Emmanuel Macron suggests that Turkey could have a "partnership" with the EU instead of full membership.
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
Turkish President Erdoğan announces that Turkish Army ground troops have entered the district of Afrin in Syria. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım says the goal is to establish a 30-km safe zone.
NASA research, published in Geophysical Research Letters, implies that the ozone layer is starting to recover due to man's actions. The decline in ozone-depleting chemicals, specifically chlorine from chlorofluorocarbon (an effect from the 1980's CFC ban, say the scientists), has resulted in 20 percent less depletion since 2005.
interdisciplinary field devoted to the coordination of space, infrastructure, people and organization
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
Iran enforces a ban on teaching English in elementary schools, calling it a "cultural invasion" by the West.
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
He faces charges that, after he left his job, he kept notebooks filled with classified information about undercover agents and assets which he allegedly used to help China identify informants and dismantle a U.S. spying network.
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer successfully defends his title in the five-sets men's singles final against Marin Čilić, winning his sixth title at the Australian Open and becoming the first man to win 20 titles in Grand Slam tournaments.
Two Michigan State Police troopers are injured by gunfire in Union City while serving a warrant. The suspect was later found dead nearby.
Nine prisoners have escaped from a Berlin, prison over the last five days, with two escaping today.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
In a strategy claimed as "towards healthier products", Nestlé sells its United States confectionery business, number 4 on the market, to Ferrero SpA for $2.8 billion.
Nine out of the twelve members of the U.S. National Park Service's advisory board resign out of protest over their treatment by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. ,
National Intelligence and Security Service
The move out of Westminster will not occur before 2025.
sanctions on Pyongyang, will not be attending the meeting.
Citing a national "fervor", the Communist Party of China proposes writing the Xi Jinping Thought into the state constitution, after it was already added to the party constitution.
Vice Media suspends two of its top executives as it investigates allegations made against them.
American actress Eliza Dushku says she was sexually assaulted by a stuntman when she was 12 years old.
bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia
A lunar eclipse is seen in Oceania, Asia, and North America, coinciding with a supermoon and blue moon.
city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Presenting a new national defense strategy, the United States Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, says terrorism is no longer the focus of the national security of the United States.
The late response by rescuers to save passengers leads to violence between local residents and police.
At least one person dies and one person is seriously injured.
A fire at Woburn Safari Park kills 13 patas monkeys.
government blocks Ant Financial's acquisition of MoneyGram.
state of harmony characterized by lack of violent conflict and freedom from fear of violence
that they had some contact with the Kremlin-linked troll farm, Internet Research Agency, during the 2016 election period.
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers scores his 30,000th career regular-season point in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
Former Ku Klux Klan organizer and convicted murderer Edgar Ray Killen dies in prison at the age of 92.
city in Yolo County, California, United States
Two bills are unanimously approved by the Florida House and Senate Committees that propose moving the state permanently to Daylight Saving Time (UTC−04:00), and shifting most of the Panhandle west of a line from eastern Jackson County to northern Gulf County – which currently lies within the southern boundary of the Central Time Zone (UTC−05:00) – to the Eastern Time Zone, in alignment with the remainder of Florida's 67 counties.
American diplomat and former United States senator from Arizona
Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary refer the British spy Christopher Steele to the U.S. Department of Justice for a potential criminal investigation.
A suicide bomber attack near a group of security personnel investigating illegal drugs and alcohol dealing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills at least 20, wounding another 27 policemen. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
The Securities and Exchange Commission revokes the license of Rappler over its use of Philippine Depository Receipts (PDRs) issued to Omidyar Network. The commission ruled that the provisions of the PDRs issued by Rappler to Omidyar violates constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership and control of companies. Critics of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte condemned the move as an "attack on press freedom".
Congolese security forces kill at least six protesters and fire tear gas in Kinshasa. 57 people are wounded and dozens of arrests are made in protests across the country, notably in Mbuji-Mayi, Goma, Lubumbashi and several other places.
Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018)
Carles Puigdemont, ex-President of Catalonia, travels to Denmark while Spanish Attorney General requests the European Arrest Warrant. The Speaker of the Catalan Parliament appoints Puigdemont to be invested as President. Spain's Supreme Court refuses to reactivate the arrest warrant.
city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States
legal proceedings in the UK concerning the requested extradition of Julian Assange to Sweden
digital medium of exchange using cryptography on a ledger to secure transactions and to verify transfer of ownership
ambassador, asking for clarification and expressed their concerns.
person who provides privileged information about a person or organization to an agency
The U.S. government's highly classified Zuma satellite is reportedly lost after being launched by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
President Donald Trump tweets that the U.S. may withhold future payments to the Palestinian authority, over 350 million dollars per year, because they are "no longer willing to talk peace" with Israel, and that Israel "would have had to pay more" in return for his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Pacific Ocean near Acarí in Peru's Arequipa Region resulting in 1 death and 65 injured.
The United States will pay Boeing nearly US$24 million to replace two of the five 27-year-old chiller units on Air Force One, customized to carry 70 cubic feet of refrigerated storage for about 3,000 meals.
26th United States National Security Advisor
The Trump administration through the U.S. Justice Department establishes the Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team to assist with the DEA's Project Cassandra investigation into groups supporting Hezbollah.
Date: Main combat phase: 20 January – 24 March 2018 (2 months and 4 days) Main insurgency phase: 25 March 2018 – 9 August 2019 (1 year, 4 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Nepalese authorities state that they are "discussing their response" to Trump's recent comment which referred to their country (among others) as a "shithole".
Eleven people are killed in La Concepción, Mexico, near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, following violent clashes involving gunmen, a community police force, and state police in the southern state of Guerrero.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Date: 16 April 2009 – 19 December 2017 (8 years, 8 months and 3 days)
A landslide pushes a bus into a ravine in Colombia, killing 13 people.
In South Africa, several H&M stores are closed following protests over a controversial advertisement that was featured in the store's webpage. The advertisement showed a black child model wearing a green hoodie reading "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle". Several stores are also ransacked by protesters from the Economic Freedom Fighters over the advertisement.
A study in Biological Psychiatry asserts that increasing the activity of the habenula brain region leads to social problems in rodents, whereas decreasing activity of the region prevents social problems.
National Security Agency director Admiral Mike Rogers plans to retire this spring. President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a successor later this month.
The Syrian Army seizes control of the strategic Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in Idlib Governorate.
Rocket Lab successfully launches test rocket Electron into orbit from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, becoming the first rocket to reach orbit using an electric-pump-fed engine, after the original rocket launch in May 2017 had to be aborted by safety officials.
It is revealed that Ecuador granted citizenship to Julian Assange.
Two people are arrested in Perris, California, after 13 people aged between 2 and 29 years old are found being held captive at their house, including some "shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks".
The Revolutionary Guards announce that Iran broke down the chain of last week's unrest.
Malaysia upholds death sentences for nine Filipino Tausūgs over 2013 incursion in Sabah by a faction of claimant to the Sultanate of Sulu throne.
private school alumni social connections
A Colombian Army Mi-17 helicopter crashes near Segovia, Antioquia, in northern Colombia, killing at least ten people.
ongoing political conflict over Catalan independence
Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pope Francis visits Peru and meets 4,000 members of the indigenous communities from the Amazon rainforest. He states that the people of the Amazon are threatened now more than ever, and questions the conservationist policies that affect the Peruvian rainforest. In Puerto Maldonado, he asks for the indigenous communities to be recognized as partners instead of as minorities. He calls on the Peruvian people to put an end to practices that degrade women, and criticizes the sterilization of indigenous women.
2018 WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network event
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Now it is competition between great powers.
American former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and judoka
Alexei Navalny 2018 presidential campaign
fire of 2018 on the highway in the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan
Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, in a statement, comments, "...
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
medical technique that intentionally leave a person unable to reproduce
In Puerto Maldonado, he asks for the indigenous communities to be recognized as partners instead of as minorities.
proposed Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Two Americans and two Canadians are abducted by unknown gunmen in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Two police officers are killed after engaging in a firefight with the abductors.
NATO reports that "no foreign troops" died.
southern portion of U.S. state of California
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
In darts, Rob Cross wins the PDC World Darts Championship (on his debut) defeating Phil Taylor (in his last career match) 7–2 in the final.
head of government of the United Kingdom
North Carolina's congressional district map
extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of four full moons in a season, or a second full moon in a month of the common calendar
parliamentary procedure of the United States Senate invoked to amend rules of discussion
bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States
A bus crash in Turkey's northwestern Eskişehir Province kills at least 11 people and injures 46 others.
American lawyer and politician (born 1955)
Date: November 18, 2016 – current (6 years, 2 months and 9 days)
An Atlas V rocket successfully deployed the fourth SBIRS satellite for the United States Air Force.
ongoing low-level conflict between the Government of Senegal and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance since 1982
2018 high school shooting in Draffenville, Kentucky, United States
national government of the United States
The Supreme Court of India orders a review of Section 377, a colonial-era law that criminalizes consensual sex between men, and of the Court's December 2013 verdict that upheld the law. In August 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that all Indian citizens have a constitutional right to privacy, noting in the judgment that "sexual orientation is an essential attribute to privacy."
A major fire engulfs parts of Nottingham station, United Kingdom.
The European Parliament approves a call to ban electric pulse fishing, seen by some as cruel.
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
The Speaker of the Parliament of Catalonia delays the session of investiture of Carles Puigdemont after the suspension by the Constitutional Court of the telematic investiture.
head of the United States Department of State
Toronto Police charge landscaper Bruce McArthur with a total of five counts of first-degree murder, after garden planters containing the remains of three additional people are found on a property linked to him.
Six people are killed in a head-on collision and a subsequent fire caused by a single-driver vehicle going the wrong way on Interstate 5 north of Woodland, California.
Twitter posts disseminate claims that actor Kirk Douglas (aged 101) had been accused in the past of having sexually assaulted actress Natalie Wood when she was 16 years old (c. 1954).
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Four women accuse film and television producer, director, and writer Paul Haggis (Crash and Million Dollar Baby) of sexual misconduct including two rapes.
The 11 remaining countries aiming to create the Trans-Pacific Partnership after the United States' withdrawal announce that they will sign an agreement in Chile this March.
Several stores are also ransacked by protesters from the Economic Freedom Fighters over the advertisement.
Areas of Alaska remain under a tsunami advisory.
2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Two bills are unanimously approved by the Florida House and Senate Committees that propose moving the state permanently to Daylight Saving Time (UTC−04:00), and shifting most of the Panhandle west of a line from eastern Jackson County to northern Gulf County – which currently lies within the southern boundary of the Central Time Zone (UTC−05:00) – to the Eastern Time Zone, in alignment with the remainder of Florida's 67 counties. If passed by the state legislature, any changes would need to be approved by the Department of Transportation and Congress.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
The White House states that there are no serious injuries among members of Congress or their staff.
New ministers of defence, finance, interior, health, environment and foreign affairs, amongst others, are appointed.
A boat capsizes in the north of Indonesian Borneo, leaving at least eight people dead.
President Enrique Peña Nieto accepted the resignation of three secretaries of his cabinet, including the Secretary of the Interior, Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong.
A Pegasus Airlines flight from Esenboğa International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, departs the runway of Trabzon Airport in northern Turkey upon landing.
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announces the city will retroactively apply California's new marijuana laws to nearly 5,000 felony convictions, expunging or reducing misdemeanors and felonies dating to 1975.
Seven survivors from the MV Butiraoi, six adults and a baby, are found in a dinghy and rescued, four days after the 50-passenger ferry sank in Kiribati. New Zealand rescuers say there is a lot of debris near the dinghy, but no sign of anyone else.
British, American and German men are among a group of international volunteers who travelled to Afrin to fight against Turkish-led forces in north-west Syria.
Hackers steal $535 million worth of the NEM cryptocurrency from Japanese exchange Coincheck.
