* 1st:
* Jair Bolsonaro is inaugurated as the 38th president of Brazil, succeeding Michel Temer.
* The United States withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia.
* 2nd:
* NASA's New Horizons spacecraft performs a flyby of the Kuiper Belt object 486958 Arrokoth.
* The 116th United States Congress convenes.
* 3rd:
* China's Chang'e 4 probe successfully lands on the far side of the Moon, becoming the first spacecraft to do so.
* 10th:
* Juan Guaidó is declared interim president of Venezuela by the National Assembly.
* The United States recognizes Juan Guaidó as the legitimate president of Venezuela.
* 13th:
* The United Kingdom's House of Commons votes against Theresa May's Brexit deal for the third time.
* 15th:
* The United Nations Security Council passes a resolution condemning the human rights situation in North Korea.
* 16th:
* Theresa May announces her resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
* 23rd:
* Juan Guaidó is arrested by Venezuelan security forces.
* 24th:
* Guaidó is released by Venezuelan security forces.
* 25th:
* Theresa May steps down as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
* 27th:
* Boris Johnson is elected as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
February
* 2nd:
* The United States and North Korea hold a second summit in Hanoi, Vietnam.
* 14th:
* The United States recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela.
* 15th:
* The United Nations Security Council passes a resolution condemning the human rights situation in Venezuela.
* 23rd:
* The United Kingdom leaves the European Union.
March
* 8th:
* Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes, killing all 157 people on board.
* The United States Department of Justice indicts Russian nationals for interfering in the 2016 United States presidential election.
* 10th:
* The United Nations Security Council passes a resolution calling for an end to the fighting in Yemen.
* 12th:
* Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in The Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane.
* 15th:
* New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announces that the country will ban assault weapons.
* 16th:
* The European Union imposes sanctions on Russia for its role in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal.
* 17th:
* The United States imposes sanctions on Venezuela for its human rights record.
* 18th:
* France's President Emmanuel Macron announces a plan to overhaul the French economy.
* 19th:
* The United Kingdom's Parliament votes against leaving the European Union without a deal.
* 20th:
* The United States and China agree to a trade deal.
* 21st:
* The European Union agrees to extend the United Kingdom's membership in the bloc until October 31.
April
* 1st:
* The United States imposes sanctions on Iran's oil exports.
* 2nd:
* The European Union imposes sanctions on Russia for its role in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
* 3rd:
* The United States recognizes Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Venezuela.
* 4th:
* The United Nations Security Council passes