Corruption in Belgium A joint investigation by the "Financial Times", "Der Spiegel", and "Le Monde" reveals that Belgian Vlaams Belang politician Frank Creyelman accepted bribes from the Chinese Ministry of State Security for three years in order to influence discussions within the European Union. Creyelman was subsequently expelled from the party.
Chile Chile's police arrest at least 55 people in one of the country's largest fiscal fraud cases, amounting to about $275 million and implicating small- and mid-sized companies in different parts of the country. The suspects will stand trial for tax crimes, criminal association, money laundering, customs fraud and making false declarations.
Prosecutor State prosecutors in Thailand indict a member of the country’s Senate, Upakit Pachariyangkun, on six charges involving narcotics trafficking, money laundering and association with a transnational criminal organization.
Keretsky grenade incident A councillor detonates three grenades at a meeting of the village council of Keretsky, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine, injuring 27 people, including himself.
Tenerife South Airport Fourteen workers at the Tenerife South Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, are arrested on suspicion of stealing items from checked-in luggage. Police seize allegedly stolen items worth almost €2 million.
Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election A United States federal jury orders Rudy Giuliani, former lawyer for former President Donald Trump, to pay $148 million in damages for defaming two Georgian election officials with false electoral fraud claims.
News of the World royal phone hacking scandal Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex wins a phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of the "Daily Mirror" in the first of several lawsuits against British tabloids to go to trial. The High Court found that phone hacking was widespread at the Mirror Group and that private investigators gathered information unlawfully.
Indigenous peoples in Guatemala A ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights finds Guatemala to have violated indigenous rights by allowing a large nickel mine to operate on tribal land.
2023 Nigerien crisis An ECOWAS court orders former President Mohamed Bazoum to be freed from arrest and reinstated as president.
2023 Gaza humanitarian crisis Israel authorizes the temporary use of its Kerem Shalom border crossing to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
English Channel migrant crossings One person is killed and another is hospitalized after a boat carrying more than 60 migrants experienced difficulties as it attempted to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom.
International Energy Agency The International Energy Agency forecasts that global coal consumption is expected to reach a record high this year, as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong. The demand for coal is predicted to increase by 1.4 percent this year, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for the first time.
President President Andrés Manuel López Obrador inaugurates the first part of the tourist Maya Train, that runs in a rough loop around the Yucatán Peninsula. The $20 billion, 950-mile line will connect beach resorts and archaeological sites.
Albania Albania returns 20 icons to North Macedonia that were trafficked a decade ago, according to Albania's Culture Ministry. A handover ceremony is held at the National History Museum in the Albanian capital, Tirana.
Yemeni Crisis Shipping firms Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk announce a suspension of all container shipments through the Red Sea until further notice amid Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.
Two Liberian-flagged vessels in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait are attacked with drones and ballistic missiles launched by Houthi militants in Yemen, causing a fire on one of the ships. No injuries are reported.
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Militants attack a regional police headquarters and two military posts in northwest Pakistan, triggering shootouts that killed five security personnel and five insurgents.
2023 Israel–Hamas war The Israel Defense Forces says that it mistakenly shot dead three hostages in friendly fire incidents in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City.