A man shoots three children to death and wounds a woman in Texas City, Texas, United States.
An estimated 800,000 federal government workers miss their first paycheck of the shutdown as it enters into its 21st day, which ties the record set by the shutdown of 1995 and 1996.
In an official National Assembly statement, Guaidó assumes office, to the extent that is possible, as acting President – invoking the Constitution of Venezuela.
The Congolese election commission announces that parties supporting outgoing president Joseph Kabila obtained the majority in the National Assembly.
After a fire at a Consumers Energy natural gas compressor station, Michigan residents are asked to turn down their heat to conserve natural gas.
Russia confirms that a fireball seen over much of New Zealand on January 5 was its Kosmos 2430 missile early warning satellite, which was launched in 2007.
The United States Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce and Federal Bureau of Investigation announces 23 criminal charges against China's telecom Huawei and its chief financial officer Wanzhou Meng, which include banking and financial fraud, money laundering, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of trade secret technology, provided bonus to workers who stole confidential information from companies around the world, obstruction of justice and sanctions violations.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declare states of emergency due to the record low windchill temperatures.
2018 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election
About 42,000 active-duty Coast Guard members, who continue to work on essential operations, missed their scheduled paycheck Tuesday.
agreement between Greece and North Macedonia ending the Macedonia naming dispute
At least 59 people are killed when flooding and landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Twenty-five others are missing and thousands have been displaced.
A double bombing injures three police officers in Tehran, Iran.
votes to ultimately ratify the United Kingdom's Brexit withdrawal agreement
Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Ivory Coast, is acquitted of crimes against humanity charges by the International Criminal Court.
Retired USMC General Anthony Zinni resigns as U.S. envoy for the Qatar diplomatic dispute because regional leaders couldn't agree on a "viable mediation effort" to resolve the stalemate.
Prime Minister of the State of Palestine
Belgian authorities order DNA tests of children recently adopted from the Democratic Republic of the Congo following reports that several parents thought they were sending their children to a Kinshasa holiday camp not an orphanage.
Juan Guaidó is elected the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly.
Four civil defense volunteers were shot dead by suspected militants in a school in Pattani's Yarang District. Police suspect the attack could have been done by Barisan Revolusi Nasional. Two insurgents were later killed by the police.
Amtrak, Metra and South Shore Line have also cancelled services.
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Abdullah of Pahang is elected the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
Lists of corporate acquisitions and mergers
autocratic form of government which is ruled by a sole leader
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reports that at least 223 documented massacres were perpetrated in 2018 by the parties to the conflict in Syria.
British Prime Minister Theresa May tells Conservative lawmakers that she plans to hold a vote in parliament on her Brexit deal on February 13.
Taliban officials say that they will not attend peace talks scheduled for next week in Saudi Arabia because they "cannot afford" to meet the Afghan government delegation at present.
List of notable tornadoes occurring in 2019
Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez unilaterally blames the National Liberation Army for the 2019 Bogotá car bombing, and suspends ongoing peace talks with the group, requesting that the Cuban government arrest the ten guerrilla group members leading the negotiations in Havana.
Former youth football coach Michael "Kit" Carson is killed in a car crash on the day he was due to stand trial for multiple counts of sexually abusing minors. The trial subsequently ended without a verdict.
Roger Stone, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is indicted by a federal grand jury and arrested on charges of obstruction, giving false statements, and witness tampering as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
Joining several other Democrats in the race, Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii announces her intention for running in the 2020 United States presidential election.
Police say the incident appears to be a xenophobic, far-right attack.
gender identity other than sex assigned at birth
Diplomatic offices in Melbourne, Australia, are evacuated after suspicious packages were found.
American electronics maker Apple warns that iPhone sales are slowing significantly and the product is in weak demand, blaming trade tensions with China. The company says that it has lowered its expected fiscal earnings for the first quarter as a result, citing disappointing holiday sales figures, and that it could lose $9 billion due to the decline.
January 2019 Lincoln Memorial confrontation
Russian military early warning satellite
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
In motorsport, the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race is won by the #10 Cadillac of Wayne Taylor Racing. Drivers Fernando Alonso, Jordan Taylor, Kamui Kobayashi, and Renger van der Zande are declared the winners after heavy rain forces the race to be halted for the final two hours.
Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not authorize President Donald Trump's 2019 State of the Union Address in the House chamber until the government shutdown has ended.
Major midwestern cities, including Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee, are under severe wind chill advisories with wind chills approaching −55 °F (−48 °C) at night. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declare states of emergency due to the record low windchill temperatures.
New Horizons makes a flyby of Kuiper belt object 2014 MU69, nicknamed Ultima Thule, at 05:33 UTC, becoming the farthest object in the Solar System visited by a spacecraft. It is a contact binary.
U.S. District judge Jesse Furman issues a decision that invalidates the Trump administration's addition of a U.S. citizenship question to the 2020 census. This is the first ruling on this issue. There are four more lawsuits, filled by dozens of states, cities and other groups, yet to be heard.
The Presidential inauguration of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro on 10 January 2019
The University of Hawaii reports that Lonely George, the last known member of the Achatinella apexfulva species of land snail in Oahu, Hawaii, died aged 14 on New Year's Day. Despite being listed as critically endangered the species is now considered extinct.
Ascension and Livingston parishes, Louisiana
Former Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond is charged with two attempted rapes and indecent assault.
A law recognising a third gender that can be administered for intersex people takes effect in Germany.
region of the Americas where Romance languages are primarily spoken
A Houthi drone strike on Al Anad Air Base in Lahij Governorate, Yemen, during a military parade, kills six soldiers and injures several senior officials.
Popular candidate Martin Fayulu, who came in second, claims the election was rigged and says he will challenge the result.
Two guards were also injured in the attack.
18 people were killed and 23 others were injured when gunmen belonging to the "Union for Peace" group, attacked a funeral ceremony in the town of Ippy, Central African Republic.
(Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams)
sovereign state in northern South America
Canada announces that it will withdraw half of its embassy staff in Cuba following the fourteenth confirmed illness since 2017 of a Canadian diplomat in the country.
dtstart: 2018-12-31 00:00:00 Time: 6:02 a.m. (Yekaterinburg Time)
The stop-gap agreement will last three weeks, until February 15, and will allow for talks to continue over security on the Mexico-United States border.
The death toll of an explosion caused by a gas leak that devastated a block of flats in Magnitogorsk, Russia, rises to 39. Rescuers end their search efforts at the collapse site as there are no more missing people.
Five foreign demining experts, identified as two South Africans, one Croatian, one Bosnian and one Kosovar, are killed in an accidental explosion in Yemen.
city in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Six Tanzanian children are killed for their eyes, ears and other body parts.
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
Italian mountainous semi-autonomous region in the North-West
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells the representatives of each government in attendance to make it known whether their country will support the disputed presidency of Maduro or his contested political rival Juan Guaidó as the leader of Venezuela.
A bug in Apple Inc's FaceTime software is reported to have allowed users to spy on other devices.
At least 17 are killed and 12 others are injured in a fire at a drug rehabilitation clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Officials said the blaze took hold after patients set mattresses on fire in a bid to escape the facility.
Three people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting in a bowling alley in Torrance, California, United States.
Three people die due to the severe storms in the Spanish region of Asturias.
Germany revokes the license of Iranian airline Mahan Air, citing the airline's involvement in Syria and other security concerns.
A massive explosion targetting a Tahrir al-Sham base in Idlib kills 15 people and injures 20 others.
A plane and a helicopter collide over Testa del Rutor near the border of France and Italy, leaving seven dead.
iron ore dam failure in Brazil, disaster which occurred on 25 January 2019
Seven people are killed after a crash and diesel fuel spill sparked a massive fire on Interstate 75 in Gainesville, Florida, United States.
The United States Department of the Treasury imposes sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA, which accounts for much of Venezuela’s income and foreign currency.
city in the West Midlands in England, UK
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
The government of Gabon quashes a coup d'état by soldiers.
Two people died and 25 more were injured, four seriously, in a fire at the ski resort of Courchevel in the French Alps.
Suspicious items, later discovered to be incendiary devices, are found near a police station in Eugene, Oregon. An investigation is ongoing. ,
Wyllys will be replaced by fellow PSOL politician David Miranda.
The arrests follow the deportation of two Chilean journalists yesterday.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
American collegiate athletic organization
Armed men believed to be traditional hunters have killed at least 37 people in an attack on a village in central Mali.
Separately, a State Department official says that there is no timeline for the withdrawal of U.S.
Republican Politician From North Carolina
town and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Following a request by Venezuelan Prosecutor General Tarek William Saab, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice bars the National Assembly-backed President Juan Guaidó from leaving the country and freezes his bank accounts and assets.
