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Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 China balloon incident China–United States relations The Federal Aviation Administration closes the airspace off the east coast of the United States, and stops arrivals at Myrtle Beach International Airport, Charleston International Airport, and Wilmington...

Armed conflicts and attacks Tigray War Tigrayan peace process Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed meets with officials of the Tigray People's Liberation Front for the first time since the signing of a peace treaty in November 2022. (AFP via RFI) Business and economy The FTSE 100 Index...

Disasters and accidents Eight construction workers are killed near Sevastopol, Crimea, in an overnight fire at a barracks. (Reuters) Health and environment 2020–2023 H5N8 outbreak The UK Health Security Agency confirms that avian influenza has crossed over to several wild mammals, including...

Armed conflicts and attacks Kivu conflict M23 offensive M23 insurgents capture the town of Kitshanga in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after days of heavy fighting. The DRC's army confirm the withdrawal of its troops from the town, saying it was a "tactical move to protect...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu announces that France will send 12 additional CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, and could also train Ukrainian Air Force pilots to operate French fighter...

Armed conflicts and attacks Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2023 Peshawar mosque bombing At least 59 people are killed and 170 others are injured when a suicide bomber detonates his explosive belt at a mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The mosque is located inside a compound...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Forces of the Wagner Group say they have captured the village of Blahodatne, north of Bakhmut. Ukraine rejects that and says it repelled the attack. (The Moscow Times) Southern Ukraine...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Russia says a Ukrainian HIMARS missile strike on a hospital in Novoaidar, Luhansk Oblast, has killed 14 people and injured 24 others, including patients and medical staff. (Reuters) Attacks on...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Ukraine says "fierce fighting" is underway in the east and northeast of the country as Russian troops try to breakthrough Ukrainian defensive lines in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk and...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russia launches a wave of cruise missile and Shahed 129 drone strikes across Ukraine, targeting major cities and critical infrastructure, killing at...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022–2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions A DRC Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 is hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Rwandan border. The Rwandan government says its forces took "defensive measures" against a plane that had "violated its airspace". (BBC...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Soledar Two British aid workers are killed during a humanitarian evacuation from Soledar in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (BBC News) Germany–Ukraine relations German Chancellor Olaf Scholz decides...

Disasters and accidents A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national power grid. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had ordered a reduction of energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Germany–Russia relations, Germany–Poland relations German Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock says Germany will not block Poland from sending Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine which Ukrainian officials say are pivotal to...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian military says it has launched offensive operations in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and claims it has "taken more advantageous lines and positions". (France 24) 2022–2023 Peruvian political protests Peru...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia claims it captured the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, south of Bakhmut, and the village of Lobkove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. (Al Jazeera) Insurgency in Balochistan A bomb blast derails a...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson announces that Sweden will send its self-propelled Archer Artillery System, 50 Combat Vehicle 90 IVFs, and NLAW anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in its latest military support...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Canadian National Defence Minister Anita Anand announces that Canada will send 200 Roshel-made armoured fighting vehicles to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv. (CBC News) Ituri conflict The United Nations reports the discovery of mass...

Armed conflicts and attacks Somali Civil War Seven soldiers, including a commander, are killed when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a military base in Hawadley with a suicide car bomb and gunmen. (Reuters) Health and environment Aging of China The National Bureau of Statistics reports that...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Soledar Ukraine announces defeat at Soledar after days of intense fighting. (MSN) Tigray War Tigrayan peace process Amharan Special Forces announce their withdrawal from the Tigray Region in line with an African...