Portal:Current events/2019 October 29
October 29, 2019 (Tuesday)
International relations
- Turkey–United States relations, Armenia–United States relations, Armenian Genocide recognition
- The United States House of Representatives votes 405 to 11 to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide as a genocide for the first time. Turkey condemns the resolution, describing it as "a meaningless political step", and that "its sole addressees are the Armenian lobby and anti-Turkey groups". (Reuters)
- Israel–Jordan relations
- Jordan recalls its ambassador to Israel when the latter refuses to release two Jordanian citizens whom Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi says have been held illegally for months without charges. They were arrested in August for crossing into the West Bank to attend a family wedding. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2019 Lebanese protests
- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri submits his resignation to President Michel Aoun. (Al-Jazeera)
- October 2019 Iraqi protests
- Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who heads the current ruling bloc, calls on the opposition to help him introduce a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi. (Reuters)
- 2019 United Kingdom general election
- The House of Commons votes 438 to 20 to approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call to hold a general election on December 12. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs
- Seattle Sounders FC advance to their third MLS Cup appearance in four years by winning the Western Conference Final, defeating Los Angeles FC 3–1. (The Seattle Times)