Portal:Current events/2023 July 8

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Sudan conflict
  • Battle of Omdurman
    • At least 22 people are killed by an airstrike in Omdurman, Sudan. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Battle of Donbas
    • Russian forces shell Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, killing eight people and injuring 13 others, according to governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. (BBC News)
• Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Four insurgents and two officers are killed at a police station in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. (Iran International)

Arts and culture

• Farewell Yellow Brick Road
  • English musician Elton John, the fourth best-selling music artist of all time, performs his final concert at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, after touring for more than 50 years. (Global News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Murrieta plane crash
  • A plane crashes in Murrieta, California, United States, killing all six people aboard. (Forbes)
• One person is killed and seven others are missing due to a landslide that buried a highway in Yichang, Hubei, China. (Reuters)
• Pemex, the Mexican oil company, estimates that Friday's fire on an offshore drilling platform has led to the loss of 700,000 barrels of oil production thus far. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
  • The heads of government of the Amazon basin countries convene in Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia, to strategize conserving the Amazon rainforest. (AFP via The Business Standard)

Law and crime

• Shah Cheragh attack
  • Iran executes two men for their involvement in a mass shooting at Shah Cheragh in Shiraz, Fars province. (CNN)
• LGBT rights in Georgia
  • Organizers cancel a pride festival in Tbilisi, Georgia, due to violent interventions by far-right groups which led to clashes with law enforcement. (CNN)
• Four people are killed and five are injured in a series of shootings in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (WLS-TV)
• A correspondent for the Mexican newspaper La Jornada is found dead in Tepic, Nayarit, a day after being reported missing. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Politics and elections

• June 2023 Greek legislative election
  • The New Democracy party, led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, secures a vote of confidence in Parliament to begin its second four-year term. (AP)