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- At least 100 people are killed in renewed fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
- In the Swedish general election, the Sweden Democrats–Moderate–Christian Democrats–Liberals bloc wins a majority of seats in the Riksdag.
- In television, Ted Lasso (lead actor Jason Sudeikis pictured) wins best comedy and Succession wins best drama at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
- French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard dies at the age of 91.
September 20, 2022
(Tuesday)
September 19, 2022
(Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Donbas (2022)
- Thirteen people are killed and scores more are wounded in explosions in the Donetsk People's Republic-held city of Donetsk. DPR leader Denis Pushilin accuses Ukraine of being behind the attacks. (BBC News)
- The Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the village of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast as it advances on Lysychansk. (The Telegraph)
- Battle of Donbas (2022)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Arts and culture
- Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II
- The state funeral of Elizabeth II is held in London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in the Dominican Republic after causing vast devastation in Puerto Rico. (CNN)
- 2022 Michoacán earthquake
Health and environment
- Mongolia places Khovd Province under quarantine after confirming a case of bubonic plague. (Xinhua)
International relations
- Afghanistan–United States relations
- Afghanistan releases American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for Afghan drug lord Bashir Noorzai, who has been held by the United States on drug charges since April 2005. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea abolishes the death penalty after its president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signs a new penal code into law. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Russian-occupied Ukraine annexation referendums
- The State Duma of Russia reports that a referendum on the accession of the Luhansk People's Republic to Russia will be held in the near future. (TASS)
September 18, 2022
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces shell a psychiatric hospital in Strelechya, Kharkiv Oblast, killing four medics and injuring two patients. (The Guardian)
- Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
- The death toll from the fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which began four days ago, increases to 94. Fifty-nine of the people were killed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 35 others were killed in Tajikistan. Another 139 people are injured. (BBC News)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Ukraine withdraws its 250 troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A Ukrainian Air Force aviation unit also withdraws its eight helicopters from the mission, which made up a third of the UN's fleet. (BBC News)
- Mexican drug war
- Five gunmen storm a rehab center in the early morning in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico, and open fire, killing three people and injuring two others. (MegaNoticias)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Taitung earthquakes
- A second earthquake in less than 24 hours strikes southeast Taiwan, killing one person and wounding 146 other people. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake is felt in Taipei and tsunami warnings are issued. (Reuters)
- 2022 Guizhou bus crash
- Twenty-seven people are killed and 20 others are injured when a bus carrying people to a COVID-19 quarantine facility crashes on a highway in Sandu County, Guizhou Province, China. (Reuters)
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico causing the entire island to lose power. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns of "life-threatening flash flooding" on the island amid "historic" rainfall. (AP) (The Independent)
Politics and elections
- LGBT rights in Turkey
- Thousands of people march in Istanbul, Turkey, to demand legislation against LGBT organizations and their activities. (AP)
Sports
- EuroBasket 2022
- EuroBasket 2022 Final
- Spain defeats France 88–76 in the final to win their fourth EuroBasket title. (Manila Bulletin)
- EuroBasket 2022 Final
- 2022 WNBA Finals
- The Las Vegas Aces win their first WNBA Championship in a series against the Connecticut Sun. (ESPN)
September 17, 2022
(Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- September 2022 Damascus airstrikes
- Five Syrian soldiers are killed in missile strikes launched by the Israeli Air Force near Damascus. (Haaretz)
Arts and culture
- The annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, opens after not being held for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (BR)
Business and economy
- Poland opens the Vistula Spit canal connecting the Vistula Lagoon and Gdańsk Bay after three years of construction. (Al Arabiya)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- The Japan Meteorological Agency urges residents to evacuate southern parts of the island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approaches. An official for the agency warns that Nanmadol can bring "unprecedented" storms and rain to the area. (Reuters)
- Twenty two people are killed and 10 others are injured by a landslide in Achham, Nepal. (Reuters)
- Nine people are killed and 55 others are rescued after a bus crashes in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, during heavy rains. (Reuters)
September 16, 2022
(Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- A civilian is killed and two others are injured by Ukrainian shelling on Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. (UrduPoint) (MSN)
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
- According to Kyrgyzstan, Tajik forces again open fire on its outposts and clashes occur along the border with Tajik forces using armored vehicles and mortars. Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyz forces of shelling one of its outposts and several villages. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts
- The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, announces that it will end production in February 2023, stating that a decline in attendance caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it unable to recoup the weekly costs of running the show. (The New York Times)
Business and economy
- American computer hardware company EVGA terminates its partnership with fellow hardware manufacturer Nvidia and withdraws completely from the graphics card market, alleging that the latter forced them to sell their cards at a loss and would refuse to disclose important information, such as sales numbers. (The Verge)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022–23 European windstorm season
- 2022 South Asian floods
- Twelve people are killed by heavy rains in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, with nine of the people killed when a wall collapsed. (AP)
Health and environment
Law and crime
- Killing of Mahsa Amini
- Widespread protests occur in Iran after a woman is detained and beaten to death in Tehran by officers from Iran's religious police system for not properly wearing her hijab. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Salvadoran general election
- Incumbent President Nayib Bukele announces that he will run for re-election in 2024, one year after the Supreme Court ruled that he was eligible to do so despite a constitutional ban on presidential re-election. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
September 15, 2022
(Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Izium mass graves
- Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. (Reuters)
- Izium mass graves
- War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- Nine people are killed and 20 others are injured during a stampede at a concert in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. (AP)
Law and crime
Politics and elections
- Armenia–United States relations
- U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a visit to the Armenian capital Yerevan as a show of support for Armenia amid renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past week. (Politico)
Science and technology
- Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency, changes its consensus mechanism from proof of work to proof of stake, ceasing all mining and reducing its energy consumption by over 99.9% (CNBC)
September 14, 2022
(Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces launch eight cruise missiles at the dam of the Karachunivske reservoir causing extensive flooding in Kryvyi Rih and a 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) increase of water level in the Inhulets River. (The Guardian)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes
- Armenia formally triggers article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) after accusing Azerbaijan of launching an invasion. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says that "we asked support from CSTO, including military support to restore Armenia's territorial integrity and ensure the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the territory of Armenia". (Armenpress)
- September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade members and an Israeli soldier are killed during a shootout at a checkpoint in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
- Aftermath of the 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
- Two Tajik border guards are killed and two others are injured during clashes with Kyrgyz guards, who accuse Tajikistan of taking positions at a demarcated area. (Reuters)
- Tigray War
- Ten people are killed when Ethiopian airstrikes hit a residential area in Mekelle, Tigray Region. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoon Muifa makes landfall in eastern China with the maximum wind speed near its centre reaching 42 metres per second (150 kilometres per hour (93 mph)). (Bloomberg) (Reuters)
- Fourteen people are killed and 25 others are injured in a three vehicle collision in Kyaukpadaung, Myanmar. (AP)
- Eleven people are killed and 29 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (AP)
Law and crime
- Iceland v Iceland Foods Ltd
- The British supermarket chain Iceland launches an appeal to the EUIPO against the country of Iceland in a 20-year-long legal process over the use and trademark of the name "Iceland". (The Pembrokeshire Herald)
- Two Thai military personnel are killed and another is injured after a gunman opens fire at a military facility in Bangkok. The gunman is later arrested. (CNA)
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