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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Crimea attacks
    • 2023 missile strike on the Sevastopol Naval Base
      • Theheadquarters of theBlack Sea Fleet inSevastopol,Crimea, is hit in aUkrainian missile attack, killing at least one person and causing a fire in the building.(Al Jazeera)
• Mali War
  • Two people are killed and five others are wounded in amortar attack onTimbuktu,Mali, byjihadist insurgents. The city remains undersiege by insurgents with reports of food, petrol and medicineshortages.(BBC News)

Business and economy

• 2023 United Auto Workers strike
  • In theUnited States,United Auto Workers presidentShawn Fain announces that the union will expand their strikes to 38 locations.(CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• Six people are killed, more than 100 others are injured, and three are missing after a fire and subsequent explosions at agolf ball factory inPingtung County,Taiwan.(ABC News Australia)
• One person is killed and four others are injured after an incident at anoil refinery inBandar Abbas,Hormozgan province,Iran.(Reuters viaThe New Arab)
• TheTaal Volcano inBatangas,Philippines, releases elevated levels ofsulfur dioxide andvog, resulting in school closures, including inMetro Manila. Residents in affected areas are asked to avoid outdoor activities.(Reuters)

International relations

• China–Syria relations
  • Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad meets with Chinese PresidentXi Jinping inHangzhou,China, and signs a strategic partnership on infrastructure as part of China'sBelt and Road Initiative.(Xinhua)(AP)

Law and crime

• Turkey–Islamic State conflict,terrorism in Turkey
  • Turkishpolice announce that they have detained 10 people with links to theIslamic State inIzmir after intelligence revealed hiddenexplosives manufacturing supplies.(Asharq Al-Awsat)
• U.S. SenatorBob Menendez and his wife Nadina are indicted on federal corruption charges for allegedly accepting bribes to provide sensitive information to thegovernment ofEgypt.(NPR)