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| *A man is fatally shot and a woman is in hospital after a shooting at the Emporia shopping centre in ], Sweden. | *A man is fatally shot and a woman is in hospital after a shooting at the Emporia shopping centre in ], Sweden. | ||
| *Police in ] confirm that they have arrested an anti-] ] bishop in ] and warned against further "provocative and destabilizing" activities amongst the clergy. | *Police in ] confirm that they have arrested an anti-] ] bishop in ] and warned against further "provocative and destabilizing" activities amongst the clergy. | ||
| *] and ] member ] is sentenced to eight life sentences by a ] for his role in the kidnapping and deaths of hostages ], ], ], and ]. | *] and ] member ] is sentenced to eight life sentences by a ] for his role in the kidnapping and deaths of hostages ], ], ], and ]. | ||
Revision as of 22:42, 19 August 2022
August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) (Friday)Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- Overnight, explosions are reported at Russian military bases in Crimea and Belgorod Oblast, Russia, with two villages evacuated. (Reuters)
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Syrian civil war
- Nine people are killed and 28 others are injured by a rocket attack on a market in Al-Bab, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. (Reuters)
- Somali Civil War
- Militants linked to al-Shabaab attack a popular hotel in Mogadishu, with a suicide bombing reported, followed by a fierce gunfight between the militants and security forces. Casualties are reported. (Urdu Point)
Disasters and accidents
- Temperatures in Chongqing and Sichuan, China, reach 45 °C (113 °F) during a historic drought. It is the highest temperature ever recorded in China outside of the Xinjiang desert. (AP)
Law and crime
- A man is fatally shot and a woman is in hospital after a shooting at the Emporia shopping centre in Malmö, Sweden. (BBC News)
- Police in Nicaragua confirm that they have arrested an anti-Ortega Roman Catholic bishop in Managua and warned against further "provocative and destabilizing" activities amongst the clergy. (Infobae)
- Islamic State and "Beatles" cell member El Shafee Elsheikh is sentenced to eight life sentences by a United States district court for his role in the kidnapping and deaths of hostages James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig, and Kayla Mueller. (AP)
Politics and elections
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