2019 Hong Kong protests A source for CNN confirms that a note posted anonymously on Pastebin.com is by Apple CEO Tim Cook. In the note, Cook defends Apple's decision today to bin the HKmap.live iOS app because, he says, its use endangers "law enforcement and residents in Hong Kong."
Politics of Romania Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă and her government is ousted after the approval of a vote of no-confidence. She will hold the office acting until new Prime Minister is elected.
Trump–Ukraine scandal Two associates of Rudy Giuliani have been arrested for campaign finance violations in connected to efforts to discredit presidential candidate Joe Biden, according to a spokesman for the District Court for the SDNY.
Crime in Alaska A murder case from Anchorage, Alaska makes national news, after it is revealed that the killer recorded the killing in both video and still photographs on an SD card, which was later found by a local woman on a street and turned over to police. Local police arrested Brian Steven Smith and charged him with the murder, after identifying him from the content of the memory card.
Florida Michael Drejka, a 47-year-old white Florida man who shot and killed Markeis McGlockton, an unarmed 28-year-old African American man, in a parking space dispute, is sentenced to 20 years in prison. Drejka had cited Florida's stand-your-ground law in his defense and was not initially charged until the case was handed over to State Attorney Bernie McCabe, who charged Drejka with one count of manslaughter.
2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to send 3.6 million Syrian refugees into Europe if the European Union labels the country's recent offensive in northeastern Syria an "occupation".
2019 United States outbreak of lung illness linked to vaping products The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of deaths caused by vaping-associated pulmonary injury has risen to 27, with an additional 1,299 cases of non-fatal injuries.
Wuxi A highway bridge collapses onto cars in Wuxi, China, trapping multiple vehicles. Search and rescue operations commence.
Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy awards the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature to Olga Tokarczuk, "for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life", and the 2019 prize to Peter Handke, "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience". The 2018 prize is awarded only now because last year it was postponed due to a scandal.
Terrorism in Indonesia An ISIL radical stabs multiple people, including Indonesia's security minister Wiranto. Two suspects were later arrested.
2019 Ecuadorian protests Protest groups issue a statement demanding that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) leave Ecuador, saying that civil unrest won't stop until they leave.
Anti-government protesters parade captured police officers in the Ecuadorian capital Quito, which is de facto under the control of protesters and the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador. The officers were not harmed, though they were forced to address a large crowd calling on President Lenín Moreno to step down, which was broadcast live by several private broadcasters after being ordered to do so by indigenous leaders.
Yemeni Crisis (2011–present) The White House confirms that Ibrahim al-Asiri, suspected chief bomb maker for terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in an American counter-terrorism operation in Yemen in 2017.
Syrian civil war The Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, blames the Turkish offensive on the Kurdish forces, saying Syria will not be negotiating with them "on the terms of separatism".
2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria Heavy fighting between the Turkish Land Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces along the Syria–Turkey border reportedly leaves hundreds dead. The International Rescue Committee says 64,000 people in northern Syria have fled since the Turkish offensive began, leaving the border towns of Ras al-Ayn and al-Darbasiyah largely deserted.