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Topics in the news
- In the Brazilian general election, two-term former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pictured) defeats incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
- In India, a footbridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat, results in the deaths of at least 135 people.
- In baseball, the Orix Buffaloes defeat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows to win the Japan Series.
- More than 100 people are killed and 300 others are injured by two car bombs in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- At least 156 people are killed and more than 150 others are injured in a crowd crush during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea.
November 3, 2022
(Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2021–2022 North Korean missile tests
- Japan–North Korea relations
- North Korea launches a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards Japan, prompting evacuation warnings to residents in the prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata. The missile landed about 1,100 km off the Japanese coast in the Pacific Ocean. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
- Japan–North Korea relations
Business and economy
- 2021–2022 inflation surge, Economy of Turkey
- Inflation in Turkey reaches a record high since 1997 as it accelerated to 85.51% during the last month, with higher interest rates as one of the main problems. (AFP via News24)
Disasters and accidents
- Five people are killed and four more injured during a methane explosion at a coal mine in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. (Al Jazeera)
November 2, 2022
(Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2021–2022 North Korean missile tests
- North Korea fires 23 ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea, one of which crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto maritime boundary between North and South Korea, for the first time. Air raid sirens were activated on the South Korean island of Ulleungdo and South Korean fighter jets fired three air-to-surface missiles across the NLL in response to the missile launches. (Yonhap News Agency) (Yonhap News Agency 2) (Reuters)
- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol calls for "swift action" to punish North Korea in response to the latest missile launches. (Yonhap News Agency)
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, North Korea–Russia relations
- The United States says that North Korea is "secretly supplying" artillery shells to Russia for use in Russia's war in Ukraine. (Axios)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, North Korea–Russia relations
- Tigray War
- Tigrayan peace process
- Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front reach a "permanent" ceasefire agreement at African Union-brokered peace talks in South Africa, exactly two years after the war began. (Al Jazeera)
- Tigrayan peace process
- M23 offensive
- Kenya officially deploys troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assist an East African Community peacekeeping mission. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2021–2022 inflation surge
- The Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.75% to 3.75%, the highest level since January 2008, amid surging inflation in the United States. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell warns that further rate increases are likely. (BBC News)
International relations
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 food crises
- Russia rejoins the Black Sea Grain Initiative following Turkish mediation efforts. Ukraine has reportedly provided written guarantees that they will use the grain corridor in the Black Sea "solely for civilian and humanitarian purposes". (Middle East Eye)
- 2022 food crises
- Poland–Russia relations
- Poland's Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak announces the construction of a barrier along the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, as Poland believes that Russia will use the border to illegally transport African and Asian immigrants to Europe. (AP)
- Canada–China relations
- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announces it will close its Beijing bureau after over 40 years of operation, stating that the Chinese government has been intentionally delaying granting work visas to its reporters for over two years. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso declares a state of emergency in the provinces of Guayas and Esmeraldas for the next 45 days following the killings of five police officers and the abduction of several prison guards by organized crime members. (CBS News)
November 1, 2022
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali–Kenyan conflict, Spillover of the Somali Civil War
- Kenyan authorities say that an ambulance carrying two paramedics, a patient and a driver has been hijacked with its passengers by al-Shabaab in Mandera County. (Reuters)
International relations
- Colombia–Venezuela relations
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro meets with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas to discuss issues relating to the environment and the re-opening of the border between the two nations, among others. This is the first time that the presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have met since they broke off relations in 2019. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Recognition of same-sex unions in Japan
- The city of Tokyo officially starts recognizing same-sex relationships by allowing LGBTQ partners to be treated as married couples for some public services in areas such as housing, medicine and welfare. (AFP via France24)
- In a report by The Intercept, leaked documents reveal that the United States Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have conducted extensive efforts to influence big tech platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Discord, Microsoft, and Wikipedia in order to censor online information or posts considered by the U.S. government to be disinformation. (The Intercept)
- Spanish prosecutors drop some of the criminal charges against Brazilian footballer Neymar in relation to fraud and corruption. However, it is announced that the case will continue. (France24)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Brazilian general election
- Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to concede the election but also announces that he will authorize a transition of power to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (Reuters)
- Bolsonaro supporters block roads in Brazil following his election defeat. (CBS News)
- 2022 Danish general election
- Danes head to the polls in a snap election to elect a new session to the Folketing. The left-leaning bloc, lead by incumbent Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, is projected to be the clear winner with 87 out of 179 seats, with her Social Democrats party obtaining its highest voter share in decades with 27.5% of the vote. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
- 2019–2022 Israeli political crisis, 2022 Israeli legislative election
- Israelis head to the polls to elect the members of the 25th Knesset. Exit polls show former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition narrowly winning, with 61 to 62 seats out of 120. (BBC News 1) (BBC News 2)
Sports
- 2022 Melbourne Cup
- The 2022 Melbourne Cup is won by Gold Trip, ridden by Mark Zahra, at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. (ABC News Australia)
October 31, 2022
(Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces damage critical infrastructure in Kyiv again, leaving parts of the capital without energy and water. Other energy facilities are damaged in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Cherkasy. (The Guardian)
- A Russian cruise missile reportedly shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft system crashes in the outskirts of Naslavcea, Moldova. No casualties are reported, though some houses were damaged by the blast, according to the Moldovan government. (Romania Journal)
- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announces that the country's military alert level will be increased tomorrow, in response to military drone sightings near offshore oil rigs in the past few weeks. (Euronews)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seizes an oil tanker in international waters that was transporting fuel to the Persian Gulf. (Tasnim)
- The Prime Minister of Chad Saleh Kebzabo confirms that government forces in North Tibesti have successfully found and subsequently freed hostage Jerome Hugonnot, a Franco-Australian conservationist, kidnapped in Wadi Fira three days prior. (AFP via France24)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- Tropical Storm Nalgae
- The death toll from floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae (Paeng) in the Philippines, mostly in Bangsamoro, increases to 98 with at least 64 others reported missing. (The Guardian)
- Tropical Storm Nalgae
- Two people are killed and another is injured by a helicopter crash in Verdal, Trøndelag, Norway. (AP)
Law and crime
- Mahsa Amini protests
- Tehran's chief prosecutor confirms that over 1,000 people have been charged by the authorities in connection to anti-government protests in the capital. (BBC News)
- Central African Republic Civil War
- A special court in the Central African Republic sentences three 3R militiamen to 20 years to life in prison for crimes against humanity. (AFP via The Bangkok Post)
- Fifteen people are injured by a mass drive-by shooting in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (AP)
Sports
- British Cycling CEO Brian Facer resigns after a recent series of controversial decisions made by the organization, including the announcement of a partnership with the oil and gas company Shell. (The Guardian)
October 30, 2022
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- M23 rebels capture the towns of Kiwanja and Rutshuru in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In response, the Congolese government expels Rwanda's ambassador, accusing the country of supporting the rebels. (Al Jazeera)
- M23 offensive
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Five Israeli soldiers are injured during a vehicle-ramming attack at a checkpoint in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. The perpetrator is shot dead by police. (Haaretz)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Morbi bridge collapse
- At least 141 people are killed in a collapse of a bridge over the Machchhu River in Morbi, Gujarat, India. More than 80 people have been rescued. (The Hindu) (BBC News)
- Eleven people are killed during a crowd crush at a Fally Ipupa concert at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
International relations
- Russia–United Kingdom relations
- Russia announces sanctions on eleven British Overseas Territories, accusing them of "unfriendly actions" against Moscow. With these sanctions, the United Kingdom and all 14 British Overseas Territories are now on Russia's list of sanctioned territories. (Anadolu Agency)
Law and crime
- Dover firebomb attack
- A man throws firebombs at a centre for processing asylum seekers in Dover, Kent, UK, injuring two people before killing himself. (TheJournal.ie)
- Crime in London
- Two people are shot and killed in Brixton, London, while a bystander was knocked down and injured by the gunman's vehicle. No arrests have been made. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Brazilian general election
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly wins election to Brazil's presidency with 50.9% of the vote, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the second-round run-off. (Time) (Sky News)
October 29, 2022
(Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia accuses Ukraine of a drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea. The Russian-installed Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev says the Russian Navy repelled the attack, which he calls the "most massive" since the invasion began. Russia consequently suspends its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. (NPR) (BBC News)
- 2022 Nord Stream gas leaks
- Russia accuses the United Kingdom's Royal Navy of blowing up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea on September 26. The Russian Defence Ministry says the Navy was also behind recent attacks on Russian Navy facilities in Crimea. The British government denies both accusations. (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli settler in Kiryat Arba, Hebron, and injures four others, including a Palestinian paramedic, before being killed by security forces. (Times of Israel)
- Somali Civil War
- October 2022 Mogadishu bombings
- At least 100 people are killed and over 300 others are injured by an al-Shabaab double car bombing in Mogadishu. (Al Jazeera)
- October 2022 Mogadishu bombings
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- Tropical Storm Nalgae
- The death toll from floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae (Paeng) in the Philippines increases to 45 with at least 14 people reported missing. (The New York Times)
- Tropical Storm Nalgae
- Seoul Halloween crowd crush
- At least 151 people are killed and 82 others injured in a crowd crush during Halloween celebrations in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. (The Hankyoreh)
- A gas tanker explosion at an amateur football game in Baghdad, Iraq, kills nine people and wounds 10 others. (AP)
Law and crime
- Essex lorry deaths
- A suspect arrested in 2019 for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese illegal immigrants in a lorry in southern England has been formally charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to assist illegal immigration. (The Guardian)
- Mahsa Amini protests
- The first trial related to the protests following the death of Mahsa Amini begins in the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Tehran. The five protesters face charges of corruption on earth, which is punishable by death. (Al Arabiya)
- 2022 Brazilian general election
- Congresswoman and Bolsonaro supporter Carla Zambelli draws a handgun and chases a Lula supporter in São Paulo. Zambelli claimed to have been assaulted by the man, but video footage shows that Zambelli tripped and fell to the ground before chasing him. (The Brazilian Report)
October 28, 2022
(Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the United States will provide another $275 million in additional military aid to Ukraine. (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian mobilization
- Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announces the end of the mobilization campaign as 300,000 reservists are reached. (ABC News Australia)
- Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two Palestinian Civil Defence members are killed, and another is injured when Israeli soldiers open fire on a vehicle at a checkpoint in Nablus, West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022 Haitian crisis
- Rally of Progressive National Democrats leader and former presidential candidate Eric Jean Baptiste is assassinated outside his residence in Port-au-Prince. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- At least 42 people are killed by floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Nalgae (Paeng) in Mindanao, Philippines. (Reuters)
International relations
- Russia–South Korea relations
- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol denies that his country is sending weapons to Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin made a reference to South Korea during a conference yesterday. (Al Jazeera)
- China–Germany relations
Law and crime
- Attack on Paul Pelosi
- A man searching for United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi breaks into her residence in San Francisco and attacks her husband Paul Pelosi, resulting in his hospitalization. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Aftermath of the 2022 Lesotho general election
- Sam Matekane is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Lesotho. (AP)
Sports
- 2022–23 Premiership Rugby
- The Rugby Football Union confirms that Wasps have been suspended for the remainder of the season and are relegated to the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union system, next season after the team had entered administration earlier in the month for reaching more than £100 million in debt. (The Guardian)
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