local government area in Western Australia
The move was supposedly warranted by the need "to carry out the necessary technical procedures" and was not related to sanctions.
immunisation programme against COVID-19 in India
List of the longest-running Broadway shows
ground warfare branch of Pakistan's military
The United States Department of the Treasury sanctions the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib in response to a cyberattack against Albania.
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Russian president Vladimir Putin signs accession treaties to annex the occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia.
The Colombia–Venezuela border reopens for commerce and trade after a seven-year closure.
census-designated place in Inyo County, California
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms that Ukraine has received NASAMS air defence systems from the United States.
Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyz forces of shelling one of its outposts and several villages.
Hurricane Kay strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane south of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
the Single European Payments Area (SEPA) initiative
Residents of the Tampa Bay area of Florida, United States, are ordered to evacuate.
A gunman kills two people, including a Toronto Police constable, and injures three others in Mississauga and Milton, Ontario, Canada, before police shoot him dead in Hamilton Cemetery.
American computer hardware company EVGA terminates its partnership with fellow hardware manufacturer Nvidia and withdraws completely from the graphics card market, alleging that the latter forced them to sell their cards at a loss and would refuse to disclose important information, such as sales numbers.
Seventeen people are injured after a fuel tanker explodes in Sabha, Libya.
At least eight people are killed and 24 others are injured after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
European Union Intellectual Property Office
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
Two people are killed and 120,000 people experience a power outage after Tropical Storm Talas hits central Japan.
The Bank of England buys 65 billion pounds of bonds in a bid to stabilise the UK economy.
Widespread protests occur in Iran after a woman is detained and allegedly beaten to death in Tehran by officers from Iran's religious police system for not properly wearing her hijab.
men's national basketball team representing Spain
The remaining suspect in Sunday's stabbing spree is arrested outside Wakaw, Saskatchewan. He later dies in custody.
Exit polls show that the centre-right coalition led by Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni has won the election with a majority of seats in the Italian Parliament.
Nine people are killed and two others are injured by a lightning strike in Sirajganj, Bangladesh.
Eleven people are killed during an ambush by cattle rustlers in Turkana County, Kenya.
The Ukrainian general staff reports that Russian troops abandoned the city of Svatove in Luhansk Oblast as Ukrainian forces advanced.
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
event by which a person is forced away from home
group of two double pipelines (i.e. 4 total) including Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2
One person is killed and 40 others are injured after flooding causes a wall dam to collapse in Free State, South Africa.
Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of New Zealand as Charles III by the Herald of Arms at the New Zealand Parliament Buildings.
A 1500 year old ancient Mayan settlement is uncovered in central Belize by archaeologists from the Belize Archaeological Institute and UIUC, dating from between 250 to 600 AD.
public research university in Urbana and Champaign, Illinois, United States
maritime warfare branch of Iran's regular military
The planned launch of Artemis 1 is newly delayed due to a storm.
Russian emigration following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
ongoing migration of Russian citizens in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
The United States Forest Service seizes equipment owned by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as part of a criminal investigation into the company's role in the Mosquito Fire.
first mission in NASA's Solar System Exploration program; impact of asteroid Dimorphos in 65803 Didymos system
This is the first time that the Fourteenth Amendment has been used in more than a century to ban a person who participated in an insurrection from serving in the government.
The death toll from the protests in Iran increases to 50.
The Iranian government announces that security forces have regained control of Oshnavieh, a day after protestors allegedly "took control" of the city.
Victoria removes its directive to work remotely where possible.
Response to the death of Queen Eizabeth II
The Catholic Church reveals that it disciplined Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, an East Timorese minister and former bishop who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996, over allegations of sexual abuse of teenage boys committed in the early 1990s.
Kiribati suspends three retired New Zealand judges from the Kiribati Court of Appeal as the constitutional crisis worsens.
large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores
Large numbers of fighting-age men leave Russia after the announcement of the mobilization. Long traffic jams occur at international border crossings and the price of tickets for international flights sharply increases.
Spain defeats France 88–76 in the final to win their fourth EuroBasket title.
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Ten people are killed when Ethiopian airstrikes hit a residential area in Mekelle, Tigray Region.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
Ukraine withdraws its 250 troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Six people are killed and three others are kidnapped as Islamists insurgents raid the districts of Erati and Memba, Mozambique, torching dozens of houses. Six attackers are arrested.
Four people are killed and several others are injured after a mass shooting at a soccer field in Yecapixtla, Morelos, Mexico.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov says that the Kremlin is scheduled to sign agreements on the annexation of the occupied territories of Ukraine by Russia on September 30.
worldwide crisis affected by shortage of energy supplies
capital of Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala
Russian forces launch eight cruise missiles at the dam of the Karachunivske reservoir causing extensive flooding in Kryvyi Rih and a 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) increase of water level in the Inhulets River.
A private Cessna 551 crashes into the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Latvia.
Four people are killed when armed rebels open fire on civilians in West Papua, Indonesia.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez tests positive for COVID-19.
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requests fast-track NATO membership following the Russian annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine.
Date: 29 August – 11 November 2022 (2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
North Korea passes a new law formally declaring itself a "nuclear state". The law includes the right of North Korea to use "preemptive" nuclear strikes as Kim Jong-un promises to "never give up" the country's nuclear weapons.
diplomatic relations between Ukraine and NATO
A referendum is approved in Cuba, granting, among other things, broader rights for the LGBT community, including marriage.
Egypt confirms its first case of monkeypox.
Ten people are killed, 50 others are injured, and three people are reported missing as floods hit Ancona, Marche, Italy.
Twelve people are killed by heavy rains in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, with nine of the people killed when a wall collapsed.
Eleven soldiers are killed as a 150-vehicle convoy carrying supplies to Djibo is ambushed by Islamist militants in Gaskindé (Pobé-Mengao), Soum Province.
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
copyright licensing status defined by the Open Source Initiative
Seven policemen are killed and one is injured during an ambush in Huila Department, Colombia. Their vehicle hit a roadside bomb before being shot dead by gunmen.
town in Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
Eight people are killed and three others are missing after flooding in Táchira, Venezuela.
According to the results released by Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts overwhelmingly vote in favor of annexation, with 99.23%, 98.42%, 93.11% and 87.05% of support, respectively. Turnout exceeded 75% in each region and exceeded 97% in Donetsk Oblast. However, the voting has been widely dismissed as a sham referendum.
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
land warfare branch of Iran's regular military
Swedes head to the polls to elect members of the Riksdag.
Thirteen people are killed and many others are injured in explosions in the Donetsk People's Republic-held city of Donetsk. DPR leader Denis Pushilin accuses Ukraine of being behind the attacks.
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne announces his intention to hold a referendum on transitioning the country into a republic.
Two of the victims were Russian staff members.
The International Monetary Fund provisionally approves a US$2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Australia
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
most populous city in the United States of America
Thousands of people march in Istanbul, Turkey, to demand legislation against LGBT organizations and their activities.
Equatorial Guinea abolishes the death penalty after its president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signs a new penal code into law.
President Vladimir Putin signs a decree granting Russian citizenship to American whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Liz Truss is elected Leader of the Conservative Party and will succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 6 September.
North Ossetia–Alania which contains the only border crossing between Russia and Georgia-controlled territory, bans all Russian cars that do not have the licence plate of the republic, with the exception of tourists travelling to the region. This comes as those fleeing the draft overwhelm the border.
Ukrainian forces recapture the town of Vysokopillia in Kherson Oblast, which has been under Russian occupation since March, and raise the Ukrainian flag over the town's hospital.
form of government where the head of state is elected
World Taekwondo denies giving bribes in order to become an Olympic sport after allegations emerge from a former employee turned whistleblower.
artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles at high angles
Bettina Muscheidt, the European Union ambassador to Nicaragua, is declared persona non grata, presumably due to her criticism of undemocratic policies of President Daniel Ortega.
The G7 group of nations announce plans for a price cap on Russian oil. Russia vows to halt sales to countries imposing it.
document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law
The number of people detained in anti-war protests across Russia increases to more than 2,000.
The funeral of former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev is held in Moscow.
census designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States
Jonathan Dowdall and his father Patrick plead guilty to facilitating the Killing of David Byrne in 2016.
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
statistics of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Twenty Southern Transitional Council separatist fighters are killed by al-Qaeda gunmen in Abyan Governorate.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
social movement opposed to a nation's status of armed conflict
Over 200,000 customers are left without power throughout Florida, U.S, due to Hurricane Ian.
All of the victims were in their 70s and had worked for the clinic for more than 40 years.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Michoacán, Mexico, killing two people and wounding 12 others.
