ground warfare branch of Pakistan's military
journalists suspended from Twitter on December 15, 2022
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
The trial of three executives of the now insolvent German financial services provider Wirecard, including its former chief executive officer Markus Braun, opens in Munich. Braun and two others have been charged with accounting fraud, breach of trust, commercial gang fraud, and market manipulation.
A landslide hits a campsite on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, killing 21 people and leaving twelve more missing.
one of the 20 administrative districts of Paris, France
Five North Korean drones cross the DMZ into South Korea, which prompted the South Korean military to launch aircraft to intercept the drones. One of the South Korean FA-1 light attack aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff and a North Korean drone crashed after breaching Seoul's airspace. It is believed that North Korea launched the drones in response to criticism of the quality of North Korean satellite images.
An explosion occurs on an Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhhorod export gas pipeline during maintenance work in Chuvashia, Russia, killing three workers and causing a stoppage of gas flows through the pipeline.
An autonomous region in northern Syria (under the control of the Syrian opposition)
Fifteen people are killed and 47 others are injured after a bus crashed and flipped in Nayarit, Mexico.
court-ordered correctional supervision in the community; either community sentence (alternative to incarceration) or parole
Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament
Eighteen children in Uzbekistan die after drinking a cough syrup product manufactured by Indian drug manufacturer Marion Biotech.
indicates tracking prices of consumer goods as an economic measure
capital city of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine
The National Health Commission announces that China will suspend their COVID-19 quarantine requirements for passengers arriving from abroad beginning on January 8.
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
fatal road traffic collision resulting in UK/US diplomatic controversy
basketball unit of scoring accumulated by making field goals and free throws
Zambia abolishes the death penalty effective immediately.
Four people are injured, two of whom later died after a stampede at Nigerian singer Asake's concert at the Brixton Academy in London, United Kingdom.
At least 38 people are killed and several houses are torched during two attacks at two villages in Kagoro, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Mayor of Istanbul and popular opposition figure Ekrem İmamoğlu goes on trial where he faces a political ban and between 15 months and four years in jail on charges of "insulting" public officials.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
A French judge indicts a 69-year-old man with murder, attempted murder due to race, and the unlawful procurement and possession of a weapon for killing three people and injuring three others in the 10th arrondissement of Paris on December 23.
One person is killed and another is injured in a stabbing attack in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The European affairs ministers of the European Union agree to upgrade Bosnia and Herzegovina's application status on December 15, formally recognising the country's candidacy to join the union.
5 km mountain pass connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia
Three children die and another is critically injured after falling through the ice on the frozen Babbs Mill Lake during a cold wave in Kingshurst, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Assembly of the Representatives of the People
Multiple tornadoes strike the New Orleans metropolitan area, damaging up to 5,000 structures and following nearly the same path as a high-end EF3 tornado on March 22.
With 13,173 files now published online, more than 97% of records are now publicly available, according to the White House.
At least 15 students are killed when a school bus overturns in Manipur, India.
The men were found in Somalia by police last month and freed from al-Shabaab jihadists after negotiations between the captors, tribal chiefs and Somali elders.
Belarusian lawmakers approve a bill which punishes high treason among officials and military personnel with the death penalty. The bill also includes prosecution for "spreading false information discrediting the Armed Forces of Belarus".
Australia, the European Union, and the G7 member states decide to impose a US$60-per-barrel price ceiling on Russian seaborne oil.
Viktor Bout–Brittney Griner prisoner exchange
The riot followed a peaceful protest in response to yesterday's mass shooting at a Kurdish cultural center that killed three people.
combined military forces of the People's Republic of China
The People's Representative Council of Indonesia replaces the country's colonial-era criminal code with a new code that criminalizes premarital and extramarital sex and cohabitation, among other changes.
Nine people are killed and eight others are reported missing after flash flooding hits a church in Johannesburg, South Africa.
seat of the executive branch of the Peruvian Government, and the official residence of the President of Peru
multinational corporation operating in robotics, power and automation technology
The Biden administration orders the release of thousands of documents on the assassination of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy for the first time.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
Russian forces shell the front line in the Donetsk region, killing one civilian and damaging buildings in Toretsk.
Protests and riots occur in front of the Montenegrin Parliament building in Podgorica after the adoption of amendments to the presidential bill.
worldwide crisis affected by shortage of energy supplies
The U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack issues a report in its final meeting declaring that former President Donald Trump was the "central cause" of the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and recommends that he be referred to the Justice Department for prosecution on at least four criminal charges.
The US$60-per-barrel price ceiling on Russian seaborne oil imposed by Australia, the European Union, and the G7 comes into force.
The previous largest comeback occurred in January 1993 when the Buffalo Bills won 41–38 against the Houston Oilers after a 35–3 deficit.
South Sudan declares a measles outbreak with a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health reporting that there are currently 2,471 cases and 31 deaths from measles reported in 22 counties.
It is announced that a record seventy-one military vehicles from the Chinese Air Force entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone in the past 24 hours.
Canada accuses China of operating "illegal" police stations on Canadian territory.
institution of the European Union defining the EU's general political direction and priorities and consisting of heads of state or government of the EU's member states
military airbase in Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia
intentional deception made for unfair or unlawful gain or damaging or depriving a victim
North American professional sports league
Kosovo formally signs a request to become a member of the European Union. Serbia condemns the request and says that it will ask the five members of the bloc which do not recognize Kosovo to reject the request.
President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani announces that the country will submit an application for membership of the European Union by the end of the year.
Ukraine's Energoatom says that Russian soldiers have abducted two senior staff members from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Energoatom says that the two workers were "beaten" before being driven off in an "unknown direction".
traffic collision where the front ends of two vehicles such as cars, trains, ships or planes hit each other in opposite directions
South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol pardons former president Lee Myung-bak as part of a mass pardon aimed at "national unity". Lee had been serving a 17-year sentence for corruption.
At least 33 people are killed, four others are critically injured, and many others are missing after a landslide hits a bus in Risaralda, Colombia.
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, who served from 2005 until his resignation in 2013, dies at the age of 95, with the funeral scheduled for January 5.
Austria announces that it will veto Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen Area, citing fears of increased illegal immigration.
person who plays association football (soccer) (note: do NOT use this together with "instance of", use it as "occupation" instead)
Russia accuses Ukraine of being behind the attack.
Former South Korean national security director Suh Hoon is arrested on charges of tampering with evidence related to the killing of a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official by North Korean agents near the Northern Limit Line in September 2020.
sport in which athletes receive payment for their sports performance
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
Fourteen people are killed and 24 others are injured when a drunk driver drives into crowds at the annual carnival parade in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Protests and riots over high fuel prices occur across Jordan, with a policeman being shot dead by protestors in Ma'an.
Ukrainian forces claim that they are closing in on the city of Kreminna in Luhansk Oblast.
Turkey gives the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces an ultimatum to withdraw its fighters from Manbij, Tell Rifaat, and Kobanî within two weeks or face military action.
Sixteen people are killed when a bus falls into a gorge in Sikkim, India.
second largest island of the Philippines
municipality in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain
It is Argentina's sixth appearance in the World Cup final and their first appearance since 2014.
group of people by practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics who are fewer in numbers than the main groups of those classifications
facility where culture and arts are promoted (wide definition)
Following talks with Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić, barricades erected by ethnic Serbs in North Kosovo begin being dismantled.
German authorities recover 31 royal jewellery items that were stolen from the Green Vault museum at Dresden Castle in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, in 2019.
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
A burst water main in the Stannington area of Sheffield, England, floods the local natural gas supply network, leaving thousands of properties without a gas supply.
33rd season in franchise history, third straight Super Bowl appearance and loss
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of "destroying" the front line city of Bakhmut after weeks of relentless shelling by Russian forces.
City in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine.
Three Russian military members are killed by debris after Russia shoots down a drone that was approaching the Engels air base in Saratov Oblast, Russia.
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
The Bank started by the BRICS nations in 2014.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York releases FTX co-founder and former chief executive officer Sam Bankman-Fried on a $250 million bail on the condition that he resides at his parents' home in Palo Alto, California, while he awaits trial on criminal fraud charges over the bankruptcy of his cryptocurrency exchange.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is arrested in the Bahamas on request of the U.S. government on undisclosed charges.
The death toll in the earthquake that struck near Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, in November increases to 602.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a decree that bans religious organizations with links to Russia and imposes personal sanctions against their representatives. Zelenskyy also announces that the Ukrainian government will draft a law banning churches affiliated with Russia, which he says is necessary in order to counter Russian government efforts to "weaken Ukraine from within."
Six Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation militants are killed during a fight with the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian Army in Aleppo.
Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland
Janusz Waluś, the convicted assassin of South African anti-apartheid politician Chris Hani, is released on parole.
Public General Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
The death toll from monsoon floods in the Philippines has increased to 32, with 24 others still missing. Eighteen of the deaths occurred in Northern Mindanao.
One person is killed and 20 others are injured when a bus overturns in Pallai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.
Federal authorities in the United States announce the arrest of a Libyan man charged in relation with the Lockerbie bombing in 1988, which killed 270 people.
At least ten people are killed and five others are injured when a bus hits a landmine in Fada N'gourma, Est, Burkina Faso.
Brazilian footballer Pelé dies at the age of 82.
Nine people are killed, and three others are injured, after an explosion at a three-story apartment building in St Helier, Jersey.
