December 23, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 attack on the Chem Pluto
- A drone launched from Iran strikes the Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned chemical tanker Chem Pluto in the Indian Ocean. (Reuters)
- 2023 attack on the Chem Pluto
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Seventeen PKK militants and 12 Turkish soldiers are killed during two days of shootouts in northern Iraq. (AP)
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 113 people are killed and over 300 others are injured following coordinated attacks by local "bandits" on more than 20 communities in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, with hostilities continuing into early Monday. (AFP via The Hindu)
- Yemeni Crisis
- United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announces that the conflicting parties agree to a new ceasefire and to participate in a UN-led peace process. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
Law and crime
- Human rights in India
- Kashmir conflict
- Locals in Indian-controlled Kashmir say the Indian Army tortured three detainees to death, with five other surviving detainees reporting that they were also subjected to torture. (AP)
- Kashmir conflict
Politics and elections
- 2024 Russian presidential election
- The Central Election Commission rejects journalist Yekaterina Duntsova's candidacy for president, citing errors in Duntsova's submitted documents. (AFP via France 24)
Science and technology
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- The Arabic edition of Wikipedia is taken offline for one day in protest of the ongoing war in Gaza. (Roya News)