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ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, is used by billions in 2023, amidst the AI boom of the early 2020s which came with advancements in generative artificial intelligence;
Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro storm the National Congress following his defeat in the 2022 general election;
A memorial commemorating the leaders of the Wagner Group, who died in a plane crash two months after a rebellion against the Russian government;
An alleged high-altitude observation balloon originating from China is detected in U.S. airspace;
Remains of Titan, a submersible that notoriously imploded during an expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic;
Azerbaijani soldiers locked in combat in Nagorno-Karabakh amidst an Azerbaijani offensive that caused the dissolution of the Republic of Artsakh and the flight of Armenians from the region;
Israel invades the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the attack on October 7 by militant group Hamas, starting a war between them;
7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes strike Syria and Turkey, leaving up to 62,000 dead and 121,000 injured.}}

Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting recorded tropical cyclone in history in the Indian Ocean, which led to over 1,400 deaths in Malawi and Mozambique; Storm Daniel, which became the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide since Typhoon Haiyan after killing at least 5,300 people in Libya; a major 6.8 magnitude earthquake striking western Morocco, killing 2,960 people; and a 6.3 magnitude quadruple earthquake striking western Afghanistan, killing over 1,400 people. The year also saw a decline in the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the WHO (World Health Organization) ending its global health emergency status in May.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Myanmar civil war continued in 2023, and a series of coups, several armed conflicts, and political crises broke out in numerous African nations, most notably a Sudanese civil war. In Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ended after over 100,000 Armenians fled the region after an Azeri military invasion. In India, the year marked the beginning of the ethnic violence in the state of Manipur between the Kuki and the Meitei people. A major escalation of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict occurred in October when Hamas, the governing body of the Gaza Strip, led a major attack on Israel, leading the latter to both declare war on Hamas and invade the Gaza Strip; the Israeli aerial bombardment campaign killed 20,000 Palestinians within two months and caused a humanitarian crisis, leading to allegations of genocide that formed the basis of an ICJ case brought by South Africa that December.

A banking crisis resulted in the collapse of numerous American regional banks as well as the buyout of Credit Suisse by UBS in Switzerland. The two largest American banks to collapse were Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic Bank, two of the three largest banking collapses in US history. The most notable of numerous acquisitions in various industries included October's energy acquisitions with ExxonMobil and Chevron buying Pioneer Natural Resources and Hess respectively, the luxury fashion holding company Tapestry (Coach New York and Kate Spade New York) announcing its purchase of Capri Holdings (Michael Kors and Versace), and the closure of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In the realm of technology, 2023 saw the continued rise of generative AI models, with increasing applications across various industries. These models, leveraging advancements in machine learning and natural language processing, had become capable of creating realistic and coherent text, music, and images.

Events

= January =

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January 1 – Croatia adopts the euro and joins the Schengen Area, becoming the 20th member state of the Eurozone and the 27th member of the Schengen Area. This is the first enlargement of the Eurozone since Lithuania's entry in 2015, and the first enlargement of the Schengen Area since Liechtenstein's entry in 2011.{{Cite web |date=July 12, 2022 |title=Croatia set to join the euro area on 1 January 2023: Council adopts final required legal acts |url=https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/07/12/croatia-set-to-join-the-euro-area-on-1-january-2023-council-adopts-final-required-legal-acts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725212627/https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/07/12/croatia-set-to-join-the-euro-area-on-1-january-2023-council-adopts-final-required-legal-acts/ |archive-date=July 25, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |publisher=European Council/Council of the European Union}}{{Cite web |last=Buckley |first=Julia |date=January 2, 2023 |title=This popular European country just got a new currency |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/croatia-joins-euro-zone-schengen/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103001950/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/croatia-joins-euro-zone-schengen/index.html |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |access-date=2023-01-03 |publisher=CNN}}
January 5 – The funeral of Pope Benedict XVI is held at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-31 |title=Pope Francis to lead funeral for Benedict XVI, a first in modern history |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221231-pope-francis-to-lead-funeral-for-benedict-xvi-a-first-in-modern-history |access-date=2022-12-31 |publisher=France 24 |archive-date=December 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231164708/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221231-pope-francis-to-lead-funeral-for-benedict-xvi-a-first-in-modern-history |url-status=live}} The funeral was attended by an estimated 50,000 people.{{Cite news |last=Giuffrida |first=Angela |date=5 January 2023 |title=Pope Benedict XVI laid to rest as 50,000 pay respects in St Peter's Square |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/05/pope-benedict-xvi-funeral-expected-to-draw-big-crowds-to-st-peters-square-vatican |url-status=live |access-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105031306/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/05/pope-benedict-xvi-funeral-expected-to-draw-big-crowds-to-st-peters-square-vatican |archive-date=5 January 2023}}
January 8
The 2023 Beninese parliamentary election is held, with the Progressive Union for Renewal party winning a plurality of seats.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-01-13 |title=Benin's ruling coalition won election, constitutional court says |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230113-benin-s-ruling-coalition-won-election-constitutional-court-says |access-date=2023-07-29 |publisher=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=January 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129191049/https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230113-benin-s-ruling-coalition-won-election-constitutional-court-says |url-status=live}}
Following the 2022 Brazilian general election and the inauguration of Lula da Silva as president of Brazil,{{Cite web |title=Análise das Eleições 2022: Veja Detalhes dos Resultados da Votação |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/eleicoes/2022/analise/presidente-1-turno/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030225737/https://noticias.uol.com.br/eleicoes/2022/analise/presidente-1-turno/ |archive-date=30 October 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=Universo Online Noticias |language=pt}}{{Cite web |title=Resultados – TSE |url=https://resultados.tse.jus.br/oficial/app/index.html#/eleicao/resultados |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102121453/https://resultados.tse.jus.br/oficial/app/index.html#/eleicao/resultados |archive-date=2 November 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=resultados.tse.jus.br}} supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court and the Presidential Palace of Planalto.{{Cite web |last=Gortázar |first=Naiara Galarraga |date=8 January 2023 |title=Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's Congress |url=https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-01-08/bolsonaro-supporters-storm-brazils-congress.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108231244/https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-01-08/bolsonaro-supporters-storm-brazils-congress.html |archive-date=8 January 2023 |access-date=9 January 2023 |website=El País English Edition}}{{Cite web |date=10 January 2023 |title=Federal forces to intervene in Brasília after pro-coup riot |url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/politica/noticia/2023-01/senate-confirms-federal-intervention-public-safety-df |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111134007/https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/politica/noticia/2023-01/senate-confirms-federal-intervention-public-safety-df |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=11 January 2023 |publisher=Agência Brasil}}
January 9 – Juliaca massacre: At least 18 people are killed and over 100 others are injured when the Peruvian National Police fire upon demonstrations in Juliaca.{{Cite news |last1=Courotto |first1=Hugo |last2=Aquino |first2=Marco |date=2023-01-10 |title=At least 17 dead in deadliest day of anti-government protests in Peru |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/least-nine-dead-anti-government-protests-near-peru-airport-2023-01-09/ |access-date=2023-01-12}}
Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to AdventHealth Celebration with abdominal pain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/01/09/brazils-bolsonaro-out-of-central-florida-hospital-as-calls-mount-for-his-expulsion/|title=Brazil's Bolsonaro out of Central Florida hospital as calls mount|last=Swisher|first=Skyler|date=January 9, 2023|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=January 10, 2025}}
January 10–17 – A cold snap in Afghanistan kills 166 people and nearly 80,000 livestock.{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan cold snap kills over 160, Taliban officials say – DW – 01/28/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-cold-snap-kills-over-160-taliban-officials-say/a-64546879 |access-date=2023-01-30 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208172714/https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-cold-snap-kills-over-160-taliban-officials-say/a-64546879 |url-status=live}}
January 15 – Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes during final approach into Pokhara, Nepal, killing all 72 people on board.{{Cite news |date=2023-01-15 |title=Nepal crash: Dozens killed as plane crashes near Pokhara airport |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64280480 |access-date=2023-01-20 |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120130951/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64280480 |url-status=live}}
January 16 – Tigray War: Amharan Special Forces withdraw from the Tigray Region in line with an African Union-backed peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.{{Cite web |title=Amhara forces withdraw from northern Ethiopia's Tigray region |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/13/amhara-forces-leave-northern-ethiopias-tigray-region |access-date=2023-07-29 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025172622/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/13/amhara-forces-leave-northern-ethiopias-tigray-region |url-status=live}}
January 17 – Nguyễn Xuân Phúc resigns as President of Vietnam amid several recent scandals in the government.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-legislature-approves-presidents-resignation-amid-graft-crackdown-2023-01-18/ |title=Vietnam legislature approves president's resignation amid graft crackdown |publisher=Reuters |date=January 18, 2023 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125152143/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-legislature-approves-presidents-resignation-amid-graft-crackdown-2023-01-18/ |url-status=live}}
January 18 – A helicopter crash in Brovary near Kyiv, Ukraine kills 14 people including Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky.{{cite news |last1=Waterhouse |first1=James |last2=Kirby |first2=Paul |date=2023-01-18 |title=Ukraine's interior ministry leadership killed in helicopter crash |language=en |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64315594 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125020952/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64315594 |archive-date=2023-01-25}}{{cite news |last1=Koshiv |first1=Isobel |last2=Beaumont |first2=Peter |date=18 January 2023 |title=Ukraine's interior minister killed in helicopter crash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/18/ukraine-interior-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash-brovary-kyiv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119145105/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/18/ukraine-interior-minister-killed-in-helicopter-crash-brovary-kyiv |archive-date=19 January 2023 |access-date=20 January 2023 |work=The Guardian}}{{cite news |last=Fornusek |first=Martin |date=3 August 2023 |title=Emergency service employees charged over helicopter crash that killed interior minister |url=https://kyivindependent.com/state-emergency-workers-charged-over-death-of-interior-minister/ |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=The Kyiv Independent |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804185125/https://kyivindependent.com/state-emergency-workers-charged-over-death-of-interior-minister/ |url-status=live}}
January 20 – The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago elects former senate president, minister and lawyer Christine Kangaloo as president in a 48–22 vote.{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Gail |title=Kangaloo is President-elect |url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/kangaloo-is-presidentelect-6.2.1614391.6ddaed2070 |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121064341/https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/kangaloo-is-presidentelect-6.2.1614391.6ddaed2070 |url-status=live}}
January 21
Burkina Faso requests French forces to withdraw from its territory after suspending a military accord that allowed the presence of French troops in the country.{{Cite news |last= |date=2023-01-22 |title=Burkina Faso military government demands departure of French troops |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-military-govt-demands-departure-french-troops-national-television-2023-01-21/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |archive-date=June 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619132147/http://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-military-govt-demands-departure-french-troops-national-television-2023-01-21/ |url-status=live}}
Tigray War: Eritrean forces withdraw from Shire and other major towns in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.{{Cite news |last=Endeshaw |first=Dawit |date=2023-01-22 |title=Eritrean troops seen leaving Ethiopian town of Shire |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eritrean-troops-seen-leaving-ethiopian-town-shire-2023-01-21/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519153218/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eritrean-troops-seen-leaving-ethiopian-town-shire-2023-01-21/ |url-status=live}}
January 25 – Chris Hipkins succeeds Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister of New Zealand,{{Cite news |last=McClure |first=Tess |date=22 January 2023 |title=New Zealand: Chris Hipkins taking over from Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/new-zealand-labour-caucus-votes-in-chris-hipkins-to-succeed-jacinda-ardern |url-status=live |access-date=22 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122020907/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/new-zealand-labour-caucus-votes-in-chris-hipkins-to-succeed-jacinda-ardern |archive-date=22 January 2023}} six days after she announced her resignation.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title=Jacinda Ardern resigns: Reactions from around the world |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/482729/jacinda-ardern-resigns-reactions-from-around-the-world |access-date=2023-01-25 |publisher=RNZ |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125005754/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/482729/jacinda-ardern-resigns-reactions-from-around-the-world |url-status=live}}
January 27 – Widespread unrest erupts in Israel following an Israeli military raid in Jenin the previous day, which killed nine Palestinians. Incendiary air balloons are launched into Israeli-populated areas following it. Israel responds with targeted airstrikes. Later the same day, seven Jewish civilians are killed in a synagogue in Neve Yaakov in a terrorist attack.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-57492745 |title=Israel strikes in Gaza after fire balloons launched |publisher=BBC News |date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127201132/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-57492745 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64430491 |title=Jerusalem synagogue shooting: Israel arrests 42 after deadly attack |publisher=BBC News |date=January 27, 2023 |access-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127201054/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64430491 |url-status=live}}
January 27–28 – The second round of the 2023 Czech presidential election is held, with Petr Pavel declared winner.{{Cite web |title=Prezidentské volby 2023 |url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/volby2023 |access-date=2023-01-29 |publisher=ČT24 |language=cs |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114070350/https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/volby2023 |url-status=live}}
January 30
A Jamaat-ul-Ahrar suicide bombing inside a mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, kills 84 people and injures over 220 others.{{Cite web |title=Blast at mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar kills at least 28 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/30/peshawar-pakistan-mosque-explosion-casualties |access-date=2023-01-30 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130102529/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/30/peshawar-pakistan-mosque-explosion-casualties |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=46 killed, over 100 injured in Taliban suicide attack at mosque in high-security zone in Pakistan's Peshawar |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/blast-in-mosque-in-pakistans-peshawar-70-injured/articleshow/97439643.cms |access-date=2023-01-30 |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130150235/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/blast-in-mosque-in-pakistans-peshawar-70-injured/articleshow/97439643.cms |url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64451936|title=Pakistan mosque blast: Police targeted in attack that kills 47|publisher=BBC News|date=30 January 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130104225/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64451936|url-status=live}}
Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka confirms that Kiribati will rejoin the Pacific Islands Forum after leaving the organization the previous year.{{Cite news |last=Lyons |first=Kate |date=2023-01-30 |title=Kiribati to return to Pacific Islands Forum at vital moment for regional diplomacy |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/30/kiribati-to-return-to-pacific-islands-forum-at-vital-moment-for-regional-diplomacy |access-date=2023-07-29 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311054038/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/30/kiribati-to-return-to-pacific-islands-forum-at-vital-moment-for-regional-diplomacy |url-status=live}}

