Portal:Current events/2019 November 10

November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Five Italian soldiers are wounded by a bombing in Kirkuk, Iraq. Three of the soldiers are seriously injured, one of whom suffers an amputated leg. (La Repubblica)
• The military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announces it has "neutralized" the leader of an offshoot of a Hutu militia, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, in another blow to a "weakened group". (Reuters)
• Turkey says a car bomb near the Syrian city of Tell Abyad killed at least eight civilians and injured twenty others. (The Washington Post)
• 2019 Hong Kong protests
  • Hong Kong protesters vandalize a subway station as violence breaks out across the New Territories of Hong Kong amid anger over a demonstrator's death and the arrest of pro-democracy politicians. (ABC News Australia)

Arts and culture

• 2019 Japanese imperial transition
  • The new Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako take part in a parade in central Tokyo as tens of thousands of onlookers line the streets in celebration of the emperor's enthronement. (Mainichi Shinbun) (Kyodo News) (Associated Press)

Politics and elections

• 2019 Bolivian protests, 2019 Bolivian coup d'etat
  • Bolivian President Evo Morales announces new general elections after accusations of fraud. (El País) (DW Español) (DW English) (New York Times)
  • Hours after the announcement, Morales resigns from his presidency amid pressure from the military and the police. (BBC) (The Guardian)
  • The constitutional sucessors of Morales, Vice President Álvaro García Linera and Adriana Salvatierra President of the Senate also resigns. President of the Chamber of Deputies Victor Borda and Mining Minister César Navarro also announce their resignation. (Reuters) (Reuters)
  • Jeanine Áñez becomes the acting president of Bolivia. (BBC Mundo)
• 2019 Romanian presidential election
  • People in Romania cast their votes in the country's latest presidential election. (DW)
• November 2019 Spanish general election
  • Citizens of Spain head to the polls for the second general election within a year. (DW)
  • The PSOE headed by incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wins the election but loses 3 seats and the absolute majority in the Senate. Political deadlock remains. (The Guardian)
  • Far-right Vox gains 52 seats and raises from fifth to the third national force. (BBC)
• Israel–Jordan peace treaty
  • Israel returns the territory of the 'Island of Peace' to Jordan. (TOI)

Sports

• 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs
  • The Seattle Sounders FC defeat Toronto FC 3-1 at CenturyLink Field to win their second MLS Cup. (MLS Soccer)

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