Top 10 Breaking News that Shocked the World in 2022

Today, the World’s #1 Source of Research-Based Content, The Daily Top 10, will share with you the Top 10 Breaking News that Shocked the World in 2022. So, if you missed some trending and the world’s most shocking news stories, take your time to read this article.

But before we conclude which breaking news shocked the most, consider these interesting statistics about what made the world the most worrying in 2022.

Which Breaking News Made the World Worry the Most?

The world faces a daunting array of shocking challenges within a year. According to the data collected by Statista, inflation was the most worrying topic worldwide as of September 2022, and poverty and social inequality ranked second.

Moreover, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 8% of the respondents were worried about a military conflict between nations. Among other categories, we still hear several shocking news stories throughout the year.

By our team’s research, here are the Top 10 Breaking News that Shocked the World in 2022:

TOP 10: Fire Reported in Maldives’ Capital

Indian Express reported 10 people died in a fire at a building where Sri Lankan, Indian and Bangladeshi migrant workers live in the Maldives capital of Male, early on the 10th of November 2022 (Thursday).

The Maldives National Defence Force, active on-site with an emergency response team, said the recovered bodies included 9 Indians and 1 Bangladeshi national, The Edition News Portal reported. As the world is worrying and expressing their sympathies towards this news, we placed it 10th in our top 10 list of breaking news that shocked the world in 2022.

TOP 9: Japan’s Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s death

Sorrow and disbelief descended on the world after Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister and a towering political figure, was shot dead while giving a campaign speech on the 8th of July 2022 (Friday) morning. The BBC News stated that Shinzo Abe was shot twice while he was giving a speech on the street in the city of Nara. Security officials at the scene tackled the gunman, and a 41-year-old suspect is now in police custody.

TOP 8: Flight Crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

On the 6th of November 2022 (Sunday), there was a breaking news broadcast in every media, including BBC, stating that at least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania while trying to land at a nearby airport.

The airline confirmed the death toll and amended the number of survivors to 24 in an updated statement on the evening of that day. Earlier, the carrier and local officials had said that 26 of the 43 people on board had been rescued. Officials suggested bad weather may have played a part in the accident, saying the area had been under heavy rainfall and strong winds at the time, as The State TBC reported.

TOP 7: Crowd Crush at an Indonesian Football Match

On 1 October 2022 (Saturday), a crash in a football stadium in Malang, East Java, killed 133 people, including more than 40 children, in one of the world’s worst-ever sports stadium disasters. According to CNN News, police had tried to fend off fans with teargas, and many panic-stricken victims were crushed or suffocated while trying to use closed or too-narrow exit doors.

The incident occurred after a match in which the Javanese club Arema was defeated by their rivals Persebaya Surabaya at Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang regency, East Java, on the night. Six people, including 3 police officers, were charged and the regional police chief was transferred, as mentioned in news.

TOP 6: Elon Musk Takes Control of Twitter in a $44bn Deal

CNN News reported that Elon Musk had completed his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter on October 27, 2022 (Thursday). This is after months of waffling, lawsuits, verbal mudslinging, and the near miss of a full-blown trial; Elon Musk now officially owns Twitter. Accordingly, shareholders will be paid $54.20 per share, and Twitter will operate as a private company.

Musk, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, now controls Twitter, a service he uses often but criticizes openly, and he has promised to change dramatically. But Musk’s takeover now raises a host of new questions for the future of the social media platform and the many corners of society impacted by it. Among Musk’s first moves, changing leadership was the main topic.

A highlight in Los Angeles Times is that Twitter employees have been bracing for layoffs since the transaction was announced on April 14, 2022 (Thursday). Musk also floated the idea of cost cuts to banking partners when he was initially fundraising for the deal.

TOP 5: Indian Bridge Collapsed

Tragedy struck on the 31st of October 2022 (Monday) in Gujarat, India, as over 130 fun seekers were plunged into deep water when a footbridge suddenly collapsed. According to TIME, the bridge was packed with sightseers enjoying the holiday festivities when it suddenly collapsed.

