War in Afghanistan Fall of Kabul The Taliban stages a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul. (CBS News)
2021 Myanmar coup d'état The military junta court sentences former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison for corruption. (France 24)
A lawsuit is filed against the Central Intelligence Agency and its former director Mike Pompeo, accusing the agency of spying on lawyers and journalists who met with Julian Assange. (Axios)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)
Fall of Kabul The Taliban stages a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul. (CBS News)
FIFA suspends the All India Football Federation for violating its statutes on third-party interference. India is stripped of its hosting rights for international football tournaments, including the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup scheduled for October 2022. (Deutsche Welle)
Four Russian Wagner Group paramilitaries are killed during an ambush by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin militants in Bandiagara. (Africanews)
France formally ends its military intervention in Mali after withdrawing its last remaining troops from a military base in Gao. The base was handed over to Malian Armed Forces before the French forces crossed into neighbouring Niger. (Ecofin Agency)
Israel launches a series of airstrikes on Damascus and Tartus, Syria, killing three soldiers and injuring three others. (Al Jazeera)
Operation Barkhane France formally ends its military intervention in Mali after withdrawing its last remaining troops from a military base in Gao. The base was handed over to Malian Armed Forces before the French forces crossed into neighbouring Niger. (Ecofin Agency)
Prime minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern announces the deployment of 120 New Zealand troops to the United Kingdom to train Ukrainian forces. (Reuters)
The military junta court sentences former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison for corruption. (France 24)
The Taliban stages a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul. (CBS News)
The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)
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 three arrested. (Arab News) (The Jerusalem Post)
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)
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 three arrested. (Arab News) (The Jerusalem Post)
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)
The prime minister of Vanuatu Bob Loughman asks for the dissolution of parliament as he faces a vote of no-confidence. (RNZ Pacific)
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 airstrikes on a military base in Aleppo Governorate kill at least 16 Syrian soldiers. (Al Mayadeen)
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)
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)
A Saudi Arabian woman is sentenced to 34 years in prison for following and retweeting dissidents on Twitter. (The Guardian)
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)
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)
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 U.S. First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19. (NPR)
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)
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)
One person is killed and nine others are injured when a test car crashes into traffic in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (AP)
Six people are killed and several others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Reuters)
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)
Turkish airstrikes on a military base in Aleppo Governorate kill at least 16 Syrian soldiers. (Al Mayadeen)
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)
Two policemen are killed when gunmen open fire on them as they are escorting polio workers in Gomal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Police in Tokyo, Japan, arrest a former member of the 2020 Summer Olympics organising committee after prosecutors accused him of graft and bribery. (Reuters)
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) Southern Ukraine campaign Russia launches missile strikes on Odesa and Mykolaiv in Southern Ukraine in response to sabotage bombings of military facilities in Crimea. (MSN)
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)
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) Southern Ukraine campaign Russia launches missile strikes on Odesa and Mykolaiv in Southern Ukraine in response to sabotage bombings of military facilities in Crimea. (MSN)
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)
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)
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)
August 2022 Kabul mosque bombing Twenty-one people are killed and 33 others are injured by a mosque bombing in Kabul. (BBC News)
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)
Inflation in the United Kingdom increases to 10.1%, the highest level since February 1982, due to increasing fuel and food prices. (The Guardian)
Israel and Turkey restore full diplomatic relations for the first time since 2018. (Axios)
Israel–Turkey relations Israel and Turkey restore full diplomatic relations for the first time since 2018. (Axios)
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)
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)
Russia launches missile strikes on Odesa and Mykolaiv in Southern Ukraine in response to sabotage bombings of military facilities in Crimea. (MSN)
Southern Ukraine campaign Russia launches missile strikes on Odesa and Mykolaiv in Southern Ukraine in response to sabotage bombings of military facilities in Crimea. (MSN)
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)
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)
Twenty-one people are killed and 33 others are injured by a mosque bombing in Kabul. (BBC News)
Twenty-six people are killed by wildfires in Algeria, mostly in the city of El Taref. (BBC News).
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)
A political organization in Guinea accuses military president Mamady Doumbouya of being behind the killings of two youths during anti-government protests yesterday. (Guinee28)
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)
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)
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)
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)
2021–2022 inflation surge The European Union statistics office reports that inflation in the Eurozone increased to a record 8.9% in July. (Reuters)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Five people are killed by storms in Austria. (BBC News)
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)
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)
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)
Six people are killed and 12 others are injured by strong winds on the island of Corsica, France. (AP)
