Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- William Ruto (pictured) is elected President of Kenya.
- In Giza, Egypt, a church fire spreads to a nursery, killing 41 people, including at least 18 children.
- Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, is critically injured after a stabbing at a speech in the United States.
- A mass fish kill occurs in the river Oder in Poland and Germany.
Disasters and accidents
- Two people are killed and seven others are injured after a bus crash in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- Schools in the Philippines reopen for in-person classes after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. (WION)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
International relations
- Taiwan–United States relations
- Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb visits Taiwan and meets with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. (ABC News)
Law and crime
- The Pakistani Police file terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan. (NPR)
- A federal prosecutor requests a 12-year sentence for former president and current vice president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, on corruption related charges. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- 2022 Mogadishu hotel attack
- The siege at a hotel seized by al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu ends with the deaths of all of the attackers. Twenty-one other people were killed, and 117 others were injured. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)
- 2022 Mogadishu hotel attack
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Afghanistan floods
- Nine people are killed by heavy flooding in Khoshi District, Logar, Afghanistan. (AP)
- Sixteen people are killed and three others are injured when a truck collides with a minibus in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
- At least 50 people are killed by flooding caused by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, India. (Reuters)
- Nine soldiers are killed and four others are injured when their truck plunges into a ravine in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. (Reuters)
Health and environment
International relations
- Iran–United Arab Emirates relations
- The United Arab Emirates announces the reinstallation of its ambassador to Iran, which will take effect "in the coming days", more than six years after it cut off diplomatic relations with the Islamic republic. (CNA)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Singapore
- Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says that Singapore will decriminalize sex between men, which is illegal under a colonial-era law, while also amending the Constitution to define marriage as a heterosexual union. (CNA)
- Darya Dugina, the daughter of far-right political philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, is killed by a car bomb in Moscow Oblast, Russia. (RTVI) (The Guardian)
- Oleksandr Nakonechny, regional head of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kirovohrad Oblast, is found shot dead in his apartment. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- 2022 Western & Southern Open
- In tennis, world number 156 Borna Ćorić of Croatia becomes the lowest-ranked champion in the ATP Tour Masters 1000 after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the men's singles final of the 2022 Cincinnati Masters. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- World number 17 Caroline Garcia of France becomes the first qualifier to win a WTA 1000 tournament after defeating Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic in the women's singles final of the 2022 Cincinnati Masters. (Sportstar)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Nine civilians, including four children, are injured by Russian shelling on a residential building in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv Oblast, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (The Washington Post)
- Russia says that a number of its soldiers in Zaporizhzhia have been poisoned by Ukraine, with tests showing Botulinum toxin type B present in their bodies. (Reuters)
- Southern Ukraine campaign, War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Turkey road crashes
- Sixteen people are killed and 21 others are injured when a bus crashes into the scene of an earlier road accident in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. (BBC News)
- Twenty people are killed and 29 others are injured when a truck crashes into the scene of an earlier road accident involving three vehicles in Mardin Province, Turkey. (Al Jazeera)
- Four people are killed and others are trapped under rubble after a Shiite mosque collapsed during a landslide in Karbala, Iraq. (BBC)
Health and environment
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- Explosions are reported overnight at Russian military bases in Crimea and Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Two villages have been evacuated. (Reuters)
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Somali Civil War
- 2022 Mogadishu hotel attack
- At least 10 people are killed as al-Shabaab gunmen storm a hotel in Mogadishu, following two car bomb blasts and gunfire. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022 Mogadishu hotel attack
- Syrian civil war
- Fifteen people are killed and at least 28 others are injured in a rocket attack on a market in rebel-controlled Al-Bab, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. (AP)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- A roadside bombing kills two Pakistani security forces in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (AP)
