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'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
*[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
**[[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
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***An explosion occurs at an [[ammunition depot]] in northern [[Crimea]], forcing the evacuation of civilians. Observers suggest that the depot may have been hit by [[Ukrainian forces]]. [https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-crimean-explosion-ammunition-depot-chubarov/31990544.html (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)]
*[[Syrian civil war]]
**[[Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war]]
***[[2022 Jarqli airstrikes]]
****[[Turkish Air Force|Turkish]] [[airstrike]]s on a military base in [[Aleppo Governorate]] kill at least 16 [[Syrian Army|Syrian soldiers]]. [https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/syrian-soldiers-killed-wounded-in-turkish-aggression-on-alep (Al Mayadeen)]
*[[Sinai insurgency]]
**Hamza Adel Al-Zamili, a leader of the [[Islamic State – Sinai Province]] and mastermind of the [[2017 Sinai mosque attack]], is killed by [[Egyptian Army|Egyptian soldiers]] during an operation. Nine other militants are also killed and three arrested. [https://www.arabnews.com/node/2144021/middle-east (Arab News)] [https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/isis-threat/article-715016 (The Jerusalem Post)]
*[[South Thailand insurgency]]
**A [[Royal Thai Army Ranger|ranger]] is killed while seven policemen and two civilians are injured as two bombs explode at a [[Plantation|rubber plantation]] in [[Narathiwat]], [[Thailand]]. [https://www.thesundaily.my/world/bomb-blast-in-narathiwat-leaves-one-dead-two-injured-KE9556963 (''The Sun'')]
*[[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
**Two policemen are killed when gunmen open fire on them as they are escorting [[polio]] workers in [[Gomal, Tank|Gomal]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-health-pakistan-police-064127d3bf6cc18cf7a352d4f354f89d (AP)]

'''Disasters and accidents'''
'''Disasters and accidents'''
*Twenty people are killed and six others are injured when a passenger bus collides with a [[tanker truck]] in [[Jalalpur Pirwala]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://english.news.cn/20220816/45936b1192904929ae1b7963771d877b/c.html (Xinhua News Agency)]
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*A explosion occurs at an ammunition depot in northern [[Crimea]], forcing the evacuation of civilians. Observers suggest it may have been hit by Ukrainian forces. [https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-crimean-explosion-ammunition-depot-chubarov/31990544.html (Radio Liberty/Europe)]
*At least 20 people are killed and six others injured when a passenger bus collides with an oil tanker in [[Jalalpur Pirwala]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://english.news.cn/20220816/45936b1192904929ae1b7963771d877b/c.html (Xinhua)]
*Six people are killed and several others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/india/bus-falls-kashmir-gorge-kills-six-indian-border-police-2022-08-16/ (Reuters)]
*One person is killed and nine others are injured when a test car crashes into traffic in [[Reutlingen]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. [https://apnews.com/article/technology-germany-8a2333532b91635d5b214485043ed94a (AP)]
*A [[Sudan]]ese official reports that 66 people have been killed and 24,000 homes and buildings have been damaged since flooding began in June. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/sudan-floods-continue-tear-homes-66-people-killed-88437424 (ABC News)]

'''Health and environment'''
*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]
***[[First Lady of the United States|U.S. First Lady]] [[Jill Biden]] tests positive for [[COVID-19]]. [https://www.npr.org/2022/08/16/1117678017/jill-biden-tests-positive-for-covid-19 (NPR)]

'''Law and crime'''
* [[Human rights in Saudi Arabia]]
** A Saudi Arabian woman is sentenced to 34 years in prison for following and retweeting [[dissident]]s on [[Twitter]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/16/saudi-woman-given-34-year-prison-sentence-for-using-twitter (''The Guardian'')]


'''Politics and elections'''
'''Politics and elections'''
*The prime minister of [[Vanuatu]] [[Bob Loughman]] asks for the dissolution of parliament, as he faces a vote of no-confidence. [https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/472930/vanuatu-prime-minister-calls-for-dissolution-of-parliament (RNZ)]
*The prime minister of [[Vanuatu]] [[Bob Loughman]] asks for the dissolution of [[parliament of Vanuatu|parliament]] as he faces a [[vote of no-confidence]]. [https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/472930/vanuatu-prime-minister-calls-for-dissolution-of-parliament (RNZ Pacific)]
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 9 April 2023

August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16) (Tuesday)

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