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- 2019–2026 Sudanese transition to democracy
- 2023 Sudanese Armed Forces-Rapid Support Forces confrontation
- Fighting breaks out across Sudan three days after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces mobilized. The RSF claims to have captured Khartoum International Airport, and the presidential palace in Khartoum. At least 25 people are killed and over 100 are injured. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
- Chad closes its border with Sudan as heavy clashes continue between the Sudanese military and rebel forces. (Anadolu Agency)
- 2023 Sudanese Armed Forces-Rapid Support Forces confrontation
- Attack on Fumio Kishida
- Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida is evacuated during a speech after an "explosion-like sound" is heard. A suspect, believed to have thrown a smoke bomb, is arrested. (CNN)
Business and economy
- The 2023 Rutgers University strike ends as an agreement is reached between faculty and the administration, returning 9,000 staff to work. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Raigad, Maharashtra, India. (Daily Excelsior)
Health and environment
- Germany shuts down its last three nuclear plants, after the deadline to phase out nuclear energy was delayed by three months due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (DW)
- Equatorial Guinea confirms six more cases of Marburg virus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to fifteen. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2023 French pension reform unrest
- President Emmanuel Macron signs the pension reform bill into law as protests intensify in the country. (The Guardian)
- LGBT rights in the Cook Islands
- The Parliament of the Cook Islands decriminalizes same-sex relationships between men. (RNZ)
Science and technology
- SpaceX launches Earth observation satellite TAIFA-1, Kenya's first operational satellite, from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. The satellite will collect environmental data, including on floods, droughts and wildfires. (Reuters)
- Twitter begins limiting the amount of automated messages being able to be sent by the National Weather Service, which includes tornado watches, tornado warnings, tornado emergencies, severe thunderstorm warnings, and tsunami warnings. (BNO News) (BNO News)
Sports
- 2023 Grand National
- Corach Rambler, ridden by Irish jockey Derek Fox, wins the 175th Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse. The start of the race was delayed due to animal rights activists storming the track, with at least 118 people being arrested. (BBC Sport) (ITV News)
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