642 million people voted in India's general election, setting the record for the world’s largest election.
Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsified business records.
The International Criminal Court requested arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for alleged war crimes.
Manchester City became the first English Premier League soccer team to win four consecutive seasons.
OpenAI's newest version of ChatGPT, GPT-4 Omni (GPT-4o), went live.
Madonna ended her 'Celebration' world tour with a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was approved by the UK's parliament.
Dua Lipa made the cover of the TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people.
Iran launched a drone and missile strike on Israel following an Israeli attack on its Damascus embassy.
New York and New Jersey were struck by the strongest earthquake in over one hundred years.
Taylor Swift became the world's first musician to become a billionaire solely from songs and concerts.
Baltimore's iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship.
Reddit was listed for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange.
Vladimir Putin won the Russian Presidential election again.
Christopher Nolan won Best Director, and his film 'Oppenheimer' won Best Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
France became the first country in the world to include access to abortion in its constitution.
Algeria officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers, the world's third-largest mosque.
Odysseus became the first private spacecraft to land on the Moon.
Greece legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian Country to do so.
Argentina canonized its first female saint, Saint María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa.
King Charles III of the United Kingdom was diagnosed with cancer.
Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, embarked on its maiden voyage from Miami.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took off for its 72nd and final flight on Mars.
North Korea officially abandoned all reunification plans with South Korea.
The ruins of an ancient lost city were discovered in eastern Ecuador.
The European Union's climate service declared that 2023 was the hottest year on record.
Jeffery Epstein's associates were revealed in court documents from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2015 trial.
Denmark's Queen Margrethe announced that she would end her 52-year-long reign.
The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
The Supreme Court of Colorado ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to run again for President.
The European Union formally opened accession negotiations with Ukraine.
Taylor Swift was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year.
A Virgin Airlines plane became the first to fly using 100% sustainable jet fuel.
A four-day ceasefire in Gaza between HAMAS and Israeli forces began.
Disgraced former British PM David Cameron returned to the UK government.
Colombia began a campaign to sterilize Pablo Escobar's wild hippos.
Collins Dictionary announced 'AI' as the most notable word in 2023.
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order to guide the use of AI within federal agencies.
Iceland's Prime Minister joined thousands of women on strike to protest gender inequality.
Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard in a record-breaking $69 billion takeover.
Israel formally declared war on Hamas following a surprise attack by Hamas operatives in Israeli-controlled territory.
Research into fossil footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico confirmed humans were in the Americas at least 21,000 years ago.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch stepped down as the chair of Fox and News Corp at the age of 92, choosing to pass the reins to his son, Lachlan.
Rolling Stone magazine removed one of its co-founders, Jann Wenner, from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
"UFO expert" Jaime Maussan presented the bodies of two alleged aliens before the Mexican Congress.
Kim Jong-Un arrived in Russia by armored train to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin regarding potential military cooperation.
Greta Gerwig's Barbie became Warner Bros. highest-grossing film of all time with $1.34 billion in revenue.
Donald Trump became the first former US President to have their mug shot taken.
India became the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon.
Russia's Luna 25 lunar lander mission crash-landed on the Moon.