Myanmar's military announces that it has killed 13 Arakan Army fighters in a series of eight armed clashes in Rakhine State, spanning from January 5 to 13.
politics of the ROC, which is de facto located in Taiwan
Seven people were killed and 26 injured in a bike bombing at a market in Mokha, Yemen. Houthis were blamed for the attack.
theater-level Unified Combatant Command of the U.S. Department of Defense
when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth
Juan Guaidó holds an open cabildo, performed as a rally and national address, announcing his plans to take control of the Presidency of Venezuela, with the Organization of American States declaring their support for his assumption of office.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
The asteroid 6478 Gault, 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) in diameter, is found to have been impacted by another large (>500 metres (>0.31 miles)) asteroid in late October 2018, the largest asteroid-to-asteroid collision in recorded history.
The aircraft had a crew of three onboard.
office of the head of state of Afghanistan
In France, a fire at the University Lyon 1 injures three people.
A Taliban attack on a National Directorate of Security compound in the central Maidan Wardak Province, kills 126 security personnel, according to local officials.
A 51-year-old man is stabbed to death on a train in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom.
A bus catches fire after crashing with a truck in Lasbela, Pakistan, killing 27 people and injuring others.
A second air ambulance, traveling from Anchorage, Alaska to the village of Kake, in Southeast Alaska, was reported missing. The aircraft had a crew of three onboard.
Sudanese Interior Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman announces that 816 protesters have been arrested amidst anti-government protests held across the country since December of last year.
An air ambulance crashes in Ohio, killing three crew members.
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
A Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic strike bomber crashes in Russia's northwestern Murmansk region while attempting landing during a storm.
Semilla Movement announces that on March 3 it will officially proclaim the presidential candidacy of former Attorney General Thelma Aldana.
Votes in parliament call for a no-deal outcome to be avoided, but do not support any delay in the Brexit timetable, and ask for the proposed customs arrangements in Ireland to be renegotiated, which the EU rejects.
The Israeli military says it had attacked Iranian military targets in Damascus including the city's international airport in response to a missile attack.
This was the first ever operational MRT or LRT station to be permanently closed in Singapore's history of MRT and LRT.
practical rather than theoretical reality
Several cities in the Midwestern United States and Eastern Canada reach record low temperatures for the third consecutive day as a polar vortex continues to affect the region.
municipality of the Philippines and capital of the province of Sulu
A Thai man kills six members of his family before killing himself in a drunken shooting spree.
diplomatic crisis between several Arab League countries and Qatar
The United States drops out of the top 20 least corrupt countries for the first time since 2011.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown
government shutdown from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019
Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov denies the presence of Russian mercenaries in Venezuela, despite earlier reports that up to 100 may have been deployed to protect President Nicolás Maduro.
United Kingdom football sexual abuse scandal
Taiwanese premier William Lai announces his resignation and former premier Su Tseng-chang succeeds him.
major international airport serving London, England, United Kingdom
The Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
15 officials are charged for involuntary manslaughter and other crimes related to the Flint water crisis, in which contaminated sparked an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.
Seven people were killed and 26 injured in a bike bombing at a market in Mokha, Yemen.
A gunman kills five people at a SunTrust Banks branch in Sebring, Florida, United States, following a hostage situation. The suspect later surrenders himself to the authorities.
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say that they captured five foreign nationals who fought for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
Joining several other Democrats in the race, Senator Kamala Harris of California announces her intention for running in the 2020 United States presidential election.
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Police shoot and kill two homeowners after invading their house.
On its 22nd day, the federal government shutdown becomes the longest in American history overtaking the record previously set in 1995–1996.
Date: 12 January 2019 Time: Approx. 09:00 CET
Duration: August 25, 2018 – December 8, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump announces a short-term deal has been reached with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the federal government after a partial shutdown that has lasted for 35 days.
Sean Fitzgerald, 31, is shot dead by police officers during a raid on a house in Coventry, England, United Kingdom.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
head of state and head of government of Brazil
List of unmanned aerial vehicles-related incidents
country in Central and Southeastern Europe
All editions of Wikipedia are blocked in Venezuela by state-owned CANTV amid an ongoing political crisis.
Airbase located in Lahij Governorate, Yemen
5 officers were injured in a substantial shootout in Harris County.
romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender
Ten Mile Junction LRT station along the Bukit Panjang LRT line has been permanently closed which led to the cessation of Bukit Panjang LRT Service C which ran from this station and looping at Bukit Panjang town via Senja. This was the first ever operational MRT or LRT station to be permanently closed in Singapore's history of MRT and LRT.
Pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb proposes the takeover of cancer drug company Celgene for US$95 billion, including debt, the biggest biopharma deal ever.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) Muhammad V of Kelantan unexpectedly resigns.
At least 59 people are killed when flooding and landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
The correction of the North Magnetic Pole model, one year ahead of the regular five-year update, scheduled to be released this week is delayed until the end of January because of the U.S. federal government shutdown. The model is used in navigation and by the GPS systems in smartphones. The pole has been wandering, much faster than expected, away from the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia.
After several delays, the Congolese election commission announces that Félix Tshisekedi is the winner of the December 30 presidential election.
56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021
The Dutch Coast Guard says 270 containers fell off MSC Zoe in heavy seas near the German island of Borkum and floated towards the Netherlands. Treasure hunters revel on the West Frisian islands of Terschelling and Vlieland. Three containers containing hazardous materials are still missing and ships are warned for floating containers.
An illicitly tapped fuel pipeline explodes in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico, killing 135 people and injuring 8 others. It is believed the explosion occurred after the line was ruptured by suspected fuel thieves.
An Israeli spokesman says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled Wednesday's Qatari aid of $15 million to Gaza Strip.
Rescuers end their search efforts at the collapse site as there are no more missing people.
international organization of states in the Americas
National Football Conference Championship Game
partially recognized country in southeastern Europe
Theresa May's government survives a no confidence vote by a majority of 19.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its recent roles in the California wildfires.
China National Space Administration's robotic lander Chang'e 4 successfully lands at the Von Kármán lunar crater on the far side of the Moon.
Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Germany has announced its support for the Venezuelan National Assembly to take over Executive powers in Venezuela.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
professional sports hall of fame in New York, U.S.
combined military forces of the People's Republic of China
The city of Adelaide, South Australia, reaches its highest maximum temperature since 1939, reaching 46.6 °C (115.9 °F) at around 3:36pm local time. This is the highest recorded temperature in any Australian state capital. The high temperatures have proven fatal for significant numbers of local animals.
The largest human gathering in the world, the Kumbh Mela festival, starts at Prayagraj (previously known as Allahabad), India. More than 120 million Hindu devotees, as well as tourists, are expected.
United States federal government shutdown
A Boeing 707 cargo plane crashes into a building in Karaj, Iran, after overshooting the runway during its landing. Officials confirm that of 16 people on board, 15 are killed and one is injured. No casualties are reported on the ground.
largest city in California, United States of America
President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro issues a decree to place the responsibility for "identification, delimitation, demarcation and registration of lands traditionally occupied by indigenous people" on the Ministry of Agriculture, instead of the indigenous peoples affairs agency, FUNAI. The management of public forests also goes to the agriculture ministry. The move is seen as a big win for the industrial agribusiness lobby.
Two people were killed and five others were injured in a car bombing near the Somali Petroleum Ministry and the responsibility was claimed by Al-Shabaab.
political and economic union of 27 European states
Venezuelan protests related to the presidential crisis
Asia Bibi's blasphemy acquittal is upheld by Pakistan's Supreme Court. She may seek asylum.
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
increasing tensions between Canada and China
Five people are killed and twenty are injured in clashes between rival militias in Tripoli, breaking several months of relative peace.
A total lunar eclipse occurs, popularly dubbed a Super Blood Wolf Moon, due to the timing and orbital perigee, and a meteor impact is observed during the event.
The area was also the place of an attack earlier this month.
The Prosecutor General of Russia Yury Chaika says that France today extradited Alexei Viktorovich Kuznetsov [ru], a former Finance Minister of the Moscow Region who is accused of fraud and embezzlement amounting to 14 billion Russian rubles (US$200 million).
The new international airport replaces Eilat Airport, which will cease operations on January 22.
President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, declares a State of Emergency as the country enters a "de facto dictatorship".
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
On the last day of the 115th United States Congress, Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and others meet with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss implementing a new budget agreement that may include funding for a new Mexico–United States barrier that could end the current federal government shutdown.
Chad and Israel restore diplomatic relations with each other after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Chadian President Idriss Déby in N'Djamena. Chad severed ties with Israel in 1972.
Police shoot and kill two homeowners after invading their house. 5 officers were injured in a substantial shootout in Harris County. Reports later indicated one of the officers lied that drugs were in the house.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
The President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, is briefly detained in Caracas after saying he was prepared to assume the country's presidency.
The Syrian government and pro-government militants fire artillery into villages inside the Idlib de-escalation zone, killing one civilian and leaving two civilians injured.
