Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
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- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) suspends its operations in north-west Burkina Faso following the killings of two of its aid workers near Dédougou. Both those killed were Burkinabe citizens, according to MSF. (Africa News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria increases to 21,051. (AFP via RFI)
- Four people are killed and several houses and buildings are destroyed during a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Papua, Indonesia. (The Star)
- Seven people are killed and nine others are injured in a gas explosion at a residential building in Novosibirsk, Russia. (AP)
Law and crime
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- Three inmates are killed and 12 more injured after soldiers open fire during a prison riot in Hatay Province, Turkey. The prisoners were demanding to see their families affected by the recent earthquake. (Gazete Duvar)
- The government of Nicaragua releases 222 political prisoners and sends them to the United States. (Reuters)
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