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October 9, 2022 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Zaporizhzhia residential building airstrike
    - A Russian missile attack kills at least 13 people and wounds 89 others in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Reuters)
  - 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion
    - Russian president Vladimir Putin formally accuses Ukraine, and specifically the Security Service of Ukraine, of being behind the explosion on the Crimean Bridge that killed three people and partially destroyed a section of the crossing. Putin says the explosion was an "act of terrorism". (BBC News)
2018–2022 Haitian protests
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposes a "rapid action force" of several countries could intervene in Haiti to help the Haitian National Police restore control of the country, and remove the threat posed by "armed gangs". (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

makes landfall overnight in Laguna de Perlas, Nicaragua. (Reuters)

Three people are killed when a wooden tourist boat carrying 14 people capsizes in Gdańsk, Poland. (BBC News)
A landslide caused by days of torrential rain kills at least 22 people in Santos Michelena, Venezuela. (AP)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal
  - Nepalese president Bidya Devi Bhandari tests positive for COVID-19 one day after being hospitalized. (Xinhua)
An investigation is launched in the Gambia into the deaths of 66 children during the past three months, which have been linked to four brands of imported cough syrup. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

2022 Austrian presidential election
- Austrians head to the polls to elect their president. (ABC News)
- Incumbent Alexander van der Bellen secures reelection after surpassing 50% of the votes. (UPI)

Sports