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October 2022 was the tenth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Monday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from October 2022.

October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Battle of Donbas
      • Second Battle of Lyman
        • Ukrainian troops recapture Lyman after weeks of fighting for the city and one day after the annexation of the Donetsk People's Republic to Russia. (The Guardian)
        • The Ministry of Defence of Russia says that it has withdrawn troops from the town of Lyman due to "a threat of encirclement". (BBC News)
        • After the defeat in Lyman, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, calls on the Russian government to introduce martial law and use low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine. (Moskovskij Komsomolets) (CNN) (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
    • War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
        • A civilian convoy of seven cars attacked by Russian forces is discovered in Kupiansk Raion in Kharkiv Oblast with 24 people being killed, including a pregnant woman and 13 children, according to local governor Oleh Synyehubov. (Ukrainska Pravda)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • An 18-year-old man is killed by Israeli soldiers in East Jerusalem, making him the 100th Palestinian killed in the West Bank this year. It is the deadliest toll of Palestinians killed there by Israeli's raids since 2015. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
  • The death toll from Hurricane Ian increases to 84. (NBC News)
• Three people are killed and two others are injured after a helicopter crashes in Frontera, Tabasco, Mexico. (AP)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Canada formally ends all COVID-19 border measures, including vaccination requirements, pre-arrival testing, and quarantine, allowing all travellers to enter the country unrestricted without needing to submit public health information through the ArriveCAN government mobile app. (Global News)

International relations

• United States–Venezuela relations
  • Venezuela releases seven Americans from its custody, including five Citgo executives, in exchange for two nephews of Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores who had previously been convicted of drug smuggling in the United States. (Politico)
• Togolese Gilbert Houngbo becomes the new Director-General of the International Labour Organization, succeeding British Guy Ryder. (North Africa Report)

Law and crime

• 2022 Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster
  • At least 125 people are killed in a human crush following the dispersal of riotors by tear gas. The riot occurred between supporters of Indonesian football teams Arema F.C. and Persebaya Surabaya at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera)
• Kurdish separatism in Iran, Iran–Iraq relations
  • Protests break out in Baghdad against Iranian involvement in the country following a series of missile and artillery strikes by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that killed dozens of civilians in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Iran International)

Politics and elections

• Mahsa Amini protests
  • Protests enter a fifteenth day as large crowds and strikes are held at Iran's universities. (Iran International)
  • Iranians around the world hold rallies in more than 160 cities in solidarity with protesters. (Euronews)
• 2022 Latvian parliamentary election
  • Latvians head to the polls to elect members of the Saeima. (The Business Standard)

October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
      • Ukrainian troops recapture Khreshchenivka as they continue to advance southwards in the Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast, with Russia's 49th Combined Arms Army reportedly withdrawing some troops from the frontline to Beryslav. (Forbes)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • A taxi driver is shot and wounded by Palestinian militants near Elon Moreh in the West Bank. A demonstration by local Israeli settlers to protest the incident is attacked with gunfire, wounding a soldier. A Palestinian group called The Lion's Den claims responsibility for the incident. (Times of Israel) (Times of Israel 2)
• September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes
  • A video emerges showing Azerbaijani soldiers executing unarmed Armenian prisoners of war during clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia last month. (South China Morning Post)
• Second Libyan Civil War
  • A mass grave of 42 people is found in Sirte, Libya, after arrested Islamic State militants tip off authorities. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
  • The death from Hurricane Ian rises to 87. (NBC News)
• Twenty-six people are killed and ten others are injured when a tractor pulling a wagon with around 40 people on board overturns into a pond in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. (AP)

Health and environment

• Haitian authorities announce an unexpected resurgence of cholera in the country and report that at least seven people have died from the disease. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Mahsa Amini protests
  • A stand-off ensues between students, protesters, and Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces in and around the Sharif University of Tehran, as gunfire is reported amid an apparent siege of the building. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine
    • The Constitutional Court of Russia says that the annexation is constitutional, citing the need to correct the "arbitrary decisions of the Soviet government" and to prevent the claimed widespread repression of the Russians in Ukraine. It was later also clarified that the borders of the annexed subjects are intended to be those at the time of annexation. (RBC Russia)
• 2022 Brazilian general election
  • Brazilians head to the polls to elect their president, vice president, and National Congress. (The Washington Post)
  • Incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff election on October 30. Lula obtained 48.3% of the vote, Bolsonaro 43.3%. (The Washington Post)
• 2022 Bulgarian parliamentary election
  • Bulgarians head to the polls for the fourth time in 18 months to elect members of the National Assembly. (Al Jazeera)
• 2022 Bosnian general election
  • Bosnians head to the polls to elect the three members of their ethnically shared government. (AP)

Sports

• 2022 Singapore Grand Prix
  • Sergio Pérez wins the F1 Singapore GP as his teammate Max Verstappen missed the chance to win the championship. (The Guardian)
• 2022 London Marathon
  • Yalemzerf Yehualaw of Ethiopia becomes the youngest woman to win the London Marathon while Amos Kipruto of Kenya wins the men's race. (The Guardian)
• In horse racing, Alpinista wins the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. (The Guardian)

October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
      • Ukrainian forces advance more than 20 kilometres (12 mi) along the Dnieper towards Dudchany, Kherson Oblast, in what is being called a "major breakthrough". (Reuters)
    • The Russian Defence Ministry dismisses Colonel General Alexander Zhuravlyov in response to a series of military defeats in Ukraine. He is replaced as commander of the Western Military District by Major General Roman Berdnikov. (Reuters)
• Somali Civil War
  • October 2022 Beledweyne bombings
    • Twenty people are killed and 36 others are injured by two al-Shabaab suicide bombers when fifty-six gunmen and drug gangs open fire in a mass shooting at the local government headquarters in Beledweyne. The health minister of Hirshabelle and Hiran's deputy governor for finance and security are among the dead. (AP) (Shabelle Media Network)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Two Palestinians are killed and another is wounded as Israeli soldiers open fire against a vehicle in the Jalazone refugee camp, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
• 2021–2022 North Korean missile tests
  • North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile towards Japan with the Japanese government warning residents in Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures to immediately seek shelter. It later landed in the Pacific. The launch comes after a series of balloon launches and placard protests from South Korea and various military exercises involving the US. (Bloomberg) (WNYT-TV) (BBC News)
• Ten people are injured when a homemade explosive device explodes in Butembo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• American wiki hosting service Fandom purchases numerous entertainment and review sites, such as TV Guide, Metacritic, and GameSpot, for US$50 million. (Variety)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
  • The U.S. death toll from Hurricane Ian increases to 87, with around 10,000 people remaining unaccounted for. (NBC News) (The Guardian)
• 2022 Pacific hurricane season
  • Hurricane Orlene makes landfall in the Mexican state of Sinaloa as a Category 1 hurricane. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• North Korea restricts movement due to COVID-19. The announcement was made minutes after it launched a missile over Japan. (RFA)

Law and crime

• 2022 Ecuador prison riots
  • Fifteen people are killed and 21 others injured when a prison riot open fire in a mass shooting in Latacunga, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. (Reuters)
• Agriculture in Kenya
  • The Cabinet of Kenya votes to overturn a law prohibiting the open cultivation of genetically modified crops, and William Ruto officially authorizes the use of genetically modified maize. (AP)

Science and technology

• 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for "his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution". (The Washington Post)

October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Colombian conflict
  • Colombian peace process
    • The Government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) announce the resumption of peace talks in Caracas, Venezuela. (Reuters)
• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine
      • The Federation Council of Russia unanimously approves the annexation of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions. The annexation documents will now receive final signing by President Vladimir Putin. (Reuters)
    • 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
      • Ukraine's 35th Marine Brigade recaptures the village of Davydiv Brid in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, as it continues its ground offensive. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry says that around 3,500 citizens have been freed from Russian occupation in recent days. (BBC News)

Business and economy

• The European Union adds The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands to its tax haven blacklist, while Bermuda is removed from the list and Anguilla is named a "non-cooperative jurisdiction". (Caribbean News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
  • The U.S. death toll from Hurricane Ian increases to 109, including 105 in Florida. (CNN)
• Bangladesh suffers a severe power grid failure, leaving 80 percent of the country without electricity, according to the Bangladesh Power Development Board. (NDTV)
• Two people are killed and 10 others injured after a plane crashes in Gao, Gao Region, Mali. (Reuters)
• Ten people are killed and 11 others are reported missing after an avalanche in Draupadi ka Danda, Uttarakhand, India. (AP)

Law and crime

• Same-sex marriage in Slovenia
  • The Slovenian National Assembly codifies the legalization of same-sex marriage and adoption for same-sex couples. (Barron's)

