Armed conflicts and attacks

• September 2022 Damascus airstrikes
  • Five Syrian soldiers are killed in missile strikes launched by the Israeli Air Force near Damascus. (Haaretz)

Arts and culture

• COVID-19 pandemic, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, Tourism in Germany
  • The annual Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, opens after not being held for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (BR)

Business and economy

• Poland opens the Vistula Spit canal connecting the Vistula Lagoon and Gdańsk Bay after three years of construction. (Al Arabiya)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Pacific typhoon season
  • The Japan Meteorological Agency urges residents to evacuate southern parts of the island of Kyushu as super Typhoon Nanmadol approaches. An official for the agency warns that Nanmadol can bring "unprecedented" storms and rain to the area. (Reuters)
• Twenty-two people are killed and 10 others are injured by a landslide in Achham, Nepal. (Reuters)
• Nine people are killed and 55 others are rescued after a bus crashes in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, during heavy rains. (Reuters)