Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- At least 100 people are killed in renewed fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
- In the Swedish general election, the Sweden Democrats–Moderates–Christian Democrats–Liberals bloc wins a majority of seats in the Riksdag.
- French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard (pictured) dies at the age of 91.
- In television, Ted Lasso wins best comedy and Succession wins best drama at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Disasters and accidents
- An earthquake measured at 6.9 strikes Mexico in the early morning, killing a woman in Mexico City. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- September 2022 Iranian protests
- Amid protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, Iran restricts access to Instagram and WhatsApp, among other websites. (The Washington Post) (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian mobilization, 2022 Russian emigration
- In a major address to the nation, Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization, with the exceptions of students and conscripts. (AP)
- Lithuania places its rapid reaction force on high alert in response to Russia's mobilization, according to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas. (LRT)
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia's military mobilization is "dangerous and reckless", and condemns Putin's use of "nuclear rhetoric". (NTV) (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian mobilization, 2022 Russian emigration
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Afghanistan conflict
- Three people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Deh Mazang, Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves from the Turks and Caicos Islands toward Bermuda. (CNN)
- Two people are killed and 5 others are injured after a helicopter crashes while travelling to a wildfire in Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
- Queen Margrethe II tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
Law and crime
- Two Ukrainian staffers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe are sentenced to 13 years of prison by a court in the separatist Luhansk People's Republic for "alleged high treason and espionage for the United States." (Politico)
Politics and elections
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
- Anti-mobilization and anti-war protests occur across Russia, with many arrests also occurring. (Reuters)
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
Sports
- World Taekwondo denies giving bribes in order to become an Olympic sport after allegations emerge from a former employee turned whistleblower. (The Guardian)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian mobilization
- Russian State Duma deputies approve the introduction of the concepts of mobilization, martial law, wartime and armed conflict, as well as punishment for desertion, into the Criminal Code. (Forbes)
- 2022 Russian mobilization
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A civilian is killed and another is critically injured during clashes between Al-Qassam Brigades' supporters and Palestinian authorities outside a police station in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, following the arrest of two militants. (Al Jazeera)
- An 84-year-old woman is murdered in Holon, Israel in a suspected terror attack. The Qalqilya-born suspect is found dead, presumably by suicide, inside an abandoned building in Tel Aviv. (Times of Israel)
- Tigray War
- Tigray People's Liberation Front authorities say that Eritrea has launched a full-scale intervention into the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- The National Bank of Georgia formally applies to join the European Union's Single Euro Payments Area. (Agenda)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- Four people are killed and 114 others are injured as Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall on the island of Kyushu, Japan. (BBC News)
- 2022 Pakistan floods
- Nine people have died of diarrhea, malaria and gastroenteritis during the last 24 hours in Sindh Province, Pakistan, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll from flooding to more than 1,600 people. (Al Jazeera)
- Eight people are injured after an explosion tore through a building in Austin, Chicago, Illinois, United States. (AP)
- Nine people are killed and 31 others are injured after a concrete slab collapsed on top of the auditorium bleachers during a political event in Itapecerica da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil. (Latin Post)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that the city will end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses on November 1. (Axios)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- Uganda reports an outbreak of Ebola after a rare case of the Sudan ebolavirus strain was confirmed in a 24-year-old man who later died, becoming the first known fatality from the strain since 2011. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine
- It is announced that the referendums on the entry of the Luhansk People's Republic, the Donetsk People's Republic, and the occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts into Russia as federal subjects will be held from September 23 to 27. (RIA Novosti)
- Death of Mahsa Amini
- Protests continue for the fourth consecutive day across Iran in response to the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police. Two people are killed during protests in Kermanshah. (The Washington Post) (Times of Israel)
Sports
- UEFA announces that Russia will continue to be suspended meaning their team is barred from the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying draw. (UEFA)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Donbas
- Thirteen people are killed and many others are injured in explosions in the Donetsk People's Republic-held city of Donetsk. DPR leader Denis Pushilin accuses Ukraine of being behind the attacks. (BBC News)
- The Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the village of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast as it advances on Lysychansk. (The Telegraph)
- Luhansk People's Republic authorities say that a Ukrainian shelling attack has killed seven civilians including three children in the town of Krasnorichenske. (Reuters)
- Battle of Donbas
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Four people are killed and more than 30 injured as police open fire on people protesting in Saqqez, Kurdistan province, Iran, over the death of a woman under police custody in Tehran. (The Guardian)
Arts and culture
- Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II
- The state funeral of Elizabeth II is held in London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in the Dominican Republic after causing massive devastation in Puerto Rico, killing three people. (CNN)
