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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- In the Brazilian general election, two-term former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pictured) defeats incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
- In India, a footbridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat, results in the deaths of at least 141 people.
- In baseball, the Orix Buffaloes defeat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to win the Japan Series.
- More than 100 people are killed and 300 others are injured by two car bombs in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- At least 154 people are killed and more than 130 others are injured in a crowd crush during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea.
October 31, 2022 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces strike critical infrastructure in Kyiv again, leaving parts of the city without energy and water. Other energy facilities are hit in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Cherkasy. (The Guardian)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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 63 others reported missing. (The Guardian)
- Tropical Storm Nalgae
October 30, 2022 (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)
- M23 offensive
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2022 Israeli-Palestinian West Bank attacks
- 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)
- 2022 Israeli-Palestinian West Bank attacks
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)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Brazilian general election
- Brazilians head to the polls to elect their president in a run-off vote between incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (Sky News)
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly wins election to Brazil's presidency with 50.9% of the vote. (Time)
October 29, 2022 (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 gas leaks
- 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)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2022 Israeli-Palestinian West Bank attacks
- 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)
- 2022 Israeli-Palestinian West Bank attacks
- Somali Civil War
- October 2022 Mogadishu bombings
- At least 100 people are killed and over 300 others are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu. (Al Jazeera)
- October 2022 Mogadishu bombings
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)
- Tropical Storm Nalgae
- 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 28, 2022 (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)
- Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2022 Israeli-Palestinian West Bank attacks
- 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 Israeli-Palestinian West Bank attacks
- 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
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)
October 27, 2022 (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)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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)
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- 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 26, 2022 (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)
- Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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)
- Shah Cheragh massacre
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 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
- 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)
- 2022 Israeli-Palestinian West Bank attacks
- 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)
- 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 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)
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