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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Southern Ukraine offensive and Russian occupation of Kherson
      • Russian Major general Rustam Minnekayev says the goal of the military operation is now to seize territory in Southern Ukraine to create a land corridor from Crimea to Ukraine's border with Transnistria, a pro-Russian unrecognized breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
    • 2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis
      • Ukraine says it will not allow residents to evacuate Mariupol today over concerns the route is too dangerous. (Times of Israel)
    • The mayor of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast is charged with treason by Ukrainian authorities for accepting aid from Russian occupation forces. The mayor is believed to have fled to Russia with his family. (Newsweek)
• Afghanistan conflict
  • 2022 Kunduz mosque bombing
    • At least 33 people are killed and 43 more injured during a bombing attack at a Sunni mosque in Kunduz. (BBC News)
• Kashmir conflict
  • One soldier and six rebels are killed in fighting in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Four security forces are injured. (AP)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • At least 57 Palestinians are injured after Israeli police, in response to stones and fireworks being thrown at Jewish worshipers, fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at a crowd of worshippers within the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem. (Reuters)
  • Two rockets are launched into Israel from the Gaza Strip. One lands in Sha'ar HaNegev and the other falls into the Beit Hanoun area, injuring one person. (Times of Israel)
• Somali Civil War
  • Six people are killed and seven more injured during a bombing attack at a beachside restaurant in Mogadishu. (BBC News)
• Kivu conflict; Ituri conflict
  • The East African Community agree to set up a regional military force in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to end the conflicts there. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• The Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade bans the import of iPhones. (Tasnim)

Disasters and accidents

• One person is killed and two are injured after a transport plane crashes in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
    • Public health restrictions are eased in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. (The Guardian)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai
      • Authorities in Shanghai announce they will tighten the enforcement of lockdown measures, as COVID-19 cases continue to increase. (BBC News)

International relations

• Japan–Russia relations
  • Japan and Russia sign an agreement on fishing quotas after a month of negotiations. The two countries agree on Japan's quota of 2,050 tons in salmon and trout within Russia's exclusive economic zone, the same level as last year, while Japan agrees to pay fees of 200 million yen ($1.56 million) and 300 million yen to Russia. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
  • German authorities formally identify a man as a suspect in the 2007 disappearance of a British three-year-old girl in Portugal. (CNN)
• France issues an international arrest warrant for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn. (DW)

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