Portal:Current events/2022 October 16

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Battle of Donbas
      • Donetsk People's Republic authorities say that a Ukrainian rocket attack hit the office of the pro-Russian mayor of Donetsk. No casualties have been reported. (AP)
• 2022 Haitian crisis
  • The United States and Canada send military equipment to Haiti, including tactical and armoured vehicles, as violence and shortages continue to worsen in the country. (Al Jazeera)
  • The U.S. drafts a resolution at the United Nations Security Council to approve the deployment of a "multinational rapid action force" to Haiti, citing ongoing "instability and violence" in the country. (The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

• At least seven people are injured in a suspected gas explosion at a Japanese restaurant in Tarragona, Spain. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Personal and business legal affairs of Donald Trump
  • Whistleblower Will Wilkerson, a co-founder of Trump Media & Technology Group, alleges that the firm violated federal securities laws and that Donald Trump pressured executives to give shares to his wife Melania. (The Guardian)
• Killing of David Byrne
  • The trial of Gerry "The Monk" Hutch, a prominent crime boss, in relation to the Hutch–Kinahan feud, begins in Dublin, Ireland. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

• The right-wing Swedish Democrats suspend Rebecka Fallenkvist for insulting comments about Anne Frank. (The Guardian)

Sports

• 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
  • Namibia cause a historic upset by defeating former champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs in the opening game of the T20 World Cup in Australia. (AP)
• 2022 K League 1
  • Ulsan Horangi wins the K-League title for the third time. It is the team's first title since 2005. (AP)
• Devin Haney vs. George Kambosos Jr II
  • Devin Haney beats George Kambosos Jr. via a 12-round unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles. (AP)