Portal:Current events/September 2022
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September 2022 is the ninth month of the current common year. The month, which began on a Thursday, will end on a Friday after 30 days. It is the current month.
Portal:Current events[edit]
September 1, 2022 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 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)
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- 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)
- 2022 Baghdad clashes
- 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)
- 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)
- Tigray War
- The Tigray People's Liberation Front claims that Eritrea and Ethiopia have launched a joint offensive in the Tigray Region. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- The International Monetary Fund provisionally approves a US$2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Victoria removes its directive to work remotely where possible. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- 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)
- 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)
Law and crime
- Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
- A Brazilian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the Argentine Federal Police shortly after attempting to shoot Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Montiel pointed a loaded pistol at Kirchner's head and apparently pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire. (Washington Examiner)
- Four people are killed and several others are injured after a mass shooting at a soccer field in Yecapixtla, Morelos, Mexico. (AP)
- The High Court of Malaysia finds Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, guilty of corruption. (The Straits Times) (CNN)
September 2, 2022 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 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)
- 2022 Herat mosque bombing
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- 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)
- 2022 Huila attack
- 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)
- Persian Gulf crisis
- The Iranian Navy captures and later releases two American sea drones in the Red Sea. (MSN)
Business and economy
- 2021–present global energy crisis
- 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)
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
- 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)
Politics and elections
Sports
- 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)
September 3, 2022 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 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)
Arts and culture
- Twenty-seven ancient artifacts housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, United States, are seized by federal investigators under the suspicion that they were looted. The artifacts will be repatriated to Italy and Egypt next week. (CNN via MSN)
Disasters and accidents
- Illegal immigration to the United States
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and Mexican police find nine migrants dead in the Rio Grande after dozens of migrants attempt to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, United States. At least 70 other migrants are rescued. (AP)
International relations
- 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)
Politics and elections
- Death and funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev
- The funeral of former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev is held in Moscow. (The Guardian)
- 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)
Science and technology
September 4, 2022 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 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)
- 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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)
Disasters and accidents
- A Syrian Air Force helicopter crashes in Hama, Syria, killing all of the people on board. (Reuters)
- A private Cessna 551 crashes into the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Latvia. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- 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)
- Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in the first executions in Palestinian territories since 2017. Two of those executed were accused of espionage. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 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)
September 5, 2022 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 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)
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- 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
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- Five Pakistani soldiers and four Pakistani Taliban militants are killed during a gunfight in North Waziristan. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- 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)
Disasters and accidents
- 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)
- September 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
- Ten people are killed and nine more injured during an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan. (Pajhwok Afghan News)
- 2022 Pacific hurricane season
- A vehicle and train collision in Kunfehértó, Hungary, kills seven people and injures the train's driver. (Times Union)
- One person is killed and nine others are missing after a floatplane crashes in the Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington, United States. (AP)
- Six people are killed after a building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria. (AP)
Law and crime
- 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)
- 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)
Politics and elections
- 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 Kenyan general election
- The Supreme Court of Kenya rules that William Ruto is the winner of the presidential election after facing court challenges over the results. (Leadership)
September 6, 2022 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 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)
- 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)
- Anglophone Crisis
- Six people are killed and eight others are injured when separatists open fire on a public bus in South West, Cameroon. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- Ten people are killed in South Korea by Typhoon Hinnamnor. Seven of the victims died in a flooded underground car park. In addition, 2,900 people are evacuated and 66,000 homes are damaged. (BBC News)
- September 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
- Six people are killed when two earthquakes strike northern Afghanistan. (Reuters)
- 2022 Binh Duong karaoke bar fire
- At least 32 people are killed and 11 others are injured by a fire at a karaoke bar in Binh Duong, Vietnam. (BBC News)
- 2022 Africa floods
- A car crash in south Sydney, Australia kills 5 children and leaves an 18-year-old driver with minor injuries. (SBS)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 vaccination in India
- India approves a nasal COVID-19 vaccine to combat COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after China. (CNA)
- COVID-19 vaccination in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- Wisconsin and North Carolina expand their eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine in at-risk communities. (WPDE-TV) (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Law and crime
- 2022 Kiribati constitutional crisis
