May 23, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Three Sinjar Resistance Units militants are killed by a Turkish drone strike in Sinjar District, Iraq. (Reuters)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoon Mawar officially strengthens into a category 4 super typhoon as it approaches the US territory of Guam. (CNN)
- Nine people are injured in a fire caused by an explosion in Eshtehard, Alborz province, Iran. (Reuters)
Health and environment
Law and crime
- 2023 Cardiff riot
- Rioting occurs in Ely, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, after two teenage boys were killed when their e-bike collided with a bus as they were being pursued by police. (BBC News)