Friday,  October 21st, 2022 

The Election Commission of Pakistan bans former prime minister Imran Khan from seeking an elected office in the government for five years, citing his deceit in declaring some of the gifts that he received from foreign dignitaries during his premiership. (France 24) 

The United States reports that Iranian troops are on the ground in Crimea assisting the Russian military in using their drones. (The Hill) 

The Australian Capital Territory decriminalizes the possession of illicit drugs in small quantities, including cocaine, amphetamines and heroin beginning in October 2023. Those caught with illicit drugs for personal use will be fined or referred to drug rehabilitation programs. (The Guardian) 

An investigation is launched into a Commons vote on fracking where several Tory MPs were allegedly bullied, manhandled, and verbally abused. The 40 ruling party MPs who failed to back the government in the vote now face disciplinary action in the form of losing the whip. (The Guardian)

Thursday, October 20th, 2022 

Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation, to take effect once a replacement is appointed. (BBC News) 

The 40 ruling party MPs who failed to back the government face disciplinary action in the form of losing the whip. (The Guardian) 

Evidence is revealed that a 17 year old protester, Abolfazl Adinezadeh, was killed in the city of Mashhad by Iranian security forces who fired a shotgun at him at point-blank range. (BBC News) 

A Russian missile hits a major thermal power station in Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, causing “quite serious damage”, according to governor Svitlana Onyshchuk. (Reuters) 

Anti-Kremlin Bashkir nationalists announce the creation of “The Committee of Bashkir Resistance” with the aim of achieving independence for Bashkortostan. (Euromaidan Press), (The Insider)

Two people are injured after a rare car bombing attack in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. (Reuters) 

Chadian Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo says that about 50 people are killed during anti-government protests in the country. (Reuters) 

Communications between the Shetland isles and British mainland are interrupted after a subsea cable was damaged. (BBC News) 

Additional restrictions are put in place as the number of positive COVID-19 cases quadruple in Beijing. (The Guardian) 

An outbreak of cholera has killed five people in Lebanon, with a total of 169 cases. It is the first outbreak in the country since 1995. (Al Jazeera) 

The Congress of Tabasco votes to legalize same-sex marriage. (as) 

The first Grazer derby in 15 years, marked by a heavy police presence, is won by Sturm 1–0 at GAK in a cup tie. (ORF) (Kronen Zeitung)

The End