Seven teenagers are killed and two others injured after government forces airstrike a village in Savanes Region, Togo. Togolese authorities say that they mistook the teenagers for jihadists.
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July 9, 2022 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
At least 13 people are killed and eight others are injured when a minivan crashes into a tree in Polotitlán de la Ilustración, State of Mexico, Mexico.
At least 57 people are killed by floods in Balochistan (mostly in Quetta) and two others are killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Health and environment
Guatemala puts 66 of its municipalities on alert due to a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Law and crime
Four people are wounded in a mass stabbing at a hospital in Shanghai, China. Police open fire and subdue the assailant.
Politics and elections
Wickremesinghe's private residence is set on fire.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees his residence in Colombo after protesters storm the residence and clash with police. At least 33 people are injured. Rajapaksa's resignation is demanded amid the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka since 1948.
The office of the Prime Minister announces that Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after party leaders in Parliament call for his resignation.
Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says that Rajapaksa has agreed to resign on July 13.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's ambassadors to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary.
Sports
In tennis, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan wins her first Grand Slam title after defeating Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the women's singles final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2. Rybakina becomes the first Kazakh player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
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