- Kiribati suspends three retired New Zealand judges from the Kiribati Court of Appeal as the constitutional crisis worsens. (Reuters)
- January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Couy Griffin, a commissioner of Otero County, New Mexico, United States, is barred from public office by a state judge due to his involvement in the January 6 attack, which was determined to be an insurrection. This is the first time that the Fourteenth Amendment has been used in more than a century to ban a person who participated in an insurrection from serving in the government. (New York Times) (CNN)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Conservative Party leadership election
- Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (Sky News)
- One person is killed during anti-U.N. protests in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
September 7, 2022 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- Amid a renewed counter-offensive in the region, Ukrainian forces reportedly break through Russian defenses and advance more than 30 kilometers into Russian held territory in the Kharkiv Oblast, capturing many towns and cities including Balakliia. (The Guardian)
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Africa floods
- 2022 Kasese District landslides
- Fifteen people are killed by landslides caused by heavy rain in Kasese District, Uganda. (Reuters)
- 2022 Kasese District landslides
- 2022 Pacific hurricane season
- Hurricane Kay strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane south of Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Washington Post)
- Eleven people are killed and two others are injured by a building collapse in Aleppo, Syria. (AP)
Health and environment
Law and crime
- 2022 Saskatchewan stabbings
- The remaining suspect in Sunday's stabbing spree is arrested outside Wakaw, Saskatchewan. He later dies in custody. (CTV News Regina) (Global News)
- 2022 Memphis shootings
- Four people are killed and three others injured after a gunman goes on a livestreamed shooting spree in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. A 19-year-old suspect is arrested. (WSMV-TV)
Politics and elections
- Albania–Iran relations
- The government of Albania suspends diplomatic relations with Iran after a major cyberattack allegedly occurs. Iranian diplomats and embassy staff are told to leave Albania within 24 hours. (Reuters) (BBC News)
- Gervais Ndirakobuca becomes the new prime minister of Burundi, following unanimous approval by the National Assembly. (Reuters)
September 8, 2022 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- Seven people are killed and 12 others are injured by airstrikes in Idlib Governorate, Syria. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Eleven people are killed and 12 others are missing after a boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia. (BBC)
- Nine people are killed and two others are injured by a lightning strike in Sirajganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)
- Fourteen people are killed when a boat capsizes in Pará, Brazil. (Reuters)
International relations
- International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Poland–Russia relations, Estonia–Russia relations, Latvia–Russia relations, Lithuania–Russia relations
- Poland and the Baltic states announce a ban on Russian tourists entering their countries beginning on September 19. (EER)
- Poland–Russia relations, Estonia–Russia relations, Latvia–Russia relations, Lithuania–Russia relations
Law and crime
- Former White House Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President of the United States Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to state charges in New York for allegedly defrauding donors to build a wall on the U.S. southern border. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Death of Elizabeth II, Operation London Bridge
- Buckingham Palace announces that Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She is succeeded as monarch by her son Charles III. (BBC News)
- The parliament of Solomon Islands votes to delay the next general election amid objections by opposition parties, who accuse Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of a "power grab". (Reuters)
September 9, 2022 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Northeastern Ukraine campaign
- Governor of Sumy Oblast Dmytro Zhyvytskyi says that Russian forces have shelled a hospital in Velyka Pysarivka, causing an unspecified number of casualties. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- Ukraine claims to have retaken more than 1,000 square kilometers of territory previously occupied by Russia, within the last week. (BBC News)
- Northeastern Ukraine campaign
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- Three people are killed and 11 others are injured when a freight train and a passenger train collide in Novska, Croatia. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Iran–United States relations
- The United States Department of the Treasury sanctions the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib in response to a cyberattack against Albania. (Al Jazeera)
- North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- North Korea passes a new law formally declaring itself a "nuclear state". The law includes the right of North Korea to use "preemptive" nuclear strikes as Kim Jong-un promises to "never give up" the country's nuclear weapons. (CNN)
- Mexico transfers control over its National Guard to the Mexican Army. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- A new lunar mineral is discovered by the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, which is named Changesite–(Y). (Interesting Engineering)
September 10, 2022 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- Ukrainian troops retake the cities of Balakliia, Kupiansk, and Izium from Russian occupation. The Russian Defence Ministry confirms the withdrawal of troops from several towns in Kharkiv Oblast in order to allow its forces "to regroup" and reinforce the Donbas. (BBC News) (Mirror)
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- Five people are killed when their boat is hit by a whale and capsizes near Kaikōura, New Zealand. (Reuters)
- Three people are killed and five others are injured when a Black Hawk helicopter crashes during a Taliban training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
- Eighteen people are killed when a bus and a tanker truck collide and cause an explosion in Tamaulipas, Mexico. (AP)
Health and environment
- The Kurdish administration in Syria, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, requests help from the World Health Organization to contain a cholera outbreak which has killed three people in the region. (Al Arabiya)
Politics and elections
- Proclamation of accession of Charles III
- Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom as Charles III by the Accession Council at St James's Palace. (BBC News)
- Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of Canada as Charles III by the Chief Herald of Canada at Rideau Hall. (Globe and Mail)
- Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of Australia as Charles III by the Governor-General of Australia David Hurley at Government House in Canberra. (ABC News)
- Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of New Zealand as Charles III by the Herald of Arms at the New Zealand Parliament Buildings. (Radio New Zealand)
September 11, 2022 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- Russian forces withdraw from most of the Kharkiv Oblast as the Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast collapses. Ukrainian soldiers retake Chkalovske and Velykyi Burluk. Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says that "thousands" of civilians are fleeing across the border into the region. (Financial Post) (BBC News)