Polish government ministry responsible for military and national defense affairs
The Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship travels through the storm, delaying its arrival in New York City.
MPs vote 236–220 in favour of moving out of the Houses of Parliament for six years while the Palace of Westminster undergoes repairs at a cost of around £4 billion. The move out of Westminster will not occur before 2025. It will be the first time MPs have moved out of the Palace of Westminster since World War II.
Oliver Ivanović, the head politician of the Kosovo Serb party Freedom, Democracy, Justice, is killed outside his office in North Mitrovica in a drive-by shooting.
Andrew McCabe resigns as Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation amid a dispute with President Donald Trump.
A Pegasus Airlines flight from Esenboğa International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, departs the runway of Trabzon Airport in northern Turkey upon landing. All 162 passengers, two pilots, and four cabin crew evacuated the aircraft, a Boeing 737, unharmed. The local government launched an investigation into the incident. ,
A bus carrying Uzbek migrant workers catches fire in Kazakhstan's Aktobe Region, killing 52 people. Five people escape and are treated by rescue workers.
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer discontinues research into treating patients with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. (The Telegraph)
legal for medical use and recreational use
the 10th and current president of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Video assistant referee (VAR) technology makes its debut in an English club competition during a 2017–18 FA Cup match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States government public health agency
A suicide bomber in an ambulance packed with explosives kills at least 102 people and wounds 158 outside a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.
continent of Europe, excluding European islands
Former Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–2013)
The Parliament of Egypt approves, with a two-thirds majority in favour, extending the nationwide state of emergency for a further three months, starting January 13.
The police report that the driver had an epileptic seizure.
directly elected parliament of the European Union
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says the Afrin offensive, as announced, is now to turn east, towards Manbij and the border with Iraq.
The Kabila government begins blocking internet access in the capital Kinshasa at midnight, after a Catholic lay group's call to march today, in defiance of a government ban on public demonstrations. A joint statement was released by the American and British embassies on Twitter the day prior, applauding "Congolese citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble peacefully in support of the full implementation" of the Sylvester agreements of December 2016. The statement also said that those who do not protect these fundamental human rights must be held accountable "at the highest level". , ,
The South Korean Ministry of Unification announces that both North Korea and South Korea will march together under the Korean Unification Flag during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
one of two conferences in the National Football League
A Chinese rescue team recovers two bodies from the MV Sanchi and salvages the voyage data recorder from the bridge.
Senator Jeff Flake tells Cuban officials there is "no evidence" of a suspected sonic attack on U.S. diplomats at the U.S. embassy in Havana.
The United States House of Representatives passes a bill to reauthorize, for a period of six years, a key foreign intelligence collection program, permitted by Section 702. Changes to the program will require the FBI to get a probable cause warrant if it wants to view the contents of Americans' communications swept up in the process.
northernmost region of the African continent
Both receive championship matches at WrestleMania 34.
assistance to the Palestinian Authority and has until January 15 to resolve the issue.
Fountains of intense but sporadic lava, which lasted between three to 30 minutes, began at 9:37 p.m.
Artur Mas announces that he is resigning as president of the PDeCAT party.
A double car bombing in Benghazi, Libya, kills at least 33 people and wounds "dozens" of others.
ethnically Romanian population outside Romania and Moldova
Director of the National Security Agency
highest-ranking official of the National Security Agency of the United States Department of Defense
The Israel Defense Forces report the complete destruction of an underground tunnel dug by Hamas under the Kerem Shalom crossing. Israel shut down the crossing before its jets bombed the tunnel opening in Gaza Saturday night. The crossing remains closed. ,
The former Prime Minister of Egypt, 76-year-old Ahmed Shafik, retracts his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections.
Abdullah II of Jordan tells U.S. Vice President Mike Pence the U.S. has to rebuild "trust and confidence" to achieve a two-state solution in Israel after the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Attackers detonate explosives before storming the offices of the Save the Children charity in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.
North Korea accepts South Korea's proposal for official talks, and will meet on January 9 to discuss North Korea's possible involvement with the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
federal law enforcement agency in Russia
The nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards are announced. Among the films nominated as the best of 2017 in film, The Shape of Water leads with thirteen nominations, with Dunkirk following behind with eight nominations.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Pacific Ocean near Acarí in Peru's Arequipa Region resulting in 1 death and 65 injured. ,
arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France
The United States Central Command launches an investigation into a video posted on YouTube which appears to show a U.S. service member firing on civilians inside a truck on a road in Afghanistan. The montage video, titled "Happy Few Ordnance Symphony", has since been removed.
President Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado takes oath of his second presidential term amid protests led by Salvador Nasralla, former candidate for the Alliance of Opposition against the Dictatorship.
British multinational facilities management and construction services company
Thirteen civilians travelling from Burkina Faso are killed after their vehicle struck a landmine near the village of Boni in Mali's Mopti Region.
Thousands of government supporters demonstrate across Iran for the fourth consecutive day.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
Six-time U.S. NASA astronaut John Young dies at the age of 87. He was the 9th man who walked on the Moon.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says he is "tired" of waiting for the European Union to approve Turkey's membership in the political union.
port city and temporary capital of Yemen
Date: 8 April 2017 – 12 June 2018 (1 year, 2 months and 4 days)
The Brazil Workers' Party (PT) insists that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be their candidate for the upcoming presidential election even as a conviction for corruption bars him from participating. The São Paulo stock market hits new highs and the value of the Brazilian real strengthens.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence declares during a speech in the Israeli parliament that the new U.S.
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian calls for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the Turkish incursion into Northern Syria's Afrin Region. The UNSC will convene on Monday.
At least four gunmen launch an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008
sovereign state made up of six islands in the Pacific Ocean
The New England Patriots win the American Football Conference title, defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars 24–20.
American music award for excellent albums
Corporation for National and Community Service
He states that the people of the Amazon are threatened now more than ever, and questions the conservationist policies that affect the Peruvian rainforest.
Iran's Foreign Ministry replies that it "will not accept any change in the deal," adding that it will "not take any action beyond its commitments."
regional bank of the U.S. Federal Reserve System
Mexicans react with incredulity after President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto appointed Alberto Bazbaz to the position of head of the CISEN intelligence service. Bazbaz is known for having overseen a 9-day search for a missing girl, Paulette Gebara Farah, who was eventually found dead in her own bed.
The count of Russian-linked bot accounts is now 50,258, the company having identified an additional 13,512 bot accounts since its November Congressional briefing.
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
touching or fondling another person in a sexual way using the hand
Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says Turkey expects "solidarity and support" from its ally.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
Russian politician, lawyer and anti-corruption activist
Pakistan asks U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale to clarify Trump's remarks.
This launch completes the geosynchronous segment of SBIRS and provides a global missile detection system for the United States.
The official added the government is still reviewing U.S.
Nigerian Shia Islamic Movement leader, Ibrahim Zakzaky, who is detained at an unknown location without charges since December 2015, makes a short public appearance, his first in two years, being allowed to see his doctor.
Rules prohibit to change the natural form of participating camels.
Date: 9 December 2017 – present (5 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Two police officers and several gunmen are killed near Caracas in an operation to capture Óscar Pérez, the rogue pilot responsible for the Caracas helicopter incident on June 27, 2017, according to the Venezuelan government. Five people have also been arrested.
city and governorate capital of Idlib, Syria
The Revolutionary Guards announce that Iran broke down the chain of last week's unrest. According to them, the unrest was created "by the United States, Britain, the Zionist regime (Israel), Saudi Arabia, the hypocrites (Mujahideen) and monarchists."
Law criminalizing homosexuality in former British colonies
College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS
systems of determining a championship football team in the highest level of collegiate football in the United States
seven year old girl who was abducted, raped and murdered in Kasur, Pakistan
Constitution of the People's Republic of China
socioeconomic and political crisis in Venezuela in the 21st century
Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region
movement aiming to remove Vladimir Putin from his offices
National Park Service's advisory board resign out of protest over their treatment by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
Rescuers, including the Royal New Zealand Air Force, search for the Kiribati ferry MV Butiraoi with around 50 people on board after it is declared missing.
A search for missing children is underway after a boat capsized off the Indian coast near Dahanu, Maharashtra. Two bodies have been recovered.
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is arrested by police at a protest rally in Moscow. His arrest comes shortly after police raid the headquarters of his unregistered Progress Party in an apparent attempt to disrupt online broadcasts of opposition rallies against Vladimir Putin, while police say they were looking for a bomb. Navalny is released from police custody without charge late Sunday but needs to appear in court later.
At least three people are killed and over 100 injured in a train derailment near Milan, Italy.
Bazbaz is known for having overseen a 9-day search for a missing girl, Paulette Gebara Farah, who was eventually found dead in her own bed.
Russia deploys a second anti-air S-400 missile battalion in Crimea.
So far, three people have died in North Carolina and a person has died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
U.S. President Donald Trump names former NASA astronaut James F. Reilly as leader of the U.S. Geological Survey.
American Hall of Fame baseball player, coach and manager
For the first time, Saudi Arabia allows women to spectate at football matches, part of an easing of strict rules on gender separation by the ultra-conservative Muslim country.
film editing technique to condense narrative space, time, and information
Tens of thousands of Pentecostal Christians in Mbarara, Uganda take to the streets with songs of praise and thanks to hold a common celebration seen as a way of dedicating people’s lives to Christ and preaching the gospel across the entire district.
President Jimmy Morales is questioned about the high costs he spends to buy food and other luxury items.
The suspect was later found dead nearby.
Theresa May criticizes Boris Johnson for airing National Health Service funding concerns outside private U.K. Cabinet meetings.
proposed diplomatic solution for the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The world's oldest professional football player, 51-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura ("King Kazu"), has extended his contract with Yokohama FC, to take him into his 33rd professional season.
human settlement in United States of America
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence declares during a speech in the Israeli parliament that the new U.S. embassy located in Jerusalem will open in 2019, sooner than generally expected.
Chinese scientists announce they have successfully cloned crab-eating macaques using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), making them the first primates to be cloned. The monkeys were named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua.
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 12 people and injure 48 others, in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
A United Airlines flight headed from Chicago to Hong Kong makes an emergency landing in Anchorage, Alaska, after a passenger allegedly became unruly.
An American Jewish rabbi publishes an ad in The Washington Post calling the New Zealand pop singer Lorde a "bigot" after she cancelled her concert in Israel.
land warfare branch of Venezuela's military
U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to stop aid to Palestine if they do not agree to partake in peace talks with Israel.
A BBC study finds that, as of October 2017[update], the Taliban presently maintains control of or has some territorial presence in 70% of Afghanistan, with full control of 14 districts (totaling 4% of the country) and demonstrating an open physical militant presence in 263 others (encompassing the remaining 66% of the group's occupied territory).
(Reuters via U.S. News and World Report)
Bowing to pressure, French publisher Gallimard suspends plans to reprint a compendium of "violently antisemitic pamphlets" by novelist Louis-Ferdinand Céline.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators protest in Bucharest and major cities against perceived corruption and changes to the judiciary. Romanians in diaspora stage protests in dozens of cities worldwide in solidarity with the anti-corruption movement in the country.
A coach bus plunges off a cliff on a coastal road in Peru, killing at least 48 people.
He went on to identify the United States, Britain, Israel, the People's Mujahedin of Iran and "a wealthy government" in the Persian Gulf among Iran's foreign enemies.
Following the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines' revocation of Rappler's license, the National Bureau of Investigation of the Philippines launches a probe into Rappler.
Citing national security concerns, the U.S. government blocks Ant Financial's acquisition of MoneyGram.
The cost of the Oroville Dam spill rises to US$870 million. The U.S. state of California continues to hope for federal aid for the project.
