Treatment of women by the Taliban The Taliban violently disperse a demonstration by women's rights activists who were marching to the education ministry in Kabul to demand broader rights, by chasing and beating women and firing gunshots into the air.
Las Vegas Flooding in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States kills two people and also damages The Linq hotel.
Music festival One person is killed and 40 others are injured when a stage at a music festival in Cullera, Province of Valencia, Spain, collapses due to high winds.
2022 Oder environmental disaster The German environment ministry says that an unknown, highly toxic substance is responsible for the mass die-off of wildlife in the Oder river. High levels of mercury have also been found in the river. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says that the river will take years to "return to normal".
2022 Pacific typhoon season Tropical Storm Meari makes landfall in central Japan, causing heavy rain and high winds. 72,000 people are evacuated from the city of Shizuoka.
Russo-Ukrainian War Russia says that it has captured the village of Pisky, in Donetsk Oblast, while Ukrainian forces say that they have destroyed a bridge in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast.
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Vice President of Paraguay Vice President of Paraguay Hugo Velázquez Moreno announces his resignation after being accused of corruption by the United States, which he denies being guilty of.
South Korean president South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol pardons former Samsung executive Lee Jae-yeong, who was on parole for bribery.
2022 Cetinje shooting A man kills a woman and two children at their home in Cetinje, Montenegro, before opening fire in the streets against random civilians, killing seven people and wounding six others. The perpetrator is later killed by an armed citizen.
2022 Kiribati constitutional crisis A High Court Judge is detained following a failed deportation attempt by the Kiribati government.
Uttar Pradesh Three people are killed and 17 are missing after an overloaded boat capsizes in Uttar Pradesh, India.
2022 Oder environmental disaster A mass die-off of fish occurs in the Oder river in Poland. Polish officials call it an "ecological catastrophe" with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki vowing to "punish" those responsible. The public has been warned not to enter the water amid fears of possible contamination.
2022 United Kingdom heat wave The Environment Agency of England declares a drought across eight of its fourteen areas amid an ongoing heat wave.
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine A Belize-flagged ship departs Chornomorsk for Turkey, becoming the first wheat export from Ukraine under a United Nations-brokered deal.
Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Anglo-Indian writer Salman Rushdie is attacked at a public event in Chautauqua, New York, United States, sustaining multiple stab wounds to the neck and abdomen. The suspect is arrested by New York State Police.
Mexican drug war At least a dozen vehicles are burned and several streets are blocked in the state of Baja California, mainly in the cities of Tijuana, Mexicali and Ensenada. This is the fourth major incident in the last week where arson and blocked streets have been reported.
Eight people are killed and five others injured in a prison riot and shootings at a food shop and a pizzeria in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Two other premises are set on fire.
Islamist insurgency in the Sahel The German defence ministry suspends its military's aerial reconnaissance and transport operations in Mali after the government of Mali denied the departure of one of their flights.
Occupied territories of Ukraine The Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast begins preparations for a referendum on the region's accession to Russia, which will be held on September 11.
Hostage A man takes several employees hostage at a bank in Beirut, Lebanon, demanding his bank savings and threatening to set himself on fire. Police officers, soldiers, and intelligence agents surround the building.
Cincinnati FBI field office attack A gunman wearing body armor attempts to storm the offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Following a subsequent police pursuit, he is killed in a standoff with police.
2021–2022 inflation surge Sierra Leone declares a nationwide curfew amid anti-government protests that have killed two policemen and one civilian. The West African country is currently experiencing record inflation.
Estonia Estonia and Latvia formally withdraw from the Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries group amid tensions with China over its human rights record and its support of Russia's war on Ukraine.
Latvia–Russia relations The Latvian Parliament declares Russia a state sponsor of terrorism over its invasion of Ukraine.
COVID-19 pandemic The Marshall Islands confirms its first death from COVID-19 in a person from Majuro.
Rollercoaster trains Thirty-four people are injured after two rollercoaster trains collided at the Legoland Deutschland amusement park in Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany.
Somaliland Five people are killed and 100 others injured as security forces clashes with protesters demanding presidential election be held in November in Somaliland.
Islamic State–Taliban conflict Cleric Rahimullah Haqqani is killed by a suicide bomber at a seminary in Kabul, Afghanistan. IS-KP claims responsibility for the killing.
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Three soldiers are killed in an attack at a military base in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two of the attackers are killed in the ensuing shootout.
Russo-Ukrainian War At least ten shells hit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with both Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the attack, which damaged an office building and the plant's fire station.