Government of Nicaragua The government of Nicaragua releases 222 political prisoners and sends them to the United States.
2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake Three inmates are killed and 12 others are injured after soldiers open fire during a prison riot in Hatay Province, Turkey. The prisoners were demanding to see their families who were affected by the recent earthquake.
Belarus–Poland relations Poland announces the closure of a major border crossing with Belarus "until further notice" amid heightened tensions between the two countries. There are currently only two checkpoints open between the two nations.
Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic South Korea resumes the issuance of short-term travel visas to Chinese citizens following a one-month suspension due to China's COVID-19 surge.
PAC 750-XL Four people are injured after a PAC 750-XL aircraft crashes in Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea.
Gas explosion Seven people are killed and nine others are injured in a gas explosion at a residential building in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Papua Four people are killed and several houses and buildings are destroyed by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake in Papua, Indonesia.
2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria increases to 21,051.
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) suspends its operations in north-west Burkina Faso following the killings of two of its Burkinabé aid workers near Dédougou.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia launches drone and cruise missile strikes across the south and east of Ukraine with large explosions reported in the Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.