UEFA announces that Russia will continue to be suspended meaning their team is barred from the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying draw. (UEFA)
Uganda reports an outbreak of Ebola after a rare case of the Sudan ebolavirus strain was confirmed in a 24-year-old man who later died, becoming the first known fatality from the strain since 2011. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Russian mobilization In a major address to the nation, Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization, with the exceptions of students and conscripts. (AP) Lithuania places its rapid reaction force on high alert in response to Russia's mobilization, according to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas. (LRT) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia's military mobilization is "dangerous and reckless", and condemns Putin's use of "nuclear rhetoric". (NTV) (Reuters)
2022 anti-war protests in Russia Anti-mobilization and anti-war protests occur across Russia, with many arrests also occurring. (Reuters)
2022 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves from the Turks and Caicos Islands toward Bermuda. (CNN)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Russian mobilization In a major address to the nation, Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization, with the exceptions of students and conscripts. (AP) Lithuania places its rapid reaction force on high alert in response to Russia's mobilization, according to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas. (LRT) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia's military mobilization is "dangerous and reckless", and condemns Putin's use of "nuclear rhetoric". (NTV) (Reuters)
2022 Russian mobilization In a major address to the nation, Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization, with the exceptions of students and conscripts. (AP) Lithuania places its rapid reaction force on high alert in response to Russia's mobilization, according to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas. (LRT) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia's military mobilization is "dangerous and reckless", and condemns Putin's use of "nuclear rhetoric". (NTV) (Reuters)
Anti-mobilization and anti-war protests occur across Russia, with many arrests also occurring. (Reuters)
Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves from the Turks and Caicos Islands toward Bermuda. (CNN)
In a major address to the nation, Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization, with the exceptions of students and conscripts. (AP)
Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 anti-war protests in Russia Anti-mobilization and anti-war protests occur across Russia, with many arrests also occurring. (Reuters)
World Taekwondo denies giving bribes in order to become an Olympic sport after allegations emerge from a former employee turned whistleblower. (The Guardian)
Afghanistan conflict Three people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Deh Mazang, Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark Queen Margrethe II tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. (The Guardian)
COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark Queen Margrethe II tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. (The Guardian)
Fulani herdsmen shoot and kill 14 civilians in Logo, Benue State, Nigeria. (AP)
Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria Fulani herdsmen shoot and kill 14 civilians in Logo, Benue State, Nigeria. (AP)
Lithuania places its rapid reaction force on high alert in response to Russia's mobilization, according to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas. (LRT)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia's military mobilization is "dangerous and reckless", and condemns Putin's use of "nuclear rhetoric". (NTV) (Reuters)
Queen Margrethe II tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. (The Guardian)
Three people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Deh Mazang, Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
Two people are killed and 5 others are injured after a helicopter crashes while travelling to a wildfire in Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey. (AP)
Two people are killed by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Mexico City. The earthquake was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred three days ago in Michoacán, Mexico. (The Guardian)
Ukraine and Russia release 55 Russian prisoners of war and 215 fighters from the Siege of Mariupol as part of a prisoner exchange mediated by Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Among those released are pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, Azov Regiment commander Denys Prokopenko, British volunteers Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, and Moroccan volunteer Saadun Brahim. (Times of Israel), (BBC News)
2022 Russian mobilization Large numbers of fighting-age men leave Russia after the announcement of the mobilization. Long traffic jams occur at international border crossings and the price of tickets for international flights sharply increases. (BBC News) At least 1,300 protesters rallying against the mobilization are arrested throughout Russia. (BBC News)
At least 1,300 protesters rallying against the mobilization are arrested throughout Russia. (BBC News)
At least 71 people are killed when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon capsizes off Syria's coast. (Al Jazeera)
At least three people are killed by an explosion at an oil refinery in Neuquén Province, Argentina. (AP)
Donetsk People's Republic authorities accuse Ukraine of shelling a market in Donetsk, killing six civilians. (Times of Israel)
Large numbers of fighting-age men leave Russia after the announcement of the mobilization. Long traffic jams occur at international border crossings and the price of tickets for international flights sharply increases. (BBC News)
Seven people are killed by landslides in El Salvador. (Reuters)
Mexican drug war Gunmen kill ten people in a mass shooting at a pool hall in Tarimoro, Guanajuato, Mexico. (CBS News)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine Referendums begin in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk on whether to join Russia, in what Ukraine and other countries consider to be "sham" referendums. (AFP via Barron's)
Tigray War A 60-year-old man is killed by an Ethiopian airstrike on Mekelle, in the rebel-controlled Tigray Region. (Reuters)
2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine Referendums begin in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk on whether to join Russia, in what Ukraine and other countries consider to be "sham" referendums. (AFP via Barron's)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine Referendums begin in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk on whether to join Russia, in what Ukraine and other countries consider to be "sham" referendums. (AFP via Barron's)
A 60-year-old man is killed by an Ethiopian airstrike on Mekelle, in the rebel-controlled Tigray Region. (Reuters)
