Assassination of Jovenel Moïse A Florida court in the United States sentences a Haitian-Chilean national to life in prison for the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
2023 Central Canada wildfires The government of Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada, declares a state of emergency and orders the evacuation of more than 10,000 residents following a series of wildfires in the eastern part of the country.
High-rise One person is killed and nine others injured by a fire in a high-rise building in Rome, Italy.
2023 Atlantic hurricane season Tropical Storm Arlene forms as the first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
2023 Odisha train collision At least 288 people are killed and more than 900 injured in a train collision in Balasore district, Odisha, India.
Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials The U.S. Army base at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, is renamed Fort Liberty.
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency Nine people are killed when Allied Democratic Forces insurgents attack a group of people on the Kyondo-Kyavinyonge road in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian occupation official Vladimir Rogov says Ukrainian forces have shelled the port of Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring nine people.