Current events: 2023-01-05

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2022–2023 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2023 Russian Christmas truce proposal
    • Following the suggestion of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a unilateral ceasefire on 6–7 January 2023 in connection with Orthodox Christmas. Ukraine rejects an offer to respond with a mutual ceasefire. (Reuters)
• Afghanistan conflict
  • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
    • The Taliban says its forces have killed eight Islamic State insurgents, including foreign nationals, and arrested seven others in a series of raids in Kabul and the western Nimruz Province, following recent attacks by the jihadist group. (Al Jazeera)
• Aegean dispute
  • A Turkish coast guard vessel exchanges warning shots with a Greek coast guard vessel off the Greek island of Farmakonisi. (AP)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
    • Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
      • It is announced that Greece will require travelers from China to test negative for COVID-19. (Reuters)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
      • The total amount of people in Ohio who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 reaches 7 million. (WCMH-TV)

Law and crime

• Mexican drug war
  • The army arrests Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of incarcerated drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Unrest ensues in the state, with schools and airports closed. (BBC News) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI
  • The funeral for Pope emeritus Benedict XVI takes place in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, with at least 100,000 attendees. (AP)

Sports

• 2022 NFL season
  • The National Football League announces that the Buffalo Bills–Cincinnati Bengals game will not be resumed after being suspended on Monday night following Damar Hamlin's collapse on the field. (AP)

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