Typhoon Muifa makes landfall in eastern China with the maximum wind speed near its centre reaching 42 metres per second (150 kilometres per hour (93 mph)).
A Brazilian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the Argentine Federal Police shortly after attempting to shoot Vice President Cristina Kirchner. Montiel pointed a loaded pistol at Kirchner's head and apparently pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire.
strait between mainland China and Taiwan
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
death of Iranian Kurdish woman who was arrested and potentially abused by the Guidance Patrol of Iran
Charles III is proclaimed Lord of Mann by Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer at Government House, Isle of Man.
Three people are killed in a building collapse in Nairobi, Kenya.
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
Thirty-five civilians are killed and 37 others injured as a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies strike a roadside bomb along the road from Bourzanga to Djibo, Soum Province, Burkina Faso.
Russia's Gazprom announces that gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume until sanctions against Russia are lifted.
assembling and readying troops and supplies for war
Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
Referendums begin in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk on whether to join Russia, in what Ukraine and other countries consider to be "sham" referendums.
The demonstration was organized by political groups including the Communist Party.
Irish judge Síofra O'Leary is elected the new president of European Court of Human Rights, becoming the first woman to hold that position.
city in and the county seat of Maverick County, Texas, United States
Thirteen people are killed and many others are injured in explosions in the Donetsk People's Republic-held city of Donetsk.
diplomatic relations between Montenegro and Russia
A ferry carrying Hindu pilgrims capsizes and sinks in Panchagarh District, Bangladesh, killing 66 people and leaving dozens of others missing.
poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations
Tigray People's Liberation Front authorities say that Eritrea has launched a full-scale intervention into the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
Date: 21 April 2019 – ongoing (3 years, 9 months and 3 weeks)
Twenty-seven people are killed and 20 others are injured when a bus carrying people to a COVID-19 quarantine facility crashes on a highway in Sandu County, Guizhou Province, China.
A second earthquake in less than 24 hours strikes southeast Taiwan, killing one person and wounding 146 other people. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake is felt in Taipei and tsunami warnings are issued.
Thousands of people protest in Luanda, Angola, accusing incumbent president João Lourenço of electoral fraud in the latest election.
head of the executive branch of New York City's government
Russ Kun is inaugurated as President of Nauru following the general election on 24 September.
The attacker is shot dead by security forces.
Four people are killed and three others injured after a gunman goes on a livestreamed shooting spree in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. A 19-year-old suspect is arrested.
Ten people are killed in South Korea by Typhoon Hinnamnor.
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
Following the G7's announcement, Russia's Gazprom announces that flows through the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume tomorrow because of a reported "oil leak" in a turbine.
A new lunar mineral is discovered by the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, which is named Changesite–(Y).
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
Six people are shot and injured near several high schools and alternative schools in Oakland, California, United States.
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo formally declares an end to the country's latest outbreak of Ebola.
A Brazilian man, identified as 35-year-old Fernando Montiel, is arrested by the Argentine Federal Police shortly after attempting to shoot Vice President Cristina Kirchner.
Date: 15 February 2011 – present (11 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
largest Christian church, led by the pope
person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
At least 32 people are killed and 11 others are injured when three gunmen open fire in a mass shooting at a karaoke bar in Binh Duong, Vietnam.
Russian politician and diplomat (born 1967)
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
More than 30 municipal deputies of Russian cities sign a petition calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin's resignation amid substantial Ukrainian advances in the war.
highest official and executive leader of the Donetsk People's Republic
munition containing multiple submunitions meant to disperse effects of the munitions
The High Court of Malaysia finds Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, guilty of corruption.
constellation straddling the celestial equator
Norway raises its "emergency preparedness" in response to sightings of "unidentified drones" near its offshore oil and gas facilities in the North Sea, and is coordinating with its armed forces, police, and oil and gas industry operators, according to energy minister Terje Aasland.
Two people are killed in a fire at a PKN Orlen plant in Płock, Poland.
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Russian president Vladimir Putin signs accession treaties to annex the occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia. However, the accession treaties must be ratified by both houses of the Russian parliament before becoming effective under Russian law.
infrastructure important to national security
Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of Australia as Charles III by the Governor-General of Australia David Hurley at Government House in Canberra.
2022 killing of former Japanese prime minister
smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake
An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control soaring energy prices in the country and voicing opposition to the country's involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
Finland announces that it will deny entry to Russian tourists beginning on Thursday night, thereby cutting off the last direct link between Russia and the European Union.
A second earthquake in less than 24 hours strikes southeast Taiwan, killing one person and wounding 146 other people.
Italians head to the polls to elect members of the Parliament.
Two people are killed by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Mexico City. The earthquake was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred three days ago in Michoacán, Mexico.
Russian politician and head of the Lugansk People's Republic
The death toll from the fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which began four days ago, increases to 94.
Donetsk People's Republic authorities accuse Ukraine of shelling a market in Donetsk, killing six civilians.
Fourteen people are killed and 25 others are injured in a three vehicle collision in Kyaukpadaung, Myanmar.
Hurricane Danielle becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.
military wing of the Palestinian Hamas organization
checkpoint erected to monitor and control the movement of people and materials
district in Bangladesh's Rangpur Division
town in the Sisak-Moslavina County, Slavonia, in Croatia
Nine people are killed and 55 others are rescued after a bus crashes in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, during heavy rains.
Multiple explosions are reported near the city of Taganrog in Rostov Oblast, Russia.
The state funeral of Elizabeth II is held in London, United Kingdom.
Six people are killed as Typhoon Noru makes landfall on the island of Luzon, Philippines.
international court in Strasbourg, France, established by the European Convention on Human Rights
At least 1,300 protesters rallying against the mobilization are arrested throughout Russia.
Amid protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, Iran restricts access to several websites, including Instagram and WhatsApp.
digital medium of exchange using cryptography on a ledger to secure transactions and to verify transfer of ownership
Inter-American Development Bank chief Mauricio Claver-Carone is fired by the bank's board of governors after an external investigation, started because of a whistleblower complaint, found that Claver-Carone had an undisclosed intimate relationship with his subordinate and committed several ethics violations in connection with her.
A 60-year-old man is killed by an Ethiopian airstrike on Mekelle, in the rebel-controlled Tigray Region.
rise in price level in an economy over time
Seven people are killed and 41 others are injured when a car bomb explodes at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.
2022 military offensive in northeastern Ukraine
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
Six people are killed when two earthquakes strike northern Afghanistan.
At least three people are killed by an explosion at an oil refinery in Neuquén Province, Argentina.
Swedish authorities report a fourth gas leak from the Nord Stream pipelines.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda begins the trial of Félicien Kabuga, one of the richest Rwandan businessmen in the 1990s who is implicated in the Rwandan genocide. Kabuga pleads not guilty and does not appear on the first day of the proceedings.
Four people are killed during clashes between rival Shia Muslim fighters in Basra, Iraq, three days after 30 supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr were killed during clashes in Baghdad.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Luding County, Sichuan, China, killing at least 66 people and injuring at least 250 others.
indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards shell the "[h]eadquarters of anti-Iranian terrorists" in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Gervais Ndirakobuca becomes the new prime minister of Burundi, following unanimous approval by the National Assembly.
Montenegro expels six Russian diplomats, whom the country accuses of spying. In response, the Russian embassy in Montenegro announces that its consular section will suspend its services beginning on Friday and "until further notice".
engineering event in which the structural integrity of a construction is compromised due to failure of components of the structure
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that the city will end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses on November 1.
Mexico transfers control over its National Guard to the Mexican Army.
Ukrainian territories occupied by Russian forces
Six people are killed and five people are missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Turkey.
Ukraine claims to have retaken more than 1,000 square kilometers of territory previously occupied by Russia, within the last week.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The government of Albania suspends diplomatic relations with Iran after a major cyberattack allegedly occurs.
President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Nineteen people are killed and 32 more injured when three gunmen attack a police station and open fire in a mass shooting in Zahedan, Iran.
Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the Nord Stream gas leaks "an unprecedented act of international terrorism".
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022
Five gunmen storm a rehab center in the early morning in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico, and open fire, killing three people and injuring two others.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree recognizing the "independence" of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts, which were proclaimed yesterday.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces that he will convene an urgent meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on September 30.
taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
Five Pakistani soldiers and four Pakistani Taliban militants are killed during a gunfight in North Waziristan.
Amid a renewed counter-offensive in the region, Ukrainian forces reportedly break through Russian defenses and advance more than 30 kilometers into Russian held territory in the Kharkiv Oblast, capturing many towns and cities including Balakliia.
