Portal:Current events/2023 February 13

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
  • The death toll of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria surpasses 37,000. (Al Jazeera)
• At least twelve people are injured by an explosion at a construction site in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (CTV News Ottawa)

Health and environment

• The Equatoguinean health ministry confirms an outbreak of the Marburg virus in the country, which has killed nine people within the last month. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

International relations

• Humanitarian response to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
  • United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres agrees with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to open two of the country's border crossings with Turkey for at least three months to permit access to humanitarian aid. (AFP via Manila Standard)

Law and crime

• Blasphemy in Pakistan
  • Lynching of Waris
    • Police in Punjab, Pakistan, arrest 50 men for the lynching of a blasphemy suspect at a police station in Nankana Sahib District two days ago. (The Independent)
• Murder of Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat
  • Indonesian police general Ferdy Sambo is found guilty of killing his adjutant, Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, and is sentenced to death. (Detik)
• 2023 Michigan State University shooting
  • Three people are killed and five others injured in a mass shooting at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. The shooter later commits suicide when approached by police. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• Moldova–Russia relations
  • 2023 Moldovan coup d'état plan
    • President of Moldova Maia Sandu accuses the Russian government of planning a coup d'état attempt against her. (La Prensalatina)