Friday,  January 13th, 2023 

Aides to the President of the United States Joe Biden discover a second set of classified documents besides those found on Monday in a Washington, D.C. office. The White House acknowledges the discovery. (NBC News) 

Russia’s Defence Ministry says its forces have taken full control of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast. However, Ukraine denies the fall of the city and its salt mines, accusing Russia of “information noise”. (BBC News) 

The launch of an unmanned ABL Space Systems RS1 rocket fails at the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, United States. The rocket crashes during the launch, damaging the launch platform and destroying the rocket and its cargo. (Anchorage Daily News) 

Prosecutors in Japan charge the 42-year-old accused killer of former prime minister Shinzo Abe with murder. Additional charges are expected after the man was found competent by psychiatrists at the beginning of this week. (The Asahi Shimbun)  

Thursday, January 12th, 2023 

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov is appointed commander of the Joint Group of Forces participating in the war with Ukraine. Generals Oleg Salyukov, Alexei Kim, and Sergei Surovikin, who previously held this position, become his deputies. (Fontanka.ru) 

For the first time since 9/11, the FAA issues a nationwide ground stop in the United States following the failure of the FAA’s NOTAM system. (CNBC) 

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that Japan and the United States will include space warfare as a trigger for the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. (AFP via GMA News Online) 

Israeli soldiers raid the Qabatiya village in the occupied West Bank, killing two Palestinian men. In a separate incident, Israeli forces arrests a 18-year-old Palestinian man and kills his father in the Qalandia refugee camp. (AP via The Washington Post)  

The World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations reports an average global temperature of about 1.15 °C above pre-industrial levels in 2022, confirming that the last eight years were the highest temperatures recorded on Earth since records began. (AFP via The Philippine Star) 

The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina records a 94.8% inflation rate for its economy in 2022, the highest since 1991. (AFP via Buenos Aires Times) 

Swedish mining company LKAB discovers Europe’s largest known deposit of rare-earth elements in Kiruna, Sweden. (Reuters) 

The city of Cusco is placed under red alert after one person is killed and 17 others are injured in clashes between protesters and police. (CNN) 

The Constitutional Court declares that the parties supporting President Patrice Talon, including the Progressive Union for Renewal and the Republican Bloc, have won a majority of 81 out of 109 seats in the National Assembly. The parties have been accused of electoral fraud by the opposition Democrats party, who plan to contest the results. (AFP via RFI) 

Cricket Australia announces the withdrawal of the Australia national team from their One Day International matches against Afghanistan scheduled for March in response to the Taliban government’s recent prohibitions of education and employment for women. (CNN) 

An Islamic State suicide bomber blows himself up at the entrance of the foreign ministry offices in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and many others injured. (Al Jazeera) 

The United Kingdom’s postal service Royal Mail tells people to stop sending mail abroad due to a “cyber incident” that is causing severe disruption to mail delivery, with “minor delays” to mail coming into the UK also being reported. (BBC News) 

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