President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
Roy Halladay, Edgar Martínez, Mike Mussina, and Mariano Rivera are elected and will join Harold Baines and Lee Smith, elected by a Hall committee in December 2018, at the induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announces the results of voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) to determine players to be formally inducted in July 2019. Roy Halladay, Edgar Martínez, Mike Mussina, and Mariano Rivera are elected and will join Harold Baines and Lee Smith, elected by a Hall committee in December 2018, at the induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York. Rivera is the first player ever to be elected unanimously by the BBWAA.
The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards, honoring the best in cinema in 2018 are announced, with Roma and The Favourite leading with 10 nominations each.
About 130 French citizens who joined the Islamic State are expected to be returned to France by their Kurdish captors to face trial.
type of barbed wire or razor wire, formed in large coils
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal is defeated in Parliament by 432 votes to 202, the worst defeat for a Prime Minister in modern British history. As a result, a vote of no confidence in her government will be held tomorrow.
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah, along with his unity government, resign from President Mahmoud Abbas's government.
At least 21 miners die after a roof collapses in a coal mine in Shenmu, China.
Clemson defeats Alabama 44–16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship. The Tigers win their second national championship in three seasons, and third overall.
The Arakan Army attacks four police posts in Rakhine State, Myanmar, killing 13 policemen and injuring 9 others.
Félix Tshisekedi is sworn in as the 5th President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, marking the first transition of power by an election in the country since it gained independence in 1960.
Ten deaths have been reported across the midwest due to the record breaking low temperatures.
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and de facto leader of China
Facebook removes alleged Russia-based accounts and pages as a part of a crackdown on misuse of its service.
In American football, the Los Angeles Rams defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game, 26-23, to advance to Super Bowl LIII and play the New England Patriots, who defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. The NFC Championship game is best known for an unpenalized pass interference committed by cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman on wide receiver Tommylee Lewis, which is nicknamed as the NOLA No-Call.
The Constitutional Court of DR Congo rejects an appeal for a vote recount of the 30 December 2018 election by second-place candidate Martin Fayulu, upholding Félix Tshisekedi as the winner.
The death toll from floods and landslides in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, rises to 68, while six people are still missing.
walls and fences along the Mexico–United States border
A Piper Malibu light aircraft, carrying two people on a flight from Nantes to Cardiff, goes missing off the coast of Alderney in the Channel Islands. A major search and rescue operation is underway. Cardiff City F.C. footballer Emiliano Sala is confirmed to have been on board the missing aircraft. ,
The Lima Group announces that from January 10, 2019, the government of Nicolás Maduro will no longer be recognized by the governments which compose the multilateral body.
Alexis Tsipras, leader of SYRIZA in Greece, announces a vote of confidence in his government after Panos Kammenos, leader of the Independent Greeks (ANEL), announces that it will withdraw from the ruling coalition due to opposition to the Prespa agreement.
public co-educational research university and flagship University of Hawaiʻi system
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan gunmen attack a security base in the Loralai area of Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of four security guards and four terrorists, including a suicide bomber. Two guards were also injured in the attack.
Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn announces that the company is reconsidering their plan to manufacture LCD panels in a promised Wisconsin plant because of a changed global marketplace, and the high cost of United States labor.
A gunman kills five people at a SunTrust Banks branch in Sebring, Florida, United States, following a hostage situation.
At least 21 people are killed in a massacre by gunmen in police uniforms in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
individual who has killed three or more people over a period of more than a month
American singer R. Kelly is dropped by RCA Records following the release of Surviving R. Kelly, a Lifetime documentary detailing alleged sexual assaults committed by him.
An explosive device goes off outside a cinema in a busy part of Kenya’s capital, injuring two people. The area was also the place of an attack earlier this month.
Boko Haram kills 60 people in an arson attack in the town Rann.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
An Ottawa, Canada municipal transit bus crashes into a station, killing three people and injuring 23 others.
A 16-year-old boy is shot and killed at around midnight on Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning during protests in the Venezuelan capital Caracas.
Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey also assumes the position of Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, succeeding Brett McGurk.
Independent National Electoral Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
election commission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Four skiers—three Finnish men and a Swedish woman—are killed in an avalanche near the Blåbærfjellet mountain in Troms, Norway.
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in Egypt
West End of National Mall, Washington, D.C.
The Taliban kills 27 members of the Afghan National Security Forces in a series of coordinated attacks in northern Afghanistan after refusing to discuss peace in the region with government officials.
Reuters reports that Russian private military contractors belonging to the Wagner Group have flown into Venezuela to help guard President Nicolás Maduro, and that Russia supports Maduro's disputed government.
Al Shabaab claims they killed over 57 Ethiopian troops in an ambush in Somalia. Ethiopian troops rejects that claim.
A suicide bomber kills four people and injures over 100 others in a car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Kalamazoo, Richland Township and Texas Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, U.S.
Chinese multinational technology company
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
Brazilian legislator and LGBT rights activist Jean Wyllys announces he will leave his office and his country after death threats against him increase in number and intensity.
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian in China, is sentenced to death after a one-day retrial for attempting to smuggle over 222 kilograms (489.4 pounds) of methamphetamine through the country. Schellenberg's new sentence comes amid increasing tensions between Canada and China.
The United States Department of State announces that U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump announces a short-term deal has been reached with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the federal government after a partial shutdown that has lasted for 35 days. The stop-gap agreement will last three weeks, until February 15, and will allow for talks to continue over security on the Mexico-United States border. The temporary deal includes no money for President Trump's planned additional border barrier with Mexico.
American politician and retired U.S. Army officer
Multiple explosions and gunfire are reported after four armed men stormed the Dusit hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.
Foreign fighters in the Syrian Civil War and War in Iraq
President Trump and congressional leaders fail to resolve their political differences over federal funding for the border barrier, with Pelosi stating that the president will receive "nothing for the wall" from her party.
Italian far-left terrorist Cesare Battisti is extradited to Italy after his capture in Bolivia. Battisti was convicted of multiple murders nearly three decades ago.
city in and county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States
Joining several other Democrats in the race, Julian Castro, who served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017, announces his intention to run in the 2020 United States presidential election.
An attack on a primary school in Beijing leaves 20 children injured, with three children receiving serious but non-life-threatening injuries. All injured children are receiving hospital treatment. The suspect was apprehended at the scene and an investigation has been launched.
2018–19 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
The NFC Championship game is best known for an unpenalized pass interference committed by cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman on wide receiver Tommylee Lewis, which is nicknamed as the NOLA No-Call.
envoy for the Qatar diplomatic dispute because regional leaders couldn't agree on a "viable mediation effort" to resolve the stalemate.
public telecommunications company in Venezuela
15th and former Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 29th and current Sultan of Kelantan
The attempt took place while the country's president, Ali Bongo, was undergoing medical treatment in Morocco.
type of rotor craft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors
Drivers Fernando Alonso, Jordan Taylor, Kamui Kobayashi, and Renger van der Zande are declared the winners after heavy rain forces the race to be halted for the final two hours.
U.S. budget from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019
China confirms the 2018 birth of the world's first genetically edited babies, Lulu and Nana, saying He Jiankui forged ethical review papers and organised a project team with foreign staff, which intentionally avoided surveillance, and that He and his staff will be punished according to laws and regulations.
International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
The trial subsequently ended without a verdict.
1995–1996 United States federal government shutdowns
two government shutdowns that happened in the United States in the end of 1995 and beginning of 1996
Remnants of a Dassault Mirage 2000D fighter jet are found in Jura, France, after the aircraft with two pilots onboard disappeared from radar.
Clemson defeats Alabama 44–16 in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
A suicide car bomb attack kills five members of the Syrian Democratic Forces while they were out on a patrol with U.S.
Government shutdowns in the United States
cessation of "non-essential" government services in the United States due to a funding lapse
The Department of Homeland Security requests more American troops be deployed to the Mexico-United States border in order to add 160 miles of concertina wire alongside existing border fencing.
city in and county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season
A suspect, Jake Thomas Patterson, age 21, has been arrested and charged with two counts of murder and one count of kidnapping.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani demands clarification after U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday that the Soviet Union was "right to be there", referring to the 1979–1989 Soviet–Afghan War.
List of mass shootings in the United States in 2019
A Polish woman, Elżbieta Piotrowska, is attacked with an axe and dies from her injuries in Ardee, County Louth, Ireland. A man known to her was later arrested.
2020 United States presidential election
American online social media and social networking service
bilateral relations between Russia and Venezuela
market value of goods and services produced within a country
South Korean media reports that North Korean officials are expected to visit the United States to discuss a second summit between the two countries at an unspecified date.
island chain located in Northeast Asia administered by Russia
A Vietnam-registered oil tanker explodes off Hong Kong's southern coast, killing at least one person and leaving three others missing.
The chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) describes the granting of autocephaly on January 5 to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine as "a secular event."
A man stabs the Mayor of Gdańsk, Paweł Adamowicz, on stage at a Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity event in Gdańsk, Poland.
