Portal:Current events/2019 January 19

January 19, 2019 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Dissident Irish Republican campaign
- 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. (BBC News)

Arts and culture

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. (Variety)

Disasters and accidents

2018–19 North American winter
- 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. (AccuWeather) (The Weather Channel)

List of earthquakes in 2019
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Coquimbo, Chile. Light damage is reported and thousands of homes lose power. (Devdiscourse)

Law and crime

Politics and elections

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. (BBC News)
2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
- 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. (France24)
- Martin Fayulu claims to be the "legitimate president" and calls on the international community to not recognize the result. (Deutsche Welle)