The day
Wednesday 23 July 2025
12 stories, biggest first.
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News
Six Northeastern University students are killed and one teacher is injured after the collapse of protective grates over a flotation cell at the Wunugetushan gold mine near Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia, China.
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PoliticsPolitics of the Northern Mariana Islands
Lt. Governor David Apatang succeeds Palacios as Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. Dennis C. Mendiola becomes Lieutenant Governor.
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News2025 European and Mediterranean wildfires
At least ten firefighters and rescue workers are killed and 14 others are injured in a wildfire in Eskişehir Province, Turkey.
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News2025 Pacific typhoon season
One person is killed by Tropical Storm Wipha in Nghệ An province, Vietnam.
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NewsChina–India relations
India announces it will resume issuing tourist visas for Chinese citizens, ending a five-year suspension imposed following the 2020 border skirmishes between the two countries.
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Crime2022 University of Idaho murders
Bryan Kohberger is sentenced to four consecutive life sentences in prison without parole after pleading guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022.
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PoliticsPolitics of the Northern Mariana Islands
Governor Arnold Palacios dies in office in neighboring Guam due to a medical condition.
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Crime
Indonesian National Police arrest 44 people suspected of starting forest fires across the country, which contribute to the Southeast Asian haze.
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Science2023–2025 mpox epidemic
The Gambia reports its first case of mpox and announces an outbreak.
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Crime
A mass shooting in Maguiresbridge, Northern Ireland, leaves three people dead and another seriously injured.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 23 July 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.