32 people were killed by the Taliban while the Taliban lost 25 of their members in shooting attacks across Afghanistan
Covington Catholic High School faces backlash after a video of students were seen mocking a Native American elder at the Indigenous Peoples' March in Washington DC.
infectious disease characterized by severe form of infection producing pneumonia
Jair Bolsonaro is inaugurated as the 38th president of Brazil, succeeding Michel Temer.
most populous city in the United States of America
vice president of the United States since 2021
The Labour Party proposes an amendment to the Brexit deal which would require a second referendum before the United Kingdom fully exits the European Union.
British newspaper The Guardian switches from polythene wrappers to compostable material made from potato starch based on customer feedback. The paper said this packaging, which is biodegradable but cannot be recycled, increases operating costs.
President of the Regional Government of Andalusia
The city of Adelaide, South Australia, reaches its highest maximum temperature since 1939, reaching 46.6 °C (115.9 °F) at around 3:36pm local time.
The death toll from a storm that devastated the Philippines shortly after Christmas rises to 126.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
mass shooting in Louisiana, United States
North Carolina Superior Court judge Paul Ridgeway rejects the bid to certify Republican Mark Harris as the winner of the country's last undecided congressional race until there's a final decision in the investigation into possible illegal tactics.
President Donald Trump signs a bill which requires the government to compensate government employees after the shutdown is over for their work during the shutdown.
Two men are killed in separate avalanches at U.S. ski resorts, one near Aspen, Colorado, and another in Kachina Peak at Taos Ski Valley, approximately 125 miles (201 km) northeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Flights from London's Heathrow Airport are temporarily suspended after a report of a drone sighting in the area.
Italy's economy falls into recession for the third time in a decade after declining GDP growth in late 2018. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte blames the recession on external factors, including trade tensions between the United States and China.
Five people are injured after a man intentionally drives a car into multiple crowds of people in the cities of Bottrop and Essen, Germany. Police say the incident appears to be a xenophobic, far-right attack.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
The temporary deal includes no money for President Trump's planned additional border barrier with Mexico.
At least 30 people are killed after a gold mine collapses in north-eastern Afghanistan.
local government district with borough status in Surrey, Southern England
American singer Chris Brown and two associates are briefly detained in Paris after being accused of aggravated rape and drug offenses.
Chief United States District Judge Beryl Howell extends grand jury "17-1" for up to six months; the original 18-month authorization was set to expire Sunday.
compost is a kind of rich moist soil composted from food scraps
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
coastal defence and maritime law enforcement branch of the Royal Netherlands Navy
NFL franchise in Inglewood, California, United States
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Austria.
Five 15-year-old girls are killed in a fire at an escape room in Koszalin, Poland.
Iran's health minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi resigns in protest against a medical budget. His resignation was accepted by President Hassan Rouhani.
Gabon's president Ali Bongo Ondimba names Julien Nkoghe Bekale as the country's new prime minister after a failed coup that happened five days ago.
The Tigers win their second national championship in three seasons, and third overall.
Baseball Writers' Association of America
defensive position in American and Canadian football, covering receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles
A man shoots three children to death and wounds a woman in Texas City, Texas, United States. The suspect has not been apprehended.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame announces the results of voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) to determine players to be formally inducted in July 2019.
American singer Mariah Carey performs her concert in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, despite Saudi women's rights activists calling for her to cancel it.
The parliament of Greece votes 153–146 in approval of changing the name of the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia, ending a 27-year naming dispute.
The Bank of England blocks Maduro's officials from withdrawing $1.2 billion worth of gold.
A tornado in eastern Havana, Cuba, kills three people and injures 174 others.
Panamanian Hall of Fame baseball player, relief pitcher
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survives a no-confidence vote after the Independent Greeks party quit the ruling coalition.
A man who tried to attack an officer in Arizona who then was shot by the officer claimed it was a lone wolf attack for Islamic state.
Paweł Adamowicz, the Mayor of Gdańsk, Poland, dies in hospital of stab wounds after an attack at a charity event the night before.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping orders the country's armed forces to be ready for battle following President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Tsai Ing-wen's call for international support to defend the self-ruled island’s democracy after rejecting of the one country, two systems principle.
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I signs the independence decree ('tomos') officially separating the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the Russian Orthodox Church as autocephalous Church.
Italian jurist and politician (born 1964)
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
American intercity passenger rail operator
In two incidents in Derry, a truck is hijacked and abandoned in the city center, and a Royal Mail van is hijacked at gunpoint and later abandoned.
Five people are injured after a man intentionally drives a car into multiple crowds of people in the cities of Bottrop and Essen, Germany.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
This is the first time that United States Armed Forces servicemembers have not been paid during a shutdown or other lapse in government appropriation.
develops, produces, and markets drugs or pharmaceuticals licensed for use as medications
organization independent of any government, usually created to aid those in need
2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
Blue Origin successfully launches its New Shepard 3 rocket and completes the tenth sub-orbital test flight, reaching an altitude of 106.9 km (351,000 ft), carrying its crew capsule and making a controlled upright landing in West Texas.
Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer (1451–1506)
highest position in the Eastern Orthodox Church
intergovernmental organization in the Americas formed in response to the Venezuelan crisis
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Two Iraqis were killed and 25 others were injured in a car bomb blast outside a public market in the town of Al-Qaim. The Islamic State is presumed to be behind the attack.
A large explosion caused by a suspected gas leak destroys a bakery in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France.
Brazil formally withdraws from the UN's Global Compact for Migration pact; however, Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo says that the country will continue to accept Venezuelan refugees.
2019 gasoline pipeline explosion in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó swears himself in as President of Venezuela, with de facto President Nicolás Maduro not recognizing this.
city in and county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
American singer and songwriter (born 1970)
Gunmen attack two villages in the Ménaka region, Mali, near the border with Niger, killing at least 20 people.
The Diocese of Covington building in the U.S. state of Kentucky is evacuated after "suspicious" packages were reportedly found outside. Authorities cleared the building of threats later in the evening.
Reports later indicated one of the officers lied that drugs were in the house.
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
amateur basketball played by students of higher education institutions
An attack on a primary school in Beijing leaves 20 children injured, with three children receiving serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
state of Kentucky is evacuated after "suspicious" packages were reportedly found outside.
The Congolese government rejects a request by the African Union to delay the announcement of the final result of the 30 December 2018 general election, which is being appealed in the country's Constitutional Court amidst accusations of election fraud.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 3 days)
2018–2019 protests and radical change of government in Sudan
Rivera is the first player ever to be elected unanimously by the BBWAA.
The correction of the North Magnetic Pole model, one year ahead of the regular five-year update, scheduled to be released this week is delayed until the end of January because of the U.S. federal government shutdown.
Salafi jihadist militant faction during the Syrian Civil War
Bruce McArthur, a Toronto landscaper charged on January 18, 2018, in this decade-long investigation, pleads guilty in Ontario Superior Court to murdering eight men.
In women's college basketball, Baylor defeats top-ranked Connecticut 68–57, handing the Huskies their first regular-season loss since November 2014 and ending their NCAA-record regular-season winning streak at 126 games.
In the Channel Islands, a multinational search and rescue operation for a missing aircraft carrying Cardiff City F.C.
Foreign fighters in the Syrian and Iraqi Civil Wars
American cable and satellite television station
The paper said this packaging, which is biodegradable but cannot be recycled, increases operating costs.
disagreement between Japan and Russia over sovereignty of the South Kuril Islands
National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
lower house of parliament in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The military police of Russia says that it has started patrolling the area surrounding Manbij.
United States investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections
A mutiny by members of the Venezuelan National Guard who oppose the government is quashed. The Venezuelan Military in a statement says they were involved in "treasonous" acts motivated by "obscure interests tied to the far right."
first minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Two lions, two hyenas, a rhino and a giraffe are killed at Kruger National Park, South Africa, after storms topple a power cable.
U.S. federal executive department overseeing commerce
Somalia expels Nicholas Haysom, the most senior United Nations diplomat in the country, after accusing him of "acting like the country's ruler".
The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 660 points following a warning from Apple on weak demand and trade relations between the United States and China.
The Zwicky Transient Facility in California discovers a large Atira asteroid, 2019 AQ3, an asteroid with a diameter of 1.4 kilometres (0.87 miles) that stays closer to the Sun during its orbit than any other known asteroid, passing from inside the orbit of Mercury to just outside the orbit of Venus.
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
automobile endurance race in the United States
American multinational department store chain
The United States Department of State announces that U.S. Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey also assumes the position of Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, succeeding Brett McGurk. Separately, a State Department official says that there is no timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.
At least nine people are killed and 34 others are missing after a landslide strikes a village in Sukabumi, West Java, in Indonesia.
Two overcrowded boats carrying migrants capsize off the coast of Djibouti, leaving at least 28 people dead and over 130 others missing, according to the International Organization for Migration.
The mayor of Naples offers to berth a NGO-operated ship with 32 migrants who were rescued on 22 December in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Libya.
U.S. President Donald Trump accepts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's invitation to deliver the State of the Union Address on February 5.