Eighteen people are killed when a bus and a tanker truck collide and cause an explosion in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Four Turkish soldiers are killed in clashes with PKK insurgents in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism
The Nicaraguan government announced that it had severed diplomatic relations with the Netherlands.
Prigozhin had previously denied any involvement with the organization.
The Iranian Army announces that it will "confront the enemies" in response to the ongoing protests.
infectious disease caused by an influenza virus
process by which a population chooses the holder of a public office
head of government of the United Kingdom
land and air warfare branch of the Mexican Armed Forces
The Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the village of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast as it advances on Lysychansk.
Thirteen people are killed and 58 others are injured as Iran launches missiles and drones upon the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan's offices in Koye, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Iran accused the group of being involved in the ongoing protests in the country.
Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium.
The September 21, 2022 conscription of Russian reservists for Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Eleven people are killed and 29 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of a computer system
Taliban authorities say that they have killed 40 National Resistance Front fighters in the Panjshir Province of Afghanistan, including four commanders.
Former Sinn Féin councillor who was convicted of kidnapping.
Two people are killed and 25 others are injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
Six people are killed and eight others are injured when separatists open fire on a public bus in South West, Cameroon.
The National Bank of Georgia formally applies to join the European Union's Single Euro Payments Area.
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
Seven people are killed and 12 others are injured by airstrikes in Idlib Governorate, Syria.
Five Syrian soldiers are killed in missile strikes launched by the Israeli Air Force near Damascus.
Two people are killed and 5 others are injured after a helicopter crashes while travelling to a wildfire in Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey.
Hurricane Ian makes landfall near Englewood, Florida, United States, as a high-end Category 4 hurricane.
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
Russia launches missile strikes with Kalibr cruise missiles on critical infrastructure objects, including Kharkiv TEC-5, causing a total blackout and water shutdown in Northeastern Ukraine and the Kharkiv and Donetsk Oblasts. Ukrainian officials confirm at least 40 electrical substations have been destroyed in the wave of missile strikes.
ongoing viral pandemic in New York state, United States
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
The State Duma of Russia reports that a referendum on the accession of the Luhansk People's Republic to Russia will be held in the near future.
Mongolia places Khovd Province under quarantine after confirming a case of bubonic plague in Möst district.
Protests continue for the fourth consecutive day across Iran in response to the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police. Two people are killed during protests in Kermanshah.
Two Thai military personnel are killed and another is injured after a gunman opens fire at a military facility in Bangkok. The gunman is later arrested.
The pound sterling falls to its record lowest level against the U.S. dollar.
NASA suspends the inaugural launch of the Artemis 1 rocket for a second time, after a fuel leak causes a delay of more than two hours.
marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
Thousands of people evacuate in N'Djamena, Chad, due to extensive flooding caused by the country's heaviest rains in 30 years. An estimated 442,000 Chadians have been impacted by the floods since the end of August.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front claims that Eritrea and Ethiopia have launched a joint offensive in the Tigray Region.
All of the six attackers are also killed in the gunfight.
The government urges people to vote in favour of legalization while the Catholic Church urges people to vote against legalization.
At least 71 people are killed when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon capsizes off Syria's coast.
Six Israeli soldiers and a civilian driver are injured when three gunmen open fire on a bus in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Two of the attackers are later arrested.
System of classifying tropical cyclones into five categories based on measured wind speed and used to estimate potential damage
2021 conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces
The Iranian Navy captures and later releases two American sea drones in the Red Sea.
massacre of anti-government demonstrators
Nine people have died of diarrhea, malaria and gastroenteritis during the last 24 hours in Sindh Province, Pakistan, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll from flooding to more than 1,600 people.
Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico causing the entire island to lose power. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns of "life-threatening flash flooding" on the island amid "historic" rainfall.
Buckingham Palace announces that Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She is succeeded as monarch by her son Charles III.
The Kurdish administration in Syria, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, requests help from the World Health Organization to contain a cholera outbreak which has killed three people in the region.
separates territories of Ukraine and Russia
The artifacts will be repatriated to Italy and Egypt next week.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts
Afghanistan releases American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for Afghan drug lord Bashir Noorzai, who has been held by the United States on drug charges since April 2005.
The Supreme Court of India strikes down a portion of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act that forbade unmarried women from having an abortion, thus legalising the procedure for all women until the 24th week of pregnancy. The ruling also notes that forcing a woman to carry the child could constitute marital rape, which is not, however, recognised as an offence in India.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
international court by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955
Three people are injured after a shooting occurred at an amusement park in West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Supreme Court of India strikes down a portion of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act that forbade unmarried women from having an abortion, thus legalising the procedure for all women until the 24th week of pregnancy.
United States top women's professional basketball league
sports governing body organizing association football in Russia
A Palestinian man stabs and injures an Israeli soldier near Kiryat Arba in the West Bank. The attacker is shot dead by security forces.
Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico causing the entire island to lose power.
2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the United States, 18 May 2022–present
The Supreme Court of Kenya rules that William Ruto is the winner of the presidential election after facing court challenges over the results.
It is announced that the referendums on the entry of the Luhansk People's Republic, the Donetsk People's Republic, and the occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts into Russia as federal subjects will be held from September 23 to 27.
first level administrative division of Ukraine
Twenty-seven ancient artifacts housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, United States, are seized by federal investigators under the suspicion that they were looted. The artifacts will be repatriated to Italy and Egypt next week.
Former Guinean military leader Moussa Dadis Camara and ten others go on trial for their alleged involvement in a massacre of anti-government demonstrators in 2009.
National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
Iran accused the group of being involved in the ongoing protests in the country.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
Berezivka, Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast
urban locality in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Twenty-seven ancient artifacts housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, United States, are seized by federal investigators under the suspicion that they were looted.
city in and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas
The Swiss go to the polls to decide four ballot questions. The voters agree to raise the retirement age for women to 65 and to increase the value added tax rates from 7.7% to 8.1%. However, voters rejected the proposal to exempt domestic bonds from taxation and to ban intensive animal farming.
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
Russian State Duma deputies approve the introduction of the concepts of mobilization, martial law, wartime and armed conflict, as well as punishment for desertion, into the Criminal Code.
ongoing global surge of higher-than-average inflation
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Kazakhstan says that it will not recognize the results of the ongoing annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
Incumbent President Nayib Bukele announces that he will run for re-election in 2024, one year after the Supreme Court ruled that he was eligible to do so despite a constitutional ban on presidential re-election.
build a wall on the U.S. southern border
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
A civilian is killed and two others are injured by Ukrainian shelling on Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast, according to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
FINA permits the use of special swim caps specifically designed for dreadlocks, hair weaves or extensions, and voluminous hair, branded as the Soul Cap, in all water sports competitions. It had been banned at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
diplomatic relations between Russia and Afghanistan
Three people are killed after Tropical Storm Kay strengthens into a hurricane in Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and Mexican police find nine migrants dead in the Rio Grande after dozens of migrants attempt to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, United States. At least 70 other migrants are rescued.
Eight people are injured after an explosion tore through a building in Austin, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals its first photos of the Orion Nebula, which is located in the Orion constellation.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
Three people are reported missing after a small plane fails to reach its destination in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
abandonment of military duty without authorization
Israeli Air Force jets fire four missiles at Aleppo International Airport, hitting the runway and several warehouses allegedly containing Iranian rockets, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No casualties have been reported.
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
plan of action following the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Four Palestinians are killed and 44 others are injured when Israeli soldiers storm a refugee camp in Jenin, West Bank. The brother of the 2022 Tel Aviv shooting's perpetrator is among those killed.
Russ Kun becomes the President of Nauru, succeeding Lionel Aingimea.
Equatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979
Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Uzbekistan says that it will not deport Russians fleeing conscription.
India approves a nasal COVID-19 vaccine to combat COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after China.
The parliament of Solomon Islands votes to delay the next general election amid objections by opposition parties, who accuse Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of a "power grab".
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia's military mobilization is "dangerous and reckless", and condemns Putin's use of "nuclear rhetoric".
The brother of the 2022 Tel Aviv shooting's perpetrator is among those killed.
Poland and the Baltic states announce a ban on Russian tourists entering their countries beginning on September 19.
acquisition of a state's territory by another state
private university in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
UEFA announces that Russia will continue to be suspended meaning their team is barred from the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying draw.
bilateral relations between Russia and Lithuania
train used for transportation of freight
U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a visit to the Armenian capital Yerevan as a show of support for Armenia amid renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past week.
The Russian Defence Ministry confirms the withdrawal of troops from several towns in Kharkiv Oblast in order to allow its forces "to regroup" and reinforce the Donbas.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
Date: 17 August 2021 – present (1 year, 5 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
A Syrian Air Force helicopter crashes in Hama, Syria, killing all of the people on board.
