Venezuela announces that it will sell 5–10% shares in state-owned companies to private investors in order to help fund state enterprises. (AP)
A suicide bomber kills three Pakistani soldiers and three children in North Waziristan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa A suicide bomber kills three Pakistani soldiers and three children in North Waziristan, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
Seven people are killed and nine injured after multi-vehicle accident in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. (Detik)
Commercial flights from Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, resume after six years. The Yemenia flight carried 151 passengers to the Jordanian capital Amman. (France 24)
One person is killed and 85 others are injured after a cargo train collides with a passenger train in Catalonia, Spain. (AP)
The Russian ruble approaches a 5-year high against the Euro to become "the world's best-performing currency so far this year" as foreign currency supply exceeds demand. (Reuters)
30th Alberta Legislature Premier of Alberta Jason Kenney announces his intention to resign as leader of the United Conservative Party after a leadership review results in 51.4% approval of his leadership from party members. He will be replaced as leader and premier once a successor is named. (AP)
Enlargement of NATO Finland and Sweden both formally apply to join NATO. (Reuters)
Finland and Sweden both formally apply to join NATO. (Reuters)
France–Russia relations, Italy–Russia relations, Russia–Spain relations The Russian Foreign Ministry expels 85 diplomats from France, Spain, and Italy in response to the expulsions of Russian diplomats from European Union nations. (Reuters)
Mozambique confirms its first polio case in 30 years in the northwestern province of Tete. (Reuters)
One person is killed and several others are injured after a car drives into 14 cyclists in Przypki, Poland. (AP)
Portugal confirms its first five cases of monkeypox. (AP)
Premier of Alberta Jason Kenney announces his intention to resign as leader of the United Conservative Party after a leadership review results in 51.4% approval of his leadership from party members. He will be replaced as leader and premier once a successor is named. (AP)
Spain says that it is monitoring eight potential monkeypox cases. (CTV News)
The Russian Foreign Ministry expels 85 diplomats from France, Spain, and Italy in response to the expulsions of Russian diplomats from European Union nations. (Reuters)
Three people are killed and five others injured after a man opens fire at his former workplace in Ilam province, Iran, before committing suicide. (AP)
Twelve people are killed and another is injured after a wall of a salt factory collapses in Morbi, Gujarat, India. Several others are missing. (Reuters)
2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis Sri Lanka defaults on its debt for the first time in the country's history as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years. (BBC News)
A case of wild poliovirus is recorded in Mozambique for the first time since 1992. (AfricaNews)
An unusually cold spell of weather hits southern Brazil. A meteorological station in Gama noted the lowest temperature since the beginning of weather observations (1963) in the Federal District, which contains the capital, Brasília, at 1.4 °C (34.5 °F). Several locations in the area have also seen snowfall, which is very rare in the country. (France 24)
Eight people are injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in Ulsan, South Korea. (Reuters)
India reports their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in Hyderabad, Telangana. (Mint)
Polio eradication A case of wild poliovirus is recorded in Mozambique for the first time since 1992. (AfricaNews)
Sri Lanka defaults on its debt for the first time in the country's history as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years. (BBC News)
2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute, Finland–Russia relations Russia announces that it will suspend its supply of natural gas to Finland beginning at 4:00 GMT tomorrow due to Finland's refusal to comply with Russia's demand that gas be paid for in rubles. (Reuters) (BBC News)
A tornado passes through the city of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, leaving a man dead and 43 injured and several buildings severely damaged. (Deutsche Welle)
An unusually strong and early heat wave increases temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F) in Spain. Seville records a temperature of 41.0 °C (105.8 °F), beating its all-time high for May, while the hottest settlement, Andújar, ties the record with 42.3 °C (108.1 °F). Several settlements in France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and western Austria beat all-time high records for the month. (La Vanguardia) (El País) (AEMET) (The Guardian) (SRF) (RTS) (ORF)
Australia and Israel announce their first suspected cases of monkeypox, both in people who had recently travelled to Europe. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
Donbas offensive Ukraine says that it has repelled a Russian advance on the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast. Authorities say that twelve people were killed in the offensive and that over 60 houses were destroyed. (AP)
Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (Deutsche Welle) (Reuters)
Russia announces that it will suspend its supply of natural gas to Finland beginning at 4:00 GMT tomorrow due to Finland's refusal to comply with Russia's demand that gas be paid for in rubles. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Russia says that its forces have seized the Azovstal steel plant after the last remaining Ukrainian troops surrender. (BBC News)
