Portal:Current events/2023 December 20
December 20, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces make advances in northeast of Kupyansk in the northeastern Luhansk Oblast, and north of Bakhmut and southwest of Avdiivka in the Donetsk Oblast. (Newsweek)
Business and economy
- Economy of Japan
- Toshiba delists themselves from the Tokyo Stock Exchange after 74 years. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- Pro-Palestine protesters vandalize the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial with graffiti saying, "Free Gaza". (The Hill)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan votes 59–5 in favor of passing a bill to modify the national flag. The proposed changes are not yet official. (AKIpress)
- The US state of Minnesota votes to change its flag. (The New York Times)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
- Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo head to the polls to elect the President, members of the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, and commune councils. (Reuters)