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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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