2023 FIFA Women's World Cup The United States, two-time defending champions, are eliminated from the tournament after losing to Sweden in a penalty shoot-out in the round of 16, marking their earliest exit from the FIFA Women's World Cup.
2023 Netball World Cup Australia wins a record 12th Netball World Cup title after defeating England 61–45 in the gold medal match in Cape Town, South Africa.
Government censorship of Telegram Iraq blocks the Telegram app over concerns about its leakage of official state data and personal information.
Supreme Court of the Maldives The Supreme Court of the Maldives bars former president Abdulla Yameen from running for office while he serves an 11-year prison sentence.
Welsh Welsh singer and convicted sex offender Ian Watkins is stabbed and seriously injured in the Wakefield Prison.
Minibus A minibus plunges into a ravine near Demnate, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco, killing 24 people.
2023 European heat waves The ongoing forest fires in Spain and Portugal have burned about 6,200 hectares.
2023 Hazara Express derailment At least 34 people are killed and at least 100 others are injured when ten carriages of a Hazara Express train derail near the Sarhari railway station in Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
American film The American film "Barbie" becomes the first film by a solo female director (Greta Gerwig) to surpass $1 billion in the worldwide box office.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli soldiers open fire against a vehicle in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, killing three people.
Russian invasion of Ukraine An Armed Forces of Ukraine missile damages a bridge connecting the Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast and Crimea over the Chonhar Strait.
2023 Sudan conflict The Rapid Support Forces claim the state of Central Darfur, Sudan, after capturing the capital of Zalingei from the Sudanese Armed Forces.