Mexican president Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms that the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense was hacked and that leaked data included information about the president's health issues and other national security issues.
Russian annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine Russian president Vladimir Putin signs accession treaties to annex the occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia. However, the accession treaties must be ratified by both houses of the Russian parliament before becoming effective under Russian law.
Earthquake Two people are killed and 25 others are injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
2022 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Ian makes its fourth landfall in South Carolina, after devastating portions of Florida and Cuba.
2021–2022 inflation surge Inflation in the Netherlands increases to 17% amid a substantial increase in energy and fuel prices.
Mahsa Amini protests Nineteen people are killed and 32 more injured as separatist gunmen attack a police station and open fire in Zahedan, Iran.
September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is removed from office in a coup d'état after gunfire in the Burkinabé capital of Ouagadougou. Coup leader Ibrahim Traore imposes a curfew, suspends all political civil society activities as well as the Constitution, and closes all land and air borders.
Papua conflict Four people are killed when armed rebels open fire on civilians in West Papua, Indonesia.
Afghanistan conflict Twenty-six people are killed and 56 others are injured by a suicide bomber at a school in Dashte Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requests fast-track NATO membership following the Russian annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine.
Russian forces launch 16 missiles at areas near the city of Zaporizhzhia, including a gathering point for civilians preparing to cross into Russian-occupied territory, where at least 25 people are killed and 50 others are injured.