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Joe Biden is known to express frustration over constant questions about his age, but he recently turned 80. The oldest sitting president, he is supposed to be a transition figure, ushering in a ...
2023 Gaza humanitarian crisis, 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. Israel authorizes the temporary use of its Kerem Shalom border crossing to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. (AFP via NST) Law and crime. 2023 Nigerien crisis. An ECOWAS court orders former President Mohamed Bazoum to be freed from arrest and reinstated as president.
2023 Guyana–Venezuela crisis. 2023 Venezuelan referendum. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders Venezuela to refrain from any action that would alter the status quo in Guayana Esequiba ahead of a referendum on its rights to the disputed territory, but does not forbid Venezuela from going ahead with the referendum as Guyana requested.
The Ministry of Education announces plans to reform the College Scholastic Ability Test by removing questions unrelated to the curriculum taught in state schools. Education Minister Lee Ju-ho says that the reform aims to minimize students' dependence on hagwons and address the negative consequences of high-pressure education on students, citing ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. War in Sudan. Battle of Khartoum. Two people are killed and seven others are wounded in an attack on a Red Cross humanitarian aid convoy in Khartoum, Sudan.
Hamas releases the first video of a hostage on Telegram since the war started, a 21-year-old Israeli woman from Shoham who was kidnapped during the Re'im music festival massacre. In the video, the woman claims to be receiving medical treatment from her captors. (The Jerusalem Post) 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
Disasters and accidents. Two people are killed when a boat carrying around 30 migrants capsizes near the coast of Kos, Greece.; International relations. Havana syndrome. A two-year investigation by seven U.S. intelligence agencies concludes it is "very unlikely" that Russia or another country was responsible for the "Havana syndrome" that affected U.S. diplomats and spies.
2023 Heligoland ship collision One person is killed and four others are missing after two cargo ships , the British-flagged Verity and the Bahamas -flagged Polesie , collide in the North Sea near Heligoland , Schleswig-Holstein , Germany , with the Verity sinking.