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
potential union of Mainland China/Taiwan
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
A court in Myanmar delivers its final verdict on ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's cases, sentencing her to seven years in prison, with an overall sentence of 33 years' imprisonment.
The United States Federal Trade Commission announces that they will sue in an attempt to block Microsoft's pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard, citing concerns that the deal would give Microsoft too much control over certain parts of the gaming industry.
Peru expels the Mexican ambassador and declares him persona non grata hours after Mexico grants asylum to the family of former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo.
At least 12 people, including 10 Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland members, are killed and several others are injured after an attack by suspected jihadists in Boala Department, Namentenga Province.
Russian authorities acknowledge several casualties, but suggest lower figures.
in military terminology the position(s) closest to the area of conflict
Four people are killed and 43 others are rescued after a migrant boat capsizes in the English Channel off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom.
At least 155 people are injured in a train collision in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
death of Iranian Kurdish woman who was arrested and potentially abused by the Guidance Patrol of Iran
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
Date: 2 October 2022 – present (4 months, 1 week and 5 days)
More than 1.5 million people are left without electricity in Odesa Oblast as a result of Russian drone strikes on two power facilities.
Ten Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland members are killed during a shooting attack by jihadist insurgents in Boala.
infrastructure to carry potable water from treatment plant to consumers
Three people are killed and another is injured in a landmine explosion in Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
viral photo of an egg posted on Instagram
One of the attackers is killed and another is arrested.
A curfew has been ordered, and power restoration is expected to take until Thursday.
Kosovo formally signs a request to become a member of the European Union.
After the meeting, Vučić states that "it is important to call on Serbs and Albanians to keep the peace" and that he "made certain decisions and gave orders".
violent public disturbance against authority, property or people
unit of energy, often used for electrical billing
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
The United States Department of Justice announces that the Swedish-Swiss corporation ABB has acceded to a US$315-million fine for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by extorting the South African state-owned public utility Eskom to secure government contracts from 2014 to 2017.
2019 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control imposes sanctions on former Chinese Communist Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Wu Yingjie and People's Police chief for the Himalayas Zhang Hongbo over "serious" human rights abuses in Tibet.
a truck, which by using hydraulic pistons has the ability to tip its hinged open boxed bed, effectively dumping the content of the bed to the ground
The uncrewed Artemis 1 mission, the first of the NASA's Artemis program, ends with a splashdown of the Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California at 17:40 UTC.
The defending champions France defeats Morocco 2–0, advancing to their second consecutive World Cup final, which will be against Argentina. France is the first team since Brazil in 2002 to advance to consecutive World Cup finals, and will aim to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win consecutive World Cup finals.
The bill will now head to the Senate for final approval.
2022–2023 blockade of the Republic of Artsakh
Three police officers and a gunman are killed during a raid on the hideout of the suspected killers of a policeman during protests in Ma'an, Jordan. Nine people are arrested.
Tornado outbreak of December 12–15, 2022
late-season tornado outbreak in the Southern United States
coastal town and port in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, which grants the cabinet of the Canadian province of Alberta the ability to nullify national laws, passes the Albertan legislature by a party line vote of 27–7, following significant opposition by the Alberta New Democratic Party and Indigenous chiefs.
Augusta National Golf Club chairperson Fred Ridley announces that professional golfers who are signed under the LIV Golf tour, which began this year as a competitor to the PGA Tour, will be permitted to play in the 2023 Masters Tournament, the first of four men's major golf championships held next year. Human rights groups and various personalities have criticized LIV Golf, which is financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, as a sportswashing project by the country to improve its repressive global image.
Date: 15 February 2011 – present (11 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Seventeen people are killed and 93 more injured as heavy snow affects Japan.
Two men disguised in burqas attack a mosque in Kabul while former Afghan prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is inside. The attackers killed a civilian and injured two others before being shot dead by security guards. Hekmatyar was not injured in the attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a decree that bans religious organizations with links to Russia and imposes personal sanctions against their representatives.
Fifteen people are killed during a gunfight between soldiers and drug smugglers in Mon Pin, Thailand.
infrastructure important to national security
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
The government declares a nationwide state of emergency for 30 days following mass protests in support of Pedro Castillo, which have killed seven people.
In Farah Province, the Taliban carries out its first public execution since taking power last year.
2022 killing of former Japanese prime minister
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
Iran is expelled from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women over the death of Mahsa Amini and the violent crackdown against protests for women's rights in Iran.
Russian forces shell Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast, killing ten civilians and injuring five others.
checkpoint erected to monitor and control the movement of people and materials
relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that occur far out at sea
A sixth letter bomb is intercepted at the U.S.
government agency of the People's Republic of China
Argentina defeats Croatia 3–0 and advances to the final, where they will play against France. It is Argentina's sixth appearance in the World Cup final and their first appearance since 2014.
the social networking service's most-liked post
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities approves the first new coal mine in the United Kingdom in 30 years at the Woodhouse Colliery in Cumbria, England.
city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Argentina defeats the reigning champions France 4–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw to win their third World Cup title, and first since 1986.
Anglo-Swiss mining and commodity trading company
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that condoms will be free at pharmacies for all adults between the ages of 18 and 24 years beginning on January 1, as part of an effort to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in the country.
A jury finds the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud charges.
A court in Moscow sentences prominent opposition figure Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison on charges related to his criticism of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The United States Senate passes a defense bill that rescinds the vaccine mandate for the U.S. military.
The Russian-installed head of Liubymivka, Kakhovka Raion, Andrei Shlepa, is assassinated in a car bombing in the Russian-occupied part of the Kherson region.
cabinet-level department of the United States government
Six people are injured in an explosion at a money exchange market in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province.
Tunisians head to the polls to elect the members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People. Opposition parties have called for a boycott of the election.
The man was also convicted of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Russia carries out a series of drone and cruise missile strikes on Ukraine, with strikes reported in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Zhytomyr, injuring at least three people.
A vehicle travelling from Hayley Lapsset camp to Garissa, Kenya, hits a roadside bomb planted by Al-Shabaab militants, who then engage in a shootout with the car's occupants, killing two police officers and a civilian, and injuring several others.
rise in price level in an economy over time
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior reports that several letter bombs have been sent to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the Ministry of Defence and the Torrejón Air Base.
The executed man was convicted of fatally stabbing another man in 2017, and was executed by the victim's father, according to government spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
Dominicans go to the polls to elect the members of the House of Assembly.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
A judge in Bolivia orders opposition figure Luis Fernando Camacho to be remanded in detention for four months on "terrorism charges", as opposition parties call for a national strike.
Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic
minister in charge of defence affairs of a state
Ten people are killed and four others are injured in an explosion at a coal mine in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
geographical, geological, and cultural region located in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States
The 1,574th and final Boeing 747, an Atlas Air 747-8 Freighter, is rolled out from the Boeing Everett Factory.
alert issued by a meteorological agency to warn citizens of approaching dangerous weather
The Indonesian government raises the volcanic alert status to the highest level after Semeru in East Java erupts, forcing the evacuation of around 2,000 people.
Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Twitter suspends the accounts of several journalists who reported on negative news relating to Elon Musk and Twitter. Musk accuses these journalists of posting links to real-time location data. The suspensions follow an incident in Los Angeles involving the safety of Elon Musk's son.
Palestinian Islamist terror organization
The Minnesota Vikings complete the largest comeback in NFL history against the Indianapolis Colts, winning 39–36 after a 0–33 deficit.
Uzbekistan announces a nearly $1 billion loan from the two main World Bank lending institutions, aimed at supporting the country's transition to a private sector-led economy.
2022 Bannu counterterrorism centre attack and siege
islamist attack and special forces counter-siege in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
wide-body airliner, current production series of the 747
taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
Four people are killed and 12 more injured during a mass shooting at a police checkpoint in Ismailia, Egypt.
Phoenix Way, Rowleys Green, Coventry, England CV6 6GE
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
natural gas converted to liquid form for storage or transport
Four people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Three people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting at a Kurdish community center in Paris, France. The perpetrator, a 69-year-old Frenchman, is arrested.
Eight civilians are killed and many more wounded after Islamic State gunmen open fire against a convoy carrying villagers in Albu Bali, Al Anbar Governorate.
metropolitan county in North West England
Russian forces shell the city of Kherson, killing at least ten civilians and injuring 58 others.
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić says that Serbia is close to deploying its troops to North Kosovo after claiming that the lives of the Serb minority there are "being threatened", and that the NATO-led Kosovo Force was "failing to protect them".
Eight people are killed and nine others are injured by a landslide in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
capital and largest municipality of Spain
historic district in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service
The September 21, 2022 conscription of Russian reservists for Russia's invasion of Ukraine
India reports that it has increased its troop presence along the Sino-Indian border in response to the skirmish that occurred between Indian and Chinese troops in Tawang district earlier this month.
characteristics distinguishing between femininity and masculinity
The High Court of the United Kingdom rules that the British government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda while their application is ongoing is lawful.
Slovenian point guard Luka Dončić of the Dallas Mavericks scores the first 60-point triple-double in the National Basketball Association, the premier men's professional basketball league in the world, after recording 60 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Mavericks' 126–121 overtime win against the New York Knicks in Dallas.
national government of the United States
The crash was attributed to "icy roads" following the winter storm.
Diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Russian Federation
1963 murder of the 35th President of the United States
team sport played on a court with baskets on either end
Lee had been serving a 17-year sentence for corruption.
