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Disasters and accidents A Cessna Citation plane traveling from Elizabethton Municipal Airport to Long Island MacArthur Airport turns southwest toward the direction of Washington D.C. miles before landing and becomes unresponsive. An F-16 jet from Joint Base Andrews attempts to intercept the...

Armed conflicts and attacks Egypt–Israel relations 2023 shooting incident on the Egypt–Israel border Three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian policeman are killed in an exchange of fire near the Egyptian-Israeli border. It is the first fatal incident between the two countries in more than a...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Bakhmut Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin accuses the Russian Armed Forces of trying to kill his troops with anti-tank mines in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, amid the mercenary group's withdrawal from the war-torn city...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Western Russia attacks The Russian Volunteer Corps enter Belgorod Oblast again. Russia claims to have prevented three attacks on the territory. (The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo! News) (Reuters) Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Russia says it has destroyed Ukrainian Navy warship Yuri Olefirenko at the Port of Odesa in a missile strike on May 29. (Reuters) 2022–2023 Western Russia attacks Russian authorities say that a Ukrainian drone...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia claims to have intercepted eight drones over Moscow. This incident followed a Russian drone attack on Kyiv that killed one civilian and wounded others. Ukraine denied its involvement in the events. (The New York Times) (BBC News)...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russian forces strike Kyiv using Iskander ballistic and cruise missiles, with debris injuring one civilian and damaging infrastructure. Ukraine claims to have shot down all the...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Two people are killed and three others are injured in a "record drone attack" on Kyiv. Ukrainian authorities claim to have shot down 52 of 54 drones. (Euronews) Kivu conflict Two rangers are killed in a shooting at Virunga National Park...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Western Russia attacks Shelling kills a person in Shebekino, Belgorod Oblast, and also kills a person in Kursk, Kursk Oblast. Russia accuses Ukraine of the attacks, although Ukraine denies any involvement. (AFP via The Moscow...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Dnipro missile strikes A Russian missile strike on Dnipro damages a medical facility, killing two people and injuring 23 others. (Ukrainska Pravda) (The Guardian) Mali War Germany's Bundestag votes 375–263, with one...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Bakhmut Wagner Group forces begin withdrawing from Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, transferring control over to the Russian Ground Forces. (BBC News) Business and economy 2021–2023 inflation surge The German economy enters...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War Japan announces that it will donate 100 military vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. (ABC News) Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Four people are killed and several others are...

Armed conflicts and attacks Three people are killed by a Turkish drone strike in Sinjar District, Iraq. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2023 Pacific typhoon season Typhoon Mawar officially strengthens into a category 4 super typhoon as it approaches the US territory of Guam. (CNN) Nine...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Western Russia attacks 2023 Belgorod Oblast attack Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says that Ukrainian "sabotage groups" have entered Grayvoronsky District. Ukrainian media reports that the cross-border...

Armed conflicts and attacks Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency Five Iranian border guards are killed and two others are injured in Saravan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, during a confrontation with an armed group at the border with Pakistan. (AP) Disasters and accidents Two people are...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Bakhmut Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin says that they have captured the entirety of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry rejects this claim, saying that its forces still control a district on the...

Disasters and accidents 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season The death toll from Cyclone Mocha's landfall in Myanmar increases to 463 people. (BBC News) A 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, causing tsunami warnings in Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and other...

Armed conflicts and attacks Kivu conflict Three people are killed and three others are injured in an armed ambush on a convoy near the village of Kivandya, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. One person is also reported missing. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2023...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Sudan conflict 2023 Sudanese refugee crisis The United Nations announces a $3 billion plan for the humanitarian and refugee crisis in Sudan. (Barron's) Disasters and accidents 2023 Emilia-Romagna floods Nine people are killed in Forlì–Cesena, Bologna and...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure More than a dozen explosions are reported in Kyiv as Russia launches a missile barrage at the capital and other Ukrainian cities. Ukrainian forces say that they have shot down...