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January 7, 2019 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2019 Gabonese coup d'état attempt
- The government of Gabon quashes a coup d'état by soldiers. The attempt took place while the country's president, Ali Bongo, was undergoing medical treatment in Morocco. (CBC)

Law and crime

2016 Kalamazoo shootings
- Jason Dalton, the suspect of six murders and two attempted murders during a rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, in February 2016, pleads guilty to all counts. (MLive), (WOOD-TV)

Politics and elections

International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
- The government of Guatemala denounces the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and gives it 24 hours to leave the country. (BBC News)
United States federal government shutdown of 2018–2019
- U.S. President Donald Trump tweets that he will give a prime-time address on Tuesday to talk about the partial federal government shutdown as it enters its third week. He also announced he will visit the Mexico–United States barrier, the proposed future funding of which is the key issue of the shutdown, on Thursday. (The New York Times)
2018–2019 Sudanese protests
- Sudanese Interior Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman announces that 816 protesters have been arrested amidst anti-government protests held across the country since December of last year. (Al Jazeera)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
 *[[2019 Gabonese coup d'état attempt]]
-**The government of [[Gabon]] quashed a [[coup d'état]] by soldiers. The attempt took place while the country's president, [[Ali Bongo Ondimba|Ali Bongo]], is undergoing medical treatment in [[Morocco]]. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gabon-coup-attempt-1.4968177 (CBC)]
+**The government of [[Gabon]] quashes a [[coup d'état]] by soldiers. The attempt took place while the country's president, [[Ali Bongo Ondimba|Ali Bongo]], was undergoing medical treatment in [[Morocco]]. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gabon-coup-attempt-1.4968177 (CBC)]
 ;Law and crime
 *[[2016 Kalamazoo shootings]]
-**[[Jason Dalton]], the suspect of six murders and two attempted murders during a rampage in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]], United States in February 2016, pleads guilty to all counts. [https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2019/01/jason-dalton-pleads-guilty-to-murder-charges-in-kalamazoo-uber-shooter-trial.html (MLive)], [https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-shooting-spree/jury-selection-continues-in-shooting-spree-trial/1689041707 (WOOD-TV)]
+**[[Jason Dalton]], the suspect of six murders and two attempted murders during a rampage in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]], United States, in February 2016, pleads guilty to all counts. [https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2019/01/jason-dalton-pleads-guilty-to-murder-charges-in-kalamazoo-uber-shooter-trial.html (MLive)], [https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-shooting-spree/jury-selection-continues-in-shooting-spree-trial/1689041707 (WOOD-TV)]
 ;Politics and elections
+*[[International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala]]
+**The government of Guatemala denounces the [[United Nations|UN]]-backed [[International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala]] (CICIG) and gives it 24 hours to leave the country. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46789931 (BBC News)]
 *[[United States federal government shutdown of 2018–2019]]
-**[[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] tweets that he will give a prime time address on Tuesday to talk about the partial federal government shutdown as it enters its third week. He also announced he will visit the [[Mexico–United States barrier]], the proposed future funding of which is the key issue of the shutdown, on Thursday. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/politics/trump-address-border-visit.html (''The New York Times'')]
+**[[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] tweets that he will give a prime-time address on Tuesday to talk about the partial federal government shutdown as it enters its third week. He also announced he will visit the [[Mexico–United States barrier]], the proposed future funding of which is the key issue of the shutdown, on Thursday. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/politics/trump-address-border-visit.html (''The New York Times'')]
 *[[2018–2019 Sudanese protests]]
 **[[Sudan]]ese Interior Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman announces that 816 protesters have been arrested amidst anti-government protests held across the country since December of last year. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/800-detained-ongoing-sudan-protests-minister-190107161145823.html (Al Jazeera)]