Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- A UN report concludes that China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, including violence against the Uyghur people.
- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (pictured) dies at the age of 91.
- Floods in Pakistan kill more than 1,300 people and over 700,000 livestock.
- The Man of the Hole, the last surviving member of a people eradicated in the genocide of indigenous peoples in Brazil, is found dead.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
- Ukrainian forces recapture the town of Vysokopillia in Kherson Oblast, raising the Ukrainian flag over the town's hospital which has been under Russian occupation since March. (Newsweek)
- 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Six Israeli soldiers and a civilian driver are wounded as three gunmen open fire against a bus in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Two attackers are arrested. (Times of Israel)
Disasters and accidents
- A Syrian Air Force helicopter crashes in Hama, Syria, killing all people on board. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2022 Saskatchewan stabbings
- Ten people are killed and at least fifteen others injured during a mass stabbing at the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Two suspects remain at large. (CBC News)
- Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians, the first executions in Palestinian territories since 2017. Two of those were accused of espionage. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Chilean national plebiscite
- Chileans vote on whether to reform the Constitution based on the new proposed one by the Constitutional Convention. (The Guardian)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War
- Twenty people are killed in a mass shooting by al-Shabaab insurgents against vehicles transporting food supplies from Beledweyne to Mahas in the Hiran region. (AP)
Arts and culture
- Twenty-seven ancient artifacts housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, United States, are seized by federal investigators under the suspicion that they were looted. The artifacts will be repatriated to Italy and Egypt next week. (CNN via MSN)
Disasters and accidents
- Illegal immigration to the United States
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and Mexican police find nine migrants dead in the Rio Grande after dozens of migrants attempt to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, United States. At least 70 other migrants are rescued. (AP)
International relations
- Aegean dispute
- President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses Greece of "arming" and "occupying" the demilitarized Aegean islands, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu threatening to revoke recognition of Greek sovereignty over the islands if the alleged militarization is not halted. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Death and funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev
- The funeral of former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev is held in Moscow. (The Guardian)
- 2021–present global energy crisis
- An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control soaring energy prices in the country and voicing opposition to the country's involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The demonstration was organized by political groups including the Communist Party. (Reuters)
Science and technology
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- 2022 Herat mosque bombing
- Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. The mosque's pro-Taliban imam, who is suspected to be the target of the attack, is among the dead. (Reuters)
- 2022 Herat mosque bombing
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- Colombian conflict
- 2022 Huila attack
- Seven policemen are killed and one is injured during an ambush in Huila Department, Colombia. Their vehicle hit a roadside bomb before being shot dead by gunmen. (BBC News)
- 2022 Huila attack
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A Palestinian man stabs and injures an Israeli soldier near Kiryat Arba in the West Bank. The attacker is shot dead by security forces. (AP)
- Persian Gulf crisis
- The Artesh Navy captures and later releases two American sea drones in the Red Sea. (MSN)
Business and economy
- 2021–present global energy crisis
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute
- Following the G7's announcement, Russia's Gazprom announces that flows through the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume tomorrow because of a reported "oil leak" in a turbine. It did not give a new time frame. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
- Deposed leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of election fraud. She will now serve an overall sentence of 20 years in prison for different charges. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
Sports
- FINA permits the use of special swim caps specifically designed for dreadlocks, hair weaves or extensions, and voluminous hair, branded as the Soul Cap, in all water sports competitions. It had been banned at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (CNN)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- Israeli Air Force jets fire four missiles at Aleppo International Airport, hitting the runway and several warehouses allegedly containing Iranian rockets, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No casualties have been reported. (ABC News)
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- Iraqi political crisis
- 2022 Baghdad clashes
- Four people are killed during clashes between rival Shia Muslim fighters in Basra, Iraq, three days after 30 supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr were killed during clashes in Baghdad. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022 Baghdad clashes
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two Palestinian men are killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. One of the men was killed by Palestinian gunfire, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. (Haaretz)
- Cross-Strait relations
- Taiwanese forces shoot down an unidentified civilian drone which entered its airspace near the Shi Islet in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense says that the drone ignored several warning shots before being shot down. (Reuters)
- Tigray War
- The Tigray People's Liberation Front claims that Eritrea and Ethiopia have launched a joint offensive in the Tigray Region. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- The International Monetary Fund provisionally approves a US$2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Victoria removes its directive to work remotely where possible. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- A third person dies from an unidentified virus in Tucumán Province, Argentina. Authorities have ruled out COVID-19, influenza, and hantavirus, but continue to investigate the cluster of infections. The European Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have also been notified. (The Daily Telegraph)
- A temperature of 127 °F (53 °C) is recorded in Furnace Creek, California, United States, breaking the record for the highest September temperature ever recorded in the world. (CBS News)
Law and crime
- Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