Rescue teams have begun searching for missing victims. On the same day, the death toll reached 134, and officials worry that the figure may rise now that a criminal investigation has been launched into one of the deadliest incidents to occur in the nation in the past 10 years, Al Jazeera reported.

TOP 4: Deadly Night in Seoul Halloween Party

Al Jazeera media reported one of the deadliest peacetime accidents in South Korea’s recent history on the 29th of October 2022 (Saturday). According to the news, a crowd surge killed more than 150 people, including 26 foreigners, during Halloween festivities in Seoul in the country’s worst disaster in years, as the whole world was suddenly shocked by the news.

The incident happened at about 10 pm local time (13:00 GMT) when large numbers of people flooded a narrow alley near the Hamilton Hotel. As mentioned in AP News, tens of thousands of costumed partygoers, mostly teenagers and young adults, had poured into the popular nightlife neighborhood Itaewon to enjoy South Korea’s first Halloween celebration since it lifted Covid restrictions such as crowd limits and face mask rules.

But the festivities descended into chaos, with photos and videos on social media and The New York Times showing huge crowds crammed into a narrow alley. Media described partygoers being packed so tightly together it was difficult to move around or even breathe.

TOP 3: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The world was suddenly confused and shocked by the news that Russia launched an unprecedented invasion of its neighbor Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022 (Thursday), with military assaults on several key Ukrainian cities. According to Statista, it shows that the attacks by Russian forces were reported in major cities across Ukraine.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) verified over 6,400 deaths of civilians in Ukraine during the war as of October 2022. The war resulted in a humanitarian crisis, as thousands of Ukrainians fled to the west of their country and abroad.

TOP 2: Queen Elizabeth II Has Died

BBC News officially stated that Queen Elizabeth II died of “old age” on September 8, 2022 (Thursday), according to her official death certificate, which did not note any contributing factors. In some extracts from the Queen’s death certificate, released by the National Records of Scotland, the local time of death for the 96-year-old monarch was shown as 15:10 BST.

Britain held an elaborate state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II on September 19, 2022 (Monday), which more than 90 world leaders attended. According to the Washington Post, she was laid to rest at Windsor Castle beside her parents and late husband, Prince Philip, who died just a year shy of the century mark in 2021.

TOP 1: Mass Shooting in Thailand

Holding the top 1 place in our list of top 10 breaking news that shocked the world in 2022, TIME reported the most terrible and shocking news on the 6th of October 2022 (Thursday). A gunman killed 38 people, including himself, in Northeastern Thailand in what is the Southeast Asian country’s deadliest mass shooting to date.

Police said the mass shooting and knifing began at a children’s daycare center, in Na Klang district of Nong Bua Lamphu, some 269 miles away from Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok), early in the afternoon. According to the officials, 38 people, including the gunman died as a result of the attack, Bloomberg reported.

The victims include 24 children, state broadcaster ThaiPBS reports, with some as young as 2 years old, according to the local media. At least 10 others were injured, including 6 in critical condition, a police spokesman told the Associated Press. As one of the world’s worst child deaths in a massacre by a single killer in recent history, we topped it in this year’s top 10 breaking news list.

What are the Most Breaking News Stories in 2022?

As if 2020 and 2021 weren’t unpredictable and challenging enough, there is no doubt that 2022 is another year of tests. All of the shocking news may add a new lesson for the future, and you will learn how to avoid such worst incidents further.

Again, here’s the Top 10 Breaking News that Shocked the World in 2022:

1. Mass shooting in Thailand
2. Queen Elizabeth has died
3. The Russian invasion of Ukraine
4. Deadly Night in Seoul Halloween Party
5. Indian Bridge Collapsed
6. Elon Musk Takes Control of Twitter
7. Crowd Crush At Indonesian Football Match
8. Flight Crashes into Lake Victoria
9. Japan’s Former Prime Minister’s Death
10. Fire Reported in Maldives

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