Iranian protest movement since September 2022
municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
armed forces of the United States of Mexico
The Las Vegas Aces win their first WNBA Championship in a series against the Connecticut Sun.
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
Eleven people are killed and 12 others are missing after a boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia.
set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life
China's former justice minister Fu Zhenghua is sentenced to death with reprieve, which means his sentence will be life in prison without the possibility of parole, after pleading guilty to accepting bribes.
measures taken to regulate the movement of goods and people across borders
The Ukrainian military says that it has shot down an Iranian HESA Shahed 136 combat drone operated by Russia near Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast. An inscription on the drone identified it as an "M214 Geran-2", which did not immediately correspond to known Russian weaponry.
Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and southern parts of Punjab
Voters in Nauru head to the polls to elect members of parliament.
island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
dispute resolution with assistance of an impartial third party moderator through the use of communication and negotiation techniques
Three people are killed and 12 others are injured by a Russian cluster munition attack on a bus stop in Mykolaiv, according to mayor Oleksandr Sienkievych.
Authorities in Cameroon ban "undeclared meetings and manifestations" in Bamenda, the capital of the Northwest Region, after separatists announced a manifestation to commemorate the declaration of independence of Ambazonia, a breakaway state consisting of the English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
province of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra
Reports emerge that protestors have allegedly "taken control" of the city of Oshnavieh after security forces withdraw.
person killing in multiple locations in a short time
ground warfare branch of Turkey's military
Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, publicly admits for the first time that he founded the Wagner Group, a private military company accused of war crimes in places where they had been deployed. Prigozhin had previously denied any involvement with the organization.
Russian forces shell a psychiatric hospital in Strelechya, Kharkiv Oblast, killing four medics and injuring two patients.
Russian forces withdraw from most of the Kharkiv Oblast as the Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast collapses. Ukrainian soldiers retake Chkalovske and Velykyi Burluk. Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says that "thousands" of civilians are fleeing across the border into the region.
King Estates School Complex, 8251 Fontaine Street Oakland, California, U.S.
title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission
Kazakhstan says that around 98,000 Russian civilians have entered the country by land and air since Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a military mobilization.
Taiwanese forces shoot down an unidentified civilian drone which entered its airspace near the Shi Islet in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense says that the drone ignored several warning shots before being shot down.
Four people are killed and three others injured after a gunman goes on a livestreamed shooting spree in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Twenty people are killed in a mass shooting by al-Shabaab insurgents against vehicles transporting food supplies from Beledweyne to Mahas in the Hiran region.
Five people are killed when their boat is hit by a whale and capsizes near Kaikōura, New Zealand.
city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Ukraine announces a reduction of Iranian diplomatic mission staff in response to the delivery of drones to Russia as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
According to Kyrgyzstan, Tajik forces again open fire on its outposts and clashes occur along the border with Tajik forces using armored vehicles and mortars. Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyz forces of shelling one of its outposts and several villages.
Deposed leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of election fraud.
Ukrainian troops retake the cities of Balakliia, Kupiansk, and Izium from Russian occupation. The Russian Defence Ministry confirms the withdrawal of troops from several towns in Kharkiv Oblast in order to allow its forces "to regroup" and reinforce the Donbas.
Kabuga pleads not guilty and does not appear on the first day of the proceedings.
The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, announces that it will end production in February 2023, stating that a decline in attendance caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it unable to recoup the weekly costs of running the show.
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
Three people are killed and 11 others are injured when a freight train and a passenger train collide in Novska, Croatia.
However, the accession treaties must be ratified by both houses of the Russian parliament before becoming effective under Russian law.
Buckingham Palace announces that Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in the first executions in Palestinian territories since 2017. Two of those executed were accused of espionage.
Ten people are killed in South Korea by Typhoon Hinnamnor. Seven of the victims died in a flooded underground car park. In addition, 2,900 people are evacuated and 66,000 homes are damaged.
Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. The mosque's pro-Taliban imam, who is suspected to be the target of the attack, is among the dead.
Ivan Safronov, a former Russian journalist, is sentenced to 22 years in prison on treason charges after being found guilty of disclosing "state secrets", which he alleged were open source.
Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency, changes its consensus mechanism from proof of work to proof of stake, ceasing all mining and reducing its energy consumption by over 99.9%
2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Five people are killed and 14 others are injured after a building collapsed in Amman, Jordan, 10 people are reported missing.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
By a margin of 62% to 38%, Chileans vote to reject the new proposed constitution drafted by the Constitutional Convention.
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta, Inc.
Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves from the Turks and Caicos Islands toward Bermuda.
The Swiss go to the polls to decide four ballot questions.
tax laws, jurisdiction and administration in Switzerland
Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Colombo, Sri Lanka, after seven weeks of exile.
Date: 17 April 2022 – present (9 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Nine people are killed and 20 others are injured during a stampede at a concert in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
A Palestinian man stabs and injures an Israeli soldier near Kiryat Arba in the West Bank.
Hurricane Fiona leaves more than 500,000 people without power in Atlantic Canada.
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
protests in Russia opposing the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
A section of the Sanibel Causeway in Florida, United States, collapses following damage from Ian, blocking access to the islands of Sanibel and Captiva.
public health emergency of international concern
agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Three people are killed and five others are injured when a Black Hawk helicopter crashes during a Taliban training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan.
The voters agree to raise the retirement age for women to 65 and to increase the value added tax rates from 7.7% to 8.1%.
urgent movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard
deliberate, subversive action aimed at weakening another entity
overview of major wildfires in California during the year 2022
raion in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine (established in 2020)
act of withdrawing from an organization, union, military alliance or especially a political entity
country in Central and Southeastern Europe
Mass protests against mobilization take place in Dagestan with protesters clashing with police.
capital and largest city of the Czech Republic
foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country's government
series of military utility transport helicopters
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)
Six people are killed and three others are kidnapped as Islamists insurgents raid the districts of Erati and Memba, Mozambique, torching dozens of houses.
Ukraine and Russia release 55 Russian prisoners of war and 215 fighters from the Siege of Mariupol as part of a prisoner exchange mediated by Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is removed from office in a coup d'état after gunfire in the Burkinabé capital of Ouagadougou.
The Russian-installed heads of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts' occupation administrations, as well as Leonid Pasechnik, leader of the breakaway Luhansk People's Republic, officially request that they be annexed to Russia, following a referendum, widely seen as fraudulent, conducted in those regions of Ukraine. Donetsk People's Republic's leader Denis Pushilin has not yet submitted such a request but has gone with Pasechnik to Moscow for talks about the annexation, and is expected to send a request shortly.
Ivan Safronov, a former Russian journalist, is sentenced to 22 years in prison on treason charges after being found guilty of disclosing "state secrets", which he alleged were open source. Safronov had been under detention since July 2020.
Montiel pointed a loaded pistol at Kirchner's head and apparently pulled the trigger, but the weapon did not fire.
The death toll from an Ebola virus outbreak in Mubende District, Uganda, increases to 23, with a total of 36 confirmed and suspected cases.
person who is not a legitimate member of the military
Sanctions are imposed on seven Iranian government officials and one group by the United States Department of the Treasury, which blames the Guidance Patrol for the death of Mahsa Amini.
The remaining suspect in Sunday's stabbing spree is arrested outside Wakaw, Saskatchewan.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev agrees to change the name of Kazakhstan's capital from "Nur-Sultan" back to "Astana". He had previously changed the capital's name in 2019 to honor his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev.
A roadside bombing in Swat District, Pakistan, kills eight people, including a local tribal leader known for his opposition to the Pakistani Taliban.
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms that the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense was hacked and that leaked data included information about the president's health issues and other national security issues.
DPR leader Denis Pushilin accuses Ukraine of being behind the attacks.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that the state has launched efforts to rescue people stranded from their homes by flooding from Ian.
A police officer is killed and another injured during a shooting and bomb attack near a police station in Mersin, Turkey. Both the attackers are killed.
Ukrainian forces continue to recapture Russian-occupied territory in Kharkiv Oblast, saying that they have seized 20 more settlements in the last 24 hours, including Dvorichna, and also claim to have captured many Russian prisoners of war.
brackish water lagoon on the Baltic Sea, on the Polish border with Russia
expansion of the Mexico–United States barrier under Donald Trump presidencyu
Governor of Sumy Oblast Dmytro Zhyvytskyi says that Russian forces have shelled a hospital in Velyka Pysarivka, causing an unspecified number of casualties.
four provinces of Canada on the Atlantic Ocean
bay in the Baltic Sea adjoining the port of Gdańsk and stretching to Kaliningrad
Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in Tokyo, Japan, held in 2021
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launches ballistic missiles at Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, killing nine civilians and injuring 32 others. The Iraqi Foreign Ministry says that it will summon the Iranian ambassador in response to the attacks.
