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Rishi Sunak
- Rishi Sunak (pictured) succeeds Liz Truss as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- Xi Jinping is named General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party for a third term after the conclusion of the Party Congress.
- Ulf Kristersson is elected Prime Minister of Sweden following a four-party agreement.
- Hurricane Julia leaves more than 90 people dead across South and Central America.
October 27, 2022 (Thursday)
October 26, 2022 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Terrorism in Iran
- 2022 Shiraz massacre
- At least 15 people are killed and 40 others are injured in a mass shooting by three Islamic State 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. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022 Shiraz massacre
Business and economy
- 2021–2022 inflation surge, Economy of Australia
- 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)
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 2021 attack that killed 6 people and injured 62 others. (BBC News)
- Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
- A jury in Michigan issues guilty verdicts for three men who aided in the 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 25, 2022 (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)
- American military intervention in Somalia
- 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)
- Istana Negara attempted shooting
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 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 shoot dead 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 antisemitic remarks that he made. (The Washington Post) (Complex)
Business and economy
- Ford announces that the Fiesta, first introduced in 1976 and now in its 7th generation, will be discontinued, with production ending in mid-2023. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- List of earthquakes in 2022
- 47 people are injured after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Cordillera Administrative Region and nearby regions in the Philippines. (Rappler)
- 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 they have detected five explosions in Russian territorial waters of the Baltic Sea, with the largest explosion having a 1.8 magnitude last week. The cause of the blasts is currently unknown. (Reuters)
- Ten people are killed and nine others are injured after a truck and a minibus collide with each other in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. (AP)
Law and crime
- Crime in London
- Two people are killed and another person is critically injured in a shooting in Ilford, East London. A manhunt is underway to locate the suspect, 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)
- Same-sex marriage in Guerrero
- 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 the apparent existence of two illegal Chinese police stations in the Netherlands, one in Rotterdam and one in Amsterdam, that have been in operation since 2018. (NU.nl)
October 24, 2022 (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)
- Siege of Djibo
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Hpakant massacre
- Kachin conflict
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
- 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 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)
- Central Visual and Performing Arts High School shooting
- 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 23, 2022 (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)
- 2022 Kismayo hotel attack
- 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)
- Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
- 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 22, 2022 (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)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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 21, 2022 (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)
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