October 1, 2023 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- 2023 Ankara bombing
- A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Interior Ministry in Ankara, Turkey, injuring two police officers. A second attacker is shot dead by police. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Ankara bombing
- Mali War
- Tuareg rebels take control of the town of Bamba, Gao Region, Mali, claiming over 80 soldiers have been killed. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Fonda Milagros nightclub fire
- At least 13 people are killed and four others are injured in a fire at a nightclub in Murcia, Spain. (BBC News)
- Ten people are killed and 60 more are injured after the Santa Cruz Church's roof collapses during a baptism ceremony in Ciudad Madero, Mexico. (Al Jazeera)
- Ten people are killed and 25 more are injured after a truck carrying mostly Cuban migrants overturned between Pijijiapan and Tonalá in Chiapas, Mexico. (AFP via CNA)
- North Dakota state senator Doug Larsen and his family are killed in a plane crash in Grand County, Utah, United States. (AP)
- A grizzly bear attacks and kills two people and their pet dog in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The bear is later euthanised. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- Charles Brown succeeds Mark Milley as chairman of the United States Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff. (NBC News)
- California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints Laphonza Butler to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by the death of Dianne Feinstein. She will be California's first openly LGBT senator. (Politico)
Sports
- 2023 NRL season
- In rugby league, the Penrith Panthers defeat the Brisbane Broncos 26–24 in the 2023 NRL Grand Final, their third consecutive win. (The Guardian Australia)
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix
- Bartosz Zmarzlik defends his motorcycle speedway world championship title, it was his fourth world Speedway World Championship won overall. (Eurosport)
- 2023 World Rally Championship
- In rallying, Toyota Gazoo win their third consecutive World Rally Championship for Manufacturers title after Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen win the Power Stage of the 2023 Rally Chile. (JCN via AsiaOne)
- The 44th Ryder Cup comes to an end with a victory of the European team. (BBC)