An attack on an electrical substation in Pierce County, Washington, United States, cuts off power to 14,000 people. The perpetrators and motive of the attack are unknown.
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
unlawful procurement and possession of a weapon
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
The protesters' action leaves hundreds of Karabakh cars stranded on other sections of the highway.
Bolivian police detain opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho for his role in the 2019 protests that prompted then-president Evo Morales to resign.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Burkina Faso summons Ghanaian ambassador Naa Bolinaa Saaka over Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo's remarks alleging that the Burkinabè government had amalgamated with Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group in their civil war against Islamist rebels.
Two police officers and a civilian are killed and two other officers are injured when gunmen open fire at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland, Australia, where police were investigating a missing person report.
Internal documents released by Twitter CEO Elon Musk show that staff at the company suppressed posts discussing the October 2020 New York Post article on the Hunter Biden laptop story ahead of the 2020 United States presidential election.
The perpetrators and motive of the attack are unknown.
Three civilians are killed by Islamic State insurgents at a hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan.
work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work
A German Federal Intelligence Service official is arrested for allegedly relaying classified information to Russian intelligence services.
A fire at a casino hotel in Poipet, Cambodia, near the Thai border, kills at least 27 people and injures dozens of others.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the United States on his first official trip abroad after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
European Parliament president Roberta Metsola suspends Greek MEP Eva Kaili from her role as Vice-President of the European Parliament following her arrest the previous day over corruption charges.
France is the first team since Brazil in 2002 to advance to consecutive World Cup finals, and will aim to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win consecutive World Cup finals.
A fire at an unregistered nursing home in Kemerovo, Russia, kills 22 people and injures six others.
In a 233–191 bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to have its first ever binding referendum to decide whether the unincorporated territory should become a state, an independent nation or an independent nation with free association.
46th and current presidential administration of the USA, inaugurated in 2021
state of being unable to pay the debts at maturity by a person or company
person driving under the influence of alcohol
shooting attack on 2 electrical distribution substations in Moore County, North Carolina, USA
political division that is directly overseen by the United States federal government
The Minnesota Vikings complete the largest comeback in NFL history against the Indianapolis Colts, winning 39–36 after a 0–33 deficit. The previous largest comeback occurred in January 1993 when the Buffalo Bills won 41–38 against the Houston Oilers after a 35–3 deficit.
verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime
system of racial segregation based on skin colour common in South Africa
mountainside developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports
major gas supply outage in December 2022 in Sheffield, England
forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty
Republic of Artsakh officials report that Azerbaijan has blocked the flow of gas to Artsakh through Armenia.
second and final stage of the competition
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Humboldt County, California, United States, killing at least two people, injuring eleven others and causing minor damage.
Fourteen Iranian fishermen are returned to Iran after eight years of captivity in Somalia.
organizations which ensure public safety and health by addressing different emergencies
capital city of the Al-Hasakah Governorate in Syria Founder ottoman empair
unilaterally declared airspace in which a country tries to identify and control civil aircraft
American human lunar spaceflight program
Electrical grid security in the United States
arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France
Members of parliament belonging to the Armenian governing coalition accuse Russia of wanting to drag Armenia into a new war with neighboring Azerbaijan, and criticize the conduct of Russian peacekeepers amid a renewed crisis in the region following the Lachin blockade and worsening relations between Armenia and Russia.
The protesters say that they are calling attention to what Azerbaijan says is illegal mining in Nagorno-Karabakh as well as the use of the road to transport the minerals to Armenia.
Belarusian lawmakers approve a bill which punishes high treason among officials and military personnel with the death penalty.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
Japan's internal affairs ministry reports that the country experienced its highest level of inflation since 1981 last month after core consumer prices increased by 3.7 percent from November 2021.
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
Twelve people are killed by armed gangs in Cabaret, a town in the department of Ouest.
ongoing global surge of higher-than-average inflation
arrests of alleged gang members in Honduras in 2022
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Clash at the Consulate General of China, Manchester
It will create 500 direct and 1,500 indirect jobs in the region, and will take two years to build at a cost estimated at around £165 million ($201 million).
disputed boundary between China and India
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
A police officer is killed and ten other people are injured when two Pakistani Taliban insurgents blow themselves up in a car outside a police station in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Warnock wins re-election, bringing the Democratic majority in the Senate up to 51–49.
activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
Energoatom says that the two workers were "beaten" before being driven off in an "unknown direction".
One person is killed and four others are injured during a mass shooting at a pub in Wallasey, Merseyside, England.
A court in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, sentences four Malian men to life imprisonment for inciting an Islamist mass shooting that killed 19 people and injured 33 others at a beach resort in Grand-Bassam in 2016.
Bellaria Residences, 9235 Jane Street, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
The European Union accepts Croatia's accession to the Schengen Area, effective January 1.
Police in Zambia arrest a truck driver alleged to have transported 27 Ethiopian migrants who were found dead at a farm on the outskirts of Lusaka on Sunday.
global international and intergovernmental organization
headquarters for the police of a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)
A court in the Maldives sentences former president Abdulla Yameen to 11 years in prison on money laundering and bribery charges.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
Iran says that it has executed four prisoners convicted of spying for Israel.
Date: 9 December 2017 – present (5 years, 2 months and 4 days)
cylindrical container for storing pressurised gas
The attackers are demanding safe passage to Afghanistan.
Ten people are killed and 14 others are injured in a residential building fire in Vaulx-en-Velin, Lyon Metropolis, France.
Two civilians and a soldier are killed and another civilian is wounded during a suicide bombing in Miranshah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Date: 20 October 1962 – present (60 years, 3 months and 7 days)
Humanitarian impact of the Russo-Georgian War
Two MINUSMA police personnel are killed and four others are injured after a United Nations Police patrol is attacked in Timbuktu, Mali.
Opposition parties have called for a boycott of the election.
Voters in the U.S. state of Georgia go to the polls to elect their next Senator in a runoff election between the Democratic incumbent candidate Raphael Warnock and Republican candidate Herschel Walker.
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
The death toll from the fuel tanker explosion in Boksburg, South Africa, six days ago, increases to 34.
first-level political and administrative division of Spain
Several soldiers are injured when hundreds of Indian and Chinese troops clash in the disputed Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
The mine is expected to remain operational for up to 50 years.
Ghana and the International Monetary Fund agree on a three-year loan agreement worth US$3 billion.
Date: 23 December 2022 10:40 CET (UTC+1)
Egypt joins the BRICS-led New Development Bank after the Egyptian government ratifies its accession into the multilateral development bank.
trade restrictions levied by the United States government
Fiji's election office projects that both the ruling FijiFirst and opposition People's Alliance parties will win 26 seats each in the 55-seat parliament, resulting in a deadlock.
2022 United States Senate election in Georgia
Class III U.S. Senate election in Georgia
The Ironman Triathlon cancels the 2023 and 2024 triathlons to be held in Juneau, Alaska, United States, citing economic concerns.
Israel deports French-Palestinian lawyer and activist Salah Hamouri saying that Hamouri continues to be active with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which has been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, European Union and other countries.
Italy and the United States announce that they will require travelers from China to present a negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test in order to enter their countries.
Mexican cabinet member responsible for foreign policy
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
Coventry City F.C. receive a suspended five-point deduction after postponing three home games following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games in August. The team will need to pay compensation to the three opponents as well as to the EFL. Coventry's chief executive blamed debt-ridden rugby union club Wasps RFC, who also use the stadium.
Acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
December 2022 North American winter storm
Six people are killed and two others are rescued after a bus falls off a bridge into the Lérez river in Galicia, Spain.
Iranian protest movement since September 2022
city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Six soldiers are killed and 17 civilians are injured during a series of nine attacks in Balochistan, Pakistan.
The United States Department of Energy announces the achievement of fusion ignition by the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
The report states that more than 200 people have died in what the government has labelled as "riots".
set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life
measures taken to regulate the movement of goods and people across borders
Nine people are injured by a car bombing in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.
island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
A spokesman for the Ministry of Higher Education says that the decree was issued by the Cabinet today and entered into force effective immediately.
Hundreds of Russian mobilized soldiers are claimed by Ukraine to be killed and injured as a result of an Ukrainian missile attack on a vocational school building serving as military barracks.
The three perpetrators are later killed by police.
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
This is Croatia's second third-place finish, and Morocco's best ever result at a World Cup, which is also the best ever result by both an African and Arab team at the tournament.
individual who seeks refuge, esp. political asylum, in a foreign country
suburb of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
A man is charged in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, for the murders of four indigenous women earlier this year.
Fijian police detain opposition leader and former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka for interrogation over his claims of electoral fraud in the recent election.
capital and most populous city of France
statistic awarded to a basketball player who retrieves the ball after a missed shot
Nataša Pirc Musar is sworn in as the first female President of Slovenia.
Wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin and his professional partner Jowita Przystal win the coveted glitterball trophy despite a few mistakes and landing in the bottom of the leaderboard.
experimental type of electricity generation using nuclear fusion
Russia says that a long-range drone attack on its Dyagilevo Air Base and Engels-2 Air Base has killed three servicemen, injured four others, and damaged two aircraft.
The Scottish Parliament passes the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill by 86–39 votes, amending the Gender Recognition Act 2004 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to simplify the legal gender change process in Scotland.
One of the South Korean FA-1 light attack aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff and a North Korean drone crashed after breaching Seoul's airspace.