= February =

February 1 – Lebanese liquidity crisis: The central bank of Lebanon devalues the Lebanese pound by 90% amid an ongoing financial crisis.{{Cite news |last1=Bassam |first1=Laila |last2=Gebeily |first2=Maya |last3=Azhari |first3=Timour |date=2023-01-31 |title=Lebanon to devalue currency by 90% on Feb. 1, central bank chief says |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/lebanon-devalue-currency-by-90-feb-1-cbank-chief-says-2023-01-31/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530223509/https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/lebanon-devalue-currency-by-90-feb-1-cbank-chief-says-2023-01-31/ |url-status=live}}
February 2
Israel and Sudan announce the finalization of an agreement to normalize relations between the two countries.{{Cite news |last= |date=2023-02-03 |title=Israel, Sudan announce deal to normalise relations |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/israeli-foreign-minister-heads-delegation-discuss-sudan-normalisation-2023-02-02/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207015750/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/israeli-foreign-minister-heads-delegation-discuss-sudan-normalisation-2023-02-02/ |url-status=live}}
The European Central Bank and Bank of England raise their interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to combat inflation, one day after the US Federal Reserve raises its federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points.{{Cite web |last=Dmitracova |first=Olesya |date=2023-02-02 |title=ECB and Bank of England fight inflation with sharp interest rate hikes|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/02/economy/bank-of-england-ecb-interest-rates/index.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203002331/https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/02/economy/bank-of-england-ecb-interest-rates/index.html |url-status=live}}
February 3
The US announces it is tracking alleged Chinese spy balloons over the Americas, later announcing that the balloons did not collect any information.{{Cite news |date=2023-06-30 |title=Chinese spy balloon did not collect information, says Pentagon |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66062562 |access-date=2023-12-30}} One balloon drifts from Yukon to South Carolina before being shot down the next day, and a second hovers over Colombia and Brazil. This event is followed by subsequent detections and shootdowns of high-altitude objects elsewhere.{{Cite web |title=China condemns US military strike on suspected spy balloon |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/4/biden-says-us-will-take-care-of-suspected-chinese-spy-balloon |access-date=2023-02-05 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205215155/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/4/biden-says-us-will-take-care-of-suspected-chinese-spy-balloon |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Tangalakis-Lippert |first=Katherine |title=A second 'Chinese surveillance balloon' has been spotted over Latin America, according to Pentagon officials |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/second-chinese-surveillance-balloon-spotted-over-latin-america-2023-2 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205215155/https://www.businessinsider.com/second-chinese-surveillance-balloon-spotted-over-latin-america-2023-2 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Phil |last2=Shalal |first2=Andrea |last3=Stewart |first3=Phil |date=2023-02-13 |title=U.S. military brings down flying object over Lake Huron |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-officials-believe-flying-objects-over-alaska-canada-were-balloons-schumer-2023-02-12/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213000224/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-officials-believe-flying-objects-over-alaska-canada-were-balloons-schumer-2023-02-12/ |archive-date=2023-02-13}}
A Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derails in East Palestine, Ohio. Multiple train cars burn for more than two days, followed by emergency crews conducting a controlled burn of several additional cars, releasing hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the atmosphere.{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2023 |title=Ohio catastrophe is 'wake-up call' to dangers of deadly train derailments |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213091852/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |last1=Orsagos |first1=Patrick |last2=Seewer |first2=John |date=February 6, 2023 |title=Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio |url=https://apnews.com/article/ohio-train-derailment-updates-bf5a60de2243cd6f7f730096aa33294c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207084734/https://apnews.com/article/ohio-train-derailment-updates-bf5a60de2243cd6f7f730096aa33294c |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=Associated Press}}

File:Tropical Cyclone Freddy near Madagascar - 21 February 2023 (52702958719).jpg near Madagascar]]

February 4 – Cyclone Freddy forms in the Indian Ocean. It would become the longest lasting tropical cyclone in history and cause over 1,400 deaths and countless injuries and property damage across southeastern Africa.{{cite news |last=Cappucci |first=Matthew |date=7 March 2023 |title=Deadly cyclone Freddy has become Earth's longest-lived tropical storm |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/07/cyclone-freddy-indian-ocean-hurricane/ |url-status=live |access-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307222002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/03/07/cyclone-freddy-indian-ocean-hurricane/ |archive-date=7 March 2023}}
February 5 – The 2023 Cypriot presidential election is held, with Nikos Christodoulides elected president.{{Cite web |title=Disy leader to seek party nomination for presidency |url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/12/22/disy-leader-to-seek-party-nomination-for-presidency/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222105724/https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/12/22/disy-leader-to-seek-party-nomination-for-presidency/ |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Cyprus Mail|date=December 22, 2021}}{{Cite news |last=Kambas |first=Michele |date=2023-02-12 |title=Former Cyprus foreign minister wins presidential election |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/cypriot-diplomats-face-off-cliffhanger-presidential-vote-2023-02-12/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212123454/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/cypriot-diplomats-face-off-cliffhanger-presidential-vote-2023-02-12/ |archive-date=12 February 2023}}
February 6 – A 7.8 {{M|ww|link=y}} earthquake strikes southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria followed by a 7.7 {{M|ww}} aftershock on the same day, causing widespread damage and at more than 59,000 fatalities and 121,000 injured.{{cite news |date=22 April 2023 |title=Son Dakika... Süleyman Soylu açıkladı: Depremde can kaybı 50 bin 783 oldu |language=tr |trans-title=Last Minute... Süleyman Soylu announced: The loss of life in the earthquake was 50 thousand 783 |publisher=Cumhuriyet |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/son-dakika-suleyman-soylu-acikladi-depremde-can-kaybi-50-bin-783-oldu-2074031 |access-date=22 April 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422114009/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/son-dakika-suleyman-soylu-acikladi-depremde-can-kaybi-50-bin-783-oldu-2074031 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |author=IFRC |date=21 April 2023 |title=Türkiye - Earthquakes Operation Update #2 - Emergency Appeal № MDRTR004 (21/04/2023) |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/turkiye/turkiye-earthquakes-operation-update-2-emergency-appeal-no-mdrtr004-21042023 |access-date=23 April 2023 |publisher=ReliefWeb |archive-date=27 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427194716/https://reliefweb.int/report/turkiye/turkiye-earthquakes-operation-update-2-emergency-appeal-no-mdrtr004-21042023 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=20 March 2023 |title=Depremde can kaybı 50 bin 96 oldu |language=tr |trans-title=Loss of life in the earthquake was 50 thousand 96 |publisher=TRT Haber |url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/depremde-can-kaybi-50-bin-96-oldu-754477.html |access-date=22 April 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422122351/https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/depremde-can-kaybi-50-bin-96-oldu-754477.html |url-status=live}}
February 13 – The 2023 Bangladeshi presidential election scheduled for 19 February is held, with Shahabuddin Chuppu of the Awami League, the only nominated candidate, elected unopposed.{{Cite web |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/tqmgis5pq0 |title=Bangladesh to elect new president on Feb 19 |access-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202155445/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/tqmgis5pq0 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তি |url=http://www.ecs.gov.bd/files/1010TiaK4Nk5oYCjP9V4zOfr94rAeE0giSQHRhXq.pdf |website=ecs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Election Commission |access-date=13 February 2023 |language=bn |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217065656/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/files/1010TiaK4Nk5oYCjP9V4zOfr94rAeE0giSQHRhXq.pdf |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Mohammad Shahabuddin elected 22nd president of Bangladesh |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/v7du0ml03h |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Prothom Alo |date=February 13, 2023 |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214061202/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/v7du0ml03h |url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/shahabuddin-declared-bangladeshs-next-president-3246491|title=Shahabuddin declared president-elect of Bangladesh|work=The Daily Star |date=13 February 2023|access-date=13 February 2023|archive-date=February 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093049/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/shahabuddin-declared-bangladeshs-next-president-3246491|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/df13i4f81g|title=Mohammad Shahbuddin to be elected president uncontested|date=12 February 2023|access-date=13 February 2023|archive-date=February 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213094949/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/df13i4f81g|url-status=live}}
February 14 – The European Parliament approves a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles in the European Union from 2035, citing the need to combat climate change in Europe and promote electric vehicles.{{Cite news |last=Abnett |first=Kate |date=2023-02-14 |title=EU lawmakers approve effective 2035 ban on new fossil fuel cars |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eu-lawmakers-approve-effective-2035-ban-new-fossil-fuel-cars-2023-02-14/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215082005/https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eu-lawmakers-approve-effective-2035-ban-new-fossil-fuel-cars-2023-02-14/ |url-status=live}}
February 16 – Lawmakers in the Russian State Duma vote to withdraw Russia from 21 conventions of the Council of Europe.{{Cite news |title=Duma Lawmakers Back Russia's Exit From Council Of Europe Conventions |language=en |publisher=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-council-of-europe-conventions-exit/32274317.html |access-date=2023-07-25 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723171840/https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-council-of-europe-conventions-exit/32274317.html |url-status=live}}
February 17 – The South African Navy hosts a 10-day joint military exercise in the Indian Ocean with Russia and China.{{Cite news |date=2023-02-17 |title=Why is South Africa's navy joining exercises with Russia and China? |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64380572 |access-date=2023-07-25 |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725043511/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64380572 |url-status=live}}
February 19 – Libyan Crisis: The African Union announces the organization of a peace conference to address the instability in Libya.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-02-19 |title=AU says to organise Libya reconciliation conference |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230219-au-says-to-organise-libya-reconciliation-conference |access-date=2023-07-25 |publisher=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725154656/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230219-au-says-to-organise-libya-reconciliation-conference |url-status=live}}
February 21 – Vladimir Putin announces that Russia is suspending its participation in New START, a nuclear arms reduction treaty with the US.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-64713099|title=Putin suspends key US nuclear arms deal in bitter speech against West|publisher=BBC News|date=21 February 2023|access-date=21 February 2023|archive-date=February 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221123413/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-64713099|url-status=live}}
February 23 – Oman opens its airspace to Israeli airlines for the first time, in an upgrade of bilateral relations.{{Cite news |title=Oman Allows Israeli Flights Into Airspace, FM Praises 'Historic Decision' |language=en |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-23/ty-article/.premium/oman-allows-israeli-flights-into-airspace-fm-praises-historic-decision/00000186-7dd7-da01-abaf-7ff7b40b0000 |access-date=2023-07-25 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327094713/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-23/ty-article/.premium/oman-allows-israeli-flights-into-airspace-fm-praises-historic-decision/00000186-7dd7-da01-abaf-7ff7b40b0000 |url-status=live}}
February 25 – 2023 Nigerian general election: Bola Tinubu is elected as Nigeria's president, defeating former vice president Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.{{Cite web |url=https://dailytrust.com/inec-sets-new-dates-for-2023-general-elections/ |title=JUST IN: INEC Sets New Dates for 2023 General Elections |date=February 26, 2022 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113011658/https://dailytrust.com/inec-sets-new-dates-for-2023-general-elections/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=BREAKING: INEC declares Tinubu winner of presidential election |website=Punch Newspapers |date=2023-03-01 |url=https://punchng.com/breaking-inec-declares-tinubu-winner-of-presidential-election/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |archive-date=March 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301055215/https://punchng.com/breaking-inec-declares-tinubu-winner-of-presidential-election/ |url-status=live}}
February 27 – The United Kingdom and the European Union reach an agreement surrounding modifications to the Northern Ireland Protocol.{{Cite web |last=Coates |first=Sam |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Windsor Framework: What role will EU rules continue to play in Northern Ireland? |url=https://news.sky.com/story/windsor-framework-what-role-will-eu-rules-continue-to-play-in-northern-ireland-12822023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228225026/https://news.sky.com/story/amp/windsor-framework-what-role-will-eu-rules-continue-to-play-in-northern-ireland-12822023 |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2023 |website=Sky News}}
February 28 – A train crash in Thessaly, Greece, kills 57 people and injures dozens. The crash leads to nationwide protests and strikes against the condition of Greek railways and their mismanagement.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-01 |title=Dozens killed after two trains collide in Greece |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-64807384 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=2023-03-01 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301102920/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-64807384 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Demonstrators, police clash at Greece train crash protest |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/5/demonstrators-police-clash-amid-train-crash-protests-in-athens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306130727/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/5/demonstrators-police-clash-amid-train-crash-protests-in-athens |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |access-date=March 6, 2023 |publisher=Al Jazeera English}}

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File:Võ Văn Thưởng in Italy.jpg becomes the new president of Vietnam]]

March 2 – The National Assembly of Vietnam declares Võ Văn Thưởng as the country's new president after receiving 98.38% votes from the Vietnamese parliament.{{Cite news |last1=Vu |first1=Khanh |last2=Guarascio |first2=Francesco |date=2023-03-02 |title=Vietnam parliament elects Vo Van Thuong as new state president |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-parliament-elects-vo-van-thuong-new-state-president-2023-03-02/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |archive-date=March 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302201335/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-parliament-elects-vo-van-thuong-new-state-president-2023-03-02/ |url-status=live}}
March 4
UN member states agree on a legal framework for the High Seas Treaty, which aims to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.{{Cite news |title=Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64815782 |date=5 March 2023 |access-date=5 March 2023 |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305084347/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64815782 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=High seas treaty: historic deal to protect international waters finally reached at UN |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/05/high-seas-treaty-agreement-to-protect-international-waters-finally-reached-at-un |date=5 March 2023 |access-date=5 March 2023 |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305085854/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/05/high-seas-treaty-agreement-to-protect-international-waters-finally-reached-at-un |url-status=live}}
Kivu conflict: Burundi deploys 100 troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help fight insurgencies by militias, including M23.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-04 |title=Burundi to deploy 100 soldiers to eastern DR Congo |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/burundi-to-deploy-troops-to-east-drc-4145612 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=The East African |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425060046/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/burundi-to-deploy-troops-to-east-drc-4145612 |url-status=live}}
March 5 – The 2023 Estonian parliamentary election is held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.{{Cite web |url=https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4023/ |title=IFES Election Guide | Elections: Estonia Parliament 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215233833/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4023/ |url-status=live}}
March 8–21 – The 2023 World Baseball Classic is held in, and won by, Japan.{{Cite web |title=World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani awarded WBC MVP after closing out championship in Japan's win over USA |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-shohei-ohtani-awarded-wbc-mvp-after-closing-out-championship-in-japans-win-over-usa/ |access-date=March 22, 2023 |publisher=CBS Sports |date=March 22, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322031240/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-shohei-ohtani-awarded-wbc-mvp-after-closing-out-championship-in-japans-win-over-usa/ |url-status=live}}
March 8 – Allied Democratic Forces jihadist insurgents use machetes to kill about 35 people in the village of Mukondi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{Cite news|title=Islamist militants kill at least 35 in east Congo village, army says|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-36-killed-east-congo-village-attack-local-official-civil-society-survivor-2023-03-09/|date=10 March 2023|access-date=11 May 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316151811/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-36-killed-east-congo-village-attack-local-official-civil-society-survivor-2023-03-09/|url-status=live}}

File:Xi_Jinping_2016.jpg is re-elected as the president of the People's Republic of China]]

