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Portal:Current events/2020 January 9

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January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Battle of Chinagodrar
- Islamist militants kill over 25Nigerien soldiers in an attack on anarmy base inTillabéri Region,Niger. 63 militants are also killed in the ensuingshootout.(The Punch)(Reuters)
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
- U.S.,Canadian,British andIraqi officials say they believe theplane crash nearTehran in which 176 were killed yesterday was likely caused accidentally by anIranian anti-aircraft missile, while Iran says it was due to "mechanical failure".(Newsweek)(NPR)(Reuters)
- The New York Times releases a verified video obtained from an Iranian citizen showing the plane being struck by what appears to be asurface-to-air missile.(The New York Times)
- In a news conference,Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's "too early to draw definitive conclusions" that the downing of the plane was an "act of war". Trudeau also condemns Iran's attack on U.S. bases in Iraq.(National Post)

Disasters and accidents

A bus crashes in Iran'sMazandaran Province, killing at least 20 passengers and injuring 24 others.(Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Judge Ghassan Ouiedat, aLebanese prosecutor, imposes atravel ban on former Chairman ofNissan Carlos Ghosn after he was summoned over anInterpol warrant issued by Japan seeking his arrest onfinancial misconduct charges.(Reuters)
Trial of Catalonia independence leaders
- TheSpanish Supreme Court revokes the immunity of jailedOriol Junqueras declared by theEuropean Court of Justice in a sentence on 19 December. This happens after the board ofEuropean Parliament recognized the formerVice President of Catalonia as aMEP since 3 July and was elected president of theGreens–European Free Alliance parliamentary group.(The New York Times)

Politics and elections

Brexit
- TheUnited Kingdom House of Commons votes 330–231 to pass theWithdrawal Agreement Bill authorizing the country’s departure from theEuropean Union at the end of the month.(Associated Press)