Portal:Current events/2019 January 15
January 15, 2019 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2019 Nairobi hotel 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)
International relations
- North Korea–United States relations
- North Korea officials are expected to visit the United States to discuss a second summit between the two countries. (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)
Politics and elections
- British Prime Minister Teresa May's Brexit deal is defeated in parliament 432 votes to 202, worst defeat for a government in recent British history. (Reuters)
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)