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January 5, 2023
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2023-01-05
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russo-Ukrainian War
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023 Russian Christmas truce proposal
Following the suggestion of
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
,
Russian President
Vladimir Putin
announces a unilateral
ceasefire
on January 6–7 in connection with
Orthodox Christmas
. However,
Ukraine
rejects an offer to respond with a mutual ceasefire, citing lack of trust.
(Reuters)
Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
The
United States
and
Germany
agree to send
Bradley Fighting Vehicles
and
Marder infantry fighting vehicles
to Ukraine. Germany will also supply the
Ukrainian military
with a
MIM-104 Patriot
surface-to-air missile
system.
(
The Guardian
)
(AFP via
The Times of Israel
)
Mexican drug war
2023 Sinaloa unrest
The
army
arrests
Ovidio Guzmán López
, the son of incarcerated
drug lord
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
, in
Culiacán
,
Sinaloa
. The arrest is followed by state-wide unrest, with many schools and airports closed. Ten soldiers and 19 gang members are killed during the unrest.
(BBC News)
(
The Guardian
)
Afghanistan conflict
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
The
Taliban
says that its
forces
have killed eight
Islamic State
insurgents
, including foreign nationals, and arrested seven others in a series of raids in
Kabul
and the western
Nimruz Province
, following recent attacks by the
jihadist
group.
(Al Jazeera)
Aegean dispute
A
Turkish coast guard
vessel exchanges warning shots with a
Greek coast guard
vessel near the
Greek
island of
Farmakonisi
.
(AP)
Disasters and accidents
Three people are killed and nine others are injured after a building collapses in
Mosul
,
Iraq
.
(NewsToday)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Greece
announces that travelers from
China
will require a negative
COVID-19 test
in order to enter the country.
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI
The funeral for
Pope emeritus
Benedict XVI
takes place in
St. Peter's Square
,
Vatican City
, with at least 50,000 attendees.
(AP)
The government of
Chad
reports that an "attempted destabilization" plot led by military and human rights activists has failed. The statement says that the arrests of the 11 people involved took place later than 8 December 2022.
(AFP via France 24)
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