Science and technology

• Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Alain Aspect of France, John Clauser of the U.S., and Anton Zeilinger of Austria are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for "experiments with entangled photons, establishing the validity of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science". (CNN)
• Coverage of Google Street View
  • Rwanda is added to Google Street View. (Virtual Streets)

October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
      • Ukrainian troops recapture the strategic village of Dudchany on the west bank of the Dnieper following the withdrawal of Russian forces. (Al Jazeera)
    • Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine
      • Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a law formally annexing the Donetsk People's Republic, Luhansk People's Republic, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia into Russia. (Reuters)
• Tigray War
  • Adi Daero school airstrike
    • More than 50 people are killed in an Ethiopian Air Force airstrike on a school being used as an IDP camp in La'ilay Adiyabo, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. (Reuters)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israeli soldiers surround a house in the village of Deir al-Hatab, killing a man and wounding four residents and two Palestinian Satellite Channel journalists who were covering the operation. (Al Jazeera)
• Mexican drug war
  • Eighteen people are killed, including the town's mayor, and three others injured, when a Los Tequileros drug gang open fire in a mass shooting at the town hall in San Miguel Totolapan, Guerrero, Mexico. (BBC)
• Afghanistan conflict
  • Four people are killed and 25 others are injured by a suicide bomber at a government ministry's mosque in Kabul. (Al Jazeera)
• Abuja–Kaduna train attack
  • The Nigerian military says it has secured the release of the last 23 passengers taken hostage in late March. (Reuters)
• Central African Republic Civil War
  • Three United Nations peacekeepers from Bangladesh are killed in a bombing while on patrol in the Central African Republic on Monday. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Unemployment reaches a record low in Slovenia, the lowest since the country's independence in 1991, despite a slowed economic growth. (Xinhua)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
  • The bridge connecting Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, reopens to the public after undergoing repairs from damage caused by Hurricane Ian. (Wink News)
• 2022 West Azerbaijan earthquake
  • A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Khowy, West Azerbaijan, Iran, wounding more than 1,000 people. (Reuters)
• One person is killed and two others are injured by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Piura, Peru. (Reuters)
• Twenty-five people are killed and over a dozen others are injured when a bus falls from a mountainous road into a gorge in Uttarakhand, India. (CNA)

Law and crime

• Lawyers for Maasai herders, who say that the Tanzanian government is trying to violently evict them from their ancestral land in order to make way for a luxury game reserve, have filed an appeal against a court ruling that dismissed their case. (The Guardian)
• The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Ukraine fires his deputy Bohdan Lvov for having dual Russian and Ukrainian citizenship. (Dzerkalo Tyzhnia)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Danish general election
  • Prime minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen calls a general election for 1 November, thereby avoiding a vote of no confidence. (The Guardian)
• Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni fires his son Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba as commander of the national infantry forces after Kainerugaba made a series of tweets threatening to capture Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya. (AP)

Science and technology

• Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  • Americans Carolyn R. Bertozzi and Karl Barry Sharpless, and Dane Morten P. Meldal are jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry". (Reuters)

Sports

• Carlsen–Niemann controversy
  • A Chess.com investigation finds that Hans Niemann probably cheated in more than 100 chess games. (The Guardian)
• 2029 Asian Winter Games
  • The IOC states that they were not consulted over Saudi Arabian plans for the $500 billion desert Asian Winter Games and that this was in clear conflict with their policy of using existing arenas. (The Guardian)

October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • Russian forces shell residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least three people, injuring twelve others, and causing widespread fires. (Reuters)
• War against the Islamic State
  • American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war
    • A United States Air Force airstrike and helicopter raid kill two senior Islamic State leaders in Qamishli, Syria, including the Islamic State's deputy leader in Syria. CENTCOM says that no civilians nor any U.S. military personnel were killed or injured in the operation. (CNN)
• Tigray War
  • An airstrike kills at least five people and injures 37 others in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature
  • French author Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory". (Reuters)
• The Irish Dancing Commission, Ireland's governing body for Irish dancing, appoints a former judge to investigate claims of prominent dance schools and teachers fixing competitions. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• 2021–2022 inflation surge
  • Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko bans price increases as part of an effort to reduce inflation in the country. (The Moscow Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Ian's death toll increases to 130, with 125 deaths in the United States and five in Cuba, making it the 24th deadliest hurricane in US history. (CNN)
• At least 15 people are killed and 20 others are missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the eastern coast of the Greek island of Lesbos. Five others have been rescued. (CNA)
• Sixteen people are killed and 20 others are injured when a bus overturns in Bara District, Nepal. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• 2022 monkeypox outbreak
  • Mozambique reports its first case of monkeypox. (The Star)

Law and crime

• War on drugs
  • U.S. President Joe Biden announces that he will pardon anyone who was convicted on prior federal charges, or who was convicted in the District of Columbia, for marijuana possession. (CNBC)
• 2022 Nong Bua Lamphu massacre
  • At least 36 people, including 24 children, are killed and 10 others injured when a dismissed policeman open fire in a mass shooting, which started at a daycare centre in Na Klang district, Thailand. The perpetrator later commits suicide after killing his family at his home. (AP)
• 2022 Las Vegas Strip stabbings
  • Two people are killed and six others are injured, three of them critically, in a mass stabbing on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. (KTNV-TV)
• Iran's IRIB broadcasts purported confessions from two French citizens accused of espionage. This broadcast comes in the context of the Mahsa Amini protests which began in September as well as the claim by the Iranian government that the protests are an attempt by France and other countries such as the United States and Israel to overthrow the current Iranian Islamic government. (The Washington Post)

October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • During two separate shootings, a 14-year-old Palestinian boy is killed by Israeli soldiers in a village near Ramallah, in the West Bank, while a 17-year-old Palestinian boy is killed and his mother wounded when Israeli soldiers open fire at residents during confrontations with Israeli settlers. (Al Jazeera)
• Communist rebellion in the Philippines
  • Two soldiers are killed and three civilians are injured when five drug gangs open fire during a attack on a senator's convoy in clashes with airstrikes, gunmen and prison riots in a mass shooting and mass stabbing between the military and the New People's Army in Eastern Samar, Philippines. (Xinhua)
• Somali Civil War
  • The Somali Armed Forces kill 19 al-Shabaab militants in Bal'ad, Middle Shabelle, in a repelled attack amid ongoing operations against the jihadist group. (allAfrica)
• Seven soldiers are killed and four injured during an attack at an army base in Garabtisan, Djibouti, by Armed FRUD gunmen. Both the attackers are killed. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
  • Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights society Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization The Center for Civil Liberties are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (DW)
• Eurovision Song Contest 2023
  • Liverpool is selected as the host city of next year's Eurovision Song Contest. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Creeslough explosion
  • Ten people are killed, eight others are injured, and others remain trapped under rubble after an explosion at an Applegreen petrol station in the village of Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland. (BBC News)

International relations

• Mahsa Amini protests
  • Canada–Iran relations
    • The Canadian government permanently bans 10,000 IRGC members from Canada. (Iranintl) (CTV News)
  • Denmark–Iran relations
    • An armed intruder damages several vehicles in the parking lot of the Iranian embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian criticizes the Danish police for not providing adequate protection for the embassy. (Tasnim) (Bloomberg)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Lesotho general election
  • Citizens in Lesotho head to the polls to elect the 120 members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)

October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Crimean Bridge explosion
      • The Kerch Strait Bridge is hit by an explosion, resulting in a fire and the partial collapse of a road section. Three people are killed. The cause is currently unknown, with a Russian investigative committee saying it was a Ukrainian truck bomb. (The Guardian)
    • The death toll from last Thursday's shelling by Russian forces of a residential area in Zaporizhzhia rises to 17 civilians, including a child. (The Times of Israel)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Two 17-year-old Palestinians are killed and 11 more injured during a raid when three gunmen open fire in a mass shooting at a refugee camp in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
  • A shooting attack by Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades militants kills an Israeli soldier and injures two police officers and a guard. (Times of Israel)

Business and economy

• Economy of Argentina
  • The Ministry of Economy of Argentina announces regulations on import authorizations in an attempt to prevent fraud and preserve the country's reserves of U.S. dollars, according to the Central Bank. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 12 people are killed and 30 others are injured when a bus collides with a diesel tanker and catches fire in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. (Reuters)
• At least 76 people are killed after a boat carrying people fleeing floodwater capsizes in Anambra State, Nigeria. (BBC)
• Four people are killed by flash floods across Cambodia. Thousands of hectares of crops are inundated. (Xinhua)

International relations

• Mahsa Amini protests
  • The Netherlands and France urge their citizens to leave Iran. (Iranintl)
• Iran–Ukraine relations
  • The Ukrainian immigration center denies visa extensions to Iranian students in retaliation for Russia using Iranian drones during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Middle East Eye)