He calls on the Peruvian people to put an end to practices that degrade women, and criticizes the sterilization of indigenous women.
voting system used to elect a single winner where a second round of voting is used if no candidate wins an absolute majority in the first round
An apparent gang riot at Colonia Agroindustrial prison in Goiânia, Brazil, results in nine deaths and 14 inmates injured.
island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
international airport in New York, United States
President of the Government of Catalonia
head of government of the Generalitat of Catalonia
cultural region in the southeastern and south-central United States
Minutes before the registration deadline, a second candidate, Moussa Mostafa Moussa, fulfills paperwork to participate in the 2018 presidential election. Leading opposition members called for a boycott, saying that a wave of repression has cleared the field of challengers to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
or Northeastern Africa or Northern East Africa as it was known in the past
Subject to the outcome of tests, the loan is expected to happen somewhere after 2020.
The United States closes its embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, due to large-scale protests against the policy of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Australian publisher, activist and founder of WikiLeaks
the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
ground warfare branch of Turkey's military
Hundreds of thousands protest in D.C., with thousands of protesters turning out in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities throughout the United States and the world in cities such as Rome, Italy internationally, in support of women's rights.
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the January 12 U.S.
List of ambassadors of the United States to Pakistan
Walmart announces that it will increase the minimum wage for its U.S.
environmental protocol designed to protect the ozone layer
The U.S. government's highly classified Zuma satellite is reportedly lost after being launched by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Northrop Grumman, who built the satellite, and SpaceX have both refused to confirm the mission's failure due to its classified nature.
economic and political concept in which a single state has decisive influence over the functions of the international monetary system
capital and most populous city of France
President Donald Trump tweets that the U.S.
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
bicameral legislature of the United States
Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast
security vulnerability in microprocessors performing branch prediction
city and county seat of Butte County, California, United States
Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
According to police, there has been an increased use of hand grenades by criminal groups in the country.
head of government of Turkey (1920 - 2018)
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the Doomsday Clock thirty seconds forward, to two minutes before midnight, the closest setting since 1953.
easternmost coast of the United States, located near the North Atlantic Ocean
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security discontinues the eligibility of citizens of Belize, Haiti, and Samoa to obtain H-2A and H-2B visas for temporary work.
progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory loss
identifier for a time offset from UTC of −5
The Attorney General asked the Supreme Court to consider again the impeachment against President Morales.
The Emirates airline announces an order for up to 36 Airbus A380s. Emirates is already the aircraft's largest operator, with a fleet of over 100.
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
United States Space Force facility in Brevard County, Florida
Two Michigan State Police troopers are injured by gunfire in Union City while serving a warrant.
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches India’s 100th satellite and 30 other satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
In the first inter-Korean talks in two years at the Panmunjeom-Paju "Truce Village" (DMZ), both parties agree on the need to ease tensions and hold military talks.
Classified information in the United States
The link also honors ten ways the President "has been getting results" thus far.
Two people are killed in a plane crash in Northland, New Zealand.
hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
All residents are evacuated, 500 of them to the nearby island of Blup Blup, while the once-dormant Kadovar volcano in the Schouten Islands, Papua New Guinea, erupts for the first known time, sending an ash cloud 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) above sea level.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raises Mount Mayon's alert level to 4, its second highest volcano category which indicates a hazardous eruption is imminent. Mayon's activity, which began the afternoon of January 13, 2018, has displaced about 40,000 residents in Albay Province on Luzon island.
President Donald Trump tweets that Pakistan has been a "safe haven" for terrorists from Afghanistan and has given America "nothing but lies & deceit" after getting more than $33 billion in U.S.
Gunmen kill at least 14 soldiers at a military base in Soumpi, central Mali.
California becomes the latest and most-populated state to legalize the recreational use of cannabis.
The National Constituent Assembly approved a decree that calls for presidential elections before April 30. Incumbent Nicolás Maduro says he will compete for re-election.
Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades wins the first round of the election, but is well short of an absolute majority required to win outright.
A fire on the oil tanker rages for the fourth day.
Illegal immigration from Africa to Israel
It is revealed that Ecuador granted citizenship to Julian Assange. Ecuador granted him asylum in August 2012 and he has remained in the Embassy of Ecuador in London avoiding extradition to Sweden on rape charges. Subsequently, Swedish authorities dropped the charges in May 2017.
ARSA insurgents, using small arms and homemade land mines, ambush a Burmese military convoy in the village of Turaing. Three members of Myanmar's security forces are reportedly wounded.
medical specialty concerned with the altering or restoration of form and function
executive body of the German Government (part of the Federal Government of Germany)
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
The Afghan Interior Ministry says that the siege ended when the last gunman was shot dead.
passenger ship used for pleasure voyages
7.1 magnitude earthquake in Peru on 14 January 2018
seasonal non-agricultural worker visa for the United States
An emergency alert warning of an inbound ballistic missile is accidentally sent out across the U.S. state of Hawaii at 8:07 HST, before being cleared as a false alarm 38 minutes later. This event caused panic and disruptions across the state on the archipelago inhabited by roughly 1.7 million people.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
professional sports hall of fame in New York, U.S.
major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth, which may cause loss of life or property
Congolese security forces kill at least six protesters and fire tear gas in Kinshasa.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Cypriot politician, 7th and current President of Cyprus
The decline in ozone-depleting chemicals, specifically chlorine from chlorofluorocarbon (an effect from the 1980's CFC ban, say the scientists), has resulted in 20 percent less depletion since 2005.
This is the first time a federal court has struck down a redistricting plan for partisan gerrymandering.
They see it as undermining Europe's overall energy security and stability.
A bus carrying Uzbek migrant workers catches fire in Kazakhstan's Aktobe Region, killing 52 people.
The U.S.-led coalition confirms reports that it will form a new 30,000-strong Syrian Border Security Force (BSF).
The Emirates airline announces an order for up to 36 Airbus A380s.
individual who has killed three or more people over a period of more than a month
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Theresa May says the government has seen no plans for Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's idea of building a road bridge across the English Channel between France and the United Kingdom.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California issues a nationwide injunction blocking the rescission of the DACA program, ordering the Trump administration to restart and maintain the program as the legal challenge(s) to the president's decision go forward.
The United States House of Representatives passes a bill to reauthorize, for a period of six years, a key foreign intelligence collection program, permitted by Section 702.
Viorica Dăncilă (PSD) is confirmed as Romania's first female Prime Minister.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Researchers note that in November 2017, Strava, which processes data from apps and Internet of Things devices such as Fitbit, accidentally revealed the locations of alleged United States military bases overseas, including in Afghanistan, Djibouti and Syria. ,
United States Space Force Base located in Santa Barbara County, California
Emirates is already the aircraft's largest operator, with a fleet of over 100.
rocket engine using an electric pump for pressurization
South African left-wing pan-Africanist political party
Half of the forces will be Syrian Democratic Forces veterans.
monitoring of behavior, activities, or other changing information, for the purpose of influencing, managing or directing
Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present)
Amid protests against rising prices and tax increases, a protestor is killed and five others are injured in clashes with security forces in the Tunisian town of Tebourba.
border crossings between Israel, Gaza Strip and Egypt
state of Hawaii at 8:07 HST, before being cleared as a false alarm 38 minutes later.
List of presidents of the Parliament of Catalonia
institution of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches
Chinese scientists announce they have successfully cloned crab-eating macaques using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), making them the first primates to be cloned.
American online social media and social networking service
National Bureau of Investigation (Philippines)
agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Justice
The journal cites the closer approach to the point of hypothetical global catastrophe to the failure of world leaders to deal with looming threats of nuclear war (particularly, tensions involving the North Korean nuclear program) and climate change.
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
China says no major oil spill has been detected after MV Sanchi disaster.
The monkeys were named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua.
The Trump administration will, in 18 months, end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador living in the U.S.
head of state and of government of Turkey
A heat boiler explodes at a community center in Vila Nova da Rainha, Tondela, Portugal, leaving at least eight people dead and thirty five injured.
Twitter, in response to criticism over its handling of U.S. President Donald Trump's account, says it will not block world leaders or remove their controversial tweets.
North Korea accepts South Korea's proposal for official talks, and will meet on January 9 to discuss North Korea's possible involvement with the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. These are the first high-level talks between the Koreas in more than two years.
National Football League franchise in Jacksonville, Florida
Venezuelan police investigator, actor, and rebel leader
Diplomatic Mission of the United States in Cuba
arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon, also had 2 monkeys on the shuttle
Renaud Hardy, a suspected serial killer from Mechelen, Belgium, confesses to two murders and two attempted murders ahead of his February assizes case in Tongeren.
Leonard Cohen and Carrie Fisher win posthumously.
bilateral relations between Jordan and United States
The cost of the Oroville Dam spill rises to US$870 million.
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
The United States Senate reaches an agreement to reopen federal agencies through to February 8.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
global system of connected computer networks based on IP addressing and routing protocols
After European Parliament auditors conclude that he used a parliamentary assistant for UKIP party matters instead of for work related to the duties of a Member of the European Parliament, Nigel Farage will now pay back £35,500 (€40,000) through having half of his salary withheld.
U.S. President Donald Trump dissolves the voter fraud commission noting the cost to the public of litigating against lawsuits from states objecting to the voter information requested.
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service arrests 7 journalists who were covering this week's economic protests in Khartoum. The charges are unclear.
vulnerability in modern microprocessors which permits unauthorized memory reads
The United Kingdom, France, and Germany call on U.S. President Donald Trump to endorse the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Spanish politician, prime Minister of Spain between 2011 and 2018
hashtag used in October 2017 to denounce sexual assault and harassment
Parliament that exercises the legislative power of the Government of Catalonia
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
Date: 9 October 2017 – 13 February 2018 (4 months and 4 days)
air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
overview of the high-speed rail system in the United Kingdom
Tom Wolf, the Governor of Pennsylvania, issues a disaster declaration over the "heroin and opioid epidemic”, starting an Opioid Operational Command Center at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
2016 California voter initiative that legalized recreational cannabis
The upcoming Formula One season will abandon the practice of using "grid girls", arguing that the practice does not "resonate" with Formula One's values. Four days before, the Professional Darts Corporation abandoned the use of "walk-on girls" to accompany men onto the stage.
meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in London, England
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) names Russell M. Nelson as the 17th President of the Church.
court interpreting the Constitution of Spain
Senior politicians express outrage after an investigative report by the Financial Times on groping practices at a Dorchester hotel charity gala held by the London-based Presidents Club old boy network.
More than two hundred people are arrested across Tunisia as protests against economic conditions continue to grip the North African country. At least 49 police officers have been injured during clashes with protesters.
United States investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections
Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
The House Intelligence Committee issues a second subpoena, via powers seldomly used by Congress, following Bannon's testimony today that, while he was willing to answer questions, the White House instructed him not to answer questions related to his White House tenure.
hypothetical future event that has the potential to damage human well-being on a global scale
right against ex-post facto law and bill of attainder (Sec. 22)
Chinese officials mention the danger of explosion and sinking.
A fire breaks out in a hospital in Miryang, South Korea, killing at least 37 people and injuring over 130 others.
The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search announces the discovery of the latest largest known prime number, a Mersenne prime with 23,249,425 digits equal to 277,232,917 − 1.
The Lebanese Army says they tried to enter Lebanon illegally.
disputed territory between China, India and Pakistan
U.S. President Donald Trump refers to Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as "shithole countries" in a private meeting.
continent on Earth, mainly on the Earth's northeastern quadrant
Rubber bullets are used on EEF protesters at the East Rand Mall.
New Zealand rescuers say there is a lot of debris near the dinghy, but no sign of anyone else.
history of the feminist movement in the USA
American international chain of convenience stores
annual report by the president of the United States
Asuka wins the 32nd, the first all-woman version.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says that Iran has extinguished the unrest and has foiled attempts to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic. He went on to identify the United States, Britain, Israel, the People's Mujahedin of Iran and "a wealthy government" in the Persian Gulf among Iran's foreign enemies.
