September 2, 2022 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afghanistan conflict
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- 2022 Herat mosque bombing
- Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. The mosque's pro-Taliban imam, who is suspected to be the target of the attack, is among the dead. (Reuters)
- 2022 Herat mosque bombing
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- Colombian conflict
- 2022 Huila attack
- Seven policemen are killed and one is injured during an ambush in Huila Department, Colombia. Their vehicle hit a roadside bomb before being shot dead by gunmen. (BBC News)
- 2022 Huila attack
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A Palestinian man stabs and injures an Israeli soldier near Kiryat Arba in the West Bank. The attacker is shot dead by security forces. (AP)
- The Iranian Navy captures and later releases two American sea drones in the Red Sea. (MSN)
Business and economy
- 2021–present global energy crisis
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute
- Following the G7's announcement, Russia's Gazprom announces that flows through the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline to Europe will not resume tomorrow because of a reported "oil leak" in a turbine. It did not give a new time frame. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
- Deposed leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of election fraud. She will now serve an overall sentence of 20 years in prison for different charges. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
Sports
- FINA permits the use of special swim caps specifically designed for dreadlocks, hair weaves or extensions, and voluminous hair, branded as the Soul Cap, in all water sports competitions. It had been banned at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (CNN)