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November 16, 2019 (2019-11-16) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Terrorism in Sri Lanka
- Gunmen open fire on two buses carryingMuslim voters to thepolls nearAnuradhapura. No casualties are reported and no arrests take place.(The Guardian)
Syrian Civil War
- Turkey blamesanother attack on thePKK. The bombings targeted a bus terminal inal-Bab,Aleppo Governorate, killing 18 and wounding dozens of others.(Al Jazeera)
2019 Iraqi protests
- Acar bomb detonates near a protest inBaghdad, killing two people and injuring 20.(Reuters)(Al Jazeera)
Gaza–Israel clashes (November 2019)
- Continuingrocket fire leadsIsrael to launch fresh strikes intoGaza in response.(France 24)
An attack on civilians in the village of Mbau,Democratic Republic of the Congo, using bladed weapons, kills over 18 civilians. Islamic militants are the suspected attackers.(Reuters)
2019 Bolivian protests
- At least eight people were killed and dozens injured inSacaba after security forces fired on supporters of ousted presidentEvo Morales.(NPR)(Associated Press)
- Bolivia's interim president met with a UN envoy, Jean Arnault, to discuss the country's political turmoil.(Global News)

Arts and culture

LGBT rights in Hong Kong
- Amid violent protests,Hong Kong holds itsgay pride parade in spite of a police ban. Human rights and pro-democracy andopenly gay activistJimmy Sham heads the march.(The Sydney Morning Herald)

International relations

Iran–United States relations,Iran–Saudi Arabia relations,Egypt–Iran relations,Iran–United Arab Emirates relations,Bahrain–Iran relations,Shia–Sunni relations
- United States Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein asksGulf States to be united amid rising tensions with Iran asSaudi Arabia, theUAE,Bahrain andEgypt havedivided opinions withQatar.(Reuters)

Law and crime

List of mass shootings in the United States in 2019
- A man killed his estranged wife and their three children and injured another child before killing himself inSan Diego.(The New York Times)

Politics and elections

2019 Iranian fuel protests
- Large protests rock major Iranian cities with clashes reported between protesters and security forces.(Radio Farda)
2019 Sri Lankan presidential election
- Sri Lankan voters head to the polls to elect a newpresident. Although 35 candidates are running, the main frontrunners are formerDefense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa of the right-wingSri Lanka People's Front and currentMinister of Housing and Construction Sajith Premadasa of the centre-rightUnited National Party.(Reuters)
- Rajapaksa claims victory and Premadasa concedes defeat, with half of the votes counted for.(Reuters)
Yellow vests movement
- Parisian police firetear gas andwater cannons at protestors and arrest around 105 people on the anniversary of the first yellow vest protests.(Reuters)
2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election
- IncumbentDemocratic governorJohn Bel Edwards narrowly defeats businessman andRepublican candidateEddie Rispone to retain his seat; Louisiana Republicans also fall short of winning a supermajority in theLouisiana House of Representatives, allowing Edwards to retain veto power over legislation. The results follow recent gains by the Democratic Party in elections inVirginia andKentucky and is considered as another blow toU.S. President Donald Trump.(Reuters)
2019–2020 Hong Kong protests
- InHong Kong, soldiers belonging toChina'sPeople's Liberation Army are spotted in the streets helping clear debris left by protesters.(The Epoch Times)
Protests in the Czech Republic
- On the 30th anniversary of the outbreak of theVelvet Revolution, over 200,000 people gathered atLetná, Prague, demanding better political culture and the resignation of prime ministerAndrej Babiš. This was the second mass demonstration organized at Letná byMilion chvilek pro demokracii aftera similar protest on 23 June 2019.(BBC News)

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