Law and crime

• All rail traffic in northern Germany is suspended for nearly three hours in the morning after vital cables for the rail were found cut. Deutsche Bahn blames sabotage for the incident and Federal Police launch an investigation into the incident. (Al Jazeera)

October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Zaporizhzhia residential building airstrike
      • A Russian missile attack kills at least 13 people and injures 89 others in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Reuters)
    • Crimean Bridge explosion
      • Russian president Vladimir Putin formally accuses Ukraine, and specifically the Security Service of Ukraine, of being behind the explosion on the Crimean Bridge that killed three people and partially destroyed part of the bridge, saying that the explosion was an "act of terrorism". (BBC News)
• 2018–2022 Haitian protests
  • UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposes a "rapid action force" of several countries that could intervene in Haiti in order to help the Haitian National Police restore control of the country and remove the threat posed by "armed gangs". (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Hurricane Julia makes landfall overnight in Laguna de Perlas, Nicaragua. (Reuters)
  • A landslide caused by days of torrential rain kills at least 22 people in Santos Michelena, Venezuela. (AP)
• Three people are killed when a wooden tourist boat carrying 14 people capsizes in Gdańsk, Poland. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal
    • Nepalese president Bidya Devi Bhandari tests positive for COVID-19 one day after being hospitalized. (Xinhua)
• An investigation is launched in the Gambia into the deaths of 66 children during the past three months, which have been linked to four brands of imported cough syrup. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Austrian presidential election
  • Austrians head to the polls to elect their president. (ABC News)
  • Incumbent president Alexander van der Bellen secures reelection after receiving more than 50% of the votes. (UPI)

Sports

• 2022 Supercars Championship
  • 2022 Bathurst 1000
    • Shane van Gisbergen of New Zealand, partnered with Garth Tander of Australia, win the Bathurst 1000 in a Triple Eight Race Engineering run in a Holden Commodore ZB. (The Guardian)
• 2022 Astana Open – Singles
  • Novak Djoković wins the Astana Open in Kazakhstan with a straight sets (6-3, 6-4) victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas. (Tennis.com)
• 2022 Ostrava Open – Singles
  • Barbora Krejčíková wins the Ostrava Open in the Czech Republic (5–7, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3) against world number 1 Iga Świątek. (WP-SF)
• 2022 Formula One World Championship
  • Max Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix to take the 2022 Formula One World Championship. (Sky Sports)

October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 10 October 2022 missile strikes on Ukraine
      • The Russian Armed Forces launch missile strikes on the Ukrainian cities and towns of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sumy, Dnipro, Lviv, Ternopil and Poltava, killing at least nineteen people and injuring hundreds more. (Unian) (UkrInform) (Interfax) (The Guardian) (Financial Times) (Kyiv Post)
    • Moldova–Russia relations
      • Moldova confirms that Russian Navy warships in the Black Sea fired cruise missiles through its airspace to strike targets inside Ukraine. The Russian ambassador is subsequently summoned by Moldovan authorities to explain the violation. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
  • Americans Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for research on banks and financial crises". (CBC)

International relations

• Belarus–Poland relations
  • Poland advises its citizens to leave Belarus by "commercial or private means" amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara goes on trial in Paris, France for war crimes and crimes against humanity, in a precedent-setting French trial under the doctrine of universal jurisdiction. (The Washington Post) (The Guardian) (France 24) (Front Page Africa)
• Fernando Santos, the manager of the Portuguese national football team, is convicted of creating a fictitious company to pay less taxes from his FPF salary. (Marca) (Wirtualna Polska) (Larazon) (Mondo) (Pravda)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Malaysian general election
  • Prime Minister of Malaysia Ismail Sabri dissolves parliament, with snap elections to be held later this year. (The Straits Times)
• 2022 Lesotho general election
  • The Revolution for Prosperity party wins the election by a small margin, but falls short of controlling the National Assembly. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2022 Chicago Marathon
  • Kenyans Benson Kipruto and Ruth Chepngetich win the Chicago Marathon, with Chepngetich defending her title. (The Guardian)

October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Belarusian involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • Thousands of Russian troops enter Belarus by the "trainload" as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns G7 nations that Russia is planning on launching another offensive against Kyiv with direct Belarusian involvement. The troop movements come a day after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accused Ukraine of planning to launch an attack on the country. (The Independent)
    • Lviv experiences a major power outage after a Russian missile strike damages "critical infrastructure". (Reuters)
    • Russia adds Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to its list of "terrorists and extremists" for tolerating Russophobia and allowing calls to violence against Russians. (Al Jazeera)
• Ethnic violence in South Sudan
  • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that renewed fighting between tribes has displaced more than 8,000 civilians in South Sudan. (Xinhua)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • An Israeli soldier is killed by two Lions' Den gunmen near the Israeli settlement of Shavei Shomron, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Hurricane Julia
  • Fourteen people in Guatemala and ten in El Salvador are killed as Hurricane Julia causes torrential rain in both countries. (Associated Press via CBS News)
• Ten people are killed and 4 others are injured after a fire broke out in Esigodini, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe. (Xinhua via NewsGhana)
• At least 32 people are injured after a carbon monoxide leak is discovered in a care home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. (CNN)

International relations

• Israeli–Lebanese maritime border dispute
  • It is announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a United States-brokered agreement that will allow both countries to exploit gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, thereby ending decades of maritime border disputes between the two nations. (The Washington Post via MSN)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Los Angeles City Council controversy
  • A meeting of the Los Angeles City Council is disrupted by protesters calling for the resignations of council members after then-president Nury Martinez was heard on a leaked audio recording making racist remarks and denigrating colleagues. (Los Angeles Times)
• 2022 Lesotho general election
  • Revolution for Prosperity party leader Sam Matekane announces that his party has formed a majority coalition with the Alliance of Democrats and the Movement for Economic Change. (Reuters)
• Same-sex marriage in Mexico
  • The Federal State of Mexico legalizes same-sex marriage. (Associated Press)

Science and technology

• Double Asteroid Redirection Test
  • NASA says that its DART spacecraft has successfully altered the orbit of the 520 feet (160 m) asteroid Dimorphos by around 32 minutes in a demonstration of asteroid impact avoidance. (BBC News) (Associated Press via CBC)

October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Crimean Bridge explosion
      • Russia says that it has arrested eight people, five Russians and three people from Ukraine and Armenia, over the Crimea Bridge explosion. (Reuters via Al Arabiya)
    • Battle of Donbas
      • Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
        • Russian forces strike a marketplace in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, killing at least seven civilians and injuring eight others. (Reuters)
    • Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
      • French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will send radar and air defense systems to Ukraine "in the coming weeks". (Reuters)
      • The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence announces that it will donate AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Ukraine in the coming weeks. The missiles are capable of intercepting cruise missiles. A further 18 howitzers will also be donated to the Ukrainian military. (Reuters)
      • Canada says that it will provide C$47 million in new military aid to Ukraine including artillery rounds, winter clothing, drone cameras, and satellite communications. (Reuters)
    • Annexation of southeastern Ukraine by the Russian Federation
      • United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/4
        • The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of Ukrainian territory. Only Belarus, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia and Syria voted against the resolution. (Al Jazeera)
    • Moldova urges its citizens to reduce their use of electricity after Ukraine suspended exports of electricity due to Russian missile attacks damaging critical infrastructure. (Reuters)
• Right-wing terrorism in Europe
  • 2022 Bratislava shooting
    • Two people are killed and another is injured as a gunman opens fire outside an LGBT venue in Bratislava, Slovakia. The perpetrator, who has committed suicide after the attack, is identified as a far-right extremist. (BBC)
• Tigray War
  • Fighting between the Eritrean Defence Forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front is reported in Adigrat, Rama, Sheraro, and Zalambessa as Eritrea intensifies military mobilisation. (BBC)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • An 18-year-old Palestinian is killed and another is injured near Hebron, as Israeli soldiers storm the Al-Arroub refugee camp. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• 2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis
  • According to the Office of National Statistics, the economy of the United Kingdom shrank 0.3% in August, as the cost of living crisis continues to affect many industries. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 South Asian floods
  • At least 33 people are killed by heavy flooding in Nepal, primarily in the Karnali Province. (BBC News)
• Eighteen people are killed and others injured after a bus carrying 47 flood survivors bursts into flames in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP)
• Two people are killed and six others are injured after a bus rolls over and catches fire in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. (Fox News)

Health and environment

• Lebanon reports its first death from cholera since 1993 as cases rise to 26. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• Two police officers are killed and another is wounded during an ambush in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. The perpetrator is killed after the shooting. (The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Los Angeles City Council controversy
  • Amid increasing pressure over an audio recording where she made racist and denigrating remarks, councilwoman Nury Martinez announces her resignation from the Los Angeles City Council, two days after stepping down from the council presidency. (Los Angeles Times)