Father Bernardo Buil, a friar from Aragon, celebrates the first Mass in the New World at La Isabela in Puerto Plata on January 6, 1494. To commemorate this 525-year event Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez of El Salvador as his representative for the anniversary Mass. Father Buil accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage.
Transgender personnel in the United States military
Major midwestern cities, including Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee, are under severe wind chill advisories with wind chills approaching −55 °F (−48 °C) at night.
Battisti was convicted of multiple murders nearly three decades ago.
United States federal government shutdown of 2018–2019
2018–19 United States federal government shutdown
unintended escape of gas from a pipeline or other containment
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Ukrainian church under jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church until 27 May 2022
administrative capital of South Africa located in the Gauteng province
Over 31,000 teachers, nurses, counselors and librarians in Los Angeles, who have been without a contract for more than a year, go on a strike to demand higher pay after negotiations for improved compensation and work conditions failed.
United States Department of Homeland Security
The U.S. Supreme Court allows, by a 5–4 vote, the Trump administration to begin implementing the policy that prohibits transgender persons who require or have undergone gender transition from serving. Unresolved challenges remain in lower courts.
A gunman kills three people and injured one other person before committing suicide in State College, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Andalusian parliament elects Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla as the next regional President with the votes of conservative party PP, liberal party Cs and far-right party Vox, ending a 36-year term, since the restoration of democracy, of social democratic PSOE government.
Cuomo says that engineers will use a new technology from Europe to make critical repairs to the tunnel without having to close it entirely.
Timeline of the 2019 Venezuelan protests
Martin Fayulu claims to be the "legitimate president" and calls on the international community to not recognize the result.
Following Muhammad V of Kelantan's abdication as King of Malaysia on Sunday, the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal explains that the Conference of Rulers will elect a new King on 24 January, who will assume duties immediately after taking the oath of office on 31 January.
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
bilateral relations between United States and Venezuela
display that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals
annual report by the president of the United States
(United States Department of the Treasury)
incidents involving multiple victims of firearm-related violence
Brazilian agency for Indian interests and culture
city in the Bremen federated state, Germany
terrorism motivated by left-wing and far-left ideologies
At least 15 people are killed in a crash between a bus and a truck in Arequipa, Peru.
Italian far-left terrorist Cesare Battisti is extradited to Italy after his capture in Bolivia.
Dozens of people remain missing one day after a deadly attack on a popular hotel complex in Nairobi, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society.
President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboré announces in a televised statement that Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba and the cabinet have resigned from their positions effective immediately. No reason is given.
place in Ouaka, Central African Republic
largest Christian church, led by the pope
A suicide car bomb attack kills five members of the Syrian Democratic Forces while they were out on a patrol with U.S. troops in northeastern Syria.
Russian politician and diplomat (born 1967)
To commemorate this 525-year event Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez of El Salvador as his representative for the anniversary Mass.
early detection of problematic outcomes, typically using sensors, event detection and decision subsystems
Two Iraqis were killed and 25 others were injured in a car bomb blast outside a public market in the town of Al-Qaim.
auditory signal used by animals to attract mates
structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities
head of state and elective constitutional monarch of Malaysia
Two 26-year-old men were arrested during the same raid, in connection with cannabis production.
process of removing land or sea mines from an area
bus crash in Saskatchewan, Canada, on April 6, 2018
division of the U.S.-based General Motors
constitutional principle of the People's Republic of China
Foxconn said, earlier in January, that it still planned to create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin.
The University of Hawaii reports that Lonely George, the last known member of the Achatinella apexfulva species of land snail in Oahu, Hawaii, died aged 14 on New Year's Day.
Unknown gunmen shoot dead two Buddhist monks and injure two others in an attack at a temple in Thailand’s mainly Muslim south.
Teenager Jayme Closs, who went missing in October 2018 in Wisconsin after the murder of her parents, is found alive. A suspect, Jake Thomas Patterson, age 21, has been arrested and charged with two counts of murder and one count of kidnapping. ,
A Hamas militant is killed and two others are injured when an Israeli tank fires into the Gaza Strip after a protest turned violent.
National Football League franchise in Foxborough, Massachusetts
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
village in Otsego County, New York, United States
bilateral relations between Canada and Cuba
spaceflight-related events during the year of 2019
Jihadist militant group in the Philippines
A second air ambulance, traveling from Anchorage, Alaska to the village of Kake, in Southeast Alaska, was reported missing.
A mining dam owned by the Brazilian company Vale collapses in Minas Gerais, leaving 248 dead and 22 people missing.
16th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 181st Mayor of San Antonio
An air ambulance crashes in Ohio, killing three crew members. The aircraft had been headed to Pomeroy to pick up a patient.
the current and twenty-sixth constitution of Venezuela
Two passenger trains collide in Pretoria, South Africa, killing at least four people and injuring at least 620 others.
Numerous winter storm and blizzard warnings are issued across the Midwestern United States as a storm that could bring up to 12 inches (30 cm) of snow in the following days moves across the region.
China executes serial killer Gao Chengyong, who murdered eleven girls and women between 1988 and 2002.
branch of the National Armed Forces of Venezuela
settlement that is smaller than a city but bigger than a large village (or a large borough in some areas)
county seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States of America
supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
federal crimes in the United States that involve mailing or electronically transmitting something associated with fraud
Nicolás Maduro is sworn in for his second term as President of Venezuela amid widespread condemnation over his election as "illegitimate".
Twenty-five others are missing and thousands have been displaced.
research into cancer to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure
Six Tanzanian children are killed for their eyes, ears and other body parts. A Njombe district official, who found many were taken when they were home alone whilst their parents were working, believes that superstitious beliefs and witchcraft are involved. Four other missing children have been found alive.
Police arrest five men, three from the mining company Vale and two engineers from a subsidiary company, in connection with the mine collapse.
airstrike in Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen, has killed Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi, who is believed to have masterminded the 2000 USS Cole bombing that killed 17 American sailors.
Investigators say that it is a result of an accidental gas bottle explosion.
A Polish woman, Elżbieta Piotrowska, is attacked with an axe and dies from her injuries in Ardee, County Louth, Ireland.
motorsport in which races cover extended distances and time periods designed to test durability and endurance
Father Buil accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage.
Asia Bibi's blasphemy acquittal is upheld by Pakistan's Supreme Court.
New York passes the Reproductive Health Act, which allows abortion rights.
borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
At least ten United Nations peacekeepers are killed and several others injured in an Islamist militant attack on their base in Mali's northern Kidal Region.
Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn announces that the company is reconsidering their plan to manufacture LCD panels in a promised Wisconsin plant because of a changed global marketplace, and the high cost of United States labor. Foxconn said, earlier in January, that it still planned to create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin. The State of Wisconsin pledged subsidies worth more than $3bn.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing for his fourth summit meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
About 42,000 active-duty Coast Guard members, who continue to work on essential operations, missed their scheduled paycheck Tuesday. This is the first time that United States Armed Forces servicemembers have not been paid during a shutdown or other lapse in government appropriation.
January–February 2019 North American cold wave
Eastern Canada Central United States Eastern United States Pacific Northwest Western Canada
Two men are killed in separate avalanches at U.S.
In Manbij, Syria, a suicide attack claimed by ISIL causes at least 19 casualties.
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
The aircraft had been headed to Pomeroy to pick up a patient.
last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 31 December
List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe
footballer Emiliano Sala is confirmed to have been on board the missing aircraft.
national space agency of the People's Republic of China
Investigations currently point responsibility for the attack towards the New IRA dissident organisation.
A grenade is lobbed in a Zamboanga mosque in the Philippines, killing two people and injuring four others. No group has claimed responsibility.
An avalanche near the Austrian Lech am Arlberg ski resort kills three skiers and leaves a fourth missing.
an unofficial title of the top leader of China, usually the General Secretary or Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow to discuss a peace treaty and the Kuril Islands dispute.
The United States Central Command announces that a U.S. airstrike in Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen, has killed Jamal Ahmad Mohammad Al Badawi, who is believed to have masterminded the 2000 USS Cole bombing that killed 17 American sailors.
military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Chen Gang, the former vice-mayor of Beijing, is detained for corruption.
In an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting called by the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells the representatives of each government in attendance to make it known whether their country will support the disputed presidency of Maduro or his contested political rival Juan Guaidó as the leader of Venezuela.
city of Peru, capital of Arequipa region
Supreme Court Justice Christian Zerpa [es] of Venezuela defects to the United States and denounces the Government of Venezuela for rigging the election.
human settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada
The death toll of an explosion caused by a gas leak that devastated a block of flats in Magnitogorsk, Russia, rises to 39.
soldiers, a Pentagon Civilian, and a civilian contractor are reported dead and three other Service Members injured.
Officials confirm that of 16 people on board, 15 are killed and one is injured.
Nine people, including civilians and policemen, are dead and 22 others are injured after gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) office in Pakistan's Loralai. The Tehrik-i-Taliban claim responsibility for the attack.
expulsion of the people from a place or country
administrative division (oblast) in central Russia
Four other missing children have been found alive.
