Editing 2023 (section)

=== December ===
*[[December 3]] – [[2023 Guyana–Venezuela crisis]]: Venezuela [[2023 Venezuelan referendum|votes]] in a symbolic referendum on whether voters agreed with creating a subdivision in the disputed territory of [[Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute|Guayana Esequiba]] currently under the control of neighboring [[Guyana]]. Analysts say the referendum's practical implications are likely to be minimal.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Shortell |first=David |date=2023-12-04 |title=Venezuelans approve takeover of oil-rich region of Guyana in referendum |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/americas/venezuelans-approve-takeover-of-oil-rich-region-of-guyana-in-referendum/index.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=CNN |language=en |quote=In a news conference announcing preliminary results from the first tranche of counted votes, the Venezuelan National Electoral Council said voters chose “yes” more than 95% of the time on each of five questions on the ballot. |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204043413/https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/americas/venezuelans-approve-takeover-of-oil-rich-region-of-guyana-in-referendum/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[December 6]] – [[Google DeepMind]] releases the [[Gemini (language model)|Gemini Language Model]]. Gemini will act as a [[Foundation models|foundational model]] integrated into Google's existing tools, including [[Google Search|Search]] and [[Bard (chatbot)|Bard]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-06 |title=Google claims new Gemini AI 'thinks more carefully' |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67630454 |access-date=2023-12-07 |archive-date=6 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206173245/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67630454 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[December 10]]–[[December 12|12]] – [[2023 Egyptian presidential election]]: Incumbent [[President of Egypt|President]] [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]] wins a third term with 89.6 percent of the vote in the election.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Egypt presidential elections: Here's what you need to know |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/1/egypt-presidential-elections-heres-what-you-need-to-know |website=[[Al Jazeera English]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Egypt's Sisi sweeps to third presidential term with 89.6% of vote |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20231218-egypt-s-sisi-sweeps-to-third-presidential-term |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[December 12]] – At the [[2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP28]] climate summit in [[Dubai]], a consensus is reached for countries to "transition away" from fossil fuels, the first such agreement in the conference's 30-year history. The transition is specifically for energy systems, excluding plastics, transport or agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-13 |title=COP28 deal pledges transition away from fossil fuels for first time |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-67674841 |access-date=2023-12-13 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-13 |title=Cop28 live: landmark deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels agreed |language=en-GB |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2023/dec/13/cop28-live-updates-news-agreement-outcomes-draft-text-fossil-fuels |access-date=2023-12-13 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
*[[December 16]] – [[Emir of Kuwait]] [[Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]] dies at the age of 86 and is succeeded by his half-brother [[Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/kuwait-announces-sheikh-meshal-al-ahmad-al-jaber-al-sabah-as-countrys-new-emir/3084476|title=Kuwait announces Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah as country's new emir|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>
* [[December 17]] – The [[2023 Serbian parliamentary election]] is held, with the [[Serbia Must Not Stop|SNS coalition]], led by [[Miloš Vučević]], winning 128 of 250 seats in the [[Serbian National Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beta |first=N1 Beograd |date=2023-12-18 |title=CeSID i IPSOS obradili 99,8 odsto uzorka: SNS-u 128 mandata, SPN-u 65 |url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/izbori-2023/cesid-i-ipsos-obradili-972-odsto-uzorka-sns-u-128-mandata-spn-u-65/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
* [[December 18]] – A number of shipping companies announce a temporary suspension of their operations in the [[Red Sea]] due to continued [[Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war|attacks]] on vessels by [[Houthi movement|Houthi]] rebels.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-18 |title=BP pauses all Red Sea shipments after rebel attacks |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67748605 |access-date=2023-12-18 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
* [[December 20]] – [[2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election]]: Incumbent [[President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|President]] [[Félix Tshisekedi]] wins re-election, defeating two major challengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67850563|title=DR Congo election: President Felix Tshisekedi declared landslide winner|work=BBC|date=31 December 2023|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231112154/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67850563|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 21]] 
