Two journalists are killed and another person is injured after two motorcycle-riding assailants shot them in Fundación, Magdalena, Colombia. (WION)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Recent flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in northern Laos have caused at least 5.6 billion Lao kips in damage. (Xinhua News Agency)
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)
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)
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)
Two people are killed and five others are injured after Russian forces shelled the city of Mykolaiv, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim. (Reuters)
Ukraine says it has begun a ground offensive in the Kherson Oblast. (Reuters)
Cross-Strait relations The Taiwanese military fire warning shots at a Chinese drone flying over islands in the Kinmen region. (Taiwan News)
The Taiwanese military fire warning shots at a Chinese drone flying over islands in the Kinmen region. (Taiwan News)
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)
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)
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)
China announces new lockdowns in several cities following a series of COVID-19 outbreaks across the country. (CBS News)
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 China announces new lockdowns in several cities following a series of COVID-19 outbreaks across the country. (CBS News)
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)
Papua conflict Six Indonesian soldiers are arrested for killing four indigenous Papuan people and mutilating their bodies in Timika eight days ago. (BBC News)
Portugal's health minister Marta Temido resigns after emergency services closures. (Reuters)
Six Indonesian soldiers are arrested for killing four indigenous Papuan people and mutilating their bodies in Timika eight days ago. (BBC News)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
One person is killed and six others are injured after a building collapse in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. (AP)
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's Gazprom announces the complete shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline for three days for unscheduled maintenance. (BBC News)
Sweden reports its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a porpoise. (Phys)
Ten people are killed and several others are injured after a semi truck crashes near a school in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. (Reuters)
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)
The Suez Canal was temporarily blocked after a ship ran aground on Wednesday evening. Tug boats were used to unblock the canal. (Reuters)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis The International Monetary Fund provisionally approves a US$2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka. (Reuters)
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)
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)
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)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Victoria removes its directive to work remotely where possible. (The Guardian)
COVID-19 pandemic in Australia Victoria removes its directive to work remotely where possible. (The Guardian)
Four people are killed and several others are injured after a mass shooting at a soccer field in Yecapixtla, Morelos, Mexico. (AP)
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)
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)
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)
The High Court of Malaysia finds Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, guilty of corruption. (The Straits Times) (CNN)
The International Monetary Fund provisionally approves a US$2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka. (Reuters)
The Tigray People's Liberation Front claims that Eritrea and Ethiopia have launched a joint offensive in the Tigray Region. (Reuters)
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)
Victoria removes its directive to work remotely where possible. (The Guardian)
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 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)
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)
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)
