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October 18, 2022 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Three people are killed and critical infrastructure is destroyed by Russian missiles in Kyiv, causing fires, explosions, and power outages. Several other cities across Ukraine are also hit in targeted attacks against water supplies and energy facilities, with power outages being reported in 1,162 towns and villages.
Iran agrees to provide Russia with medium-range missiles, surface-to-surface missiles and combat drones for the war in Ukraine.
Multiple people are killed and 10 others are abducted after gunmen storm a hospital in Niger State, Nigeria.
Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed and three others are injured when a hot air balloon carrying tourists crashes in NevÅŸehir, Turkey.
Health and environment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces that more than 47 million chickens and turkeys have died this year of H5N1 bird flu or related culling in the United States, amid the deadliest outbreak of the disease in the country since 2015.
International relations
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passes a resolution recognising Chechnya as "temporarily occupied" by Russia, as well as condemning war crimes committed by Russia during the First and Second Chechen Wars.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirms that Australia will no longer recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel until peace negotiations are finalised.
Law and crime
A court in Moscow fines Amazon, Inc. four million rubles (US$65,000) for failing to delete content on drug use and for "propagandizing suicide".
Two people are killed and another person is injured in a stabbing in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The suspect, a 25-year-old Somali man, is shot and injured by police before being arrested.
Politics and elections
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