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- 2022–2023 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Chulakivka military quarters shelling
- Ukrainian Armed Forces announced 500 killed and wounded Russian soldiers after the strike on the quarters in Chulakivka, Kherson Oblast on 31 December. (RFE/RL)
- Chulakivka military quarters shelling
- Mexican drug war
- Aftermath of the 2023 Ciudad Juárez prison attack
- Five gunmen and two security forces are killed during a shootout while searching for 30 inmates who escaped two days ago during an armed attack on a prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Ten prison guards and seven inmates were killed during the attack. (BBC)
- Aftermath of the 2023 Ciudad Juárez prison attack
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- The visit of the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem sparks protests by Palestinians and the condemnation by several Arab countries, who consider the entire site to be part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
- The 118th United States Congress begins, with the House Speaker election heading to multiple ballots for the first time in 100 years after Kevin McCarthy fails to receive the votes required on the first three ballots. (ABC News)
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