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Chris Hipkins
- Chris Hipkins (pictured) is chosen to succeed Jacinda Ardern as prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.
- A helicopter crashes near Kyiv, killing fourteen people, including Ukrainian interior minister Denys Monastyrsky.
- In the Antiguan general election, the Labour Party retains its majority in the House of Representatives.
- A plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal, kills all 72 people on board.
- In the 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.
January 24, 2023 (Tuesday)
January 23, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Allied Democratic Forces militants kill 23 people for consuming beer at a bar in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The jihadists also torched several homes and shops in the village during the attack. (AFP via France 24)
Disasters and accidents
- A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national power grid. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a reduction in energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis. (CNN) (Reuters)
- An Algerian Air Force Mi-171 helicopter crashes during a military exercise killing 3 crew onboard. (MEHR)
International relations
- Sweden–Turkey relations
- Enlargement of NATO
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rules out Turkish support for Sweden's bid for NATO membership following the burning of a quran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm by far-right protesters. (AP)
- Enlargement of NATO
- Estonia–Russia relations
- Estonia announces the expulsion of the Russian ambassador in Tallinn to reciprocate Russia's expulsion of the Estonian ambassador in Moscow due to a "downgrade" of relations. Both envoys will depart their respective assignments on February 7. (AP)
- Latvia–Russia relations
- Latvia asks Russian ambassador Mikhail Vanin to leave the country by February 24 in "full solidarity" with Estonia. (Politico)
Law and crime
- 2023 Half Moon Bay shootings
- Seven people are killed in a shooting spree in Half Moon Bay, California, United States. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Aftermath of the 2020 Beirut explosion
- Judge Tarek Bitar resumes his investigation into the explosion, 13 months after Hezbollah officials filed complaints against Bitar that prompted him to suspend the investigation. (AFP via Zawya)
Science and technology
- A new study by seismologists at Peking University in Beijing claims that Earth's inner core stopped rotating faster than the rest of the planet in 2009. (Nature) (New Scientist)
January 22, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Germany–Russia relations, Germany–Poland relations
- German Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock says that Germany will not prevent Poland from sending Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine which Ukrainian officials say are pivotal to defeating Russian forces. (Reuters)
- Germany–Russia relations, Germany–Poland relations
- Arab–Israeli conflict
- The Lebanese Army declares a "state of alert" after stopping Israeli bulldozers and accompanying soldiers from approaching a border fence in Southern Lebanon. Peacekeeping forces from UNIFIL have also been deployed to the area. (AA)
Disasters and accidents
- Four people are killed and three others are feared dead in an apartment fire in Kobe, Japan. (The Japan Times)
- At least 13 people are killed when a five-story building collapses in Aleppo, Syria, due to a leaking of water in the building's foundation. (Reuters)
- Four people are killed and six others are injured in a fire at a two-story cottage in Qusar, Azerbaijan. (Xinhua)
Law and crime
- Police in Cameroon find the mutilated body of prominent journalist Martinez Zogo who had been kidnapped by unknown assailants five days ago, amid increasing violence against reporters in the country. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2023 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election
- The ruling Labour Party unanimously elects education and public service minister Chris Hipkins to succeed Jacinda Ardern as the party's leader following Ardern's resignation three days ago. Governor-General Cindy Kiro is expected to appoint Hipkins as the 41st prime minister of New Zealand on January 25. (AP)
- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses health and interior minister Aryeh Deri from his cabinet after the Supreme Court ruled that Deri was barred from holding a position as a cabinet minister due to his conviction for tax offenses. (AFP via France 24)
January 21, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Russian military says that it has launched offensive operations in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and "taken more advantageous lines and positions". (France 24)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Tigray War
- Tigrayan peace process
- Eritrean forces withdraw from Shire and other major towns in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. (Reuters)
- Tigrayan peace process
- 2022–2023 Peruvian political protests
- Peru indefinitely closes its iconic Machu Picchu historic site due to the ongoing unrest which has killed dozens of people. Around 500 foreign nationals are currently stranded in Peru. (BBC News) (AFP via France 24)
- Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- Burkina Faso demands that French forces withdraw from its territory after suspending a 2018 military accord that allowed the presence of French troops in the country. The ruling military junta has given France one month to complete the withdrawal. (Reuters)
- Yemeni Civil War
- Six people are injured after a bomb explodes in al-Majaza, Shabwah Governorate, Yemen. (Middle East Monitor)
Business and economy
- International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- RT France, the French arm of the Russian state media network RT, ceases operation following the freezing of their bank accounts by the Direction générale du Trésor. (AFP via News18)
International relations
- Sweden–Turkey relations
- The Turkish defense ministry cancels Swedish defense minister Pål Jonson's upcoming visit to Turkey in response to an approval for far-right extremist Rasmus Paludan to protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. (AFP via The Jordan Times)
Law and crime
- 2023 Monterey Park shooting
- Ten people are killed and ten others are injured in a mass shooting at a dance studio after Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California, United States. The suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, escapes and later commits suicide. (Los Angeles Times)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Slovak constitutional referendum
- Slovakians head to the polls to vote in a referendum to determine whether early elections can be called before the customary end of the mandate. (AP)
- 2023 Brazilian Congress attack
- Commander of the Brazilian Army Júlio César de Arruda is fired by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the aftermath of the January 8 Congress attack and is replaced by Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva. (AP)
- Tanzanian opposition party Chadema organizes a political demonstration in Mwanza. This is the country's first demonstration since President Samia Suluhu Hassan abolished her predecessor John Magufuli's seven-year ban on political assembly earlier this month. (AFP via VOA)
January 20, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Russia claims that it captured the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, south of Bakhmut, and the village of Lobkove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. (Al Jazeera)
