Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 993 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Jan 28, 2023 #1 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 civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian Air Force launches an airstrike on the city of Seredyna-Buda in Sumy Oblast, destroying a kindergarten, and damaging nearby residential buildings. No casualties have been reported. The towns of Esman and Shalyhyne are also hit by cross-border shelling. (Ukrinform) Israeli–Palestinian conflict Two Israelis are shot and critically injured by a 13-year-old Palestinian in East Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The teenager is later shot and injured. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy British regional airline Flybe collapses into administration with 277 job losses, and 75,000 customers having flights cancelled. (BBC News) Disasters and accidents Six people are killed and three others are injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Louisville, New York, United States. (NBC News) Law and crime Three people are killed inside a vehicle and four others are injured on the street during a mass shooting in Beverly Crest, Los Angeles, California, United States. (AP) An explosion occurs at a military plant in Isfahan, Iran. No causalities are reported. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2023 Czech presidential election The Czech Statistical Office reports that former NATO Military Committee chair Petr Pavel has been elected President of the Czech Republic, defeating former prime minister Andrej Babiš with 58 percent of the votes. (AFP via France 24) Sports 2023 Australian Open Aryna Sabalenka defeats Elena Rybakina in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open, winning her first major singles title. (AFP via Deccan Herald) Continue reading...
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 civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian Air Force launches an airstrike on the city of Seredyna-Buda in Sumy Oblast, destroying a kindergarten, and damaging nearby residential buildings. No casualties have been reported. The towns of Esman and Shalyhyne are also hit by cross-border shelling. (Ukrinform) Israeli–Palestinian conflict Two Israelis are shot and critically injured by a 13-year-old Palestinian in East Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The teenager is later shot and injured. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy British regional airline Flybe collapses into administration with 277 job losses, and 75,000 customers having flights cancelled. (BBC News) Disasters and accidents Six people are killed and three others are injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Louisville, New York, United States. (NBC News) Law and crime Three people are killed inside a vehicle and four others are injured on the street during a mass shooting in Beverly Crest, Los Angeles, California, United States. (AP) An explosion occurs at a military plant in Isfahan, Iran. No causalities are reported. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2023 Czech presidential election The Czech Statistical Office reports that former NATO Military Committee chair Petr Pavel has been elected President of the Czech Republic, defeating former prime minister Andrej Babiš with 58 percent of the votes. (AFP via France 24) Sports 2023 Australian Open Aryna Sabalenka defeats Elena Rybakina in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open, winning her first major singles title. (AFP via Deccan Herald) Continue reading...