Liubymivka, Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast
Urban-type settlement in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
According to sources, prosecutors plan to indict Yamagami on murder charges.
The Colombian government reaches a bilateral ceasefire agreement with the major armed groups involved in the conflict, including the National Liberation Army, FARC dissidents, and the Clan del Golfo. The ceasefire will be in effect from January 1 to at least June 30.
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
The Royal College of Nursing begins the largest strike action in the history of the National Health Service amid a dispute with the government over a pay increase for nurses.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The Spanish Congress of Deputies passes a bill by 188–150 votes allowing anyone over the age of 16 to legally change their gender on their national identity card.
2022 Indianapolis Colts–Minnesota Vikings game
Two people are killed and five others are injured during the shelling of a hotel and a restaurant in Donetsk. Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister and head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic Vitaliy Khotsenko are among the injured.
Corruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2022 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
The Spanish Congress of Deputies passes a bill by 188–150 votes allowing anyone over the age of 16 to legally change their gender on their national identity card. The bill will now head to the Senate for final approval.
President Pedro Castillo announces the dissolution of Congress, the imposition of a curfew, the creation of an "emergency" government, and early parliamentary elections hours before facing his third impeachment vote. The impeachment is successful and Castillo is later arrested after leaving the Government Palace in Lima. First Vice President Dina Boluarte is sworn in as President of the Republic after Castillo's arrest.
Morocco defeats Portugal 1–0 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup to become the first African and first Arab semi-finalists in World Cup history.
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta, Inc.
One person is killed and six others are injured by a bombing in a bakery in Awaran District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Protests break out across Peru, including the capital Lima, in response to ousting and detainment of former President of Peru Pedro Castillo.
The Kosovo special forces block the city of Kosovska Mitrovica after the Kosovo Police announced that they will increase their presence in North Kosovo.
The Taliban issues a decree banning female employees from all non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan.
public health emergency of international concern
urgent movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard
It is reported that the eurozone's unemployment rate declined to 6.5 per cent at the start of the fourth quarter, the lowest rate since Eurostat started recording employment data in 1998.
The Iraqi military is deployed to its borders with Turkey and Iran.
country in Central and Southeastern Europe
Ministry of Higher Education (Afghanistan)
Two men disguised in burqas attack a mosque in Kabul while former Afghan prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is inside.
the point at which a nuclear fusion reaction becomes self-sustaining
Three people are killed and four others are injured in a bombing near Khlong Ngae railway station, Phang Nga, Thailand.
Montenegrin nationalist protests (2020–present)
act of motivating another person to commit a crime
foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country's government
disaster involving one or more trains (for train colliding with a pedestrian, animal or other objects, see Q19403959)
Date: 2 February 2015 – present (7 years, 8 months and 1 day)
Vice-President of the European Parliament
political position in the European Parliament
Over 40,000 customers are without power after two power substations in Moore County, North Carolina, United States, are deliberately damaged by gunfire on Saturday night.
2022 earthquake centered in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia
At least 31 people are killed and 37 others are injured when a tank truck overturns, explodes and catches fire in the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
At least eight people are killed, and 19 others are missing from monsoon floods in the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the Philippines.
person who is not a legitimate member of the military
weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans or cause great damage
At this year's Game Awards, Elden Ring wins Game of the Year while God of War Ragnarök wins the most awards with six.
people without work and actively seeking work
United States law regarding public health, social welfare and civil rights
capital city of Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine
city in South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Three people are killed and four others are injured during a car chase between the Carabinieri and another vehicle in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy.
individual who has killed three or more people over a period of more than a month
lethal fire in Salang Tunnel, Afghanistan
Croatia defeats Morocco 2–1 in the third place play-off.
seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea
overview of Capital punishment in Afghanistan
The defence ministers of Russia, Syria, and Turkey hold a trilateral meeting in Moscow. It is the first such meeting, as well as the first meeting between a Syrian and Turkish defence minister, since the war began in 2011.
Three people are killed and 17 others are injured by a freak wave at a beach in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, the country's largest commercial bank, resumes operations in some Tigrayan cities and towns following the suspension of services during the Tigray War.
public elective office; head of state and head of government of Bolivia
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
An ongoing tornado outbreak across the United States kills three people, injures dozens of others, and leaves hundreds of people homeless.
place used for overnight stay in the outdoors
New York investigations of The Trump Organization
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the United States
Iran announces the first known execution of a prisoner arrested in connection with the protests. The man was found guilty of "waging war against God" after being accused of blocking a street and attacking a security forces member with a machete.
fish found in aquatic tropical environments around the world
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić calls an emergency meeting of the National Security Council.
Argentina defeats Croatia 3–0 and advances to the final, where they will play against France.
aftermath of the violent disruption of the presidential election certification on January 6, 2021
Five people are killed and nine others are injured after a building collapses in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.
ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis in Haiti
railway station in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan
republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches
arrangement where two people who are not married live together in an intimate relationship
Around 20 Pakistani Taliban members seize control of a counterterrorism centre in Bannu, Pakistan, killing one officer and taking six hostages. The attackers are demanding safe passage to Afghanistan.
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
occurrence of multiple tornadoes spawned by the same synoptic-scale weather system
helicopter designed or adapted for use by military forces
Sixteen people are killed when a bus collides with a dump truck on the outskirts of Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan.
President Pedro Castillo announces the dissolution of Congress, the imposition of a curfew, the creation of an "emergency" government, and early parliamentary elections hours before facing his third impeachment vote.
Russian forces launch a barrage of at least 76 missiles across Ukraine, damaging at least nine power stations and killing at least three civilians, with many more civilians being injured.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
Vaulx-en-Velin, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Somalia's ministry of defense says that the military has recaptured the key town of Runirgod from al-Shabaab. 150 insurgents were killed and 15 others were arrested in the operation.
overview of the use of capital punishment in Iran
Two Al-Quds Brigades leaders are killed and another person is injured by Israeli soldiers during a raid at a refugee camp in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.
Three Nigerien soldiers are killed when their military helicopter crashes while attempting to land at Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger.
Afghan politician, mujahid and drug trafficker (born 1949)
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
type of removal of persons by the US government
Seven people are killed and 52 others are injured by the Peruvian Army in the city of Ayacucho following a crackdown in recent protests.
251 Wains Road, Wieambilla, Queensland, Australia
The Lachin corridor, the only link between Armenia and the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, is blocked by a group of Azerbaijani citizens described as environmental activists by state media. The protesters say that they are calling attention to what Azerbaijan says is illegal mining in Nagorno-Karabakh as well as the use of the road to transport the minerals to Armenia. The protesters' action leaves hundreds of Karabakh cars stranded on other sections of the highway.
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
1-1, Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme, Nara, Nara
crewed spacecraft designed for the Artemis program
military forces of the Russian Federation
United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
The attackers killed a civilian and injured two others before being shot dead by security guards.
death of four students at the University of Idaho on November 13, 2022
International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
sanctions against Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who received a life sentence in Nepal for murdering 12 tourists between 1963 and 1976, and suspected of murdering also 18 other people, is released from prison due to his old age and good behaviour in accordance with a Supreme Court order. He is deported to France and barred from Nepal for ten years.
efforts by Donald Trump, his campaign and allies to overturn the 2020 election results
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
The AquaDom aquarium in Berlin, Germany, home to 1,500 tropical fish of more than 100 different species, bursts, flooding local streets. The majority of the fish die during the incident, and two people are injured.
Land (federal state) in southwestern Germany
global food price increase and shortage instigated by Russian invasion of Ukraine
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's Instagram post containing photos of him lifting the FIFA World Cup Trophy and celebrating with the Argentina team after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup two days prior becomes the social networking service's most-liked post after reaching over 56 million likes, surpassing the previous record held by the Instagram egg.
Kosovo closes two border crossings with Serbia after protesters in Serbia block the border crossings in order to support the ethnic Serbs who are erecting barricades in North Kosovo and who refuse to recognize the independence of Kosovo.
crime, motivated by prejudice and usually violent
continent on the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres
capital city of Zhytomyr Oblast in northwestern Ukraine
upper house of Spain's parliament, the Cortes Generales
Jamaican prime minister Andrew Holness declares a nationwide state of emergency due to an increase in crime rates in the country.
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
functional commission of the United Nations
formal approval of a proposed law in monarchies
German police arrest 25 members of the Reichsbürger movement who are accused of planning a coup d'état.
subdistrict in Fang district, Chiang Mai province, Thailand
near Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Bus operated by a school or school district for student transport
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom adds Cuba, Nicaragua, and the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group to its blacklist of countries and organizations violating international religious freedom, signalling possible sanctions by the U.S. government.
Inflation in the Philippines reaches a 14-year record high of 8% due to increases in food prices.
A fuel tanker explodes in Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa, killing 15 people, injuring 27 others, and damaging a nearby hospital.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announces that the Serbian government will send a request to KFOR for the return of a certain number, "from hundreds to a thousand", of police and army personnel to Kosovo, in accordance with UN Resolution 1244.
Russian forces launch another wave of cruise missile strikes on Ukraine, destroying homes and killing two people in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, while causing power outages in many other areas after damaging critical infrastructure.
Wallasey Village, Wallasey, Merseyside, England
Irish finance minister Paschal Donohoe is re-elected as President of the Eurogroup.
