Colombian conflict 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)
Deposed leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of election fraud. She will now serve an overall sentence of 20 years in prison for different charges. (Al Jazeera)
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)
Exile of Gotabaya Rajapaksa Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Colombo, Sri Lanka, after seven weeks of exile. (AP)
FINA permits the use of special swim caps specifically designed for dreadlocks, hair weaves or extensions, and voluminous hair, branded as the Soul Cap, in all water sports competitions. It had been banned at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (CNN)
Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Colombo, Sri Lanka, after seven weeks of exile. (AP)
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)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict 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)
2021–present global energy crisis The G7 group of nations announce plans for a price cap on Russian oil. Russia vows to halt sales to countries imposing it. (Reuters)
2022 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Danielle becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. (CNN)
2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute Following the G7's announcement, Russia's Gazprom announces that flows through the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume tomorrow because of a reported "oil leak" in a turbine. It did not give a new time frame. (Reuters) (BBC News)
A double–decker bus overturned on the Gala road between Cairo, Egypt and Suez Governorate, killing eight and injuring 38. (Egypt Today)
A Toyota Innova rams into a group of pedestrian devotees in Aravalli Range, India, killing seven and critically injuring five others.[1]
Following the G7's announcement, Russia's Gazprom announces that flows through the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume tomorrow because of a reported "oil leak" in a turbine. It did not give a new time frame. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Hurricane Danielle becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. (CNN)
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)
Three people were killed and 11 others were injured when a train crashed into a microbus in Northern Egypt. (Egypt Today)
2021–present global energy crisis An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control soaring energy prices in the country and voicing opposition to the country's involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The demonstration was organized by political groups including the Communist Party. (Reuters)
An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control soaring energy prices in the country and voicing opposition to the country's involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The demonstration was organized by political groups including the Communist Party. (Reuters)
Aegean dispute President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses Greece of "arming" and "occupying" the demilitarized Aegean islands, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu threatening to revoke recognition of Greek sovereignty over the islands if the alleged militarization is not halted. (Reuters)
Death and funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev The funeral of former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev is held in Moscow. (The Guardian)
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses Greece of "arming" and "occupying" the demilitarized Aegean islands, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu threatening to revoke recognition of Greek sovereignty over the islands if the alleged militarization is not halted. (Reuters)
Somali Civil War Twenty people are killed in a mass shooting by al-Shabaab insurgents against vehicles transporting food supplies from Beledweyne to Mahas in the Hiran region. (AP)
The funeral of former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev is held in Moscow. (The Guardian)
NASA suspends the inaugural launch of the Artemis 1 rocket for a second time, after a fuel leak causes a delay of more than two hours. (MSN)
Twenty people are killed in a mass shooting by al-Shabaab insurgents against vehicles transporting food supplies from Beledweyne to Mahas in the Hiran region. (AP)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Six Israeli soldiers and a civilian driver are injured when three gunmen open fire on a bus in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Two of the attackers are later arrested. (Times of Israel)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive Ukrainian forces recapture the town of Vysokopillia in Kherson Oblast, which has been under Russian occupation since March, and raise the Ukrainian flag over the town's hospital. (Newsweek)
Six Israeli soldiers and a civilian driver are injured when three gunmen open fire on a bus in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Two of the attackers are later arrested. (Times of Israel)
2022 Chilean national plebiscite By a margin of 62% to 38%, Chileans vote to reject the new proposed constitution drafted by the Constitutional Convention. (The Guardian)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive Ukrainian forces recapture the town of Vysokopillia in Kherson Oblast, which has been under Russian occupation since March, and raise the Ukrainian flag over the town's hospital. (Newsweek)
2022 Saskatchewan stabbings Ten people are killed and fifteen others injured in a mass stabbing at the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon in Saskatchewan, Canada. The two suspects remain at large. (CBC News)
2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive Ukrainian forces recapture the town of Vysokopillia in Kherson Oblast, which has been under Russian occupation since March, and raise the Ukrainian flag over the town's hospital. (Newsweek)
A private Cessna 551 crashes into the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Latvia. (BBC News)
A Syrian Air Force helicopter crashes in Hama, Syria, killing all of the people on board. (Reuters)
By a margin of 62% to 38%, Chileans vote to reject the new proposed constitution drafted by the Constitutional Convention. (The Guardian)
Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in the first executions in Palestinian territories since 2017. Two of those executed were accused of espionage. (Reuters)
Ten people are killed and fifteen others injured in a mass stabbing at the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon in Saskatchewan, Canada. The two suspects remain at large. (CBC News)
Ukrainian forces recapture the town of Vysokopillia in Kherson Oblast, which has been under Russian occupation since March, and raise the Ukrainian flag over the town's hospital. (Newsweek)
