Portal:Current events/2023 February 23

Disasters and accidents

• Philippine authorities confirm that all four people aboard a Cessna 340 aircraft that crashed on February 18 on Mayon Volcano, Albay, are dead. Retrieval operations have begun. (The Philippine Star) (CNN)
• A Russian Air Force Su-25 jet crashes in Orekhovo, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, while returning to its base, killing the pilot. (The Moscow Times)

International relations

• Colombia–Nicaragua relations, Human rights in Nicaragua
  • The Colombian government "condemns the arbitrary actions carried out by the Ortega regime against its opposition" and offers Colombian citizenship to those facing political persecution. (Cancillería de Colombia)
• Nuclear program of Iran
  • Iran publicly acknowledges accusations by the International Atomic Energy Agency that it has enriched uranium to 84%, bringing it close to developing a nuclear weapon. However, the government maintains that its nuclear program is "completely peaceful". (AP)
• Israel–Oman relations
  • Oman opens its airspace to Israeli airlines for the first time. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen calls the decision historic. (Haaretz)

Law and crime

• Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Pro-Ukraine protesters confront visitors heading to the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. (The Hill)
• 2023 Wamena riot
  • At least nine people are killed and 14 others are injured following a riot in Wamena, Highland Papua, Indonesia, after rumours circulated on social media that a child had been kidnapped. The Indonesian military has been deployed to the town to support local police. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• State Minister Ruben Vardanyan of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh is dismissed by President Arayik Harutyunyan after less than four months in office. (Meduza)

Science and technology

• Censorship of TikTok, Internet censorship and surveillance in Europe
  • The European Commission bans Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok from corporate devices used by its staff, citing data protection concerns. (Euractiv)