2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis
city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Three security forces are killed when a bomb explodes during a military operation in Al-Tarmia District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq.
coordinated military actions of a state or a non-state actor in response to a developing situation
Accession of Kosovo to the European Union
Country on the future accession agenda of the EU
supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom
The defence ministers of Russia, Syria, and Turkey hold a trilateral meeting in Moscow.
Donald Trump claims in his social media platform Truth Social it's the fraud during the 2020 American presidential elections justifies the "termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution".
economic sanction following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
corporation operating in multiple countries
process of transforming profits of crime and corruption into ostensibly legitimate assets
aerial service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
vehicular hot pursuit of suspects by law enforcers
One Irish U.N. peacekeeper is killed and three others are wounded after an armed confrontation with a crowd in Al-Aqbieh, Lebanon.
Six Syrian Democratic Forces members are killed and an unknown number of others are injured during an ambush by five Islamic State gunmen in Raqqa. One of the attackers is killed and another is arrested.
In Pennsylvania, United States, the alleged perpetrator of a mass stabbing of four University of Idaho students, 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger, is arrested by police in the Pocono Mountains.
Three Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen are killed, and two others are injured during an arrest raid by Israeli soldiers at a refugee camp in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.
legal representative of the state in criminal trials
The majority of the fish die during the incident, and two people are injured.
Prime Minister of Fiji from 1992 to 1999 and from 2022-
Ten people are killed and two others are injured after Islamic State gunmen open fire on a bus carrying oil workers in Deir ez-Zor.
France, Israel, South Korea, Spain, and the United Kingdom announce that they will require travelers from China to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter their countries.
ordained minister in the Catholic Church
according to Carl Schmitt’s theory, a state in which the sovereign may ignore the law in the name of the public good
bilateral relations between United States and Guinea
Five people are killed and 37 others injured in a fire caused by the collision of a freight truck and a bus on the Second Gyeongin Expressway near Seoul, South Korea.
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Bill in the 117th United States Congress
insolvent German financial services provider
President of the European Parliament since 2022
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
media under financial and/or editorial control of a government
Shelling by Russian forces kills two people and leaves the entire city of Kherson without power.
Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia since October 2022
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Kalinino, Ilishevsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan
It is the first such meeting, as well as the first meeting between a Syrian and Turkish defence minister, since the war began in 2011.
rule of law usually issued by a head of state
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
human settlement in Vurnarsky District, Chuvash Republic, Russia
virtual trading point for natural gas in the Netherlands
Two people are killed and four more are injured as pro-Pedro Castillo protests in Peru escalate.
people who deny the existence of the Federal Republic of Germany and reject its legal system
Protests occur in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar in response to a corruption scandal. Four policemen are reported injured.
The International Criminal Court concludes its investigation in the situation in Georgia, delivering arrest warrants for three de facto South Ossetian officials believed to bear responsibility for war crimes against Georgian civilians during the 2008 war.
Date: 1 August 2022 – present (6 months, 1 week and 6 days)
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Seven people are killed when a vehicle carrying oil workers hits a roadside bomb in Balkh Province.
town in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine
Mexico confirms that it has granted asylum to the family of former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo, with Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard saying that a safe exit from Peru is currently being discussed.
county seat of Dallas County, Texas, United States
sentence of imprisonment, not to be served, if the offender proves himself during the probation period
military occupation zone of Russia on the territory of the Kherson Oblast of Ukraine
imagery of the Earth or another astronomical object taken from an artificial satellite
county in the state of Washington, United States
2022 fire at a casino hotel in Poipet, Cambodia
power to unilaterally stop an official action
Serb protesters in Northern Kosovo block main roads for a second day following a nighttime exchange of fire with police after the arrest of a Serb former policeman, amid rising tensions between authorities and Kosovo's Serb minority.
Hundreds of Russian mobilized soldiers are claimed by Ukraine to be killed and injured as a result of an Ukrainian missile attack on a vocational school building serving as military barracks. Russian authorities acknowledge several casualties, but suggest lower figures.
unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru
2021–2023 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244
United Nations Security Council resolution
land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
Rabuka will hold the office again more than two decades after first leading the country as prime minister.
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it will limit individual cash withdrawals to 100,000 Nigerian naira (225 USD) per week to reduce counterfeiting and to discourage ransom payments to kidnappers.
broad blade used either as an implement like an axe, or in combat like a short sword
2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Ukraine (spillover into Moldova, Poland and Belarus)
English Channel migrant crossings (2018–present)
Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
overview of protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales suspends American national Anne Sacoolas' eight-month prison sentence for a 12-month period, during which she is under probation unless she commits another offence, over the death of British man Harry Dunn in a 2019 traffic collision.
publicly funded healthcare systems within the United Kingdom
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control imposes sanctions on former Guinean president Alpha Condé for engaging in political violence during his presidency.
political and social movement for addressing environmental issues
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-led international peacekeeping force
Fourteen Iranian fishermen are returned to Iran after eight years of captivity in Somalia. The men were found in Somalia by police last month and freed from al-Shabaab jihadists after negotiations between the captors, tribal chiefs and Somali elders.
restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease
The defending champions France defeats Morocco 2–0, advancing to their second consecutive World Cup final, which will be against Argentina.
At least one person is killed after a large explosion occurs during a massive fire at a shopping center in Moscow, Russia.
Basketball player Brittney Griner is released in a prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout.
A soldiers is also killed and three civilians injured.
Serbia condemns the request and says that it will ask the five members of the bloc which do not recognize Kosovo to reject the request.
major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War
head of state and head of government of Guatemala
One person is killed and 11 others are injured by a suicide bomber in Astana Anyar District, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Hekmatyar was not injured in the attack.
Five people are killed and five others are injured in a head-on collision of a bus and a pickup truck near Ventersburg, Free State, South Africa.
The Nara District Public Prosecutors Office in Nara Prefecture, Japan, says that the accused assassin of former prime minister Shinzo Abe is competent to stand trial for the killing. Prosecutors say that Tetsuya Yamagami "does not suffer from any mental illness that could greatly affect his ability to judge right from wrong". According to sources, prosecutors plan to indict Yamagami on murder charges.
sovereign wealth fund owned by Saudi Arabia
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
Former President of Guatemala Otto Pérez Molina and his vice president, Roxana Baldetti, are sentenced to 16-year prison terms for their involvement.
Kurds riot near the Place de la République in Paris, France, damaging shops and setting fires. The Paris Police Prefecture reports 11 arrests and at least 30 minor injuries in relation to the violence. The riot followed a peaceful protest in response to yesterday's mass shooting at a Kurdish cultural center that killed three people.
human settlement in Ilishevsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo
British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands
The African National Congress meets to debate the political future of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa amid an emerging scandal concerning Ramaphosa's ownership of a farm in alleged breach of anti-corruption laws.
International Criminal Court investigation in Georgia
Two police officers and a civilian are killed and two other officers are injured when gunmen open fire at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland, Australia, where police were investigating a missing person report. The three perpetrators are later killed by police.
Nine police officers are killed and two others are injured when a convoy hits a roadside bomb in Kirkuk, Iraq.
At least 141 people are killed and dozens are injured during heavy floods and landslides in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The AquaDom aquarium in Berlin, Germany, home to 1,500 tropical fish of more than 100 different species, bursts, flooding local streets.
European Union member states agree to a natural gas price cap in an attempt to limit economic damage from the global energy crisis. The price cap can be triggered beginning on February 15, if for three days, prices on the TTF, which is the European natural gas benchmark, exceed €180 per megawatt-hour (MWh) and are also more than €35/MWh higher than a reference price based on liquefied natural gas price assessments.
The National Opposition Assembly votes to terminate Juan Guaidó's interim government and opposition leadership, with Guaidó's disputed acting presidency expected to end on January 4.
Sitiveni Rabuka is confirmed as the new prime minister. Rabuka will hold the office again more than two decades after first leading the country as prime minister.
city in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that his government will continue to recognize detained former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo as president of Peru and says that relations between both countries are now "paused".
All members of Belgium's Political Bureau of the Walloon Parliament resign after a scandal concerning excessive public spending by parliamentary clerk Frédéric Janssens. Bureau President Jean-Claude Marcourt, who had been criticized for taking part in a luxury 3-day trip to Dubai for €20,000 using public funds, had previously refused to be the only person to resign if all other members of the Bureau did not resign.
Two soldiers are killed and three others are injured during an ambush by Islamic State gunmen in Kirkuk, Iraq.
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel
deliberate attempt to create artificial, false or misleading appearances with respect to the price of, or market for, a product, security or commodity
COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the United States
mandates for people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.
The Lachin corridor, the only link between Armenia and the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, is blocked by a group of Azerbaijani citizens described as environmental activists by state media.
The Taiwanese government announces that it would extend the required duration for conscription from four months to one year, citing the increasing threat of China using military force to pursue Chinese unification.
The Taiwanese government announces that it would extend the required duration for conscription from four months to one year, citing the increasing threat of China using military force to pursue Chinese unification. The reform, which will apply to men born after January 1, 2005, will take effect in 2024.
Swiss multinational mining company Glencore agrees to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo $180 million to settle corruption claims dating from 2007 to 2018. Glencore has admitted to bribing African officials in order to secure "improper business advantages", including in the DRC.
organized force, possibly armed, other than the regular military
Emergency services rescue all of the ten people who had been buried alive.
maritime warfare branch of Lebanon's military
capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Iranian prosecutor-general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri announces the dissolution of the Guidance Patrol, though Iranian state media disputes this.