Colombian, Spanish and French journalists are arrested and detained by SEBIN agents in Caracas. All four work for Spanish news agency EFE. The arrests follow the deportation of two Chilean journalists yesterday.
Colombian, Spanish and French journalists are arrested and detained by SEBIN agents in Caracas.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte blames the recession on external factors, including trade tensions between the United States and China.
At least 15 people are killed and 28 others injured when the roof of a hotel collapses after a landslide during a wedding in Abancay, Peru.
county seat of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
A suicide car-bomb attack at the General Santander National Police Academy in Bogotá, Colombia, kills at least 20 people and injures more than 50 others.
lower house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
An explosive device goes off outside a cinema in a busy part of Kenya’s capital, injuring two people.
Suspicious items, later discovered to be incendiary devices, are found near a police station in Eugene, Oregon.
individual whose gender identity is not defined as male or female
A Hamas militant is killed and two others are injured when an Israeli tank fires into the Gaza Strip after a protest turned violent. The Israel Defense Forces action is retaliation for a shooting which lightly injured an officer, and for the brief incursion of two Palestinians into Israel.
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Three residents of the U.S. state of Michigan are arrested at Gerald R. Ford International Airport for allegedly conspiring to support the Islamic State.
The high temperatures have proven fatal for significant numbers of local animals.
Roman Catholic cathedral in Sulu, Philippines
AfD party leader Alice Weidel calls the attack an "assassination attempt" and politicians from other German parties condemn the attack.
A mutiny by members of the Venezuelan National Guard who oppose the government is quashed.
act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts
aviation occurrence that affects or could affect the safety of operation
A major search and rescue operation is underway.
Reconstruction of a New York City Subway tunnel
Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York announces she is running for president in 2020.
American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War
The government of Gabon quashes a coup d'état by soldiers. The attempt took place while the country's president, Ali Bongo, was undergoing medical treatment in Morocco.
More than 120 million Hindu devotees, as well as tourists, are expected.
Ahmed was a member of the Tiger Eye Private Investigations team that exposed high-level corruption in the Ghana Football Association.
After a fire at a Consumers Energy natural gas compressor station, Michigan residents are asked to turn down their heat to conserve natural gas. ,
An express train crashes into an object dropped from a cargo train on the Great Belt Bridge between Funen and Zealand in Denmark, killing at least eight people and leaving several injured.
German politician Frank Magnitz, a member of the AfD party, was beaten unconscious by three masked assailants in the city of Bremen on Monday. AfD party leader Alice Weidel calls the attack an "assassination attempt" and politicians from other German parties condemn the attack.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
American political consultant and lobbyist (born 1952)
island and municipality in Friesland, the Netherlands
Intersection of Saskatchewan Highway 35 and Saskatchewan Highway 335 near Armley, Saskatchewan, Canada
In the Channel Islands, a multinational search and rescue operation for a missing aircraft carrying Cardiff City F.C. footballer Emiliano Sala resumes, after fading light and deteriorating weather conditions caused the search to be called off the previous day.
Several hundred flights are cancelled in Chicago amidst an extreme cold wave bringing temperatures of −22 °F (−30 °C) to the region. Amtrak, Metra and South Shore Line have also cancelled services.
In the same press conference, a military spokesman states that the Arakan Army had been newly classified as a terrorist organization.
International Organization for Migration
head of government of the Italian Republic
Al Shabaab claims they killed over 57 Ethiopian troops in an ambush in Somalia.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
In Manbij, Syria, a suicide attack claimed by ISIL causes at least 19 casualties. Among them, two U.S. soldiers, a Pentagon Civilian, and a civilian contractor are reported dead and three other Service Members injured.
Ghanaian investigative journalist (1967-2019)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggests that President Trump's State of the Union address scheduled for January 29 be delayed or use a drastically modified format due to security concerns related to the ongoing government shutdown.
town-hall style meeting in Latin America
Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks, is reported to be exploring an independent candidacy for President of the United States in 2020.
executive department of the U.S. federal government
military campaign against Islamist extremist militant groups in Syria by USA, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
physical puzzle game played by a team of players
stole confidential information from companies around the world
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
Two bombs at the Roman Catholic Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Philippines, kill 20 people, fifteen civilians and five soldiers, and injure 81 others. Abu Sayyaf is suspected to be behind the attack.
volcanic island in the southwest Philippines
The Venezuelan military rejects Juan Guaidó's self-proclaimed Presidency and remains loyal to President Nicolás Maduro.
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
Former youth football coach Michael "Kit" Carson is killed in a car crash on the day he was due to stand trial for multiple counts of sexually abusing minors.
Four people are killed, and 40 others are injured.
The European Parliament votes to recognize Juan Guaidó as interim President of Venezuela.
Catalan regional police in Barcelona and Igualada arrest 17 suspected terrorists ready to launch a terrorist attack.
Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa
The United States Central Command announces that a U.S.
24th national census of the United States, taken on April 1, 2020
Juan Guaidó, in turn, asks diplomats of countries that have recognized him as president to remain in Venezuela.
Retired U.S. Army major and former West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda suspends his campaign for presidency in the 2020 presidential election.
Jussie Smollett reports being attacked by white racists in Chacago, IL 2:00 a.m. Report turned out not to be true.
The State of Wisconsin pledged subsidies worth more than $3bn.
Kidnapping and double homicide in Barron, Wisconsin in October 2018
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
Channel Island, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
large city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
trade relations between the United States and China
asteroid entirely confined within Earth's orbit
U.S. President Donald Trump gives the first prime time address of his tenure in office to talk about the partial government shutdown and its key issue, proposed increased funding for the Mexico–United States barrier.
bodies orbiting within the main asteroid belt which have shown cometary activity during part of their orbit
Democratic U.S. Senator Kamala Harris from California announces she will run for President in 2020.
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say that they captured five foreign nationals who fought for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Two are reportedly from the United States, two from Pakistan and one from Ireland.
General Santander Police Academy car bombing
Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
province of Indonesia, on island of Sulawesi
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fires Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum, following McCallum's remarks about the extradition of Huawei's CFO, Meng Wanzhou.
This claim is criticized by other scientists, who say it is likely faked.
city in Alaska, United States of America
In two incidents in Derry, a truck is hijacked and abandoned in the city center, and a Royal Mail van is hijacked at gunpoint and later abandoned. Authorities blame the New IRA.
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
Project to build a $10 billion flat screen TV and LCD panel manufacturing plant in Wisconsin.
NFL conference title game featuring an officiating controversy
three channels in Denmark connecting the Baltic Sea to the North Sea
U.S. President Donald Trump postpones House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's upcoming diplomatic trip to Europe, Afghanistan and Egypt after she urged the President to postpone his upcoming State of the Union Address over the ongoing government shutdown.
international border between the two countries in North America
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
European countries, led by France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain, notify Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that he must call elections within eight days or they will officially recognize the claim of leadership made by Guaidó.
The move is seen as a big win for the industrial agribusiness lobby.
head of government of the United Kingdom
upper house of the United States Congress
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991
After a vote by MPs in the House of Commons, the government is required to table an alternative Brexit plan within 3 days of the vote, if it fails to pass a majority on January 15.
2019 College Football Playoff National Championship
Game played between the final 2 teams in the AFC conference. The winner of this game goes to the Super Bowl against the team who won the NFC Championship game.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that a complete shutdown of the 14th Street Tunnel in New York City, proposed to allow for subway repairs caused by damage from Hurricane Sandy, has been halted. Cuomo says that engineers will use a new technology from Europe to make critical repairs to the tunnel without having to close it entirely. The complete shutdown would have closed the tunnel, which is used by nearly 225,000 people each weekday, for an expected 15 months.
Ten Mile Junction LRT station along the Bukit Panjang LRT line has been permanently closed which led to the cessation of Bukit Panjang LRT Service C which ran from this station and looping at Bukit Panjang town via Senja.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
A bankruptcy judge grants Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert another chance to buy Sears and save it from liquidation.
The Islamic State is presumed to be behind the attack.
provincial capital of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
tensions between the United States and China or Russia post-1991
Rue de Trevise, 9th arrondissement, Paris, France
China confirms the 2018 birth of the world's first genetically edited babies, Lulu and Nana, saying He Jiankui forged ethical review papers and organised a project team with foreign staff, which intentionally avoided surveillance, and that He and his staff will be punished according to laws and regulations. The Guangdong government will keep the twins under medical observation with the support of the national departments.
termination of a pregnancy in the United States
In an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting called by the United States, U.S.
family of mammals in the order Carnivora
Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
international governing body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal
The Diocese of Covington building in the U.S.
city in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Two are reportedly from the United States, two from Pakistan and one from Ireland.
communist state in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
city and capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship on the Baltic coast of northern Poland
A car bomb explodes outside a courthouse in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 up to 2018
Hindu pilgrimage and festival celebrated in India
A car plows into New Year's celebrators in Tokyo, Japan, injuring eight. A ninth person was assaulted by the driver after he got out of the vehicle. Police believe the incident to be intentional.
