Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
.jpg)
Evika Siliņa
- A ceasefire is announced following Azerbaijan's military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
- Canada accuses India of killing Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, causing a diplomatic crisis.
- Evika Siliņa (pictured) takes office as Prime Minister of Latvia.
- In Hanoi, Vietnam, a fire at an apartment building kills at least 56 people.
September 22, 2023 (Friday)
September 21, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Aftermath of the 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
- Delegates from Azerbaijan and Artsakh meet in the Azeri city of Yevlakh. No formal agreement is adopted after two hours of talks. (Daily Sabah)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- Rupert Murdoch announces that he will step down as the chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp. (NBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Four people are killed and five others are injured in an explosion at a gas pipeline in Vrancea County, Romania. (Reuters)
- Two people are killed and more than 40 others are injured when a bus rolls over in Wawayanda, New York, United States. (NBC News)
International relations
- Canada–India relations
- 2023 India-Canada diplomatic crisis
- Amid a diplomatic crisis, India suspends the issuance of travel visas to Canadian citizens due to alleged security threats at its embassy and consulates in Canada. (BBC News)
- 2023 India-Canada diplomatic crisis
September 20, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Colombian conflict
- A car bomb explodes near a police station in Timba, Cauca Department, Colombia, killing two people and wounding two others. (La Prensa Latina)
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
- The Artsakh Defence Army in Nagorno-Karabakh surrenders, accepting a Russian-proposed ceasefire with Azerbaijan and agreeing to vacate combat positions, disarm, and relinquish all ammunition and military equipment. (BBC News) (Reuters) (APA.az)
- Peace talks between Azerbaijan and the separatists are expected to begin tomorrow in Yevlakh. Russia's peacekeeping contingent will assist in coordinating the ceasefire. (DW)
- Thousands of Artsakh residents gather at the Stepanakert Airport, where some Russian peacekeepers are stationed, seeking evacuation. (CTV News)
- Several Russian peacekeepers are killed after Azeri forces open fire on their UAZ Patriot near Chankatagh, Martakert Province. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev apologizes for the deaths and orders an investigation into the incident. (The Moscow Times) (Anadolu Agency)
- 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
Disasters and accidents
- Three members of the South African Navy are killed and five others are rescued when large waves hit a submarine near Kommetjie, Western Cape, South Africa. (News24)
International relations
- Armenia–United States relations
- United States and Armenian forces complete a joint military exercise in Armenia, which was not affected by the 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes. (Al Jazeera)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland–Ukraine relations
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announces that Poland will stop supplying Ukraine with weapons, amid tensions between the two countries over the former's import ban on Ukrainian agricultural products. (CNN)
- Vasyl Zvarych, Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland, is summoned by the Polish Foreign Ministry to convey its strong protest over the statement of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the United Nations General Assembly. Zelenskyy's statement that some European countries' actions indirectly help Russia, drew condemnation from Poland. (Ukrainian News)
Science and technology
- The oldest known wooden structure, a 476,000-year-old log structure, is discovered at the Kalambo Falls in Zambia according to a study from the Nature journal. (Live Science)
September 19, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- September 2023 Jenin incursion
- Four Palestinians are killed and 30 others are injured in an Israeli Army raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Two other Palestinians were also killed both in Jericho and Khan Yunis that afternoon. (Al Jazeera)
- September 2023 Jenin incursion
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
- Four Azerbaijani police officers and two civilians are killed by separate mine explosions in Nagorno-Karabakh, with Azerbaijan blaming Armenian sabotage groups for the deaths. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
- Azerbaijan launches an offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh, demanding the withdrawal of ethnic Armenian forces. Azerbaijani forces strike Stepanakert, its de facto capital. (Al Jazeera) (CBC News)
- Azerbaijan claims that its forces broke through the contact line and captured over 60 military posts in Nagorno-Karabakh. Artsakh forces deny the claims. (Reuters)
- Artsakh says 25 people, including a child, were killed due to the fighting, and 138 others were injured. Azerbaijan says one civilian was killed by shelling in Shusha. (AP)
- 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Nine people are killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine, including six civilians in Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast. (Reuters)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- War in Sudan
- CNN, citing a source in the Ukrainian military, reports that Ukrainian special forces were likely behind recent drone strikes and a ground operation against Wagner Group mercenaries in Sudan. (CNN)
Arts and culture
- The Institut Européen d'Archéologie Sous-Marine announces the discovery of the site of a temple to the god Amun and a Greek sanctuary devoted to Aphrodite in Thonis-Heracleion in the Abu Qir Bay in Egypt. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- Ten people are killed and eight others are injured by two tornadoes in Yancheng and Suqian in Jiangsu, China. (Reuters)
- Eight people are killed when a military plane crashes in Lamu County, Kenya, near the border with Somalia. (AFP via Africanews)
- Two people are killed and nine others are seriously injured when a bus plunges into a ravine near Cetinje, Montenegro. (Sky News)
Health and environment
- 2022–2023 mpox outbreak
- Laos reports its first case of mpox. The national health ministry recommends that provincial health departments set up laboratory facilities for screening tests. (Xinhua)
International relations
- Seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN holds its first-ever joint military exercise in Indonesia. The five-day drills focus on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. (Kyodo News)
Law and crime
- 2023 Polish parliamentary election
- Cash-for-visa scandal
- Documents allegedly from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicate that the Polish embassy in Minsk, Belarus, issued 784,173 visas to individuals from 65 countries with the aid of a Moscow-based company. Individuals who were denied entry at the Belarus-European Union border during the Belarus–European Union border crisis may also have been granted visas. (Gazeta.pl via MSN News)
