Editing 2022 (section)

=== September ===
* [[September 1]] – The [[United Nations|UN]] releases [[UN Human Rights Office report on Xinjiang|a report]] stating that the Chinese government's [[Xinjiang internment camps]] and [[Persecution of Uyghurs in China|treatment of]] [[Uyghurs]] may constitute [[crimes against humanity]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=China's treatment of Uyghur community 'may constitute crimes against humanity', UN says |url=https://news.sky.com/story/chinas-treatment-of-uyghur-community-may-constitute-crimes-against-humanity-un-says-12686547 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901075936/https://news.sky.com/story/chinas-treatment-of-uyghur-community-may-constitute-crimes-against-humanity-un-says-12686547 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 2]] – [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[G7]] economies agree to impose a [[Price ceiling|price cap]] on [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian petroleum exports]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Alex Stambaugh |author2=Julia Horowitz |author3=Michelle Toh |title=G7 countries agree to cap the price of Russian oil |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/business/russia-oil-price-cap-g7-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |publisher=CNN Business |date=September 2, 2022 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205010015/https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/business/russia-oil-price-cap-g7-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 5]] – A [[2022 Luding earthquake|6.8 earthquake]] strikes [[Luding County]] in [[Sichuan province]], [[China]], killing 117 and injuring 424.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 China Earthquake |url=https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/2022-china-earthquake/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Center for Disaster Philanthropy |date=September 20, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920220721/https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/2022-china-earthquake/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 6]] – [[Liz Truss]] is appointed [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] after winning the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=David |title=Truss wins Tory leadership race and faces daunting challenge as PM |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/liz-truss-rishi-sunak-balmoral-boris-johnson-b2160000.html |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=The Independent |date=5 September 2022 |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905161641/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/rishi-sunak-boris-johnson-labour-nhs-balmoral-b2160000.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 8]] – Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the [[United Kingdom]] and 14 other [[Commonwealth realms]] [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|dies]] at [[Balmoral Castle]] in Scotland at the age of 96. Her son [[Charles III]] succeeds her as King.<ref name="elizadeath2">{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Britain's new monarch to be known as King Charles III |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/ |access-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908201050/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="elizadeth">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886 |title=Queen Elizabeth II has died |work=BBC News |access-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908173314/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 11]] – The [[2022 Swedish general election]] is held to elect all 349 seats of the [[Riksdag]]. Prime Minister [[Magdalena Andersson]] resigns after her centre-left bloc narrowly loses to a bloc of right-wing parties, 176 seats to 173;<ref>{{cite news |date=15 September 2022 |title=Magdalena Andersson: Swedish PM resigns as right-wing parties win vote |website=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62908902 |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915180925/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62908902 |archive-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref> Andersson is succeeded as prime minister by [[Ulf Kristersson]] in October.
* [[September 12]] – [[September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes]]: [[Azerbaijan]] attacks [[Armenia]]n positions near the cities of [[Vardenis]], [[Goris]], [[Sotk]] and [[Jermuk]], and occupies certain areas of its territory along the [[Armenia–Azerbaijan border]]. Over the next few days, more than 100 Armenian soldiers are killed in the clashes, while Azerbaijan acknowledges 71 fatalities among its forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Armenia says 105 troops killed in Azerbaijan border clashes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62828239 |access-date=15 September 2022 |date=15 September 2022 |website=BBC News |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915180944/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62828239 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 14]]–[[September 20]] – [[2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes]]: Dozens are killed as sporadic clashes occur between Kyrgyz and Tajik troops along their [[Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border|countries' respective border]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kyrgyzstan says death toll from border conflict rises to 36|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/kyrgyzstan-says-death-toll-border-conflict-rises-36-2022-09-18/|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=18 September 2022|archive-date=September 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918082611/https://www.reuters.com/world/kyrgyzstan-says-death-toll-border-conflict-rises-36-2022-09-18/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 14]]–[[September 25]] – The [[Atlantic hurricane]] [[Hurricane Fiona|Fiona]] hits [[Guadeloupe]], [[Puerto Rico]], the [[Dominican Republic]], the [[Lucayan Archipelago]], [[Bermuda]], and [[Eastern Canada]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-24 |title=Hurricane Fiona: Canada hit by 'historic, extreme event' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63011195 |access-date=2022-09-29 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210185207/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63011195 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 16]] – [[Mahsa Amini protests|Protests]] erupt in [[Iran]] following the [[death of Mahsa Amini]] in the custody of the country's "[[Guidance Patrol|morality police]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=The Protests in Iran Have Shaken the Islamic Republic to Its Core|url=https://time.com/6216024/iran-protests-islamic-republic-response/|access-date=2022-09-25|magazine=Time}}</ref>