Brazilian legislator and LGBT rights activist Jean Wyllys announces he will leave his office and his country after death threats against him increase in number and intensity. Wyllys will be replaced by fellow PSOL politician David Miranda.
A man from Georgia planned to attack the White House and even tried to trade his own car for weapons for the attack.
A Boeing 707 cargo plane crashes into a building in Karaj, Iran, after overshooting the runway during its landing.
The government of Guatemala denounces the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and gives it 24 hours to leave the country.
Officials said the blaze took hold after patients set mattresses on fire in a bid to escape the facility.
Astronomers announce, through the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society journal, the accidental discovery of dwarf spheroidal galaxy Bedin I in the Pavo constellation in September 2018.
an official promise by a person who has been elected to a public office to fulfill the duties of the office according to the law
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
diplomatic relations between China and North Korea
federal crime in the United States of America
American multinational nonprofit news agency
The company says that it has lowered its expected fiscal earnings for the first quarter as a result, citing disappointing holiday sales figures, and that it could lose $9 billion due to the decline.
President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboré announces in a televised statement that Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba and the cabinet have resigned from their positions effective immediately.
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
A car bomb explodes outside a courthouse in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The bomb exploded as the area was being evacuated, and there were no injuries. Investigations currently point responsibility for the attack towards the New IRA dissident organisation.
former President of Burkina Faso ousted in a coup d'état on 23 Jan 2022
Date: 22 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months and 5 days)
It is believed the explosion occurred after the line was ruptured by suspected fuel thieves.
A 21-year-old man shoots and kills five people, including his parents and girlfriend, in two Louisiana parishes. The suspect fled to Virginia and was arrested the next day.
The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index names Somalia as the most corrupt country in the world, followed by South Sudan and Syria, while Denmark was again named the least corrupt country.
Parliament that exercises the legislative power of the Junta de Andalucía
Saoud al-Mohannadi, vice president of the Asian Football Confederation, is banned from traveling to the United Arab Emirates from Oman.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Abu Sayyaf is suspected to be behind the attack.
deadly apartment building collapse attributed to a gas explosion
United States satellite navigation system
history of the sovereign state of the United Kingdom
footballer Emiliano Sala resumes, after fading light and deteriorating weather conditions caused the search to be called off the previous day.
His resignation was accepted by President Hassan Rouhani.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
A car bomb is reported to have been used in the attack.
Nine people, including civilians and policemen, are dead and 22 others are injured after gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) office in Pakistan's Loralai.
Date: 18 January 2019 Time: 17:04 CST (leak reported) / 19:10 CST (explosion)
ski resorts, one near Aspen, Colorado, and another in Kachina Peak at Taos Ski Valley, approximately 125 miles (201 km) northeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Jason Dalton, the suspect in six murders and two attempted murders during a rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in February 2016, pleads guilty to all counts.
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
National Football League franchise in Kansas City, Missouri
Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)
three covert meetings of North Korea's Kim Jong-un and China's Xi Jinping in 2018
Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
16th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 6th and current Sultan of Pahang
Jaskirat Sidhu, the driver involved in a fatal crash involving the Humboldt Broncos, pleads guilty to 29 charges against him, including 16 counts of dangerous operation of motorized vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing bodily injury.
President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)
A 16-year-old boy is shot and killed at around midnight on Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning during protests in the Venezuelan capital Caracas. Three others are killed in overnight protests in Estado Bolívar. ,
The management of public forests also goes to the agriculture ministry.
The suspect was apprehended at the scene and an investigation has been launched.
In France, a fire at the University Lyon 1 injures three people. Investigators say that it is a result of an accidental gas bottle explosion.
work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work
Gunmen on motorbikes shoot Ghanaian investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale to death in Accra.
collective term for the Americas and Oceania
human settlement in Houston, Texas, United States of America
President of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
civil war taking place in Somalia since 1991
General Santander National Police Academy
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
At least 17 are killed and 12 others are injured in a fire at a drug rehabilitation clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that a complete shutdown of the 14th Street Tunnel in New York City, proposed to allow for subway repairs caused by damage from Hurricane Sandy, has been halted.
The United States, Canada and several Latin American nations recognize opposition leader Juan Guaidó as President of Venezuela.
The Congolese election commission delays announcing the results of the recent election, claiming that only half the ballots have been counted.
Premier of the Republic of China, Taiwanese politician
municipality in Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
A Piper Malibu light aircraft, carrying two people on a flight from Nantes to Cardiff, goes missing off the coast of Alderney in the Channel Islands.
wide-field sky survey at Palomar Observatory
President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro issues a decree to place the responsibility for "identification, delimitation, demarcation and registration of lands traditionally occupied by indigenous people" on the Ministry of Agriculture, instead of the indigenous peoples affairs agency, FUNAI.
Sean Fitzgerald, 31, is shot dead by police officers during a raid on a house in Coventry, England, United Kingdom. Two 26-year-old men were arrested during the same raid, in connection with cannabis production.
The U.S. Supreme Court allows, by a 5–4 vote, the Trump administration to begin implementing the policy that prohibits transgender persons who require or have undergone gender transition from serving.
diplomatic relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates
Contact binary (small Solar System body)
small Solar System body that is composed of two bodies
directly elected parliament of the European Union
A grenade is lobbed in a Zamboanga mosque in the Philippines, killing two people and injuring four others.
Army major and former West Virginia State Senator Richard Ojeda suspends his campaign for presidency in the 2020 presidential election.
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal is defeated in Parliament by 432 votes to 202, the worst defeat for a Prime Minister in modern British history.
Two sources with direct knowledge tell Yahoo! News that Senator Bernie Sanders plans to announce his intention to run for the presidency in the 2020 presidential election.
An illicitly tapped fuel pipeline explodes in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico, killing 135 people and injuring 8 others.
At least 11 crew members are killed after two ships caught fire, as one vessel was transferring fuel to the other, in the Kerch Strait near Crimea.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
A bus crash in eastern Cuba leaves at least seven people dead, including four foreigners, and 33 others injured.
various committees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
public university of Lyon, France since 1970
German politician Frank Magnitz, a member of the AfD party, was beaten unconscious by three masked assailants in the city of Bremen on Monday.
National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
citizenship question to the 2020 census.
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
The Dutch Coast Guard says 270 containers fell off MSC Zoe in heavy seas near the German island of Borkum and floated towards the Netherlands.
association football club in Cardiff, Wales
As a result, a vote of no confidence in her government will be held tomorrow.
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
Italy's economy falls into recession for the third time in a decade after declining GDP growth in late 2018.
January 2019 railway accident in Denmark
termination of a kind of organism or of a group of species in a population or globally over certain period of time
video and audio communication service from Apple
Several hundred flights are cancelled in Chicago amidst an extreme cold wave bringing temperatures of −22 °F (−30 °C) to the region.
Italy-related events during the year of 2018
one of the 20 administrative districts of Paris, France
45th presidential administration and cabinet of the USA (2017-2021)
suburban railway operator in the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area
city and county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States and the largest city in the state
crime against property, involving the unlawful conversion of the ownership of property to one's own personal use and benefit
systematic or threatened use of violence to create a general climate of fear
all-male Catholic high school in Park Hills, Kentucky, United States
Two biologists who analysed a sound recording obtained by the Associated Press in 2017, say that it closely matches the calling song of the Indies short-tailed cricket, a species not known to exist in Cuba.
state of Michigan are arrested at Gerald R. Ford International Airport for allegedly conspiring to support the Islamic State.
ongoing split between the Eastern Orthodox patriarchates of Moscow and Constantinople
political demonstration and march in Washington, D.C., in 2019
right-wing populist, in parts extreme right-wing political party in Germany
Jason Dalton, the suspect in six murders and two attempted murders during a rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in February 2016, pleads guilty to all counts. ,
This is the highest recorded temperature in any Australian state capital.
racing driver in Formula 1 and the World Endurance Championship
Father Bernardo Buil, a friar from Aragon, celebrates the first Mass in the New World at La Isabela in Puerto Plata on January 6, 1494.
All injured children are receiving hospital treatment.
overview of intersex people's rights in Germany
A massive explosion targetting a Tahrir al-Sham base in Idlib kills 15 people and injures 20 others. A car bomb is reported to have been used in the attack.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
Teenager Jayme Closs, who went missing in October 2018 in Wisconsin after the murder of her parents, is found alive.
The largest human gathering in the world, the Kumbh Mela festival, starts at Prayagraj (previously known as Allahabad), India.
List of newspapers in the United Kingdom
autonomous community of Spain, situated in the northwest part of the country
bilateral relations between China and Canada
The Israel Defense Forces action is retaliation for a shooting which lightly injured an officer, and for the brief incursion of two Palestinians into Israel.
one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS
Two insurgents were later killed by the police.
Ex President of the National Assembly of Venezuela.
Four civil defense volunteers were shot dead by suspected militants in a school in Pattani's Yarang District.
