2019: Difference between revisions

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{{Events by month|2019|prefix=Portal:Current events/}}

* [[May 26]]–[[May 27|27]] – [[Amazonas prison massacres]]: More than 50 prisoners are killed in a series of riots at four different prisons in [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]], Brazil.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-violence-prisons-idUSKCN1SX1WM|title=At least 40 inmates strangled to death in Amazon prison gang clashes|date=May 28, 2019|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=en|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629003436/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-violence-prisons-idUSKCN1SX1WM|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[May 27]] – [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], during an official [[List of international presidential trips made by Donald Trump|state visit to Japan]], becomes the first foreign leader to meet with [[Emperor of Japan|Japanese emperor]] [[Naruhito]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/aca0f0570d7346c18092b1ee42a62c74|work=[[Associated Press]]|title=The Latest: Trump to meet Japan's emperor, talk with Abe|date=May 26, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527232927/https://apnews.com/aca0f0570d7346c18092b1ee42a62c74|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

=== June ===

* [[June 19]] – Four men are charged with murdering the 298 passengers and crew of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]], an airliner shot down while flying over [[Eastern Ukraine]] in July 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48691488|title=MH17: Four charged with shooting down plane over Ukraine|date=June 19, 2019|access-date=June 19, 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619113058/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48691488|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[June 20]]–[[June 21|21]] – [[President of the People's Republic of China|Chinese President]] [[Xi Jinping]] makes a [[Kim–Xi meetings#Fifth meeting|state visit]] to [[North Korea]]. It is his first visit to the country as president and the [[China–North Korea relations|first visit to North Korea by a Chinese leader]] since [[Hu Jintao]]'s visit 14 years prior.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/asia/xi-kim-north-korea-china-intl-hnk/index.html?no-st=1561594115|title=North Korea holds mass celebration in Xi's honor amid talks on US tensions|date=June 21, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2019|work=[[CNN]]|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724161351/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/asia/xi-kim-north-korea-china-intl-hnk/index.html?no-st=1561594115|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[June 22]] – [[Amhara Region coup attempt]]: In the [[Amhara Region]] of Ethiopia, regional president [[Ambachew Mekonnen]] and national-military chief of staff [[Se'are Mekonnen]] are assassinated.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/world/africa/ethiopia-army-chief-coup.html|title=Attempted Coup Leaves Ethiopia's Army Chief and 3 Senior Officials Dead|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=June 23, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 23, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624031632/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/world/africa/ethiopia-army-chief-coup.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[June 30]] – During a [[2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit|trilateral gathering]] at the [[Joint Security Area|Panmunjom Truce Village]] between [[President of South Korea|South Korean President]] [[Moon Jae-in]], [[Supreme Leader (North Korean title)|North Korean Leader]] [[Kim Jong Un]] and [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], Trump becomes the first sitting U.S. president to cross the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] and enter North Korea. Trump and Kim also agree to restart stalled [[North Korea and weapons of mass destruction|denuclearization]] negotiations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/trump-sets-foot-in-north-korea-agrees-with-kim-to-resume-talks-idUSKCN1TV00R|title=Trump sets foot in north korea; Kim visits Freedom House|date=June 30, 2019|language=en|website=reuters.com|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630155429/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/trump-sets-foot-in-north-korea-agrees-with-kim-to-resume-talks-idUSKCN1TV00R|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[August 23]] – German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] and French President [[Emmanuel Macron]] describe the widespread [[2019 Brazil wildfires|Amazon fires]] as an international emergency, urging the matter to be discussed at the weekend's [[45th G7 summit|G7 summit]].<ref>{{citation|website=[[BBC News]]|title=Amazon fires: Merkel and Macron urge G7 to debate 'emergency'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-49443389|date=August 23, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2019|archive-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822232622/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-49443389|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|website=[[The Guardian]]|title=France and Ireland declare opposition to trade deal over Amazon fires|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/23/ireland-could-oppose-trade-deal-brazil-fails-stop-amazon-fires-leo-varadkar|date=August 23, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2019|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826225550/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/23/ireland-could-oppose-trade-deal-brazil-fails-stop-amazon-fires-leo-varadkar|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[August 25]] – [[2019 Beirut drone crash]]: According to Lebanese officials, two Israeli drones attack [[Beirut]], Lebanon. One crashed into the roof of the Hezbollah Media Center, about 45 minutes before the second exploded in the air and damaged the building.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hariri: Israeli drones in Beirut threaten Lebanon's sovereignty|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/israeli-drones-beirut-hezbollah-190825052725185.html|author=aljazeera.com|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826213441/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/israeli-drones-beirut-hezbollah-190825052725185.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the first such incident between Israel and Lebanon since the [[2006 Lebanon War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-hezbollah-idUSKCN1VF00Y|title=Two Israeli drones fall in Beirut suburbs, one explodes: army, Hezbollah|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|publisher=[[Reuters]]|archive-date=August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827004020/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-hezbollah-idUSKCN1VF00Y|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

