Current events: 2023-10-09

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict
    • International reactions to the October 2023 Gaza–Israel conflict
      • Pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protests are held in London, United Kingdom, with pro-Palestinian protesters also gathering at the Israeli Embassy. (The National News) (AA)
      • The UN Security Council meets in an emergency session but fail to achieve unanimity for a joint statement. (Al Jazeera)
      • The Kyrgyzstan Foreign Ministry calls on Israel and Palestine to cease hostilities. (MENAFN)
    • October 2023 Israeli total blockade of Gaza
      • Israel announces a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, including for food and fuel. (Al Jazeera)
      • Israeli air attacks and shelling targeting houses and apartment buildings displace at least 123,538 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs. (Xinhua)
    • The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 687 people, with more than 3,800 injured. The death toll in Israel increase to 900 with more than 2,500 injured. (Al Jazeera) (Times of Israel)
    • A member of Hezbollah is killed during an airstrike by Israel in Ayta ash Shab, Lebanon, while two others are killed during a shootout at the border with Israel. (Barron's) (Bloomberg)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Battle of Bakhmut
      • The 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces announce that they captured a Russian Alga volunteer battalion in the Bakhmut area. (Newsweek)

Business and economy

• Claudia Goldin is awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her research into female income and employment. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Pacific hurricane season
  • Tropical Storm Max makes landfall in Guerrero, Mexico. Tropical storm warnings are issued for the states of Guerrero and Michoacán. (AP)
• 2023 Sikkim flash floods
  • The death toll from the floods in Sikkim, India, increases to 74. (NOS)

Law and crime

• Haitian crisis
  • A court in Kenya blocks the government from deploying police personnel to Haiti. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Guatemalan general election
  • Dozens of road blockades are reported throughout the country, mainly in Guatemala City, organized by community organizations demanding the resignation of Attorney General María Consuelo Porras. (Prensa Libre)
• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
    • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraws from seeking the Democratic nomination and announces an independent bid for the United States Presidency. (CNBC)
  • Will Hurd suspends his campaign for the Republican nomination. (CNBC)
• Aftermath of the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état
  • Gabonese junta leader Brice Oligui Nguema, who overthrew the Bongo dynasty and came to power in August, appoints a new parliament with 98 members, including opposition leaders and pro-Bongo politicians. (France24)

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