Tuesday,  January 3rd, 2023 

The Russian defense ministry increases the death toll of soldiers from a December 31 Ukrainian missile attack in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, to 89. The ministry attributes the casualties to the soldiers’ use of mobile phones with tracking systems. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) 

Twenty-eight civilians are found dead in the town of Nouna, in northwest Burkina Faso. Burkinabe human rights groups say that the killings were perpetrated by pro-government militia VDP on December 15, 18, and 22. (Atlas) (Reuters) 

The government orders the closure of all shopping malls and retail markets by 8:30 p.m. (PKT) daily as part of an energy conservation plan to offset increasing energy prices. (Reuters) 

Two men are arrested and charged with a series of attacks on substations in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The men have confessed to the attacks, which was intended to cover their burglary scheme. (The New York Times) 

The 118th United States Congress begins, with the House Speaker election heading to multiple ballots for the first time in 100 years after Kevin McCarthy fails to receive the required number of votes on the first three ballots. (ABC News) 

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapses during a Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals and is taken to the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center by ambulance. The NFL subsequently suspends the game as a result. (CBS Sports) 

Five gunmen and two security forces are killed during a gunbattle while searching for 30 inmates who escaped two days ago during an armed attack on a prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Ten prison guards and seven inmates were killed during the attack. (BBC) 

The visit of the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem sparks protests by Palestinians and the condemnation of several Arab countries, who consider the entire site to be part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. (BBC)  

Monday,  January 2nd, 2023 

Malawi suspends the opening of schools in Lilongwe and Blantyre due to an outbreak of cholera, which has killed 595 people so far, including 19 people on New Year’s Eve. (BBC News) 

Four people are killed and eight others are injured when two helicopters collide near the Sea World theme park in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. (ABC News Australia) 

The Supreme Court of India upholds the legality of the government’s decision to demonetise all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series in 2016. (AP) 

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola initiates a formal procedure to revoke parliamentary immunity from two MEPs allegedly involved in the scandal. (AFP via Bangkok Post) 

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