Allegations of sexual abuse by American film producer Harvey Weinstein
Fijians head to the polls to elect the 55 members of the parliament.
Two people are killed and 14 others are injured when a roadside bomb targeting a security forces' convoy explodes in Miranshah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Five people are killed and one other person is injured in a mass shooting at a condominium tower in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The gunman is killed by police.
one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands
district in Cianjur Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who received a life sentence in Nepal for murdering 12 tourists between 1963 and 1976, and suspected of murdering also 18 other people, is released from prison due to his old age and good behaviour in accordance with a Supreme Court order.
making a copy or imitation which is represented as the original
overview about the suspension of accounts on Twitter and a list of notable ones
The Taliban ban university education for women in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the Ministry of Higher Education says that the decree was issued by the Cabinet today and entered into force effective immediately.
Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code
Section of the United States Bankruptcy Code
Over 40,000 customers are without power after two power substations in Moore County, North Carolina, United States, are deliberately damaged by gunfire on Saturday night. A curfew has been ordered, and power restoration is expected to take until Thursday.
area of 27 European states without mutual border controls
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
part of an electrical generation, transmission, and/or distribution system
Federal territory and capital city of Malaysia
provisional release from prison, with certain conditions such as probation in some states
The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Respect for Marriage Act, which enshrines same-sex marriage and interracial marriage into federal law, in a 258–169–1 vote.
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
men's national association football team representing Argentina
Four people are killed and three others are injured when a roadside bomb explodes near a military vehicle in Al Mahfad District, Abyan Governorate, Yemen.
lower house of the United States Congress
Five North Korean drones cross the DMZ into South Korea, which prompted the South Korean military to launch aircraft to intercept the drones.
series of letter bomb attacks to high profile figures in Spain
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 9 months, 1 week and 3 days)
city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
The Lebanese Navy and United Nations forces rescue a capsizing boat of 232 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
The bill also includes prosecution for "spreading false information discrediting the Armed Forces of Belarus".
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
area in Wallasey, Merseyside, United Kingdom
American pastor and politician (born 1969)
Sudanese born Scottish wildlife cameraman
American film producer Harvey Weinstein is convicted on 3 of 7 sexual assault charges against him. The jury found Weinstein either not guilty, or was hung, on four other charges.
Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary
Committee chief and de facto leader of the Chinese Communist Party in a province, city, or other administrative region
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
Date: 19 July 2012 – ongoing (10 years, 6 months, 1 week and 1 day)
commune in the metropolis of Lyon, France
Coventry's chief executive blamed debt-ridden rugby union club Wasps RFC, who also use the stadium.
business that allows customers to trade cryptocurrencies for other assets
highest court of appeal in most of the United Kingdom
one of the three island groups of the Philippines
Peacekeeping operations in Nagorno-Karabakh
peacekeeping operations in the Nagorno-Karabakh region
attempt by President Pedro Castillo to dissolve the Congress of Peru
diplomatic mission in Manchester, England
Augusta National Golf Club chairperson Fred Ridley announces that professional golfers who are signed under the LIV Golf tour, which began this year as a competitor to the PGA Tour, will be permitted to play in the 2023 Masters Tournament, the first of four men's major golf championships held next year.
sovereign state in northern South America
unlawful possession of a weapon by an individual
The team will need to pay compensation to the three opponents as well as to the EFL.
current government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
The Supreme Court of the United States rules 5–4 to maintain Title 42 of the U.S. Code, allowing the government to remove persons who have recently been in a country where an infectious disease was present.
unincorporated territory of the United States
bus accident in Spain on 24 December 2022
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
The Iranian government gives its first official report regarding deaths from the protests that followed the death of Mahsa Amini in September. The report states that more than 200 people have died in what the government has labelled as "riots".
The impeachment is successful and Castillo is later arrested after leaving the Government Palace in Lima.
Tavricheskaya Street, Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
American criminal and civil investigation
de facto state, considered internationally to be part of Ukraine, 2014–2022
American multinational technology corporation
Four Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members are killed by gunmen in Saravan, Iran, near the border with Pakistan.
Taliban capture of the capital of Afghanistan
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is sentenced to six years in prison on corruption charges, with Kirchner also receiving a lifetime ban on holding public office.
The European Council formally grants candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
largest city in California, United States of America
Seven people are killed and four others are injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant in Aydın, Turkey.
political and economic union of 27 European states
consolidated city-county in Richmond County, Georgia, United States
minor partner in a formal, free relationship between a political territory
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
National Basketball Association team in New York City
Croatia defeats Morocco 2–1 in the third place play-off. This is Croatia's second third-place finish, and Morocco's best ever result at a World Cup, which is also the best ever result by both an African and Arab team at the tournament.
A federal judge in Michigan, United States, sentences a man to 16 years in prison for plotting to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.
The reform, which will apply to men born after January 1, 2005, will take effect in 2024.
A Turkish official says that Russia and the United States have been informed of the deadline.
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
A French judge indicts a 69-year-old man with murder, attempted murder due to race, and the unlawful procurement and possession of a weapon for killing three people and injuring three others in the 10th arrondissement of Paris on December 23. The suspect had confessed to having been motivated by racism.
Aftermath of the assassination of Shinzo Abe
Father's Organic Farm, off Selangor State Route
Benjamin Netanyahu is sworn in as the prime minister of Israel for the third time in his political career.
Date: 5 September 2020 – 4 February 2022
Somalia's ministry of defense says that the military has recaptured the key town of Runirgod from al-Shabaab.
Three members of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin have died within ten days from each other in Cambodia, prompting an increasing alarming situation.
federal research institute in Livermore, California, United States
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates
agency of the United States Department of the Treasury
European Union member states agree to a natural gas price cap in an attempt to limit economic damage from the global energy crisis.
Tornado outbreak of December 13–14, 2022
Eighteen of the deaths occurred in Northern Mindanao.
conflict between Gangs and the Nigerian government
ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Date: 20 February 1988 – present (34 years, 11 months and 6 days)
Interracial marriage in the United States
Regional categorization of cross-ethnic marital unions
sector of the economy run by non-state entities
The man was found guilty of "waging war against God" after being accused of blocking a street and attacking a security forces member with a machete.
place, generally between two countries, where travellers or goods are generally inspected
Italian rugby union team Benetton Treviso suspends an unnamed player following an investigation by the Italian public prosecutor's office on racist behavior exhibited during a Secret Santa team event involving Guinea-born player Cherif Traorè, in which the suspended player reportedly gifted Traorè a rotten banana.
fraud involving complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds, overstating revenues, understating expenses, overstating the value of corporate assets, or underreporting the existence of liabilities
The Indonesian parliament announces that it will pass a new Criminal Code to replace the current one, which dates back from its colonial era.
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
health facility where medicines are sold and medical advice is given
Protests occur in the town of Atarib, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, after a Turkish military vehicle ran over and killed a woman and a child while conducting a patrol with a local rebel group, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
event in which Pope Benedict XVI resigned on 28 Feb. 2013 at 20:00 CET, after an announcement on 11 Feb.
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior reports that several letter bombs have been sent to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the Ministry of Defence and the Torrejón Air Base. A sixth letter bomb is intercepted at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid.
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
Kurds riot near the Place de la République in Paris, France, damaging shops and setting fires.
U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
protests against the impeachment of President Pedro Castillo
The price cap can be triggered beginning on February 15, if for three days, prices on the TTF, which is the European natural gas benchmark, exceed €180 per megawatt-hour (MWh) and are also more than €35/MWh higher than a reference price based on liquefied natural gas price assessments.
death and funeral proceedings of Pope Benedict XVI
Higher education institution in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
manifestation of racist attitudes in Italy
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, vicepresident of Argentina
All members of Belgium's Political Bureau of the Walloon Parliament resign after a scandal concerning excessive public spending by parliamentary clerk Frédéric Janssens.
Fiji mobilises its army in response to threats made against the country's minority groups and ongoing civil unrest.
landslide in Risaralda, Northwest Colombia
major city in Greater Manchester, England, UK
attack on power substations in Moore County, North Carolina
2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country
Northwestern Europe; between the Celtic and North Seas
Human rights groups and various personalities have criticized LIV Golf, which is financed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, as a sportswashing project by the country to improve its repressive global image.
Protests occur in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar in response to a corruption scandal.
Jemaah Islamiyah member Umar Patek, who was convicted for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings, is released on parole after an Indonesian court reduced his 20-year prison sentence.
communication software feature used to express support
men's national association football team representing Brazil
The death toll from monsoon floods in the Philippines has increased to 32, with 24 others still missing.
Sheffield City Council have declared a major incident as the natural gas network outage affecting thousands of properties in Sheffield, England enters its sixth day. Many residents still have no heating in their homes and temperatures are forecast to drop below 0°C in the coming days.
2022 scandal centered around the cryptocurrency company FTX
wave of Russian attacks during its invasion of Ukraine
French territorial collectivity created in 2015, exercising the competences of both a metropolis and a département
Catalonia in Spain registers the highest December temperature ever for the autonomous community in Anglès, which reached 26.3 °C (79.3 °F).
Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhhorod export gas pipeline
Sitiveni Rabuka is confirmed as the new prime minister.
The Russian-installed head of Liubymivka, Kakhovka Raion, Andrei Shlepa, is assassinated in a car bombing in the Russian-occupied part of the Kherson region. Russia accuses Ukraine of being behind the attack.
