Portal:Current events/2023 July 15
July 15, 2023 (Saturday)
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty-two people are killed, fourteen others are missing, and seven more are injured in South Korea when torrential rains cause landslides and induce the overflow of a dam in North Chungcheong, prompting the evacuation of over 4,763 people nationwide. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo calls for the deployment the military to conduct search and rescue operations due to the disruption of rail services. (Reuters)
International relations
- Iran–United States relations
- The United States Armed Forces deploy United States Air Force F-16 fighter jets to the Persian Gulf in a bid to reduce tensions and deter Iranian harassment. (Mehr)
- North Korea–Russia relations
- Russia is investigating the Hwasong-18 missile that landed in the country's EEZ. (NBC News)