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Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Northeastern Syria clashes An SDF counterattack recaptures all areas lost to tribal fighters and the SNA with the exception of one town. (SOHR) Displacement of civilians is reported in Northeastern Syria amid the intense multi-sided clashes that...

Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Northeastern Syria clashes The Syrian Democratic Forces recapture 2 towns after having lost them in an earlier offensive by factions of Deir ez-Zor Military Council and Arab tribes. (SOHR) Eighteen fighters of the Turkish-backed Syrian National...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Eritrean clashes in Tel Aviv Clashes take place in Tel Aviv, Israel between Eritrean asylum seekers – supporters and opponents of the government of Isaias Afwerki – and police, resulting in 114 injuries, including 30 police officers. (BBC) Arts and culture...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict A Palestinian man is killed and others are injured, a building is destroyed and ambulances are obstructed and shot at, during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Aqabah, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera) Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...

Disasters and accidents 2023 Johannesburg building fire At least 73 people are killed by a fire in a block of flats in Johannesburg, South Africa. (CNBC) Fifteen people, including an owner and workers of a clothing factory, die in a fire in Quezon City, Philippines; three more survive. (AP)...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Gabonese coup d'état Officers of the Gabonese military depose president Ali Bongo and annul the results of the general election in which he was declared the winner. They also dissolve the government and close all borders. (Reuters) Russian invasion of Ukraine...

Armed conflicts and attacks Ethiopian civil conflict War in Amhara The United Nations reports at least 183 people have been killed during recent clashes between Fano militiamen and security forces in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2023 Atlantic hurricane...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis The International Atomic Energy Agency warns that Ukraine's offensive in the Zaporizhzhia region has increased the risk of damage to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power...

Disasters and accidents 2023 Tver plane crash Russia confirms that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has died in a plane crash on an Embraer Legacy 600. (The Moscow Times) 2023 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Idalia forms in the Gulf of Mexico as the tenth tropical storm or...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Nigerien crisis The ruling Nigerien military junta orders its armed forces to go on maximum alert citing an increased threat of attack. (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 western Russia...

Arts and culture Director of the British Museum Hartwig Fischer resigns, claiming responsibility for insufficient investigation of the recent series of thefts and disappearances of hundreds of items from its collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities. (AFP via RTÉ)...

Business and economy 15th BRICS summit South African President Cyril Ramaphosa invites Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to join the bloc, with membership taking effect next year. (Bloomberg) Disasters and accidents Twelve people are killed and...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Western Russia attacks The governor of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, says that a Ukrainian attack killed three civilians in the region. (AFP via Al Arabiya) Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure A Russian drone strike on...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Russian forces shell Torske and Zavitne in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing three people and injuring two others. (BBC News) Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War France delivers the first...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict A Palestinian man opens fire on a car carrying Israeli settlers in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, killing a woman and injuring a man. (Al Jazeera) Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 western Russia attacks A Ukrainian drone...

Disasters and accidents 2023 Pacific hurricane season Hurricane Hilary Hurricane Hilary weakens to a category 1 hurricane, but a tropical storm warning and evacuations are still issued as it is expected to make landfall in Baja California and California. (ABC News) Hilary makes landfall in...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli-Palestinian conflict Two Israelis are killed in a suspected terror attack in Huwara. (Times of Israel) Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure At least seven people are killed and 129 more are injured after a...

Armed conflicts and attacks Afghan conflict The World Health Organization says 30 million Afghan people require urgent medical aid, underscoring the importance of increasing investment in healthcare services provision in the country. (Al Arabiya) Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 western...

Disasters and accidents 2023 Canadian wildfires The city of Yellowknife begins total evacuation amid increasing threat by nearby wildfires. (CBC News) 2023 Pacific hurricane season Tropical Storm Hilary strengthens into a hurricane off the coast of Mexico, and could become the first tropical...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Sudan conflict Battle of Geneina More than 1,000 bodies are discovered in 30 mass graves within the RSF-occupied city of Geneina in West Darfur, Sudan, by civil leaders. (Radio Dabanga) 2023 Sudanese refugee crisis The number of people who have fled Sudan...