Vanuatu Opposition parties in Vanuatu boycott the parliament after a failed no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau.
Canadian A Canadian woman is sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison in Washington for mailing a threatening letter containing ricin to then-President Donald Trump at the White House.
Corruption in Slovakia The former and current heads of Slovakia’s spy agency and five other police and intelligence officers are being investigated for abuse of power and criminal conspiracy in two separate cases.
2023 Quran burnings in Sweden The Swedish Security Service raises the country's terror alert level from "elevated" to "high", citing increased threats in response to the series of Quran burnings in the country.
Iran–Saudi Arabia relations Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visits Saudi Arabia for the first time since the restoration of diplomatic relations.
Germany–Israel relations Israel receives permission from the United States to sell its "Arrow 3" missile defense system to Germany, according to the Israeli Defence Ministry.
World Health Organization The World Health Organization opens its first summit on traditional medicine in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Wildfires in 2023 More than 4,500 people in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, evacuate due to a wildfire burning over 2,600 hectares of the Teide National Park.
In the United States, Herman Andaya resigns as Maui's top emergency official amidst reproval for not activating the emergency sirens during the wildfires.
Wildfires near Kelowna, British Columbia, cause the mandatory evacuation of over 2,400 properties and result in multiple structural losses.
The city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, begins a complete evacuation amid the spread of nearby wildfires.
Elmina plane crash In Malaysia, a Beechcraft 390 travelling from Langkawi to Kuala Lumpur crashes into the Guthrie Highway in Elmina, Selangor, killing all eight people on board as well as two people on the ground.
2023 Pacific hurricane season Tropical Storm Hilary strengthens into a hurricane off the coast of Mexico.
2023 central Colombia earthquakes Two people are killed by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake near Cumaral, Meta Department, Colombia.
Yellow Corporation In the Yellow Corporation bankruptcy proceeding, the court names financing lenders. Hedge funds Citadel and MFN Partners will together provide $142.5 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, which will give Yellow’s estate the funds necessary to liquidate assets.
China Chinese property developer Evergrande Group files for chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the United States as it works on a multi-billion dollar deal with creditors to restructure its debts.
Russian invasion of Ukraine The U.S. approves the transfer of F-16 Fighting Falcons to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands after training for Ukrainian Air Force pilots is completed.