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January 15, 2019 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2019 Nairobi attack
- 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. (BBC News)

Arts and culture

2019 Prayag Kumbh Mela
- 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. (The Guardian)

International relations

North Korea–United States relations
- 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. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Ivory Coast, is acquitted of crimes against humanity charges by the International Criminal Court. (BBC News)
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. (NPR)
Catalan regional police in Barcelona and Igualada arrest 17 suspected terrorists ready to launch a terrorist attack. (The Telegraph) (Europa Press)

Politics and elections

Brexit negotiations, Meaningful vote
- 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. (Reuters) (BBC News)
2020 United States presidential election, 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York announces she is running for president in 2020. (NPR)

Science and technology

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. (UPI) (M.I.T. Technology Review) (The Maritime Executive)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
+*[[2019 Nairobi attack]]
-*Multiple [[2019 Nairobi hotel attack|explosions and gunfire are reported]] at the Dusit hotel in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-46881687/nairobi-dusit-hotel-attack-explosions-gunfire-and-rescue-operation (BBC)]
+**Multiple explosions and gunfire are reported after four armed men stormed the Dusit hotel in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. The Somalia-based militant group [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab]] claims responsibility. [https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-46881687/nairobi-dusit-hotel-attack-explosions-gunfire-and-rescue-operation (BBC News)]
+;Arts and culture
+*[[2019 Prayag Kumbh Mela]]
+**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. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/15/kumbh-mela-hindus-converge-for-largest-ever-human-gathering-prayagraj-festival (''The Guardian'')]
+;International relations
+*[[North Korea–United States relations]]
+**[[South Korea]]n media reports that [[North Korea]]n officials are expected to visit the [[United States]] to discuss a [[2019 North Korea–United States summit|second summit]] between the two countries at an unspecified date. [https://www.reuters.com/video/2019/01/15/north-korean-officials-may-visit-us-this?videoId=503733548&videoChannel=117760&channelName=World+News (Reuters)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/north-korea-hold-talks-week-nuclear-impasse-190115055218069.html (Al Jazeera)]
 ;Law and crime
-*[[Laurent Gbagbo]], former [[President of Ivory Coast]], is acquitted of [[crimes against humanity]] charges by the [[International Criminal Court]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46875757 (BBC)]
+*[[Laurent Gbagbo]], former [[President of Ivory Coast]], is acquitted of [[crimes against humanity]] charges by the [[International Criminal Court]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46875757 (BBC News)]
+*[[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|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 United States census#Changes|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. [https://www.npr.org/2019/01/15/671283852/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-remove-2020-census-citizenship-question (NPR)]
+*[[Mossos d'Esquadra|Catalan regional police]] in [[Barcelona]] and [[Igualada]] arrest 17 suspected terrorists ready to launch a terrorist attack. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/15/17-suspected-isil-supporters-arrested-spanish-counter-terror/ (''The Telegraph'')] [https://www.europapress.es/catalunya/noticia-mossos-despliegan-operacion-contra-yihadismo-barcelona-igualada-20190115072206.html (Europa Press)]
+;Politics and elections
+*[[Brexit negotiations]], [[Meaningful vote]]
+**[[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]]'s [[Brexit]] deal is defeated in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] by [[Meaningful vote|432 votes to 202]], the worst defeat for a Prime Minister in modern [[History of the United Kingdom|British history]]. As a result, a [[2019 motion of no confidence in the May ministry|vote of no confidence in her government]] will be held tomorrow. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-bedlam-parliament-sinks-pm-mays-eu-divorce-deal-by-230-votes-idUSKCN1P90OU (Reuters)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46885828 (BBC News)]
+*[[2020 United States presidential election]], [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries]]
+**[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] of [[New York (state)|New York]] announces she is running for [[President of the United States|president]] in 2020. [https://www.npr.org/2019/01/15/678292493/new-york-sen-kirsten-gillibrand-announces-2020-presidential-run (NPR)]
+;Science and technology
+*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 [[United States federal government shutdown of 2018–2019|U.S. federal government shutdown]].  The model is used in navigation and  by the [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] systems in smartphones. The pole has been wandering, much faster than expected, away from the [[Northern Canada|Canadian Arctic]] toward [[Siberia]]. [https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/01/14/Magnetic-Norths-erratic-behavior-forces-update-to-global-navigation-system/1611547434485/ (UPI)] [https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612758/the-magnetic-north-pole-is-messing-with-your-smartphones-mapping-apps/ (''M.I.T. Technology Review'')] [https://maritime-executive.com/article/magnetic-north-pole-shifting-rapidly-and-unpredicatably (''The Maritime Executive'')]
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