2015–present armed conflict in Afghanistan
The Taliban ban university education for women in Afghanistan.
List of migrant vessel incidents on the Mediterranean Sea
Six Pakistani civilians and a Taliban fighter are killed during a shootout between Taliban forces and Pakistani soldiers over a dispute on construction of new checkpoints on the Afghan side of the Chaman border. Seventeen Pakistani civilians, ten Taliban fighters and three Afghan civilians are also injured.
agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime at some time in the future
An attack on an electrical substation in Pierce County, Washington, United States, cuts off power to 14,000 people.
Spanish municipality, in the comarca of Selva, in the province of Girona, Catalonia
expulsion of the people from a place or country
2022 Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhhorod pipeline explosion
1993 American football playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Oilers
general elections in Fiji held in November 2022
The Chinese foreign ministry recalls Manchester consul general Zheng Xiyuan and five other diplomats in the United Kingdom following their alleged involvement in the October clash.
form of property deposited or pledged to a court
aviation occurrence that affects or could affect the safety of operation
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
lower house of the Indonesia's parliament
town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England
international agreement between the United States and the Pacific Island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau
group of sports teams or individual athletes that compete against each other
clandestine acquisition of confidential information
Russian president Vladimir Putin issues a decree to prohibit the exports of Russian oil and petroleum products to countries and organizations that adhere to the US$60-per-barrel price cap that Australia, the European Union, and the G7 member states agreed upon earlier this month.
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
attempted coup d'état plot by Reichsbürger far-right groups in Germany in 2022
province of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra
additional period of play to bring a game to a decision
Catalonia in Spain registers the highest December temperature ever for the autonomous community in Anglès, which reached 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). Several other stations, including in the regional capital of Barcelona, also break records.
Four soldiers are arrested after an alleged coup attempt in The Gambia.
explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
Four people are killed and 36 others are injured in a bus crash on Highway 97C in British Columbia, Canada. The crash was attributed to "icy roads" following the winter storm.
Date: 7 December 2022 ±08:20 WIB (UTC+7)
governing body of association football in Africa
Twitter suspends the accounts of several journalists who reported on negative news relating to Elon Musk and Twitter.
A Japanese research team from Yamagata University announces the discovery of 168 new big figures near the Nazca Lines in Peru.
Penalty shoot-out (association football)
method used in association football to decide the winner of a drawn match
The Nara District Public Prosecutors Office in Nara Prefecture, Japan, says that the accused assassin of former prime minister Shinzo Abe is competent to stand trial for the killing.
upper house of the United States Congress
The suspensions follow an incident in Los Angeles involving the safety of Elon Musk's son.
city and capital of West Java Province, Indonesia
Glencore has admitted to bribing African officials in order to secure "improper business advantages", including in the DRC.
uncrewed spaceflight; first flight in the Artemis program, and first flight of NASA's SLS rocket
impasse that prevents the government from passing laws
A federal judge in Michigan, United States, sentences a man to 16 years in prison for plotting to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. The man was also convicted of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Date: 12 December 2022 – present (2 months and 2 days)
airplane assembly building in Everett, Washington
unpowered railway vehicle used for freight transport
Al-Hasakah Governorate, Raqqa Governorate, Aleppo Governorate, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
federal state, capital and largest city of Germany
festive season which occurs immediately before Lent
Security forces storm a counterterrorism office in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, which was seized two days ago by 33 Pakistani Taliban members, killing all of the insurgents.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
groupings of highly centralized criminal enterprises
Greece (European Parliament constituency)
Several other stations, including in the regional capital of Barcelona, also break records.
bilateral relations between Ukraine and United States
Peruvian political crisis (2017–present)
civil conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
2021 mob attempt to prevent or influence Presidential electoral vote count
human settlement in United States of America
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Spain
region in the northern part of Kosovo with ethnic Kosovo Serbs majority
forms of unrest arising from a mass act of civil disobedience in which the participants become hostile toward authority, and authorities incur difficulties in maintaining public safety and order, over the disorderly crowd
men's national association football team representing Portugal
pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)
form of housing tenure and other real property
capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany
municipality in Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria
American college golfer, amateur golfer, U.S. Amateur champion, lawyer, golf administrator
constituent country of the United Kingdom
one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
process of getting coal out of the ground
Terrorist attack in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast on 13 March 2016
migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country
capital and most populous city of Russia
head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature
suburb in north-west Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
2022 suicide bombing attack in Bandung, East Java, Indonesia
Three people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting at a Kurdish community center in Paris, France.
large geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in Peru
city in Kemerovo Oblast in the Asiatic part of Russia
land warfare branch of Peru's armed forces
Russian president Vladimir Putin issues a decree to prohibit the exports of Russian oil and petroleum products to countries and organizations that adhere to the US$60-per-barrel price cap that Australia, the European Union, and the G7 member states agreed upon earlier this month. The decree will be in effect from February 1 to July 1.
bilateral relations between China and Canada
act of mass impulse among herd of animals or a crowd of people
former Dutch colony in Southeast Asia; after 1949 Indonesia
Ramaphosa has stated that he does not intend to resign.
action where a vessel turns on to its side or is upside down
constituent political entity of the United States of America
The Belgian Federal Police arrest Greek MEP and European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili following an investigation into corruption tied to lobbying efforts in support of Qatar.
Three police officers and a gunman are killed during a raid on the hideout of the suspected killers of a policeman during protests in Ma'an, Jordan.
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
Late December 2022 North American winter storm
light-duty truck with an enclosed cab and an open cargo area
land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas
separates the territories of Iran and Iraq
organisation of professional golf tournaments
sudden, drastic flow of snow down a steep slope
2022–2023 Ukrainian strike on Russian forces
2022 visit by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United States
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
city in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine
Kingfisher Country Park, Kingshurst, England
The jury found Weinstein either not guilty, or was hung, on four other charges.
The International Criminal Court concludes its investigation in the situation in Georgia, delivering arrest warrants for three de facto South Ossetian officials believed to bear responsibility for war crimes against Georgian civilians during the 2008 war. The fourth suspect, Russian general Vyacheslav Borisov, is not indicted as he died in 2021.
currency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
diplomatic relations between the United Mexican States and the Republic of Peru
civil police force of the People's Republic of China
The Scottish Parliament passes the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill by 86–39 votes, amending the Gender Recognition Act 2004 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to simplify the legal gender change process in Scotland. The bill now awaits royal assent.
four prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf
(The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo! News)
Director of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities approves the first new coal mine in the United Kingdom in 30 years at the Woodhouse Colliery in Cumbria, England. The mine is expected to remain operational for up to 50 years. It will create 500 direct and 1,500 indirect jobs in the region, and will take two years to build at a cost estimated at around £165 million ($201 million).
South Africa's head of state and head of government
concealing, altering or destroying evidence in a (usually criminal) investigation
It is believed that North Korea launched the drones in response to criticism of the quality of North Korean satellite images.
In Farah Province, the Taliban carries out its first public execution since taking power last year. The executed man was convicted of fatally stabbing another man in 2017, and was executed by the victim's father, according to government spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.
executive branch of government in Serbia
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
At least four people are injured, one of them seriously, when an avalanche hits the ski resort Zürs/Lech in Vorarlberg, Austria. Emergency services rescue all of the ten people who had been buried alive.
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
The African National Congress meets to debate the political future of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa amid an emerging scandal concerning Ramaphosa's ownership of a farm in alleged breach of anti-corruption laws. Ramaphosa has stated that he does not intend to resign.
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
the body that leads the executive branch of Alberta
At least four people are injured, one of them seriously, when an avalanche hits the ski resort Zürs/Lech in Vorarlberg, Austria.
receive a suspended five-point deduction after postponing three home games following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games in August.
The Iranian government gives its first official report regarding deaths from the protests that followed the death of Mahsa Amini in September.
ban on entering public areas such as streets or squares at certain times
illegal interference with the process of an election, either by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates, or both
Iran announces the first known execution of a prisoner arrested in connection with the protests.
independent nation with free association
city in the West Midlands in England, UK
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
material that government claims requires confidentiality
Royal Air Force station near Croughton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
collision of a vehicle with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or other object
continent, mainly on the Earth's southwestern quadrant
diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and the Republic of Ghana
process by which inmates in criminal justice systems may be eligible for immediate release
American football player and political candidate (born 1962)
Proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
business acquisition held from 2022 to 2023
Poipet, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia
Eleven Allied Democratic Forces militants are killed and eight are arrested during a gunfight with Ugandan soldiers in Ntoroko, Uganda.
Date: 18 December 2022 Time: 20:30 AFT (UTC+04:30)
Spanish government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
Kaili's political parties, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, have both suspended her membership.
partially recognized country in southeastern Europe
diplomatic visit of the Ukrainian president to the United States, 2022
person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
illicit act of giving or promising money or gifts that alters the behavior of a person in power; illicit act of a person in power deciding based on money or gift received or promised
human rights crisis affecting Canada and the United States
military offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts into the Russian Federation in September 2022
Turkey gives the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces an ultimatum to withdraw its fighters from Manbij, Tell Rifaat, and Kobanî within two weeks or face military action. A Turkish official says that Russia and the United States have been informed of the deadline.
