Portal:Current events/2017 November 19

November 19, 2017 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War
- 2017 Abu Kamal offensive
  - Syrian government troops and allied militia retake Abu Kamal, ISIL's last urban stronghold in Syria. (Daily Mail)
Northern Rakhine State clashes
- Chinese delegates visiting the Burmese capital of Naypyidaw propose a three-phase plan to resolve the conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine State. The governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh expressed support for the plan, which included repatriating refugees that have fled from violence in Rakhine State. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Human stampedes in 2017
- At least 15 people are killed in a human stampede over food in the village of Sidi Boualem, Morocco. (BBC)

Law and crime

Tate murders
- Charles Manson, the infamous former cult leader who ordered the murder of Sharon Tate and others, dies at age 83. (CNN)
Crime in France
- A policeman in the French city of Sarcelles kills his girlfriend's father, two passers-by and himself after she ended their relationship. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Chilean general election, 2017
- Voters in Chile head to the polls to elect a president, as well as positions in the Senate, the Chamber of Deputies, as well as regional boards. (BBC)
- Former President Sebastián Piñera wins the primary vote in the presidential election and faces a runoff against Socialist Alejandro Guillier. (BBC)
Government formation in Germany, 2017
- The Free Democratic Party (FDP), which was in discussions over forming a government with the CDU, CSU and Alliance 90/The Greens, announced that the party refuses further coalition negotiations. The main reasons for the failure were questions about the politics concerning migration and environment. (The Guardian)
2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état
- President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is fired as the leader of ZANU–PF and replaced with former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa. (The Guardian) (AP)
- In a television speech, President Mugabe refuses to resign and pledges to preside over next month's ZANU-PF congress. The ruling party gave the 93-year-old less than 24 hours to quit as head of state or face impeachment. (Financial Express) (Euronews)

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