Afghanistan conflict September 2022 Kabul mosque bombing Seven people are killed and 41 others are injured when a car bomb explodes at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Bhutan reopens its borders for international tourists following a two-year closure due to the pandemic. (ANINews)
COVID-19 pandemic, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, Tourism in Bhutan Bhutan reopens its borders for international tourists following a two-year closure due to the pandemic. (ANINews)
Gunmen kill ten people in a mass shooting at a pool hall in Tarimoro, Guanajuato, Mexico. (CBS News)
Referendums begin in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk on whether to join Russia, in what Ukraine and other countries consider to be "sham" referendums. (AFP via Barron's)
September 2022 Kabul mosque bombing Seven people are killed and 41 others are injured when a car bomb explodes at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Seven people are killed and 41 others are injured when a car bomb explodes at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
2022 Angolan general election Thousands of people protest in Luanda, Angola, accusing incumbent president João Lourenço of electoral fraud in the latest election. (Reuters)
2022 Nauruan parliamentary election Voters in Nauru head to the polls to elect members of parliament. (RNZ)
Thousands of people protest in Luanda, Angola, accusing incumbent president João Lourenço of electoral fraud in the latest election. (Reuters)
2022 anti-war protests in Russia At least 700 people are detained during anti-war protests across Russia. (ITV News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Russian mobilization Thousands of fighting-age men continue to leave Russia due to the mobilization. Massive lines are reported at the country's borders with Georgia and Finland. (iNews) 2022 anti-war protests in Russia At least 700 people are detained during anti-war protests across Russia. (ITV News)
At least 700 people are detained during anti-war protests across Russia. (ITV News)
Fifteen people are killed and many others are injured after armed bandits attacked a mosque in Zamfara, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Iran–Ukraine relations Ukraine announces a reduction of Iranian diplomatic mission staff in response to the delivery of drones to Russia as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Russian mobilization Thousands of fighting-age men continue to leave Russia due to the mobilization. Massive lines are reported at the country's borders with Georgia and Finland. (iNews) 2022 anti-war protests in Russia At least 700 people are detained during anti-war protests across Russia. (ITV News)
Ukraine announces a reduction of Iranian diplomatic mission staff in response to the delivery of drones to Russia as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (Reuters)
Voters in Nauru head to the polls to elect members of parliament. (RNZ)
2022 AFL Grand Final In Australian rules football, the AFL season concludes with Geelong defeating the Sydney Swans in the Grand Final by 81 points. (The Australian)
2022 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Fiona leaves more than 500,000 people without power in Atlantic Canada. (CBC)
2022 Pacific typhoon season Two people are killed and 120,000 people experience a power outage after Tropical Storm Talas hits central Japan. (NBC News)
Hurricane Fiona leaves more than 500,000 people without power in Atlantic Canada. (CBC)
In Australian rules football, the AFL season concludes with Geelong defeating the Sydney Swans in the Grand Final by 81 points. (The Australian)
Kurdish separatism in Iran The Iranian Revolutionary Guards shell the "[h]eadquarters of anti-Iranian terrorists" in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Reuters)
Mahsa Amini protests The death toll from the protests in Iran increases to 50. (Hindustan Times) The Iranian Army announces that it will "confront the enemies" in response to the ongoing protests. (Dawn) Reports emerge that protestors have allegedly "taken control" of the city of Oshnavieh after security forces withdraw. (Atalayar)
Reports emerge that protestors have allegedly "taken control" of the city of Oshnavieh after security forces withdraw. (Atalayar)
The death toll from the protests in Iran increases to 50. (Hindustan Times)
The Iranian Army announces that it will "confront the enemies" in response to the ongoing protests. (Dawn)
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards shell the "[h]eadquarters of anti-Iranian terrorists" in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Reuters)
The planned launch of Artemis 1 is newly delayed due to a storm. (BBC News)
Two people are killed and 120,000 people experience a power outage after Tropical Storm Talas hits central Japan. (NBC News)
2022 Italian general election Italians head to the polls to elect members of the Parliament. (AP) Exit polls show that the centre-right coalition led by Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni has won the election with a majority of seats in the Italian Parliament. (BBC News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Russian mobilization 2022 anti-war protests in Russia, 2022 North Caucasian protests Mass protests against mobilization take place in Dagestan with protesters clashing with police. (Reuters), (Radio Liberty) The number of people detained in anti-war protests across Russia increases to more than 2,000. (BBC News) Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms that Ukraine has received NASAMS air defence systems from the United States. (Reuters)
Exit polls show that the centre-right coalition led by Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni has won the election with a majority of seats in the Italian Parliament. (BBC News)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 Russian mobilization 2022 anti-war protests in Russia, 2022 North Caucasian protests Mass protests against mobilization take place in Dagestan with protesters clashing with police. (Reuters), (Radio Liberty) The number of people detained in anti-war protests across Russia increases to more than 2,000. (BBC News) Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms that Ukraine has received NASAMS air defence systems from the United States. (Reuters)
2022 anti-war protests in Russia, 2022 North Caucasian protests Mass protests against mobilization take place in Dagestan with protesters clashing with police. (Reuters), (Radio Liberty) The number of people detained in anti-war protests across Russia increases to more than 2,000. (BBC News)
2022 Cuban Family Code referendum Cubans vote on legalizing same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption. The government urges people to vote in favour of legalization while the Catholic Church urges people to vote against legalization. (DW)
2022 Russian mobilization 2022 anti-war protests in Russia, 2022 North Caucasian protests Mass protests against mobilization take place in Dagestan with protesters clashing with police. (Reuters), (Radio Liberty) The number of people detained in anti-war protests across Russia increases to more than 2,000. (BBC News)
