Portal:Current events/2022 November 9

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Southern Ukraine campaign
      • Russian forces announce a retreat from the city of Kherson, western bank of the Dnieper River in Mykolaiv Oblast, and the western part of Kherson Oblast. (BBC News)
      • Russian officials say deputy head of the Kherson military–civilian administration Kirill Stremousov has been killed in a car crash as he was heading to Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin issues a decree posthumously awarding him the Order of Courage. (BBC News)
• Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
  • French President Emmanuel Macron announces the official end of Operation Barkhane in the Sahel. (African News)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • A Palestinian teenager is killed and three others are injured in Nablus as clashes occur between Israeli soldiers and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade at Joseph's Tomb when the latter allegedly opened fire on Jewish worshippers. (Times of Israel)

Business and economy

• 2021–2022 inflation surge
  • Economy of Greece
    • Greek workers begin a strike demanding higher wages amid a rapidly increasing inflation, with the main trade union calling it "suffocating". Ground transport, flights and ferry services are disrupted due to the strike measure. (Reuters)
  • 2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis
    • The UK's Royal College of Nursing announces its first ever strike in its 106-year history as it demands higher wages for medical workers to keep up with rising inflation. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Tropical Storm Nicole makes landfall in the Bahamas, forcing evacuations, flooding and power outages in Abaco Island. In the United States, the storm forces evacuations and the closure of Walt Disney World and other resorts in Florida. (AP)
• Nine people are killed after a house fire in Yıldırım, Bursa Province, Turkey. (AP)