- Cash-for-visa scandal
- Derna dam collapses
- Protesters burn down the house of mayor of Derna Abdulmenam Al-Ghaithi in response to the catastrophic floods. Internet and telephone access are subsequently shut down and foreign journalists are ordered to leave the city. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- 2023 Hawaii wildfires
- The Lahaina Banyan Tree in Hawaii, United States, shows signs of new growth a month after being damaged by wildfires. (The Washington Post)
September 18, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Sudan
- The Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower in Khartoum suffers heavy fire damage during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. (NOS)
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty-four people are killed and 21 more injured after a bus plunges in to a ravine in the Andes mountains, Peru. (BBC News)
- Nine Egyptian military personnel are killed or injured when a transport truck carrying ammunition overturns in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. (Al Ahram)
- One person is killed and another is injured by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Marradi, Tuscany, Italy. (Il Resto del Carlino)
International relations
- Canada–India relations
- Canada expels a top Indian diplomat after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are credible allegations linking the government of India to the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh Khalistani activist and naturalised Canadian citizen shot to death outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, in June. (AP) (CNN)
- Foreign relations of Russia
- Russia announces that it will withdraw from the Barents Euro-Arctic Council, citing a lack of cooperation between the members of the council. (Bloomberg)
- Iran–United States relations
- A prisoner swap takes place between Iran and the United States, resulting in the release of five prisoners from each country. Under the terms of the swap, Iran will also gain access to six billion dollars frozen in South Korean bank accounts. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Hunter Biden, son of President of the United States Joe Biden, sues the Internal Revenue Service, alleging unlawful disclosure of his taxes by whistle-blowers who work for the agency. (Reuters)
- Three people are taken to hospital after a mass stabbing at the Australian National University in Canberra. The attacker has been detained. (ABC News Australia)
- Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros in a privilege speech accuses the Socorro Bayanihan Services, a civic organization based in the island town of Socorro in Surigao del Norte, as being a cult which commits sexual violence and forces marriage on its members including minors. (Al Jazeera)
September 17, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
- Ukraine says that it has recaptured the village of Klishchiivka, near Bakhmut, in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
Business and economy
- 2023 United Auto Workers strike
- United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain rejects an offer of a 21% wage increase from Chrysler parent company Stellantis as the strike enters its third day. (CBS News)
Disasters and accidents
- A United States Marine Corps pilot ejects from his F-35 fighter jet above North Charleston, South Carolina. The pilot lands safely, while the aircraft is missing, with search efforts focused on two nearby lakes. (AP)
International relations
- North Korea–Russia relations
- The 2023 North Korea–Russia summit concludes, with Kim Jong Un departing from Artyom, located north of the port of Vladivostok. (CNN)
Sports
- 2023–24 NHL season
- In ice hockey, Mike Babcock resigns as the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets before coaching a game for the team, amidst an NHL Players Association investigation into his alleged requests for personal photos of players. (AP)
- Team Jumbo–Visma wins all three Grand Tours of the 2023 UCI World Tour, after Sepp Kuss wins the 2023 Vuelta a España. (AD)
September 16, 2023 (Saturday)
Disasters and accidents
- A major fire at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta causes extensive damage, including the collapse of roof and outer wall. An unknown number of pre-colonial artifacts are damaged or destroyed. (The Diplomat)
- 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Lee weakens into a post-tropical cyclone before making landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada. (NBC News)
- 2023 National Aerobatic Team Aermacchi MB-339 crash
- A military plane crashes near Turin, Piedmont, Italy, killing a 5-year-old child and injuring four people, including the pilot. (NOS)
- 2023 Manaus Aerotaxi Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash
- Fourteen people are killed in a plane crash in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil. (BBC News)
International relations
- Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- Alliance of Sahel States
- The military governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso sign a mutual defence pact named the Alliance of Sahel States in case of internal rebellion or external military aggression. (Reuters)
- Alliance of Sahel States
Law and crime
- Mahsa Amini protests
- Human rights organizations say that Iranian police have arrested the father of Mahsa Amini on the first anniversary of her death. (Reuters)
- Mexican drug war
- Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is extradited to the United States from Mexico on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. (Reuters)
- Storm Daniel
- Libya's top prosecutor announces a probe into the dam collapses which led to the floods that killed more than 11,000 people. (AP)
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is acquitted by the Texas Senate in his impeachment trial. (Texas Tribune)
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
2023 events and developments by topic
Arts
Animation (Anime) · Architecture · Comics · Film (Horror, Science fiction) · Literature (Poetry) · Music (Classical, Country, Hip hop, Jazz, Latin, Metal, Rock, UK, US, Korea) · Radio · Television (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, Scotland, US) · Video games
Politics and government
Elections · International leaders · Sovereign states · Sovereign state leaders · Territorial governors
Science and technology
Archaeology · Biotechnology · Computing · Palaeontology · Quantum computing and communication · Senescence research · Space/Astronomy · Spaceflight · Sustainable energy research
Environment and environmental sciences
Climate change · Weather (Heat waves · Tornadoes · Wildfires)
Transportation
Aviation · Rail transport · Transportation technology
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments · Disestablishments
Works and introductions categories
Works · Introductions · Works entering the public domain
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2023.
Discover Wikipedia using portals
-
List of all portals -
The arts portal -
Biography portal -
Current events portal -
Geography portal -
History portal -
Mathematics portal -
Science portal -
Society portal -
Technology portal -
Random portal -
WikiProject Portals