October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
      • Russia announces that it will evacuate civilians from Kherson to "other regions of the country" following an appeal from Kherson Military-Civilian Administration leader Volodymyr Saldo. (The Guardian)
    • Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • Russian forces launch eight missiles at Mykolaiv, hitting a five-story residential building. One of the victims was an 11-year-old boy, who was rescued with broken legs after spending hours under the rubble, but later died in a hospital due to heart failure. (The New York Times) (NBC News)
• Syrian civil war
  • October 2022 northern Aleppo clashes
    • The jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham captures the city of Afrin in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, following days of clashes with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Voice of America)
    • Tahrir al-Sham forces capture the town of Jindires amid ongoing clashes in the region. (Al Mayadeen)
  • 2022 Al-Sabboura bus bombing
    • Eighteen soldiers are killed and 20 others are injured when a bomb explodes on a military bus near Damascus. (Reuters)
• Mali War
  • Eleven people are killed and 53 more injured as a bus hit a roadside bomb on a road between Bandiagara and Goundaka, in the Mopti Region. (AFP via Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism
    • Taiwan lifts all remaining restrictions on entering the country, which were imposed due to the pandemic. (Associated Press via The Guardian)

International relations

• Canada–Iran relations
  • Canada imposes sanctions on 17 Iranian entities over human rights abuses, including former Foreign Relations Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (Reuters via Arab News)

Law and crime

• 2022 Raleigh shootings
  • Five people are killed and two others injured in a spree shooting at several locations in a suburban neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The suspect, a 15-year-old boy, is later taken into custody and is in critical condition from injuries sustained during the shooting. (WTVD-TV)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the 2022 Swedish general election, Tidö Agreement
  • Swedish right-wing parties sign an agreement to form a government led by Ulf Kristersson. The government will include the Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats, the Liberals, and will be supported by the Sweden Democrats. (Dagens Nyheter)
• 2022 Vanuatuan general election
  • Vanuatuans head to the polls in a snap election to vote for the members of parliament. (RNZ)
• COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
  • Rare anti-government protests occur in Beijing ahead of the 20th National Congress of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, protesting the government "Zero-COVID" policy. (BBC News)
• Rival Palestinian factions sign an agreement in Algiers, Algeria, aimed at resolving over 15 years of discord. The agreement is signed by senior Fatah leader Azzam al-Ahmad, Hamas political chief Ismael Haniyeh, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine general secretary Talal Naji, and leaders and representatives of 14 other factions, and calls for legislative and presidential elections to be held in Palestine within one year. (Al Jazeera)

October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Two people are killed and five others are injured in an exchange of fire between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants in Jenin, West Bank, following a raid conducted by the former. The Israeli soldiers aimed to capture a Hamas operative suspected of involvement in recent shootings; he was subsequently detained and taken into custody. (Al Jazeera) (Ynetnews)
• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • Three people are killed and six others are injured by a roadside bomb near a convoy carrying the relatives of a man who was killed yesterday in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Bartın mine explosion
  • Forty-one people are killed and eleven more are injured by an explosion at a coal mine in Amasra, Bartın Province, Turkey. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Aydin Coban, a 44-year old Dutch man convicted of sexually extorting British Columbian teenager Amanda Todd, is sentenced to 13 years in prison. (CBC)

Politics and elections

• Premiership of Liz Truss
  • Kwasi Kwarteng is dismissed by Liz Truss as Chancellor of the Exchequer following the market turbulence after the announcement of his September 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget. (Financial Times)

October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Soloti military training ground shooting
      • At least 11 people are killed and 15 others injured after two shooters open fire on a group of volunteers at a Russian military training ground in Belgorod Oblast, near the border with Ukraine. (Reuters)
• Mahsa Amini protests
  • Evin Prison fire
    • Gunfire breaks out amid a fire at the Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, resulting in the death of eight inmates and the wounding of 61 more. (BBC News)
• Sudanese nomadic conflicts
  • Five people are killed and nine others are injured in tribal clashes in West Kordofan, Sudan. (Reuters)
• Mexican drug war
  • Twelve people are killed and three are injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Twenty people are killed and 14 others are injured after a bus flips over while travelling between Pasto and Popayan, Colombia. (Reuters)
• Two people are killed by flash flooding in Agia Pelagia, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• Namibia reports an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the northeastern region of Zambezi. (Xinhua)

October 16, 2022 (2022-10-16) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Battle of Donbas
      • Donetsk People's Republic authorities say that a Ukrainian rocket attack hit the office of the pro-Russian mayor of Donetsk. No casualties have been reported. (AP)
• 2022 Haitian crisis
  • The United States and Canada send military equipment to Haiti, including tactical and armoured vehicles, as violence and shortages continue to worsen in the country. (Al Jazeera)
  • The U.S. drafts a resolution at the United Nations Security Council to approve the deployment of a "multinational rapid action force" to Haiti, citing ongoing "instability and violence" in the country. (The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

• At least seven people are injured in a suspected gas explosion at a Japanese restaurant in Tarragona, Spain. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Legal affairs of Donald Trump
  • Whistleblower Will Wilkerson, a co-founder of Trump Media & Technology Group, alleges that the firm violated federal securities laws and that Donald Trump pressured executives to give shares to his wife Melania. (The Guardian)
• Killing of David Byrne
  • The trial of Gerry "The Monk" Hutch, a prominent crime boss, in relation to the Hutch–Kinahan feud, begins in Dublin, Ireland. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• The right-wing Swedish Democrats suspend Rebecka Fallenkvist for insulting comments about Anne Frank. (The Guardian)

Sports

• 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
  • Namibia cause a historic upset by defeating former champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs in the opening game of the T20 World Cup in Australia. (AP)
• 2022 K League 1
  • Ulsan Horangi wins the K-League title for the third time. It is the team's first title since 2005. (AP)
• Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr II
  • Devin Haney beats George Kambosos Jr. via a 12-round unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles. (AP)

October 17, 2022 (2022-10-17) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russian forces attack the Shevchenkivskyi District, Kyiv, and an energy facility in the city of Sumy with HESA Shahed 136 suicide drones, killing eight people. (BBC News) (CNBC)
    • The European Union establishes EUMAM Ukraine, a special military mission that will provide training for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in EU member states. (Council of the EU/the European Council)
• Mali War
  • After killing hundreds of civilians and forcing thousands to flee, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara is reported to have captured the town of Ansongo in eastern Mali. (Reuters)
  • Four Chadian United Nations peacekeepers are killed and two others are injured in a roadside bombing near Tessalit, Kidal Region. (Reuters)
• Tigray War
  • Shire in the Tigray War
    • Ethiopian government forces capture the city of Shire from the Tigray Defense Forces. (Reuters via MSN)
• 2022 Haitian crisis
  • United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres calls for "armed action" to establish a humanitarian corridor in Haiti, saying Haitians face a "nightmarish situation", especially in the capital, Port-au-Prince. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Yeysk military aircraft crash
  • A Sukhoi Su-34 crashes into an apartment building in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, killing at least 15 people and wounding 19 more. (BNO News) (The Moscow Times)
• The death toll from the ongoing floods across Nigeria, which started in early summer, increases to more than 600. (BBC)

Health and environment

• 2022 Uganda Ebola outbreak
  • Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni places the capital city of Kampala under high Ebola response alert after two people who travelled from Mubende tested positive, with one of them later dying, amid an outbreak of the disease in the country. (Xinhua)

International relations

• Iran–European Union relations
  • The European Union sanctions Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Basij paramilitary military, and its morality police in response to the repression of the Mahsa Amini protests. (i24 News)

Law and crime

• Aftermath of the assassination of Shinzo Abe
  • Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida orders an investigation into the ties between the Unification Church and members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party amid heavy scrutiny of the claims of Abe's assassin. (Al Jazeera)

Sports

• 2022 Ballon d'Or
  • Karim Benzema wins the Ballon d'Or for the first time in his career after winning the 2021–22 La Liga and the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid as well as the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League with France. (BBC Sport)
  • Alexia Putellas retains her Women's Ballon d'Or title, after scoring 18 goals for Barcelona, who won all 30 of their league games this season, as well as the Spanish Cup and Super Cup, and also reached the Women's Champions League final. (The Guardian)
• 2022 San Diego Open – Women's singles
  • World number 1 Iga Świątek wins the WTA 500 title in San Diego, her 8th title this year, beating Donna Vekić 2–1 (6–3, 3–6, 6–0) in the San Diego Open final. (Tennis.com)
• Wasps RFC enter administration with all players and staff being designated as redundant and the team being formally relegated from the Premiership. (The Guardian)