Swedish multinational clothing-retail company
2016–2018 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
skirmishes after the surgical strike by India on PoK terror camps
Twitter announces it is notifying 677,775 people in the U.S. that they had some contact with the Kremlin-linked troll farm, Internet Research Agency, during the 2016 election period. The count of Russian-linked bot accounts is now 50,258, the company having identified an additional 13,512 bot accounts since its November Congressional briefing.
53, avenue de Saint-Maurice, 75012 Paris, France
American multinational technology company
Three members of the USA Gymnastics Board of Directors resign amid criticism over their handling of sexual abuse allegations against Larry Nassar.
John Barilaro, the Deputy Premier of New South Wales, praises the rescue as historic.
time zone observing UTC−05:00 during standard time and UTC−04:00 during daylight saving time
Two Americans and two Canadians are abducted by unknown gunmen in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
In the United States, billionaire Steve Wynn, best known for his casino hotels and resorts, resigns as Republican National Committee finance chairman following sexual harassment reports, including a $7.5 million settlement with a former worker at his Las Vegas resort.
57 people are wounded and dozens of arrests are made in protests across the country, notably in Mbuji-Mayi, Goma, Lubumbashi and several other places.
village in Otsego County, New York, United States
Paris Zoological Park, France, is evacuated and closed after dozens of baboons escape their enclosure.
Overall economic losses from natural disasters are estimated at the second highest amount since 2011.
The CDU/CSU (Christian Democrats) and SPD (Social Democrats) agree on a blueprint for formal negotiations on a new "grand coalition" government after the September 2017 federal election.
term for the legal opinion or learned interpretation that a qualified jurist or mufti can give on issues pertaining to the Islamic law
excecutive department of the Mexican government
Italian politician Michele Nicoletti becomes the new President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinds three Obama-era memos that had adopted a policy of non-interference with states that have legalized recreational marijuana.
American media executive, political strategist, and convicted criminal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rules, by a 7–3 vote, that the independent structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional. A separate case involving directorial succession is under appeal; lower courts have approved the president's selection of Mick Mulvaney as head of CFPB.
The Hellenic Coast Guard seizes the Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship Andromeda – allegedly bound for Libya, loaded with 410 tonnes of explosives – in Heraklion, Greece. 102 safety deficiencies are found, and 8 crew members are arrested.
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
corporation operating in multiple countries
North Carolina's congressional districts
U.S. House districts in the state of North Carolina
Bruno Mars wins three of the Big Four awards with Song of the Year for "That's What I Like", Record of the Year for "24K Magic" and Album of the Year for 24K Magic. ,
Date: 11 February – 24 March 2013 (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
After failing to reach agreement on an extension of the 101-day ceasefire, hostilities resume between Colombia's government and ELN forces.
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
The bodies of ten Syrian men are found after a snowstorm on the Lebanon–Syria border. The Lebanese Army says they tried to enter Lebanon illegally. Two presumed people smugglers are arrested.
type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse without consent
Another 15,000 will be recruited and trained in the near future.
In a world's first, a drone rescues two swimmers off the coast of Lennox Head, New South Wales in Australia by dropping a safety device to them.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Kōno in Beijing and says they hope to work to improve relations.
Italian manufacturer of chocolate and confectionery products
Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, in a statement, comments, "... while living conditions may have slightly improved, El Salvador now faces a significant problem with drug trafficking, gangs and crime."
state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida
American actress, singer, producer, author, and activist
Joshua Boyle, a Canadian man recently rescued from a Taliban linked group, is arrested on 15 charges, including assault, sexual assault, and unlawful confinement.
city and municipality in Limburg, Belgium
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church
Russia denounces the "veiled [U.S.] attempt to use the current moment to continue to undermine" the JCPOA.
United States International Trade Commission
Procedures of the United States Congress
established ways of doing legislative business
city in the province of Antwerp, Belgium
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will be released from jail on June 8.
A couple in Perris, California is arrested for allegedly holding captive and abusing their 13 children.
Men's Singles tournament at the 2018 Australian Open (tennis)
The Tunisian government announces a wave of social and economic reforms after violent anti-austerity protests that have resulted in at least one death and the arrest of more than eight hundred people.
bilateral relations between United States and Haiti
energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Europe.
An IED bombing kills four Indian Reserve policemen patrolling a deserted market in the upper northwestern city of Sopore, India. Jaish-e-Mohammed militants, fighting against Indian rule in Kashmir, claim responsibility for the attack.
national intelligence agency of the United States
The Mayon volcano begins to erupt in the Philippines.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office reports this afternoon that up to 43 people are still missing from Tuesday's mudslides as rescuers continue to search through Montecito’s massive debris field; this morning the report had been eight missing. The casualty numbers are expected to rise.
Baseball Writers' Association of America
largest prime number that is currently known
association football club in London, England
town and a municipal council in Thane district, Maharashtra, India
The Baseball Writers' Association of America elects Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, and Trevor Hoffman to the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame.
Turkish airstrikes and shelling heavily damage the ancient Syro-Hittite Ain Dara temple in Syria's Afrin District.
Seven survivors from the MV Butiraoi, six adults and a baby, are found in a dinghy and rescued, four days after the 50-passenger ferry sank in Kiribati.
Legal history of cannabis in the United States
Incumbent Sauli Niinistö takes an unprecedented first round victory after receiving 62.7 percent of the votes.
escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, due to the rapidly improved nuclear weapons capability of North Korea
In sumo, Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi becomes the first Georgian wrestler in history to win the makuuchi (top division) championship.
concise, yet comprehensive, compilation of a body of knowledge
US Marine Corps general in retirement and former US secretary of defense
2018 professional wrestling pay-per-view event
state of Alaska eliminates the posting of bail in criminal cases, replacing it with a points-based system, rating the defendant on their previous criminal history, their danger to the public, and their probability of showing up to court hearings.
The U.S. state of Alaska eliminates the posting of bail in criminal cases, replacing it with a points-based system, rating the defendant on their previous criminal history, their danger to the public, and their probability of showing up to court hearings.
and Poland "oppose" the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Nine out of the twelve members of the U.S.
A veterinarian is caught performing plastic surgery to make the camels more attractive.
A school shooting at Marshall County High School in Draffenville, Kentucky kills two people and injures 19.
The Speaker of the Catalan Parliament appoints Puigdemont to be invested as President.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, responding to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's offer during his New Year’s Day address, proposes a meeting to discuss the Winter Olympics and North Korea's nuclear program next Tuesday at the border city of Panmunjom.
Riverside homes and businesses in Paris are on high alert as the swollen River Seine threatens to overflow its banks.
Incumbent Miloš Zeman, who opposes immigration and objects to EU sanctions against Russia, is elected to a second term as President of the Czech Republic, after receiving 51.8 percent of the votes in the run-off election over pro-EU challenger Jiří Drahoš.
chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17
political Representation EU and Palestine
third largest island in the world by area, located in Southeast Asia
Founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1877–1953)
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union Address to the 115th United States Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives.
An anonymous U.S. State Department official says no decision has been made on the scheduled January 1, 2018, $125-million payment to the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency), which administers aid for Palestinian refugees.
highest judicial court in the Republic of India
United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters seize control of government buildings in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, after clashing with forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.
German nurse and convicted serial killer Niels Högel is charged with 97 further counts of murder.
second-highest constitutional office in the United States
2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
Julian Assange political asylum and life at the Ecuadorian embassy
time zone used in Hawaii and the Aleutian islands, corresponding to UTC−10:00
Many of the accusers were children, who were told to not question authority.
National Security Advisor (United States)
eldest son of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh
process of producing genetically identical individuals by changing nucleus
Fifteen people are injured and an infant is killed after a car hits a group of pedestrians near Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The police report that the driver had an epileptic seizure.
junior minister in the government of the United Kingdom
Raila Odinga stages a swearing in ceremony in Nairobi in which he names himself the 'People's president'.
International Egyptian Presidential Elections
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 up to 2018
land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
The United States International Trade Commission votes 4–0 in favor of dismissing the Boeing Company's petition against Bombardier Inc. over alleged price dumping.
In professional wrestling, Shinsuke Nakamura wins the 31st Royal Rumble match.
largest city and port in the state of Guerrero, Mexico
overview about the net neutrality in the United States
Montana is the first state to respond this way to the FCC's December 14, 2017, net neutrality ruling.
second-most populous Islamic denomination
The commission ruled that the provisions of the PDRs issued by Rappler to Omidyar violates constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership and control of companies.
North Korean participation in the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics
publicly funded healthcare systems within the United Kingdom
A bus plunges into the Bhairab River after falling off a bridge in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, killing at least 36 people.
body of rules, ethics and customs governing meetings and other operations of legislative bodies and other deliberative assemblies
The U.S.-led coalition against ISIL says it has killed up to 150 militants in air strikes on a headquarters in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.
An apparent gang riot at Colonia Agroindustrial prison in Goiânia, Brazil, results in nine deaths and 14 inmates injured. Authorities report 233 prisoners escaped but now only 95 prisoners remain at large.
Date: 22 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months and 5 days)
voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another
series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
collection of federal and state government laws, which regulates the conduct and organization of business corporations, generally to promote fair competition for the benefit of consumers
In professional wrestling, Shinsuke Nakamura wins the 31st Royal Rumble match. Asuka wins the 32nd, the first all-woman version. Both receive championship matches at WrestleMania 34. Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returns to WWE.
The U.S.-led coalition confirms reports that it will form a new 30,000-strong Syrian Border Security Force (BSF). Half of the forces will be Syrian Democratic Forces veterans. Another 15,000 will be recruited and trained in the near future.
Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service arrests 7 journalists who were covering this week's economic protests in Khartoum.
The Pakatan Harapan alliance chooses 92-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad as their candidate Prime Minister in the upcoming Malaysian general election. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will be released from jail on June 8. Mahathir and Anwar join forces in the election.
says it will provide $60 million, 48 percent of the regular payment.
head of state and head of government of Guatemala
coincidence of a full moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth
sexual abuse of female athletes by people in the industry
A new Icelandic law goes into effect which requires government agencies and companies with more than 24 full-time employees to prove they are paying men and women equally, as required by existing legislation.
multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City, located in Midtown Manhattan between 7th and 8th Avenues from 31st to 33rd Streets
Russian developed surface-to-air missile system
An emergency alert warning of an inbound ballistic missile is accidentally sent out across the U.S.
pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Saudi Arabia and its people
Ten people die at the protests overnight, with twelve deaths total so far as the protests enter their fifth day.
Steve Bannon steps down as executive chairman of Breitbart News amid a dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump over comments he made about the Trump family in Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury.
Munich Re reports that the insurance industry faces record claims of US$135 billion from natural catastrophes, such as the Mexico earthquakes, South Asian floods, California wildfires and Atlantic hurricanes in 2017. Overall economic losses from natural disasters are estimated at the second highest amount since 2011.
conflict between the STC and the Hadi-led government
The United States federal government shuts down after the United States Senate fails to pass a budget bill.
Thirty-two sailors are missing after Iranian oil tanker MV Sanchi and Chinese freighter CF-Crystal collide off the east coast of China.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
The mezzanine overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta, Indonesia, collapses, injuring at least 70 people. The Indonesian National Police ruled out terrorism as the cause. ,
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office reports this afternoon that up to 43 people are still missing from Tuesday's mudslides as rescuers continue to search through Montecito’s massive debris field; this morning the report had been eight missing.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
In American football, the Philadelphia Eagles win the National Football Conference, defeating the Minnesota Vikings 38–7.
This is the first time Myanmar's military has officially acknowledged extrajudicial actions against the Rohingya.
