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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Bombing of Odesa
- A nighttime Russian missile attack on Odesa kills at least one person, injures 22 others, and severely damages the Transfiguration Cathedral. (AP)
- Bombing of Odesa
- Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
- At least four road police patrol officers are killed in an ambush in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Raigad landslide
- The death toll from the landslide in Raigad, Maharashtra, India, increases to 27, with at least 50 people still missing, as monsoon rains complicate rescue efforts. (AFP via Dawn)
- At least 12 people are killed and 21 others are injured when a building collapses in Douala, Cameroon. (AFP via Channels TV)
- One person is killed and several others are trapped after a bridge collapses in Patras, Greece. (WION)
Health and environment
- 2023 Greece wildfires
- Thousands of tourists flee their hotels in Rhodes, Greece, in what officials say is the largest evacuation in the country's history. (CNN)
Law and crime
- A soldier kills 13 people, including ten children, in a mass shooting in Nyamamba, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Xinhua)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Spanish general election
- Spaniards head to the polls to elect the members of the Cortes Generales. (Reuters)
- 2023 Cambodian general election
- Cambodians head to the polls to elect the members of the parliament. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2023 World Aquatics Championships
- In the men's 400 metre individual medley, French swimmer Léon Marchand breaks the longstanding world record previously set by American swimmer Michael Phelps, finishing in 4 minutes, 2.5 seconds. (AFP via Channels TV)
- 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
- Hosts Poland win their first VNL title after defeating the United States 3-1 in the final at the Ergo Arena in Gdańsk. (Volleyball World)
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