October 18, 2022 (2022-10-18) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Crisis at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
      • Ukraine accuses Russia of kidnapping two senior employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. (Agence France Presse via Barron's)
    • Three people are killed and critical infrastructure is destroyed by Russian missiles in Kyiv, causing fires, explosions, and power outages. Several other cities across Ukraine are also hit in targeted attacks against water supplies and energy facilities, with power outages being reported in 1,162 towns and villages. (Reuters) (BBC News)
    • Iran agrees to provide Russia with medium-range missiles, surface-to-surface missiles and combat drones for the war in Ukraine. (The Guardian)
• Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Two people are killed in a grenade attack in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Reuters)
• Multiple people are killed and 10 others are abducted after gunmen storm a hospital in Niger State, Nigeria. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Hurricane Julia
  • The death toll from the October 8 landslide in Las Tejerías, Venezuela, increases to 54. (La Prensa Latina)
• Seven people are killed when a helicopter carrying pilgrims crashes in Uttarakhand, India. (AP)
• Two people are killed and three others are injured when a hot air balloon carrying tourists crashes in Nevşehir, Turkey. (AP)

Health and environment

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces that more than 47 million chickens and turkeys have died this year of H5N1 bird flu or related culling in the United States, amid the deadliest outbreak of the disease in the country since 2015. (Reuters)

International relations

• Status of Jerusalem, Australia–Israel relations
  • Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirms that Australia will no longer recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel until peace negotiations are finalised. (The Guardian)
• Foreign relations of the United Kingdom, Visa policy of the United Kingdom
  • The United Kingdom announces visa-free entry for ordinary citizens of Colombia, Guyana and Peru. (El Espectador) (Demerara Waves)
• Chechen–Russian conflict, Russia–Ukraine relations
  • The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passes a resolution recognising Chechnya as "temporarily occupied" by Russia, as well as condemning war crimes committed by Russia during the First and Second Chechen Wars. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Internet censorship in Russia
  • A court in Moscow fines Amazon, Inc. four million rubles (US$65,000) for failing to delete content on drug use and for "propagandizing suicide". (Reuters)
• Two people are killed and another person is injured in a stabbing in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The suspect, a 25-year-old Somali man, is shot and injured by police before being arrested. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2021–2022 inflation surge
  • A nationwide strike begins in France with workers demanding higher salaries amid increasing inflation in the country. (Euronews)

October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
      • Russian forces begin evacuating thousands of civilians from occupied areas of Kherson Oblast, according to Russian-installed governor Volodymyr Saldo. Ukraine calls on residents to ignore the Russian orders to leave their towns and villages. (BBC News)
    • 2022 Russian martial law
      • Russian President Vladimir Putin introduces martial law, beginning Thursday at midnight, in the recently annexed territories of Ukraine. Additionally, an "intermediate level of preparedness" is introduced in Crimea and the federal subjects bordering Ukraine. (AP) (The Insider)
• 2022 Haitian crisis, Bahamas–Haiti relations
  • Prime Minister of the Bahamas Philip Davis says that he is ready to send troops to Haiti as part of a peacekeeping force if asked to do so by the Caribbean Community. (Reuters)
• Internal conflict in Myanmar
  • Three staff members and five visitors are killed by two bomb explosions inside Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar. Ten others are injured. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• The European Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize to "the people of Ukraine". (Politico)

Business and economy

• Belarusian involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Belarus says that it is unable to pay off its debt because of international sanctions imposed due to its role in the Russo-Ukrainian War. (Reuters)
• 2021–2022 inflation surge
  • Inflation in the United Kingdom rises to 10.1%, the highest recorded level since 1982, amid a cost of living crisis and sharp increases in food prices, according to the Office for National Statistics. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• Central American migrant caravans
  • Three Venezuelan migrants are killed and five others are injured in a van accident on a highway in Chiapas, Mexico. (ABC News)

Health and environment

• The Indonesian Health Ministry announces that 99 children have died this year due to acute kidney injury with the deaths being linked to paracetamol syrups used to treat fevers. (Reuters)
• An outbreak of cholera has killed five people in Lebanon, with a total of 169 cases. It is the first outbreak in the country since 1995. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

• A court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia sentences opposition figure Sam Rainsy to life in prison for "attempting to concede territory to a foreign entity". The sentence was delivered in absentia because Rainsy has been living in exile in France since 2015. (AFP via The Bangkok Post)

Politics and elections

• Premiership of Liz Truss
  • October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
    • Suella Braverman resigns as Home Secretary of the United Kingdom and is replaced by Grant Shapps. (The Guardian)
• Same-sex marriage in Mexico
  • Same-sex marriage in Tabasco
    • The Congress of Tabasco votes to legalize same-sex marriage. (as)

October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • A Russian missile strikes a major thermal power station in Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, causing "quite serious damage", according to governor Svitlana Onyshchuk. (Reuters)
    • The United States reports that Iranian troops are in Crimea, assisting the Russian military in using Iranian drones. (The Hill)
• Mahsa Amini protests
  • A 17-year-old protester, Abolfazl Adinezadeh, is killed in the city of Mashhad by Iranian security forces, who shot him at point-blank range. (BBC News)
• 2022 Belarusian and Russian partisan movement
  • Anti-Kremlin Bashkir nationalists announce the creation of "The Committee of Bashkir Resistance", with the aim of achieving independence for Bashkortostan, although the committee had already been established in September. (Euromaidan Press) (The Insider) (WP)
• Iraqi conflict
  • Two people are wounded in a car bombing in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. (Reuters)
• Chadian Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo says that about 50 people have been killed during anti-government protests in the country. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Telecommunication between the Shetland islands and the British mainland is interrupted when a subsea cable is damaged. (BBC News)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in China
    • Additional restrictions are imposed in Beijing as the number of positive COVID-19 cases quadruples in the city. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• The Australian Capital Territory decriminalizes the possession of illicit drugs in small quantities, including cocaine, amphetamines and heroin beginning in October 2023. Those caught with illicit drugs for personal use will be fined or referred to drug rehabilitation programs. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• Death of Harry Dunn
  • Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US diplomat, pleads guilty at the Old Bailey (via video link from the USA), to causing the death of British teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn by careless driving. (ABC News), (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• Premiership of Liz Truss
  • October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
    • An investigation is launched into a Commons vote on fracking where several Tory MPs were allegedly bullied, manhandled, and verbally abused. The 40 ruling party MPs who failed to back the government in the vote now face disciplinary action in the form of losing the whip. (The Guardian) (BBC News) (The Independent) (The Guardian 2)
    • Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation, to take effect once a replacement has been appointed. (BBC News)

October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21) (Friday)

Disasters and accidents

• Six people are killed in an apartment block fire in Hartland, Wisconsin, United States. Local police say that an "active criminal investigation" is underway. (ABC News)
• At least seven people are killed and four others are injured in a road accident in Lima, Peru. (Xinhua)

Health and environment

• Mexico reports its first case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus in a wild, non-poultry bird in Metepec, State of Mexico. (Reuters)

International relations

• Argentina–Venezuela relations
  • The last five members of an Iranian cargo plane with Venezuelan crew arrive in Caracas after four months in Argentine custody, where a court seized the plane on suspicions of terrorism at the request of a US court. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the 2022 Pakistani constitutional crisis
  • The Election Commission of Pakistan bans former prime minister Imran Khan from seeking an elected office in the government for five years, citing Khan's deceit in declaring some of the gifts that he received from foreign dignitaries during his premiership. (France 24)
• 2022 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election
  • David Eby is acclaimed as the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and becomes the next Premier of British Columbia following the disqualification of his sole opponent, climate activist Anjali Appadurai. (Reuters)

October 22, 2022 (2022-10-22) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Power outages are reported across Ukraine and citizens are advised to store water as Russian airstrikes across the country continue to damage critical infrastructure and energy facilities. (Reuters)
• Islamic State–Taliban conflict
  • The Taliban kill six ISKP members during a raid in Kabul, saying they were responsible for the bombings of a mosque and school in the city last month. A Taliban security member is also killed during the raid. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Fifteen people are killed and 40 others are injured when a bus collides with a truck in Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh, India. (AP)
• Costa Rican security minister Jorge Torres says that a search is underway for a plane carrying five German citizens and a Swiss pilot, which disappeared near the city of Limón. Among the passengers on board is Rainer Schaller, CEO of McFit. (DW) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
  • The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party closes in Beijing, China. The party's new 205-member Central Committee, elected by delegates at the end of the week-long congress, did not include outgoing Premier Li Keqiang or former Guangdong party secretary Wang Yang, who had been seen as a potential replacement as premier. The Сongress has been described as strengthening the power of Xi Jinping, who is likely to be re-elected as General Secretary tomorrow. (Reuters)
• 2022 Italian government formation
  • Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni is sworn in as Prime Minister of Italy, becoming the first woman to hold the position. (The Washington Post)
• Mahsa Amini protests
  • More than 80,000 people take part in a rally in Berlin, Germany, to show their solidarity with protesters in Iran. (France 24)
• Opposition to Brexit
  • Thousands of protesters march in London to protest the alleged economic effects of Brexit and to demand that the United Kingdom rejoin the EU. (The Guardian)