March 10
The 2023 Chinese presidential election is held with the National People's Congress unanimously re-electing Xi Jinping as the President of the People's Republic of China to an unprecedented third term.{{Cite news|title=Xi Jinping handed unprecedented third term as China's president|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/10/xi-jinping-handed-unprecedented-third-term-as-chinas-president|work=The Guardian|date=2023-03-10|access-date=March 10, 2023|archive-date=March 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310115320/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/10/xi-jinping-handed-unprecedented-third-term-as-chinas-president|url-status=live}}
Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume diplomatic relations which were severed in 2016, at talks mediated by China.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/10/iran-saudi-arabia-agree-restore-ties-china-talks|title=Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore ties after China-brokered talks|first=Patrick|last=Wintour|date=March 10, 2023|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=March 11, 2023|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314180558/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/10/iran-saudi-arabia-agree-restore-ties-china-talks|url-status=live}}
Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest bank in the United States, fails, creating then the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, affecting companies around the world.{{Cite news |last1=Russell |first1=Karl |last2=Zhang |first2=Christine |date=2023-03-11 |title=The Second-Biggest Bank Failure |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/10/business/bank-failures-silicon-valley-collapse.html |access-date=2023-03-12 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311091407/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/10/business/bank-failures-silicon-valley-collapse.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Aby Jose |first=Koilparambil |date=March 14, 2023 |title=Factbox: Which companies are affected by SVB collapse? |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/global-firms-with-exposure-collapsed-svb-2023-03-13/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2023 |publisher=Reuters |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314000653/https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/global-firms-with-exposure-collapsed-svb-2023-03-13/}}
Kivu conflict: Angola announces the deployment of troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the failure of a ceasefire between government forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-11 |title=DR Congo's M23 ceasefire: Angola to deploy troops after failed truce |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64927180 |access-date=2023-07-21 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331214658/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64927180 |url-status=live}}
March 14 – OpenAI launches GPT-4, a large language model for ChatGPT, which can respond to images and can process up to 25,000 words.{{Cite news|title=OpenAI announces ChatGPT successor GPT-4|publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64959346|date=14 March 2023|access-date=11 May 2023|archive-date=May 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515221328/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64959346|url-status=live}}
March 17 – The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, marking the first arrest warrant against a leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.{{Cite news |title=Putin arrest warrant: Biden welcomes ICC's war crimes charges |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64998165 |date=18 March 2023 |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318093636/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64998165 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=Russia-Ukraine war live: Biden welcomes Putin arrest warrant as UK says Moscow likely to expand conscription |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-live-xxxxx |date=18 March 2023 |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318093613/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/mar/18/russia-ukraine-war-live-xxxxx |url-status=live}}
March 19 – In a deal brokered by the Swiss government, investment bank UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for {{CHF|link=yes|ISO=yes}} 3 billion ({{USD|3.2 billion}}) in an all-stock deal.{{Cite news |last=Capoot |first=Ashley |date=19 March 2023 |title=UBS buys Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion as regulators look to shore up the global banking system |publisher=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/19/ubs-agrees-to-buy-credit-suisse-as-regulators-look-to-shore-up-global-banking-system.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319193819/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/19/ubs-agrees-to-buy-credit-suisse-as-regulators-look-to-shore-up-global-banking-system.html |archive-date=19 March 2023}}{{Cite news |last1=Halftermeyer |first1=Marion |last2=Bazelou |first2=Myriam |date=2023-03-19 |title=UBS Agrees to Buy Credit Suisse in Historic Deal to End Crisis |work=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-19/ubs-agrees-to-buy-credit-suisse-in-historic-deal-to-end-crisis |url-status=live |access-date=2023-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319172338/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-19/ubs-agrees-to-buy-credit-suisse-in-historic-deal-to-end-crisis |archive-date=19 March 2023}}{{Cite news |last1=Massoudi |first1=Arash |last2=Morris |first2=Stephen |last3=Fontanella-Khan |first3=James |last4=Noonan |first4=Laura |last5=Walker |first5=Owen |date=19 March 2023 |title=UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for more than $2bn |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ec4be743-052a-4381-a923-c2fbd7ea9cfd?sharetype=gift |url-status=live |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319193829/https://www.ft.com/content/ec4be743-052a-4381-a923-c2fbd7ea9cfd?sharetype=gift |archive-date=19 March 2023}}
March 20 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the synthesis report of its Sixth Assessment Report on climate change.{{Cite web |title=AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023 |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |publisher=Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320151942/https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/ |url-status=live}}
March 23 – World Athletics, the global governing body for athletics, bans trans women who have gone through male puberty from competing in female events.{{Cite news |title=World Athletics bans trans women from female events |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/65051900 |access-date=2023-07-21 |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722001357/https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/65051900 |url-status=live}}
March 24–27 – A tornado outbreak kills at least 26 people in Mississippi and Alabama. This includes a violent tornado which devastated the city of Rolling Fork and the town of Silver City in Mississippi, killing 16 people and injuring 165 others.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/weather/us-severe-storms-saturday/index.html |title=At least 26 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Southeast. One town is 'gone,' mayor says |author1=Aya Elamroussi |author2=Joe Sutton |author3=Rebekah Riess |author4=Sharif Paget |author5=Mallika Kallingal |author6=Alaa Elassar |date=March 25, 2023 |publisher=CNN |access-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325133048/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/weather/us-severe-storms-saturday/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author1=National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi |title=The Intense Mississippi Tornadoes of March 24, 2023 |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/498732c9fda04e6c85118c8e96e47de7 |website=ArcGIS StoryMaps |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923031603/https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/498732c9fda04e6c85118c8e96e47de7 |archive-date=23 September 2023 |language=English |format=StoryMap |date=22 September 2023 |url-status=live}}
March 26
Honduras switches its formal diplomatic recognition of "China" from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China.{{Cite news |last1=Cash |first1=Joe |last2=Palencia |first2=Gustavo |last3=Blanchard |first3=Ben |date=2023-03-26 |title=China opens ties with Honduras, Taiwan decries monetary demands |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/honduras-government-says-ending-diplomatic-ties-with-taiwan-2023-03-26/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607013344/https://www.reuters.com/world/honduras-government-says-ending-diplomatic-ties-with-taiwan-2023-03-26/ |url-status=live}}
2023 Israeli judicial reform protests: Large-scale spontaneous protests erupt across Israel in the wake of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing his defense minister who criticized the government's judicial overhaul plan.{{Cite news|title=Netanyahu fires defense minister Gallant for calling to stop judicial overhaul|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-03-26/ty-article/netanyahu-fires-defense-minister-gallant-for-calling-to-stop-judicial-overhaul/00000187-1f31-d4ca-afff-1f39e2be0000|date=26 March 2023|access-date=March 27, 2023|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326230726/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-03-26/ty-article/netanyahu-fires-defense-minister-gallant-for-calling-to-stop-judicial-overhaul/00000187-1f31-d4ca-afff-1f39e2be0000|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=Israel: mass protests after sacking of minister who opposed judicial overhaul|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/benjamin-netanyahu-fires-defence-minister-yoav-gallant-judicial-overhaul|date=26 March 2023|access-date=March 27, 2023|archive-date=March 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032000/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/benjamin-netanyahu-fires-defence-minister-yoav-gallant-judicial-overhaul|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Thousands of Israelis march on Benjamin Netanyahu's residence as tensions reach boiling point|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/26/israelis-break-past-security-barrier-near-benjamin-netanyahus/|date=26 March 2023|access-date=March 27, 2023|archive-date=March 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327034351/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/26/israelis-break-past-security-barrier-near-benjamin-netanyahus/|url-status=live}}
March 29
Brazil and China sign an agreement to trade in their own currencies, ceasing the usage of the United States dollar as an intermediary.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-30 |title=China, Brazil strike deal to ditch dollar for trade |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/china-brazil-strike-deal-to-ditch-dollar-for-trade |access-date=2023-07-21 |issn=0585-3923 |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402041137/https://www.straitstimes.com/world/china-brazil-strike-deal-to-ditch-dollar-for-trade |url-status=live}}
Burkina Faso formally resumes diplomatic relations with North Korea after suspending them in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Burkina Faso to resume diplomatic relations with North Korea |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/burkina-faso-to-resume-diplomatic-relations-with-north-korea/2859013 |access-date=2023-07-21 |publisher=Anadolu Angency |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403212929/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/burkina-faso-to-resume-diplomatic-relations-with-north-korea/2859013 |url-status=live}}
March 30 – The International Court of Justice rules that the United States violated its Treaty of Amity with Iran when it allowed its domestic courts to freeze assets held by Iranian companies.{{Cite news |last=Berg |first=Stephanie van den |date=2023-03-30 |title=World Court rules US illegally froze some Iranian assets |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/world-court-rule-iran-us-frozen-assets-claim-2023-03-30/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609055308/https://www.reuters.com/world/world-court-rule-iran-us-frozen-assets-claim-2023-03-30/ |url-status=live}}
March 31 – April 1 – A historic and widespread tornado outbreak occurs in the United States, killing 33 people, injuring more than 218 others, and caused over $5.4 billion in damage. This tornado outbreak produced 147 tornadoes, making it the third-largest tornado outbreak in history.{{cite web |author1=National Centers for Environmental Information |title=U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (1980-2023) |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/events.pdf |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817061729/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/events.pdf |archive-date=17 August 2023 |page=2 |date=July 2023 |url-status=live}}

= April =

April 2
The 2023 Bulgarian parliamentary election results in a GERB—SDS–PP–DB coalition government headed by Nikolai Denkov as prime minister, and ends two years of political deadlock.{{Cite news |date=April 4, 2023 |title=Ex-PM Borissov's GERB nudges ahead in Bulgarian election, partial results show |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ex-pm-borissovs-gerb-nudges-ahead-bulgarian-election-partial-results-2023-04-03/ |access-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403073826/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ex-pm-borissovs-gerb-nudges-ahead-bulgarian-election-partial-results-2023-04-03/ |url-status=live}}
The 2023 Montenegrin presidential election is held, with Jakov Milatović of the Europe Now! movement winning in the second round, becoming the first president not from the DPS party since the introduction of a multi-party system in 1990.[https://rtcg.me/predsjednickiizbori/413500/jakov-milatovic-ubjedljivo-pobijedio-dobio-601-odsto-glasova-djukanovic-399-.html Jakov Milatović ubjedljivo pobijedio: Dobio 60,1 odsto glasova, Đukanović 39,9 %] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403063242/https://www.rtcg.me/predsjednickiizbori/413500/jakov-milatovic-ubjedljivo-pobijedio-dobio-601-odsto-glasova-djukanovic-399-.html |date=April 3, 2023}}, RTCG, 2 April 2023
The 2023 Finnish parliamentary election is held, with the centre-right National Coalition led by Petteri Orpo receiving the most votes.{{Cite web |last=Karkkola |first=Minna |title=Näin Petteri Orpo laittaa hallitusneuvottelut käyntiin – Lähteekö viestejä SDP:lle tai PS:lle? |url=https://www.uusisuomi.fi/uutiset/nain-petteri-orpo-laittaa-hallitusneuvottelut-kayntiin-lahteeko-viesteja-sdplle-tai-pslle/d5fdecd9-d800-41b6-b61e-640322b60a77 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402211115/https://www.uusisuomi.fi/uutiset/nain-petteri-orpo-laittaa-hallitusneuvottelut-kayntiin-lahteeko-viesteja-sdplle-tai-pslle/d5fdecd9-d800-41b6-b61e-640322b60a77 |archive-date=2 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Uusi Suomi |date=April 2, 2023 |language=fi}}
The 2023 Andorran parliamentary election is held, with the ruling Democrats for Andorra led by Prime Minister Xavier Espot winning the majority of the seats.{{Cite web |url=https://electionguide.org/elections/id/4032/?%27report_type=upcoming |title=IFES Election Guide | Elections: Andorra General Council 2022 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225191004/https://electionguide.org/elections/id/4032/?%27report_type=upcoming |url-status=live}}

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April 4 – Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO, doubling the alliance's border with Russia.{{Cite news |date=2023-04-04 |title=Nato's border with Russia doubles as Finland joins |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65173043 |access-date=2023-04-04 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405214936/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65173043 |url-status=live}}
April 5 – Clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli police happen at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.{{Cite web |title=Israeli forces attack Palestinians in Al-Aqsa for second time |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/6/israeli-forces-attack-palestinians-in-al-aqsa-for-second-time |access-date=2023-05-10 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517100218/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/6/israeli-forces-attack-palestinians-in-al-aqsa-for-second-time |url-status=live}}
April 10 – Two document leaks from the Pentagon detailing foreign military aid relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine are leaked onto the Internet.{{Cite news |date=2023-04-11 |title=What the leaked Pentagon documents reveal – 8 key takeaways |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65238951 |access-date=2023-05-01 |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501192054/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65238951 |url-status=live}}
April 11 – Myanmar civil war: In the village of Pazigyi, at least 165 people are killed by the Myanmar Air Force during the opening celebrations of a People's Defence Force administration office.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=12 April 2023 |title=Myanmar's junta kills over 100 including women, children in a deadly airstrike on village: Report |language=en |work=India TV News |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/myanmar-junta-killed-over-more-than-100-including-women-children-live-updates-airstrike-village-kant-balu-sagaing-min-aung-hlaing-aung-san-suu-kyi-2023-04-12-862665 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-date=April 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412011424/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/myanmar-junta-killed-over-more-than-100-including-women-children-live-updates-airstrike-village-kant-balu-sagaing-min-aung-hlaing-aung-san-suu-kyi-2023-04-12-862665 |url-status=live}}
April 14 – Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival year of 2031.{{Cite news |date=14 April 2023 |title=Space mission to Jupiter's moons blasts off |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-65258309 |access-date=14 April 2023 |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629234242/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/science-environment-65258309 |url-status=live}}
April 15
Nuclear power in Germany ends after 50 years, with the closure of the final power plants.{{Cite web |last=Gauto |first=Anna |date=Apr 14, 2023 |title=Deutschland nimmt die letzten Atomkraftwerke vom Netz |url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/energie-atomkraft-konnte-die-versprechungen-nie-einloesen-deutschland-beendet-das-kernkraft-zeitalter/29085488.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413204045/https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/energie/energie-atomkraft-konnte-die-versprechungen-nie-einloesen-deutschland-beendet-das-kernkraft-zeitalter/29085488.html |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |website=Handelsblat |language=german}}Tagesschau.de: "[https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/atomausstieg-atomkraft-risiken-101.html Nukleare Risiken bleiben]" (German), April 13, 2023. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413195638/https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/atomausstieg-atomkraft-risiken-101.html |date=April 13, 2023}}.
File:Destroyed vehicles in southern Khartoum.png, Sudan, in the battle for the city amid the Sudanese civil war]] Fighting breaks out across Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The RSF captures Khartoum International Airport, and the presidential palace in Khartoum.{{Cite news |last1=Fulton |first1=Adam |last2=Holmes |first2=Oliver |date=2023-04-25 |title=Sudan conflict: why is there fighting and what is at stake in the region? |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/sudan-conflict-why-is-there-fighting-what-is-happening |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503000543/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/27/sudan-conflict-why-is-there-fighting-what-is-at-stake |archive-date=3 May 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}
April 19 – At least 90 people are killed and another 322 injured in a crowd crush during a Ramadan charity event in Sanaa, Yemen.{{Cite news |date=20 April 2023 |title=Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 78 |publisher=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-stampede-sanaa-ab3873de51fd74fc5f6f765a39a47d3d |access-date=20 April 2023 |archive-date=April 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420000024/https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-stampede-sanaa-ab3873de51fd74fc5f6f765a39a47d3d |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=20 April 2023 |title='People sacrificed their lives for just 10 dollars': At least 78 killed in Yemen crowd surge |publisher=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/middleeast/yemen-sanaa-crowd-surge-intl/index.html |access-date=20 April 2023 |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421171602/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/middleeast/yemen-sanaa-crowd-surge-intl/index.html |url-status=live}}
April 20 – SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time in a test flight from Texas. It explodes four minutes after launch.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Musk's SpaceX big rocket explodes on test flight |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65334810 |access-date=2023-04-20 |publisher=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420202244/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65334810 |url-status=live}}
April 21 – The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, representing a majority of the global Anglican population, reject the leadership of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as the head of global Anglicanism over his support for same-sex marriage.{{Cite web |title=The Gafcon Kigali communiqué in full |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/28-april/news/world/the-gafcon-kigali-communiqu%C3%A9-in-full |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Church Times |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520042800/https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/28-april/news/world/the-gafcon-kigali-communiqu%C3%A9-in-full |url-status=live}}
April 25 – A mass cult suicide is uncovered in Shakahola forest in Kenya. 429 followers of the Good News International Ministries are found in shallow graves throughout the forest, with over 613 people missing.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=25 April 2023 |title=Kenya starvation cult death toll hits 90 as morgues fill up: 'Nothing prepares you for shallow mass graves of children' |language=en |publisher=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-starvation-cult-death-toll-rises-child-graves-shakahola-forest-massacre/ |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426035813/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-starvation-cult-death-toll-rises-child-graves-shakahola-forest-massacre/ |url-status=live}}
April 29 – The 2023 Niuean general election is held and incumbent Dalton Tagelagi is re-elected as Premier of Niue.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Dalton Tagelagi re-elected premier of Niue |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/489641/dalton-tagelagi-re-elected-premier-of-niue |access-date=2023-07-20 |publisher=RNZ |language=en-nz |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510191055/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/489641/dalton-tagelagi-re-elected-premier-of-niue |url-status=live}}
April 30
The 2023 Paraguayan general election is held, with the Colorado Party candidate Santiago Peña being the president-elect of Paraguay, winning in a plurality.{{cite news|publisher=BBC Mundo|title=Elecciones en Paraguay: el oficialista Santiago Peña gana al opositor Efraín Alegre con una amplia ventaja y será el nuevo presidente|date=30 April 2023|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-65445095|language=es|access-date=May 1, 2023|archive-date=May 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501170035/https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-65445095|url-status=live}}
The second round of the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election is held; the Tāvini Huiraʻatira party wins a majority of seats.{{Cite web |last=Samoyeau |first=Antoine |title=La nouvelle composition de l'assemblée |url=https://www.tahiti-infos.com/La-nouvelle-composition-de-l-assemblee_a216883.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Tahiti Infos, les informations de Tahiti |language=fr |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512141847/https://www.tahiti-infos.com/La-nouvelle-composition-de-l-assemblee_a216883.html |url-status=live}} Moetai Brotherson, Tāvini Huiraʻatira's deputy leader, is elected President of French Polynesia.{{Cite web |last=Segalard |first=Thibault |title=Moetai Brotherson élu à la tête du Pays |url=https://www.tahiti-infos.com/Moetai-Brotherson-elu-a-la-tete-du-Pays_a217120.html |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Tahiti Infos, les informations de Tahiti |language=fr |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524151156/https://www.tahiti-infos.com/Moetai-Brotherson-elu-a-la-tete-du-Pays_a217120.html |url-status=live}}

