Rubiales affair Royal Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales announces his resignation after having acted inappropriately during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final.
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Canada earns its first medal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup and its first medal at a global men's basketball tournament since 1936, after defeating the United States 127–118 after overtime in the bronze medal game.
Germany wins its first FIBA Basketball World Cup, beating Serbia 83–77 in the final. Dennis Schröder is named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Censorship by Facebook Meta deletes Al Jazeera Arabic presenter Tamer Almisshal's Facebook profile a day after a programme aired an investigation into Meta’s censorship of Palestinian content.
2023 Malagasy presidential election Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina resigns in order to run for re-election, in accordance with the country's constitution.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Two foreign aid workers are killed and two others are injured by Russian shelling near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast.
Russia says its air defence shot down three Ukrainian drones over Crimea, one in the northwest and two in the west of the peninsula.
2023 Sudan conflict At least 43 people are killed and dozens more are injured by an airstrike in Khartoum, Sudan.
2023 Ain al-Hilweh clashes A ceasefire is signed between Fatah and Islamist groups after three days of clashes in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Sidon District, Lebanon, which killed five people and injured 52 others.