=== September ===

*[[September 17]] – Interest rates on [[repurchase agreement]]s (or "repos") in the United States experience a [[September 2019 events in the U.S. repo market|sudden and unexpected spike]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Anbil|first1=Sriya|last2=Anderson|first2=Alyssa|last3=Senyuz|first3=Zeynep|date=February 27, 2020|title=What Happened in Money Markets in September 2019?|journal=FEDS Notes|volume=2020|issue=2527|url=https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/what-happened-in-money-markets-in-september-2019-20200227.htm|location=Washington, DC|publisher=[[Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System]]|doi=10.17016/2380-7172.2527|s2cid=214047684|access-date=April 17, 2021|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503233603/https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/what-happened-in-money-markets-in-september-2019-20200227.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[September 19]] – 30 [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] nut farmers are killed and 40 injured in a U.S. drone attack in [[Nangarhar Province]].<ref>{{citation|website=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]]|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Afghanistan: US confirms drone attack that killed 30 farmers|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/afghanistan-dozens-civilians-killed-drone-attack-190919072728303.html|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921015729/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/afghanistan-dozens-civilians-killed-drone-attack-190919072728303.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[September 20]]–[[November 2]] – The [[2019 Rugby World Cup|2019 Rugby Union World Cup]] is held in [[Japan]]; the [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa Springboks]] defeat [[England national rugby union team|England]] 32–12 in the final.<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/02/sport/england-south-africa-rugby-world-cup-final-spt-intl/index.html South Africa stuns England to win Rugby World Cup and inspire a nation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103205742/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/02/sport/england-south-africa-rugby-world-cup-final-spt-intl/index.html |date=November 3, 2019 }} CNN Sports retrieved November 3, 2019</ref>

* [[September 21]] – U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] approves deployment of several hundred troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and [[United Arab Emirates]] following the [[2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack|September 14 attack]] on Saudi oil refineries.<ref>{{citation|website=Sky News|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Trump approves deployment of US forces in Saudi Arabia|author=Sharon Marris|url=https://news.sky.com/story/trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-in-saudi-arabia-11815482|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921024532/https://news.sky.com/story/trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-in-saudi-arabia-11815482|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|website=India Today|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Donald Trump to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/donald-trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-to-saudi-arabia-uae-1601522-2019-09-21|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921184331/https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/donald-trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-to-saudi-arabia-uae-1601522-2019-09-21|url-status=live}}</ref> Both Saudi Arabia and [[Iran]] vow to defend themselves.<ref>{{citation|website=Sky News|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Saudi foreign minister says his country will defend itself against Iranian threats|url=https://news.sky.com/story/saudi-foreign-minister-says-his-country-will-defend-itself-against-iranian-threats-11816188|author=Mark Stone|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921183332/https://news.sky.com/story/saudi-foreign-minister-says-his-country-will-defend-itself-against-iranian-threats-11816188|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[December 5]]

** The [[2019 Burundi landslide]] is reported to have caused at least 26 deaths.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-burundi-landslide-idUSKBN1Y91IX|title=Landslides in northwest Burundi kill at least 26 people|date=December 5, 2019|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=December 5, 2019|language=en|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205161146/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-burundi-landslide-idUSKBN1Y91IX|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[December 8]] – [[Delhi factory fire|A fire]] at a factory in [[Delhi]], India, kills 43 people and injures at least 50 others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/08/786066785/43-dead-in-extremely-horrific-fire-at-new-delhi-factory|title=43 Dead In 'Extremely Horrific' Fire At New Delhi Factory|newspaper=[[NPR]]|date=December 8, 2019|last1=Wamsley|first1=Laurel|access-date=December 8, 2019|archive-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208190327/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/08/786066785/43-dead-in-extremely-horrific-fire-at-new-delhi-factory|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[December 9]]

** Five men are sentenced to death and another three face 24 years in prison for their roles in the [[Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi|murder]] of dissident journalist and ''Washington Post'' columnist [[Jamal Khashoggi]] at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/23/saudi-arabia-sentences-five-to-death-for-of-jamal-khashoggi|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Saudi Arabia sentences five to death for murder of Jamal Khashoggi|date=December 23, 2019|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref>

** 28 people are killed and 13 others injured after a bus plunges into a ravine on a winding road in South [[Sumatra]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/24/death-toll-rises-to-28-after-indonesian-bus-plunges-into-ravine |work=[[The Guardian]]|title= Indonesian bus crash: death toll rises to 28 |date=December 24, 2019|access-date=December 24, 2019}}</ref>{{importance inline|date=May 2020}}

* [[December 26]] – An annular [[Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019|solar eclipse]] is visible from South Asia. This is a part of [[Solar Saros 132|Saros 132]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NASA: Annular Solar Eclipse of 2019 December 26 |url=http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=20191226 |date=September 15, 2009 |access-date=August 7, 2010}}</ref>

* [[December 27]] – Corporate defaults on corporate bonds in China reach a new record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/China-s-corporate-bond-defaults-hit-record-23bn-as-bailouts-fade|title=China's corporate bond defaults hit record $23bn as bailouts fade|website=Nikkei Asia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-26/china-s-government-is-letting-a-wave-of-bond-defaults-just-happen|title=China's Government Is Letting a Wave of Bond Defaults Just Happen|newspaper=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|date=December 26, 2019|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>{{importance inline|date=May 2020}}

* [[December 29]]

** A report by the Multi-Sector Epidemic Response Committee (CMRE) indicates that 2,231 people have died so far in the [[Kivu Ebola epidemic|2018–20 Kivu Ebola epidemic]] in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<ref>{{cite web|website=AFP / MSN Noticias|title=Ébola mató a 2.231 personas en RDC desde agosto de 2018|language=es|trans-title=Ebola has killed 2,231 people in DRC since August 2018|date=December 29, 2019 |url=https://www.msn.com/es-mx/noticias/virales/%c3%a9bola-mat%c3%b3-a-2231-personas-en-rdc-desde-agosto-de-2018/ar-BBYrbpM}}</ref>

* [[December 31]]

** Iraqi militiamen and protesters [[2019–20 attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad|breach]] the front gate checkpoint of the [[Embassy of the United States, Baghdad|United States embassy in Baghdad]] following a U.S. [[2019 United States bombing of Kata'ib Hizbollah|military operation]] that targeted an Iraqi militia on December 29.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/75228a8a607a44863b57021ac33264dc|title=Militiamen breach US Embassy in Baghdad; Trump blames Iran|date=December 31, 2019|work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

 

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