= May =

May 1 – 2023 banking crisis: San Francisco-based First Republic Bank fails and is auctioned off by the US FDIC to JPMorgan Chase for $10.7 billion. The collapse surpasses March's collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to become the second largest in US history.{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Khristopher J. |last2=Dakss |first2=Brian |title=Troubled First Republic Bank seized and sold to JPMorgan Chase |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-republic-bank-fdic-jpmorgan-chase-control/ |publisher=CBS News |date=May 2023 |access-date=2 May 2023 |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503044332/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-republic-bank-fdic-jpmorgan-chase-control/ |url-status=live}}
May 3 –
A school shooting occurs in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite news |date=3 May 2023 |title=Belgrade shooting: Teen made 'kill list' for Serbia school attack |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65468404 |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503091248/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65468404 |archive-date=3 May 2023}} A second mass murder occurs the next day near Mladenovac and Smederevo.{{Cite web |last=Dragojlo |first=Saša |date=5 May 2023 |title=Second Mass Shooting in Two Days Stuns Serbia, Killing Eight |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2023/05/05/second-mass-shooting-in-two-days-stuns-serbia-killing-eight/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025172604/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/05/05/second-mass-shooting-in-two-days-stuns-serbia-killing-eight/ |url-status=live}} These events leave 19 people dead, causing the government to increase regulations on gun ownership{{Cite news |date=5 May 2023 |title=Factbox: How countries have legislated after mass shootings |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/how-countries-have-legislated-after-mass-shootings-2023-05-05/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025172555/https://www.reuters.com/world/how-countries-have-legislated-after-mass-shootings-2023-05-05/ |url-status=live}} and mass anti-government protests to begin.{{Cite web |last=Dragojlo |first=Saša |date=8 May 2023 |title=Serbia's Opposition Parties Call for Protest Following Mass Shootings |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2023/05/08/serbias-opposition-parties-call-for-protest-following-mass-shootings/ |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517225127/https://balkaninsight.com/2023/05/08/serbias-opposition-parties-call-for-protest-following-mass-shootings/ |url-status=live}}
2023–2025 Manipur violence: Ethnic violence erupts in the state of Manipur between the Kuki and Meitei people.
May 4 – A series of floods and landslides strikes villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in over 400 deaths.{{Cite web |date=7 May 2023 |title=DR Congo floods death toll surpasses 400 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/7/dr-congo-floods-death-toll-surpasses-200 |access-date=8 May 2023 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509021142/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/7/dr-congo-floods-death-toll-surpasses-200 |url-status=live}}
May 5 – The World Health Organization ends its declaration of COVID-19 being a global health emergency, but continues to refer to it as a pandemic.{{Cite news |date=5 May 2023 |title=WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency |publisher=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/health/who-ends-covid-health-emergency/index.html |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505143734/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/health/who-ends-covid-health-emergency/index.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=5 May 2023 |title=Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic |publisher=WHO |url=https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2023-statement-on-the-fifteenth-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-coronavirus-disease-(covid-19)-pandemic |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505135517/https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2023-statement-on-the-fifteenth-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-%282005%29-emergency-committee-regarding-the-coronavirus-disease-%28covid-19%29-pandemic |url-status=live}}

File:2023 Coronation Balcony.jpg and Camilla are crowned as King and Queen of the United Kingdom]]

May 6 – The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London.{{Cite web |title=Coronation on 6 May for King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63172425 |access-date=2022-10-10 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011170432/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63172425 |url-status=live}}
May 7 – Syria is readmitted into the Arab League after being suspended since 2011.{{Cite web |title=Arab League readmits Syria after 11-year absence |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/middleeast/arab-league-readmits-syria-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-05-07 |publisher=CNN |date=May 7, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508154903/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/middleeast/arab-league-readmits-syria-intl/index.html |url-status=live}}
May 9 – Cyclone Mocha forms in the Indian Ocean, killing over 400 people and injuring over 700 as it strikes Myanmar and Bangladesh.{{cite news |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/environment/cyclone-mocha-myanmar-government-claims-435-dead-appeals-for-international-aid-16688751.htm/ |title=Cyclone Mocha: Myanmar government claims 435 dead, appeals for international aid |date=May 17, 2023 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-date=May 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517113945/https://www.cnbctv18.com/environment/cyclone-mocha-myanmar-government-claims-435-dead-appeals-for-international-aid-16688751.htm |url-status=live}}
May 9–13 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is held in Liverpool, UK.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=Liverpool will host Eurovision 2023 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/liverpool-will-host-eurovision-2023 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514002441/https://eurovision.tv/story/liverpool-will-host-eurovision-2023 |url-status=live}} Swedish contestant Loreen wins with the song "Tattoo".{{Cite web |title=Sweden's Loreen has won Eurovision 2023! |url=https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-742949 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=May 13, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522075423/https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-742949 |url-status=live}}
May 11 – The World Health Organization ends its declaration of mpox being a global health emergency.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-11 |title=WHO declares Mpox no longer a global health emergency |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230511-who-declares-mpox-no-longer-a-global-health-emergency |access-date=2023-07-19 |publisher=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725154655/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230511-who-declares-mpox-no-longer-a-global-health-emergency |url-status=live}}
May 14
The 2023 Thai general election is held, with pro-democratic parties such as the Move Forward and Pheu Thai parties gaining a majority of seats in the House of Representatives while pro-military parties such as Palang Pracharat lost seats.{{Cite news |last1=Ratcliffe |first1=Rebecca |date=2023-05-14 |title=Thailand election 2023: opposition delivers crushing blow to military rule |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/15/thailand-election-2023-national-elections-opposition-parties-crushing-blow-military-rule-junta |access-date=2023-05-15 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514234106/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/15/thailand-election-2023-national-elections-opposition-parties-crushing-blow-military-rule-junta |url-status=live}}
The 49th G7 summit takes place in Hiroshima, Japan. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Japan on the second day of the summit.{{Cite web |title=Ukraine's President Zelenskyy attends the G7 summit in Japan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/5/20/g7-summit-live-news-ukraines-zelenskyy-set-to-arrive-in-japan |access-date=2023-05-20 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520095303/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/5/20/g7-summit-live-news-ukraines-zelenskyy-set-to-arrive-in-japan |url-status=live}}
May 21
The May 2023 Greek legislative election is held; the ruling New Democracy wins a plurality of seats in the Hellenic Parliament. Just days later, incumbent prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called for another snap election to be held in June.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-21 |title=Greek election: Centre-right Mitsotakis hails big win but wants majority |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65666261 |access-date=2023-05-21 |archive-date=May 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521233517/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65666261 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=24 May 2023 |title=Senior judge to lead Greek caretaker government until fresh June election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/24/greece-to-hold-fresh-elections-on-25-june |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621110700/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/24/greece-to-hold-fresh-elections-on-25-june |url-status=live}}
The 2023 East Timorese parliamentary election is held, with the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction and Fretilin parties receiving the most votes.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=East Timor's opposition party wins most seats in parliamentary election |url=https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-parliamentary-election-d0e4fcf786061f3bc49526ade399fdbe |access-date=2023-07-20 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711104639/https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-parliamentary-election-d0e4fcf786061f3bc49526ade399fdbe |url-status=live}} Xanana Gusmão is elected Prime Minister of East Timor.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-01 |title=East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister |url=https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-prime-minister-gusmao-9d3f254834da006a71e1597f361a33a5 |access-date=2023-07-20 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713011806/https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-prime-minister-gusmao-9d3f254834da006a71e1597f361a33a5 |url-status=live}}
May 24 – Canada and Saudi Arabia agree to restore full diplomatic relations after a breakdown in relations in 2018 over the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi.{{Cite news |last=Scherer |first=Steve |date=2023-05-25 |title=Canada and Saudi Arabia normalize diplomatic relations after 2018 split |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-saudi-arabia-appoint-new-ambassadors-end-2018-dispute-2023-05-24/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604133727/https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-saudi-arabia-appoint-new-ambassadors-end-2018-dispute-2023-05-24/ |url-status=live}}
May 25 – Russia and Belarus sign an agreement in Minsk allowing the stationing of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.{{Cite news |last1=Faulconbridge |first1=Guy |date=2023-05-26 |title=Russia moves ahead with deployment of tactical nukes in Belarus |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russia-belarus-sign-document-tactical-nuclear-weapon-deployment-belarus-2023-05-25/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705033741/https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russia-belarus-sign-document-tactical-nuclear-weapon-deployment-belarus-2023-05-25/ |url-status=live}}
May 27 – The second round of the 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election is held, with the ruling El Insaf Party receiving the most votes.{{cite web |title=My CENI Résultats 2023 |url=https://res-myceni.org/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=res-myceni.org |publisher=National Independent Election Commission |language=ar,fr |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528181545/https://res-myceni.org/ |url-status=live}}

File:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in January 2024 (cropped).jpg is re-elected as president of Turkey]]

May 28 – The second round of the 2023 Turkish presidential election is held; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan defeats Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu with 52.18% of the vote to win a third term as president.{{Cite news |author1=Gul Tuysuz |author2=Yusuf Gezer |author3=Tamara Qiblawi |date=2023-05-28 |title=Erdogan wins Turkish election, extending rule to third decade |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/europe/turkey-president-runoff-polls-erdogan-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530010132/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/europe/turkey-president-runoff-polls-erdogan-intl/index.html |url-status=live}}
May 31 – The 2023 Latvian presidential election is held; Edgars Rinkēvičs is elected the President of Latvia.{{Cite web |title=Edgars Rinkēvičs elected next President of Latvia |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/31.05.2023-edgars-rinkevics-elected-next-president-of-latvia.a510815/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=eng.lsm.lv |language=en |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629003411/https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/president/31.05.2023-edgars-rinkevics-elected-next-president-of-latvia.a510815/ |url-status=live}}

= June =

File: The wreckage of the three compartments of the Coromandel Express lies beside the line.jpg kills 296 people in Odisha, India]]

File:Затоплення у Херсоні.jpg of the Kakhovka Dam]]

