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April 9-15, 2023

In golf, Jon Rahm wins the Masters Tournament.

The 2023 Masters Tournament was the 87th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2023. The tournament was played from April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, United States.

In the Myanmar civil war, the military junta's air force kills at least 130 civilians in Pazigyi.

The Pazigyi massacre occurred on 11 April 2023, when the Myanmar Air Force massacred at least 165 people in the village of Pazigyi, which is located 92 miles (148 km) west of Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city. The Air Force used fighter jets and helicopters to attack a large crowd of people gathering for the opening of a local office of an opposition movement. The Pazigyi attack was the junta's deadliest attack since seizing power in the 2021 coup d'état.

The European Space Agency launches the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) to study Ganymede, Europa and Callisto .

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is an interplanetary spacecraft that was launched on 14 April 2023 by the European Space Agency (ESA) with Airbus Defence and Space as the main contractor. The mission is planned to study Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa, three of Jupiter's Galilean moons. They are thought to have significant bodies of liquid water beneath their icy surfaces which would make them potentially habitable environments. The mission does not focus on volcanically active Io, a non-icy moon.

French pension reform unrest (ongoing)

A series of civil unrest incidents began in France on 19 January 2023, organised by opponents of the pension reform bill proposed by the Borne government, which would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64 years old. The strikes have led to widespread disruption, including garbage piling up in the streets and public transport cancellations. In March, the government used Article 49.3 of the Constitution to force the bill through the French Parliament, sparking more protests and two failed no confidence votes, contributing to an increase in violence in protests alongside the union-organised strike action.

Israeli judicial reform protests (ongoing)

A series of street protests, strikes and hunger strikes began in Israel in early 2023 in response to the ruling government's push for a broad judicial reform. The protests have been taking place in cities across the country every Saturday since 7 January, as well as on other days of the week from time to time. For actions by reservists in protest against the judicial changes, see Reactions to the 2023 Israeli judicial reform § Reservists.

Russian invasion of Ukraine (ongoing)

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded and occupied parts of Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides, and instigated Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. About 8 million Ukrainians were displaced within their country by June, and more than 8.1 million had fled the country by March 2023.