Senior politicians express outrage after an investigative report by the Financial Times on groping practices at a Dorchester hotel charity gala held by the London-based Presidents Club old boy network. Boris Johnson and Mark Carney both deny knowing that their lunch or tea time was sold as lots in the club's charitable auction.
Geneva Station 20 km (12 mi) SW from Kroonstad, Free State
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In the College Football Playoff National Championship, Alabama defeats Georgia 26–23 in overtime. It is the second national title for Alabama in three years, the sixth for coach Nick Saban, and the 17th officially claimed by Alabama.
The United States Senate confirms Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank with 84 votes for and 13 against.
Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, says that Mnuchin's comments are contrary to a decades-old agreement not to "target" each other's exchange rate.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes north of Honduras, resulting in tsunami warnings in the Caribbean.
tanker designed for the transport of oil
Describes the relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Turkey
Carl Higbie, Corporation for National and Community Service Chief of External Affairs, apologizes and resigns from his position with the agency that runs AmeriCorps after racist and anti-Muslim remarks he made in 2013 are reported by CNN.
disease, disturbance of cortical function due to a sudden, abnormal, excessive, and disorganized discharge of brain cells
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
U.S. Senator Jeff Flake tells Cuban officials there is "no evidence" of a suspected sonic attack on U.S. diplomats at the U.S. embassy in Havana.
Hundreds of thousands protest for a second day throughout the United States in support of women's rights.
city in Western Asia, claimed by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority as its capital
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
Former Trump Director of the Office of Management and Budget, White House Chief of Staff
Accession of Turkey to the European Union
ongoing accession process of Turkey to the EU
United States President Donald Trump cancels his scheduled trip to the United Kingdom next month.
safari park located in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
At least 10 people are reportedly killed and 30 wounded.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announces that Ethiopia will drop charges against all political prisoners and close down the infamous prison camp of Maekelawi.
About 400 people gathered in central Paris, and several hundred held a rally in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate with Iranian flags, drums and banners calling for a change of government.
international airport in northeast Ankara, Turkey
The European Central Bank keeps its policy unchanged for now despite citing the euro's surge as a source of uncertainty with respect to its strong currency policy.
Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 2017
The U.S. state of California continues to hope for federal aid for the project.
A three-judge federal panel rules North Carolina's congressional district map was illegally gerrymandered because legislators relied too heavily on partisan affiliation in drawing constituencies. This is the first time a federal court has struck down a redistricting plan for partisan gerrymandering.
Israel announces plans to deport African migrants residing in the country illegally. Migrants will be given 90 days to leave the country or face imprisonment.
capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers scores his 30,000th career regular-season point in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs. James becomes the youngest player to reach the milestone at age 33 years, 24 days, surpassing Kobe Bryant's previous record of 34 years, 104 days.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri wins four Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture – Drama, while Lady Bird wins Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Montana Governor Steve Bullock signs an executive order that bars any Internet service provider with state contracts from blocking or charging more for faster delivery of websites to any customer in the state. Montana is the first state to respond this way to the FCC's December 14, 2017, net neutrality ruling.
Former Defense Minister of Guatemala Williams Mansilla is arrested for a possible corruption case associated with a bond to President Jimmy Morales.
The body of a crew member is found on the ship.
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)
The local government launched an investigation into the incident.
Walmart announces that it will increase the minimum wage for its U.S. employees to $11 per hour and close 50 Sam's Club stores.
Pakistan asks U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale to clarify Trump's remarks. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi calls for Cabinet and National Security Council meetings to discuss the tweet.
Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency officer, is arrested at New York's Kennedy International Airport and held without bail by the Brooklyn federal court. He faces charges that, after he left his job, he kept notebooks filled with classified information about undercover agents and assets which he allegedly used to help China identify informants and dismantle a U.S. spying network.
third major version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle
Two police officers and several gunmen are killed near Caracas in an operation to capture Óscar Pérez, the rogue pilot responsible for the Caracas helicopter incident on June 27, 2017, according to the Venezuelan government.
11th election of President of Cyprus Republic
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Celebrities Alyssa Milano, Michael Moore and Mark Ruffalo organize a "People's State of the Union"-themed concert on Monday in New York City.
Duration: October 17, 2017 – April 11, 2018 April 14 – May 28, 2018 (Playoffs) May 31 – June 8, 2018 (Finals)
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
events in a specific year or time period
Cape Town announces that they will reach their "zero day", when they run out of all available water reserves, on April 12, 2018.
An explosion at the headquarters of the Chechen-led Ajnad al-Kavkaz rebel group in Idlib, Syria, kills at least 23 people, while several people remain unaccounted for, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
deputy head of state and government of Liberia
Capital and the second biggest city in Turkey
A Shosholoza train collides with a vehicle at a crossing near Kroonstad in the Free State, South Africa, killing 19 and injuring at least 100 people.
According to the Turkish presidency, United States National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster said January 26 that the U.S.
Portion of Jerusalem occupied by Israel in 1967
Nabil Shaath, the foreign affairs adviser of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, says that the Palestinian Central Council freezes its recognition of the state of Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine as a state. Palestine will freeze the Oslo accords.
region to the center-east of America composed of many islands / coastal regions surrounding the Caribbean Sea
Twitter, in response to criticism over its handling of U.S.
All 162 passengers, two pilots, and four cabin crew evacuated the aircraft, a Boeing 737, unharmed.
Among the films nominated as the best of 2017 in film, The Shape of Water leads with thirteen nominations, with Dunkirk following behind with eight nominations.
This comes in the wake of allegations made by the four top judges against the CJI at a first of its kind press conference held on January 12.
A partially completed bridge in Cundinamarca, Colombia, collapses, killing at least 10 workers.
She is Romania’s third premier in less than 13 months.
the state police agency for the state of Michigan
With a cross-border artillery bombardment into the Afrin Canton, Turkey starts its announced military campaign to "destroy" the Syrian Kurdish YPG group.
urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba
lower house of the United States Congress
List of presidents of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Belgium and the Netherlands, by swapping 48 acres of land, agree that one section of their border is now the center of the Meuse River. This is expected to fix a police jurisdiction problem.
SpaceX conducts the first static fire test of the Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of its maiden flight with Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster as a dummy payload.
A fire on the oil tanker rages for the fourth day. An explosion forces rescue teams to retreat as 31 sailors remain missing.
ethnic groups descended from and identified with the original inhabitants of a given region
India–Pakistan military confrontation (2016–present)
founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China
Boris Johnson and Mark Carney both deny knowing that their lunch or tea time was sold as lots in the club's charitable auction.
Burmese officials also promised that a newly built camp for repatriated refugees would also be finished by that date.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed fires Taabit Abdi Mohamed as mayor of Mogadishu and replaces him with his information minister, Abdirahman Omar Osman.
Virginia's 94th House of Delegates district
census designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
MV Sanchi is still ablaze this morning and it continues to leak oil. Chinese officials mention the danger of explosion and sinking.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Cannabis policy of the Donald Trump administration
A separate case involving directorial succession is under appeal; lower courts have approved the president's selection of Mick Mulvaney as head of CFPB.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the list, on which he is not included, is an "unfriendly act" that complicates ties between the two countries.
New Zealand singer-songwriter (born 1996)
American white supremacist terrorist hate group
Two presumed people smugglers are arrested.
ongoing crisis occurring in the country of Yemen
Liberian politician, senator from Bong County
minister in the Federal Republic of Germany
prejudicial treatment based on membership of a certain group
The Baseball Writers' Association of America elects Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome, and Trevor Hoffman to the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame. They will be formally inducted alongside Jack Morris and Alan Trammell, voted in by a special Hall of Fame committee, on July 29.
The Department of Homeland Security estimates about 200,000 Salvadorans will be impacted.
Five people escape and are treated by rescue workers.
child abuse case against the Turpins in California
Twelve injured are reported, with three of them in serious condition.
Sadeq Ameen Abu Rass, not Saleh's son Ahmed, is named as the successor to late Ali Abdullah Saleh as leader of the General People’s Congress party.
East China Sea, 160 nmi (300 km) east of Shanghai
cape on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States
U.S. President Donald Trump says on Twitter that if the shutdown stalemate continues, Republicans should consider the "nuclear option" parliamentary procedure in the Senate. Majority leader Mitch McConnell is opposed to taking this step, a spokesperson said.
A massive winter storm hits the East Coast of the United States with up to 18 inches of snow predicted to fall between The Carolinas and Maine. So far, three people have died in North Carolina and a person has died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Marijuana policy of the Donald Trump administration
machine that removes heat from a liquid via a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycle
A bus plunges into the Bhairab River after falling off a bridge in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, killing at least 36 people. The late response by rescuers to save passengers leads to violence between local residents and police.
sovereign state in northern South America
former Ku Klux Klan organizer convicted of three counts of manslaughter (1925-2018)
concept of labor rights that individuals in the same workplace be given equal pay
Two police officers are killed after engaging in a firefight with the abductors.
head judge of the Supreme Court of India
The Venezuelan government confirms that Óscar Pérez, the rogue pilot responsible for the Caracas helicopter incident in June 2017, was killed in a firefight with the Venezuelan Army yesterday.
Colombian municipality of the department of Antioquia
The United States Senate reaches an agreement to reopen federal agencies through to February 8. A bill is working its way through the legislative process. The first Senate vote was 81–18. .
U.S. budget from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018
Romanian protests against political corruption
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım says the goal is to establish a 30-km safe zone.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
southernmost region of the African continent
They will be formally inducted alongside Jack Morris and Alan Trammell, voted in by a special Hall of Fame committee, on July 29.
continent on the Earth's Southern Hemisphere
A tourist from Australia is killed and 12 other tourists are injured.
lowest remuneration which can be paid legally in a state for working
President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
The Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England, is to be displayed in the United Kingdom for the first time after French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to loan it out for the first time in 950 years. Subject to the outcome of tests, the loan is expected to happen somewhere after 2020.
of giving Pakistan "nothing but invective & mistrust" after receiving "land & air communication, military bases & intel cooperation that decimated Al-Qaeda over last 16yrs".
head of state and head of government of Brazil
Palestinian-led movement demanding international sanctions against Israel
A hot air balloon crashes due to strong winds in Egypt's Luxor Governorate.
The montage video, titled "Happy Few Ordnance Symphony", has since been removed.
A Jewish school on the Tunisian island of Djerba is firebombed.
Two people die in protests in Kasur city.
British Army officer initial training centre
United States federal government shutdown
The U.S. State Department suspends its security assistance to Pakistan.
political and economic union of 27 European states
bicameral legislature of the Arab Republic of Egypt
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rules, by a 7–3 vote, that the independent structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional.
A hot air balloon crashes due to strong winds in Egypt's Luxor Governorate. A tourist from Australia is killed and 12 other tourists are injured. The Egypt Aviation Authority says there were 20 passengers on the balloon.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Gulf of Alaska.
Senator Orrin Hatch announces that he will retire in January 2019.
NASA astronaut John Young dies at the age of 87.
genre of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is arrested by police at a protest rally in Moscow.
Ivorian soldiers in Bouaké attack the Coordination Center for Operational Decision-Making (Centre de Coordination des Décisions Opérationnelles) military base, seizing their weaponry and setting the base on fire after accusations that the unit was spying on them.
2017–2018 season of the National Basketball Association
In the College Football Playoff National Championship, Alabama defeats Georgia 26–23 in overtime.
Nepalese authorities state that they are "discussing their response" to Trump's recent comment which referred to their country (among others) as a "shithole". Botswana summoned their U.S. ambassador, asking for clarification and expressed their concerns.
statutory body that regulates the legal practice and legal education in India
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the Doomsday Clock thirty seconds forward, to two minutes before midnight, the closest setting since 1953. The journal cites the closer approach to the point of hypothetical global catastrophe to the failure of world leaders to deal with looming threats of nuclear war (particularly, tensions involving the North Korean nuclear program) and climate change.
