Portal:Current events/2019 January 10
January 10, 2019 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- A Houthi drone strike on Al Anad Air Base in Lahij Governorate, Yemen, during a military parade, kills six pro-government soldiers and injures several senior officials. (BBC)
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
- With the Presidential term of Nicolás Maduro expiring today, and no Constitutional elections having taken place, Venezuela becomes a nation without leadership. Maduro, however, refuses to leave his seat. (Caracas Chronicle)
- 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 because of Maduro inaugurating himself. (Al Jazeera)
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)