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) 

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Sunday, October 9th, 2022 

A Russian missile attack kills at least 13 people and injures 89 others in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Reuters) 

Russian president Vladimir Putin formally accuses Ukraine, and specifically the Security Service of Ukraine, of being behind the explosion on the Crimean Bridge that killed three people and partially destroyed part of the bridge, saying that the explosion was an “act of terrorism”. (BBC News) 

UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposes a “rapid action force” of several countries that could intervene in Haiti in order to help the Haitian National Police restore control of the country and remove the threat posed by “armed gangs”. (Reuters) 

An investigation is launched in the Gambia into the deaths of 66 children during the past three months, which have been linked to four brands of imported cough syrup. (BBC News) 

Incumbent president Alexander van der Bellen secures reelection after receiving more than 50% of the votes. (UPI) 

Shane van Gisbergen of New Zealand, partnered with Garth Tander of Australia, win the Bathurst 1000 in a Triple Eight Race Engineering run in a Holden Commodore ZB. (The Guardian) 

Max Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix to take the 2022 Formula One World Championship. (Sky Sports) 

The death toll from last Thursday’s shelling by Russian forces of a residential area in Zaporizhzhia rises to 17 civilians, including a child. (The Times of Israel) 

The Ministry of Economy of Argentina announces regulations on import authorizations in an attempt to prevent fraud and preserve the country’s reserves of U.S. dollars, according to the Central Bank. (Reuters) 

At least 12 people are killed and 30 others are injured when a bus collides with a diesel tanker and catches fire in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. (Reuters) 

The Netherlands and France urge their citizens to leave Iran. (Iranintl) 

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Saturday, October 8th, 2022 

The Kerch Strait Bridge is hit by several explosions, resulting in a fire and the partial collapse of a road section. Three people are killed. The cause is currently unknown, with a Russian investigative committee claiming the cause to be the explosion of a truck bomb. (The Guardian) 

All rail traffic in northern Germany is suspended for nearly three hours in the morning after vital cables for the rail were found cut. Deutsche Bahn blames sabotage for the incident and German Federal Police launch an investigation into the incident. (Al Jazeera) 

Russian forces shell a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, killing 17 civilians, including a child. (The Times of Israel) 

The Ukrainian immigration center denies extending visas to Iranian students in retaliation for Russia using Iranian drones during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Middle East Eye) 

The Netherlands and France urge their citizens to leave Iran. (Iranintl) 

An armed intruder damages several vehicles in the parking lot of the Iranian embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian criticizes the Danish police for not providing adequate protection for the embassy. (Tasnim)

The Canadian government permanently bans 10,000 IRGC members from Canada. (CTV News) 

A shooting attack by Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades militants kills an Israeli soldier, while injuring two Border Police and a guard. (Times of Israel) 

The Ministry of Economy of Argentina announces regulations on import authorizations in an attempt to prevent fraud and preserve the country’s reserves of U.S. dollars, according to the Central Bank. (Reuters) 

At least 12 people are killed and 30 others are injured after a bus collides with a diesel tanker and catches fire in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. (Reuters) 

Flash floods kill at least four people and inundate thousands of hectares of crops across Cambodia, according to prime minister Hun Sen. (Xinhua) 

Seven soldiers are killed and four injured during an attack at an army base in Garabtisan, Djibouti, by Armed FRUD gunmen. (Al Jazeera) 

Liverpool is selected as the host city of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. (BBC News) 

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Friday,  October 7th, 2022 

Two people are killed and six others are injured, three of them critically, in a mass stabbing on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. (KTNV-TV) 

U.S. President Joe Biden announces that he will pardon anyone who was convicted on prior federal charges, or who was convicted in the District of Columbia, for marijuana possession. (CNBC) 

A United States Air Force airstrike and helicopter raid kill two senior Islamic State leaders in Qamishli, Syria, including the Islamic State’s deputy leader in Syria. CENTCOM says that no U.S. military personnel or civilians were killed or injured in the operation. (CNN) 

The military of Somalia kill 19 al-Shabaab members in a repelled attack amid ongoing operations against the jihadist terrorist organization. (allAfrica) 

Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights society Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization The Center for Civil Liberties are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (DW) 

Multiple people are injured and others trapped under rubble after an explosion at an Applegreen petrol station in the village of Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland. (BBC News)

Citizens in Lesotho head to the polls to elect the 120 members of the National Assembly. (Reuters) 

An armed intruder damages several vehicles in the parking lot of the Iranian embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian criticizes the Danish police for not providing adequate protection for the embassy. (Tasnim) 

Belarus bans price increases as part of an effort to reduce inflation in the country. (The Moscow Times) 

Thursday, October 6th, 2022 

Russian forces shell residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least three people, injuring twelve others and causing widespread fires. (Reuters) 

Iran’s IRIB broadcasts forced confessions from two French citizens accused of espionage. This broadcast comes in the context of the Mahsa Amini protests which began in September as well as the claim by the Iranian government that the protests are an attempt by France and other countries such as the United States and Israel to overthrow the current Iranian Islamic government. (The Washington Post) 

Eighteen people are killed, including the town’s mayor, and three others injured, in a mass shooting by the Los Tequileros drug gang at the town hall in San Miguel Totolapan, Guerrero, Mexico. (BBC) 

At least 36 people, including 24 children, are killed and 12 more injured by a dismissed policeman in a mass shooting, which started at a daycare centre in Na Klang district, Thailand. The perpetrator commits suicide. (AP) 

French author Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”. (Reuters) 

The Irish Dancing Commission, Ireland’s governing body for Irish dancing, appoints a former judge to investigate claims of prominent dance schools and teachers fixing competitions. (The Guardian) 

At least 15 people are killed and 20 missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the east coast of the Greek island of Lesbos. Five others are rescued. (CNA) 

Sixteen people are killed, and 20 others injured when a bus overturns in Bara District, Nepal, apparently due to speeding. (Xinhua) 

The Nigerian military says it has secured the release of the last 23 passengers taken hostage in late March. (Reuters) 

The bridge connecting Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, reopens to the public after undergoing repairs from damage caused by Hurricane Ian. (Wink News) 

Hurricane Ian’s death toll rises to 130, with 125 fatalities in the United States and five in Cuba, making it the 24th deadliest hurricane in US history. (CNN) 

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