Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned from Liz Truss’s cabinet, citing a technical breach of ministerial rules and criticizing the government's direction. This contributed to the deepening crisis that led to Truss's resignation shortly after.
To combat rising gas prices ahead of the midterm elections, Biden announced the release of 15 million additional barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. October 19, 2022October 19, 2022
President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in four recently annexed Ukrainian territories: Donetsk , Luhansk , Kherson , and Zaporizhzhia . Concurrently, Russian forces began evacuating civilians from the occupied Kherson region as Ukrainian counteroffensives advanced. Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned from Liz Truss’s
Igor Danchenko , a primary source for the Steele dossier, was acquitted of lying to the FBI, marking a major setback for Special Counsel John Durham's investigation. Science, Sports & Culture President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in four
In Myanmar, bomb explosions at Yangon's Insein Prison killed at least eight people. In Mexico, the Congress of Tabasco voted to legalize same-sex marriage, making it the 30th Mexican state to do so. United States Developments