February 13, 2023 (Monday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- The death toll of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria surpasses 37,000. (Al Jazeera)
- At least twelve people are injured by an explosion at a construction site in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (CTV News Ottawa)
Health and environment
- The Equatoguinean health ministry confirms an outbreak of the Marburg virus in the country, which has killed nine people within the last month. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
International relations
- Humanitarian response to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres agrees with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to open two of the country's border crossings with Turkey for at least three months to permit access to humanitarian aid. (AFP via Manila Standard)
Law and crime
- Blasphemy in Pakistan
- Lynching of Waris
- Police in Punjab, Pakistan, arrest 50 men for the lynching of a blasphemy suspect at a police station in Nankana Sahib District two days ago. (The Independent)
- Lynching of Waris
- Murder of Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat
- Indonesian police general Ferdy Sambo is found guilty of killing his adjutant, Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, and is sentenced to death. (Detik)
- 2023 Michigan State University shooting
- Three people are killed and five others injured in a mass shooting at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. The shooter later commits suicide when approached by police. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Moldova–Russia relations
- 2023 Moldovan coup d'état plan
- President of Moldova Maia Sandu accuses the Russian government of planning a coup d'état attempt against her. (La Prensalatina)
- 2023 Moldovan coup d'état plan