Portal:Current events/2022 September 15

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive
      • War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
        • Izium mass graves
          • Ukrainian police say that a mass grave containing more than 440 bodies has been discovered in the recently recaptured city of Izium. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Nine people are killed and 20 others are injured during a stampede at a concert in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. (AP)

Law and crime

• Iguala mass kidnapping
  • Authorities in Mexico confirm the arrest of a retired military general for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 43 students in the state of Guerrero in 2014. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Armenia–United States relations
  • U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi announces a visit to the Armenian capital Yerevan as a show of support for Armenia amid renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past week. (Politico)

Science and technology

• Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency, changes its consensus mechanism from proof of work to proof of stake, ceasing all mining and reducing its energy consumption by over 99.9% (CNBC)