## [2022-08-15](/feed/2022/08/15/index.md)

##### FIFA
### [FIFA suspends the All India Football Federation for violating its statutes on third-party interference. India is stripped of its hosting rights for international football tournaments, including the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup scheduled for October 2022. ](/feed/2022/08/15/fifa-suspends-the-all-india-football-federation-for-violating-its-statutes-on-third-party-interference-india-is-strippe.md)
##### 2022 Kenyan general election
### [The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission declares William Ruto as the winner of the election. ](/feed/2022/08/15/the-independent-electoral-and-boundaries-commission-declares-william-ruto-as-the-winner-of-the-election.md)
##### Central Intelligence Agency
### [A lawsuit is filed against the Central Intelligence Agency and its former director Mike Pompeo, accusing the agency of spying on lawyers and journalists who met with Julian Assange. ](/feed/2022/08/15/a-lawsuit-is-filed-against-the-central-intelligence-agency-and-its-former-director-mike-pompeo-accusing-the-agency-of-s.md)
##### 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
### [The military junta court sentences former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison for corruption. ](/feed/2022/08/15/the-military-junta-court-sentences-former-state-counsellor-aung-san-suu-kyi-to-six-years-in-prison-for-corruption.md)
##### Prime minister of New Zealand
### [Prime minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern announces the deployment of 120 New Zealand troops to the United Kingdom to train Ukrainian forces. ](/feed/2022/08/15/prime-minister-of-new-zealand-jacinda-ardern-announces-the-deployment-of-120-new-zealand-troops-to-the-united-kingdom-to.md)
##### Liberia–United States relations
### [The United States imposes sanctions on three senior members of the cabinet of Liberian president George Weah, accusing them of corruption. ](/feed/2022/08/15/the-united-states-imposes-sanctions-on-three-senior-members-of-the-cabinet-of-liberian-president-george-weah-accusing-t.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. ](/feed/2022/08/15/the-united-kingdom-approves-a-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-aimed-at-targeting-the-omicron-variant-and-other-variants-of-sars.md)
##### Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
### [Israel launches a series of airstrikes on Damascus and Tartus, Syria, killing three soldiers and injuring three others. ](/feed/2022/08/15/israel-launches-a-series-of-airstrikes-on-damascus-and-tartus-syria-killing-three-soldiers-and-injuring-three-others.md)
##### War in Afghanistan
### [The Taliban stages a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul. ](/feed/2022/08/15/the-taliban-stages-a-victory-day-parade-on-the-first-anniversary-of-the-capture-of-kabul.md)
##### Mali War
### [Four Russian Wagner Group paramilitaries are killed during an ambush by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin militants in Bandiagara. ](/feed/2022/08/15/four-russian-wagner-group-paramilitaries-are-killed-during-an-ambush-by-jama-at-nasr-al-islam-wal-muslimin-militants-in.md)
### [France formally ends its military intervention in Mali after withdrawing its last remaining troops from a military base in Gao. The base was handed over to Malian Armed Forces before the French forces crossed into neighbouring Niger. ](/feed/2022/08/15/france-formally-ends-its-military-intervention-in-mali-after-withdrawing-its-last-remaining-troops-from-a-military-base.md)
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