The organizers of the Google Lunar X Prize announce that the $20 million grand prize for a commercial lunar lander will expire on 31 March 2018 without a winner because none of its five finalist teams would be able to launch a mission before the deadline.
List of presidents of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
MV Sanchi is still ablaze this morning and it continues to leak oil.
commune and village in Tombouctou Region, Mali
President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas describes President of the United States Donald Trump's Middle East peace efforts as the "slap of the century."
theocratic republic based Islamic principles
air force component of the New Zealand Defence Force
United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters seize control of government buildings in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, after clashing with forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. At least 10 people are reportedly killed and 30 wounded. Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr accuses the separatists of mounting a coup.
highway in California, Oregon, and Washington in the United States
Turkey threatens to "strangle" the United States-backed Syrian Border Security Force "before it's even born", while Syria vows to crush it and expel American military personnel from the country.
ethnic and religious persecution of the Rohingya people by the Government of Myanmar
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Saudi authorities arrest 11 princes in Riyadh for staging a protest against Saudi Arabia's austerity measures.
A police helicopter attacks supreme court with grenades
He was the 9th man who walked on the Moon.
January 2018 United States federal government shutdown
In Nazran, Ingushetia, arsonists set fire to the office of Memorial, a Russian human rights organization.
lawyer appointed to investigate, and potentially prosecute, a particular case of suspected wrongdoing for which a conflict of interest exists for the usual prosecuting authority (United States)
term for the westernmost coastal states of the United States, located near the North Pacific Ocean
Government shutdowns in the United States
cessation of "non-essential" government services in the United States due to a funding lapse
organization that provides access to the Internet
region at the northern end of New Zealand's North Island
scientific agency of the United States government
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Date: 18 January – 5 March 2017 (first phase)23 August 2017 – 10 August 2019 (second phase)
Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party
A group of Californians criticize their state government and declare their desire to form a new U.S.
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian calls for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the Turkish incursion into Northern Syria's Afrin Region.
a global trend in which allegations of sexual misconduct by famous or powerful men are disclosed
A meeting of senior officials from countries that backed South Korea in the Korean War begins today in Vancouver which will look at ways to better implement sanctions to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. China and Russia, which backed the North in the war but have since agreed to U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, will not be attending the meeting.
Oliver Ivanović, the head politician of the Kosovo Serb party Freedom, Democracy, Justice, is killed outside his office in North Mitrovica in a drive-by shooting. Aleksandar Vučić, the President of Serbia says his government treats this as an act of terrorism.
thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., and Maryland
Date: 28 September 2016 – 16 June 2018 (1 year, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
An explosion on an oil rig in the U.S. state of Oklahoma leaves one injured and five people reported missing.
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
A dozen camels are disqualified from a beauty pageant at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, near Riyadh, after reports in the media about injections with botox. A veterinarian is caught performing plastic surgery to make the camels more attractive. Rules prohibit to change the natural form of participating camels.
release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity
An Amtrak train carrying Republican lawmakers to a retreat in West Virginia collides with a garbage truck in Crozet, Virginia.
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
Four people are shot and killed at a car wash in the Melcroft suburb of Saltlick Township in Pennsylvania. A fifth person, believed to be the gunman, is severely injured.
List of ambassadors of the United States to Panama
A suicide bomber attacks a mosque in Gamboru, Nigeria, killing 11 people.
Aleksandar Vučić, the President of Serbia says his government treats this as an act of terrorism.
102 safety deficiencies are found, and 8 crew members are arrested.
Alain Berset takes office as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales presents his second government report and starts the second half of his term surrounded by accusations of corruption and protests.
overview of the political system in Somalia
Protesters set a government office on fire in the Pakistani city of Kasur, in a second day of riots after the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl.
Syrian Air Force base in Abu al-Duhur, Syria
Six insurgents kill at least 18 people, including 4 Afghans and 14 foreigners, in a 13-hour gun battle. The Afghan Interior Ministry says that the siege ended when the last gunman was shot dead. NATO reports that "no foreign troops" died. The Taliban claim that they sent five suicide bombers armed with hand grenades and AK-47 assault rifles. The Afghan government blames the attack on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network. , ,
U.S. & New Zealand aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider
award of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Northwestern Europe; between the Celtic and North Seas
stymied DEA-led effort to undercut Hezbollah funding from illicit drug sources
Pope Francis visits Peru and meets 4,000 members of the indigenous communities from the Amazon rainforest.
family of Russian military transport helicopters
President of the Czech Republic since 2013
In the first inter-Korean talks in two years at the Panmunjeom-Paju "Truce Village" (DMZ), both parties agree on the need to ease tensions and hold military talks. North Korea also agrees to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
United States Department of Homeland Security
political system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship
incidents involving multiple victims of firearm-related violence
employees to $11 per hour and close 50 Sam's Club stores.
National Military Strategy (United States)
Reports surface about the publication on January 29 by the United States of a list of Russian politicians and oligarchs that the U.S. government was required by CAATSA to draw up.
capital and largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria
Central Intelligence Agency officer, is arrested at New York's Kennedy International Airport and held without bail by the Brooklyn federal court.
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) takes control of the Yemeni port city of Aden following two days of fierce fighting in the city which has left dozens dead. Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr, and members of the President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi-led government are confined to the presidential palace which has been surrounded.
Roger Torrent insists that Puigdemont is the only candidate, disobeying the decision of the high court.
manipulation of electoral borders to favor certain electoral outcomes
revolt of members of the Ivorian military
daily broadsheet newspaper in Washington, D.C.
machine which washes clothes automatically
service member firing on civilians inside a truck on a road in Afghanistan.
The National Iranian Tanker Company-operated MV Sanchi sinks, following its January 6 collision with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship off Shanghai, China, leaving no survivors.
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) takes control of the Yemeni port city of Aden following two days of fierce fighting in the city which has left dozens dead.
Two police officers and seven people from Pérez's group were killed, and six members of Pérez's group were arrested.
a political theory attributed to Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Mexicans react with incredulity after President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto appointed Alberto Bazbaz to the position of head of the CISEN intelligence service.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing posts on Facebook that Myanmar Army troops and Rakhine State villagers killed 10 Rohingya Muslims whose bodies were found in a mass grave in Inn Din village.
A man is killed in Stockholm after he picks up a grenade that detonates.
President of North Yemen (1978–1990) and Yemen (1990–2012)
Four people are shot and killed at a car wash in the Melcroft suburb of Saltlick Township in Pennsylvania.
Various billionaires, world leaders, and investors gather in Davos, Switzerland to discuss economic issues.
Win Myat Aye, Myanmar's minister of social welfare, relief and resettlement, announced that his country would begin repatriating Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh beginning on January 23, 2018. Burmese officials also promised that a newly built camp for repatriated refugees would also be finished by that date.
He also gives up his position in the Norwegian parliament's finance committee.
In South Africa, several H&M stores are closed following protests over a controversial advertisement that was featured in the store's webpage.
equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another in exchange for payment
Carillion is currently involved in projects such as the high-speed rail in the United Kingdom, including the High Speed 2 rail line.
rivalry where multiple parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared
form of property deposited or pledged to a court
American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War
The Bar Council of India forms a 7-member delegation which will attempt to meet the four most senior Supreme Court judges on behalf of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra.
nonprofit organization with charitable purpose
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
executive department of the U.S. federal government
After a meeting with the President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini again assures President Abbas that the European Union supports his ambition to have East Jerusalem as capital of a Palestinian state.
American author, essayist, and journalist
spacecraft; nonfunctional craft or payload
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
bilateral relations between United States and Panama
conflict or strategy in which nuclear weaponry is used to inflict damage on an opponent
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns
Win Myat Aye, Myanmar's minister of social welfare, relief and resettlement, announced that his country would begin repatriating Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh beginning on January 23, 2018.
additional period of play to bring a game to a decision
Trond Giske announces his permanent resignation as deputy leader of Norway's Labour Party after several sexual assault accusations. He also gives up his position in the Norwegian parliament's finance committee.
ministerial department of the UK Government
Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines
slogan popularized by psychologist Timothy Leary
setting electoral district boundaries to favor specific political interests in legislative bodies
type of athletic theatrical exhibition, mimicking combat sports
explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
Turkish President Erdoğan announces that Turkish Army ground troops have entered the district of Afrin in Syria.
groups of citizens empowered by United States federal or state law to conduct legal proceedings
Subsequently, Swedish authorities dropped the charges in May 2017.
U.S. discount retailer based in Arkansas
The first round of the presidential election results in a second round that will be held on 26 and 27 January between Miloš Zeman and Jiří Drahoš.
The Venezuelan government confirms that Óscar Pérez, the rogue pilot responsible for the Caracas helicopter incident in June 2017, was killed in a firefight with the Venezuelan Army yesterday. Two police officers and seven people from Pérez's group were killed, and six members of Pérez's group were arrested.
city in Alaska, United States of America
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
An anonymous senior State Department official says that United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson decided to convene a special-panel Accountability Review Board to further investigate the "attacks" at the U.S. embassy in Havana.
symbol which represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe
Taliban terrorists blew up a bomb-filled ambulance in a crowded area, killing over 100 people.
upper house of the United States Congress
The United States Senate schedules a vote for noon Monday to fund the government through February 8.
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
natural disaster in Southern California, US
2018 book by Michael Wolff detailing the first year of the presidency of Donald Trump
Minutes before the registration deadline, a second candidate, Moussa Mostafa Moussa, fulfills paperwork to participate in the 2018 presidential election.
The Brazil Workers' Party (PT) insists that former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be their candidate for the upcoming presidential election even as a conviction for corruption bars him from participating.
The Taliban claim that they sent five suicide bombers armed with hand grenades and AK-47 assault rifles.
National Security Agency director Admiral Mike Rogers plans to retire this spring.
Navalny is released from police custody without charge late Sunday but needs to appear in court later.
institutional and consultative body of the Government of Pakistan
act of driving a motor vehicle against the intended direction of traffic
Diplomatic Relations between Belgium and the Netherlands
Spain's Supreme Court refuses to reactivate the arrest warrant.
Fifteen people are injured and an infant is killed after a car hits a group of pedestrians near Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A group of Californians criticize their state government and declare their desire to form a new U.S. state called New California.
federal state, capital and largest city of Germany
series of demonstrations in Iran beginning on 28 December 2017
fitness tracking app for iOS and Android
North Korea also agrees to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
separates the territories of Iraq and Syria
Changes to the program will require the FBI to get a probable cause warrant if it wants to view the contents of Americans' communications swept up in the process.
unincorporated community in Neshoba County, Mississippi
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
The New York Times reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaed Steve Bannon last week to testify before a grand jury. The House Intelligence Committee issues a second subpoena, via powers seldomly used by Congress, following Bannon's testimony today that, while he was willing to answer questions, the White House instructed him not to answer questions related to his White House tenure.
American professional wrestling and entertainment company
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States federal district court in New York (U.S. state)
continent on the Earth's northwestern quadrant, spanning from the Arctic Archipelago to the Panama Isthmus
A doctrinal meeting of Catholic bishops from South America, held in 2019
National Zoological Park (United States)
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says that he will not restore Catalonia's autonomous powers if the regional parliament permits Puigdemont to lead the government from exile.
capital city of the state of Goiás, Brazil
Catalan philosopher, politician and professor
The Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums calls on the international community to pressure Turkey "to prevent the targeting of archaeological and cultural sites".
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
Incumbent Nicolás Maduro says he will compete for re-election.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
Mahathir and Anwar join forces in the election.
interim government in Western Asia, governing West Bank Areas A and B since 1994 and, until 2006, the Gaza Strip
Worldwide, with flagship march in New York City
Seven people die in clashes between security forces and worshippers taking part in an Ethiopian Orthodox religious ceremony marking Timkat (Epiphany) in Woldiya, Amhara, Ethiopia, over the weekend.