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
An estimated 70,000 people march in the Czech Republic's capital city Prague demanding that the government do more to control soaring energy prices in the country and voicing opposition to the country's involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The demonstration was organized by political groups including the Communist Party.
Proclamation of accession of Charles III
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
head of state and of government of Turkey
Two Palestinian men are killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. One of the men was killed by Palestinian gunfire, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
In Australian rules football, the AFL season concludes with Geelong defeating the Sydney Swans in the Grand Final by 81 points.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine
Two people are killed and 10 others are injured after a three-way car crash in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, United States.
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
intentional act of causing one's own death
Fights erupt in the village of Talataye between the Islamic State, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, with the Malian Armed Forces launching airstrikes amid the fighting. At least 30 people are killed.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.
military forces of the Russian Federation
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Asia, 21 May 2022–present
One of the suspects in yesterday's mass stabbing that killed ten people in Saskatchewan is found dead. The other suspect remains at large.
Anti-mobilization and anti-war protests occur across Russia, with many arrests also occurring.
NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021
2022 Russian-occupied Ukraine annexation referendums
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
Russian attack on civilian convoy in Zaporizhzhia
Their vehicle hit a roadside bomb before being shot dead by gunmen.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
group of people that aren't cisgender and/or heterosexual
river originating in Colorado, flowing south through New Mexico, and forming part of the US-Mexico border along Texas until emptying into the Gulf of Mexico
type of ship travelling over short to medium distances between two places transporting people, cars or trains and acting like a replacement for a bridge
aerial warfare branch of Syria's armed forces
bilateral relations between Russia and Latvia
Military officials say that the school was being used as a base by anti-coup insurgents.
one of 8 regions of Japan in the central region of Honshū
armed conflict in Western Asia since 2013
village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man
Luhansk People's Republic authorities say that a Ukrainian shelling attack has killed seven civilians including three children in the town of Krasnorichenske.
Twenty-two people are killed and 10 others are injured by a landslide in Achham, Nepal.
Cubans vote on legalizing same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption. The government urges people to vote in favour of legalization while the Catholic Church urges people to vote against legalization.
armed and intelligence services of Palestine
aerial warfare branch of Ukraine's armed forces
A vehicle and train collision in Kunfehértó, Hungary, kills seven people and injures the train's driver.
One person is dead after a fire breaks out at an election agency in Asunción, Paraguay.
The law includes the right of North Korea to use "preemptive" nuclear strikes as Kim Jong-un promises to "never give up" the country's nuclear weapons.
Leaders from Poland, Norway and Denmark hold a ceremony to open the Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline that will transport natural gas from the Norwegian shelf via Denmark to Poland.
Ukraine withdraws its 250 troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A Ukrainian Air Force aviation unit also withdraws its eight helicopters from the mission, which made up a third of the UN's fleet.
official residence in Onchan, Isle of Man
Gunmen kill ten people in a mass shooting at a pool hall in Tarimoro, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in the first executions in Palestinian territories since 2017.
Myanmar Army helicopters attack a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar, killing six children and injuring 17 people.
American media executive, political strategist, and convicted criminal
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
Wisconsin and North Carolina expand their eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine in at-risk communities.
bilateral relations between Afghanistan and United States
Bahrain confirms its first case of monkeypox.
Illegal immigration to the United States
immigration to the U.S.A. in violation of American law
representative of the monarch of Australia
Couy Griffin, a commissioner of Otero County, New Mexico, United States, is barred from public office by a state judge due to his involvement in the January 6 attack, which was determined to be an insurrection. This is the first time that the Fourteenth Amendment has been used in more than a century to ban a person who participated in an insurrection from serving in the government.
minor planet of the inner Solar System; not a comet
Fifteen people are killed and many others are injured after armed bandits attacked a mosque in Zamfara, Nigeria.
colloquial term for giving financial support to a company or country which faces serious financial difficulty
Safronov had been under detention since July 2020.
According to Kyrgyzstan, Tajik forces again open fire on its outposts and clashes occur along the border with Tajik forces using armored vehicles and mortars.
2022–2023 Russia–European Union gas dispute
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
A third person dies from an unidentified virus in Tucumán Province, Argentina. Authorities have ruled out COVID-19, influenza, and hantavirus, but continue to investigate the cluster of infections. The European Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have also been notified.
A civilian is killed and another is critically injured during clashes between Al-Qassam Brigades' supporters and Palestinian authorities outside a police station in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, following the arrest of two militants.
election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen
advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
It had been banned at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine
Russian annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
Urban-type settlement in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
urban-type settlement in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
Latvia announces a state of emergency over the influx of Russian citizens fleeing mobilization.
bilateral relations between Estonia and Russia
Six Pakistani military personnel are killed in a helicopter crash in Balochistan, Pakistan.
Authorities in Mexico confirm the arrest of a retired military general for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 43 students in the state of Guerrero in 2014.
The European Commission sues Malta in the European Court of Justice, seeking to end the country's "golden passport" scheme, which is the only such scheme still active in the EU.
Kurdish autonomous Region in northern Iraq
crime that is committed while streaming video live
Azerbaijan shells Armenian villages in the eastern region of the country.
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
Among those released are pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, Azov Regiment commander Denys Prokopenko, British volunteers Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, and Moroccan volunteer Saadun Brahim.
Myanmar Army helicopters attack a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar, killing six children and injuring 17 people. Military officials say that the school was being used as a base by anti-coup insurgents.
The earthquake was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred three days ago in Michoacán, Mexico.
Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan says that 49 soldiers were killed during overnight clashes with Azerbaijan after it shelled villages yesterday and that fighting was ongoing.
highest judicial court in the Republic of India
Nine people are killed and 31 others are injured after a concrete slab collapsed on top of the auditorium bleachers during a political event in Itapecerica da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil.
One person is killed and 39 others are injured after a firework explodes at a festival in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico.
city in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine
However, the voting has been widely dismissed as a sham referendum.
military occupation zone of Russia on the territory of the Kherson Oblast of Ukraine
According to the results released by Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts overwhelmingly vote in favor of annexation, with 99.23%, 98.42%, 93.11% and 87.05% of support, respectively.
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
Eleven people are killed and two others are injured by a building collapse in Aleppo, Syria.
Large numbers of fighting-age men leave Russia after the announcement of the mobilization.
problem or conflict in the function of a government that a political constitution or other fundamental governing law is perceived to be unable to resolve
Three separate spills are detected in the Baltic Sea following explosions in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines in what appear to be acts of sabotage.
medical condition characterized by inflammation of the stomach and/or small intestine
military operation during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
NASA's DART spacecraft successfully impacts Dimorphos at 23:16 UTC, becoming the first spacecraft to impact an asteroid.
second-most populous Islamic denomination
small archipelago of several islands in Fujian Province, ROC
National constitutional referendum held in Chile in 2022
The British supermarket chain Iceland launches an appeal to the EUIPO against the country of Iceland in a 20-year-long legal process over the use and trademark of the name "Iceland".
Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
overview of protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
An Iranian drone is claimed as shot down by US forces in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
District in the Nampula Province, Mozambique
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Queen Margrethe II tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time.
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
official constitutional top-level political division of Russia
Ten people are killed and nine more injured during an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.
Burkinabé military officer and president (January–September 2022)
One soldier is killed and six others are injured in a suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
head of state and head of government of Nicaragua
Bacterial infection of the small intestine
professional American women's basketball team
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Colombia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
head of the state and government of Florida
British overseas territory in the Caribbean
major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War
National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
Following the release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index for the month of August, all 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average decrease in value, resulting in a 3.9% drop in the index.
Hong Kong confirms its first case of monkeypox.
hair that artificially adds length and fullness to human hair
Date: 18 April 2022 – present (9 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Five people are killed during an attack on a senator's convoy in Anambra, Nigeria.
Four people are killed and more than 30 injured as police open fire on people protesting in Saqqez, Kurdistan province, Iran, over the death of a woman under police custody in Tehran.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Republic of Iraq with other countries
Bhutan reopens its borders for international tourists following a two-year closure due to the pandemic.
One person is killed and nine others are missing after a floatplane crashes in the Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington, United States.
bilateral relations between Albania and Iran
A restaurant fire kills 17 people and injures three others in Changchun, Jilin, China.
