Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 

NASA says that its DART spacecraft has successfully altered the orbit of the 520 feet (160 m) asteroid Dimorphos by around 32 minutes in a demonstration of asteroid impact avoidance. (BBC News) (CBC) 

Russia says that it has arrested eight people, five Russians and three people from Ukraine and Armenia, over the Crimea Bridge explosion. (Al Arabiya) 

Russian forces strike a marketplace in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, killing at least seven civilians and injuring eight others. (Reuters) 

French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will send radar and air defense systems to Ukraine “in the coming weeks”. (Reuters) 

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announces that it will donate AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Ukraine in the coming weeks. The missiles are capable of intercepting cruise missiles. A further 18 howitzers will also be donated to the Ukrainian military. (Reuters) 

Canada says that it will provide $34.06 million in new military aid to Ukraine including artillery rounds, winter clothing, drone cameras, and satellite communications. (Reuters) 

The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of Ukrainian territory. Only Belarus, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia and Syria voted against the resolution. (Al Jazeera) 

Moldova urges its citizens to reduce their use of electricity after Ukraine suspended exports of electricity due to Russian missile attacks damaging critical infrastructure. (Reuters) 

Two people are killed and another is injured as a gunman open fire outside an LGBT venue in Bratislava, Slovakia. The perpetrator, who has committed suicide after the attack, is identified as a far-right extremist. (BBC) 

Fighting between the Eritrean Defence Forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front is reported in Adigrat, Rama, Sheraro, and Zalambessa as Eritrea intensifies military mobilisation. (BBC) 

An 18-year-old Palestinian is killed and another is injured near Hebron, as Israeli soldiers storm the Al-Arroub refugee camp. (Reuters) 

According to the Office of National Statistics, the economy of the United Kingdom shrank 0.3% in August, as the cost of living crisis continues to affect many industries. (The Guardian) 

Two people are killed and six others are injured after a bus rolls over and catches fire in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. (Fox News) 

Lebanon reports its first death from cholera since 1993 as cases rise to 26. (Al Jazeera) 

Tuesday,  October 11th, 2022 

Russia adds Meta Platforms, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to its list of “terrorists and extremists”. (Al Jazeera) 

Thousands of Russian troops enter Belarus by the “trainload” as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns G7 nations that Russia is planning on launching another offensive against Kyiv with direct Belarusian involvement. The troop movements come a day after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko accused Ukraine of planning to launch an attack on the country. (The Independent) 

Moldova confirms that Russian Navy warships in the Black Sea fired cruise missiles through its airspace to strike targets inside Ukraine. The Russian ambassador is subsequently summoned by Moldovan authorities to explain the violation. (Reuters) 

Lviv experiences a major power outage after a Russian missile strike damages “critical infrastructure”. (Reuters) 

It is announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a United States-brokered agreement that will allow both countries to exploit gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, thereby ending decades of maritime border disputes between the two nations. (MSN) 

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that renewed fighting between tribes has displaced more than 8,000 civilians in South Sudan. (Xinhua) 

An Israeli soldier is killed by two Lion’s Den gunmen near the Israeli settlement of Shavei Shomron, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera) 

At least 32 people are injured after a carbon monoxide leak is discovered in a care home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. (CNN) 

Revolution for Prosperity party leader Sam Matekane announces that his party has formed a majority coalition with the Alliance of Democrats and the Movement for Economic Change. (Reuters) 

The State of Mexico legalizes same-sex marriage. (AP) 

The Russian Armed Forces launch missile strikes on the Ukrainian cities and towns of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sumy, Dnipro, Lviv, Ternopil and Poltava, killing at least nineteen people and injuring hundreds more.  (The Guardian) 

Former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara goes on trial in Paris, France for war crimes and crimes against humanity in a precedent-setting French trial under the doctrine of universal jurisdiction.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} 

Fernando Santos, the manager of the Portuguese national football team, is convicted of creating a fictitious company to pay less taxes from his FPF salary.  (Mondo)

Monday,  October 10th, 2022 

Russian forces bomb Kyiv, killing at least eight civilians. (Financial Times) (Kyiv Post) 

The cities and towns of Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sumy, Dnipro, Lviv, Ternopil and Poltava are indiscriminately shelled by Russian forces.  (The Guardian) 

Americans Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences “for research on banks and financial crises”. (CBC) 

Poland advises its citizens to leave Belarus by “commercial or private means” amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. (Reuters) 

Fernando Santos, the manager of the Portuguese national football team, is convicted of creating a fictitious company to pay less taxes from his FPF salary.  (Mondo)

Prime Minister of Malaysia Ismail Sabri dissolves parliament, with snap elections to be held later this year. (The Straits Times) 

The Revolution for Prosperity party wins the election by a small margin, but falls short of controlling the National Assembly. (Reuters) 

Kenyans Benson Kipruto and Ruth Chepngetich win the Chicago Marathon, with Chepngetich defending her title. (The Guardian) 

The End