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Protesters in Tehran, Iran
- Following the death of Mahsa Amini, at least 50 people are killed during protests (example pictured) in Iran.
- At least 100 people are killed in renewed fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
- In the Swedish general election, the bloc consisting of the Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats and Liberals wins a majority of seats in the Riksdag.
- French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard dies at the age of 91.
September 24, 2022 (Saturday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona leaves more than 367,000 customers without power in Nova Scotia as the storm batters Eastern Canada. (CBC)
International relations
- Iran–Ukraine relations
- Ukraine announces a reduction of Iranian diplomatic mission staff in response to the delivery of drones to Russia as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Mahsa Amini protests
- The death toll from the protests rises to 50. (Hindustan Times)
- The Iranian Army announces that it will "confront the enemies" in response to the protests. (Dawn)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Nauruan parliamentary election
- Voters in Nauru head to the polls to elect their parliament. (RNZ)
Science and technology
- Mahsa Amini protests
- 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. (Reuters)
September 23, 2022 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- September 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
- Seven people are killed and 41 others are injured when a bomb explodes at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
- September 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
- Tigray War
- A 60-year-old man is killed by an Ethiopian airstrike on Mekelle, in the rebel-controlled Tigray Region. (Reuters)
- Mexican Drug War
- Gunmen kill ten people in a mass shooting at a pool hall in Tarimoro, Guanajuato, Mexico. (CBS News)
Health and environment
Law and crime
- Mahsa Amini protests, Iran–United States relations
- Seven Iranian government officials and one group are sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury, which deems the Guidance Patrol responsible for the death of Mahsa Amini. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine
- Referendums begin in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk on whether to join Russia, in what Ukraine and other countries consider to be "sham" referendums. (AFP via Barron's)
- 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
September 22, 2022 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian mobilization
- Large numbers of fighting-age men leave Russia after the announcement of the mobilization. Long traffic jams occur at international border crossings and the price of tickets for international flights sharply increases. (BBC News)
- At least 1,300 protesters rallying against the mobilization are arrested throughout Russia. (BBC News)
- Donetsk People's Republic authorities accuse Ukraine of shelling a market in Donetsk, killing six civilians. (Times of Israel)
- 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, and British volunteers Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner. (Times of Israel), (BBC News)
- 2022 Russian mobilization
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- At least 71 people are killed when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon capsizes off Syria's coast. (Al Jazeera)
- Two people are killed by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Mexico City. The earthquake was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred three days ago in Michoacán, Mexico. (The Guardian)
- At least three people are killed by an explosion at an oil refinery in Neuquén Province, Argentina. (AP)
- Seven people are killed by landslides in El Salvador. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Mahsa Amini protests
- Amid protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, Iran restricts access to several websites, including Instagram and WhatsApp. (The Washington Post) (Reuters)
- Corruption in China
- 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. (DW)
September 21, 2022 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian mobilization
- In a major address to the nation, Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization, with the exceptions of students and conscripts. (AP)
- Lithuania places its rapid reaction force on high alert in response to Russia's mobilization, according to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas. (LRT)
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia's military mobilization is "dangerous and reckless", and condemns Putin's use of "nuclear rhetoric". (NTV) (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian mobilization
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Afghanistan conflict
- Three people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Deh Mazang, Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
- Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
- Fulani herdsmen shoot and kill 14 civilians in Logo, Benue State, Nigeria. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves from the Turks and Caicos Islands toward Bermuda. (CNN)
- Two people are killed and 5 others are injured after a helicopter crashes while travelling to a wildfire in Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
- Queen Margrethe II tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
Law and crime
- 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." (Politico)
Politics and elections
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
- Anti-mobilization and anti-war protests occur across Russia, with many arrests also occurring. (Reuters)
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
Sports
- World Taekwondo denies giving bribes in order to become an Olympic sport after allegations emerge from a former employee turned whistleblower. (The Guardian)
September 20, 2022 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian mobilization
- 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. (Forbes)
