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Revision as of 21:03, 6 November 2019 by Mount Patagonia (talk | contribs) (Grammar, formatting, and new article)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06) (Wednesday) Armed conflict and attacks- Terrorism in Tajikistan
- Twenty gunmen open fire around a border checkpoint between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, killing a border guard and a policeman. Fifteen of the assailants were killed and five others were captured. (Al Jazeera)
- A knife attacker injures eight people, including three Mexicans and a Swiss tourist, before being arrested in Jerash, Jordan. One of the Mexican tourists and a Jordanian tour guide were seriously injured. Among the injured, there is a bus driver who was stabbed while trying to stop the assailant from entering a cafeteria full of tourists. (BBC)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Ten civilians were killed by ADF militia fighters that crossed the border from Uganda into the Beni Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo. (France24)
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- France will be sending ground troops to three border areas in Burkina Faso. (Al Jazeera)
- Ten people are dead and dozens are injured when gunmen attack a Canadian gold mining company on a road in Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
- South Thailand insurgency, 2019 Yala attack
- Gunmen kill 15 people and injure five at a security checkpoint in Yala Province. The attack is the most deadly in years. (Reuters) (Bangkokpost)
- 2019 Hong Kong protests
- Hong Kong pro-government politician Junius Ho and his assistant are hospitalized after being stabbed by a man disguised as a protestor. The perpetrator is arrested. (BBC) (CNN) (South China Morning Post)
- 2019 Sonora massacre
- A suspect has been arrested for the mass shooting in Sonora, Mexico. (USA Today)
- 2019 Iraqi protests
- At least three people are killed, and a further 17 wounded, when security forces fire at protestors trying to block a bridge in Baghdad. This is in spite of the government announcing the military was banned from using live rounds. (Al-Jazeera)
Business and economy
- A court filing by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra reveals for the first time that the state launched an 18-month investigation into Facebook’s privacy issues in response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The filing accuses the company of refusing to cooperate with investigators, and asks the court to require them to turn over information regarding third-party access to data and changes in privacy settings. (Reuters)
International relations
- Israel–Jordan relations
- Israel releases two Jordanian citizens it held in detention since August, after the Jordanian government successfully negotiated for their release on Monday. (Al-Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Dutch police evacuates passengers and crewmembers onboard an Air Europa flight at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport to investigate reports of a "suspicious situation". The airline later tweets it was a false alarm. (BBC) (Nltimes)
Politics and elections
- 2019 Lebanese protests
- Protestors sit-in at numerous government ministries, offices of major utility company Electricité Du Liban, and property development sites at Zaitunay Bay in Beirut as protests enters its fourth week. (Al-Jazeera)
- Hundreds of students at schools and universities go on strike to join the protests. (Al-Jazeera)