November 20, 2022 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
- The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar is shelled, with damage occurring to some buildings, systems, and equipment, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. (Reuters)
- Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Syrian civil war
- Operation Claw-Sword
- The Turkish Air Force launches a series of airstrikes against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian Army positions in Northern Syria, and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Iraqi Kurdistan following the Istanbul bombing, which Ankara blames on Kurdish separatists. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that at least 35 people were killed, including 18 SDF fighters and 16 Syrian troops. (Al Jazeera) (SOHR)
- Operation Claw-Sword
- Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
- A humanitarian aid worker for the French NGO Solidarités International and a few other civilians are killed in an ambush in the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique. (News360)
International relations
- Egypt–Turkey relations
- Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan meet for the first time following their opposing involvements in the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Law and crime
- Colorado Springs nightclub shooting
- Five people are killed and 25 others injured in a mass shooting at a gay bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, during a drag show and a commemoration of the Transgender Day of Remembrance. A suspect is taken into custody shortly afterward. (CNN)
- Two people are killed and two others are seriously injured after a car hit a group of people in Oldbury, West Midlands, United Kingdom. A suspect has been arrested by West Midlands Police. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Malaysian general election
- The results from yesterday's election indicate that Malaysia will experience a hung parliament in the Dewan Rakyat for the first time in its history. (CNN)
- Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, whose Pakatan Harapan coalition won the most seats, and former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin of Perikatan Nasional both claim to have the necessary support to establish a new government, but neither have announced the parties involved. (Free Malaysia Today)
- 2022 Kazakh presidential election
- Kazakhs head to the polls to elect their president in a snap election. Exit polls suggest that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will be re-elected to a seven-year term. (AFP via TRT World) (DW)
- 2022 Equatorial Guinean general election
- Equatorial Guineans head to the polls to elect their president and members of parliament. (AFP via The Citizen)
- 2022 Nepalese general election
- Nepalis head to the polls to elect the 275 members of the House of Representatives. (Al Arabiya)
Sports
- 2022 FIFA World Cup
- The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup opens in Qatar, with Ecuador defeating the hosts 2–0 in the opening match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. Qatar becomes the first host nation to lose their opening match in World Cup history. (AP)
- 109th Grey Cup, 2022 CFL season
- The Toronto Argonauts defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–23 to secure their 18th Canadian Football League championship. (CBC)
- 2022 ATP Finals
- Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeats Casper Ruud of Norway in two sets, 7–5, 6–3, to win his sixth ATP Finals title, equaling Roger Federer's record. Djokovic becomes the oldest singles champion at 35 years old. He also claims the biggest payday in tennis history, a record $4,740,300 in prize money. (AFP via Manila Bulletin)