< Portal:Current events
May 24, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Japan announces that it will donate 100 military vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. (ABC News)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 2023 North Waziristan suicide bombing
- Four people are killed and several others are injured by a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
- 2023 North Waziristan suicide bombing
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Pacific typhoon season
- People in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are told to seek refuge as Typhoon Mawar approaches with winds reaching 282 km/h (175mph). (RNZ)
- The historic Cotton Tree, a large Ceiba pentandra, is felled during a rainstorm in Freetown, Sierra Leone. President Julius Maada Bio calls the destruction of the iconic tree a "great loss to the nation". (Reuters)
International relations
- Canada–Saudi Arabia relations
- Canada and Saudi Arabia agree to restore full diplomatic relations and to appoint new ambassadors for the first time since a breakdown in relations in 2018 over the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election. (Reuters) (AP)
- Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign
Science and technology
- In a medical first, a paralyzed man is able to walk naturally through the use of electronic brain implants implanted by Swiss scientists. (BBC News)
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