Portal:Current events/2024 May 23

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2024 Kharkiv offensive
    • Seven people are killed and at least 28 others are injured in Russian missile strikes in Liubotyn and Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
  • Crimea attacks
    • At least two people are killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on Alushta, Crimea. Explosions are reported across the peninsula and Ukrainian media reports that multiple targets were hit. (Reuters)
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Russian forces captures the village of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast. (The Daily Telegraph)
• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 60 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks in Rafah, Deir al-Balah, and Gaza City, Gaza. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Pope Francis and the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints approves the canonization of Carlo Acutis, who will become the first millennial saint. (Holy See) (BBC News)
• Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu wins the International Dublin Literary Award for his novel Solenoid, translated by Sean Cotter. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• Eleven people are killed and two others are injured in an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro, Tanzania. (AP)
• Four people are killed and 16 others are injured when the second floor of a restaurant collapses in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. (AP)

International relations

• Cross-Strait relations
  • China's People's Liberation Army begins two days of military drills around Taiwan. In response, Taiwan mobilizes its military. (BBC News) (Reuters)
• Diplomatic missions to Palestine
  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro orders the opening of an embassy in Ramallah in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
• Kenya–United States relations
  • U.S. President Joe Biden announces during a state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto that he will designate Kenya a major non-NATO ally as it is expected to lead the international intervention in Haiti. (Reuters) (NPR)
• Russia removes the border markers signaling the border with Estonia on the Narva River, prompting a protest by the EU. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• United States v. Live Nation Entertainment
  • The United States Department of Justice sues Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, seeking the breakup of the company and accusing the company of creating a monopoly by eliminating competition and increasing prices. (AP)
• Three people are killed and five others are injured in a shootout between two groups at a café in Istanbul, Turkey. (Metro)

Politics and elections

• The United Nations General Assembly votes 84–19, with 68 abstentions, to establish July 11 as an annual day of remembrance for the Srebrenica genocide, despite receiving opposition from Serbia and Bosnian Serbs. (Al Jazeera)