South China Sea dispute The Philippines says that it has established coast guard outposts on three Filipino-controlled islands of the Spratlys in the South China Sea. (AP)
Spain confirms 30 monkeypox cases, becoming the country with the most reported cases. (La Vanguardia)
Ten people are killed after a tunnel collapses in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (AP)
The Philippines says that it has established coast guard outposts on three Filipino-controlled islands of the Spratlys in the South China Sea. (AP)
Transport for London announces their intention to consult on an expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone to cover almost all of Greater London beginning on 23 August 2023. (BBC News)
Ukraine says that it has repelled a Russian advance on the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast. Authorities say that twelve people were killed in the offensive and that over 60 houses were destroyed. (AP)
2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute, Finland–Russia relations Russia's Gazprom suspends natural gas exports to Finland over Finland's refusal to comply with Russia's demand that gas be paid for in rubles. (Reuters)
A 17-year-old member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad is killed and another is injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Kafr Dan, Jenin Governorate. (Reuters)
An elderly Italian couple and their son are kidnapped by jihadists in Southern Mali. A Togolese citizen is also reported to have been kidnapped along with the Italians, but authorities say that they are unable to confirm if this is true. (Reuters)
An unusually early heat wave in Southern France continues to set all-time high records for May, with some communities reporting temperatures as high as 36.7 °C (98.1 °F). (La Dépêche du Midi) (Le Parisien)
At least nine people are dead after a derecho moves across portions of Central Canada. (CP24) (CTV News)
Four people are killed after a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. (BBC News)
Greece and Norway report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (Keep Talking Greece)
May 2022 Canadian derecho At least nine people are dead after a derecho moves across portions of Central Canada. (CP24) (CTV News)
Russia declares victory in capturing the city of Mariupol. (The Guardian)
Russia's Gazprom suspends natural gas exports to Finland over Finland's refusal to comply with Russia's demand that gas be paid for in rubles. (Reuters)
Siege of Mariupol Russia declares victory in capturing the city of Mariupol. (The Guardian)
Switzerland and Israel confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (Al Jazeera)
Tamil Nadu reports its first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in a 19-year-old woman. (The Hindu)
The Philippines reports its first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in a person who recently travelled to the Middle East. (The Philippine Star)
Two workers are killed in an accident at the Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana. Authorities temporarily shut down the mine. (Reuters)
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps colonel is assassinated in Tehran, Iran, by unknown gunmen riding on motorcycles. (AP)
Argentina reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Austria confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Belgium becomes the first country to introduce a monkeypox quarantine. (Politico EU)
Boko Haram insurgency Over 50 people are massacred by suspected Boko Haram fighters in Rann, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Five people are shot dead at a public housing complex in Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP)
Four people are killed after a failed attempt to smuggle drugs from Syria to Jordan. (Reuters)
Four people are killed and 16 others are injured in a traffic collision in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico. (AP)
Oman announces that it will repeal all COVID-19 restrictions, including its mask mandate. (AP)
Over 50 people are massacred by suspected Boko Haram fighters in Rann, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Poland reports its first case of monkeypox. (Hindustan Times)
The Russian-appointed mayor of Enerhodar, in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, is severely injured in an explosion. The cause of the blast is unclear. (Reuters)
A mudflow hits the village of Ak-Suu, Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan, cutting off access to the village and trapping three cars. (AKIPress)
Beijing extends its stay-at-home order for workers and students, and orders mass COVID-19 testing amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city. (ABC News)
Denmark confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
England reports 36 more monkeypox cases, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 56. (Reuters)
Fourteen people are killed and dozens are injured when a building collapses in Abadan, Iran. (BBC News)
In Australia, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces that Queensland residents will have access to influenza vaccines across the state amid an increase in the number of influenza A cases after two years of low case numbers due to COVID-19. (Seven News)
Morocco reports three new suspected cases of monkeypox. (Xinhua News Agency)
Rwandan authorities accuse the Democratic Republic of the Congo of shelling areas in Musanze District. (AP)
