current Events/2022 October 26

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • A Russian missile strike on Dnipro kills two people, including a pregnant woman. (The Guardian)
• Terrorism in Iran
  • Shah Cheragh massacre
    • At least 15 people are killed and 40 others are injured in a mass shooting by three gunmen at a Shah Cheragh Shia mosque in Shiraz, Fars province, Iran. Two of the attackers have been caught and the other remains at large. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• 2021–2022 inflation surge
  • Inflation in Australia reaches a 32-year record high amid increasing energy prices and higher interest rates. (The Guardian)
• 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
  • Mercedes-Benz withdraws from Russia due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and plans to sell shares in its subsidiaries to a local investor. (BBC News)

International relations

• Poland–Russia relations
  • The Polish Senate approves a resolution formally recognizing the Russian government under Vladimir Putin as a "terrorist regime". (Ukrinform)

Law and crime

• Cannabis in Germany
  • Lawmakers in Germany draft a plan to legalize the recreational use of small amounts of cannabis, pending formal approval by the Bundestag in 2024. (AFP via MSN News)
• Waukesha Christmas parade attack
  • Darrell Brooks is found guilty of all charges in the November 2021 attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, that killed six people and injured 62 others. (BBC News)
• Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
  • A jury in Michigan, United States, issues guilty verdicts for three men who aided in the foiled plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Same-sex marriage in Mexico
  • The Congress of Tamaulipas approves of legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, making Tamaulipas the last Mexican state to do so. The legislation in Tamaulipas, as well as similar legislation in Edomex, Tabasco, and Guerrero, await their signing into law. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Science and technology

• Prompt Global Strike
  • The United States Armed Forces successfully conducts a test of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon off the coast of Virginia ahead of the missile's expected deployment in 2023. (Reuters)

Sports

• Audi confirms that they will compete in Formula One races beginning in the 2026 season, after they agreed to partner with Swiss-based Sauber, who have been involved in the sport since 1993 and currently compete under the name of Alfa Romeo with Ferrari engines. (Reuters via The Guardian)