May 11, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Gaza–Israel conflict
- 2023 Gaza–Israel clashes
- An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip kills two commanders of Islamic Jihad. Additionally, the total death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza over the past two days increases to 26. A rocket is also launched from Gaza to Rehovot, killing one person and injuring five others. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Gaza–Israel clashes
- Gaza–Israel conflict
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin confirms that Ukrainian troops have recaptured parts of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast from his forces. (Reuters)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United Kingdom's Defence Ministry confirms that it has supplied Ukraine with Storm Shadow cruise missiles. (BBC News)
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Thirty-three people are killed and three more injured after gunmen open fire against vegetable farmers in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. (VOA)
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee raises interest rates to 4.5%, the highest level in the UK since the 2008 financial crisis. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty-four people are injured when a temporary pedestrian bridge collapses in Espoo, Finland. (AP) (Yle)
Health and environment
- 2022–2023 mpox outbreak
- The World Health Organization says that mpox no longer constitutes a global health emergency, but that it continues to remain a threat in Africa. (France 24)
Law and crime
- 2023 Mercedes-Benz factory shooting
- Two people are killed in a shooting at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested. (AP)
- 2023 Ratingen explosion
- Twelve people are injured in an explosion at an apartment complex in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A 57-year-old man is arrested. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Turkish presidential election
- Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem İnce withdraws three days before the election. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- Nuclear power in Canada
- The world's first micro-modular reactor is announced to be built at Chalk River Laboratories in Canada by Global First Power. (CTV News Ottawa)