June 2 – A train collision in Odisha, India results in at least 296 deaths and more than 1,200 others injured.{{cite news |author1=Abinaya V |author2=Jatindra Dash |title=At least 207 dead, 900 injured in massive train crash in Odisha, India |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/least-30-dead-179-injured-train-collision-eastern-india-reports-2023-06-02/ |access-date=2 June 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=2 June 2023 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602163304/https://www.reuters.com/world/india/least-30-dead-179-injured-train-collision-eastern-india-reports-2023-06-02/ |url-status=live}}
June 6
The 2023 Guinea-Bissau legislative election is held; the coalition Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, wins a majority of seats.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=PAI – Terra Ranka É A Grande Vencedora Das Legislativas, Com Cinquenta E Quatro Deputados |url=https://www.odemocratagb.com/?p=44844 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=O Democrata GB |language=pt-BR |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609165053/https://www.odemocratagb.com/?p=44844 |url-status=live}}
The 2023 Kuwaiti general election is held;{{Cite news |last= |date=2023-05-03 |title=Kuwait sets June 6 date for legislative elections, state news agency reports |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kuwait-sets-june-6-date-legislative-elections-kuna-2023-05-03/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725043455/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kuwait-sets-june-6-date-legislative-elections-kuna-2023-05-03/ |url-status=live}} following the annulment of the results of the 2022 snap elections by the Constitutional Court.{{Cite web |title=Kuwait court annuls 2022 parliamentary election – DW – 03/19/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/kuwait-court-annuls-2022-parliamentary-election/a-65039649 |access-date=2023-07-20 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |language=en |archive-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625001033/https://www.dw.com/en/kuwait-court-annuls-2022-parliamentary-election/a-65039649 |url-status=live}} 38 members retained their seats from the annulled 2022 session, while two returned from the dissolved 2020 session. Ten new MPs were elected for the first time.{{Cite web |last=الخلف |first=مازن |title=10 أعضاء جدد ومقعد واحد للمرأة في مجلس الأمة الجديد بالكويت.. دلالات وتساؤلات |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/politics/2023/6/7/%d9%81%d9%88%d8%b2-10-%d8%a3%d8%b9%d8%b6%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%ac%d8%af%d8%af-%d9%88%d9%85%d9%82%d8%b9%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%af-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%a3%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%84%d8%b3 |access-date=2023-07-20 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=ar |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720164207/https://www.aljazeera.net/politics/2023/6/7/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-10-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3 |url-status=live}}
Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Nova Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled region of Kherson is destroyed, threatening the region with devastating floodwaters.{{Cite news|date=6 June 2023|title=Russia has blown up major Ukrainian dam, says Kyiv|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65816109|access-date=6 June 2023|archive-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606064453/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65816109|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=6 June 2023|title=Russia-Ukraine war live: evacuations under way near Kherson after destruction of dam prompts flooding|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/06/russia-ukraine-war-live-dam-near-kherson-blown-up-by-russian-forces-ukrainian-military-says|access-date=6 June 2023|archive-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606042021/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/06/russia-ukraine-war-live-dam-near-kherson-blown-up-by-russian-forces-ukrainian-military-says|url-status=live}}
Due to smoke from wildfires in Canada, New York City in the United States is declared to have the worst air quality out of any city in the world.{{cite news |date=June 8, 2023 |title=New York City has the worst air quality in the world as smoke from Canadian wildfires rolls in |publisher=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/unhealthy-air-quality-canada-wildfires-live-updates-rcna88092 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921075647/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/unhealthy-air-quality-canada-wildfires-live-updates-rcna88092 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |quote=The air quality in New York City was the worst in the world Wednesday, according to IQAir.com, a tracking service.}}
June 11 – Honduras opens its first embassy in Beijing, China, after breaking off relations with Taiwan in March.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-11 |title=Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/honduras-opens-embassy-china-breaking-ties-taiwan-rcna88733 |access-date=2023-07-18 |publisher=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=July 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716115547/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/honduras-opens-embassy-china-breaking-ties-taiwan-rcna88733 |url-status=live}}
June 12 – Eritrea rejoins the Intergovernmental Authority on Development trade bloc after suspending its membership in 2007.{{Cite web |title=Eritrea rejoins East African bloc IGAD: Information minister – Africa – World |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/10/502874/World/Africa/Eritrea-rejoins-East-African-bloc-IGAD-Information.aspx |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Ahram Online |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719232433/https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/10/502874/World/Africa/Eritrea-rejoins-East-African-bloc-IGAD-Information.aspx |url-status=live}}
June 13 – At least 106 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State, Nigeria.{{Cite news|date=13 June 2023|title=Nigeria: At least 100 people killed after boat capsizes|work=Sky News|url=https://news.sky.com/story/nigeria-at-least-100-people-killed-after-boat-capsizes-12901819|access-date=14 June 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613200238/https://news.sky.com/story/nigeria-at-least-100-people-killed-after-boat-capsizes-12901819|url-status=live}}
June 14
Scientists report the creation of the first synthetic human embryo from stem cells, without the need for sperm or egg cells.{{cite news|title=Synthetic human embryos created in groundbreaking advance|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/14/synthetic-human-embryos-created-in-groundbreaking-advance|work=The Guardian|date=14 June 2023|access-date=14 June 2023|first=Hannah|last=Devlin|archive-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615085515/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jun/14/synthetic-human-embryos-created-in-groundbreaking-advance|url-status=live}}
At least 82 people die and 500 are reported missing after a boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of the Peloponnese.{{Cite web |title=Death toll in Greece refugee boat tragedy climbs to 59 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/14/seventeen-dead-after-boat-carrying-migrants-capsizes-off-greece |access-date=2023-06-15 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=June 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619074450/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/14/seventeen-dead-after-boat-carrying-migrants-capsizes-off-greece |url-status=live}}
June 18 – Titan submersible implosion: All five crew members of Titan, a deep-sea submersible exploring the wreck of the Titanic, are killed following a catastrophic implosion of the vessel.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65967464 |title=All five people on Titan sub dead after 'catastrophic implosion' |publisher=BBC News |date=22 June 2023 |access-date=22 June 2023 |archive-date=June 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622094614/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65967464 |url-status=live}}
June 19
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopts the High Seas Treaty, the first treaty aimed towards marine conservation in international waters.{{Cite web |last=Fortinsky |first=Sarah |date=2023-06-19 |title=UN adopts first treaty governing the high seas |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/4057169-un-adopts-first-treaty-governing-the-high-seas/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=The Hill |language=en-US |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705143810/https://thehill.com/policy/international/4057169-un-adopts-first-treaty-governing-the-high-seas/ |url-status=live}}
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates announce that they will restore diplomatic relations after relations were suspended during the Qatar diplomatic crisis.{{Cite web |title=UAE, Qatar reopen embassies after years-long diplomatic rift |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/19/uae-qatar-reopen-embassies-after-years-long-diplomatic-rift |access-date=2023-07-19 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714065314/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/19/uae-qatar-reopen-embassies-after-years-long-diplomatic-rift |url-status=live}}
June 20 – At least 46 people are killed after a riot between MS-13 and Barrio 18 gang members at a women's prison near Tegucigalpa, Honduras.{{Cite news |date=2023-06-20 |title='Monstrous murder': 46 women killed in Honduras prison riot |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/20/honduras-prison-riot-women-killed |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=June 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620221805/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/20/honduras-prison-riot-women-killed |url-status=live}}
June 23 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Wagner Group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, begins an armed conflict with the Russian military, seizing the city of Rostov-on-Don and portions of the Voronezh Oblast before withdrawing the next day, after a peace agreement brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wagner-chief-prigozhin-russia-truce-brokered-by-belarus/|title=Wagner chief Prigozhin says he's accepted truce brokered by Belarus – CBS News|date=June 24, 2023|publisher=CBS News|access-date=June 26, 2023|archive-date=June 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626124443/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wagner-chief-prigozhin-russia-truce-brokered-by-belarus/|url-status=live}}
June 25 – The June 2023 Greek legislative election is held; Kyriakos Mitsotakis becomes prime minister after his centre-right party, New Democracy, wins a majority of seats in the Greek parliament.{{Cite news |date=2023-06-25 |title=Greek elections: Mitsotakis hails conservative win as mandate for reform |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65997486 |access-date=2023-07-17 |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717150646/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65997486 |url-status=live}}
June 28 – The 2023 Sierra Leonean general election is held; Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party is re-elected president.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-27 |title=Sierra Leone's president wins second term without need for runoff, election commission announces |url=https://apnews.com/article/sierra-leone-bio-kamara-presidential-election-winner-7aa073252405a08fb78821548bdeb9bc |access-date=2023-07-17 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=July 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702104030/https://apnews.com/article/sierra-leone-bio-kamara-presidential-election-winner-7aa073252405a08fb78821548bdeb9bc |url-status=live}}
June 30 – The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to end MINUSMA, its peacekeeping mission in Mali.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=UN votes to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country's military junta |url=https://apnews.com/article/mali-un-peacekeeping-mission-end-operations-b1d91eb33ec2971711900bbaec785ad1 |access-date=2023-07-18 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718141019/https://apnews.com/article/mali-un-peacekeeping-mission-end-operations-b1d91eb33ec2971711900bbaec785ad1 |url-status=live}}

= July =

July 3
Indian oil refiners start payments for Russian oil imports in Chinese yuan as an alternative to the US dollar due to increasing sanctions against Russia.{{Cite news |last=Verma |first=Nidhi |date=2023-07-03 |title=Exclusive: India refiners start yuan payments for Russian oil imports |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/india-refiners-start-yuan-payments-russian-oil-imports-sources-2023-07-03/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722023631/https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/india-refiners-start-yuan-payments-russian-oil-imports-sources-2023-07-03/ |url-status=live}}
In the largest incursion by Israel into the West Bank since the Second Intifada, the Israeli military deploys ground forces and armed drones into the Jenin camp, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100. An attack claimed by Hamas as retaliation for the incursion, occurs in Tel Aviv the following day, injuring nine.{{cite news |last1=McKernan |first1=Bethan |last2=Beaumont |first2=Peter |date=3 July 2023 |title=Israel attacks Jenin in biggest West Bank incursion in 20 years |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/03/palestinians-killed-israeli-strike-west-bank-jenin |access-date=July 6, 2023 |archive-date=July 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706004629/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/03/palestinians-killed-israeli-strike-west-bank-jenin |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Beaumont |first=Peter |date=4 July 2023 |title=Nine injured in Tel Aviv ramming and stabbing attack |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/04/seven-injured-in-tel-aviv-ramming-and-stabbing-attack |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704121144/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/04/seven-injured-in-tel-aviv-ramming-and-stabbing-attack |url-status=live}}
July 4 – Iran joins the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, becoming the organization's ninth member.{{Cite news |last1=Kaushik |first1=Krishn |last2=Rajesh |first2=Y. P. |last3=Kaushik |first3=Krishn |date=2023-07-04 |title=SCO says not against any country as it expands reach, welcomes Iran |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/putin-xi-attend-virtual-sco-summit-hosted-by-indias-modi-2023-07-04/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713051551/https://www.reuters.com/world/india/putin-xi-attend-virtual-sco-summit-hosted-by-indias-modi-2023-07-04/ |url-status=live}}
July 8 – In the Netherlands, the governing coalition collapses and Prime Minister Mark Rutte announces his upcoming resignation.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-07 |title=Mark Rutte: Dutch coalition government collapses in migration row |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66139789 |access-date=2023-07-16 |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715100029/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66139789 |url-status=live}}
July 9
The 2023 Uzbek presidential election is held; Shavkat Mirziyoyev is re-elected president of Uzbekistan.{{Cite web |title=Uzbek president re-elected for seven-year term in snap election |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/10/uzbek-president-re-elected-for-seven-year-term-in-snap-election |access-date=2023-07-16 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en}}
New Zealand signs a free trade agreement with the European Union, increasing bilateral trade.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=European Union and New Zealand sign free trade deal that's expected to boost trade by up to 30% |url=https://apnews.com/article/euopean-union-new-zealand-free-trade-7f35faa4fc0fc555bc2e72d17bf25187 |access-date=2023-07-18 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718133225/https://apnews.com/article/euopean-union-new-zealand-free-trade-7f35faa4fc0fc555bc2e72d17bf25187 |url-status=live}}
July 10
China and the Solomon Islands sign a cooperation agreement between the People's Police and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force in an upgrade of bilateral relations.{{Cite news |last= |date=2023-07-11 |title=China, Solomon Islands sign policing pact in upgrade of ties |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-solomon-islands-agree-strategic-partnership-2023-07-10/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713150101/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-solomon-islands-agree-strategic-partnership-2023-07-10/ |url-status=live}}
The European Commission and the U.S. government sign a new data communication agreement aimed at resolving legal uncertainties that European and American companies face when transferring personal data.{{Cite news |last=Chee |first=Foo Yun |date=2023-07-10 |title=EU seals new US data transfer pact, but challenge likely |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-announces-new-us-data-transfer-pact-challenge-ahead-2023-07-10/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718112027/https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-announces-new-us-data-transfer-pact-challenge-ahead-2023-07-10/ |url-status=live}}
July 13 – Pita Limjaroenrat fails to become Prime Minister of Thailand in a National Assembly vote after forming a coalition with pro-democracy parties following the 2023 Thai general election.{{Cite magazine |date=2023-07-13 |title=Thai Parliament Blocks Pita in First Round of Prime Minister Selection |url=https://time.com/6294351/thailand-prime-minister-parliament-vote-pita/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}

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July 14 – SAG-AFTRA announces it will begin a strike against the major film and TV studios in protest of low compensation, ownership of work, and generative AI.{{Cite web |last=Whitten |first=Sarah |date=2023-07-13 |title=Actors union joins writers on strike, shutting down Hollywood |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/sag-actors-union-goes-on-strike-joining-hollywood-writers.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714111151/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/sag-actors-union-goes-on-strike-joining-hollywood-writers.html |url-status=live}}
July 19 – Typhoon Doksuri forms in the eastern Pacific Ocean, going on to kill 137 people in Southeast Asia.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-24 |title=Doksuri to gain super typhoon strength as it hurls towards China |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/doksuri-gain-super-typhoon-strength-it-hurls-towards-china-2023-07-24/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005114140/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/doksuri-gain-super-typhoon-strength-it-hurls-towards-china-2023-07-24/ |url-status=live}}
July 20–August 20 – The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is held in Australia and New Zealand. In the final, Spain wins 1–0 against England.{{Cite news |last=Pal |first=Alasdair |date=2023-08-21 |title=Spain defeat England in final of record-breaking Women's World Cup |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/england-spain-final-round-off-record-breaking-womens-world-cup-2023-08-20/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821075833/https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/england-spain-final-round-off-record-breaking-womens-world-cup-2023-08-20/ |url-status=live}}
July 20 – Bolivia and Iran sign a memorandum of understanding, in an upgrade of bilateral relations, expanding cooperation in the security and defense sectors.{{Cite web |title=Iran, Bolivia sign deal on expanding defense, security cooperation-Xinhua |url=https://english.news.cn/20230720/a5ee3e0451b14224b6cbc87080eedaeb/c.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=english.news.cn |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720170230/https://english.news.cn/20230720/a5ee3e0451b14224b6cbc87080eedaeb/c.html |url-status=live}}
July 21 – The films Barbie and Oppenheimer open, while being paired as a major internet and cultural event, Barbenheimer.{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=July 10, 2023 |title=Barbieheimer: It's black. It's pink. It's more meaningful than you think |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/23789864/barbenheimer-barbieheimer-barbie-oppenheimer-release-memes-double-feature |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710223328/https://www.vox.com/culture/23789864/barbenheimer-barbieheimer-barbie-oppenheimer-release-memes-double-feature |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=Vox |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Everything to know about Barbieheimer, the summer's hottest trend |url=https://ew.com/movies/barbieheimer-everything-to-know/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201140022/https://ew.com/movies/barbieheimer-everything-to-know/ |archive-date=1 December 2023 |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Enertainment Weekly |language=en}}

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July 23
2023 Greece wildfires: Tens of thousands of tourists flee Rhodes, Greece, amid wildfires and a major heatwave, in what officials say is the largest evacuation in the country's history.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-23 |title=Greece carries out its biggest ever evacuation as wildfires rage on Rhodes |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/23/high-winds-expected-to-impede-fight-wildfires-in-rhodes |access-date=2023-07-23 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723205457/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/23/high-winds-expected-to-impede-fight-wildfires-in-rhodes |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=2023-07-23 |title=Greece fires: Warning Rhodes fires could worsen as thousands flee homes and hotels |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66279520 |access-date=2023-07-23 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723185635/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66279520 |url-status=live}}
Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France for the second consecutive time.{{cite news |date=23 July 2023 |title=Vingegaard completes second Tour de France win as Meeus takes final stage |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/23/jonas-vingegaard-cruises-to-tour-de-france-victory-despite-pogacar-move |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723223811/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/23/jonas-vingegaard-cruises-to-tour-de-france-victory-despite-pogacar-move |url-status=live}}
The 2023 Cambodian general election is held, with the dominant Cambodian People's Party retaining control of every seat in the National Assembly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501103479/date-of-2023-national-assembly-election-announced/|title=Date of 2023 National Assembly election announced|work=Khmer Times|date=29 June 2022|access-date=29 June 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/cambodias-ruling-party-endorses-pm-hun-sens-son-future-leader-2021-12-24/|title=Cambodia's ruling party endorses PM's son as future leader|publisher=Reuters|date=24 December 2021|access-date=4 January 2022|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224100518/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/cambodias-ruling-party-endorses-pm-hun-sens-son-future-leader-2021-12-24/|url-status=live}}
The 2023 Spanish general election is held, with the People's Party becoming the largest party in the Congress of Deputies.{{cite news |last=Cué |first=Carlos E. |date=29 May 2023 |title=Pedro Sánchez adelanta las elecciones generales al 23 de julio ante el fiasco de las autonómicas |language=es |trans-title=Pedro Sánchez advances general elections to 23 July after the fiasco of the autonomous community elections |newspaper=El País |url=https://elpais.com/espana/2023-05-29/sanchez-adelanta-las-elecciones-al-23-de-julio-ante-el-fiasco-de-las-autonomicas.html |access-date=29 May 2023 |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529093226/https://elpais.com/espana/2023-05-29/sanchez-adelanta-las-elecciones-al-23-de-julio-ante-el-fiasco-de-las-autonomicas.html |url-status=live}}

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July 26 – President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger is toppled in a coup d'état after members of his presidential guard and the armed forces seize control of the country and install General Abdourahamane Tchiani as leader of a military junta.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66320895|title=Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV|publisher=BBC News|date=July 26, 2023|access-date=July 27, 2023|archive-date=July 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727000929/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66320895|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Berriault |first=Lea |date=2023-09-18 |title=Niger at the heart of the Sahel crisis |url=https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/niger-sahel/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=GIS Reports |language=en-US |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203110242/https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/niger-sahel/ |url-status=live}}
July 30 – 63 people are killed and over 200 are injured after a suicide bombing occurs in Khar, Pakistan; the Islamic State – Khorasan Province claims responsibility for the attack.{{Cite web |date=2 August 2023 |title=Pakistan suicide bombing death toll rises to 63 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/pakistan-suicide-bombing-death-toll-rises-to-63 |publisher=Al Jazeera English|access-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802193253/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/2/pakistan-suicide-bombing-death-toll-rises-to-63 |url-status=live}}