Business and economy
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute
- Russia's Gazprom announces that the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline will be shut down for 3 days of unscheduled maintenance between August 31 and September 2. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Temperatures in Chongqing, China, reach 45 °C (113 °F) during a historic drought. It is the highest temperature ever recorded in China outside of Xinjiang. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- The FDA announces that it has approved the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for youths between the ages of 12 and 17. (Marketwatch) (WPSD-TV)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announces that Thailand will lift its COVID-19 emergency decree and dissolve the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). Additionally, CCSA spokesman Thavisin Visanuyothin announces that the country will shift to an endemic phase of the disease beginning in October. (The Star) (Bankgkok Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- 2022 Oder environmental disaster
- The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries says that a large overgrowth of toxic Prymnesium parvum algae linked to industrial pollution was likely the cause of the mass mortality event of fish in the Oder river. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
- A Mexican court issues the arrest warrants for 83 suspects, consisting of military personnel, police officers, administrative and judicial authorities, and members of the Guerreros Unidos syndicate, in connection with the abduction and disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in Iguala, Guerrero, on September 26, 2014. (CNN)
- Police in Nicaragua confirm that they have arrested an anti-Ortega Roman Catholic bishop in Managua and warned against further "provocative and destabilizing" activities amongst the clergy. (Infobae)
- Islamic State and "Beatles" cell member El Shafee Elsheikh is sentenced to eight life sentences by a United States district court for his role in the kidnapping and deaths of hostages James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig, and Kayla Mueller. (AP)
- A man is killed and a woman is injured in a shooting at the Emporia shopping centre in Malmö, Sweden. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast
- Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau nominates judge Michelle O'Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada. An Abenaki member, O'Bonsawin would be the first Indigenous Canadian to sit on the country's highest court. (Deutsche Welle)
- The government of Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazović collapses after the Parliament passes a vote of no-confidence following dispute within the coalition over an agreement the government signed with the Serbian Orthodox Church. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign, 2022 Western Russia attacks
- Explosions are reported at military facilities in Crimea and Belgorod Oblast, Russia, and are believed to have been launched by Ukraine. An explosion and large fire occur at an arms depot near Timonovo. Explosions are also reported at Stary Oskol Airport and in Russian-occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast. (Forbes)
- Explosions are reported at Sevastopol International Airport. The Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev says that Russian air defences have shot down a Ukrainian Air Force drone near the airport. (Reuters)
- Residents of Kerch and nearby villages in eastern Crimea report multiple explosions. Crimean officials say that air defences were activated near the city but that "there is no danger to the town or the Crimean Bridge". (Yahoo! News)
- Southern Ukraine campaign, 2022 Western Russia attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Mali War
- France–Mali relations
- Mali accuses its former ally France of arming jihadist terrorist groups in order to destabilize the country. Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop tells the United Nations that French aircraft are violating the country's airspace and dropping "arms and ammunition" to terrorist groups on the ground. France denies the accusations. (DW)
- France–Mali relations
- Insurgency in Northern Chad
- Timane Erdimi, leader of the Chadian rebel group Rally of Forces for Change and nephew of slain Chadian president Idriss Déby, returns to the country from his 17-year exile in Qatar to participate in a peace process between the government and numerous rebel groups. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2021–2022 inflation surge
- The European Union statistics office reports that inflation in the Eurozone increased to a record 8.9% in July. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 European derecho
- Six people are killed and 12 others are injured by strong winds on the island of Corsica, France. (AP)
- Two people are killed and 20 others are injured by flooding in the region of Tuscany, Italy. (Rai News)
- Five people are killed by storms in Austria. (BBC News)
- 2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires
- The death toll from wildfires in Algeria increases to 38 with 200 others suffering from burns and respiratory problems. Firefighters are still trying to contain 39 forest fires in the north of the country, according to officials. (BBC News)
- Sixteen people are killed and 36 others are reported missing after heavy rain causes flooding in Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai, China. (Reuters)