- Battle of Bakhmut
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- A bomb blast derails a passenger train in Peshi village, Kachhi District, Balochistan, Pakistan, injuring 13 people. (Al Jazeera)
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- The Burkina Faso Armed Forces rescue 62 women and four babies kidnapped by jihadists in Arbinda, Sahel Region, on January 15. (AFP via Voice of America)
- The United States Department of the Treasury designates the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organization, allowing provisions for international sanctions. (AFP via Le Monde)
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- The Bank of Japan reports that inflation in Japan increased by 4.0% in December, the highest recorded increase since 1981. (CNN) (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Nyingchi avalanche
- A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is rescued by the Colombian Navy. (AP)
- Seven people are killed and over 50 are injured in a collision between a bus carrying students and a van in Radella, near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. (Gulf Today)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announces the termination of the country's indoor mask mandate, with the exception of public transport and medical facilities, effective January 30. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
Law and crime
- Sagarejo shooting
- A man opens fire from a balcony in Sagarejo, Kakheti, Georgia, killing five people and injuring five others. The gunman later commits suicide. (Global News)
- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is fined £100 by Lancashire Constabulary for failing to wear a seat belt while recording a video for social media in the back of a moving car. (BBC News)
Sports
- 2022–23 Serie A
- The Italian Football Federation sanctions Juventus F.C. with a 15-point deduction in the league table for capital gain violations. (AA)
- Rugby Australia suspends Waratahs full-back Kurtley Beale from all rugby union games following his arrest on sexual assault charges. (CNN)
January 19, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson announces that Sweden will send its self-propelled Archer Artillery System, 50 Combat Vehicle 90 IFVs, and NLAW anti-tank missiles to Ukraine as part of its latest military support package for the Ukrainian military. (Politico)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Sixteen VDP members and 14 civilians are killed during four attacks by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso. At least ten attackers are also killed. (VOA)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A Palestinian teacher and a member of the Jenin Brigades are killed, and three others are injured, in a raid by Israeli soldiers at a refugee camp in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Three police officers are killed in a suicide bombing at a police outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Reuters)
- Five Iraqis from Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, are shot and killed by gunmen on a road in Mardin Province, Turkey. Two of the victims were prominent imams in Duhok. (The National News)
Business and economy
- 2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis
- The United States reaches its debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion, requiring the Treasury Department to suspend the issuance of new Treasury securities and take extraordinary measures to prevent a default. (CNN)
- Retail apocalypse
- British catalog retailer Argos says that it will close all of its stores in the Republic of Ireland by June, with the loss of 580 jobs, saying that the investment needed to modernize its operations in the country was "not viable". (BBC News)
- Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings steps down as co-CEO, having served in the position since its founding in 1997. Greg Peters is selected to succeed him. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Arabian Gulf Cup stampede
- Four people are killed and around 80 others are injured during a stampede at a stadium in Basra, Iraq. It is suspected that the incident occurred when some people tried to push their way into the stadium. (Al Jazeera)
- Fifteen servicemen are killed and seven others are injured in a fire at a barracks in Azat, Armenia. (AP)
International relations
- Iran–South Korea relations
- Iran and South Korea summon each other's ambassadors in a deepening dispute between the countries, after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called Iran "the enemy of the United Arab Emirates" while addressing South Korean troops stationed there. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2022–2023 Peruvian political protests
- Thousands of protesters march in Lima demanding the resignation of president Dina Boluarte as the number of deaths from clashes between demonstrators and police exceeds 50. (Reuters)
- A judge in Bolivia rules that opposition figure Luis Fernando Camacho must remain in prison ahead of his trial. Camacho was arrested in December on charges of terrorism. (Reuters)
- Sierra Leonean president Julius Maada Bio signs into law a gender equality bill mandating the employment of at least 30 percent of women across all businesses. The law also guarantees at least 14 weeks of maternity leave and equal pay. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
Politics and elections
- Protests against Emmanuel Macron
- 2023 French pension reform strikes
- A day of strikes and demonstrations occurs throughout France against the government's pension reform project, which proposes to raise the retirement age to 64. (Le Point)
- 2023 French pension reform strikes
- 2023 Kazakh legislative election
- President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolves the Mäjilis, ending the seventh convocation, and calls for a snap election on March 19. (AFP via The Hindu)
- Jacinda Ardern announces her intention to resign as prime minister of New Zealand no later than February 7. (The Guardian)
January 18, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- During a visit to Kyiv, Canadian National Defence Minister Anita Anand announces that Canada will send 200 Roshel Senator armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine. (CBC News)
- Spillover of the Somali Civil War
- Ten Al-Shabaab militants are killed during a raid by security forces in the village of Galmagala, Garissa County, Kenya, after the group killed five civilians in the region last week. Rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices are recovered. (Al Jazeera)
- 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 slight decrease in overall inflation at the end of last year, food prices in the United Kingdom increased by 16.9% in the twelve months to December, 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 are injured in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Interior minister Denys Monastyrsky, deputy minister of internal affairs Yevhen Yenin, and state secretary of internal affairs Yurii Lubkovych are among those killed. (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)
- At least 70 people and 70,000 cattle are killed due to freezing temperatures across Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Stop Cop City
- A protester is killed and a Georgia State Patrol trooper is injured after they exchange fire 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)
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