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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin accuses the Russian Armed Forces of trying to kill his troops with anti-tank mines in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, amid the mercenary group's withdrawal from the war-torn city. (Reuters)
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Russian occupation official Vladimir Rogov says Ukrainian forces have shelled the Port of Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring nine people. (Reuters)
- Battle of Bakhmut
Arts and culture
- Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
- The Fort Bragg U.S. Army base in North Carolina, named after Confederate Army general Braxton Bragg, is renamed to Fort Liberty. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Balasore train collision
- At least 207 people are killed and more than 900 others are injured in a train collision in Balasore, India. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and nine more are injured during a fire at a building in Rome, Italy. (BBC News)
- 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Arlene forms as the first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season. (Washington Post)
Health and environment
- Demographics of Japan
- It is reported that Japan's 2022 fertility rate reaches a record low of 1.2565, below the previous low of 1.2601 from 2005. (Reuters)
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