Portal:Current events/2024 May 23
May 23, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Russian separatists retakes the village of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Telegraph)
- 2024 Kharkiv offensive
- Crimea attacks
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
Arts and culture
- A miracle is attributed, by the approval of Pope Francis and the Roman Curia's Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, to the intercession of the Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will become the first millennial to become a saint, after a forthcoming routine meeting of cardinals and bishops to authorize it. The teenager, who died of leukemia, was famous for his computer skills, his cataloging of miracles, his kindness, and devotion to the Eucharist. (Holy See) (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Eleven people are killed and two injured during an explosion at a sugar factory in Morogoro, Tanzania. (AP)
- 2024 Palma accident
International relations
- Cross-Strait relations
- China's People's Liberation Army begins two days of military drills around Taiwan. Taiwan mobilizes its military in response. (BBC News) (Reuters)
- Diplomatic missions to Palestine
- President of Colombia Gustavo Petro orders the opening of an embassy in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine. (Al Jazeera)
- Kenya–United States relations
- President Joe Biden announces his intent to designate Kenya a major non-NATO ally during President William Ruto's visit. (Reuters) (NPR)
Law and crime
- Three people are killed and five injured during a shootout between two groups after an argument at a café in Istanbul, Turkey. (Metro)
- The United States Department of Justice sues Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, seeking the breakup of the company and accusing them of creating a monopoly by eliminating competition and increasing prices. (AP)