- 2022 Western Mexico earthquake
Health and environment
- Mongolia places Khovd Province under quarantine after confirming a case of bubonic plague in Möst district. (Xinhua)
International relations
- Afghanistan–United States relations
- Afghanistan releases American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for Afghan drug lord Bashir Noorzai, who has been held by the United States on drug charges since April 2005. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea abolishes the death penalty after its president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signs a new penal code into law. (The Guardian)
- Irish judge Síofra O'Leary is elected the new president of European Court of Human Rights, becoming the first woman to hold that position. (The Journal)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Russian-occupied Ukraine annexation referendums
- The State Duma of Russia reports that a referendum on the accession of the Luhansk People's Republic to Russia will be held in the near future. (TASS)
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 a psychiatric hospital in Strelechya, Kharkiv Oblast, killing four medics and injuring two patients. (The Guardian)
- Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
- The death toll from the fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which began four days ago, increases to 94. Fifty-nine of the people were killed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 35 others were killed in Tajikistan. Another 139 people are injured. (BBC News)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Ukraine withdraws its 250 troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A Ukrainian Air Force aviation unit also withdraws its eight helicopters from the mission, which made up a third of the UN's fleet. (BBC News)
- Mexican drug war
- Five gunmen storm a rehab center in the early morning in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico, and open fire, killing three people and injuring two others. (MegaNoticias)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Taitung earthquakes
- A second earthquake in less than 24 hours strikes southeast Taiwan, killing one person and wounding 146 other people. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake is felt in Taipei and tsunami warnings are issued. (Reuters)
- 2022 Guizhou bus crash
- Twenty-seven people are killed and 20 others are injured when a bus carrying people to a COVID-19 quarantine facility crashes on a highway in Sandu County, Guizhou Province, China. (Reuters)
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico causing the entire island to lose power. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns of "life-threatening flash flooding" on the island amid "historic" rainfall. (AP) (The Independent)
Politics and elections
- LGBT rights in Turkey
- Thousands of people march in Istanbul, Turkey, to demand legislation against LGBT organizations and their activities. (AP)
Sports
- EuroBasket 2022
- EuroBasket 2022 Final
- Spain defeats France 88–76 in the final to win their fourth EuroBasket title. (Manila Bulletin)
- EuroBasket 2022 Final
- 2022 WNBA Finals
- The Las Vegas Aces win their first WNBA Championship in a series against the Connecticut Sun. (ESPN)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- September 2022 Damascus airstrikes
- Five Syrian soldiers are killed in missile strikes launched by the Israeli Air Force near Damascus. (Haaretz)
Arts and culture
- The annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, opens after not being held for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (BR)
Business and economy
- Poland opens the Vistula Spit canal connecting the Vistula Lagoon and Gdańsk Bay after three years of construction. (Al Arabiya)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- The Japan Meteorological Agency urges residents to evacuate southern parts of the island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approaches. An official for the agency warns that Nanmadol can bring "unprecedented" storms and rain to the area. (Reuters)
- Twenty-two people are killed and 10 others are injured by a landslide in Achham, Nepal. (Reuters)
- Nine people are killed and 55 others are rescued after a bus crashes in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, during heavy rains. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- A civilian is killed and two others are injured by Ukrainian shelling on Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. (UrduPoint) (MSN)
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- Internal conflict in Myanmar
- 2021–2022 Myanmar insurgency
- Myanmar Army helicopters attack a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar, killing six children and injuring 17 people. Military officials say that the school was being used as a base by anti-coup insurgents. (The Jerusalem Post)
- 2021–2022 Myanmar insurgency
- 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
- According to Kyrgyzstan, Tajik forces again open fire on its outposts and clashes occur along the border with Tajik forces using armored vehicles and mortars. Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyz forces of shelling one of its outposts and several villages. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts
- The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, announces that it will end production in February 2023, stating that a decline in attendance caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it unable to recoup the weekly costs of running the show. (The New York Times)
Business and economy
- American computer hardware company EVGA terminates its partnership with fellow hardware manufacturer Nvidia and withdraws completely from the graphics card market, alleging that the latter forced them to sell their cards at a loss and would refuse to disclose important information, such as sales numbers. (The Verge)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022–23 European windstorm season
- 2022 South Asian floods
- Twelve people are killed by heavy rains in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, with nine of the people killed when a wall collapsed. (AP)
Health and environment
Law and crime
- Killing of Mahsa Amini
- Widespread protests occur in Iran after a woman is detained and allegedly beaten to death in Tehran by officers from Iran's religious police system for not properly wearing her hijab. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Salvadoran general election
- Incumbent President Nayib Bukele announces that he will run for re-election in 2024, one year after the Supreme Court ruled that he was eligible to do so despite a constitutional ban on presidential re-election. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)