Portal:Current events/2022 October 30
October 30, 2022 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- M23 rebels capture the towns of Kiwanja and Rutshuru in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In response, the Congolese government expels Rwanda's ambassador, accusing the country of supporting the rebels. (Al Jazeera)
- M23 offensive
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Five Israeli soldiers are injured during a vehicle-ramming attack at a checkpoint in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. The perpetrator is shot dead by police. (Haaretz)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Morbi bridge collapse
- At least 141 people are killed in a collapse of a bridge over the Machchhu River in Morbi, Gujarat, India. More than 80 people have been rescued. (The Hindu) (BBC News)
- Eleven people are killed during a crowd crush at a Fally Ipupa concert at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
International relations
- Russia–United Kingdom relations
- Russia announces sanctions on eleven British Overseas Territories, accusing them of "unfriendly actions" against Moscow. With these sanctions, the United Kingdom and all 14 British Overseas Territories are now on Russia's list of sanctioned territories. (Anadolu Agency)
Law and crime
- Dover firebomb attack
- A man throws firebombs at a centre for processing asylum seekers in Dover, Kent, UK, injuring two people before killing himself. (TheJournal.ie)
- Crime in London
- Two people are shot and killed in Brixton, London, while a bystander was knocked down and injured by the gunman's vehicle. No arrests have been made. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Brazilian general election
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly wins election to Brazil's presidency with 50.9% of the vote, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the second-round run-off. (Time) (Sky News)