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- A business jet (pictured) reportedly carrying the leadership of the Wagner Group crashes in Tver Oblast, Russia, killing all ten people onboard.
- Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 lands near the lunar south pole, carrying the Pragyan rover.
- Thailand's parliament elects Srettha Thavisin as prime minister following general elections in May.
- Hun Manet is sworn in as Prime Minister of Cambodia, succeeding his father Hun Sen's 38-year term.
August 24, 2023 (Thursday)
Business and economy
- 15th BRICS summit
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa invites Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to join the bloc, with membership taking effect next year. (Bloomberg)
Disasters and accidents
- One person is killed and eight others, including an Italian tourist, are injured by rockfalls in the Ein Gedi nature reserve, Israel, near the shore of the Dead Sea. (Times of Israel)
August 23, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Western Russia attacks
- The governor of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, says that a Ukrainian attack killed three civilians in the region. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
- Four people are killed and four others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a school in Romny, Sumy Oblast. (Reuters)
- Western Russia attacks
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- A Russian drone strike on agricultural facilities in Izmail, Odesa Oblast, destroys 13,000 tons of grain and damages infrastructure. (CNN International)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Hawaii wildfires
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that around 1,110 people have been missing since the wildfires that affected Maui, Hawaii, United States. (BBC News)
- 2023 Mizoram bridge collapse
- Twenty-six people are killed when a railway bridge being built across a ravine collapses in Mizoram, India. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Tver plane crash
- An Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft crashes in Tver Region, Russia, killing all ten people on board. The leader of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin and mercenary Dmitry Utkin were listed as passengers. (BBC News)
- Eight people are killed and several others are injured when a bus drives off the Prithvi Highway and crashes into the Trishuli River in Gajuri, Nepal. (AP)
- At least two people are killed and 37 more are rescued during a building collapse in Garki, Nigeria. (Punch)
- At least two people are killed and another is injured after an aircraft operated by the Lebanese Air Force crashes near Hammana, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall on the island of Hispaniola, with heavy rain reported in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. (AP)
Law and crime
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- The U.S. Justice Department announces that they have brought 718 law enforcement actions costing $836 million in COVID-19 fraud during the pandemic. (The Washington Post)
- Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, rules that two teenagers were part of the hacking group Lapsus$ and participated in a blackmail campaign against technology companies, including Rockstar Games, the maker of the Grand Theft Auto video game series. (AP)
- 2023 Trabuco Canyon shooting
- Three people are killed and six others are injured in a mass shooting at a biker bar in Trabuco Canyon, Orange County, California, United States. The perpetrator is killed in a shootout. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Immigration to Germany
- Germany passes legislation to ease citizenship rules, aiming to reduce a shortage of skilled workers and to improve the integration of immigrants. (AP)
Science and technology
- Chandrayaan programme
- Chandrayaan-3 makes a soft landing near the Moon's South Pole, marking India's first landing on the Moon and the first soft landing of a spacecraft near the lunar South Pole. (CNN)
August 22, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Pakistani Taliban insurgents ambush a military convoy in South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, triggering a shootout, with at least six soldiers and four militants killed. (AP via Yahoo! News)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- More than 200 fishermen stage a protest on the docks of Gaza’s seaport after the arrest of at least six fishermen and the seizure of multiple boats by Israeli forces, requesting immediate international intervention. (Al Jazeera)
- Mexican drug war
- The Mexican Army says that drug cartels have increased usage of improvised explosive devices, with 42 soldiers, police and suspects wounded this year. (AP)
- 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)
- Sixteen people are killed and thirty-six others are injured after a bus carrying Mexican and Venezuelan migrants crashes into a freight truck in Oaxaca, Mexico. (AP)
International relations
- 15th BRICS summit
- The BRICS summit begins in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit will focus on the bloc's expansion and role among the economies of the Global South. (Peoples Dispatch)
- 2023 Nigerien crisis
- The African Union's Peace and Security Council votes to suspends Niger's membership with immediate effect. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Human rights in the United States
- The American Civil Liberties Union and three advocacy groups release a report examining the screening system at the Torrance County Detention Facility where claims to asylum were inappropriately screened out for deportation. Complaints of retaliation against migrants who objected to procedures and living conditions were cataloged. (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)