= August =

August 1 – Global warming: The world's oceans reach a new record high temperature of {{convert|20.96|C|F}}, exceeding the previous record in 2016. July is also the hottest month on record for globally averaged surface air temperatures by a considerable margin ({{convert|0.3|C|F}}).{{Cite news |title=Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66387537 |date=4 August 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804080821/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66387537 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=These places baked the most during Earth's hottest month on record |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/08/02/july-hottest-month-global-temperatures/ |date=2 August 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906234234/https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/08/02/july-hottest-month-global-temperatures/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=July 2023 is set to be the hottest month on record |publisher=World Meteorological Organization |url=https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/july-2023-set-be-hottest-month-record |date=31 July 2023 |access-date=5 August 2023}}
The joint venture Centura Health split up as AdventHealth and CommonSpirit Health parted ways.{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/adventhealth-renames-hospitals-as-centura-health-partnership-with-commonspirit-ends|title=AdventHealth renames hospitals as partnership with CommonSpirit ends|last=Gooch|first=Kelly|date=August 1, 2023|magazine=Becker's Hospital Review|url-access=subscription|access-date=January 10, 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2023/08/02/centura-hospitals-rebrand.html|title=AdventHealth, CommonSpirit Health rebrand with end of Centura|last=Romano|first=Analisa|date=August 2, 2023|newspaper=Denver Business Journal|url-access=subscription|access-date=January 10, 2025}}

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August 8 – 2023 Hawaii wildfires: 17,000 acres of land are burned and at least 101 people are killed, with two others missing, when a series of wildfires break out on the island of Maui in Hawaii.{{cite news |title=Maui police confirm identity of 101st wildfire victim, a 76-year-old who boated from California in the 1970s |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/maui-police-confirm-identity-101st-wildfire-victim-76-year-old-who-boated-from-california-1970s |publisher=Fox News |date=February 14, 2024 |agency=The Associated Press |access-date=13 March 2024}}
August 10 – Tapestry, the holding company of Coach New York and Kate Spade, announces it will acquire Michael Kors' Capri Holdings, which also owns Versace and Jimmy Choo.{{Cite web |last=Valinsky |first=Jordan |date=2023-08-10 |title=Coach and Versace's parent companies are combining in an $8.5 billion deal {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/investing/tapestry-capri-acquisition/index.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018191148/https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/investing/tapestry-capri-acquisition/index.html |url-status=live}}
August 16–21 – Hurricane Hilary, a Category 4 Pacific Hurricane, strikes the Baja California peninsula and later causes record flooding in Southern California.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-20 |title=Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars |url=https://apnews.com/article/hilary-tropical-storm-flooding-california-mexico-f89aeddeb62d55c935699ac81ca85f1d |access-date=2023-08-22 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822134547/https://apnews.com/article/hilary-tropical-storm-flooding-california-mexico-f89aeddeb62d55c935699ac81ca85f1d |url-status=live}}
August 18 – American–Japanese–Korean trilateral pact: The United States, Japan, and South Korea agree to sign a trilateral pact.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/politics/biden-japan-south-korea-sum.html |title=Biden Welcomes Japanese and South Korean Leaders to Camp David Summit |date=18 August 2023 |last=Baker |first=Peter |work=The New York Times |access-date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=August 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819064829/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/politics/biden-japan-south-korea-sum.html |url-status=live}}
August 20 – 2023 Guatemalan presidential election: After two rounds of voting, Bernardo Arévalo of Semilla is elected with 58% of the vote.{{Cite news |last=Judt |first=Daniel |date=2023-08-22 |title=Bernardo Arévalo's Unexpected Victory Brings Guatemala Another Democratic Spring |language=en-US |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/world/bernardo-arevalo-guatemala-election/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |issn=0027-8378 |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822154305/https://www.thenation.com/article/world/bernardo-arevalo-guatemala-election/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Simon |last2=García |first2=Jody |date=2023-08-21 |title=Anticorruption Crusader Wins in Guatemala, in Rebuke to Establishment |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/world/americas/arevalo-wins-election-guatemala.html |access-date=2023-08-22 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822154305/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/20/world/americas/arevalo-wins-election-guatemala.html |url-status=live}}

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August 21
2023 Canadian wildfires: 68% of the Northwest Territories are forced to evacuate to other parts of the country due to wildfires.{{Cite news |last1=O'Neill |first1=Natasha |last2=Otis |first2=Daniel |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Military deploys 350 soldiers to Northwest Territories, 68 per cent of population evacuated |publisher=CTV News |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/military-deploys-350-soldiers-to-northwest-territories-68-per-cent-of-population-evacuated-1.6527811 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906171003/https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/military-deploys-350-soldiers-to-northwest-territories-68-per-cent-of-population-evacuated-1.6527811 |archive-date=September 6, 2023}}
Saudi Arabia is accused of mass killing hundreds of African migrants attempting to cross its border with Yemen.{{Cite news |title=Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards – report |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66545787 |date=21 August 2023 |access-date=21 August 2023 |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821090934/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66545787 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title='Fired on like rain': Saudi border guards accused of mass killings of Ethiopians |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/aug/21/fired-on-like-rain-saudi-border-guards-accused-of-mass-killings-of-ethiopians |date=21 August 2023 |access-date=21 August 2023 |archive-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821084151/https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/aug/21/fired-on-like-rain-saudi-border-guards-accused-of-mass-killings-of-ethiopians |url-status=live}}
August 22 – Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand after 15 years of political exile.{{cite news |last1=Head |first1=Jonathan |title=Thaksin Shinawatra: Former Thailand PM jailed after return from exile |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66577725 |access-date=23 August 2023 |publisher=BBC News |date=22 August 2023}}
August 23
India's Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first spacecraft to land near the south pole of the Moon, carrying a lunar lander named Vikram and a lunar rover named Pragyan.{{Cite news |title=India makes history as Chandrayaan-3 lands near Moon's south pole |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-india-66576580 |date=23 August 2023 |access-date=23 August 2023 |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823114540/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-india-66576580 |url-status=live}}
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder Dmitry Utkin and eight others{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-08-23-23/h_7fad337568d6a8b1188bdb5512584868 |title=Russian transport agency says Prigozhin was on board plane that crashed |date=23 August 2023 |last=Knight |first=Mariya |publisher=CNN |access-date=24 August 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-08-23-23/h_e0c870b779d2c84274c7a0dcd82d1b8b |title=Wagner-linked social media channel says Prigozhin has been killed |date=23 August 2023 |last1=Krebs |first1=Katharina |last2=Pennington |first2=Josh |last3=Knight |first3=Mariya |publisher=CNN |access-date=24 August 2023 |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824050903/https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-08-23-23/h_e0c870b779d2c84274c7a0dcd82d1b8b |url-status=live}} are killed when their plane crashes in Russia.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66599733|title=Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia|publisher=BBC News|date=August 23, 2023|access-date=August 23, 2023|archive-date=August 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823171520/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66599733|url-status=live}}
August 30 – Following the announcement of incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba's reelection as President of Gabon after the 2023 presidential election, the military launches a successful coup d'état and creates the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions to govern the country, ending the rule of the Bongo family after 56 years in power.{{cite news |date=30 August 2023 |title=Gabon military officers claim to have seized power after election |language=en |publisher=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/30/africa/gabon-military-officers-say-power-seized-election-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830064634/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/30/africa/gabon-military-officers-say-power-seized-election-intl-hnk/index.html |archive-date=30 August 2023}}
August 31 – 2023 Johannesburg building fire: 77 people are killed and more than 85 are injured in a fire in a building that had been taken over by gangs who rented it out to squatters.{{Cite news |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2023-09-01 |title=Sniffer dogs search for clues in ashes of deadly South African fire |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sniffer-dogs-search-clues-ashes-deadly-south-african-fire-2023-09-01/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903080650/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sniffer-dogs-search-clues-ashes-deadly-south-african-fire-2023-09-01/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Allison |first1=Simon |last2=Sullivan |first2=Helen |date=2023-08-31 |title=At least 73 killed as fire engulfs five-storey building in Johannesburg |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/31/johannesburg-south-africa-building-fire-deaths |access-date=2023-09-05 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=August 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831153317/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/31/johannesburg-south-africa-building-fire-deaths |url-status=live}}

= September =

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September 1 – 2023 Singaporean presidential election: Economist and former deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is elected president with a vote share of over 70%.{{cite news |title=PE 2023: Ng Kok Song concedes defeat to Tharman after 'clear result' in sample count |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/pe-2023-ng-kok-song-concedes-defeat-tharman-after-clear-result-sample-count-2245601 |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=Today |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901155819/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/pe-2023-ng-kok-song-concedes-defeat-tharman-after-clear-result-sample-count-2245601 |url-status=live}}
September 2 – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1, India's first solar observation mission.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-01 |title=Aditya-L1: India successfully launches its first mission of the Sun |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66643805 |access-date=2023-09-04 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902182110/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66643805 |url-status=live}}
September 8 – October 28 – The 2023 Rugby World Cup is held in France and is won by South Africa who beat New Zealand in the final at the Stade de France, claiming a record fourth Rugby World Cup title.{{Cite web|date=January 15, 2021|title=Australia up to host mini rugby World Cup|url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/30718815/australia-host-mini-rugby-world-cup|access-date=January 21, 2020|publisher=ESPN|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129000613/https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/30718815/australia-host-mini-rugby-world-cup|url-status=live}}
September 8 – 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake: A 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Marrakesh–Safi province in western Morocco, killing at least 2,960 people and damaging historic buildings.{{cite news |last1=Kasraoui |first1=Safaa |title=Morocco's Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 2,960 |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/09/357935/moroccos-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-2-960 |access-date=4 October 2023 |publisher=Morocco World News |date=27 September 2023 |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005114141/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/09/357935/moroccos-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-2-960 |url-status=live}}
September 9 – At the 18th G20 summit in New Delhi, the African Union is announced as the 21st permanent member of the G20.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-09 |title=G20 includes African Union in historic decision |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-66724117 |access-date=2023-09-09 |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909055827/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-66724117 |url-status=live}}
September 10 – Storm Daniel, a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone, kills at least 5,000 people, with a further 10,000 to 100,000 reported missing. In the city of Derna in Libya, two dams collapse, resulting in a quarter of the city being destroyed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/powerful-storm-rolls-through-eastern-libya-killing-least-three-2023-09-11/|title=Eastern Libya authorities say 2,000 dead in flood, thousands missing|first=Ayman|last=Werfali|date=September 12, 2023|publisher=Reuters|access-date=September 11, 2023|archive-date=September 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911205330/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/powerful-storm-rolls-through-eastern-libya-killing-least-three-2023-09-11/|url-status=live}}
September 14 – The European Central Bank (ECB) raises eurozone interest rates to an all-time high of 4%, amid ongoing inflationary pressures across the continent.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-14 |title=Eurozone interest rates raised to all-time high |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66805855 |access-date=2023-09-14 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914224609/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66805855 |url-status=live}}
September 19 – Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Armenia-backed Republic of Artsakh, which ends with a swift Azerbaijani victory.{{Cite web |last=Kirby |first=Paul |date=2023-09-19 |title=Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66851975 |access-date=2023-09-19 |publisher=BBC News |language=en-US |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919112712/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66851975 |url-status=live}} Protests erupt in Armenia, Artsakh announces the dissolution of government institutions, and over 100,000 ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-28 |title=Why this week's mass exodus from embattled Nagorno-Karabakh reflects decades of animosity |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/nagornokarabakh-ap-armenia-azerbaijan-people-b2420471.html |access-date=2023-09-29 |work=The Independent |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929104250/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/nagornokarabakh-ap-armenia-azerbaijan-people-b2420471.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=28 September 2023 |title=Separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh says it will dissolve itself by January 2024 |language=en |publisher=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan-armenia-separatist-government-689e9e437f60a92eaca2523d57bc3d42 |url-status=live |access-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928072944/https://apnews.com/article/nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan-armenia-separatist-government-689e9e437f60a92eaca2523d57bc3d42 |archive-date=28 September 2023}}
September 20 – Archaeologists in Zambia find the world's oldest wooden structure, dating back 476,000 years, consisting of two interlocking wooden logs connected by a notch securing one perpendicular to the other.{{Cite web |title=World's oldest wooden structure found in Zambia – DW – 09/20/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/worlds-oldest-wooden-structure-found-in-zambia/a-66878895 |access-date=2023-09-20 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |language=en |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921015344/https://www.dw.com/en/worlds-oldest-wooden-structure-found-in-zambia/a-66878895 |url-status=live}}
September 21 – Rupert Murdoch announces his retirement and passes his businesses on to his son Lachlan. Murdoch led News Corp and Fox, and formerly Sky Group.{{Cite news |date=2011-07-08 |title=Who is Rupert Murdoch? |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-14078128 |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921234623/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-14078128 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=Rupert Murdoch stepping down as chairman of News Corp. and Fox – CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rupert-murdoch-stepping-down-news-corp-fox-chairman/ |access-date=2023-09-21 |publisher=CBS News |language=en-US |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921191618/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rupert-murdoch-stepping-down-news-corp-fox-chairman/ |url-status=live}}
September 24 – 2023 Nigerien crisis: French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will end its military presence in Niger and will recall its ambassador from the country.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/france-niger-military-ambassador-coup-0e866135cd49849ba4eb4426346bffd5|title=President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger, pull its ambassador after coup|date=September 24, 2023|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=September 25, 2023|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925131356/https://apnews.com/article/france-niger-military-ambassador-coup-0e866135cd49849ba4eb4426346bffd5|url-status=live}}
September 25 – An estimated 170 people are killed and over 300 are injured during an explosion at a gas station in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-29 |title=Death toll in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot blast jumps to 170 |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66958338 |access-date=2023-09-30 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930005849/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66958338 |url-status=live}}
September 30 – 2023 Slovak parliamentary election: Smer, under the leadership of former prime minister Robert Fico, wins a plurality of seats in the National Council.{{Cite news |last1=Lopatka |first1=Jan |last2=Hovet |first2=Jason |date=2023-10-01 |title=Slovakia's poll winner defies European consensus on Ukraine |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovak-party-ps-says-it-will-still-try-form-coalition-after-fico-win-2023-10-01/ |access-date=2023-10-01 |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001145029/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovak-party-ps-says-it-will-still-try-form-coalition-after-fico-win-2023-10-01/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Slovakia election: Strongman Robert Fico's return to power – DW – 10/01/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-election-strongman-robert-ficos-return-to-power/a-66974208 |access-date=2023-10-01 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |language=en |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001145523/https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-election-strongman-robert-ficos-return-to-power/a-66974208 |url-status=live}}

