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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, claims "legal control" of Bakhmut, although Ukraine denies this with its troops present in the city's western districts. (CNBC)
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A Lions' Den militant and a Fatah member are killed during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Two other Palestinians are arrested and dozens more are hospitalized due to tear gas. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- Brent crude oil prices surge by $4.30 to $84.19 per barrel after OPEC announced a surprise cut in the output of oil exports by about 1.16 million barrels per day. U.S. crude oil surges by $4.17 to $79.84 per barrel in response. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- Three people are killed, several are injured and damage is reported as a 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. (ABC News Australia)
- After a magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Kamchatka Krai, Russia, cracked walls and collapsed ceilings occur in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Mutnovskaya Power Station is also temporarily shut down. (KAM24)
- Four people are injured after a fire breaks out in a hospital in Berlin, Germany. One person has been arrested on suspicion of arson. (AP)
Science and technology
- Artemis 2
- NASA announces the four members of Artemis 2, the first crewed mission of the Artemis program which will send astronauts to the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17: Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, and Victor J. Glover. (NY Times)
Sports
- 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
- Peru is removed as a host for the FIFA U-17 World Cup after failing to meet the requirements to stage the tournament. (AP)
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