Sports

• 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
  • The draw for next year's FIFA Women's World Cup, to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, is held at the Aotea Centre in Auckland. (ESPN)

October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Somali Civil War
  • 2022 Kismayo hotel attack
    • Nine people are killed and over 40 others injured by an al-Shabaab suicide car bombing and shooting attack at the Tawakal Hotel in Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia. The three insurgent gunmen are killed during a gunfight with security forces. (Reuters)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Tamer al-Kilani, a founding member of the Lions' Den militant group, is killed by a bomb planted on a motorcycle in Nablus, West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
• Insurgency in Paraguay
  • Osvaldo Villalba, a leader of the Marxist–Leninist Paraguayan People's Army rebel group, is killed alongside two other militants during a gunfight with soldiers in Amambay, Paraguay. (BBC)
• Sudanese nomadic conflicts
  • Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
    • The death toll from the clashes over a land dispute between the Hausa and Berta ethnic groups in Blue Nile, Sudan, increases to 220. It is one of the deadliest incidents of ethnic violence in the country during the last years. (Al Jazeera)
• Pro-Bolsonaro Brazilian politician Roberto Jefferson wounds two federal policemen with rifles and grenades, who besieged his house in an attempt to arrest him for violating terms of his house arrest. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Irkutsk military aircraft crash
  • A Sukhoi Su-30 crashes into a residential building in Irkutsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Both pilots are killed. No casualties on the ground are reported, but the crash causes a power outage that affects more than 150 houses. (Reuters) (Meduza)
• Korean Air Flight 631
  • A Korean Air Airbus A330-300 overruns the runway of Mactan–Cebu International Airport after making two landing attempts during poor weather. No injuries are reported among the 173 occupants on board, but the fuselage sustains heavy damage and the airport was shut down. An investigation is already underway. (Reuters)
• A fire, spread by strong winds, occurs on the slopes of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• Human rights in Australia
  • The United Nations accuses Australia of breaching its human rights obligations after the state governments of New South Wales and Queensland refuse to allow UN inspectors into detention facilities. (The Guardian)
• Arshad Sharif, a prominent Pakistani journalist, is shot dead by police at a roadblock in Kajiado County, Kenya. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Slovenian presidential election
  • Slovenians head to the polls to elect their president. (Reuters)
• 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
  • Xi Jinping is re-elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term as the paramount leader of China. (Al Jazeera)
• 2021 Guinean coup d'état
  • ECOWAS confirms that Guinea's ruling junta has agreed to restore civilian rule in two years. (France 24)
• Thousands of people, including teachers and students, protest across Hungary against the government of Viktor Orbán, demanding higher salaries and the right to strike amid a high level of inflation in the country. (Straits Times)

Sports

• 2022 Formula One World Championship
  • Red Bull Racing win their 5th F1 Constructors' Championship after winning the United States Grand Prix. (Formula1.com)
• 2022 IHF Men's Super Globe
  • SC Magdeburg win the IHF Men's Super Globe handball championship after beating FC Barcelona 41–39 in the final. (ZDF) (Sport.de)
• 2022 Argentine Primera División
  • Boca Juniors win their 35th national league championship in the last round after they and Independiente draw 2–2 and, simultaneously, title contenders Racing miss a penalty and lose to Boca's arch rivals River Plate 1–2. (Mena FN)

October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
  • Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
    • Siege of Djibo
      • At least 28 people are killed, including ten soldiers, and at least 50 others are injured, after gunmen attack a military base in Djibo, Burkina Faso. Eighteen attackers are killed in the ensuing gunfight. (Panapress) (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
• Internal conflict in Myanmar
  • Kachin conflict
    • Hpakant massacre
      • At least 50 people are killed and at least 100 others are injured when the military launches airstrikes at a concert in Kachin State celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the separatist Kachin Independence Army. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 south eastern Australia floods
  • The body of a woman is found on the bank of a river amid ongoing flooding in New South Wales, bringing the death toll to three. (7 News)
• Thirteen people are killed, several others are injured, and an unknown number of people are reported missing after a passenger ship catches fire off the coast of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. 263 passengers have been rescued. (Xinhua)

Law and crime

• Mass shootings in the United States
  • 2022 Central Visual and Performing Arts High School shooting
    • Two people are killed and eight others are injured during a mass shooting at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, Missouri. The perpetrator is killed by police. (The Guardian)
  • Aftermath of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting
    • Ethan Crumbley pleads guilty to four counts of murder, seven counts of attempted murder, 12 counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and one count of terrorism. (WJBK-TV)
• It is reported that the email server of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran's Nuclear Power Production and Development company was hacked, with a number of emails being leaked. (Tasnim)

Politics and elections

• October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
  • Rishi Sunak is selected as the Leader of the Conservative Party and will become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Penny Mordaunt withdrew her bid. (STV News)
• October 2022 votes of no confidence in the government of Élisabeth Borne
  • The French government survives three motions of no confidence tabled by the left-wing and right-wing opposition. (TF1)

Science and technology

• In a landmark finding affecting contact sports, the United States National Institutes of Health formally acknowledge a causal link between repeated blows to the head and the neurodegenerative disease CTE. (The Guardian)
• The Swedish Museum of Wrecks announces that maritime archaeologists have discovered the wreck of the 17th-century warship Äpplet, believed to be the sister ship of Vasa, which sank off the island of Vaxholm near Stockholm in 1629. (The Guardian)

October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Somali Civil War
  • American military intervention in Somalia
    • A United States Air Force airstrike kills two al-Shabaab jihadists in Buloburde, Hiran, Somalia. The United States Africa Command says that the terrorists were attacking Somali soldiers. (VOA)
• Islamic terrorism, Terrorism in Indonesia
  • Istana Negara attempted shooting
    • A young woman belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir attempts to shoot either the Presidential Security Force of Indonesia or the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo at the Istana Negara in Central Jakarta, before being arrested. (DetikNews)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2022 Israeli-Palestinian West Bank attacks
    • Israeli soldiers raid a Lions' Den headquarter in Nablus, West Bank, killing three militants, including one of the group's founders. Two Palestinian civilians are also killed in nearby areas. Protests later occur in the town of Nabi Salih, resulting in a Palestinian man being killed by Israeli soldiers. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
• Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
  • Gunmen kill two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers, including a colonel, in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. (Al Arabiya)
• More than 30 people are killed and 15 others are reported missing after tribal clashes on Kiriwina Island in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. (The Guardian)

Arts and culture

• Adidas and Def Jam Recordings terminate their respective Yeezy and GOOD Music partnerships with American rapper Kanye West in response to his recent antisemitic remarks. (The Washington Post) (Complex)

Business and economy

• Ford announces that the Fiesta, introduced in 1976 and now in its seventh generation, will be discontinued, with production ending in mid-2023. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Earthquakes of 2022
  • Sixty-eight people are injured when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Cordillera Administrative Region and nearby regions in the Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
• Eleven people, including several children, are killed and six others are injured in a fire at a school for the blind in Mukono District, Uganda. (AP)
• Finnish seismologists at the University of Helsinki say that last week they detected five explosions in Russian territorial waters of the Baltic Sea, with the largest explosion having a 1.8 magnitude. The cause of the blasts is currently unknown. (Reuters)
• Ten people are killed and nine others are injured when a truck and a minibus collide in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. (AP)

Law and crime

• Crime in London
  • Two people are killed and another is critically injured in a shooting in Ilford, East London. A manhunt for the suspect is underway, according to the Metropolitan Police. (Sky News)

Politics and elections

• Same-sex marriage in Mexico
  • Same-sex marriage in Guerrero
    • The Congress of Guerrero votes to legalize same-sex marriage. (El sol de Mexico) (News 360 via MSN News)
• October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election
  • Rishi Sunak becomes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after meeting with Charles III. Sunak is the first British Asian and Hindu to hold the office. (Times of Israel)
• The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that two illegal Chinese police stations have operated in the Netherlands since 2018. One is in Rotterdam and the other is in Amsterdam. (NU.nl)

October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • A Russian missile strike on Dnipro kills two people, including a pregnant woman. (The Guardian)
• Terrorism in Iran
  • Shah Cheragh massacre
    • At least 15 people are killed and 40 others are injured in a mass shooting by three gunmen at a Shah Cheragh Shia mosque in Shiraz, Fars province, Iran. Two of the attackers have been caught and the other remains at large. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• 2021–2022 inflation surge
  • Inflation in Australia reaches a 32-year record high amid increasing energy prices and higher interest rates. (The Guardian)
• 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
  • Mercedes-Benz withdraws from Russia due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and plans to sell shares in its subsidiaries to a local investor. (BBC News)

