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- William Ruto (pictured) is elected President of Kenya.
- In Giza, Egypt, a church fire spreads to its nursery and kills 41 people, including at least 18 children.
- Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, is critically injured after a stabbing at a speech in the United States.
- A mass fish kill occurs in the river Oder in Poland and Germany.
August 19, 2022
(Friday)
Law and crime
- A court in Shanghai, China, sentences Chinese Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua to 13 years in prison for "violating financial management order". (Reuters)
- A man linked to [Jemaah Islamiyah]] serving a prison sentence for the 2002 Bali bombings, where many Australian tourists were killed, will be released from prison early. Australia condemns the decision. (The Guardian)
August 18, 2022
(Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine campaign, 2022 Western Russia attacks
- Explosions are reported at military facilities in Crimea and Belgorod Oblast, Russia, and are believed to have been launched by Ukraine. An explosion and large fire occur at an arms depot near Timonovo. Explosions are also reported at Stary Oskol Airport and in Russian-occupied Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast. (Forbes)
- Explosions are reported at Sevastopol International Airport. The Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev says that Russian air defences have shot down a Ukrainian Air Force drone near the airport. (Reuters)
- Residents of Kerch and nearby villages in eastern Crimea report multiple explosions. Crimean officials say that air defences were activated near the city but that "there is no danger to the town or the Crimean Bridge". (Yahoo! News)
- Southern Ukraine campaign, 2022 Western Russia attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Mali War
- France–Mali relations
- Mali accuses its former ally France of arming jihadist terrorist groups in order to destabilize the country. Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop tells the United Nations that French aircraft are violating the country's airspace and dropping "arms and ammunition" to terrorist groups on the ground. France denies the accusations. (DW)
- France–Mali relations
- Insurgency in Northern Chad
- Timane Erdimi, leader of the Chadian rebel group Rally of Forces for Change and nephew of slain Chadian president Idriss Déby, returns to the country from his 17-year exile in Qatar to participate in a peace process between the government and numerous rebel groups. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2021–2022 inflation surge
- The European Union statistics office reports that inflation in the Eurozone increased to a record 8.9% in July. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- August 2022 Corsica derecho
- Six people are killed and 12 others are injured by strong winds on the island of Corsica, France. (AP)
- Two people are killed and 20 others are injured by flooding in the region of Tuscany, Italy. (Rai News)
- Five people are killed by storms in Austria. (BBC News)
- 2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires
- The death toll from wildfires in Algeria increases to 38 with 200 others suffering from burns and respiratory problems. Firefighters are still trying to contain 39 forest fires in the north of the country, according to officials. (BBC News)
- Sixteen people are killed and 36 others are reported missing after heavy rain causes flooding in Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai, China. (Reuters)
International relations
- Taiwan–United States relations
- Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi and Taiwanese minister John Deng announce that Taiwan and the United States will seek formal trade relations with each other, including cooperation on agricultural and digital trade, harmonizing anti-corruption standards, and addressing "significant distortions" caused by state-owned enterprises. (BBC News)
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says that China will oppose any trade deals with the Taiwanese government and also told the U.S. government to "stop making misjudgements". Commerce Ministry spokesperson Shu Jueting also says that China will take steps to safeguard its interests. (Bloomberg) (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2021 Hong Kong democrats mass arrests, Hong Kong national security law
- As the trial against 47 pro-democracy activists begins in Hong Kong, it is announced that 29 activists, including Joshua Wong and Benny Tai, will plead guilty and 18 activists, including Leung Kwok-hung, will plead not guilty. (Time)
- A political organization in Guinea accuses military president Mamady Doumbouya of being behind the killings of two youths during anti-government protests yesterday. (Guinee28)
August 17, 2022
(Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Northeastern Ukraine campaign
- Battle of Kharkiv
- A Russian missile hits a dormitory in Kharkiv, killing seven civilians and injuring 16 others, according to the city's mayor and top military administrator. (Ukrainska Pravda) (The Guardian)
- Battle of Kharkiv
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Northeastern Ukraine campaign
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Afghanistan conflict
- August 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
- Twenty-one people are killed and 33 others are injured by a mosque bombing in Kabul. (BBC News)
- August 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
Business and economy
- 2021–2022 inflation surge
- Inflation in the United Kingdom increases to 10.1%, the highest level since February 1982, due to increasing fuel and food prices. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- Matanzas oil storage facility explosion
- The death toll from the August 6 fire at a supertanker port in Matanzas, Cuba, rises to 16. All the deceased were firefighters who were battling the blaze. (BBC News)
- Twenty-six people are killed by wildfires in Algeria, mostly in the city of El Taref. (BBC News)
- Twenty-three people are killed when a bus overturns on a highway in Khouribga, Morocco. (Arab News)
International relations
Law and crime
- Police in Tokyo, Japan, arrest a former member of the 2020 Summer Olympics organising committee after prosecutors accused him of graft and bribery. (Reuters)
- The High Court of Australia rules that Google is not liable for defamatory material within hyperlinks that it serves as part of its search results. (Axios)
Science and technology
- Archaeologists discover one of the largest megalithic sites in Europe on a farm in southern Spain. The site dates back 7,000 years and contains more than 500 standing stones. (The Times)
August 16, 2022
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- An explosion occurs at an ammunition depot in northern Crimea, forcing the evacuation of civilians. Observers suggest that the depot may have been hit by Ukrainian forces. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Syrian civil war
- Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
- 2022 Jarqli airstrikes
- Turkish airstrikes on a military base in Aleppo Governorate kill at least 16 Syrian soldiers. (Al Mayadeen)
- 2022 Jarqli airstrikes
- Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
- South Thailand insurgency
- A ranger is killed while seven policemen and two civilians are injured as two bombs explode at a rubber plantation in Narathiwat, Thailand. (The Sun)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Two policemen are killed when gunmen open fire on them as they are escorting polio workers in Gomal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty people are killed and six others are injured when a passenger bus collides with a tanker truck in Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab, Pakistan. (Xinhua News Agency)
- Six people are killed and several others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir, India. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and nine others are injured when a test car crashes into traffic in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (AP)
- A Sudanese official reports that 66 people have been killed and 24,000 homes and buildings have been damaged since flooding began in June. (ABC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- U.S. First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19. (NPR)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Politics and elections
- The prime minister of Vanuatu Bob Loughman asks for the dissolution of parliament as he faces a vote of no-confidence. (RNZ Pacific)
August 15, 2022
(Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Mali War
- Operation Barkhane
- France formally ends its military intervention in Mali after withdrawing its last remaining troops from a military base in Gao. The base was handed over to Malian Armed Forces before the French forces crossed into neighbouring Niger. (Ecofin Agency)
- Four Russian Wagner Group paramilitaries are killed during an ambush by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin militants in Bandiagara. (Africanews)
- Operation Barkhane
- War in Afghanistan
- Fall of Kabul
- The Taliban stages a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul. (CBS News)
- Fall of Kabul
- Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
- Israel launches a series of airstrikes on Damascus and Tartus, Syria, killing three soldiers and injuring three others. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
International relations
- Liberia–United States relations
- The United States imposes sanctions on three senior members of the cabinet of Liberian president George Weah, accusing them of corruption. (AP)
- Prime minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern announces the deployment of 120 New Zealand troops to the United Kingdom to train Ukrainian forces. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
- The military junta court sentences former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison for corruption. (France 24)
- A lawsuit is filed against the Central Intelligence Agency and its former director Mike Pompeo, accusing the agency of spying on lawyers and journalists who met with Julian Assange. (Axios)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Kenyan general election
- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission declares William Ruto as the winner of the election. (AP)
Sports
- FIFA suspends the All India Football Federation for violating its statutes on third-party interference. India is stripped of its hosting rights for international football tournaments, including the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup scheduled for October 2022. (Deutsche Welle)
August 14, 2022
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A Palestinian gunman opens fire inside a bus in Jerusalem's Old City, injuring eight people, two of them critically. Israeli police later raid the Silwan neighborhood, where the suspect lived, and arrest him. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- Five people are killed and 26 others are injured by an explosion in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The government blames organized crime groups. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Giza church fire
- At least 41 people are killed and 45 others are injured in a fire at the Saint Mercurius Coptic Orthodox church in Giza, Egypt. (BBC News)
- 2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires
- More than 1,500 people are evacuated from Zaragoza, Spain, due to wildfires. (EMEA Tribune)
- 2022 Yerevan explosion
- Six people are killed, 60 others injured and 18 more are missing in an explosion at a fireworks storage area of a mall in Yerevan, Armenia. The city's mayor stated that there were people trapped under rubble. (Al Jazeera)
- Seven people are killed by flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Pengzhou, Sichuan, China. (AP)
August 13, 2022
(Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia says that it has captured the village of Pisky, in Donetsk Oblast, while Ukrainian forces say that they have destroyed a bridge in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast. (AP)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- Tropical Storm Meari makes landfall in central Japan, causing heavy rain and high winds. 72,000 people are evacuated from the city of Shizuoka. (Bloomberg News)
- 2022 Oder environmental disaster
- The German environment ministry says that an unknown, highly toxic substance is responsible for the mass die-off of wildlife in the Oder river. High levels of mercury have also been found in the river. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says that the river will take years to "return to normal". (CNN)
- One person is killed and 40 others are injured when a stage at a music festival in Cullera, Valencia, Spain, collapses due to high winds caused by a nearby heat burst. (Reuters)
- Flooding in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, kills two people and also damages The Linq hotel. (CBS News)
Law and crime
- Treatment of women by the Taliban
- The Taliban violently disperse a demonstration by women's rights activists who were marching to the education ministry in Kabul to demand broader rights, by chasing and beating women and firing gunshots into the air. (Al Jazeera)
- One person is killed and 17 others are injured after a driver plows his car into a fundraiser for victims of a house fire that killed ten people earlier in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, United States. The perpetrator then kills his mother in a nearby town before being arrested. (The New York Times)
Sports
- Romanian swimmer David Popovici breaks the 13-year-old world record for the 100m freestyle with a time of 46.86. (SwimSwam)
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