Russo-Ukrainian War Referendums begin in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk on whether to join Russia, in what Ukraine and other countries consider to be "sham" referendums.
Ongoing protests in the country Sanctions are imposed on seven Iranian government officials and one group by the United States Department of the Treasury, which blames the Guidance Patrol for the death of Mahsa Amini.
COVID-19 pandemic Bhutan reopens its borders for international tourists following a two-year closure due to the pandemic.
Mexican drug war Gunmen kill ten people in a mass shooting at a pool hall in Tarimoro, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Tigray War A 60-year-old man is killed by an Ethiopian airstrike on Mekelle, in the rebel-controlled Tigray Region.
Afghanistan conflict Seven people are killed and 41 others are injured when a car bomb explodes at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.