International relations

• Poland–Russia relations
  • The Polish Senate approves a resolution formally recognizing the Russian government under Vladimir Putin as a "terrorist regime". (Ukrinform)

Law and crime

• Cannabis in Germany
  • Lawmakers in Germany draft a plan to legalize the recreational use of small amounts of cannabis, pending formal approval by the Bundestag in 2024. (AFP via MSN News)
• Waukesha Christmas parade attack
  • Darrell Brooks is found guilty of all charges in the November 2021 attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, that killed six people and injured 62 others. (BBC News)
• Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
  • A jury in Michigan, United States, issues guilty verdicts for three men who aided in the foiled plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Same-sex marriage in Mexico
  • The Congress of Tamaulipas approves of legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, making Tamaulipas the last Mexican state to do so. The legislation in Tamaulipas, as well as similar legislation in Edomex, Tabasco, and Guerrero, await their signing into law. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Science and technology

• Prompt Global Strike
  • The United States Armed Forces successfully conducts a test of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon off the coast of Virginia ahead of the missile's expected deployment in 2023. (Reuters)

Sports

• Audi confirms that they will compete in Formula One races beginning in the 2026 season, after they agreed to partner with Swiss-based Sauber, who have been involved in the sport since 1993 and currently compete under the name of Alfa Romeo with Ferrari engines. (Reuters via The Guardian)

October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russian forces strike Kyiv's energy system facilities and launch BM-30 Smerch missiles on Zaporizhzhia as Ukraine repels attacks in the Donbas. (RFE/RL)
• Syrian civil war
  • Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
    • Israel carries out airstrikes near Damascus, Syria, killing four pro-Iranian fighters. (Al Arabiya)
• 2022 Haitian crisis, Canada–Haiti relations
  • Canada sends a delegation to Haiti to assess the security situation and to "consult with stakeholders on options to support Haitian people in resolving the humanitarian and security crises", amid ongoing international talks on sending a peacekeeping force to the country. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Decommunization
  • Polish authorities demolish four communist-era monuments to the Red Army in the respective towns of Głubczyce, Byczyna, Bobolice, and Staszów, citing a 2016 law that prohibits promotion of totalitarian regimes. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk
  • Entrepreneur Elon Musk acquires Twitter, Inc. in a $44bn deal. Musk fires Twitter's chief executive officer Parag Agrawal, chief financial officer Ned Segal, and the head of legal policy Vijaya Gadde upon taking over. (Financial Times)

Disasters and accidents

• A firefighting aircraft of the Italian Protezione Civile crashes on Mount Etna in Sicily while fighting a forest fire, killing the two pilots on board. (Emergency-live.com)

International relations

• Israeli–Lebanese maritime border dispute
  • The Israeli cabinet unanimously votes in favor of approving a US-brokered maritime deal with Lebanon, with Prime Minister Yair Lapid hailing the deal as an "enemy state's formal recognition". (Times of Israel)
• China–Netherlands relations
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands announces an investigation regarding the activities of China's two allegedly illegal police stations in the country. (CNN)

Law and crime

• LGBT rights in Russia
  • The State Duma unanimously gives preliminary approval to a bill strengthening a law against "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations". The bill will expand the ban on "propaganda" to all ages, and will outlaw media and online resources, including films, books, and theater productions. (ABC News)
• Crime in Italy
  • One person is killed and five others, including Spanish footballer Pablo Marí, are injured during a mass stabbing at a Carrefour supermarket in Assago, Lombardy, Italy. The perpetrator, a man with mental health problems, who used a knife from a shelf, is arrested at the scene. (BBC News)
• Eight people, all members of one family, are found dead in and around a house in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States. The incident is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide. (AP)

October 28, 2022 (2022-10-28) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the United States will provide another $275 million in additional military aid to Ukraine. (Reuters)
  • 2022 Russian mobilization
    • Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announces the end of the mobilization campaign as 300,000 reservists are reached. (ABC News Australia)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Two Palestinian Civil Defence members are killed, and another is injured when Israeli soldiers open fire on a vehicle at a checkpoint in Nablus, West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
• 2022 Haitian crisis
  • Rally of Progressive National Democrats leader and former presidential candidate Eric Jean Baptiste is assassinated outside his residence in Port-au-Prince. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Pacific typhoon season
  • At least 42 people are killed by floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae (Paeng) in Mindanao, Philippines. (Reuters)

International relations

• Russia–South Korea relations
  • South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol denies that his country is sending weapons to Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin made a reference to South Korea during a conference yesterday. (Al Jazeera)
• China–Germany relations
  • Authorities in the German state of Hesse announce that they will investigate claims by the NGO Safeguard Defenders that China operates an illegal police station in Frankfurt. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Attack on Paul Pelosi
  • A man searching for United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi breaks into her residence in San Francisco and attacks her husband Paul Pelosi, resulting in his hospitalization. (AP)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the 2022 Lesotho general election
  • Sam Matekane is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Lesotho. (AP)

Sports

• 2022–23 Premiership Rugby
  • The Rugby Football Union confirms that Wasps have been suspended for the remainder of the season and are relegated to the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union system, next season after the team had entered administration earlier in the month for reaching more than £100 million in debt. (The Guardian)

October 29, 2022 (2022-10-29) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russia accuses Ukraine of a drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea. The Russian-installed Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev says the Russian Navy repelled the attack, which he calls the "most massive" since the invasion began. Russia consequently suspends its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. (NPR) (BBC News)
  • 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
    • Russia accuses the United Kingdom's Royal Navy of blowing up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea on September 26. The Russian Defence Ministry says the Navy was also behind recent attacks on Russian Navy facilities in Crimea. The British government denies both accusations. (Reuters)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • A Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli settler in Kiryat Arba, Hebron, and injures four others, including a Palestinian paramedic, before being killed by security forces. (Times of Israel)
• Somali Civil War
  • October 2022 Mogadishu bombings
    • At least 100 people are killed and over 300 others are injured by an al-Shabaab double car bombing in Mogadishu. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Pacific typhoon season
  • Tropical Storm Nalgae
    • The death toll from floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae (Paeng) in the Philippines increases to 45 with at least 14 people reported missing. (The New York Times)
• Seoul Halloween crowd crush
  • At least 151 people are killed and 82 others injured in a crowd crush during Halloween celebrations in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. (The Hankyoreh)
• A gas tanker explosion at an amateur football game in Baghdad, Iraq, kills nine people and wounds 10 others. (AP)

Law and crime

• Essex lorry deaths
  • A suspect arrested in 2019 for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese illegal immigrants in a lorry in southern England has been formally charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to assist illegal immigration. (The Guardian)
• Mahsa Amini protests
  • The first trial related to the protests following the death of Mahsa Amini begins in the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran. The five protesters face charges of corruption on earth, which is punishable by death. (Al Arabiya)
• 2022 Brazilian general election
  • Congresswoman and Bolsonaro supporter Carla Zambelli draws a handgun and chases a Lula supporter in São Paulo. Zambelli claimed to have been assaulted by the man, but video footage shows that Zambelli tripped and fell to the ground before chasing him. (The Brazilian Report)

October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Kivu conflict
  • M23 offensive
    • M23 rebels capture the towns of Kiwanja and Rutshuru in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In response, the Congolese government expels Rwanda's ambassador, accusing the country of supporting the rebels. (Al Jazeera)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Five Israeli soldiers are injured during a vehicle-ramming attack at a checkpoint in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. The perpetrator is shot dead by police. (Haaretz)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Morbi bridge collapse
  • At least 141 people are killed in a collapse of a bridge over the Machchhu River in Morbi, Gujarat, India. More than 80 people have been rescued. (The Hindu) (BBC News)
• Eleven people are killed during a crowd crush at a Fally Ipupa concert at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)

International relations

• Russia–United Kingdom relations
  • Russia announces sanctions on eleven British Overseas Territories, accusing them of "unfriendly actions" against Moscow. With these sanctions, the United Kingdom and all 14 British Overseas Territories are now on Russia's list of sanctioned territories. (Anadolu Agency)

Law and crime

• Dover firebomb attack
  • A man throws firebombs at a centre for processing asylum seekers in Dover, Kent, UK, injuring two people before killing himself. (TheJournal.ie)
• Crime in London
  • Two people are shot and killed in Brixton, London, while a bystander was knocked down and injured by the gunman's vehicle. No arrests have been made. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Brazilian general election
  • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly wins election to Brazil's presidency with 50.9% of the vote, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the second-round run-off. (Time) (Sky News)