= October =

October 3
Elected on January 8,{{Cite web |last=Kasperowicz |first=Peter |date=January 7, 2023 |title=Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker in 15th floor vote after days of high drama |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-late-night-mulligan-elected-house-speaker-vote |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614063827/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-late-night-mulligan-elected-house-speaker-vote |archive-date=June 14, 2023 |access-date=January 7, 2023 |publisher=Fox News}} Kevin McCarthy is removed as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,{{Cite magazine |last1=Racker |first1=Mini |date=October 3, 2023 |title=Why House Democrats Refused to Save McCarthy |url=https://time.com/6320202/house-democrats-refused-save-kevin-mccarthy/ |url-status=live |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004044919/https://time.com/6320202/house-democrats-refused-save-kevin-mccarthy.html |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |access-date=October 3, 2023}} with Mike Johnson being elected new Speaker on October 25.{{Cite web |author1=Mike Hayes |author2=Kaanita Iyer |author3=Elise Hammond |date=October 25, 2023 |title=Rep. Mike Johnson voted new House speaker {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-vote-10-25-23/index.html |access-date=October 25, 2023 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=25 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025184503/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-vote-10-25-23/index.html |url-status=live}}
Sam Bankman-Fried, an American entrepreneur and founder of cryptocurrency exchange company FTX, is put on trial and later convicted on 7 charges of fraud and conspiracy. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison on March 28, 2024.{{cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/02/sam-bankman-fried-found-guilty-on-all-seven-criminal-fraud-counts.html |title=Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven criminal fraud counts |publisher=CNBC |date=2 November 2023}}
October 5 – November 19 – The 2023 Cricket World Cup is held in India, with Australia defeating India in the final.{{Cite news |last1=Aldred |first1=Tanya |last2=Smyth |first2=Rob |last3=Aldred (earlier) |first3=Tanya |last4=Smyth (later) |first4=Rob |date=2023-11-19 |title=Australia win Cricket World Cup after beating India by six wickets in final – as it happened |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/nov/19/india-vs-australia-live-cricket-world-cup-final-2023-score-ind-v-aus-icc-match-news-updates- |access-date=2023-11-20 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120051824/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/nov/19/india-vs-australia-live-cricket-world-cup-final-2023-score-ind-v-aus-icc-match-news-updates- |url-status=live}}
October 7
Gaza war: Hamas launches an incursion into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and taking about 240 hostages,{{Cite web |last=Boxerman |first=Aaron |date=12 November 2023 |title=What We Know About the Death Toll in Israel From the Hamas-Led Attacks |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/world/middleeast/israel-death-toll-hamas-attack.html |website=The New York Times}} prompting a military response from the Israel Defense Forces.{{cite news |title=Live updates: Militants infiltrate Israel from Gaza as Hamas claims major rocket attack |url=https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/al-aqsa-storm-militants-infiltrate-israel-after-gaza-rockets-10-07-intl-hnk/index.html |date=7 October 2023 |publisher=CNN |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=October 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007075445/https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/al-aqsa-storm-militants-infiltrate-israel-after-gaza-rockets-10-07-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live}} Israel launches numerous air strikes on Lebanon after rockets are fired by Hezbollah and further attempts are made to penetrate Israel.{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Israel shells south Lebanon after Palestinian militants crossed into Israel |url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/300869 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Naharnet |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009202156/https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/300869 |url-status=live}}
A series of earthquakes occur in Herat Province in Afghanistan, killing over 1,000 people and injuring nearly 2,000, with tremors felt in Iran and Turkmenistan. The earthquakes are the deadliest in the country since 1998.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-07 |title=Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000 |url=https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-herat-afghanistan-ba6f50c0cd0590f179756077f5f01393 |access-date=2023-10-22 |publisher=Associated Press |archive-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008051155/https://apnews.com/article/earthquake-herat-afghanistan-ba6f50c0cd0590f179756077f5f01393 |url-status=live}}
October 8 – Israel's Security Cabinet formally declares war for the first time since the Yom Kippur War in 1973.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-hamas-hezbollah-1.6990466 |title=Israel formally declares war, approves 'significant' steps to retaliate for Hamas attack |access-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008232028/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-hamas-hezbollah-1.6990466 |url-status=live}}
October 11 – ExxonMobil announces it will acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for $65 billion USD, the first of two major energy industry acquisitions of the month. The second occurs less than two weeks later on 23 October, where Hess announces it will be acquired by Chevron for $50 billion.{{Cite web |last=Clifford |first=Catherine |date=2023-10-25 |title=Why Exxon and Chevron are doubling down on fossil fuel energy with big acquisitions |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/25/why-exxon-chevron-are-doubling-down-on-fossil-fuel-energy.html |access-date=2023-10-25 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026014149/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/25/why-exxon-chevron-are-doubling-down-on-fossil-fuel-energy.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=US energy giant Chevron to acquire Hess – DW – 10/23/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/us-energy-giant-chevron-to-acquire-hess/a-67185506 |access-date=2023-10-25 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024021623/https://www.dw.com/en/us-energy-giant-chevron-to-acquire-hess/a-67185506 |url-status=live}}
October 13 – After British regulators' approval, Microsoft closes its $68.7 billion USD acquisition of Activision Blizzard.{{Cite news |last1=Sandle |first1=Paul |last2=Shabong |first2=Yadarisa |last3=Soni |first3=Aditya |date=2023-10-13 |title=Microsoft closes $69 billion Activision deal after Britain's nod |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/uk-antitrust-regulator-clears-microsofts-acquisition-activision-2023-10-13/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029090821/https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/uk-antitrust-regulator-clears-microsofts-acquisition-activision-2023-10-13/ |url-status=live}}
October 14
2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum: A majority of Australians vote against establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the constitution.{{cite news|last=Higgins|first=Isabella|date=14 October 2023|title=After a rocky referendum campaign, it's time for Australians to decide whether a Voice to Parliament belongs in the constitution|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-14/australians-prepare-to-vote-on-voice-to-parliament-referendum/102974498|publisher=ABC News|location=|access-date=14 October 2023|archive-date=October 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021130438/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-14/australians-prepare-to-vote-on-voice-to-parliament-referendum/102974498|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Briggs|first=Casey|date=14 October 2023|title=ABC projection: The Voice referendum has been defeated|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-14/live-updates-voice-to-parliament-referendum-latest-news/102969568#live-blog-post-53268|publisher=ABC News|location=|access-date=14 October 2023|archive-date=October 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021045855/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-14/live-updates-voice-to-parliament-referendum-latest-news/102969568#live-blog-post-53268|url-status=live}}
2023 New Zealand general election: The National Party wins a plurality of seats under leader Christopher Luxon, while the Labour Party suffers the worst result for an incumbent ruling party in modern New Zealand history.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-14 |title=New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as premier after 6 years of liberal rule |url=https://apnews.com/article/new-zealand-election-luxon-hipkins-ardern-9309fc1816569adac27efe0e7ec77c25 |access-date=2023-10-14 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=October 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014135238/https://apnews.com/article/new-zealand-election-luxon-hipkins-ardern-9309fc1816569adac27efe0e7ec77c25 |url-status=live}}
October 15
In the second round of the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, Daniel Noboa of the National Democratic Action is elected as the youngest-ever President of Ecuador.{{cite news |date=15 October 2023 |title=Daniel Noboa, presidente electo de Ecuador con el 87% de actas escrutadas |work=Metro Ecuador |url=https://www.metroecuador.com.ec/noticias/2023/10/16/daniel-noboa-el-presidente-electo-de-ecuador-con-el-87-de-actas-escrutadas/ |access-date=15 October 2023 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016054017/https://www.metroecuador.com.ec/noticias/2023/10/16/daniel-noboa-el-presidente-electo-de-ecuador-con-el-87-de-actas-escrutadas/ |url-status=live}}
2023 Polish parliamentary election: The Law and Justice party wins the most seats, but loses its majority,{{Cite web |date=2023-10-15 |title=Opposition wins Polish election, according to exit poll |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/opposition-wins-polish-election-according-to-exit-poll-poland-kaczynski-duda-tusk-election-rule-of-law/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015191532/https://www.politico.eu/article/opposition-wins-polish-election-according-to-exit-poll-poland-kaczynski-duda-tusk-election-rule-of-law/ |archive-date=2023-10-15 |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Politico |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Picheta |first=Rob |date=2023-10-15 |title=Poland's opposition has path to oust populist ruling party, exit poll shows |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/15/europe/poland-election-voting-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015152206/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/15/europe/poland-election-voting-intl/index.html |archive-date=2023-10-15 |access-date=2023-10-15 |publisher=CNN |language=en}} with its incumbent president Mateusz Morawiecki being succeeded by the Civic Platform party's Donald Tusk on 13 December.{{cite news |title=Donald Tusk elected as Polish prime minister |date=11 December 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67681940 |publisher=BBC News}}

File:Donald Tusk KPRM HQ 2023.jpg is elected as the Polish prime minister]]

October 17 – An explosion occurs at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, where displaced Palestinians are taking refuge. Many fatalities are reported, but estimates vary significantly, from 100 to as many as 471, depending on the source.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-17 |title=After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-biden-rafah-e062825a375d9eb62e95509cab95b80c |access-date=2023-10-20 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017144838/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-biden-rafah-e062825a375d9eb62e95509cab95b80c |url-status=live}}
October 22 – 2023 Swiss federal election: The Swiss People's Party retains its majority in the National Council.{{Cite act|type=Circular|index=FF 2022 802547|date=19 October 2022|title=Circulaire du Conseil fédéral aux gouvernements cantonaux concernant les élections pour le renouvellement intégral du Conseil national du 22 octobre 2023|trans-title=Circular of the Federal Council to the cantonal governments regarding the elections for the full renewal of the National Council of 22 October 2023|url=https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/fga/2022/2547/fr|language=French}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010113155/https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/fga/2022/2547/fr |date=October 10, 2023}}
October 25
Hurricane Otis, an eastern Pacific tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Mexico near Acapulco, leaving at least 80 dead. It is the most powerful Eastern Pacific hurricane to make landfall in Mexico, with the highest winds reaching 165 mph, surpassing Hurricane Patricia's landfall in 2015.{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Matt |date=2023-10-27 |title=Hurricane Otis hits Mexico and continues with category 5 intensity |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/27/hurricane-otis-the-eastern-pacifics-first-inland-category-5-storm |access-date=2023-10-27 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027131909/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/27/hurricane-otis-the-eastern-pacifics-first-inland-category-5-storm |url-status=live}}
40-year-old Robert Card shoots and kills 18 people at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, making it one of the deadliest spree shootings in U.S. history.
October 31 – Israel intercepted a Yemeni Houthi ballistic missile with its Arrow 2 missile defense system. The interception occurred above Earth's atmosphere above the Negev Desert, making it the first instance of space combat in history.{{cite news |title=The deadly missile race in the Middle East |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/11/07/the-deadly-missile-race-in-the-middle-east |access-date=November 8, 2023 |newspaper=The Economist |date=November 7, 2023 |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108001801/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/11/07/the-deadly-missile-race-in-the-middle-east |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Barber |first1=Harriet |title=How Israel shot down a ballistic missile in space for the first time |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/04/how-israel-shot-down-ballistic-missile-in-space-houthis/ |access-date=November 8, 2023 |work=The Telegraph |date=November 5, 2023 |archive-date=November 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123171808/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/04/how-israel-shot-down-ballistic-missile-in-space-houthis/ |url-status=live}}

= November =

November 1 – The first AI Safety Summit takes place in the United Kingdom, with 28 countries signing a "world first agreement" on how to manage the riskiest forms of artificial intelligence.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67172229 |title=UK reveals AI agreement as Elon Musk warns of extinction |date=1 November 2023 |access-date=1 November 2023 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101003535/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67172229 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/countries-agree-to-safe-and-responsible-development-of-frontier-ai-in-landmark-bletchley-declaration |title=Countries agree to safe and responsible development of frontier AI in landmark Bletchley Declaration |date=1 November 2023 |access-date=1 November 2023 |work=Gov.uk |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101115016/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/countries-agree-to-safe-and-responsible-development-of-frontier-ai-in-landmark-bletchley-declaration |url-status=live}}
November 2 – The Beatles release "Now and Then", the band's last ever song, featuring restored vocals by John Lennon (1940–1980), as well as guitar tracks by George Harrison (1943–2001).{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67285117 |title=The Beatles' last song Now And Then is finally released |date=2 November 2023 |access-date=2 November 2023 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101235242/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67285117 |url-status=live}}
November 6 – Gaza war: The death toll in Gaza is reported to have passed 10,000. United Nations Secretary General António Guterres calls for a humanitarian ceasefire to increase the flow of aid to civilians.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=C. N. N. |date=2023-11-06 |title=More than 10,000 killed in Gaza, Hamas-controlled health ministry says, as condemnation of Israel's campaign grows |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/middleeast/gaza-10k-deaths-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}
November 7 – The Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa announces his pending resignation.{{Cite web |title=António Costa demite-se: "Obviamente" |url=https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/antonio-costa/governo/antonio-costa-apresenta-a-demissao/20231107/654a3b7fd34e65afa2f7496e |access-date=2023-11-11 |publisher=CNN Portugal |language=pt |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112104825/https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/antonio-costa/governo/antonio-costa-apresenta-a-demissao/20231107/654a3b7fd34e65afa2f7496e |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=2023-11-07 |title=Portuguese PM António Costa resigns over lithium deal probe |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67346780 |access-date=2023-11-11 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111154954/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67346780 |url-status=live}} The President of Portugal decides to dissolve the parliament and call for early elections to be held on 10 March 2024.{{cite news |title=Marcelo dissolve Parlamento. António Costa no Governo até às próximas eleições a 10 de março |url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/politica/detalhe/marcelo-dissolve-parlamento-antonio-costa-no-governo-ate-as-proximas-eleicoes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116161538/https://www.cmjornal.pt/politica/detalhe/marcelo-dissolve-parlamento-antonio-costa-no-governo-ate-as-proximas-eleicoes |archive-date=16 November 2023 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=Correio da Manhã |date=November 9, 2023 |language=pt}}
November 9 – U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-10 |title=U.S. surgeons perform world's first whole eye transplant |url=https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/us-surgeons-perform-world%27s-first-whole-eye-transplant1 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Japan Today |language=en |archive-date=10 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110233337/https://japantoday.com/category/features/health/us-surgeons-perform-world%27s-first-whole-eye-transplant1 |url-status=live}}
November 10 – In the Falepili Union treaty, Australia grants "special" freedom of movement and defence rights to Tuvaluans for residence and employment for climate reasons.{{Cite web |last=Presse |first=AFP-Agence France |title=Australia To Offer Tuvalu Citizens Climate Refuge |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/australia-to-offer-tuvalu-citizens-climate-refuge-75fc07c0 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Barrons |language=en-US}}
November 14–17 – President Biden hosts the APEC summit in San Francisco, which Chinese president Xi Jinping attends.{{Cite news |last1=Martina |first1=Michael |last2=Brunnstrom |first2=David |date=2023-11-15 |title=China's Xi in US for high-stakes Biden summit, APEC |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/veiled-swipe-china-blinken-tells-apec-us-believes-free-region-2023-11-14/ |access-date=2023-11-20}} Both countries, at the conclusion of the summit, agree to re-open suspended channels of military communications and to cooperate in their fight against climate change.{{Cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Amy |date=2023-11-15 |title=China and US pledge to fight climate crisis ahead of Xi-Biden summit |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/14/china-xi-jinping-us-visit-joe-biden-apec |access-date=2023-11-20 |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |date=2023-11-17 |title=Pandas and partnership: Was Xi's US trip a success? |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231117-pandas-and-partnership-was-xi-s-us-trip-a-success |access-date=2023-11-20 |publisher=France 24 |language=en}}
November 17 – The global average temperature temporarily exceeds 2 °C above the pre-industrial average for the first time in recorded history.{{Cite web |title=Global temperature exceeds 2°C above pre-industrial average on 17 November {{!}} Copernicus |url=https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-temperature-exceeds-2degc-above-pre-industrial-average-17-november |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=climate.copernicus.eu |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123120937/https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-temperature-exceeds-2degc-above-pre-industrial-average-17-november |url-status=live}}

File:Javier_Milei_junio_2024.jpg wins the 2023 Argentine presidential election]]

