SpaceX Starship Second Integrated Flight Test American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX launches the second test flight of the Starship rocket, at Starbase in Texas, United States, reaching an altitude of 148 km. The Super Heavy booster explodes shortly after separation, with the second stage terminating itself eight minutes into the flight.
2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election Four major Congolese opposition parties form a coalition to contest President Félix Tshisekedi in the upcoming election. Martin Fayulu's party remains absent from the agreement.
France France's Horizons party suspends Loire-Atlantique Senator Joël Guerriau following his arrest and formal charge for allegedly administering a date rape drug to MP Sandrine Josso, with the Independents caucus in the Senate also suspending him and initiating expulsion procedures.
Death of Ana Clara Benevides A woman dies at the first of American singer Taylor Swift's concerts at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during a day when temperatures reached 39.1 C. Swift postpones her second concert in the city due to the heat.
2023 Uttarakhand tunnel collapse Efforts to rescue 40 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand, India, are suspended due to concerns of further cave-ins.
Miss Universe 2023 Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios is crowned Miss Universe by her predecessor, R'Bonney Gabriel, marking the country's first win in the pageant's history.
War in Sudan The Jebel Aulia Bridge, part of the Jebel Aulia Dam complex, is destroyed amid heavy fighting in Jabal Awliya, although the dam itself remains intact. It is the second bridge in Khartoum to be destroyed in the past week.
Kivu conflict At least four civilians and three soldiers are killed, with 11 injured, in a mass shooting at a IDP camp in Nyiragongo, North Kivu, DRC, amid ongoing conflict between the army and M23 rebels.