European Space Agency Science Programme The European Space Agency successfully launches the Euclid space telescope to study dark matter and dark energy at the second Lagrange point, 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.
Phnom Penh Eight people are killed after a fire breaks out in an under-repair nightclub in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
2023 Buldhana bus accident At least 25 people are killed when a wedding bus crashes and catches fire in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India.
2023 Western North America heat wave Authorities announce that more than 100 people have died across Mexico as a result of two weeks of heat waves in the country.
Nahel Merzouk protests President Emmanuel Macron cancels a state visit to Germany, which would have been the first state visit in 23 years.
Looters raid a gun shop in Marseille, stealing eight hunting rifles and ammunition before police intervene.
Riots continue across France. More than 1,300 people have been arrested, and 79 police officers have been injured.