Portal:Current events/2022 December 14

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2017–present Peruvian political crisis
  • December 2022 Peruvian protests
    • 2022 Apurímac insurgency
      • The government declares a nationwide state of emergency for 30 days following mass protests in support of Pedro Castillo, which have killed seven people. (SwissInfo)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Two people are killed and 14 others are injured when a roadside bomb targeting a security forces' convoy explodes in Miranshah, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
• Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
  • Three security forces are killed when a bomb explodes during a military operation in Al-Tarmia District, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Tornado outbreak of December 13–14, 2022
  • An ongoing tornado outbreak across the United States kills three people, injures dozens of others, and leaves hundreds of people homeless. (The Weather Channel)
  • Multiple tornadoes strike the New Orleans metropolitan area, damaging up to 5,000 structures and following nearly the same path as a high-end EF3 tornado on March 22. (CNN) (Raw Alerts via Twitter)
• English Channel migrant crossings
  • Four people are killed and 43 others are rescued after a migrant boat capsizes in the English Channel off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. (AP)

International relations

• Armenia–Russia relations
  • Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
    • 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
      • 2022 Artsakh blockade
        • Members of parliament belonging to the Armenian governing coalition accuse Russia of wanting to drag Armenia into a new war with neighboring Azerbaijan, and criticize the conduct of Russian peacekeepers amid a renewed crisis in the region following the Lachin blockade and worsening relations between Armenia and Russia. (RFE/RL)
• China–United Kingdom relations
  • Clash at the Consulate General of China, Manchester
    • The Chinese foreign ministry recalls Manchester consul general Zheng Xiyuan and five other diplomats in the United Kingdom following their alleged involvement in the October clash. (AFP via Barron's)
• Accession of Kosovo to the European Union
  • Kosovo formally signs a request to become a member of the European Union. Serbia condemns the request and says that it will ask the five members of the bloc which do not recognize Kosovo to reject the request. (AP)
• Iran is expelled from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women over the death of Mahsa Amini and the violent crackdown against protests for women's rights in Iran. (MSN) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Mayor of Istanbul and popular opposition figure Ekrem İmamoğlu goes on trial where he faces a political ban and between 15 months and four years in jail on charges of "insulting" public officials. (AFP via France24)
• One Irish U.N. peacekeeper is killed and three others are wounded after an armed confrontation with a crowd in Al-Aqbieh, Lebanon. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Fijian general election
  • Fijians head to the polls to elect the 55 members of the parliament. (Al Jazeera)

Sports

• 2022 FIFA World Cup
  • The defending champions France defeats Morocco 2–0, advancing to their second consecutive World Cup final, which will be against Argentina. France is the first team since Brazil in 2002 to advance to consecutive World Cup finals, and will aim to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win consecutive World Cup finals. (CNN)