Four people are killed and 114 others are injured as Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Two Tajik border guards are killed and two others are injured during clashes with Kyrgyz guards, who accuse Tajikistan of taking positions at a demarcated area.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz tests positive for COVID-19.
Uzbekistan suspends the use of Russia's card payment system Mir. The move was supposedly warranted by the need "to carry out the necessary technical procedures" and was not related to sanctions.
One al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade member and an Israeli soldier are killed during a shootout at a checkpoint in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.
A third person dies from an unidentified virus in Tucumán Province, Argentina.
protest by the opposition that ended with the violent suppression of demonstrators
UEFA announces that Russia will continue to be suspended meaning their team is barred from the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying draw. (UEFA)
Indonesia grants approval for the first Chinese mRNA vaccine against COVID-19, the Walvax COVID-19 vaccine.
town in Valuysky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
first successful vaccine to be developed
Thousands of people evacuate in N'Djamena, Chad, due to extensive flooding caused by the country's heaviest rains in 30 years.
White House Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President
meeting place of the United States Congress
direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal
art museum in New York City, United States
urban-type settlement in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
2022 conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
The annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, opens after not being held for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Conservative Party leadership election
The European Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have also been notified.
An 84-year-old woman is murdered in Holon, Israel in a suspected terror attack. The Qalqilya-born suspect is found dead, presumably by suicide, inside an abandoned building in Tel Aviv.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2022
principal theater district of New York City, New York, USA
military or police unit designed to respond in very short time frames
Meta Platforms-owned mobile instant messenger and social media service
Coup leader Ibrahim Traoré imposes a curfew, suspends all political civil society activities as well as the Constitution, and closes all land and air borders.
Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of Canada as Charles III by the Chief Herald of Canada at Rideau Hall.
Russia and the Taliban sign a provisional deal for Russia to supply Afghanistan with gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat.
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan
Deposed leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of election fraud. She will now serve an overall sentence of 20 years in prison for different charges.
American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut
Two people are killed during protests in Kermanshah.
international governing body for association football in Europe
A car crash in south Sydney, Australia kills 5 children and leaves an 18-year-old driver with minor injuries.
county in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States
Mass protests against mobilization take place in Dagestan with protesters clashing with police. ,
a system that regulates the formation of blocks on a blockchain
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that the state has launched efforts to rescue people stranded from their homes by flooding from Ian. Additionally, President Joe Biden declares Ian a major disaster.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted leader of Myanmar, is sentenced to a further three years' imprisonment for "violating the state's secrets act".
most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system
part of an electrical generation, transmission, and/or distribution system
July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election
Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in the Dominican Republic after causing massive devastation in Puerto Rico, killing three people.
provisional release from prison, with certain conditions such as probation in some states
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
Ukrainian soldiers retake Chkalovske and Velykyi Burluk.
2021 military overthrow of the Myanmar's officially elected government
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and Mexican police find nine migrants dead in the Rio Grande after dozens of migrants attempt to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, United States.
Western Region and Central Region, Uganda
lower house of the United States Congress
city and county seat of Alameda County, California, United States
A temperature of 127 °F (53 °C) is recorded in Furnace Creek, California, United States, breaking the record for the highest September temperature ever recorded in the world.
Two Thai military personnel are killed and another is injured after a gunman opens fire at a military facility in Bangkok.
Seven people are killed in a fire in a shopping mall in Daejeon, South Korea.
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 9 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Elon Musk says that Starlink will be enabled inside Iranian cities after the United States State and Treasury Departments announce measures to increase internet freedom and access to information in the country.
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
Iranian diplomats and embassy staff are told to leave Albania within 24 hours.
Taiwan announces that it will end the mandatory quarantine of visitors on October 13 and will also restore temporarily suspended visa-free travel for countries that had a relevant agreement with the island.
A mobile draft centre is built at the Torfyanovka checkpoint, the busiest checkpoint on the Finland–Russia border, in order to prevent people who are fit to serve from fleeing the country. However, as of midday, the centre is not yet open.
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
president of the United States since 2021
Montenegro expels six Russian diplomats, whom the country accuses of spying.
city in the Palestinian National Authority
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2022
Thousands of fighting-age men continue to leave Russia due to the mobilization. Massive lines are reported at the country's borders with Georgia and Finland.
geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire
Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is removed from office in a coup d'état after gunfire in the Burkinabé capital of Ouagadougou. Coup leader Ibrahim Traoré imposes a curfew, suspends all political civil society activities as well as the Constitution, and closes all land and air borders.
branch of medicine dealing with oral health and teeth
ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy
Lithuania places its rapid reaction force on high alert in response to Russia's mobilization, according to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas.
trade identifier of products or services
expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display
official residence of the Governor-General of Australia in Yarralumla, Canberra
Date: 27 January 2022 10 March 2022 3 June 2022 14 June 2022 14–20 September 2022
separatist conflict in northwestern and southwestern Cameroon since 2017
sovereign state in northern South America
The Japan Meteorological Agency urges residents to evacuate southern parts of the island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approaches. An official for the agency warns that Nanmadol can bring "unprecedented" storms and rain to the area.
The death toll from the hurricane increases to at least 17.
leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991
Fights erupt in the village of Talataye between the Islamic State, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, with the Malian Armed Forces launching airstrikes amid the fighting.
championship series of the 2022 WNBA season
de facto state, considered internationally to be part of Ukraine, 2014–2022
Artificial intelligence art meets Open Source.
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane.
Seven policemen are killed and one is injured during an ambush in Huila Department, Colombia.
In addition, 2,900 people are evacuated and 66,000 homes are damaged.
political and economic union of 27 European states
September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane. Residents of the Tampa Bay area of Florida, United States, are ordered to evacuate.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
Fourteen people are killed when a boat capsizes in Pará, Brazil.
Four people are killed after a boat sinks in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
person who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict
Cree First Nation band government whose reserve is in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Pushkinskaya Ulitsa, 285, Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, 426011
special municipality and capital city of Taiwan
Attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
unincorporated community in Charlotte and Sarasota counties, Florida, United States
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
Twenty Southern Transitional Council separatist fighters are killed by al-Qaeda gunmen in Abyan Governorate. All of the six attackers are also killed in the gunfight.
Date: 6 September – 2 October 2022 (3 weeks and 5 days)
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
1000 Fifth Avenue and 99 Margaret Corbin Drive New York, NY 10028 U.S.
One person is killed during anti-U.N. protests in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Armenia formally triggers article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) after accusing Azerbaijan of launching an invasion. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says that "we asked support from CSTO, including military support to restore Armenia's territorial integrity and ensure the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the territory of Armenia".
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
A man kills 17 people and injures 24 others in a mass shooting at a school in Izhevsk, Russia, before killing himself.
Valentina Matviyenko, Speaker of the Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, expects the annexation to be formalised by October 4.
Russian politician and head of the Donetsk People's Republic
Additionally, President Joe Biden declares Ian a major disaster.
Date: 24 February 2022 – 8 April/14 May 2022 (2 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) (first phase) 19 May 2022 — 11 September 2022 (8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) (Kharkiv phase)
ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Turkey
most senior politician within the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom
Date: 20 February 1988 – present (34 years, 11 months and 6 days)
death and funeral proceedings of Mikhail Gorbachev
grave containing multiple number of human corpses, usually buried anonymously
place, generally between two countries, where travellers or goods are generally inspected
American politician and retired police officer
Ukraine and Russia release 55 Russian prisoners of war and 215 fighters from the Siege of Mariupol as part of a prisoner exchange mediated by Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Among those released are pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, Azov Regiment commander Denys Prokopenko, British volunteers Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, and Moroccan volunteer Saadun Brahim. ,
Six people are killed after a building collapses in Lagos, Nigeria.
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
Two people are killed by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Mexico City.
financial crisis resuting from Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
A possible improvised explosive device explodes at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, injuring one person.
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses Greece of "arming" and "occupying" the demilitarized Aegean islands, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu threatening to revoke recognition of Greek sovereignty over the islands if the alleged militarization is not halted.
2020 economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
The death toll from the fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which began four days ago, increases to 94. Fifty-nine of the people were killed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 35 others were killed in Tajikistan. Another 139 people are injured.
abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another
customs service of the United States since 2003
She will now serve an overall sentence of 20 years in prison for different charges.
British leadership election to replace Boris Johnson
Uganda reports an outbreak of Ebola after a rare case of the Sudan ebolavirus strain was confirmed in a 24-year-old man who later died, becoming the first known fatality from the strain since 2011.
industrial region in southeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia
president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, vicepresident of Argentina
Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
regiment formed from volunteers, integrated into the National Guard of Ukraine
planned gas pipeline between Denmark and Poland
One person is killed and two others are injured when a gunman opens fire against Chinese-Pakistani nationals at a dental clinic in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. All of the victims were in their 70s and had worked for the clinic for more than 40 years.
