Sickle-cell disease Casgevy, a world-first gene therapy that aims to cure sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, is approved by the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, becoming the first drug using CRISPR to be licensed.
Norse Atlantic Airways A Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787 lands at Troll Airfield in Antarctica, making it the first time that this type of aircraft has landed in Antarctica.
2023 Spanish government formation Pedro Sánchez is re-elected as prime minister of Spain, forming his third government.
2023 Guatemalan general election The Guatemalan Attorney General's Office requests that the immunity of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo and Vice President-elect Karin Herrera be lifted for their alleged participation in the seizure of the facilities of the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. If the request is successful, Arévalo and Herrera could be arrested.
Aleksandra Skochilenko Russian activist Aleksandra Skochilenko is sentenced to seven years in prison on charges related to her protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Haitian crisis The Parliament of Kenya approves the deployment of its police officers to Haiti as part of a United Nations-backed multinational security mission to combat the gang war in Haiti.
Enlargement of NATO The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delays a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid.
European Commission The European Commission renews its authorisation of the systemic herbicide glyphosate for 10 years, following the failure of the European Union member states to reach a consensus on the renewal.
Chicago "L" Twenty-three people are injured when a Chicago "L" commuter train crashes into snow removal equipment in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Indonesian Air Force Four Indonesian Air Force personnel are killed when their military planes crash in Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia.
Lüliang office fire Twenty-six people are killed and 63 others are injured in a fire at an office building in Lüliang, Shanxi, China.
War in Sudan The Sudan Liberation Movement, the Justice and Equality Movement and other smaller rebel factions declare war on the Rapid Support Forces, having previously remained neutral in the conflict.
Myanmar civil war India reports that over half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who fled heavy fighting in Myanmar's Chin State for northeastern India are returning home after the military and rebels from the Chin National Front reach a ceasefire agreement.
The Arakan Army captures the town of Pauktaw, Rakhine State. The military responds by bombing the town with helicopters and warships.
2023 Israel–Hamas war Israeli Police kill three gunmen who attacked a checkpoint near Jerusalem, injuring six security forces.