Thursday, October 13th, 2022 

Rare anti-government protests occur in Beijing ahead of the 20th National Congress of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, protesting the government “Zero-COVID” policy. (BBC News) 

Russia announces that it will evacuate civilians from Kherson to “other regions of the country” following an appeal from Kherson Military-Civilian Administration leader Volodymyr Saldo. (The Guardian) 

The jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham captures the city of Afrin in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, following days of clashes with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Voice of America) 

Tahrir al-Sham forces capture the town of Jindires amid ongoing clashes in the region. (Al Mayadeen) 

Eleven people are killed and 53 more injured as a bus hit a roadside bomb on a road between Bandiagara and Goundaka, in the Mopti Region. (Al Jazeera) 

Rival Palestinian factions sign an agreement in Algiers, Algeria, aimed at resolving over 15 years of discord. The agreement is signed by senior Fatah leader Azzam al-Ahmad, Hamas political chief Ismael Haniyeh, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine general secretary Talal Naji, and leaders and representatives of 14 other factions, and calls for legislative and presidential elections to be held in Palestine within one year. (Al Jazeera) 

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) 

Five people are killed and two more injured in a mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. (WTVD-TV) 

Two police officers are killed and another is wounded during an ambush in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. The perpetrator is killed after the shooting. (The Washington Post) 

Eighteen soldiers are killed and 20 more injured as a bomb explodes on a military bus near Damascus. (Reuters) 

Taiwan lifts all remaining restrictions to entering the country, imposed due to the pandemic, after more than two and a half years. (The Guardian) 

Vanuatuans head to the polls in a snap election to vote for the members of their parliament. (RNZ) 

Canada sanctions 17 Iranian entities over human rights abuses, including previous Minister of Foreign Relations Javad Zarif. (Arab News) 

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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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