Current events: 2023-01-06

Wikipedia Current Events · Jan 6, 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - 2023 Russian Christmas truce proposal
    - Russian forces shell the city of Kramatorsk, damaging at least fourteen homes, according to the city's mayor. There are no reports of casualties. This is despite Russia declaring a unilateral ceasefire. (The Straits Times)
  - Battle of Donbas
    - Donetsk People's Republic officials accuse Ukraine of shelling Donetsk with artillery. (The Straits Times)
Somali Civil War
- Al-Shabaab gunmen storm a village in Hirshabelle State, killing at least six people. The village was captured from al-Shabaab last week. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

2021–2023 inflation surge
- 2022–2023 food crises
  - The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) confirms that international food prices hit a record high in 2022 amid concerns of shortages. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

At least 16 people are killed and 21 others are injured in a bus crash en route to the city of Gulu from Kampala, in northern Uganda. (The East African)

International relations

Afghanistan–China relations
- The Taliban and the Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company of China agree to a 25-year deal to allow the Chinese firm to drill for oil in the Amu Darya basin. It is the first major energy extraction agreement with a foreign firm since the Taliban returned to power. (BBC News)

Law and crime

Censorship in Saudi Arabia, Censorship of Wikipedia
- Saudi Arabia sentences two Wikipedia administrators to 32 and 8 years of prison in relation to their activities on the website. (The Guardian)
State security police in Uzbekistan arrest four over the deaths of 19 children who consumed deadly cough syrup from the Marion Biotech laboratory this week. (RFE/RL)