Portal:Current events/2019 October 24
October 24, 2019 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attack
- Syrian Civil War, 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria, Second Northern Syria Buffer Zone
- Amid the start of the implementation of the Second Northern Syria Agreement, the Syrian Democratic Forces announce their plans to merge with the Syrian Army upon the completion of a political settlement. (Reuters) (Asharq Al-Awsat)
International relations
- Japan–South Korea relations, 2019 Japan–South Korea trade dispute
- Japan and South Korea hold a high-level bilateral meeting for the first time since the trade dispute, with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe meeting with his counterpart Lee Nak-yeon. (The Japan Times)
Law and crime
- 2019 Grays incident
- The people found deceased on a freight lorry in Southeast England yesterday are identified as Chinese nationals. (BBC)
- The remains of former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco are exhumed from Valle de los Caídos and are moved to a private mausoleum with his wife Carmen Polo, 44 years after his death. Some pro-Franco protestors gather outside the national mausoleum. (CNN)
- Persecution of homosexuals in Uganda
- The law authorities anounce that they have arrested 16 LGBT activists on suspicion of gay sex. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2019 Lebanese protests
- As protests enter its eighth day, President Michel Aoun in a televised address states he’s willing to meet with protestors and offers support for various reforms, such as increasing transparency for banks and lifting immunity for government officials. He however states that changes “can only happen through state institutions" in response to calls to bring down the government. (Al-Jazeera)
- The Chicago Teachers Union's strike enters its sixth school day as it is unable to reach an agreement with Chicago Public Schools. (NBC Chicago)