Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2023 Russian Christmas truce proposal
      • Following the suggestion of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a unilateral ceasefire on January 6–7 in connection with Orthodox Christmas. However, Ukraine rejects an offer to respond with a mutual ceasefire, citing lack of trust. (Reuters)
    • Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
      • The United States and Germany agree to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Germany will also supply the Ukrainian military with a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system. (The Guardian) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
• Mexican drug war
  • 2023 Sinaloa unrest
    • The army arrests Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of incarcerated drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, in Culiacán, Sinaloa. The arrest is followed by state-wide unrest, with many schools and airports closed. Ten soldiers and 19 gang members are killed during the unrest. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
• Afghanistan conflict
  • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
    • The Taliban says that its forces have killed eight Islamic State insurgents, including foreign nationals, and arrested seven others in a series of raids in Kabul and the western Nimruz Province, following recent attacks by the jihadist group. (Al Jazeera)
• Aegean dispute
  • A Turkish coast guard vessel exchanges warning shots with a Greek coast guard vessel near the Greek island of Farmakonisi. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Three people are killed and nine others are injured after a building collapses in Mosul, Iraq. (NewsToday)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
    • Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Greece announces that travelers from China will require a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter the country. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI
  • The funeral for Pope emeritus Benedict XVI takes place in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, with at least 50,000 attendees. (AP)
• The government of Chad reports that an "attempted destabilization" plot led by military and human rights activists has failed. The statement says that the arrests of the 11 people involved took place later than 8 December 2022. (AFP via France 24)