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The aircraft involved in the accident
- A plane crash (aircraft pictured) in Pokhara, Nepal, kills all 72 people on board.
- In elections to the parliament of Benin, the Progressive Union for Renewal–Republican Bloc alliance retains a majority, but the opposition Democrats win back parliamentary representation.
- Constantine II, the last king of Greece, dies at the age of 82.
- Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro invade the National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court, and the Palácio do Planalto.
- Michael Smith wins the PDC World Darts Championship.
January 19, 2023 (Thursday)
January 18, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Canadian National Defence Minister Anita Anand announces that Canada will send 200 Roshel Senator armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv. (CBC News)
- Ituri conflict
- The United Nations reports the discovery of mass graves in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, containing the bodies of 49 civilians. CODECO militants are suspected of being behind the killings. (AP)
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- 2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis
- Despite a small drop in overall inflation at the end of last year, food prices in the United Kingdom increase by 16.9%, the highest rate since September 1977, according to the Office for National Statistics. (Evening Standard)
- Microsoft announces that it will cut 10,000 jobs, around 5% of its global workforce, amid a slowdown in consumer spending. (BBC News)
- 2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Brovary helicopter crash
- Fourteen people are killed and 25 others injured in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, including interior minister Denys Monastyrsky, deputy minister of internal affairs Yevhen Yenin and state secretary of internal affairs Yurii Lubkovych. (Al Jazeera)
- List of earthquakes in 2023
- At least 150 people are injured by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Khoy, Khoy County, West Azerbaijan, Iran. (MehrNews)
Law and crime
- Stop Cop City
- A protester is killed and a Georgia State Patrol trooper is injured during a clearing operation against demonstrators attempting to prevent the construction of a police training facility at a forest in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- The Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines acquits journalist Maria Ressa and her online news website Rappler of charges of tax evasion filed against them by the government in 2018. (AFP via RFI)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Antiguan general election
- Citizens in Antigua and Barbuda head to the polls to elect members of the House of Representatives. (Jamaica Gleaner)
- 2023 invasion of the Brazilian Congress
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva dismisses 13 more military personnel from the presidential cabinet, whom he blames for the January 8 attack in Brasília. (Reuters)
January 17, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- Seven soldiers, including a commander, are killed when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a military base in Hawadley, Middle Shabelle, with a suicide car bomb and gunmen. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Recovery from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The World Tourism Organization reports that the figures for international tourist arrivals worldwide had doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year, citing the easing of COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions. (AFP via RFI)
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Disasters and accidents
- Bear attacks
- A polar bear attacks and kills a woman and her son in Wales, Alaska, United States, after charging several others. The bear is shot and killed following the attack. (NBC News) (The Hill) (Sky News)
- One person is injured after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hits Juybar, Juybar County, Mazandaran province, Iran. (Sahebkhabar)
Health and environment
- Aging of China
- The National Bureau of Statistics reports that China's population, the largest in the world, declined for the first time since 1960, with a population decrease of 850,000 people reported in the past year. (AFP via France 24) (The New York Times)
International relations
- International response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine–United States relations
- Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Mark Milley meet for the first time in person. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
- Ukraine–United States relations
Politics and elections
- Nguyễn Xuân Phúc resigns as president of Vietnam, the second highest-ranked position in the country, citing responsibility for several recent scandals in the government. (VnExpress)
January 16, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Tigray War
- Tigrayan peace process
- Amharan Special Forces announce their withdrawal from the Tigray Region in line with an African Union-backed peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front. (Al Jazeera)
- Tigrayan peace process
- Somali Civil War
- The Somali Armed Forces claim to have recaptured the port town of Harardhere from Al-Shabaab militants. According to a Puntland officer, Somali forces allied with regional militias also recaptured the town of El Dhere. (Al Jazeera) (The Globe and Mail)
Disasters and accidents
- Nineteen people are killed and 24 others are injured during a collision between a bus and a truck in Sakal Arrondissement, Senegal. (Al Jazeera)
- Eight people are injured after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. (CNN Philippines)
Law and crime
- Metropolitan Police Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection officer David Carrick pleads guilty to 49 offences, including 24 rapes, at Southwark Crown Court in London, UK. (BBC News)
- Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the most wanted men in Italy and Europe, is arrested in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, after 30 years on the run. (BBC News)
- Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives is arrested by SWAT officers for his role in the shootings of at least four New Mexico Democrat politicians' houses. (AP News)
Politics and elections
- LGBT rights in Scotland
- The British government says that it will block the Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament despite objections from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, saying that the proposed law would conflict with "equality protections" across Great Britain. (BBC News)
- Politics of Germany
- German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigns from the Scholz cabinet amid criticism of her handling of the war in Ukraine. (Reuters)
January 15, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Kasindi church bombing
- Ten people are killed and 39 others are injured when a bomb explodes at a Pentecostal church in Kasindi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)
- Kasindi church bombing
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Afghanistan conflict
- Former lawmaker Mursal Nabizada and one of her bodyguards are shot and killed in Kabul inside her home, while her brother and a second security guard are injured. Taliban police spokesman Khalid Zadran condemns the killing and says that a "serious investigation has been launched". (AFP via Arab News)
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Jihadists kidnap dozens of women in Arbinda, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso, according to local officials. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Yeti Airlines Flight 691
- A plane which had departed from Kathmandu crashes in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal, killing all 72 people on board. (BBC News) (Reuters)
- 2022–2023 California floods
- President of the United States Joe Biden issues a major disaster declaration for the state of California following major flooding. (The Guardian)
- A light aircraft crashes in Nasrec, Johannesburg, South Africa, killing all three people on board. (UrduPoint)
Law and crime
- Two suspected drug traffickers are killed in a shootout with United States Customs and Border Protection officials off the coast of Puerto Rico. (AP)
- The Jamaica Constabulary Force seizes $80 million worth of cocaine from a cargo ship at the port of Kingston. (Reuters)
January 14, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- 2023 Dnipro residential building airstrike
- Russia strikes a nine-story residential building in Dnipro with a cruise missile, killing at least 40 people, injuring 73 others and leaving dozens more missing. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Dnipro residential building airstrike
- Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirms that the United Kingdom will send 14 Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks, as well as 30 self-propelled AS-90 howitzers. Ukrainian troops will also be trained by the British Armed Forces to operate the tanks. (Reuters)
- 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Somali Civil War
- Eleven people are killed and more than 50 injured by an al-Shabaab suicide car bombing in Buloburde, Hiran. (VOA)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad members are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in Jaba, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Miss Universe 2022
- American R'Bonney Gabriel is crowned Miss Universe by her predecessor, Indian Harnaaz Sandhu. (CNN)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Iran
- Iran announces the execution of dual British Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari, who had served as a deputy for the ministry of defense, on charges of spying for the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemns Akbari's execution. (Reuters)
- 2022–2023 Peruvian political protests
- The government declares a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and three other regions in response to the violent protests. (AFP via Gulf News)
- Euston shooting
- Six people are injured by a mass drive-by shooting in London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Czech presidential election
- Retired general Petr Pavel and former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš advance to a runoff vote in the Czech presidential election, which will be held on January 27–28. (DW)
January 13, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Soledar
- Russia's defence ministry says that its forces have taken full control of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast. However, Ukraine denies the fall of the city and its salt mines, claiming that the battle was still ongoing. (BBC News)
- Battle of Soledar
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Lithuania–Latvia pipeline explosion
- A large explosion occurs on the Lithuania–Latvia Interconnection natural gas pipeline in Pasvalys District Municipality, Lithuania. Latvian Defence Minster Artis Pabriks says that the cause of the explosion would be investigated and that sabotage "could not be ruled out". (BBC News) (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Aftermath of the assassination of Shinzo Abe
- Prosecutors in Japan charge the 42-year-old accused killer of former prime minister Shinzo Abe with murder. Additional charges are expected after the man was found competent by psychiatrists earlier this week. (The Asahi Shimbun) (Reuters)
- New York investigations of The Trump Organization
- The New York County Courthouse issues the maximum allowable $1.6 million fine on the Trump Organization, former president Donald Trump's conglomerate, for tax fraud, conspiracy, and falsifying business records. (AFP via France 24)
- The British government announces a ban on single-use plastic cutlery, plates, polystyrene cups, bowls, and balloon sticks in England beginning in October as part of an effort to reduce plastic pollution. The ban will apply to all retailers, takeaways, and food vendors. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Czech presidential election
- Czechs head to the polls to elect their president. Incumbent Miloš Zeman is not eligible to run for re-election, as he is term limited. (Euronews)
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