2023 FIFA Women's World Cup The current European champions England advance to the FIFA Women's World Cup final for the first time after defeating co-host Australia 3–1 in the semi-final. They will play against fellow first-time finalists Spain.
Luna programme Roscosmos spacecraft Luna 25 enters into a lunar orbit around the Moon as it prepares to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole in the coming days.
Central American University The Central American University in Managua, Nicaragua, suspends its operations after the government seizes its assets, alleging the university's involvement in terrorism during the 2018 protests.
House of Representatives of the Philippines The House of Representatives of the Philippines unanimously votes for expulsion of Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. due to his continued absence.
Vanuatu Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau survives a no-confidence vote, with the opposition falling one vote short of removing him from power.
2023 Thai general election The Constitutional Court of Thailand dismisses the petitions on election winner Pita Limjaroenrat's renomination as prime minister, allowing a new round of leadership elections in the National Assembly to take place.
United States federal judge United States federal judge James V. Selna rejects a proposed $200 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit prompted by a rise in thefts of vehicles manufactured by South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia.
Spanish Civil Guard Spanish Civil Guard police arrest five French tourists and one Swiss tourist for allegedly raping an 18-year-old British woman on the island of Mallorca.
Singapore police Singapore police arrest ten foreign nationals and seize assets worth approximately S$1 billion (US$750 million), suspecting involvement in an international money laundering operation tied to transnational organized crime, including online gambling and Internet fraud.
Hawaiian Electric Industries A lawsuit is filed against the Hawaiian Electric Industries company, accusing it of negligence as the reason for the wildfires.
North Korea–United States relations The Korean Central News Agency confirms that United States Army soldier Travis King has been detained for illegal entry, stating that King claimed "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" within the U.S. Army and also that he is seeking refugee status in the country.
NYU Langone Health Surgeons from NYU Langone Health in the United States report the successful functioning of a genetically modified pig kidney in a human recipient for 32 days, a record in xenotransplantation.
Explosion The death toll from the explosion in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, on 14 August increases to 27, after sixteen more people are found dead. The cause is still unknown.
2023 Hpakant jade mine disaster The death toll from the 13 August landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Kachin, Myanmar, increases to 31, with eight people still missing.
2023 Hawaii wildfires The Lahaina Bypass in west Maui, Hawaii, United States, reopens to traffic after being closed for a week due to the wildfires.
2023 Cape Verde migrant boat disaster At least 63 people are killed and 38 others are rescued after a boat carrying mostly Senegalese migrants capsizes off the coast of Cape Verde.
Economy of the Netherlands The Netherlands statistics office reports that the country has entered a recession after the economy declined by 0.3% in the second quarter with exports and household spending falling despite rising interest rates that were intended to lower inflation.
Economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine The Hong Kong-flagged "Joseph Schulte" becomes the first cargo ship to depart from the Port of Odesa, Ukraine's largest seaport, using new Black Sea shipping lanes, after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Muslim A Muslim mob storms a Christian area in Jaranwala, Punjab, Pakistan, burning a church, damaging two other churches, and demolishing the house of a man who they accused of desecrating the pages of a Quran.
Russian invasion of Ukraine A Russian strike in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills a civilian and injures six others, and damaging agriculture and civilian infrastructure.
Russia's Federal Security Service says that it has stopped a Ukrainian sabotage group, consisting of four fighters, from infiltrating the border in Starodubsky District, Bryansk Oblast.
Libyan Crisis The death toll from fighting in Tripoli between the 444 brigade and the Special Deterrence Force increases to 55 people, with 146 more injured. The fighting ends following the release of a commander.
Islamist insurgency in the Sahel Seventeen soldiers are killed and 20 others are injured in an ambush of a military vehicle in Koutougou, Tillabéri Region, Niger.
2023 Sudan conflict The number of people who have fled Sudan since April reaches 1 million while nearly 3.5 million have been internally displaced.
More than 1,000 bodies are discovered in 30 mass graves within the RSF-occupied city of Geneina in West Darfur, Sudan, by civil leaders.