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January 10, 2019
(
2019-01-10
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan
32 people were killed by the
Taliban
while the Taliban lost 25 of their members in shooting attacks across
Afghanistan
(RadioLiberty)
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
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.
(BBC News)
South Thailand insurgency
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.
(
The Thaiger
)
Politics and elections
2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
After several delays, the Congolese
election commission
announces that
Félix Tshisekedi
is the winner of the December 30 presidential election.
(France24)
Popular candidate
Martin Fayulu
, who came in second, claims the election was rigged and says he will challenge the result.
(AP)
Crisis in Venezuela
,
Second inauguration of Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro
is sworn in for his second term as
President of Venezuela
amid widespread condemnation over his
election
as "illegitimate".
(Reuters)
Germany has announced its support for the
Venezuelan National Assembly
to take over Executive powers in Venezuela.
(
El Nacional
)
Several Latin American countries close their embassies in Venezuela in protest of Maduro's "illegitimate" election.
(Al Jazeera)
President of the National Assembly of Venezuela
,
Juan Guaidó
, declares a State of Emergency as the country enters a "
de facto
dictatorship
".
(Asamblea Nacional)
Science and technology
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 Guardian
)
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