Thirty-five Islamic State members are killed during a fight with Boko Haram militants in Lake Chad, resulting in the dislodgement of Islamic State from two of its enclaves.
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January 7, 2023 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed and ten others are missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Tunisia.
Two people are killed and another person is injured when a roof collapses in Alexandria, Egypt.
One person is killed and 57 others are injured when two trains crash on Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro in Mexico City.
Law and crime
South Sudanese authorities arrest six journalists from the country's public broadcaster on suspicion of distributing unauthorized footage of President Salva Kiir Mayardit that went viral internationally in December.
Politics and elections
Kevin McCarthy is elected speaker of the United States House of Representatives after fifteen rounds of voting, the most rounds since 1860.
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