International relations
- Taiwan–United States relations
- Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi and Taiwanese minister John Deng announce that Taiwan and the United States will seek formal trade relations with each other, including cooperation on agricultural and digital trade, harmonizing anti-corruption standards, and addressing "significant distortions" caused by state-owned enterprises. (BBC News)
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says that China will oppose any trade deals with the Taiwanese government and also told the U.S. government to "stop making misjudgements". Commerce Ministry spokesperson Shu Jueting also says that China will take steps to safeguard its interests. (Bloomberg) (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2021 Hong Kong democrats mass arrests, Hong Kong national security law
- As the trial against 47 pro-democracy activists begins in Hong Kong, it is announced that 29 activists, including Joshua Wong and Benny Tai, will plead guilty and 18 activists, including Leung Kwok-hung, will plead not guilty. (Time)
- A political organization in Guinea accuses military president Mamady Doumbouya of being behind the killings of two youths during anti-government protests yesterday. (Guinee28)
Politics and elections
- President of Vanuatu Nikenike Vurobaravu dissolves the Parliament to prevent a no-confidence motion being debated against Prime Minister Bob Loughman. A snap election is expected to be called. (The Guardian)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Northeastern Ukraine campaign
- Battle of Kharkiv
- A Russian missile hits a dormitory in Kharkiv, killing seven civilians and injuring 16 others, according to the city's mayor and top military administrator. (Ukrainska Pravda) (The Guardian)
- Battle of Kharkiv
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Northeastern Ukraine campaign
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Afghanistan conflict
- August 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
- Twenty-one people are killed and 33 others are injured by a mosque bombing in Kabul. (BBC News)
- August 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
Business and economy
- 2021–2022 inflation surge
- Inflation in the United Kingdom increases to 10.1%, the highest level since February 1982, due to increasing fuel and food prices. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- Matanzas oil storage facility explosion
- The death toll from the August 6 fire at a supertanker port in Matanzas, Cuba, rises to 16. All the deceased were firefighters who were battling the blaze. (BBC News)
- Twenty-six people are killed by wildfires in Algeria, mostly in the city of El Taref. (BBC News).
International relations
Law and crime
- Police in Tokyo, Japan, arrest a former member of the 2020 Summer Olympics organising committee after prosecutors accused him of graft and bribery. (Reuters)
- The High Court of Australia rules that Google is not liable for defamatory material within hyperlinks that it serves as part of its search results. (Axios)
Science and technology
- Archaeologists discover one of the largest megalithic sites in Europe on a farm in southern Spain. The site dates back 7,000 years and contains more than 500 standing stones. (The Times)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- An explosion occurs at an ammunition depot in northern Crimea, forcing the evacuation of civilians. Observers suggest that the depot may have been hit by Ukrainian forces. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Syrian civil war
- Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
- 2022 Jarqli airstrikes
- Turkish airstrikes on a military base in Aleppo Governorate kill at least 16 Syrian soldiers. (Al Mayadeen)
- 2022 Jarqli airstrikes
- Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
- Sinai insurgency
- Hamza Adel Al-Zamili, a leader of the Islamic State – Sinai Province and mastermind of the 2017 Sinai mosque attack, is killed by Egyptian soldiers during an operation. Nine other militants are also killed and theee arrested. (Arab News) (The Jerusalem Post)
- South Thailand insurgency
- A ranger is killed while seven policemen and two civilians are injured as two bombs explode at a rubber plantation in Narathiwat, Thailand. (The Sun)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Two policemen are killed when gunmen open fire on them as they are escorting polio workers in Gomal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty people are killed and six others are injured when a passenger bus collides with a tanker truck in Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab, Pakistan. (Xinhua News Agency)
- Six people are killed and several others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and nine others are injured when a test car crashes into traffic in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (AP)
- A Sudanese official reports that 66 people have been killed and 24,000 homes and buildings have been damaged since flooding began in June. (ABC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- U.S. First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19. (NPR)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Law and crime
- Human rights in Saudi Arabia
- A Saudi Arabian woman is sentenced to 34 years in prison for following and retweeting dissidents on Twitter. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- The prime minister of Vanuatu Bob Loughman asks for the dissolution of parliament as he faces a vote of no-confidence. (RNZ Pacific)