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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Friday,  September 9th, 2022 

A new lunar mineral is discovered by the Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology, which is named Changesite–(Y). (Interesting Engineering) 

Ukraine claims to have retaken more than 1,000 square kilometers of territory previously occupied by Russia, within the last week. (BBC News) 

Governor of Sumy Oblast Dmytro Zhyvytskyi says that Russian forces have shelled a hospital in Velyka Pysarivka, causing an unspecified number of casualties. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) 

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. (Al Jazeera) 

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. (CNN) 

Mexico transfers control over its National Guard to the Mexican Army. (Reuters) 

Thursday, September 8th, 2022 

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. (AP) 

Seven people are killed and 12 others are injured by airstrikes in Idlib Governorate, Syria. (AP) 

Poland and the Baltic states announce a ban on Russian tourists entering their countries beginning on September 19. (EER) 

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. (BBC News) 

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”. (Reuters) 

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Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 

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. (The Guardian) 

Hurricane Kay strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane south of Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Washington Post) 

The remaining suspect in Sunday’s stabbing spree is arrested outside Wakaw, Saskatchewan. He later dies in custody. (CTV News Regina) 

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. (WSMV-TV) 

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. (Reuters) 

Gervais Ndirakobuca becomes the new prime minister of Burundi, following unanimous approval by the National Assembly. (Reuters) 

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. (Ansa) 

India approves a nasal COVID-19 vaccine to combat COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after China. (CNA) 

Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (Sky News) 

One person is killed during anti-U.N. protests in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters) 

Tuesday,  September 6th, 2022 

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. (Al Jazeera) 

Ten people are killed in South Korea due to 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. (BBC) 

At least 23 people are killed and 11 others are injured during a fire at a karaoke bar in Binh Duong, Vietnam. (BBC) 

Thousands 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. (Reuters) 

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.  (CNN) 

Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson to become the 56th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (Sky News) 

Iran announces its intent to design and build more nuclear plants. (Iranintl) 

Monday,  September 5th, 2022 

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. (Financial Times) 

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. (Reuters) 

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. (Al Jazeera) 

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. (Al Jazeera) 

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Luding County, Sichuan, China, killing at least 66 people and injuring at least 250 others. (Reuters) 

One person is killed and nine others are missing after a floatplane crashes in the Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington, United States. (AP) 

One of the suspects in yesterday’s mass stabbing that killed ten people in Saskatchewan is found dead. The other suspect remains at large. (AP) 

Liz Truss is elected Leader of the Conservative Party and will succeed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 6 September. (BBC News) 

The Supreme Court of Kenya rules that William Ruto is the winner of the presidential election after facing court challenges over the results. (Leadership) 

A private Cessna 551 crashes into the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Latvia. (BBC News) 

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