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan gunmen attack a security base in the Loralai area of Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of four security guards and four terrorists, including a suicide bomber.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
The Israel Airports Authority formally opens Ramon Airport in the Timna Valley near Eilat. The new international airport replaces Eilat Airport, which will cease operations on January 22.
Police suspect the attack could have been done by Barisan Revolusi Nasional.
diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia
naming dispute (1991–2019) between Greece (which has a region named Macedonia) and the Republic of Macedonia, ending with the latter being renamed North Macedonia
American electronics maker Apple warns that iPhone sales are slowing significantly and the product is in weak demand, blaming trade tensions with China.
Spanish politician and President of the Regional Government of Andalusia
Vice President of Taiwan, Taiwanese politician, doctor
township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
head of state and head of government of Venezuela
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
security and rescue military service branch for U.S. waters
multinational diversified metals and mining corporation
bilateral relations between Israel and Chad
espionage against the United States of America committed by the People's Republic of China
British newspaper The Guardian switches from polythene wrappers to compostable material made from potato starch based on customer feedback.
crime of stealing a car from a victim by force
Treasure hunters revel on the West Frisian islands of Terschelling and Vlieland.
bridge–tunnel road and railway crossing of the Great Belt in Denmark
China–United States trade war (2018–present)
autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in Ukraine
President Nicolás Maduro says his government is breaking off diplomatic relations with the United States, giving American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country.
Date: 31 December 2018 and 1 January 2019
U.S. District judge Jesse Furman issues a decision that invalidates the Trump administration's addition of a U.S.
14 Riverside Drive complex, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
Three others are killed in overnight protests in Estado Bolívar.
A ninth person was assaulted by the driver after he got out of the vehicle.
citizens or residents of the United States of America
global international and intergovernmental organization
The Israel Airports Authority formally opens Ramon Airport in the Timna Valley near Eilat.
A large explosion caused by a suspected gas leak destroys a bakery in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Four people are killed, and 40 others are injured.
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
American Hall of Fame baseball player (1977-2017)
President Nicolás Maduro says his government is breaking off diplomatic relations with the United States, giving American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. Juan Guaidó, in turn, asks diplomats of countries that have recognized him as president to remain in Venezuela.
persistent cold-core low-pressure area that circles one of the poles
The pole has been wandering, much faster than expected, away from the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia.
lower house of the National Congress of Brazil
Egyptian TV presenter Mohamed al-Ghiety is sentenced to one year of hard labor and fined 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167; £130) for "promoting homosexuality" by interviewing a gay man on the privately-owned LTC Egypt TV channel last year.
company providing armed security services
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
United States Special Counsel investigation
Authorities cleared the building of threats later in the evening.
intergovernmental agreement on migration
Iran's health minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi resigns in protest against a medical budget.
city and governorate capital of Idlib, Syria
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
Three containers containing hazardous materials are still missing and ships are warned for floating containers.
capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
A Njombe district official, who found many were taken when they were home alone whilst their parents were working, believes that superstitious beliefs and witchcraft are involved.
socioeconomic and political crisis in Venezuela in the 21st century
Unresolved challenges remain in lower courts.
diocese in northern Kentucky, United States
junior ice hockey team from Humboldt, Canada
head of the system of official prosecution in courts in Russia
contamination by lead of water supply in Flint, Michigan
Argentine association football player (1990-2019)
city and county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syrian state media say that a U.S.-led coalition aerial attack killed 11 civilians in Deir ez-Zor Governorate.
American politician and businessman (born 1963)
An Israeli team of scientists claim to have developed a cure for cancer.
2018–19 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
sudden, drastic flow of snow down a steep slope
Three people have already been killed due to it.
59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Economic sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States and other nations
Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
small clustered human settlement smaller than a town
Wikimedia list of persons by position held
Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code
Section of the United States Bankruptcy Code
Eastern Orthodox decree of the head of a particular church on certain matters
A state of emergency is declared in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as a large winter storm makes its way to the northeastern United States. Three people have already been killed due to it.
American politician and activist (born 1941)
List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United Kingdom
Gunmen on motorbikes shoot Ghanaian investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale to death in Accra. Ahmed was a member of the Tiger Eye Private Investigations team that exposed high-level corruption in the Ghana Football Association.
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor
A set of medical symptoms of unknown origin affecting U.S. and Canada government personnel.
A 21-year-old man shoots and kills five people, including his parents and girlfriend, in two Louisiana parishes.
Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign
campaign of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris for the 2020 United States presidential election
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
The model is used in navigation and by the GPS systems in smartphones.
The suspect fled to Virginia and was arrested the next day.
city in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in Texas, United States, the is the county seat of Harris County
2019 vote of confidence in the May ministry
Motion of no confidence in the government of Theresa May
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
rocket and spacecraft developed by Blue Origin
A car plows into New Year's celebrators in Tokyo, Japan, injuring eight.
offensive position in American and Canadian football
events in a specific year or time period
New Horizons makes a flyby of Kuiper belt object 2014 MU69, nicknamed Ultima Thule, at 05:33 UTC, becoming the farthest object in the Solar System visited by a spacecraft.
privately owned commercial airline in Iran
Multiple explosions and gunfire are reported after four armed men stormed the Dusit hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
A Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic strike bomber crashes in Russia's northwestern Murmansk region while attempting landing during a storm. Three of its four crewmen are killed.
municipality of the province of Barcelona in Spain
The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index names Somalia as the most corrupt country in the world, followed by South Sudan and Syria, while Denmark was again named the least corrupt country. The United States drops out of the top 20 least corrupt countries for the first time since 2011.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
The Guangdong government will keep the twins under medical observation with the support of the national departments.
Several Latin American countries close their embassies in Venezuela in protest of Maduro's "illegitimate" election.
Schellenberg's new sentence comes amid increasing tensions between Canada and China.
Myanmar's military announces that it has killed 13 Arakan Army fighters in a series of eight armed clashes in Rakhine State, spanning from January 5 to 13. In the same press conference, a military spokesman states that the Arakan Army had been newly classified as a terrorist organization.
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
North Sea in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands
Retired USMC General Anthony Zinni resigns as U.S.
The complete shutdown would have closed the tunnel, which is used by nearly 225,000 people each weekday, for an expected 15 months.
A state of emergency is declared in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as a large winter storm makes its way to the northeastern United States.
lower house of the United States Congress
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian in China, is sentenced to death after a one-day retrial for attempting to smuggle over 222 kilograms (489.4 pounds) of methamphetamine through the country.
College Football Bowl Subdivision team; member of Atlantic Coast Conference
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
President Donald Trump gives the first prime time address of his tenure in office to talk about the partial government shutdown and its key issue, proposed increased funding for the Mexico–United States barrier.
An Israeli team of scientists claim to have developed a cure for cancer. This claim is criticized by other scientists, who say it is likely faked.
2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer trading as Foxconn
people native to any part of Spain or that hold Spanish citizenship
presiding officer (speaker) of the National Assembly, Venezuela's unicameral legislature
part of the Alps mountain range in France
The suspect later surrenders himself to the authorities.
sixth director of the FBI; American attorney
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
College Football Playoff National Championship
founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China
Despite being listed as critically endangered the species is now considered extinct.
city in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States
The bomb exploded as the area was being evacuated, and there were no injuries.
war between the Soviet Union and Afghan insurgents, 1979-89
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
affluent neighbourhood and administrative division in Nairobi, Kenya
hemisphere of the Moon that always faces away from Earth
German entrepreneur and politician (AFD)
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
American lawyer and politician (born 1966)
international airport serving Damascus, Syria
Jussie Smollett reports being attacked by white racists in Chacago, IL 2:00 a.m.
former military and security forces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
No casualties are reported on the ground.
Pecan Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
In motorsport, the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race is won by the #10 Cadillac of Wayne Taylor Racing.
small, low-luminosity galaxies with very little dust and an older stellar population
Two bombs at the Roman Catholic Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Philippines, kill 20 people, fifteen civilians and five soldiers, and injure 81 others.
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
public utility that provides natural gas and electricity.
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
capital and most populous city of France
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
component of the criminal justice system of Pakistan
planned additional border barrier with Mexico
postal service company in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
In American football, the Los Angeles Rams defeat the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game, 26-23, to advance to Super Bowl LIII and play the New England Patriots, who defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
All four work for Spanish news agency EFE.
The Tehrik-i-Taliban claim responsibility for the attack.
American multinational technology company
Police believe the incident to be intentional.
international airport in southern Palestine
events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles
line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc.
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
sexual feelings and behavior of male humans
selection of the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2020
There are four more lawsuits, filled by dozens of states, cities and other groups, yet to be heard.
intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea (Netherlands, Germany and Denmark)
Chad and Israel restore diplomatic relations with each other after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Chadian President Idriss Déby in N'Djamena.
point in the Arctic at which Earth's magnetic field points vertically downwards, at 86°N 175°E in the Arctic Ocean as of 2019
Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine, Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil