2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Germany advances to the FIBA Basketball World Cup final for the first time after defeating the United States 113–111 in the semi-final.
Democratic backsliding in the United States Thirteen presidential centers from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama warn of the fragile state of American democracy amidst deep national political polarization.
2023 Russian elections Russians head to the polls to elect the bodies of local government in the country.
Melbourne One person is killed and five others are injured when a car crashes into pedestrians and two other vehicles in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The driver is arrested at the scene.
Corruption in Ukraine Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau freezes more than $80 million in assets belonging to oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky for 48 hours as part of an embezzlement investigation.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians sign a petition asking President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to veto asset declaration legislation that critics believe could prevent officials from being held accountable by delaying a requirement to publicly declare their assets.
Australia–Philippines relations Australia and the Philippines upgrade their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership.
Armenia–Russia relations The Russian government summons the ambassador of Armenia to protest recent actions and statements undertaken by the Armenian government, amid a continuing deterioration of relations between the two nations.
2023 Hawaii wildfires Officials say that they plan to reopen the western part of Maui, Hawaii, United States, north of Kaanapali, on October 8.
2023 Pacific typhoon season Flooding occurs in Guangdong and Fujian provinces in southern China after Typhoon Haikui makes landfall over the region. Rainfall records are reported in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake At least 2,012 people are killed by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Chichaoua Province, Morocco.
Petroleum industry in Russia It is reported that Spain has become more reliant on Russian natural gas, with Russia's market share of total imports increasing to 28 percent in July and surpassing Algeria as Spain's second largest gas supplier.
Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine accuses Elon Musk of allowing Russian forces to attack Ukrainian cities after it was revealed that Starlink satellite communications interfered with a drone operation by disabling a communications network near the coast of the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula as Ukrainian drones were approaching Russian warships, resulting in a loss of connectivity.
Russia says that it has repelled numerous attacks along the front line in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia and inflicted hundreds of losses on Ukrainian forces.
Four people are killed and 72 others are injured in a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Russia says that its air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones that were attempting to attack a polling station in Skadovsk, Kherson Oblast, while voting was occuring.
Russia's security services detain a man for allegedly plotting to blow up a railway in Crimea and collecting information on the deployment of Russian defense ministry facilities and units.
Mali War Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin carry out a suicide attack at a Malian military base in Gao Region.