- 2022 Russian mobilization
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 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. (Al Jazeera)
- 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. (Times of Israel)
- Tigray War
- Tigray People's Liberation Front authorities say that Eritrea has launched a full-scale intervention into the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- The National Bank of Georgia formally applies to join the European Union's Single Euro Payments Area. (Agenda)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- Four people are killed and 114 others are injured as Typhoon Nanmadol makes landfall on the island of Kyushu, Japan. (BBC News)
- 2022 Pakistan floods
- 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. (Al Jazeera)
- Eight people are injured after an explosion tore through a building in Austin, Chicago, Illinois, United States. (AP)
- 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. (Latin Post)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that the city will end its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses on November 1. (Axios)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- Uganda reports an outbreak of Ebola after a rare case of the Sudan ebolavirus strain was confirmed in a 24-year-old man who later died, becoming the first known fatality from the strain since 2011. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine
- 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. (RIA Novosti)
- Death of Mahsa Amini
- 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. (The Washington Post) (Times of Israel)
Sports
- UEFA announces that Russia will continue to be suspended meaning their team is barred from the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying draw. (UEFA)
September 19, 2022 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Donbas
- 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. (BBC News)
- The Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the village of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast as it advances on Lysychansk. (The Telegraph)
- Luhansk People's Republic authorities say that a Ukrainian shelling attack has killed seven civilians including three children in the town of Krasnorichenske. (Reuters)
- Battle of Donbas
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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. (The Guardian)
Arts and culture
- Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II
- The state funeral of Elizabeth II is held in London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in the Dominican Republic after causing massive devastation in Puerto Rico, killing three people. (CNN)
- 2022 Western Mexico earthquake
Health and environment
- Mongolia places Khovd Province under quarantine after confirming a case of bubonic plague in Möst district. (Xinhua)
International relations
- Afghanistan–United States relations
- Afghanistan releases American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for Afghan drug lord Bashir Noorzai, who has been held by the United States on drug charges since April 2005. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Equatorial Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea abolishes the death penalty after its president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo signs a new penal code into law. (The Guardian)
- Irish judge Síofra O'Leary is elected the new president of European Court of Human Rights, becoming the first woman to hold that position. (The Journal)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Russian-occupied Ukraine annexation referendums
- The State Duma of Russia reports that a referendum on the accession of the Luhansk People's Republic to Russia will be held in the near future. (TASS)
September 18, 2022 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces shell a psychiatric hospital in Strelechya, Kharkiv Oblast, killing four medics and injuring two patients. (The Guardian)
- Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
- The death toll from the fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which began four days ago, increases to 94. Fifty-nine of the people were killed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 35 others were killed in Tajikistan. Another 139 people are injured. (BBC News)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Ukraine withdraws its 250 troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A Ukrainian Air Force aviation unit also withdraws its eight helicopters from the mission, which made up a third of the UN's fleet. (BBC News)
- Mexican drug war
- Five gunmen storm a rehab center in the early morning in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico, and open fire, killing three people and injuring two others. (MegaNoticias)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Taitung earthquakes
- A second earthquake in less than 24 hours strikes southeast Taiwan, killing one person and wounding 146 other people. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake is felt in Taipei and tsunami warnings are issued. (Reuters)
- 2022 Guizhou bus crash
- Twenty-seven people are killed and 20 others are injured when a bus carrying people to a COVID-19 quarantine facility crashes on a highway in Sandu County, Guizhou Province, China. (Reuters)
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico causing the entire island to lose power. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warns of "life-threatening flash flooding" on the island amid "historic" rainfall. (AP) (The Independent)
Politics and elections
- LGBT rights in Turkey
- Thousands of people march in Istanbul, Turkey, to demand legislation against LGBT organizations and their activities. (AP)
Sports
- EuroBasket 2022
- EuroBasket 2022 Final
- Spain defeats France 88–76 in the final to win their fourth EuroBasket title. (Manila Bulletin)
- EuroBasket 2022 Final
- 2022 WNBA Finals
- The Las Vegas Aces win their first WNBA Championship in a series against the Connecticut Sun. (ESPN)
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