Head of the spanish public prosecution office
Citing national security concerns, the U.S.
capital and most populous city of Russia
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
includes companies that produce cigarettes, cigars, smoking tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco, snuff or bidis
It is the second national title for Alabama in three years, the sixth for coach Nick Saban, and the 17th officially claimed by Alabama.
A knife fight between students breaks out in a school in Perm, Russia.
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
annexation of Crimea into the Russian Federation in 2014
top institution of the U.S. Republican Party
human settlement in Nazran Urban Okrug, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia
San Francisco District Attorney's Office
Mayon's activity, which began the afternoon of January 13, 2018, has displaced about 40,000 residents in Albay Province on Luzon island.
List of prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau
United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Journalists in the Philippines protest the government's decision to cancel the license of Rappler. ,
Fortify Rights chief executive officer Matthew Smith says the two Reuters journalists who have been jailed since December 12, 2017, were investigating the same mass grave referenced by Min Aung Hlaing.
capital city and smallest province of Indonesia
under the TPS issued after a series of devastating earthquakes in 2001.
NASA research, published in Geophysical Research Letters, implies that the ozone layer is starting to recover due to man's actions.
behavior among two or more organisms, typically from the same species
United States disaster response agency, part of Department of Homeland Security
Date: 9 October 2016 – present (6 years, 3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
American music award for excellent songwriting
court order to appear and give testimony
island in India hosting the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
A meeting of senior officials from countries that backed South Korea in the Korean War begins today in Vancouver which will look at ways to better implement sanctions to push North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons.
rural locality in the Sakha Republic, Russia
U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital
A three-judge federal panel rules North Carolina's congressional district map was illegally gerrymandered because legislators relied too heavily on partisan affiliation in drawing constituencies.
constituent political entity of the United States of America
citizens or residents of the United States of America
He will face his rival from the 2013 election, Stavros Malas, in the second round.
presidential commission created by President Donald Trump in 2017
Catalan liberal and pro-independence party
Turkish low-cost airline headquartered in Pendik, Istanbul
The Pakatan Harapan alliance chooses 92-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad as their candidate Prime Minister in the upcoming Malaysian general election.
The United States Senate schedules a vote for noon Monday to fund the government through February 8. Since the Senate did not reach a budget compromise late Sunday evening, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will face furloughs on Monday and many federal government offices will remain closed though some facilities, such as the Smithsonian Museums and the National Zoo, are scheduled to be open.
According to the Turkish presidency, United States National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster said January 26 that the U.S. "will not provide any more weapons to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia".
political aim for the State of California to secede from the U.S.
The Supreme Court of India orders a review of Section 377, a colonial-era law that criminalizes consensual sex between men, and of the Court's December 2013 verdict that upheld the law.
The United States Ambassador to Panama, John D. Feeley, resigns saying he can no longer serve under Trump administration.
Level crossing accident in Virginia, United States
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
2018 Fatal ship sinking in the East China Sea
state in the western and central peninsular region of India
U.S. President Donald Trump says on Twitter that if the shutdown stalemate continues, Republicans should consider the "nuclear option" parliamentary procedure in the Senate.
Russian historical and civil rights society
Romanians in diaspora stage protests in dozens of cities worldwide in solidarity with the anti-corruption movement in the country.
Turkish airstrikes and shelling heavily damage the ancient Syro-Hittite Ain Dara temple in Syria's Afrin District. The Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums calls on the international community to pressure Turkey "to prevent the targeting of archaeological and cultural sites".
head of the United States Department of the Treasury
central banking system of the United States
state of Oklahoma leaves one injured and five people reported missing.
A set of medical symptoms of unknown origin affecting U.S. and Canada government personnel.
political-economic policy aiming to reduce government budget deficits through spending cuts or tax increases
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, for the German caretaker government, decide to delay a decision on upgrading Turkey's German-built Leopard 2 tanks until after the formation of a new government coalition. Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says Turkey expects "solidarity and support" from its ally.
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
Guatemalan government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
town in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle made by SpaceX
The Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England, is to be displayed in the United Kingdom for the first time after French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to loan it out for the first time in 950 years.
MPs vote 236–220 in favour of moving out of the Houses of Parliament for six years while the Palace of Westminster undergoes repairs at a cost of around £4 billion.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
12th election of President of Cyprus Republic
form of voting whereby some may delegate their voting power to others to vote in their absence
Bruno Mars wins three of the Big Four awards with Song of the Year for "That's What I Like", Record of the Year for "24K Magic" and Album of the Year for 24K Magic.
aerospace and transportation manufacturer in Canada
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing posts on Facebook that Myanmar Army troops and Rakhine State villagers killed 10 Rohingya Muslims whose bodies were found in a mass grave in Inn Din village. This is the first time Myanmar's military has officially acknowledged extrajudicial actions against the Rohingya. Fortify Rights chief executive officer Matthew Smith says the two Reuters journalists who have been jailed since December 12, 2017, were investigating the same mass grave referenced by Min Aung Hlaing.
Several rockets fired from Syria strike the Turkish city of Kilis, near the Syria–Turkey border, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others. Turkey blames the YPG group.
embroidered wall-hanging art depicting the Norman invasion of England
A dozen camels are disqualified from a beauty pageant at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, near Riyadh, after reports in the media about injections with botox.
Prison in France; largest prison in Europe
It is tied as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, but there are no reports of significant damage or fatalities.
sixth director of the FBI; American attorney
administrative-presidential buildings belonging to the Office of President, Turkey
part of the epithalamus in the diencephalon of the chordate animal's brain
Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett is killed in a helicopter crash near Raton, New Mexico, United States.
List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
Turkish politician; 27th Prime Minister of Turkey
Twitter announces it is notifying 677,775 people in the U.S.
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
classified United States government satellite
State Department suspends its security assistance to Pakistan.
cabinet-level ministry overseeing justice affairs in South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is extending sanctions relief for Iran one last time so Europe and the U.S. can fix the nuclear deal's "terrible flaws".
3001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., U.S.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Montana Governor Steve Bullock signs an executive order that bars any Internet service provider with state contracts from blocking or charging more for faster delivery of websites to any customer in the state.
satellite orbit keeping the satellite at a fixed longitude above the equator
The Hellenic Coast Guard seizes the Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship Andromeda – allegedly bound for Libya, loaded with 410 tonnes of explosives – in Heraklion, Greece.
First Major Earthquake of El Salvador in 2001
Three parliamentarians in jail vote through proxies, the five parlementarians in exile in Belgium do not.
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
expendable launch system in the Delta rocket family
Ivorian soldiers in Bouaké attack the Coordination Center for Operational Decision-Making (Centre de Coordination des Décisions Opérationnelles) military base, seizing their weaponry and setting the base on fire after accusations that the unit was spying on them. Last year the soldiers were involved in a series of mutinies.
second largest city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Brenda Fitzgerald resigns as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following a report that she purchased stock in food, health insurance, and tobacco companies shortly after taking up her federal government position.
American politician in Virginia (born 1972)
tennis term for winning all four major championships
military payload, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
program of the U.S. federal government engaging adults in intensive community service
principle that Internet service providers should treat all data equally, independantly of their content or of the protocols used
hydrocarbon derivative that contains only carbon, chlorine and fluorine
coalition governments in Germany consisting of the CDU/CSU and SPD
group of eight neurotoxic proteins produced by Clostridium botulinum
The Egypt Aviation Authority says there were 20 passengers on the balloon.
illegal interference with the process of an election, either by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates, or both
process of returning an asset, an item, or a person to its owner or their place of origin or citizenship
activities associated with the governance of Ethiopia
positive integer with exactly two divisors, 1 and itself
A Delta IV launches NROL-47, a classified U.S.
annual World Darts Championship, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
During a session of the United Nations Security Council, the United States repeat its "unapologetic" support for the ongoing Iranian protests.
Pakistan's Defence Minister accuses the U.S.
If passed by the state legislature, any changes would need to be approved by the Department of Transportation and Congress.
Historical City in Province Punjab (Pakistan)
political protests against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
Critics of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte condemned the move as an "attack on press freedom".
The collision ignites the oil tanker, which carried a 136,000-tonne load.
The upcoming Formula One season will abandon the practice of using "grid girls", arguing that the practice does not "resonate" with Formula One's values.
This is expected to fix a police jurisdiction problem.
suspected sonic attack on U.S. diplomats
one of three de facto regions of the democratic federation of northern syria in Aleppo
Saltlick Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
military settlement between North and South Korea
Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)
President Donald Trump says he is extending sanctions relief for Iran one last time so Europe and the U.S.
Date: 6 September 2017 – 1 June 2018 (8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
municipality in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman
kidnapping in Ghazni Province of Afghanistan
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
in association football, match official that reviews decisions made by the head referee with the use of video footage
Four days before, the Professional Darts Corporation abandoned the use of "walk-on girls" to accompany men onto the stage.
Decision-making body of the Government of Pakistan
Successor states of the Hittite empire in the ancient Near East
policies regarding immigration of the Trump administration
Carles Puigdemont, ex-President of Catalonia, travels to Denmark while Spanish Attorney General requests the European Arrest Warrant.
Turkish offensive against the SDF in Afrin
The Speaker of the Parliament of Catalonia delays the session of investiture of Carles Puigdemont after the suspension by the Constitutional Court of the telematic investiture. Roger Torrent insists that Puigdemont is the only candidate, disobeying the decision of the high court.
Volunteer project using software to search for Mersenne prime numbers
Donald Trump tweets a link to the Republican National Committee's "Fake News Awards", won by ten stories and tweets that he considers misreported.
A search for missing children is underway after a boat capsized off the Indian coast near Dahanu, Maharashtra.
This is evidenced by the fact that he did not deliver the usual message that a strong dollar is good for America.
aerospace and defense technology corporation
writ issued by a government agency, most often a court, to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence under a penalty for failure
Military conflict with in Sabah, Malaysia, with Sulu nationalists
senior United States government position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation
competitive exhibition based on aestheically-pleasing physical attributes
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
July–September 2017 flood series in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Nepal
Date: June 16, 2015 – January 20, 2021 (5 years, 7 months and 4 days)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches 26,000 points for the first time, after surpassing the 25,000-mark on January 4.
United States federal district court in California
Lawyer, former official of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
France calls to "be wary of any attempt to exploit this crisis for personal ends".
land warfare branch of Colombia's military
American filmmaker, author, social critic, and liberal activist
municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Temporary status for eligible nationals of designated countries who reside in the United States, accorded to nationals from some countries affected by armed conflict or natural disaster, allows persons to live and work in the U.S. for limited times
Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returns to WWE.
Temperatures reach −67 °C (−89 °F) in Russia's Yakutia region, four degrees shy of the record low of −71 °C (−96 °F) recorded in 2013 in Yakutia's village of Oymyakon.
List of Australian Open men's singles champions
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
American far-right news and opinion website
Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, says that Mnuchin's comments are contrary to a decades-old agreement not to "target" each other's exchange rate. The European Central Bank keeps its policy unchanged for now despite citing the euro's surge as a source of uncertainty with respect to its strong currency policy.
espionage against the People's Republic of China committed by the United States of America
List of sumo tournament top division champions
Ethiopian politician and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the January 12 U.S. sanctions on Chief Justice Sadeq Amoli-Larijani are "beyond all [...] red lines."
Leading opposition members called for a boycott, saying that a wave of repression has cleared the field of challengers to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
President Donald Trump's account, says it will not block world leaders or remove their controversial tweets.
List of diplomatic missions of the United States
use of tunnels for military operations in the Gaza Strip
collective decision-making body of the British government
George Weah takes office as President of Liberia, and Jewel Taylor as Vice President.
