Portal:Current events/2016 November 19
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November 19, 2016 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi Civil War
- Yemeni Civil War (2015–present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- The Saudi-led coalition announces a 48 hour ceasefire in Yemen from noon. (Bloomberg) (Reuters, AFP via Breaking News)
- A missile killed a Saudi soldier in Asir province (Reuters)
- Terrorism in Pakistan
- At least four are killed in an attack in Quetta, Pakistan. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (Live Mint) (FOX News)
- Insurgency in Northeast India
- Three soldiers are killed in an ambush in Assam. (Times of India)
Business and economics
Disasters and accidents
- 2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season
- The Met Office issues warnings for parts of South East England as Storm Angus prepares to make landfall. (BBC)
- An air ambulance on its way to University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City crashes in Elko, Nevada. 4 people, including 3 crew and one patient are killed, and vehicles on the ground are damaged during the crash. (NBC News)
Politics and elections
- Bersih 5 rally
- Tens of thousands of people protest in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down amid an ongoing corruption scandal involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad. (Reuters)
- Pope Francis creates 17 new cardinals during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica, raising the membership of the College of Cardinals to 228, of whom 121 are eligible to vote in a papal election. (Holy See Press Office)
Science and technology
- An Atlas V rocket launches the GOES-R geosynchronous environmental satellite that will cover the Western Hemisphere for weather forecasting. (Florida Today)
Sports
- In NASCAR, Daniel Suárez wins the season's final race in the second-tier Xfinity Series, the Ford EcoBoost 300, claiming the season title in the process. The Mexican becomes the first foreign driver ever to win a season championship in any of NASCAR's three U.S.-based national touring series. (ESPN)