Current events: 2023-07-13

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • A Russian drone attack on Kyiv kills a civilian and injures two others, as well as damaging infrastructure. (BBC News)
• Somali Civil War
  • Four people are killed in Jubaland, Somalia, as al-Shabaab is confirmed as having captured a military base in the area which had been handed to Somalia by the Kenyan military on 29 June. (Xinhua)

Arts and culture

• 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
  • The members of SAG-AFTRA announce that they will join the writers on a strike following failed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• After heavy rainfall in Delhi, the Yamuna reaches record-high water levels, resulting in flood warnings and evacuations. (Bloomberg via Al-Arabiya) (NDTV)

International relations

• Marshall Islands–United States relations
  • Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll, Pacific Proving Grounds
    • The foreign ministry of the Marshall Islands calls for more United States compensation over massive nuclear weapons testing including the Bikini Atoll in an effort to enable bilateral relations. (Reuters)
• Colombia–Nicaragua relations, Territorial disputes of Nicaragua
  • The International Court of Justice dismisses Nicaragua's bid to extend its maritime territory beyond 200 nautical miles, upholding the allocation of seven Caribbean islands to Colombia in a 2012 ruling. (AFP via RFI)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the 2023 Guatemalan general election
  • The Guatemalan Public Ministry seized information related to the Movimiento Semilla party at the offices of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. (Prensa Libre)
  • The Supreme Electoral Tribunal announces that it will legally appeal the judge's resolution that ordered the suspension of the registration of the Semilla party. The authorities of the electoral court say that the judge's resolution is unconstitutional. (Prensa Libre)
  • Movimiento Semilla party also filed an appeal before the Constitutional Court. The Court accepted the legal appeal, so Semilla's participation remains firm for the second round. (Prensa Libre)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics
  • The International Olympic Committee says that athletes from Russia and Belarus will not receive invitations to the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, and must compete as neutral athletes. (The Hill)

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