Alain Berset takes office as President of the Swiss Confederation. At 45 years of age, Berset is the youngest president of Switzerland since 1934.
seasonal agricultural worker visa for the United States
protests in Russia between March 2017 and October 2018 against Vladimir Putin's policies
lighter than air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air
municipality in central-eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil
The Israel Defense Forces report the complete destruction of an underground tunnel dug by Hamas under the Kerem Shalom crossing.
long-term degenerative neurological disorder
James becomes the youngest player to reach the milestone at age 33 years, 24 days, surpassing Kobe Bryant's previous record of 34 years, 104 days.
Spanish politician, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
accession of a country to the European Union
overview of political matters in the United States of America
Ecuador granted him asylum in August 2012 and he has remained in the Embassy of Ecuador in London avoiding extradition to Sweden on rape charges.
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Botswana and the United States of America
London-based international non-profit organization
Turkey threatens to "strangle" the United States-backed Syrian Border Security Force "before it's even born", while Syria vows to crush it and expel American military personnel from the country. Russia called the plans "a plot to dismember Syria".
annual awards for cinematic achievements
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a successor later this month.
arbitration between the Philippines and China
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
Trond Giske announces his permanent resignation as deputy leader of Norway's Labour Party after several sexual assault accusations.
23rd edition of Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea
American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer
Migrants will be given 90 days to leave the country or face imprisonment.
bilateral relations between China and Japan
Nabil Shaath, the foreign affairs adviser of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, says that the Palestinian Central Council freezes its recognition of the state of Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine as a state.
National Football League franchise in Foxborough, Massachusetts
city in and county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Chechen-led militia in the Syrian Civil War
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigns as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following a report that she purchased stock in food, health insurance, and tobacco companies shortly after taking up her federal government position.
a form of mass wasting involving very rapid to extremely rapid surging flow of debris
historic sultanate state based on the islands of Sulu, Palawan, and northeastern Borneo
presiding member of the seven-member Swiss Federal Council
British politician and former commodity broker (born 1964)
2017 Kenya presidential, legislative and gubernatorial elections
Journalists in the Philippines protest the government's decision to cancel the license of Rappler.
temporary leave of employees due to special needs of a company or employer
Arzú is the son of former president Álvaro Arzú and both are accused of corruption.
Media reports had stated the money was frozen.
Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr accuses the separatists of mounting a coup.
Muslim jurist and theologian, generally Sunni
At least 49 police officers have been injured during clashes with protesters.
Internet slang for someone who is deliberately inflammatory online
United States federal law enforcement agency
capital city of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
The bodies of ten Syrian men are found after a snowstorm on the Lebanon–Syria border.
Canadian screenwriter, producer, and director
device that transforms solar radiation into electrical or thermal energy
largest city in Pennsylvania, United States
A bill is working its way through the legislative process.
National Bureau of Investigation of the Philippines
A tsunami warning is issued for coastal Alaska and British Columbia, and the entire U.S. West Coast is placed under a tsunami watch.
type of assault that typically involves the perpetrator firing a weapon from within a motor vehicle and then fleeing
Westminster London SW1A 0AA United Kingdom
At 45 years of age, Berset is the youngest president of Switzerland since 1934.
combat operations and doctrine designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action
Carles Puigdemont (PDeCAT, JuntsxCat), through his spokesman, considers it "perfectly plausible" for him to be president remotely.
Munich Re reports that the insurance industry faces record claims of US$135 billion from natural catastrophes, such as the Mexico earthquakes, South Asian floods, California wildfires and Atlantic hurricanes in 2017.
Mayon erupts at 12:43 p.m. (PST). The eight-minute phreatomagmatic eruption was a dense, five-kilometer tall column of volcanic ash, followed by two explosion-type earthquakes. Fountains of intense but sporadic lava, which lasted between three to 30 minutes, began at 9:37 p.m.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
military campaign against Islamist extremist militant groups in Syria by USA, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
Three members of Myanmar's security forces are reportedly wounded.
Five stars hotel located in Kabul, Afghanistan
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
intelligence agency of the Ethiopian federal government
Israel shut down the crossing before its jets bombed the tunnel opening in Gaza Saturday night.
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
postseason tournament for the highest level of American college football
The United States will withhold $65 million for Palestinian aid paid via the United Nations Relief and Welfare Agency stating that UNRWA needs to make unspecified reforms.
2017 Virginia House of Delegates election
A massive winter storm hits the East Coast of the United States with up to 18 inches of snow predicted to fall between The Carolinas and Maine.
The Kabila government begins blocking internet access in the capital Kinshasa at midnight, after a Catholic lay group's call to march today, in defiance of a government ban on public demonstrations.
vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Maluti Mts., Mokhotlong District, Lesotho
The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
insurgent group in Rakhine State, Myanmar
These are the first high-level talks between the Koreas in more than two years.
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
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.
1950–1953 war between North and South Korea
city in and county seat of Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
national governing body for gymnastics in the United States
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, for the German caretaker government, decide to delay a decision on upgrading Turkey's German-built Leopard 2 tanks until after the formation of a new government coalition.
government plan to reduce Saudi Arabia's dependence on oil and diversify its economy
American chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs
peninsula located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island
The Securities and Exchange Commission revokes the license of Rappler over its use of Philippine Depository Receipts (PDRs) issued to Omidyar Network.
upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Florida
international relationship between Israel and the United States
Former Defense Minister of Guatemala Williams Mansilla is arrested for a possible corruption case associated with a bond to President Jimmy Morales. The Attorney General asked the Supreme Court to consider again the impeachment against President Morales.
Czech physical chemist and politician; 2018 presidential candidate
Indian space launch site in Andhra Pradesh
Obama administration immigration policy that protects from deportation certain undocumented immigrants to the United States who entered the country as minors
capital city of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo
An IED bombing kills four Indian Reserve policemen patrolling a deserted market in the upper northwestern city of Sopore, India.
United States federal government shutdown of January 2018
overview about the use of social media by Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States
system used to detect tsunamis and issue warnings, which typically is made up of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communications infrastructure to issue timely evacuation alarms
can fix the nuclear deal's "terrible flaws".
identifier for a time offset from UTC of −4
embassy located in Jerusalem will open in 2019, sooner than generally expected.
This event caused panic and disruptions across the state on the archipelago inhabited by roughly 1.7 million people.
U.S. Navy admiral and 17th director of the National Security Agency
investment firm founded by Pierre and Pamela Omidyar
United States Department of Transportation
U.S. federal executive department overseeing highways, railroads, aviation, transit, and other modes of transportation
supreme authority within a territory, as well as external autonomy from other states
Italian commune and capital city of Lombardy
national security considerations of energy availability
A suicide bomber attack near a group of security personnel investigating illegal drugs and alcohol dealing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills at least 20, wounding another 27 policemen.
American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Hawaii
official United States presidential aircraft
collective action by people in favor of a cause
American multinational pharmaceutical corporation
bilateral relations between Palestine and Israel
American politician, lawyer, and the 24th Governor of Montana
The Jakarta (JSX) and Surabaya (SSX) stock exchanges have merged to become the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).
bilateral relations between United states and Palestine
rights claimed for women and girls worldwide
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
It is the first peaceful transition between two Liberian presidents in 74 years.
county in Florida, United States of America
In a world's first, a drone rescues two swimmers off the coast of Lennox Head, New South Wales in Australia by dropping a safety device to them. John Barilaro, the Deputy Premier of New South Wales, praises the rescue as historic.
Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)
American stage and film actor (1916-2020)
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer discontinues research into treating patients with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
Yrgyz District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan
Last year the soldiers were involved in a series of mutinies.
The United States Central Command launches an investigation into a video posted on YouTube which appears to show a U.S.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says that Iran has extinguished the unrest and has foiled attempts to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic.
espionage against the United States of America committed by the People's Republic of China
city in Riverside County, Southern California, United States
Six insurgents kill at least 18 people, including 4 Afghans and 14 foreigners, in a 13-hour gun battle.
Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba
Indian reserve force assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter insurgency
List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India
visa policy of the United States deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter the United States must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel to, enter, and remain in the United States
the protection of computer systems and networks from theft, damage, زmisuse or data leak
The casualty numbers are expected to rise.
4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003, 2018–20)
natural, surface vent or fissure usually in a mountainous form
Northrop Grumman, who built the satellite, and SpaceX have both refused to confirm the mission's failure due to its classified nature.
model hired to drive consumer demand for a product, service, brand, or concept by directly interacting with potential consumers
transport interchange serving the city of Nottingham, England
capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala
conflict over the Kashmir region between India, Pakistan and China
has to rebuild "trust and confidence" to achieve a two-state solution in Israel after the U.S. recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
25th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation
Authorities report 233 prisoners escaped but now only 95 prisoners remain at large.
ARSA insurgents, using small arms and homemade land mines, ambush a Burmese military convoy in the village of Turaing.
Ministry of Interior Affairs (Afghanistan)
A joint statement was released by the American and British embassies on Twitter the day prior, applauding "Congolese citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble peacefully in support of the full implementation" of the Sylvester agreements of December 2016.
human settlement in Kentucky, United States of America
measure of earthquake size, in terms of the energy released
Several rockets fired from Syria strike the Turkish city of Kilis, near the Syria–Turkey border, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others.
An explosion forces rescue teams to retreat as 31 sailors remain missing.
Date: December 28, 2017 – January 7, 2018 (clashes also occurred later in 2018)
relations between the governments of the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
The eight-minute phreatomagmatic eruption was a dense, five-kilometer tall column of volcanic ash, followed by two explosion-type earthquakes.
138th season of competitive association football in England
freedom of communication and expression through mediums including various electronic media and published materials
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raises Mount Mayon's alert level to 4, its second highest volcano category which indicates a hazardous eruption is imminent.
Majority leader Mitch McConnell is opposed to taking this step, a spokesperson said.
election for state delegates in Virginia, U.S.
fire at the Sejong Hospital in the city of Miryang, South Korea
His arrest comes shortly after police raid the headquarters of his unregistered Progress Party in an apparent attempt to disrupt online broadcasts of opposition rallies against Vladimir Putin, while police say they were looking for a bomb.
52nd United States Secretary of the Interior and former Congressman from Montana
More than two hundred people are arrested across Tunisia as protests against economic conditions continue to grip the North African country.
List of earthquakes in the United States
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
American serial child sexual abuser and physician‏
psychoactive herb from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes
head of state and head of government of Honduras
easterly region of the African continent
The United States International Trade Commission votes 4–0 in favor of dismissing the Boeing Company's petition against Bombardier Inc.
June 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi, U.S.
Governor of the Bank of England, and former Governor of the Bank of Canada (born 1965)
The Parliament of Catalonia opens the new legislature.
Land-based branch of the Military of Myanmar
The victims include both military personnel and civilians, according to local officials.
United Nations Relief and Welfare Agency
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
2017 fantasy drama film by Guillermo del Toro
After talks between the company, its lenders, and the United Kingdom's government fail to reach a deal, British multinational facilities management and construction services company Carillion fails and is liquidated, threatening thousands of jobs.
criticism against large retailer based in the United States
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
The advertisement showed a black child model wearing a green hoodie reading "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle".
professional darts organization in the United Kingdom
Researchers note that in November 2017, Strava, which processes data from apps and Internet of Things devices such as Fitbit, accidentally revealed the locations of alleged United States military bases overseas, including in Afghanistan, Djibouti and Syria.
Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines)
Larry Nassar is sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for molesting Olympic gymnasts and other women.
Israel announces plans to deport African migrants residing in the country illegally.
Iraqi insurgency since the defeat of ISIL
process of production and dissemination of literature, music, or information
region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's UV radiation
may withhold future payments to the Palestinian authority, over 350 million dollars per year, because they are "no longer willing to talk peace" with Israel, and that Israel "would have had to pay more" in return for his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.