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January 4, 2019
(
2019-01-04
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
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.
(
The Independent
)
The
Arakan Army
attacks four police posts in
Rakhine State
,
Myanmar
, killing 13 policemen and injuring 9 others.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Koszalin escape room fire
Five 15-year-old girls are killed in a fire at an
escape room
in
Koszalin
,
Poland
.
(TVN24)
International relations
Crisis in Venezuela
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.
(Al Jazeera)
Operation Inherent Resolve
,
American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War
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
.
(Reuters)
(
Politico
)
Cross-Strait relations
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.
(
Newsweek
via msn.com)
(
South China Morning Post
)
Law and crime
A 51-year-old man is stabbed to death on a train in
Guildford
,
Surrey
,
United Kingdom
.
(
The Telegraph
)
Three people are killed and four others are injured in a
mass shooting
in a bowling alley in
Torrance, California
,
United States
.
(CNN)
United States Special Counsel investigation
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.
(CNBC)
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 Guardian
)
(
The Independent
)
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