Russian forces strike a residential neighborhood in Dnipro with a cruise missile, killing a family of four, including two children, and injuring 18 other civilians, according to local authorities.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
separatist conflict in the region of West Papua
artificial lake impounded using a dam or lock to store water
Twenty-six people are killed and 56 others are injured by a suicide bomber at a school in Dashte Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan.
streamlined province of the Republic of China
Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom as Charles III by the Accession Council at St James's Palace.
metal or plastic identification plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer
city of regional significance in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine
compulsory enlistment into national or military service
capital city of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southeastern Ukraine
Roman Catholic missionary congregation for women
Former White House Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President of the United States Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to state charges in New York for allegedly defrauding donors to build a wall on the U.S. southern border.
September 2022 United Kingdom mini-budget
Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico)
series of 4 gas leaks - 2 of Nord Stream 1 pipe A and B and 2 of Nord Stream 2 pipe A
battle in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: 3 November 2020 – 3 November 2022 (2 years)
2022 election for the Swedish parliament
2015–present armed conflict in Afghanistan
port city in Rostov Oblast in southern Russia
List of migrant vessel incidents on the Mediterranean Sea
lower house of Federal Assembly of Russia
Thousands of fighting-age men continue to leave Russia due to the mobilization.
Turnout exceeded 75% in each region and exceeded 97% in Donetsk Oblast.
separates territories of Georgia and Russia
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
administrative center of the Velykyi Burluk Raion in Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine
expulsion of the people from a place or country
111 countries and territories (109 with confirmed cases, 2 with suspected cases only)
American whistleblower and former National Security Agency contractor
The mosque's pro-Taliban imam, who is suspected to be the target of the attack, is among the dead.
However, voters rejected the proposal to exempt domestic bonds from taxation and to ban intensive animal farming.
Series of controversies between Greece and Turkey over the Aegean Sea
The G7 group of nations announce plans for a price cap on Russian oil.
Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory
industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
vehicle that operates on the surface of the water without a crew
aftermath of the August 2021 Fall of Kabul
executive department of the U.S. federal government
tax cut and energy package proposed by Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng
clandestine acquisition of confidential information
bilateral relations between Armenia and United States
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
civil police force of the Argentine federal government
Fulani herdsmen shoot and kill 14 civilians in Logo, Benue State, Nigeria.
electric discharge between the atmosphere and the ground
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says that "we asked support from CSTO, including military support to restore Armenia's territorial integrity and ensure the withdrawal of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces from the territory of Armenia".
Heavy rain disaster that occurred in July 2022 in Chad
Russian forces launch 16 missiles at areas near the city of Zaporizhzhia, including a gathering point for civilians preparing to cross into Russian-occupied territory, where at least 25 people are killed and 50 others are injured.
East Slavic ethnic group, regardless of country of citizenship
A Ukrainian Air Force aviation unit also withdraws its eight helicopters from the mission, which made up a third of the UN's fleet.
The European Commission sues Malta in the European Court of Justice, seeking to end the country's "golden passport" scheme, which is the only such scheme still active in the EU. This scheme allows large investors to be granted Maltese citizenship, and by extension, citizenship of the European Union.
defense and maintenance of a state through use of all powers at the state's disposal
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
The Central Bank of the country of Georgia
A model that cost $600000 to train, is released for use by anyone, stirring controversy about creativity and the future of art, artists and digital illustrators.
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
world's largest Volks festival in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Donetsk People's Republic's leader Denis Pushilin has not yet submitted such a request but has gone with Pasechnik to Moscow for talks about the annexation, and is expected to send a request shortly.
The 6.9 magnitude earthquake is felt in Taipei and tsunami warnings are issued.
Thirteen people are killed and 58 others are injured as Iran launches missiles and drones upon the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan's offices in Koye, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
Seven of the victims died in a flooded underground car park.
uncrewed spaceflight; first flight in the Artemis program, and first flight of NASA's SLS rocket
North Ossetia–Alania which contains the only border crossing between Russia and Georgia-controlled territory, bans all Russian cars that do not have the licence plate of the republic, with the exception of tourists travelling to the region.
European basketball tournament for national teams
city in and county seat of King County, Washington, United States
Poland opens the Vistula Spit canal connecting the Vistula Lagoon and Gdańsk Bay after three years of construction.
House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a visit to the Armenian capital Yerevan as a show of support for Armenia amid renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past week.
borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Ten people are killed and fifteen others injured in a mass stabbing at the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon in Saskatchewan, Canada. The two suspects remain at large.
Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, publicly admits for the first time that he founded the Wagner Group, a private military company accused of war crimes in places where they had been deployed.
Three people are killed and 15 others are reported missing after a bridge collapses in Careiro, Amazonas, Brazil.
El Salvador's Current Constitution (1983)
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
September 2022 shooting attempt in Buenos Aires, Argentina
epidemic of infectious disease that has spread across a large region with global health impact
Following the G7's announcement, Russia's Gazprom announces that flows through the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume tomorrow because of a reported "oil leak" in a turbine. It did not give a new time frame.
civil conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
One of the men was killed by Palestinian gunfire, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
2021 mob attempt to prevent or influence Presidential electoral vote count
Russia launches missile strikes with Kalibr cruise missiles on critical infrastructure objects, including Kharkiv TEC-5, causing a total blackout and water shutdown in Northeastern Ukraine and the Kharkiv and Donetsk Oblasts.
United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States
rights of LGBT people by country or territory
overview of the economy of the United Kingdom
capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany
Two of those executed were accused of espionage.
Pro-Russian politician in Ukraine, lawyer and businessman
Two Ukrainian staffers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe are sentenced to 13 years of prison by a court in the separatist Luhansk People's Republic for "alleged high treason and espionage for the United States".
Eight people are killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber detonates his explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
The government of Albania suspends diplomatic relations with Iran after a major cyberattack allegedly occurs. Iranian diplomats and embassy staff are told to leave Albania within 24 hours.
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ethiopian airstrikes hit Mekelle University's business campus and a Dimtsi Weyane radio station.
Three people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Deh Mazang, Kabul, Afghanistan.
capital and most populous city of Russia
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
Taiwanese forces shoot down an unidentified civilian drone which entered its airspace near the Shi Islet in the Taiwan Strait.
federal territory of Australia, containing the capital city, Canberra
United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
national meteorological service of Japan
In a major address to the nation, Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization, with the exceptions of students and conscripts.
men's national football team representing Russia
armed conflict in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
act of mass impulse among herd of animals or a crowd of people
Italian politician (born 1977), prime minister of Italy
Uganda Ebola outbreak, due to the rare strain of ebola virus
Date: 5 October 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months and 6 days)
Two of the attackers are later arrested.
Faction of the Islámic State in the Sahara Desert
action where a vessel turns on to its side or is upside down
Date: 9 September 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean in 2022
citizens or residents of the United States of America
One of the suspects in yesterday's mass stabbing that killed ten people in Saskatchewan is found dead.
An estimated 442,000 Chadians have been impacted by the floods since the end of August.
head of government of Antigua and Barbuda
2010s migrant crisis in the European Union
Seven people are killed by landslides in El Salvador.
Russian forces withdraw from most of the Kharkiv Oblast as the Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast collapses.
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
Russia vows to halt sales to countries imposing it.
supreme court in the European Union, part of the Court of Justice of the European Union
an advisory state body to the president of Ukraine
Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)
Defense ministry of the Republic of China located in Taipei, Taiwan.
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
Self-exile of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former President of Sri Lanka in July 2022
interconnected network for delivering electricity from suppliers to consumers
punitive economic measures between nations
Artificial intelligence art meets Open Source. A model that cost $600000 to train, is released for use by anyone, stirring controversy about creativity and the future of art, artists and digital illustrators.
34th Prime Minister of Norway, 13th Secretary-General of NATO
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
Gunmen storm the Comboni Missionary Sisters' church in Chipene, Mozambique, killing an Italian nun and setting ablaze the church, the nuns' homes and the hospital.
Date: 5 May 2021 – present (1 year, 11 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Gunmen storm the Comboni Missionary Sisters' church in Chipene, Mozambique, killing an Italian nun and setting ablaze the church, the nuns' homes and the hospital. Two other nuns and two priests escaped.
The state funeral of assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is held at the Budokan in Tokyo.
(officially Governor House) is the official residence of the Canadian monarch
Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted leader of Myanmar, is sentenced to a further three years' imprisonment for "violating the state's secrets act". She is already serving 20 years on other charges.
decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area
official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch
Six Israeli soldiers and a civilian driver are injured when three gunmen open fire on a bus in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry says that it will summon the Iranian ambassador in response to the attacks.
