Portal:Current events/2023 July 13

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • A Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures at least two civilians and damages infrastructure. (BBC News)
• Sudanese civil war
  • Battle of Geneina
    • The United Nations reports the discovery of a mass grave in the area of Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan, believed to contain at least 87 individuals, including women and children, reportedly killed by the Rapid Support Forces and an affiliated Arab militia. (AP)
• Somali Civil War
  • Four people are killed in Jubaland, Somalia, after al-Shabaab is confirmed to have captured a military base in the area which had been handed to Somalia by the Kenyan military on June 29. (Xinhua)

Arts and culture

• 2023 Hollywood labor disputes
  • 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
    • The members of SAG-AFTRA announce that they will join the writers on a strike following failed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• After heavy rainfall in Delhi, India, the Yamuna reaches record-high water levels, resulting in flood warnings and evacuations. (Bloomberg via Al-Arabiya) (NDTV)

Health and environment

• Birth control in the United States
  • The Food and Drug Administration approves the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill, the Perrigo-manufactured Opill, broadening access to birth control across the country. (AFP via France 24)

International relations

• Marshall Islands–United States relations
  • Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll, Pacific Proving Grounds
    • The foreign ministry of the Marshall Islands calls for more United States compensation over nuclear weapons testing, including on Bikini Atoll, in an effort to improve bilateral relations. (Reuters)
• Colombia–Nicaragua relations, Territorial disputes of Nicaragua
  • The International Court of Justice dismisses Nicaragua's bid to extend its maritime territory beyond 200 nautical miles, upholding the allocation of seven Caribbean islands to Colombia in a 2012 ruling. (AFP via RFI)

Law and crime

• Jacob Zuma corruption charges
  • The Constitutional Court of South Africa dismisses former president Jacob Zuma's appeal to legalize his medical parole and ruling he must complete his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court. (AFP via The Moscow Times)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the 2023 Guatemalan general election
  • The Guatemalan Public Ministry seizes information related to the Movimiento Semilla party at the offices of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Guatemala City. The tribunal announces that it will legally appeal the resolution that ordered the suspension of the party's registration, claiming that the resolution is unconstitutional. (Prensa Libre) (Prensa Libre 2)
  • The Semilla party files an appeal before the Constitutional Court. The Court accepts the appeal, allowing the party to participate in the second round of the election on August 20. However, according to the criteria of jurists, the legal recourse granted is ambiguous. (Prensa Libre)

Sports

• 2024 Summer Olympics, Non-government reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • The International Olympic Committee says that athletes from Russia and Belarus will not receive invitations to the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, and will only be able to compete as neutral athletes. (The Hill)