Sunday, September 11th, 2022
Russian forces withdraw from most of the Kharkiv Oblast as the Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast collapses. Ukrainian soldiers retake Chkalovske, Velykyi Burluk, and Borova. Governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov says that “thousands” of civilians are fleeing across the border into the region. (BBC News)
Russia launches missile strikes with Kalibr cruise missiles on critical infrastructure objects, including Kharkiv TEC-5, causing a total blackout and water shutdown in Northeastern Ukraine and the Kharkiv and Donetsk Oblasts. Ukrainian officials confirm at least 40 electrical substations have been destroyed in the wave of missile strikes. (Reuters)
One person is killed and 39 others are injured after a firework explodes at a festival in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico. (AP News)
Swedes head to the polls to elect members of the Riksdag. (DW)
Charles III is proclaimed Lord of Mann by Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer at Government House, Isle of Man. (Manx Radio)
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne announces his intention to hold a referendum on transitioning the country into a republic. (BBC News)
Saturday, September 10th, 2022
Ukrainian troops retake the cities of Balakliia, Kupiansk, Izium and Lyman from Russian occupation. The Russian Defence Ministry confirms the withdrawal of troops from several towns in Kharkiv Oblast in order to allow its forces “to regroup” and reinforce the Donbas. (BBC News)
Three people are killed and five others are injured when a Black Hawk helicopter crashes during a Taliban training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
The Kurdish administration in Syria, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, requests help from the World Health Organization to contain a cholera outbreak which has killed three people in the region. (Al Arabiya)
Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom as Charles III by the Accession Council at St James’s Palace. (BBC News)
Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of Canada as Charles III by the Chief Herald of Canada at Rideau Hall. (Globe and Mail)
Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of Australia as Charles III by the Governor-General of Australia David Hurley at Government House in Canberra. (ABC News)
Charles Philip Arthur George is proclaimed King of New Zealand as Charles III by the Herald of Arms at the New Zealand Parliament Buildings. (Radio New Zealand)
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