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Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2023 Al-Aqsa clashes Israeli police storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in response to rioting, injuring seven Palestinians and resulting in clashes in the West Bank and in Gaza, where nine rockets were launched. (Arab News) Disasters...

Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Israel's role in the Syrian civil war The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes near Damascus, killing two civilians, according to Syrian state media. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says an "unknown number" of Iran-backed militants were...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Bakhmut Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, claims "legal control" of Bakhmut, although Ukraine denies this with its troops present in the city's western districts. (CNBC) Israeli–Palestinian conflict A Lions'...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian forces shell Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, killing six civilians and injuring eight others, according to the Ukrainian government. (Reuters) 2023 Saint Petersburg bombing...

International relations Russia takes over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council as part of the standard monthly rotation among the council's 15 members amid protests from Ukraine. (BBC) Continue reading...

Armed conflicts and attacks Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea Pirates kidnap some crew members of a Danish-owned ship which they later abandon near São Tomé and Príncipe. (Al Arabiya) Disasters and accidents Indore stepwell collapse At least 35 people are killed and 18 others injured when a...

Armed conflicts and attacks Internal conflict in Myanmar Eight people are killed by a bombing in a village in Chin State, Myanmar. (AP) Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Four people are killed and six others are injured by two roadside bombings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP) Russian...

Armed conflicts and attacks Colombian conflict ELN militants launch homemade mortar shells at a military base in El Carmen, Norte de Santander, Colombia, killing nine soldiers and wounding nine others. (ABC News) Law and crime Myanmar's ruling military junta dissolves the National League...

Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni Civil War Six Houthis and five Yemeni soldiers are killed during clashes in government-controlled Lahj Governorate, displacing many villagers. (Xinhua) Azerbaijani National Assembly member Fazil Mustafa is shot multiple times outside his home in Baku by...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine A Russian missile strike on Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, kills at least two civilians and injures 29 others. (The Wall Street Journal) The head of the Blagodarnensky District in...

Disasters and accidents Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling At least 29 sub-Saharan Africans are killed when two boats sink off the coast of Tunisia. (France 24) International relations China–Honduras relations Honduras switches its formal diplomatic recognition of "China" from the...

Armed conflicts and attacks Yemeni Civil War Three Yemeni soldiers are killed and several others are injured by a Houthi drone attack on a convoy carrying government officials, including Yemen's defense minister. (Xinhua) Disasters and accidents Pokhran missile incident Three...

Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war 2023 Syria clashes A missile attack targets a US military base in Syria in retaliation for US retaliatory airstrikes hours earlier. No damages or casualties have been reported. (Al Arabiya) Law and crime Assassination of Jovenel Moïse A dual...

Disasters and accidents Five people are killed when migrant boats sink off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia. (Reuters) Law and crime Former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi is sentenced to two years in prison for defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a campaign rally in April...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine A Russian drone strike in Rzhyshchiv kills 8 civilians. (Reuters) Zaporizhzhia residential building airstrikes A Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the city of...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–United Kingdom relations The United Kingdom confirms it will provide Ukraine with depleted uranium armour-piercing shells, alongside its Challenger 2 main battle tanks...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The European Union approves a €2 billion plan to supply 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine. (The Washington Post) (Kyiv Post) Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine's Ministry of...

Armed conflicts and attacks Central African Republic Civil War Nine Chinese nationals are killed and two others are injured after suspected rebels storm the Chinese-run Chimbolo gold mine, {{convert|25|km}} away from Bambari. (AP) Business and economy Acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian forces shell Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, with cluster munitions, killing at least two civilians and injuring five others. (Ukrinform) Disasters and accidents 2023...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War Slovakia announces that it will donate its MiG-29 fighter jets, and supply part of its Kub air-defense system to Ukraine. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents 2023 Turkish floods...