Portal:Current events/2023 June 17

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Sudan conflict
  • Battle of Khartoum
    • The Sudanese Air Force launches airstrikes in Khartoum, killing at least 17 people and destroying dozens of homes. The armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces agree to a 72-hour ceasefire. (BBC News)
• Anglophone crisis
  • At least ten people are killed during an offensive by the military of Cameroon against separatists in the English-speaking Northwest Region. (Xinhua)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Asia heat wave
  • At least 96 people die during a heat wave, which started two days ago, in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India. (AP)
• At least eight people are killed and 19 others are missing after a winter storm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (AP)
• Seven people are injured after a hot air balloon catches fire in Zug, Switzerland. (AP)

International relations

• Saudi Arabia–Yemen relations
  • A Yemenia flight with 277 passengers departs from Sanaa International Airport for Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport, the first commercial flight from Yemen's primary international airport to Saudi Arabia after a seven-year blockade. Additional flights have been scheduled to accommodate thousands of Hajj pilgrims. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• 2023 Gorge Amphitheatre shooting
  • Two people are killed and two others wounded during a mass shooting at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Grant County, Washington, United States. (AP)