October 31, 2022 (2022-10-31) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russian forces damage critical infrastructure in Kyiv again, leaving parts of the capital without energy and water. Other energy facilities are damaged in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Cherkasy. (The Guardian)
  • A Russian cruise missile reportedly shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft system crashes in the outskirts of Naslavcea, Moldova. No casualties are reported, though some houses were damaged by the blast, according to the Moldovan government. (Romania Journal)
  • Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announces that the country's military alert level will be increased tomorrow, in response to military drone sightings near offshore oil rigs in the past few weeks. (Euronews)
• The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seizes an oil tanker in international waters that was transporting fuel to the Persian Gulf. (Tasnim)
• The Prime Minister of Chad Saleh Kebzabo confirms that government forces in North Tibesti have successfully found and subsequently freed hostage Jerome Hugonnot, a Franco-Australian conservationist, kidnapped in Wadi Fira three days prior. (AFP via France 24)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Pacific typhoon season
  • Tropical Storm Nalgae
    • The death toll from floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae (Paeng) in the Philippines, mostly in Bangsamoro, increases to 98 with at least 64 others reported missing. (The Guardian)
• Two people are killed and another is injured by a helicopter crash in Verdal, Trøndelag, Norway. (AP)

Law and crime

• Mahsa Amini protests
  • Tehran's chief prosecutor confirms that over 1,000 people have been charged by the authorities in connection to anti-government protests in the capital. (BBC News)
• Central African Republic Civil War
  • A special court in the Central African Republic sentences three 3R militiamen to 20 years to life in prison for crimes against humanity. (AFP via The Bangkok Post)
• Fifteen people are injured by a mass drive-by shooting in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (AP)

Sports

• British Cycling CEO Brian Facer resigns after a recent series of controversial decisions made by the organization, including the announcement of a partnership with the oil and gas company Shell. (The Guardian)

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Ongoing events

Disasters

• Climate crisis
• COVID-19 pandemic
• Opioid epidemic
• 2022 monkeypox outbreak
• 2020–2022 North American drought
• 2022 Nigeria floods
• 2022 Pakistan floods
• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2022 Pacific typhoon season

Economics

• 2020–present global chip shortage
• 2021–present global energy crisis
• 2021–2022 global supply chain crisis
• 2021–2022 inflation surge
• 2022 food crises
• Lebanese liquidity crisis
• Sri Lankan economic crisis
• Turkish currency and debt crisis
• United Kingdom cost of living crisis

Politics

• Belarus−European Union border crisis
• Haitian crisis
• Iranian protests
• Malaysian political crisis
• Moldovan protests
• Myanmar protests
• Peruvian political crisis
• Russia−European Union gas dispute
• Sri Lankan protests
• Sudanese protests
• Tunisian political crisis
• Ukrainian refugee crisis
• United Kingdom government crisis
• United States abortion protests

Elections and referendums

Recent

• October
  • 23: Slovenia, President (1st)
  • 30: Brazil, President (2nd)

Upcoming

• November
  • 1: Denmark, Folketing
  • 1: Israel, Knesset
  • 8: United States, Senate, House of Representatives
  • 12: Bahrain, Council of Representatives
  • 13: Slovenia, President (2nd)

Trials

Recently concluded

• China: Fu Zhenghua
• Malaysia: Rosmah Mansor
• Russia: Ivan Safronov
• United States: Igor Danchenko, Nikolas Cruz, R. Kelly

Ongoing

• Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
• Guinea: Moussa Dadis Camara
• Indonesia: Ferdy Sambo
• Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
• Italy: Matteo Salvini
• Kosovo: Specialist Chambers
• Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
• Malta: Yorgen Fenech
• Philippines: Leila de Lima
• Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
• United States: Harvey Weinstein, Tom Barrack, Paul Flores
• Vatican City: Giovanni Angelo Becciu
• ICC: Ali Kushayb

Upcoming

• Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu

Sport

• Association football

• 2022–23 UEFA Champions League
• 2022–23 Premier League
• 2022–23 La Liga
• 2022–23 Serie A

• 2022–23 Bundesliga
• 2022–23 Ligue 1
• 2022 MLS season
• 2022 Brasileirão
• 2022 NWSL season

• American football
  • 2022 NFL Season
  • 2022 NCAA FBS College Football Season
• Baseball
  • 2022 MLB season
• Basketball
  • 2022-23 NBA season
• International cricket
  • 2021–23 ICC World Test Championship
  • 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
  • 2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
  • 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League
• Canadian football
  • 2022 CFL season
• Golf
  • 2022 PGA Tour Champions
  • 2022 Ladies European Tour
  • 2022 European Tour
  • 2022 LPGA Tour
• Ice hockey
  • 2022–23 NHL season
• Motorsport
  • 2022 Formula One World Championship
• Tennis

• 2022 ATP Tour

• 2022 WTA Tour

• Other sports seasons
  • 2022–23 snooker season
  • 2022–23 curling season

More details – current sports events

Recent deaths

October

• 28: Vince Dooley
• 28: Jerry Lee Lewis
• 28: D. H. Peligro
• 28: Ian Jack
• 27: Gerald Stern
• 26: Lucianne Goldberg
• 26: Pierre Soulages
• 25: Jules Bass
• 25: Mike Davis
• 24: Ash Carter
• 24: Leslie Jordan
• 23: Libor Pešek
• 23: Arshad Sharif
• 22: Dietrich Mateschitz
• 21: Rainer Schaller
• 21: Peter Schjeldahl
• 21: May Blood
• 20: Ron Masak
• 20: Lucy Simon
• 19: John Jay Osborn Jr.
• 19: Joanna Simon
• 19: Charley Trippi
• 18: Charles Duncan Jr.
• 18: Robert Gordon
• 17: Carmen Callil
• 17: Younoussi Touré
• 16: Benjamin Civiletti
• 15: Joyce Sims
• 14: Ted White
• 14: Robbie Coltrane
• 13: James McDivitt
• 13: Mike Schank
• 13: Bruce Sutter
• 11: Angela Lansbury
• 11: Charles Sherrod
• 10: Michael Callan
• 10: Anita Kerr
• 10: Mulayam Singh Yadav
• 9: Nikki Finke
• 9: Eileen Ryan
• 8: Billy Al Bengston
• 8: Peter Tobin
• 7: Art Laboe
• 7: Austin Stoker
• 7: Robert I. Toll
• 7: Toshi Ichiyanagi
• 6: Sara Lee
• 6: Jody Miller
• 6: Judy Tenuta
• 6: Phil Read
• 5: Lenny Lipton
• 5: Bernard McGuirk
• 4: Loretta Lynn
• 4: Peter Robinson
• 3: Charles Fuller
• 3: Tiffany Jackson
• 3: Ian Hamilton
• 3: Jerzy Urban

Ongoing conflicts

Global

• War against the Islamic State

Africa

• Angola
  • Cabinda War
• Cameroon
  • Anglophone Crisis
• Central African Republic
  • Civil war
• Chad
  • Insurgency in Northern Chad
• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• ADF insurgency
• LRA insurgency

• Kivu conflict
• Ituri conflict

• Ethiopia

• Oromo conflict

• Tigray War

• Mozambique
  • Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
• Nigeria
  • Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria
  • Boko Haram insurgency
• Sahel and Maghreb

• Insurgency in Burkina Faso
• Insurgency in Niger

• Mali War
• Insurgency in Tunisia

• Senegal
  • Casamance conflict
• Somali civil war
  • U.S. intervention
• Sudan

• South Kordofan conflict

• War in Darfur

• Western Sahara
  • Guerguerat crisis

Americas

• Colombia
  • Colombian conflict
• Mexico
  • Mexican drug war
• Paraguay
  • Insurgency in Paraguay
• Peru
  • Internal conflict in Peru

Asia-Pacific

• Afghanistan
  • Islamic State–Taliban conflict
  • Republican insurgency
• India
  • Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
  • Insurgency in Northeast India
  • Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
• Indonesia
  • Papua conflict
• Myanmar

• Civil war
• Rakhine conflict

• Kachin conflict
• Karen conflict

• Pakistan
  • Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Insurgency in Balochistan
• Philippines

• Communist rebellion
• Philippine drug war

• Moro conflict

• Thailand
  • South Thailand insurgency

Europe

• Russia and Ukraine
  • Russian invasion of Ukraine

Middle East

• Egypt
  • Sinai insurgency
• Iran

• Iran–Kurdish conflict

• Iran–Baloch conflict

• Iraqi conflict

• Iranian intervention

• Islamic State insurgency

• Israel and Palestine
  • Gaza–Israel conflict
• Nagorno-Karabakh
  • Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
• Syrian civil war
  • Foreign involvement

• U.S.–led
• Turkish

• Israeli
• Iranian

• Yemeni civil war
  • Saudi Arabian–led intervention
    • Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict

See also – List of ongoing proxy wars

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