Portal:Current events/2022 October 13

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
      • 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)
    • Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • Russian forces launch eight missiles at Mykolaiv, hitting a five-story residential building. One of the victims was an 11-year-old boy, who was rescued with broken legs after spending hours under the rubble, but later died in a hospital due to heart failure. (The New York Times) (NBC News)
• Syrian civil war
  • October 2022 northern Aleppo clashes
    • 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)
  • 2022 Al-Sabboura bus bombing
    • Eighteen soldiers are killed and 20 others are injured when a bomb explodes on a military bus near Damascus. (Reuters)
• Mali War
  • 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. (AFP via Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism
    • Taiwan lifts all remaining restrictions on entering the country, which were imposed due to the pandemic. (Associated Press via The Guardian)

International relations

• Canada–Iran relations
  • Canada imposes sanctions on 17 Iranian entities over human rights abuses, including former Foreign Relations Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (Reuters via Arab News)

Law and crime

• 2022 Raleigh shootings
  • Five people are killed and two others injured in a spree shooting at several locations in a suburban neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The suspect, a 15-year-old boy, is later taken into custody and is in critical condition from injuries sustained during the shooting. (WTVD-TV)

Politics and elections

• Aftermath of the 2022 Swedish general election, Tidö Agreement
  • Swedish right-wing parties sign an agreement to form a government led by Ulf Kristersson. The government will include the Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats, the Liberals, and will be supported by the Sweden Democrats. (Dagens Nyheter)
• 2022 Vanuatuan general election
  • Vanuatuans head to the polls in a snap election to vote for the members of parliament. (RNZ)
• COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
  • 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)
• 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)