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- 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)
- Battle of Soledar
- Germany–Ukraine relations
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz decides to send Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, and will allow other operators of the tanks, such as Poland, to do so as well. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
- Two police officers are killed and a third is injured in an attack in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran. (Al Arabiya)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Afghanistan blizzard
- The death toll from the freezing temperatures across Afghanistan increases to 124. The majority of the victims are shepherds and people living in rural areas. (BBC)
- List of earthquakes in 2023
- At least one person is killed and two are injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Bajura and Bajhang Districts, Nepal. (MyRepublica)
- Twelve people are missing and 12 others are rescued after a building collapses in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, from the same earthquake. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Three people are killed in a shooting at a Circle K store in Yakima, Washington, United States. The perpetrator escaped with a stolen car. (NBC) (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Corruption in Ukraine
- Several senior Ukrainian officials resign as a nationwide anti-corruption drive is launched; they include deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko, four deputy ministers, and five regional governors. (BBC)
Science and technology
- Doomsday Clock
- The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists declares that the Doomsday Clock has been moved up to 90 seconds till midnight (midnight being a metaphor for the global catastrophe). The science and security board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists stated that a large part for this decision is derived from the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. (NPR), (CNN).
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