- Russia launches missile strikes with Kalibr cruise missiles on critical infrastructure objects, including Kharkiv TEC-5, causing a total blackout and water shutdown in Northeastern Ukraine and the Kharkiv and Donetsk Oblasts. Ukrainian officials confirm at least 40 electrical substations have been destroyed in the wave of missile strikes. (The New York Times) (Reuters) (Ukrinform)
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake
- At least eight people are killed and 24 others are injured after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and 40 others are injured after flooding causes a wall dam to collapse in Free State, South Africa. (Reuters)
- Three people are reported missing after a small plane fails to reach its destination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and 39 others are injured after a firework explodes at a festival in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico. (AP News)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Swedish general election
- Proclamation of accession of Charles III
- Charles III is proclaimed Lord of Mann by Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer at Government House, Isle of Man. (Manx Radio)
- Reactions to the death of Elizabeth II
- Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne announces his intention to hold a referendum on transitioning the country into a republic. (BBC News)
September 12, 2022 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- Ukrainian forces continue to recapture Russian-occupied territory in Kharkiv Oblast, saying that they have seized 20 more settlements in the last 24 hours, including Dvorichna, and also claim to have captured many Russian prisoners of war. (AP)
- Battle of Donbas
- The Ukrainian general staff reports that Russian troops abandoned the city of Svatove in Luhansk Oblast as Ukrainian forces advanced. (Reuters)
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- Multiple explosions are reported near the city of Taganrog in Rostov Oblast, Russia. (Meduza) (HalkTV)
- More than 30 municipal deputies of Russian cities sign a petition calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin's resignation amid substantial Ukrainian advances in the war. (The Hill)
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Operation Claw-Lock
- Four Turkish soldiers are killed in clashes with PKK insurgents in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry. (Al Jazeera)
- Operation Claw-Lock
- 2022 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes
- Azerbaijan shells Armenian villages in the eastern region of the country. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Five people are killed during an attack on a senator's convoy in Anambra, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- A 1500 year old ancient Mayan settlement is uncovered in central Belize by archaeologists from the Belize Archaeological Institute and UIUC, dating from between 250 to 600 AD. (Heritage Daily) (Onet.pl)
Law and crime
- A gunman kills two people, including a Toronto Police constable, and injures three others in Mississauga and Milton, Ontario, Canada, before police shoot him dead in Hamilton Cemetery. (CTV News)
Science and technology
- The James Webb Space Telescope reveals its first photos of the Orion Nebula, which is located in the Orion constellation. (Phys.org)
September 13, 2022 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- The Ukrainian military says that it has shot down an Iranian HESA Shahed 136 combat drone operated by Russia near Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast. An inscription on the drone identified it as an "M214 Geran-2", which did not immediately correspond to known Russian weaponry. (ABC News)
- 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Afghanistan conflict
- Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
- Taliban authorities say that they have killed 40 National Resistance Front fighters in the Panjshir Province of Afghanistan, including four commanders. (Reuters)
- Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes
- Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan says that 49 soldiers were killed during overnight clashes with Azerbaijan after it shelled villages yesterday and that fighting was ongoing. (Reuters)
- September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- A roadside bombing in Swat District, Pakistan, kills eight people, including a local tribal leader known for his opposition to the Pakistani Taliban. (Reuters)
- Tigray War
- Ethiopian airstrikes hit Mekelle University's business campus and a Dimtsi Weyane radio station. (The Jerusalem Post)
- The Tigray People's Liberation Front says that Eritrea has taken the town of Sheraro. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- 2021–2022 inflation surge
- Following the release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index for the month of August, all 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average decrease in value, resulting in a 3.9% drop in the index. (The Week)
Disasters and accidents
- European migrant crisis
- Five people are killed and 14 others are injured after a building collapsed in Amman, Jordan, 10 people are reported missing. (Al Jazeera)
- Seventeen people are injured after a fuel tanker explodes in Sabha, Libya. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- A possible improvised explosive device explodes at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, injuring one person. (CNN) (Archived Copy)
Politics and elections
- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev agrees to change the name of Kazakhstan's capital from "Nur-Sultan" back to "Astana". He had previously changed the capital's name in 2019 to honor his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev. (The Guardian)
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)
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 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
- Aftermath of the 2021 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 on topics such as sales numbers. (The Verge)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Marche flood
- 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
Politics and elections
- 2024 Salvadoran general election
- Incumbent Salvadoran 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 17, 2022 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- Five Syrian soldiers are killed in missile strikes launched by the Israeli Air Force on Damascus. (Haaretz)
September 18, 2022 (Sunday)
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2022 events and developments by topic
Arts
Animation (Anime) – Architecture – Comics – Film (Horror, Science fiction) – Home video – Literature (Poetry) – Music (Classical, Country, Hip hop, Jazz, Latin, Metal, Rock, UK, US, Korea) – Radio – Photo – Television (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, UK, Scotland, US) – Video games
Politics and government
Elections – International leaders – Sovereign states – Sovereign state leaders – Territorial governors
Science and technology
Archaeology – Biotechnology – Computing – Palaeontology – Quantum computing and communication – Senescence research – Space/Astronomy – Spaceflight – Sustainable energy research
Environment and environmental sciences
Transportation
Aviation – Rail transport – Transportation technology
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments – Disestablishments
Works and introductions categories
Works – Introductions – Works entering the public domain
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