Wednesday 23 July 2025

2023–2025 mpox epidemic

The Gambia reports its first case of mpox and announces an outbreak.

2022 University of Idaho murders

Bryan Kohberger is sentenced to four consecutive life sentences in prison without parole after pleading guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022.

Colombian conflict

A specialized court in Antioquia, Colombia, sentences seven former Chiquita executives to 135 months in prison and fines them COP$13.876 billion (US$3.4 million) for financing the now-defunct AUC paramilitary group.

Disasters

Six Northeastern University students are killed and one teacher is injured after the collapse of protective grates over a flotation cell at the Wunugetushan gold mine near Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia, China.

2025 Pacific typhoon season

One person is killed by Tropical Storm Wipha in Nghệ An province, Vietnam.

China–India relations

India announces it will resume issuing tourist visas for Chinese citizens, ending a five-year suspension imposed following the 2020 border skirmishes between the two countries.

Crime & Justice

Indonesian National Police arrest 44 people suspected of starting forest fires across the country, which contribute to the Southeast Asian haze.

2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires

Two people are killed and hundreds of others are evacuated in a fire in Limassol, Cyprus. The fire brigade chief says the fire was arson.

2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires

At least ten firefighters and rescue workers are killed and 14 others are injured in a wildfire in Eskişehir Province, Turkey.

Crime & Justice

A mass shooting in Maguiresbridge, Northern Ireland, leaves three people dead and another seriously injured.

Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands

Lt. Governor David Apatang succeeds Palacios as Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. Dennis C. Mendiola becomes Lieutenant Governor.

Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands

Governor Arnold Palacios dies in office in neighboring Guam due to a medical condition.