Portal:Current events/2023 December 13
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December 13, 2023
(Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Mexican drug war
- Six people are killed and two others are injured in a shootout between rival drug cartels in Zacatecas, Mexico. (AP)
- Myanmar civil war
- Operation 1027
- Allied rebel forces say that they have seized the town of Maw Luu in Sagaing Region. (The Irrawaddy)
- Myanmar peace process
- The Three Brotherhood Alliance denies rumours of a possible peace deal brokered by China, saying that it will continue to fight the military. (The Irrawaddy)
- Operation 1027
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- Four soldiers and two civilian drivers are killed and two South Korean workers are kidnapped in an ambush against a convoy in Rivers State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against infrastructure
- A Russian ballistic missile attack in Kyiv injures over 50 people. (The Guardian)
- Russian strikes against infrastructure
- Yemeni civil war
Arts and culture
- Bulgarian authorities begin dismantling the 45-meter-high Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, erected in 1954 to commemorate the Soviet Union's invasion of the country during World War II. (AP)
Business and economy
- Tesla recalls two million cars in the United States due to insufficient safety controls within the vehicles' AutoPilot system. This applies "to almost every Tesla sold in the US since the Autopilot feature was launched in 2015." Tesla will fix the issue with an automatic software update. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- An explosion occurs at an industrial estate in Treforest, South Wales, United Kingdom. (BBC News) (Wales Online)
Health and environment
- 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
- The conference ends with a historic agreement urging nations to transition away from all fossil fuels. (AFP via The Daily Star)
Law and crime
- The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office imposes a £350,000 (US$442,755) fine on the Ministry of Defence for a data breach that exposed the email addresses of 265 Afghans seeking refuge from the Taliban. (AFP via Manila Bulletin)
Politics and elections
- Impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden
- The United States House of Representatives votes to formally authorize its ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. (Reuters)
- Donald Tusk is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Poland, initiating his third cabinet. (AP)
- Japanese Economic Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, Internal Minister Junji Suzuki, Agriculture Minister Ichiro Miyashita, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno resign following a scandal involving alleged kickbacks within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (AFP via France 24)
- In the UK, Mark Drakeford announces his resignation as First Minister of Wales and leader of Welsh Labour. A leadership election will be held by the end of March 2024 to select Drakeford's replacement. (BBC News)
Sports
- 2023–24 NBA season
- In basketball, the National Basketball Association suspends Golden State Warriors player Draymond Green indefinitely due to Green's recurring unsportsmanlike conduct. (AFP via SCMP)