A report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights concludes that the Malian Armed Forces and foreign fighters massacred at least 500 people in the town of Moura, Mopti Region, in March 2022. At least 58 women and girls were also raped by the military during the operation against jihadist groups.
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May 12, 2023 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel launches an airstrike against a multi-story building in Gaza City, killing two people, including a commander of Islamic Jihad. Rockets are also fired by Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip, striking the West Bank near Jerusalem for the first time. The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza increases to 31 as Egypt mediates for a ceasefire between the two sides.
Six soldiers and a civilian are killed, and six others are wounded, when gunmen storm a security facility in Muslim Bagh, Balochistan, Pakistan. All six attackers are killed.
Business and economy
Elon Musk announces that he has selected NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO for X Corp., the owner of Twitter.
Disasters and accidents
International relations
Law and crime
Tens of thousands of demonstrators peacefully march in Belgrade, Serbia, protesting against President Aleksandar Vučić and blaming him for indirectly causing the two recent mass shootings in Serbia by "creating an atmosphere of hopelessness and division".
A court in the Philippines dismisses the second of three drug charges against former senator Leila de Lima in connection with accusations that de Lima benefited financially from the alleged illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison.
An inmate died in late April and another at the beginning of May in the prison of Augusta, Sicily, Italy, after both started a hunger strike.
Sports
A suspension imposed in November 2022 by the International Paralympic Committee on athletes from Belarus and Russia is overturned. However, athletes will continue to be banned from world championship events.
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