* [[September 19]] – The [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II#State funeral|state funeral]] of [[Elizabeth II]] is held in [[Westminster Abbey]], [[London]]. Her coffin is then taken by procession to [[Windsor Castle]] for burial with [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|her husband]], [[George VI|par]][[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|ents]] and [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|sister]] in the [[King George VI Memorial Chapel]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-16 |title=Queen's funeral plans: What will happen on the day |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60617519 |access-date=2022-09-18 |archive-date=September 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909001318/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60617519 |url-status=live }}</ref> The funeral is speculated to be the most watched television event in world history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen Elizabeth II's funeral may be the most-watched broadcast of all time |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/video/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-may-161509117.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=finance.yahoo.com |date=September 20, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030025306/https://finance.yahoo.com/video/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-may-161509117.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 21]] – [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: Following a major [[2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive|counteroffensive]] by Ukraine in the east of the country, Putin announces a [[2022 Russian mobilization|partial mobilisation]] of Russia and [[Nuclear threats during the Russian invasion of Ukraine|threatens nuclear retaliation]], saying "this is not a bluff".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine war live: Putin announces 'partial mobilisation' of Russia and threatens nuclear retaliation saying 'I'm not bluffing' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/sep/21/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-blinken-calls-moscows-referendum-attempts-a-sham-zelenskiy-to-speak-at-un |access-date=21 September 2022 |date=21 September 2022 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326210158/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/sep/21/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-blinken-calls-moscows-referendum-attempts-a-sham-zelenskiy-to-speak-at-un |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 22]] &ndash; [[October 1]] – The [[2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup]] is held in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref name=Host>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/australia-announced-as-host-of-the-fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2022|title=Australia announced as host of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022|publisher=FIBA|date=26 March 2020|access-date=September 4, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103080226/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/australia-announced-as-host-of-the-fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final, the [[United States women's national basketball team|United States]] wins 83–61 against [[China women's national basketball team|China]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2022/news/near-16-000-sydney-crowd-sees-usa-sink-china-for-11th-title|title=USA sink China for 11th title: World Champions!|date=1 October 2022|publisher=FIBA|access-date=September 4, 2023|archive-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929071416/https://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2022/news/near-16-000-sydney-crowd-sees-usa-sink-china-for-11th-title|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 24]] – The [[2022 Nauruan parliamentary election]] is held, which is followed by [[Ubenide Constituency|Ubenide]] parliament member [[Russ Kun]] being elected [[President of Nauru|president]] by parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-29 |title=Nauru's new President takes oath |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/475732/nauru-s-new-president-takes-oath |access-date=29 September 2022 |publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |language=en-nz |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929024635/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/475732/nauru-s-new-president-takes-oath |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 25]] – The [[2022 Italian general election]] is held to elect all 400 seats of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] and 200 seats of the [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Senate of the Republic]] (reduced from 630 and 215 respectively according to the outcome of the [[2020 Italian constitutional referendum|2020 constitutional referendum]]).<ref>{{cite news|date=21 July 2022|title=Italy's Mattarella dissolves parliament, election set for 25 September|url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/21/italys-president-mattarella-dissolves-parliament-orders-new-election|access-date=22 July 2022|website=Euronews|archive-date=July 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722114847/https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/21/italys-president-mattarella-dissolves-parliament-orders-new-election|url-status=live}}</ref> Observers commented that the results shifted the [[geopolitics]] of the [[European Union]], following [[far-right]] gains in France, Spain, and Sweden.<ref>{{cite news|last1=D'Emilio|first1=Frances|last2=Winfield|first2=Nicole|last3=Zampano|first3=Giada|date=26 September 2022|title=Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-elections-migration-economy-866fe6cb6a35cc96aaff064a832acaf6|access-date=26 September 2022|publisher=Associated Press|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008031424/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-elections-migration-economy-866fe6cb6a35cc96aaff064a832acaf6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Jason|title=Giorgia Meloni Wins Voting in Italy, in Breakthrough for Europe's Hard Right|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/world/europe/italy-meloni-prime-minister.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2022|work=The New York Times|date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927040606/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/world/europe/italy-meloni-prime-minister.html|archive-date=27 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="Lemire 2022">{{cite news|last=Lemire|first=Jonathan|date=26 September 2022|title=White House anxiously watches Meloni's rise to power|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/26/white-house-anxiously-watches-melonis-rise-to-power-00058935|access-date=27 September 2022|website=Politico|archive-date=February 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225201952/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/26/white-house-anxiously-watches-melonis-rise-to-power-00058935|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also noted that the election outcome would mark Italy's most [[right-wing]] government since 1945.