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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Media freedom in Russia Russian authorities take down liberal Echo of Moscow radio station as well as an independent TV channel, Dozhd , both often critical of the government, for alleged deliberate falsehoods against the Russian military and incitement to extremism.
2022 Arauca clashes. Clashes between the revolutionary far-left armed groups ELN and FARC dissidents in Arauca Department leave 23 people dead near Colombia’s border with Venezuela. Syrian civil war. Five soldiers are killed and 20 more are injured during an Islamic State rocket attack on a military transport bus in the Syrian Desert.
The European Space Agency announces that the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 has decreased to 1.5% (1-in-67), and is likely to decrease further to less than 1%. ( Nature ) February 20, 2025 ( 2025-02-20 ) (Thursday)
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases places 14 more provinces and cities under Alert Level 3 from January 9 to January 15. Five areas including Metro Manila were already placed into Alert Level 3 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
2022 Russian mystery fires. A fire occurs in a building in Moscow, Russia, injuring at least four people, with 125 people being rescued. However, the total number of people trapped inside the building is unclear. Health and environment. 2022 monkeypox outbreak. Latvia confirms its first case of monkeypox.
2021–2022 inflation surge. 2018–2022 Turkish currency and debt crisis. Inflation in Turkey reaches 85.51%, the highest rate since 1997. (AFP via News24) The Bank of England raises its interest rates by 0.75 percentage point, to 3.00%, the largest increase in 33 years, amid soaring inflation and a cost of living crisis in the UK.
2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations. Ceasefire talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations resume via video link. (Times of Israel) Insurgency in the Maghreb. Mali War. Mali says that it has killed 203 insurgents in a major nine-day military operation from 23 March to April 1. (The Guardian) Afghanistan conflict
2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt. A coup attempt is made in Guinea-Bissau. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says that "many" members of the security forces have been killed in a "failed attack against democracy" as both the African Union and ECOWAS condemn the attempted coup. Disasters and accidents. 2022 Haiti floods