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization
FINA permits the use of special swim caps specifically designed for dreadlocks, hair weaves or extensions, and voluminous hair, branded as the Soul Cap, in all water sports competitions.
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
Royal ceremonial council that formally announce the new monarch after the death of the previous monarch
Four Palestinians are killed and 44 others are injured when Israeli soldiers storm a refugee camp in Jenin, West Bank.
federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia
September 2022 coup to remove president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev agrees to change the name of Kazakhstan's capital from "Nur-Sultan" back to "Astana".
Ten people are killed and fifteen others injured in a mass stabbing at the James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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
process of returning an asset, an item, or a person to its owner or their place of origin or citizenship
National Hurricane Center warns of "life-threatening flash flooding" on the island amid "historic" rainfall.
President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
security-oriented intergovernmental organization
Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says that "thousands" of civilians are fleeing across the border into the region.
Spontaneous protests against the mobilization continue in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria.
German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)
Long traffic jams occur at international border crossings and the price of tickets for international flights sharply increases.
collision of a vehicle with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or other object
imposition of direct military control of a government
A mobile draft centre is built at the Torfyanovka checkpoint, the busiest checkpoint on the Finland–Russia border, in order to prevent people who are fit to serve from fleeing the country.
war crimes committed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Turkish government ministry responsible for military and national defence affairs
escalation on the Armenian–Azerbaijani border
The Japan Meteorological Agency urges residents to evacuate southern parts of the island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approaches.
The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Syria increases to 29, with a total of 338 cases reported, the majority of whom are in Aleppo Governorate.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda begins the trial of Félicien Kabuga, one of the richest Rwandan businessmen in the 1990s who is implicated in the Rwandan genocide.
epidemiological intervention of restriction on the movement of people and goods, which is intended to prevent the spread of infectious disease or pests
Massive lines are reported at the country's borders with Georgia and Finland.
An inscription on the drone identified it as an "M214 Geran-2", which did not immediately correspond to known Russian weaponry.
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
This scheme allows large investors to be granted Maltese citizenship, and by extension, citizenship of the European Union.
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
Uzbekistan suspends the use of Russia's card payment system Mir.
Fifteen people are killed by landslides caused by heavy rain in Kasese District, Uganda.
Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts into the Russian Federation in September 2022
satellite constellation; space-based internet communication system
South China Sea, East China Sea (Pacific Ocean）
North Korea passes a new law formally declaring itself a "nuclear state".
city in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
At least 700 people are detained during anti-war protests across Russia.
Israeli Air Force jets fire four missiles at Aleppo International Airport, hitting the runway and several warehouses allegedly containing Iranian rockets, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Eight people are killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber detonates his explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy in Kabul. Two of the victims were Russian staff members.
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
place in Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso
metropolitan area on the west coast of Florida, USA
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
The Tigray People's Liberation Front says that Eritrea has taken the town of Sheraro.
hospital treating serious mental disorders
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launches ballistic missiles at Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, killing nine civilians and injuring 32 others.
information office documenting human rights abuses in the Syrian Civil War
Two people are confirmed dead in Cuba because of the hurricane, and the island temporarily loses electricity from the damage caused.
details of ongoing pandemic in New York City
type of sport with events contested at the Olympic Games
Central Baltic Sea, near Bornholm, Denmark
2022 school shooting in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia
An 84-year-old woman is murdered in Holon, Israel in a suspected terror attack.
type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry designed to maximize production, while minimizing costs
West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, a part of the State of Israel Capital, in the status of belligerent occupation, supported by international public law and the High Court of Justice of Israel
2022 earthquake in Kunar Province, Afghanistan
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
bilateral relations between Poland and Russia
city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
intergovernmental military alliance among post-Soviet states
function and history of the British monarchy
A police officer is killed and another injured during a shooting and bomb attack near a police station in Mersin, Turkey.
capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
He had previously changed the capital's name in 2019 to honor his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
National Resistance Front of Afghanistan
anti-Taliban Afghan alliance created in 2021
Trademark and intellectual property dispute
public funeral ceremony held to honour people of national significance
Inflation in the Netherlands increases to 17% amid a substantial increase in energy and fuel prices.
The Ukrainian military says that it has shot down an Iranian HESA Shahed 136 combat drone operated by Russia near Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast.
Australian Army general and Governor-General of Australia
Hurricane Ian makes its fourth landfall in South Carolina, after devastating portions of Florida and Cuba.
international intergovernmental economic organization
city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
She is succeeded as monarch by her son Charles III.
Protests continue for the fourth consecutive day across Iran in response to the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police.
sound along the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington
vaccine that transfects synthetic RNA to reprogram cells to make foreign protein that stimulates an adaptive immune response
Head of State of the Soviet Union between 1990 and 1991
open resistance against the orders of an established authority that seeks to gain concessions from an oppressive power
separates territories of Finland and Russia
Latvia announces a state of emergency over the influx of Russian citizens fleeing mobilization. Special measures are taken in the border regions of the country and at all ports of entry.
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
combat operations and doctrine designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action
sovereign state situated on several islands in Southeast Asia
American multinational technology company
combined oil-fired heat and power station
2022 referendum in Russian-occupied Ukraine
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
District of Muğla Province in Aegean, Turkey
most populous metropolitan area in the United States
Cubans vote on legalizing same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.
The Qalqilya-born suspect is found dead, presumably by suicide, inside an abandoned building in Tel Aviv.
formalities when Charles III became King
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
sanctions against Russia after its annexation of Crimea in early 2014
Fifty-nine of the people were killed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 35 others were killed in Tajikistan.
offshore natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany
criminal punishment pronounced in place of the death penalty in China's law
death of the monarch of the United Kingdom
the capital city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia
Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian (Fukien), Republic of China (Taiwan)
division of the United States' National Weather Service
2022 earthquake in Sichuan Province, China
An official for the agency warns that Nanmadol can bring "unprecedented" storms and rain to the area.
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
New York City, New York, United States New York Metropolitan Area (depending on criteria of study)
estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
ongoing armed conflict in Myanmar since the 2021 coup d'etat
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense says that the drone ignored several warning shots before being shot down.
a head covering or veil worn in public by some Muslim women
ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas
Very strong and deadly tsunamigenic earthquake, magnitude 7.7, occurred on the south west coast of Mexico, on September 19
Date: 20 May 2022 – ongoing (8 months and 25 days)
system used to detect tsunamis and issue warnings, which typically is made up of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communications infrastructure to issue timely evacuation alarms
constitutional system of government in New Zealand
Authorities have ruled out COVID-19, influenza, and hantavirus, but continue to investigate the cluster of infections.
person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities
upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
the monitoring and observation of peace processes in post-conflict areas
event of a storm moving over land after being over water
Armenia formally triggers article 4 of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) after accusing Azerbaijan of launching an invasion.
British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean
The ruling also notes that forcing a woman to carry the child could constitute marital rape, which is not, however, recognised as an offence in India.
Ukrainian officials confirm at least 40 electrical substations have been destroyed in the wave of missile strikes.
common structural element of modern buildings
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
2022 proposed Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile
2-3 Kitanomarukōen, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-8321, Japan
She is already serving 20 years on other charges.
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
In response, the Russian embassy in Montenegro announces that its consular section will suspend its services beginning on Friday and "until further notice".
organised and prolonged violent conflict between states
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
company providing armed security services
However, as of midday, the centre is not yet open.
Two Palestinian men are killed in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
One person is killed and two others are injured when a gunman opens fire against Chinese-Pakistani nationals at a dental clinic in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, Canada
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons
non-consensual sex in which the perpetrator is the victim's spouse
This comes as those fleeing the draft overwhelm the border.
Couy Griffin, a commissioner of Otero County, New Mexico, United States, is barred from public office by a state judge due to his involvement in the January 6 attack, which was determined to be an insurrection.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
missile strike on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq
establishment where cue games are played
Community and local council in near Hebron
Ukrainian troops retake the cities of Balakliia, Kupiansk, and Izium from Russian occupation.
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
Land-based branch of the Military of Myanmar
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
Special measures are taken in the border regions of the country and at all ports of entry.
combined military forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
city in central Russia, capital of Udmurtia
blockchain consensus algorithm class and instance based on count of owned units
The Russian-installed heads of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts' occupation administrations, as well as Leonid Pasechnik, leader of the breakaway Luhansk People's Republic, officially request that they be annexed to Russia, following a referendum, widely seen as fraudulent, conducted in those regions of Ukraine.