<ref name="DW results">{{cite news|date=26 September 2022|title=Italy election: Meloni says center-right bloc has 'clear' mandate|publisher=Deutsche Welle|url=https://www.dw.com/en/italy-election-meloni-says-center-right-bloc-has-clear-mandate/a-63233616|access-date=26 September 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926232549/https://www.dw.com/en/italy-election-meloni-says-center-right-bloc-has-clear-mandate/a-63233616|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Leali|first1=Giorgio|last2=Roberts|first2=Hannah|date=25 September 2022|title=Italy on track to elect most right-wing government since Mussolini|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-election-exit-poll-far-right-giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-berlusconi-salvini-mario-draghi/|access-date=27 September 2022|website=Politico|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926194101/https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-election-exit-poll-far-right-giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-berlusconi-salvini-mario-draghi/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Braithwaite|first1=Sharon|last2=DiDonato|first2=Valentina|last3=Fox|first3=Kara|last4=Mortensen|first4=Antonia|last5=Nadeau|first5=Barbie Latza|last6=Ruotolo|first6=Nicola|date=26 September 2022|title=Giorgia Meloni claims victory to become Italy's most far-right prime minister since Mussolini|publisher=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/25/europe/italy-election-results-intl/index.html|access-date=26 September 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926235650/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/25/europe/italy-election-results-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 26]] 
**[[NASA]]'s [[Double Asteroid Redirection Test|DART]] crashes into the asteroid [[Dimorphos]] in a first test of potential [[Asteroid impact avoidance|planetary defense]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NASA's DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test|date=September 26, 2022|url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-dart-mission-hits-asteroid-in-first-ever-planetary-defense-test|access-date=2022-09-26|publisher=NASA|archive-date=September 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927010915/https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-dart-mission-hits-asteroid-in-first-ever-planetary-defense-test|url-status=live}}</ref>
**The [[2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage|Nord Stream pipeline sabotage]] occurs by an unknown perpetrator off the coast of [[Bornholm]], Denmark with explosions on two pipelines leaving them inoperable.<ref name="Liboreiro 2022">{{cite web | last=Liboreiro | first=Jorge | title=Explosions recorded before discovery of major Baltic Sea gas leaks | website=euronews | date=2022-09-27 | url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/27/denmark-and-sweden-issue-navigation-warnings-over-nord-stream-gas-leaks | access-date=2023-01-10 | archive-date=September 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927142659/https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/27/denmark-and-sweden-issue-navigation-warnings-over-nord-stream-gas-leaks | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 27]]–[[September 30]] – [[Hurricane Ian]] impacts [[Cuba]] and the [[United States]], causing catastrophic damage to both nations, killing at least 157 people, 16 missing, and leaving millions without power, including the entire nation of Cuba.<ref>{{cite news |title=Historic search-and-rescue operation underway as Ian's death toll reaches 87 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biden-visit-florida-puerto-rico-hurricane-ian-devastation-rcna50348 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003041758/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biden-visit-florida-puerto-rico-hurricane-ian-devastation-rcna50348 |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salahieh |first=Nouran |date=2022-10-04 |title=Hurricane Ian's death toll rises as crews in Florida go door to door in search for survivors in decimated neighborhoods |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/us/hurricane-ian-florida-recovery-tuesday/index.html |access-date=2022-10-04 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004075722/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/us/hurricane-ian-florida-recovery-tuesday/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 27]] – Russian occupation authorities in [[Ukraine]] claim that their [[2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine|annexation referendums]] show an overwhelming support for the [[annexation]] by Russia of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]], the [[Luhansk People's Republic]], and parts of [[Kherson Oblast]] and [[Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Zaporizhzhia Oblast]]. However, the voting is widely dismissed as a [[sham election|sham referendum]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/first-partial-results-show-over-96-occupied-ukraine-regions-favour-joining-2022-09-27/ |title=Moscow's proxies in occupied Ukraine regions report big votes to join Russia |newspaper=Reuters |date=September 28, 2022 |last1=Trevelyan |first1=Mark |access-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927180324/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/first-partial-results-show-over-96-occupied-ukraine-regions-favour-joining-2022-09-27/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-moscow-referendums-1780c30715ce49723629d05c5e2f3238 |title=Kremlin announces vote, paves way to annex part of Ukraine |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=September 27, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928012319/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-moscow-referendums-1780c30715ce49723629d05c5e2f3238 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 30]]
** [[Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine]]: Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] signs treaties absorbing the occupied regions of [[Donetsk Oblast|Donetsk]], [[Luhansk Oblast|Luhansk]], [[Kherson Oblast|Kherson]] and [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Zaporizhzhia]] into the [[Russia|Russian Federation]]. This annexation is seen as a breach of international law by the global community.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/30/world/russia-ukraine-war-news |title=Putin Frames Illegal Annexation as Part of Existential Battle with West |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 30, 2022 |last1=Troianovski |first1=Anton |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906202252/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/30/world/russia-ukraine-war-news |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/29/putin-to-sign-treaty-annexing-territories-in-ukraine-kremlin-says |title=Putin signs decrees paving way for annexing Ukraine territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929200211/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/29/putin-to-sign-treaty-annexing-territories-in-ukraine-kremlin-says |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[Burkina Faso]]'s military junta [[September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état|is overthrown]] by the country's second coup of the year, led by army captain [[Ibrahim Traoré]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-30 |title=Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-army-captain-announces-overthrow-military-government-2022-09-30/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930202205/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-army-captain-announces-overthrow-military-government-2022-09-30/ |url-status=live }}</ref>