Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
    • Russian forces install air defence systems at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, according to the head of Moscow-appointed administration of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Yevhen Balytskyi. (MSN)
  • A Russian missile strike in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, kills at least 13 civilians and injures 11 others. (The New York Times)
• Mexican drug war
  • Cartel gunmen in Mexico burn down dozens of stores and block streets with burning cars in the states of Jalisco and Guanajuato in response to arrests of cartel figures by the National Guard. (AP)

Business and economy

• COVID-19 recession
  • Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Domino's Pizza closes all of its stores in Italy after its franchise holder ePizza SpA files for bankruptcy. The American restaurant chain says that it was severely impacted by COVID-19 restrictions in the country. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• A house explodes in Evansville, Indiana, United States, killing at least three people, injuring one and damaging at least 39 nearby houses. (CNN)

Law and crime

• Anti-government protests occur in Sierra Leone, calling for the removal of President Julius Maada Bio. Both protestors and policemen are killed during clashes. (The Washington Post)
• Uzbekistan's embassy in Russia warns its citizens not to join Russian forces invading Ukraine, saying that those who do so will be criminally liable for mercenaryism upon returning to Uzbekistan. (EuroWeekly News)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Papua New Guinean general election
  • James Marape is re-elected unopposed as Prime Minister by the Parliament after his party Pangu Pati won the general election in July. (The Guardian)