August 21, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- The United Nations Middle East envoy says the conflict has killed over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis this year, surpassing the previous year. (AP)
- A Palestinian man opens fire on Israeli settlers driving in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, killing a woman and injuring a man. (Al Jazeera)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
- Ukraine claims that saboteurs coordinated by military intelligence destroyed a Tupolev Tu-22M heavy bomber at the Soltsy-2 airbase in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. (AP)
- Two people are injured by falling debris from a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow and flights are disrupted at the city's airports. Russia says they shot down one drone and jammed another. (Reuters)
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- Germany's central bank announces the country's economy will be stagnant in the third quarter, due to high energy prices and rising borrowing costs. (AP)
- Somalia orders its telecommunication companies to block 1xBet, Telegram and TikTok, saying that militant groups like al-Shabaab use these apps to spread inappropriate content and misinformation to the public. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
- A tropical storm warning is issued for the southern coasts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti due to Tropical Storm Franklin. (ABC News)
- 2023 Hawaii wildfires
- Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen says that 850 people are still missing after the wildfires in Lahaina and other areas of Maui, Hawaii, United States. (NBC News)
- Cyprus police rescue 18 Syrian migrants after their boat started taking on water off the island's southeastern coast. (AP)
- Greek patrol boats rescue nearly 80 migrants in the eastern Aegean Sea who were trying to cross from Turkey in inflatable dinghies in two separate incidents. (AP)
- Twelve people are killed and 19 others are injured when a bus crashes into a roadside ditch in Yozgat, Turkey. (AP)
- Eleven people are killed in an explosion at a coal mine in Yan'an, Shanxi, China. (AP)
- One person is killed and two others are injured in a high-rise building explosion in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress)
Law and crime
- Corruption in the United Kingdom
- London police say they will take no further action in an investigation into allegations that associates of King Charles III's charity offered to help a Saudi Arabian billionaire secure a knighthood and British citizenship in return for donations of up to £1.5 million. (AP)
- Countess of Chester Hospital baby murders
- Lucy Letby is sentenced to a whole-life order following her conviction on seven counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder. (BBC News)
Sports
- 2023 World Athletics Championships
- Sha'Carri Richardson wins gold in the 100 m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, beating Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in a new championships record time of 10.65 seconds. (BBC Sport)
August 20, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Eleven people are killed after a vehicle carrying workers hits a roadside bomb in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
- Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- Mali War
- Armed gunmen kill at least 23 people and wound 12 others in an attack on a village in Yarou, Bandiagara. (AP)
Business and economy
- Economy of Libya, Libyan crisis
- The Central Bank of Libya announces its reunification, having been politically divided since 2014 due to the Second Libyan Civil War. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Pacific hurricane season
- Hurricane Hilary
- Hurricane Hilary weakens to Category 1, with warnings and evacuation orders issued as the hurricane is expected to make landfall in Baja California, Mexico, and California, United States. (ABC News)
- Hilary makes landfall as a tropical storm in San Quintín, Baja California. Flooding is reported in the Mexican city of Tijuana and California area of Palm Springs. (KCBS-TV) (NewsNation) (La Jornada) (KABC-TV)
- Hurricane Hilary
- A magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Ojai, California, US, causing minor damage. (LA Times)
- Greek authorities evacuate five villages near the northeastern border with Turkey, where a wildfire that has already destroyed several homes approached. (AP)
Law and crime
- Human rights in India
- Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo says police confirmed that a wildfire on the island of Tenerife, Spain, was started deliberately. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Ecuadorian political crisis
- 2023 Ecuadorian general election
- A special election is held to elect the president and the National Assembly to complete the current four-year terms. Presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa will face off in a second round vote on 15 October. (CNN)
- 2023 Ecuadorian general election
- 2023 Guatemalan general election
- Bernardo Arévalo defeats former first lady Sandra Torres by 59% to 36% in the presidential election run-off vote. (CNN)
Sports
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
- Spain defeats England 1–0 in the final match of the 2023 Women's World Cup, winning their first FIFA Women's World Cup championship. (The Guardian)
August 19, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Palestinian political violence