Roughly bounded by Pacific Ave., Market St., Jackson St. and right of way of Dallas Right of Way Management Company, Dallas, Texas
investigation in the situation in Georgia
Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada
The ceasefire will be in effect from January 1 to at least June 30.
unrecognised de-facto state in South Caucasus
association football club in Coventry, England
birth control and sexually transmitted disease prevention device
cross-border shellings that have occurred since 1949, lately since mid-2003
Supreme law of the United States of America
Ukrainian forces claim that they are closing in on the city of Kreminna in Luhansk Oblast. According to governor Serhiy Haidai, Russian fighters in some parts of the city were forced to retreat to neighboring Rubizhne.
Wikimedia list of persons by position held
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
Prosecutors say that Tetsuya Yamagami "does not suffer from any mental illness that could greatly affect his ability to judge right from wrong".
capital city of Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine
2020 United States presidential election
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Date: 31 July 2022 – present (6 months, 1 week and 5 days)
American film producer Harvey Weinstein is convicted on 3 of 7 sexual assault charges against him.
council for Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany
The decree will be in effect from February 1 to July 1.
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
an act of nuclear terrorism by Russia during the Russian-Ukrainian war (2022)
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, and Washington, D.C.
The perpetrator, a 69-year-old Frenchman, is arrested.
championship match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
violent group of individuals claiming control over a territory
Two people are killed and five others are injured during the shelling of a hotel and a restaurant in Donetsk.
organization independent of any government, usually created to aid those in need
small town in North Waziristan, Pakistan
suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
province of Indonesia, on island of Java
South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol pardons former president Lee Myung-bak as part of a mass pardon aimed at "national unity".
The Belgian Federal Police arrest Greek MEP and European Parliament vice-president Eva Kaili following an investigation into corruption tied to lobbying efforts in support of Qatar. Kaili's political parties, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, have both suspended her membership.
Musk accuses these journalists of posting links to real-time location data.
social networking service created by Trump Media & Technology Group
150 insurgents were killed and 15 others were arrested in the operation.
Eleven Allied Democratic Forces militants are killed and eight are arrested during a gunfight with Ugandan soldiers in Ntoroko, Uganda. A soldiers is also killed and three civilians injured.
formal accusation that a person has committed a crime
disputed maritime demarcation line between North and South Korea
2022 action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware
At least 200 million people, two-thirds of the population of the United States, are under weather warning advisories, with the state of New York issuing a travel ban due to extreme temperatures. 1.5 million people across the country are left without power and at least 28 people are killed as a result of the storm.
Bureau President Jean-Claude Marcourt, who had been criticized for taking part in a luxury 3-day trip to Dubai for €20,000 using public funds, had previously refused to be the only person to resign if all other members of the Bureau did not resign.
The Biden administration orders the release of thousands of documents on the assassination of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy for the first time. With 13,173 files now published online, more than 97% of records are now publicly available, according to the White House.
accession of a country to the European Union
between Kalinino and Yambakhtino, Chuvashia, Russia
administrative capital of South Africa located in the Gauteng province
According to governor Serhiy Haidai, Russian fighters in some parts of the city were forced to retreat to neighboring Rubizhne.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
form of capital punishment carried out publicly
men's national association football team representing Morocco
infection transmitted through human sexual behavior
portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country
invasion of and multiplication in a host by disease-causing pathogens or organisms, and the reaction of host tissues
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić calls an emergency meeting of the National Security Council. After the meeting, Vučić states that "it is important to call on Serbs and Albanians to keep the peace" and that he "made certain decisions and gave orders".
military airbase in Ryazan Oblast, Russia
overview about the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
international intergovernmental economic organization
overview of the observance of human rights in Saudi Arabia
object or structure that creates a barrier or obstacle to control, block passage or force the flow of traffic in a desired direction
overview of the use of capital punishment in Belarus
Six Syrian Democratic Forces members are killed and an unknown number of others are injured during an ambush by five Islamic State gunmen in Raqqa.
objects of metalwork and jewellery in the regalia of a current or former monarchy
Aftermath of the 2022 Fijian general election
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (11 months and 3 weeks)
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
lower house of the Spanish legislative branch
multi-sport event in Birmingham, England
Four people are killed and 36 others are injured in a bus crash on Highway 97C in British Columbia, Canada.
Chinese police overseas service stations
At least 200 million people, two-thirds of the population of the United States, are under weather warning advisories, with the state of New York issuing a travel ban due to extreme temperatures.
accession process of new countries to the European Union
city and the former official capital of Ivory Coast
United States Compact of Free Association: Palau Marshall Islands Micronesia
sanctions against Russia after its annexation of Crimea in early 2014
Six Pakistani civilians and a Taliban fighter are killed during a shootout between Taliban forces and Pakistani soldiers over a dispute on construction of new checkpoints on the Afghan side of the Chaman border.
The Lebanese Navy and United Nations forces rescue a capsizing boat of 232 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Two people perish in the overnight incident.
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti states that "the barricades from masked criminals in the north must be removed immediately".
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
geographic and cultural region; collective term for the Arabic-speaking countries of Asia and Africa, or of Asia only
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963
Swiss multinational mining company Glencore agrees to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo $180 million to settle corruption claims dating from 2007 to 2018.
island sovereign state in the West Indies
authority responsible for law enforcement and prosecution service
2022 action-adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio
town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Astana Anyar police station, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
The fourth suspect, Russian general Vyacheslav Borisov, is not indicted as he died in 2021.
informal body of ministers of the euro area member states
war between organized groups within the same sovereign state or republic
capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
golfer with professional status; ordinarily cannot play in amateur tournaments
Honduras begins a partial state of exception in most of the country as part of an attempt to reduce the amount of violent organized crime.
Around 20 Pakistani Taliban members seize control of a counterterrorism centre in Bannu, Pakistan, killing one officer and taking six hostages.
Two people perish in the overnight incident.
The suspect had confessed to having been motivated by racism.
Two officers were killed during the siege and many others were injured.
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Braun and two others have been charged with accounting fraud, breach of trust, commercial gang fraud, and market manipulation.
United Kingdom government ministerial department for housing, communities and local government in England
organization that seeks to influence government policy and actions and be elected to directly take part on government or legislation
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
1.5 million people across the country are left without power and at least 28 people are killed as a result of the storm.
the monitoring and observation of peace processes in post-conflict areas
hosting of a sporting event as a means for a country to improve its reputation
award for victors for the FIFA World Cup
capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada
Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (controlled and claimed by the DPR, Russia)
political organization with a centralized independent government
sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
military and political conflict in northern Syria
industrial sector which manufactures weapons and military technology and equipment
The Paris Police Prefecture reports 11 arrests and at least 30 minor injuries in relation to the violence.
Ex President of the National Assembly of Venezuela.
organization that supports the practice of a religion
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
FARC members continuing to fight since 2016
Second Gyeongin Expressway, Gwacheon, South Korea
Date: 25 June 1950 – present (72 years, 7 months and 1 day)
state of Georgia go to the polls to elect their next Senator in a runoff election between the Democratic incumbent candidate Raphael Warnock and Republican candidate Herschel Walker.
international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams
He is deported to France and barred from Nepal for ten years.
head of state and head of government of Ghana
political and military crisis on the Armenia–Azerbaijan border
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
uniformed police force responsible for the enforcement of civil law in Iraq
public research university in Moscow, Idaho, United States
divides the territories of Iran and Pakistan
Palestinian political partyLorganizazion
Birmingham and Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England
city in and county seat of Snohomish County, Washington, United States of America
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
precipitation in the form of ice crystal flakes
Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister and head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin and Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic Vitaliy Khotsenko are among the injured.
official rule or ruling prohibiting something generally, or forbidding someone to do something others can do
59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales
Office of Foreign Assets Control imposes sanctions on former Guinean president Alpha Condé for engaging in political violence during his presidency.
Sheffield City Council have declared a major incident as the natural gas network outage affecting thousands of properties in Sheffield, England enters its sixth day.
metropolitan area of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
military engagement during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine's Energoatom says that Russian soldiers have abducted two senior staff members from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
human right to practice, or not, a religion without conflict from governing powers
The trial of three executives of the now insolvent German financial services provider Wirecard, including its former chief executive officer Markus Braun, opens in Munich.
The Colombian government reaches a bilateral ceasefire agreement with the major armed groups involved in the conflict, including the National Liberation Army, FARC dissidents, and the Clan del Golfo.
head of state and government of the Maldives
governing body of football in the Arab League
Tunisians head to the polls to elect the members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People.
gender policies, punishments of the Taliban
national association football team representing France
Security forces storm a counterterrorism office in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, which was seized two days ago by 33 Pakistani Taliban members, killing all of the insurgents. Two officers were killed during the siege and many others were injured. All of the hostages are freed.
South Korean politician, 13th President of South Korea
Five people are killed and one other person is injured in a mass shooting at a condominium tower in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
Many residents still have no heating in their homes and temperatures are forecast to drop below 0°C in the coming days.
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
economic service provided by the finance industry
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
bilateral relations between Armenia and Russia
assassin of renowned apartheid activist Chris Hani
First Vice President Dina Boluarte is sworn in as President of the Republic after Castillo's arrest.
Potential enlargement of the European Union
potential candidates for admission into the European Union
Iraqi insurgency since the defeat of ISIL
sentence reduction granted to well-behaved prisoners
Seventeen Pakistani civilians, ten Taliban fighters and three Afghan civilians are also injured.