On This Day: May 23rd

Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party is sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, ending 9 years of conservative rule.

A cable car falls from a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people.

Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi.

Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen.

Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eighty-four people are killed and at least 200 people injured.

At least 30 people are killed as a result of floods and tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico.

Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara.

A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.