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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Russian forces shell Torske and Zavitne in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing three people and injuring two others. (BBC News)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- France delivers the first shipment of its SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine. (Al Arabiya)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in south Texas, United States, the first during the hurricane season. A tropical storm warning is issued for parts of Texas and the Mexican border. (ABC News)
- 2023 Greece wildfires
- Eighteen people are found dead amid wildfires in the Dadia Forest in Greece. (BBC News)
International relations
- 15th BRICS summit
- The BRICS summit begins in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit is expected to focus on the bloc's expansion and its role among the economies of the Global South in the world economy. (Peoples Dispatch)
- 2023 Nigerien crisis
- The African Union's Peace and Security Council votes to suspends Niger's membership with immediate effect. (Al Jazeera)
- Russia and weapons of mass destruction, Belarus–Russia relations
- Polish President Andrzej Duda confirms that Russia has stationed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Cambodian general election
- Hun Manet is approved as the next Prime Minister by the National Assembly. (AFP via WION)
- 2023 Thai general election
- Srettha Thavisin is approved as the next Prime Minister in a joint session of parliament. (Reuters)
- Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand after 15 years of self-exile. He is arrested and jailed by the Supreme Court of Thailand over his existing convictions. (BBC News) (Bangkok Post)
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