** The [[European Court of Justice]] rules that threats by [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]] to sanction [[football clubs]] that wish to join the [[European Super League]] are unlawful.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=European Super League: EU's top court rules FIFA and UEFA acted unlawfully in blocking breakaway competition |url=https://news.sky.com/story/european-super-league-eus-top-court-rules-fifa-and-uefa-acted-unlawfully-in-blocking-breakaway-competition-13034834 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=[[Sky News]] |language=en}}</ref>
** The [[2023 Prague shootings|deadliest mass shooting]] in the [[Czech Republic]]'s history occurs at a Prague university, with 15 killed, including the perpetrator, and 25 others wounded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people in Czech Republic's worst mass shooting |url=https://apnews.com/article/prague-shooting-dead-injured-9a383bc6919c1b0d929cf06aa4818341 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* [[December 22]] – [[Gaza war]]: The death toll in Gaza is reported to have passed 20,000, almost 1% of its population and surpassing the casualties in the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-22 |title=More than 20,000 dead in Gaza, a historic human toll |language=en-GB |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/22/gaza-israel-war-20000-dead/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
* [[December 29]] 
** [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: [[Russian Armed Forces|Russia]] [[29 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine|launches]] the largest wave of [[drone warfare|drones]] and [[missile]]s on [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] cities since the start of the war in a overnight assault, killing at least 39 people and injuring at least 160 others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-aerial-attack-missiles-drones-fe3fb596cdea0035573a6a677f17070c|title=Russia launches the biggest aerial barrage of the war and kills 30 civilians, Ukraine says|website=AP News|date=December 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/29/7435141/|title=Ukraine's Interior Ministry reports 30 dead and over 160 wounded in Russian morning attack|date=December 29, 2023|website=Ukrainian Pravda}}</ref> [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukraine]] [[30 December 2023 Belgorod shelling|launches]] a drone assault the following day, killing at least 21 people, including three children, and injuring 110 others, including 17 children.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=Russia Accuses Ukraine of 'Terrorist' Attack on Belgorod, Vows Revenge |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/31/russia-accuses-ukraine-of-terrorist-attack-on-belgorod-vows-revenge-a83616 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=[[The Moscow Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="abc">{{Cite web |title=Shelling kills 21 in Russia's city of Belgorod following Moscow's aerial attacks across Ukraine |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-thwarted-kyiv-drone-attack-aerial-assault-ukraine-106006162 |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="f24">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=Russia accuses Kyiv of 'terrorist' attack on Belgorod civilians |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231230-russia-accuses-kyiv-of-terrorist-attack-on-belgorod-civilians |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=[[France 24]] |language=en}}</ref> 
** A [[South Africa's genocide case against Israel|genocide case against Israel]] is brought towards the International Court of Justice by [[South Africa]] for Israel's [[Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip|invasion]] and subsequent [[Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip|bombardment]] of the [[Gaza Strip]], and its role in the subsequent [[Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)|humanitarian crisis]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=December 29, 2023 |title=South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza |url=https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-israel-un-court-palestinians-genocide-ffe672c4eb3e14a30128542eaa537b21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102144544/https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-israel-un-court-palestinians-genocide-ffe672c4eb3e14a30128542eaa537b21 |archive-date=January 2, 2024 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Rabin |first1=Roni Caryn |last2=Yazbek |first2=Hiba |last3=Fuller |first3=Thomas |date=2024-01-11 |title=Israel Faces Accusation of Genocide as South Africa Brings Case to U.N. Court |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/world/middleeast/genocide-case-israel-south-africa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113053852/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/world/middleeast/genocide-case-israel-south-africa.html |archive-date=13 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[December 31]] – [[Queen Margrethe II]] of [[Denmark]] announces [[Abdication of Margrethe II|her abdication]] effective January 14, 2024, after 52 years on the throne.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-31 |title=Princess Mary to become Queen of Denmark as monarch announces surprise abdication |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-01/denmark-queen-margrethe-announces-abdication/103276384 |access-date=2024-01-01}}</ref>