2022 Conservative Party leadership election Liz Truss is elected Leader of the Conservative Party and will succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 6 September. (BBC News)
2022 Luding earthquake A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Luding County, Sichuan, China, killing at least 66 people and injuring at least 250 others. (Reuters)
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Luding County, Sichuan, China, killing at least 66 people and injuring at least 250 others. (Reuters)
September 2022 Afghanistan earthquake Ten people are killed and nine more injured during an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. (Pajhwok Afghan News)
Ten people are killed and nine more injured during an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. (Pajhwok Afghan News)
2022 Pacific hurricane season Three people are killed after Tropical Storm Kay strengthens into a hurricane in Mexico. (Reuters)
2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute Russia's Gazprom announces that gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume until sanctions against Russia are lifted. (Financial Times)
2022 Saskatchewan stabbings One of the suspects in yesterday's mass stabbing that killed ten people in Saskatchewan is found dead. The other suspect remains at large. (AP)
A vehicle and train collision in Kunfehértó, Hungary, kills seven people and injures the train's driver. (Times Union)
Afghanistan conflict Islamic State–Taliban conflict Bombing of the Russian embassy in Kabul Eight people are killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber detonates his explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul. Two of the victims were Russian staff members. (Al Jazeera)
Bombing of the Russian embassy in Kabul Eight people are killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber detonates his explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul. Two of the victims were Russian staff members. (Al Jazeera)
Eight people are killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber detonates his explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul. Two of the victims were Russian staff members. (Al Jazeera)
Five Pakistani soldiers and four Pakistani Taliban militants are killed during a gunfight in North Waziristan. (Al Jazeera)
Islamic State–Taliban conflict Bombing of the Russian embassy in Kabul Eight people are killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber detonates his explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul. Two of the victims were Russian staff members. (Al Jazeera)
Islamist insurgency in the Sahel Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso Thirty-five civilians are killed and 37 others injured as a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies strike a roadside bomb along the road from Bourzanga to Djibo, Soum Province, Burkina Faso. (Al Jazeera)
Ivan Safronov, a former Russian journalist, is sentenced to 22 years in prison on treason charges after being found guilty of disclosing "state secrets", which he alleged were open source. Safronov had been under detention since July 2020. (Reuters)
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso Thirty-five civilians are killed and 37 others injured as a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies strike a roadside bomb along the road from Bourzanga to Djibo, Soum Province, Burkina Faso. (Al Jazeera)
Liz Truss is elected Leader of the Conservative Party and will succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 6 September. (BBC News)
One of the suspects in yesterday's mass stabbing that killed ten people in Saskatchewan is found dead. The other suspect remains at large. (AP)
Russia's Gazprom announces that gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume until sanctions against Russia are lifted. (Financial Times)
Six people are killed after a building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria. (AP)
Thirty-five civilians are killed and 37 others injured as a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies strike a roadside bomb along the road from Bourzanga to Djibo, Soum Province, Burkina Faso. (Al Jazeera)
Three people are killed after Tropical Storm Kay strengthens into a hurricane in Mexico. (Reuters)
Yemeni Civil War Twenty Southern Transitional Council separatist fighters are killed by al-Qaeda gunmen in Abyan Governorate. All of the six attackers are also killed in the gunfight. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Conservative Party leadership election Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (Sky News)
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Six people are killed and three others are kidnapped as Islamists insurgents raid the districts of Erati and Memba, Mozambique, torching dozens of houses. Six attackers are arrested. Gunmen storm the Comboni Missionary Sisters' church in Chipene, Mozambique, killing an Italian nun and setting ablaze the church, the nuns' homes and the hospital. Two other nuns and two priests escaped. (Ansa)
Mali War Fights erupt in the village of Talataye between the Islamic State, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, with the Malian Armed Forces launching airstrikes amid the fighting. At least 30 people are killed. (Crisis24)
September 2022 Afghanistan earthquake Six people are killed when two earthquakes strike northern Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Six people are killed and three others are kidnapped as Islamists insurgents raid the districts of Erati and Memba, Mozambique, torching dozens of houses. Six attackers are arrested.
Six people are killed when two earthquakes strike northern Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Twenty Southern Transitional Council separatist fighters are killed by al-Qaeda gunmen in Abyan Governorate. All of the six attackers are also killed in the gunfight. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Africa floods 2022 Chad floods Thousands of people evacuate in N'Djamena, Chad, due to extensive flooding caused by the country's heaviest rains in 30 years. An estimated 442,000 Chadians have been impacted by the floods since the end of August. (Reuters)
2022 Binh Duong karaoke bar fire At least 32 people are killed in a karaoke bar fire in Binh Duong, Vietnam. (BBC News)
2022 Chad floods Thousands of people evacuate in N'Djamena, Chad, due to extensive flooding caused by the country's heaviest rains in 30 years. An estimated 442,000 Chadians have been impacted by the floods since the end of August. (Reuters)
2022 Kiribati constitutional crisis Kiribati suspends three retired New Zealand judges from the Kiribati Court of Appeal as the constitutional crisis worsens. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia Hong Kong confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