- Two Israelis from Ashdod are killed in an attack in Huwara in the occupied West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces launches a manhunt for the assailant and closes off roads in the area. (Times of Israel)
- Palestinian political violence
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Chernihiv missile strike
- At least seven people are killed and 129 others are injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike on a theater in Chernihiv hosting a meeting of military and engineers at an exhibition on the use of consumer drones in the conflict. (BBC News) (CNN)
- Chernihiv missile strike
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Pacific hurricane season
- Hurricane Hilary
- A man dies after being swept by a current in Baja California Sur while attempting to cross a stream in his vehicle to evacuate the area. (La Prensa Latina Media)
- Hurricane Hilary
- 2023 Canadian wildfires
- 35,000 people are ordered to evacuate in British Columbia due to wildfires, with another 30,000 people under evacuation alerts. (CBC News)
- Nine members of the Indian Army are killed and another is seriously injured after their vehicle falls into a gorge near Leh, Ladakh, India. (Mirror Now via The Economic Times)
- The Greek Coast Guard rescues 60 migrants in inflatable dinghies who were attempting to cross from Turkey to the eastern Aegean Sea islands in two separate incidents. (AP)
Law and crime
- Human rights in Japan
- A government panel investigating harassment cases in the military and the defense ministry finds widespread cover-ups and reluctance among supervisors to address these cases. (AP)
- Oupeye, Liège Province, Belgium, bans gatherings of more than four people following riots. The riots spread to the neighboring commune of Herstal. A school and various homes were damaged and garbage can fires were reported. (7Sur7) (Le Soir)
Science and technology
Sports
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
- Sweden defeats co-host Australia 2–0 in the third place play-off. Sweden defends its podium finish from the previous edition, while despite the loss, Australia records its best finish at the World Cup. (Fox Sports)
- 2023 Leagues Cup
- Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF wins the Leagues Cup, 10–9, in a penalty shoot-out, making it their first title since joining the league in 2020. (The Tennessean) (The Guardian)
August 18, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghan conflict
- Healthcare in Afghanistan
- The World Health Organization says that 29 million Afghan people require urgent aid, emphasising the importance of increased investment in healthcare services in Afghanistan. (Al Arabiya)
- Healthcare in Afghanistan
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
- Russia says that Ukraine launched a drone attack on Moscow, striking a building in the International Business Center. Mayor Sergey Sobyanin says that air defences shot down a drone with debris falling over the Expocentre. (BBC News)
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 wildfire season
- 2023 Canadian wildfires
- McDougall Creek Fire
- Premier of British Columbia David Eby declares a province-wide state of emergency in response to the ongoing wildfires. (CBC News)
- The city of Kelowna, British Columbia, declares a state of emergency and evacuations, as wildfires engulf parts of the city and surrounding area. Lake Okanagan Resort and several residential buildings are destroyed. (CTV News Vancouver)
- McDougall Creek Fire
- 2023 Hawaii wildfires
- The death toll from the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, United States, rises to 114. (Forbes)
- 2023 Washington wildfires
- The community of Medical Lake, Washington, U.S., is evacuated due to the Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington. (AP)
- 2023 Canadian wildfires
- 2023 Pacific hurricane season
- Hurricane Hilary
- The National Hurricane Center issues the first ever tropical storm watch for the West Coast of the United States in Southern California as Hurricane Hilary approaches from Mexico. (AP)
- Hurricane Hilary
- The Greek Coast Guard rescues 90 migrants from a stranded sailboat near the Aegean Sea island of Amorgos. (AP)
Law and crime
- Countess of Chester Hospital baby murders
- Lucy Letby is convicted of seven counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder following the deaths of multiple babies in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital in Chester, England. Letby is acquitted on two other counts of attempted murder. (BBC News)
- Haitian crisis
- The UN Human Rights Office reports that at least 2,439 people have been killed by gang violence in Haiti this year. (AFP via France 24)
- Kurz corruption probe
- Former Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz is charged with making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his first government. (AP)
- Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Moscow City Court dissolves the Sakharov Center, a human rights organization, for holding unauthorized conferences and exhibitions. (AFP via Barron's)
- In Oupeye, Liège Province, Belgium, a man on a quad bike is shot dead by police after running over a policeman and refusing to stop at a police control. Anti-police riots break out in the village and eleven people are arrested. (Le Soir)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Gabonese general election
- Gabon's main opposition parties field former education minister Albert Ondo Ossa as their presidential candidate in the upcoming election, challenging the incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba who seeks a third term. (AFP via TRT Afrika)
- 2023 Quran burnings in Sweden
- Swedish police detain a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm. (AP)
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