Portal:Current events/2023 July 28

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Nine civilians are injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential complex and a nearby building of the SBU in Dnipro. (Reuters)
• 2023 Nigerien coup d'état
  • Nigerien army general Abdourahamane Tchiani declares himself the new President of Niger following Wednesday's coup d'état. (BBC News)
  • The United Nations suspends humanitarian aid to Niger in response to the coup. (TRT World)

Business and economy

• Ford announces that they will recall more than 870,000 F-150 pickup trucks due to concerns about possible parking brake malfunctions. (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

• Four people are missing and feared dead after a helicopter crashes off the coast of Queensland, Australia. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• 2023 heat waves
  • Preliminary data by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals that the North Atlantic Ocean's temperature has hit an all-time high of 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), reaching this peak several weeks earlier than usual in the year. (AFP via Manila Bulletin)

International relations

• Haiti–United States relations, Haitian crisis
  • The Biden administration orders U.S. government personnel and their families to leave Haiti, citing "kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure" in the country. (Reuters)
• Taiwan–United States relations
  • The U.S. Department of Defense announces the provision of a $345 million military aid package to Taiwan. (AFP via i24 News)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Singapore
  • Singapore executes Saridewi Djamani, the first woman to be executed in the country in nearly twenty years. Djamani was found guilty of trafficking 30 grams of heroin in 2018. (BBC News)