November 19 – 2023 Argentine presidential election: Following the first round on 22 October 2023, Javier Milei wins in the second round of the election, assuming office on 10 December with Victoria Villarruel as his vice president.{{Cite web |date=November 19, 2023 |title=Argentina elections: Political outsider Javier Milei wins presidency |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/11/19/Argentina-election-results/7111700432487/ |access-date=November 19, 2023 |publisher=United Press International |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120123710/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/11/19/Argentina-election-results/7111700432487/ |url-status=live}}
November 20 – A Boeing P-8A Poseidon operated by the United States Navy overshot the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe, Hawaii. No one died.{{Cite web |title=Accident Boeing P-8A Poseidon 169561, Monday 20 November 2023 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/348182 |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}
November 22
Israel and Hamas agree to a four-day ceasefire, the first pause in fighting since 7 October, during which many Israeli hostages will be released, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.{{Cite web |date=22 November 2023 |title=Israel and Hamas agree to pause fighting for release of 50 hostages |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67481139 |access-date=22 November 2023 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=22 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122005549/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67481139 |url-status=live}}
2023 Dutch general election: Far-right Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV) wins the most seats.{{Cite web |date=23 November 2023 |title=Dutch election: Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins dramatic victory |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67504272 |access-date=23 November 2023 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231123230231/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67504272 |url-status=live}}
November 23 – Riots broke out in Dublin, Ireland after a mass stabbing on Parnell Square East which injured 4 people.
November 24 – Somalia is admitted as the eighth member of the East African Community, having applied for membership in 2012.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-25 |title=Somalia officially admitted into EAC |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somalia-officially-admitted-into-eac-4444168 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=The East African |language=en |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205033855/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somalia-officially-admitted-into-eac-4444168 |url-status=live}}
November 27 – After forming a coalition Government with the right-wing ACT and New Zealand First parties, Christopher Luxon is sworn in as the 42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-27 |title=Watch: Christopher Luxon, new ministers sworn in at Government House |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/503352/watch-christopher-luxon-new-ministers-sworn-in-at-government-house |access-date=2024-08-21 |publisher=RNZ |language=en-nz}} The new administration opposes policies promoting Māori culture and addressing inequity between Māori and non-Māori,{{Cite news |last1=Wellington |first1=Eva Corlett in |last2=Tahana |first2=Jamie |title=Revealed: the impact of New Zealand's changes to policies affecting Māori |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2024/jul/29/new-zealand-coalition-government-policy-changes-maori-impact-revealed |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=The Guardian |date=July 29, 2024 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-06 |title=Government's move to discourage use of te reo Māori 'backwards', 'disappointing', Hipkins says |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/504025/government-s-move-to-discourage-use-of-te-reo-maori-backwards-disappointing-hipkins-says |access-date=2024-08-21 |publisher=RNZ |language=en-nz}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |title=Māori Face a Reversal of Rights Under Coalition Government |url=https://lsj.com.au/articles/maori-face-a-reversal-of-rights-under-coalition-government/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=Law Society Journal |language=en-AU}} which leads to allegations of inflaming racial tensions.{{Cite news |last=Corlett |first=Eva |date=2024-08-20 |title=Nearly half of New Zealanders say government policies increasing racial tensions, poll finds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/20/new-zealand-1news-verian-poll-racial-tension |access-date=2024-08-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
November 30 – Brazil announces it will join OPEC+ at a meeting of the organization to discuss oil output strategy in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Iordache |first=Ruxandra |date=2023-11-30 |title=Brazil set to join the influential OPEC+ oil producers' alliance |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/brazil-set-to-join-the-influential-opec-oil-producers-alliance.html |access-date=2023-11-30 |publisher=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130203311/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/brazil-set-to-join-the-influential-opec-oil-producers-alliance.html |url-status=live}} Brazil is the largest oil producer in South America, producing 4.6 million barrels per day of oil and gas.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-02 |title=Lula says Brazil's participation in OPEC+ is to stop oil producers using fossil fuels |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lula-says-brazils-participation-opec-is-stop-oil-producers-using-fossil-fuels-2023-12-02/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203063838/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lula-says-brazils-participation-opec-is-stop-oil-producers-using-fossil-fuels-2023-12-02/ |url-status=live}}

= December =

December 3 – 2023 Guyana–Venezuela crisis: Venezuela votes in a symbolic referendum on whether voters agreed with creating a subdivision in the disputed territory of Guayana Esequiba currently under the control of neighboring Guyana. Analysts say the referendum's practical implications are likely to be minimal.{{Cite web |last=Shortell |first=David |date=2023-12-04 |title=Venezuelans approve takeover of oil-rich region of Guyana in referendum |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/americas/venezuelans-approve-takeover-of-oil-rich-region-of-guyana-in-referendum/index.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |publisher=CNN |language=en |quote=In a news conference announcing preliminary results from the first tranche of counted votes, the Venezuelan National Electoral Council said voters chose 'yes' more than 95% of the time on each of five questions on the ballot. |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204043413/https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/americas/venezuelans-approve-takeover-of-oil-rich-region-of-guyana-in-referendum/index.html |url-status=live}}
December 6 – Google DeepMind releases the Gemini Language Model. Gemini will act as a foundational model integrated into Google's existing tools, including Search and Bard.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-06 |title=Google claims new Gemini AI 'thinks more carefully' |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67630454 |access-date=2023-12-07 |archive-date=6 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206173245/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67630454 |url-status=live}}
December 10–12 – 2023 Egyptian presidential election: Incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi wins a third term with 89.6 percent of the vote in the election.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Egypt presidential elections: Here's what you need to know |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/1/egypt-presidential-elections-heres-what-you-need-to-know |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third presidential term with 89.6% of vote |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231218-egypt-s-sisi-sweeps-to-third-presidential-term |access-date=2023-12-30 |publisher=France 24 |language=en}}
December 12 – At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, a consensus is reached for countries to "transition away" from fossil fuels, the first such agreement in the conference's 30-year history. The transition is specifically for energy systems, excluding plastics, transport or agriculture.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-13 |title=COP28 deal pledges transition away from fossil fuels for first time |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-67674841 |access-date=2023-12-13 |publisher=BBC News}}{{Cite news |date=2023-12-13 |title=Cop28 live: landmark deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels agreed |language=en-GB |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2023/dec/13/cop28-live-updates-news-agreement-outcomes-draft-text-fossil-fuels |access-date=2023-12-13 |work=The Guardian}}
December 16 – Emir of Kuwait Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dies at the age of 86 and is succeeded by his half-brother Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/kuwait-announces-sheikh-meshal-al-ahmad-al-jaber-al-sabah-as-countrys-new-emir/3084476|title=Kuwait announces Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah as country's new emir|publisher=Anadolu Agency}}
December 17 – The 2023 Serbian parliamentary election is held, with the SNS coalition, led by Miloš Vučević, winning 128 of 250 seats in the Serbian National Assembly.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=CeSID i IPSOS obradili 99,8 odsto uzorka: SNS-u 128 mandata, SPN-u 65 |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/izbori-2023/cesid-i-ipsos-obradili-972-odsto-uzorka-sns-u-128-mandata-spn-u-65/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}
December 18 – A number of shipping companies announce a temporary suspension of their operations in the Red Sea due to continued attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-18 |title=BP pauses all Red Sea shipments after rebel attacks |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67748605 |access-date=2023-12-18 |publisher=BBC News}}
December 20 – 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election: Incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi wins re-election, defeating two major challengers.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67850563|title=DR Congo election: President Felix Tshisekedi declared landslide winner|publisher=BBC News |date=31 December 2023|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231112154/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67850563|url-status=live}}
December 21
The European Court of Justice rules that threats by FIFA and UEFA to sanction football clubs that wish to join the European Super League are unlawful.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=European Super League: EU's top court rules FIFA and UEFA acted unlawfully in blocking breakaway competition |url=https://news.sky.com/story/european-super-league-eus-top-court-rules-fifa-and-uefa-acted-unlawfully-in-blocking-breakaway-competition-13034834 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=Sky News |language=en}}
The deadliest mass shooting in the Czech Republic's history occurs at a Prague university, with 15 killed, including the perpetrator, and 25 others wounded.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people in Czech Republic's worst mass shooting |url=https://apnews.com/article/prague-shooting-dead-injured-9a383bc6919c1b0d929cf06aa4818341 |access-date=2023-12-22 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}
December 22 – Gaza war: The death toll in Gaza is reported to have passed 20,000, almost 1% of its population and surpassing the casualties in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-22 |title=More than 20,000 dead in Gaza, a historic human toll |language=en-GB |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/22/gaza-israel-war-20000-dead/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
December 29
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia launches the largest wave of drones and missiles on Ukrainian cities since the start of the war in a overnight assault, killing at least 39 people and injuring at least 160 others.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-aerial-attack-missiles-drones-fe3fb596cdea0035573a6a677f17070c|title=Russia launches the biggest aerial barrage of the war and kills 30 civilians, Ukraine says|publisher=Associated Press|date=December 29, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/29/7435141/|title=Ukraine's Interior Ministry reports 30 dead and over 160 wounded in Russian morning attack|date=December 29, 2023|website=Ukrainian Pravda}} Ukraine launches a drone assault the following day, killing at least 21 people, including three children, and injuring 110 others, including 17 children.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=Russia Accuses Ukraine of 'Terrorist' Attack on Belgorod, Vows Revenge |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/31/russia-accuses-ukraine-of-terrorist-attack-on-belgorod-vows-revenge-a83616 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Shelling kills 21 in Russia's city of Belgorod following Moscow's aerial attacks across Ukraine |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-thwarted-kyiv-drone-attack-aerial-assault-ukraine-106006162 |access-date=2023-12-30 |publisher=ABC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=Russia accuses Kyiv of 'terrorist' attack on Belgorod civilians |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231230-russia-accuses-kyiv-of-terrorist-attack-on-belgorod-civilians |access-date=2023-12-31 |publisher=France 24 |language=en}}
A genocide case against Israel is brought towards the International Court of Justice by South Africa for Israel's invasion and subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip, and its role in the subsequent humanitarian crisis.{{Cite news |date=December 29, 2023 |title=South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza |url=https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-israel-un-court-palestinians-genocide-ffe672c4eb3e14a30128542eaa537b21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102144544/https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-israel-un-court-palestinians-genocide-ffe672c4eb3e14a30128542eaa537b21 |archive-date=January 2, 2024 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |publisher=ABC NewsAssociated Press |language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Rabin |first1=Roni Caryn |last2=Yazbek |first2=Hiba |last3=Fuller |first3=Thomas |date=2024-01-11 |title=Israel Faces Accusation of Genocide as South Africa Brings Case to U.N. Court |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/world/middleeast/genocide-case-israel-south-africa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113053852/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/world/middleeast/genocide-case-israel-south-africa.html |archive-date=13 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
December 31 – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announces her abdication effective January 14, 2024, after 52 years on the throne.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-31 |title=Princess Mary to become Queen of Denmark as monarch announces surprise abdication |language=en-AU |publisher=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-01/denmark-queen-margrethe-announces-abdication/103276384 |access-date=2024-01-01}}

Demographics

The world population on January 1, 2023 was estimated at 7.943 billion people,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Population Estimated at 334,233,854 on Jan. 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/12/happy-new-year-2023.html |access-date=2023-11-16 |publisher=US Census Bureau |archive-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229172305/https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/12/happy-new-year-2023.html |url-status=live}} and was expected to increase to 8.119 billion on January 1, 2024.{{Cite web |title=World Population Projections - Worldometer |url=https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-projections/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=worldometers.info |language=en |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810114829/https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-projections/ |url-status=live}} An estimated 134.3 million births and 60.8 million deaths were expected to take place in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Livesay |first=Jacob |title=How many people are born a day? Examining birth rates and why they fluctuate. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/03/07/how-many-people-born-day-global-national/11266988002/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116152538/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/03/07/how-many-people-born-day-global-national/11266988002/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Annual Population Deaths by Country in 2023 (World Map) |url=https://database.earth/population/deaths/2023 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=database.earth |language=en |archive-date=16 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116152542/https://database.earth/population/deaths/2023 |url-status=live}} The average global life expectancy was 73.16 years,{{Cite web |title=World Life Expectancy 1950-2023 |url=https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/WLD/world/life-expectancy |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=macrotrends.net |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716083357/https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/WLD/world/life-expectancy |url-status=live}} an increase of 0.18 years from 2022. The rate of child mortality was 36.7 per 1000 live births, a decrease from 38.2 in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Arora |first=Anshana |date=2025-03-24 |title=Levels and trends in child mortality 2024 |url=https://data.unicef.org/resources/levels-and-trends-in-child-mortality-2024/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=UNICEF Data |language=en-US}} Less than 23% of people were living in extreme poverty (on or below the international poverty line), a decrease from 2022. In April, India surpassed China as the most populated country in the world.{{Cite web |title=UN DESA Policy Brief No. 153: India overtakes China as the world's most populous country {{!}} Department of Economic and Social Affairs |url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-no-153-india-overtakes-china-as-the-worlds-most-populous-country/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626135116/https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/un-desa-policy-brief-no-153-india-overtakes-china-as-the-worlds-most-populous-country/ |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-19 |publisher=United Nations}}

Best-selling media

The best-selling video game in 2023 was Hogwarts Legacy.{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=18 January 2024 |title=For the first time since 2008, the best-selling game wasn't 'Call of Duty' or a Rockstar Games title |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/91013150/best-selling-video-game-year-2023-hogwarts-legacy |work=Fast Company}}
The highest-grossing movie in 2023 was Barbie.{{Cite web |last=Vega |first=Nicolas |date=2023-12-20 |title=These are the 10 highest-grossing movies of 2023: 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' are in the top 3 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/20/the-10-highest-grossing-movies-of-2023-oppenheimer-is-no-3.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |publisher=CNBC |language=en}}
The best-selling book in the United States in 2023 was It Ends with Us, which was published in 2016. Of the books to be published in 2023, Spare was the best-selling in America.{{Cite web |last=Milliot |first=Jim |date=8 January 2024 |title=Women Ruled the 2023 Bestseller List |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/94047-women-ruled-the-2023-bestseller-list.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Publishers Weekly |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-04 |title=These are the bestselling (new) books of 2023. |url=https://lithub.com/these-are-the-bestselling-new-books-of-2023/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Literary Hub |language=en-US}}

Births

Deaths

Nobel Prizes

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Chemistry – Moungi Bawendi, Louis E. Brus & Alexey Ekimov, for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.{{Cite news |last1=Pollard |first1=Niklas |last2=Burger |first2=Ludwig |date=2023-10-04 |title=Nobel Chemistry prize awarded for 'quantum dots' that bring coloured light to screens |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/science/bawendi-brus-ekimov-win-2023-nobel-prize-chemistry-2023-10-04/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004103919/https://www.reuters.com/science/bawendi-brus-ekimov-win-2023-nobel-prize-chemistry-2023-10-04/ |url-status=live}}
Economics – Claudia Goldin, for her empirical research into female income and employment.{{Cite web |last=Ziady |first=Anna Cooban Hanna |date=2023-10-09 |title=Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Claudia Goldin for her work on women in the labor market |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/economy/nobel-prize-economics-claudia-goldin-2023/index.html |access-date=2023-10-09 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009194632/https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/economy/nobel-prize-economics-claudia-goldin-2023/index.html |url-status=live}}
Literature – Jon Fosse, for his innovative plays, prose and style, which has come to be known as Fosse minimalism.{{Cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Christian |last2=Upright |first2=Ed |date=2023-10-05 |title=Nobel Prize in literature goes to Jon Fosse for 'innovative' works that 'give voice to the unsayable' |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/nobel-prize-literature-jon-fosse-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005171720/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/nobel-prize-literature-jon-fosse-intl/index.html |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |access-date=2023-10-05 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}
Peace – Narges Mohammadi, for her works on the promotion of feminism.{{Cite web |date=6 October 2023 |title=Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/6/who-is-nobel-peace-prize-winner-narges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006163613/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/6/who-is-nobel-peace-prize-winner-narges |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |access-date=2023-10-06 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en}}
Physics – Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz & Anne L'Huillier, for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.{{Cite web |title=Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L'Huillier win Nobel Prize for physics |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/pierre-agostini-ferenc-krausz-anne-lhuillier-win-nobel-prize-for-physics |access-date=2023-10-04 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=October 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005044623/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/3/pierre-agostini-ferenc-krausz-anne-lhuillier-win-nobel-prize-for-physics |url-status=live}}
Physiology or Medicine – Katalin Karikó & Drew Weissman, for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2023/summary/|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023|access-date=2 October 2023|date=2 October 2023|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002202612/https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2023/summary/|url-status=live}}