- A Brazilian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the Argentine Federal Police shortly after attempting to shoot Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Montiel pointed a loaded pistol at Kirchner's head and apparently pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire. (Washington Examiner)
- Four people are killed and several others are injured after a mass shooting at a soccer field in Yecapixtla, Morelos, Mexico. (AP)
- The High Court of Malaysia finds Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, guilty of corruption. (The Straits Times) (CNN)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Tigray War
- The Government of Ethiopia says that the Tigray People's Liberation Front has begun an offensive into the Wag and Welkait regions and is also pushing forward towards the Sudanese border. Tigrayan authorities say that three airstrikes have hit the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle, nearly striking a hospital. (Reuters) (Voice of America)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Fourteen people are killed and several others are kidnapped as Allied Democratic Forces militants attack a village in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Five attackers are also killed. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute
- Russia's Gazprom announces the complete shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline for three days for unscheduled maintenance. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Ten people are killed and several others are injured after a semi truck crashes near a school in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and 50 others are injured by a hailstorm in Catalonia, Spain. This is the first direct hail-related death in Europe since 1997. (BBC News)
- The Suez Canal was temporarily blocked after a ship ran aground on Wednesday evening. Tug boats were used to unblock the canal. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and six others are injured after a building collapse in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- The National Cabinet agrees to lower the mandatory isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 to 5 days if an individual is asymptomatic at that time. However workers in high-risk settings are still required to isolate for 7 days. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Sweden reports its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a porpoise. (Phys)
- Life expectancy in the United States decreases for the second consecutive year, falling by nearly a year from 2020 values. (AP)
International relations
- International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–European Union relations
- European Union foreign ministers agree to suspend a visa facilitation agreement with Russia, making it more difficult and more expensive for Russian tourists to enter the EU. (Al Arabiya)
- Russia–European Union relations
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi political crisis
- 2022 Baghdad clashes
- The death toll from the clashes in Baghdad between Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's supporters and security forces increases to 23, with all of those killed being supporters of Sadr. 380 others are injured. (BBC News)
- 2022 Baghdad clashes
- Persian Gulf crisis
- Iran captures an American unmanned ship before releasing it. (The Washington Post)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Allied Democratic Forces militants kill at least 40 people in a series of raids on several villages in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 76 others are kidnapped by the group. (Reuters)
- Cross-Strait relations
- The Taiwanese military fire warning shots at a Chinese drone flying over islands in the Kinmen region. (Taiwan News)
- Moro conflict
- A police chief is killed by suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Maguindanao, the Philippines. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Sixteen people are killed and eight others are injured in a traffic collision between a truck and a minibus in Khuzestan province, Iran. (Xinhua News Agency)
- A South African Police Service plane crashes at Rand Airport in Johannesburg, killing all five passengers and critically injuring the pilot. (Independent Online) (SABC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- China announces new lockdowns in several cities following a series of COVID-19 outbreaks across the country. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
International relations
- Solomon Islands–United States relations
- The United States Embassy in Canberra says that the government of Solomon Islands will place a moratorium on US Navy ships entering its ports amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Papua conflict
- Six Indonesian soldiers are arrested for killing four indigenous Papuan people and mutilating their bodies in Timika eight days ago. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- Portugal's health minister Marta Temido resigns after emergency services closures. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
- Ukraine says it has begun a ground offensive in the Kherson Oblast. (Reuters)
- Russian-occupation officials say that the Ukrainian military launched a barrage of missiles at the town of Nova Kakhovka, leaving the town without water or power. (Reuters)
- Two people are killed and five others are injured after Russian forces shelled the city of Mykolaiv, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (Reuters)
- 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Iraqi political crisis
- 2022 Baghdad clashes
- Supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr storm the Republican Palace in Baghdad. The Iraqi Army declares a total curfew] in the capital beginning at 3:30 p.m. and the Iraqi government declares a nationwide curfew beginning at 7:00 p.m.. At least twelve people are killed and 270 others are injured in clashes between protesters and Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces in the Green Zone. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) (France 24) (Al Arabiya English) (The Jerusalem Post)
- Pro-Sadrist protesters blockade roads and government buildings in Basra. (The Washington Post)
- Iran closes its border with Iraq until "further notice" amid the ongoing civil unrest, while Kuwait urges its citizens to leave Iraq. (Mehr News Agency) (Reuters)
- 2022 Baghdad clashes
- Oromo conflict
- At least 42 ethnic Oromo civilians are killed during a massacre in Horo Guduru Welega Zone, Ethiopia. Witnesses blame members of the Amhara Fano militia of responsibility. (Reuters)
- Yemeni Civil War
- Ten soldiers are killed and many more wounded during an attack aimed at cutting off a key route to the city of Taiz. (Al Arabiya)
Disasters and accidents
- European migrant crisis
- A dinghy carrying 27 Egyptians en route to Italy capsizes off the coast of Libya, killing at least two people and leaving nineteen others missing in the Mediterranean Sea. (Middle East Eye)
- 2022 Laos floods
- Recent flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in northern Laos have caused at least 5.6 billion Lao kips in damage. (Xinhua News Agency)
Health and environment
- Genocide of indigenous peoples in Brazil
- The Man of the Hole, the last member of his tribe who lived in total isolation for 26 years, is found dead in the Amazon rainforest. (CBS News) (Survival International)
Law and crime
- In Ikongo, Madagascar, 18 people are killed and 34 are wounded when police open fire on a group protesting the kidnapping of a child with albinism. (Al Jazeera)
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