Japan reports a record high temperature for the month of June of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. (Kyodo News)
Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations. (France 24)
Miss International Queen 2022 Fuschia Anne Ravena of the Philippines is crowned Miss International Queen, widely regarded as the world's largest beauty pageant for trans women, in Pattaya, Thailand. (Reuters)
Pro-Russian forces say that they have entered the city of Lysychansk, the last major city still held by Ukrainian forces in Luhansk Oblast, and that street-to-street fighting is underway. (First Post)
The 19th Mediterranean Games opens in Oran, Algeria. (Mundo Deportivo)
The mayor of Sieverodonetsk announces that Russian forces have "fully occupied" the city. (Reuters)
Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations. (France 24)
Four people are killed and 322 are injured when a stand in a bullring collapses in El Espinal, Colombia. (AP)
Nigeria's Zamfara State begins issuing firearms licenses to citizens so that they can defend themselves from bandit gangs. (Reuters)
One person is killed and another is reported missing after a fire on an inter-island ferry in Manila, Philippines. (AP)
Seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian are summarily executed after being held captive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Reuters)
Twenty-one people are found dead at a tavern in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The cause of their deaths is unclear. (BBC News)
Two soldiers and seven militants are killed in a shootout in Ghulam Khan, North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
2022 Aqaba toxic gas leak Twelve people are killed and 251 others injured by a toxic gas leak in the port of Aqaba, Jordan. (Reuters)
A federal judge in South Carolina lifts an injunction on the so-called heartbeat bill, effectively limiting abortion to about six weeks into pregnancy. (CBS News)
Abortion in South Carolina A federal judge in South Carolina lifts an injunction on the so-called heartbeat bill, effectively limiting abortion to about six weeks into pregnancy. (CBS News)
Four people are injured when an apartment roof collapses in Budapest, Hungary. (AP)
Germany reports almost one hundred new cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deutsche)
Minnesota reports its first case of monkeypox. (KMSP-TV)
One person is killed and five others injured after a bullet train collides with an engine in Bohumin, Czech Republic. (AP)
One person is killed and ten others injured after a tornado hits Zierikzee, Netherlands. (AP)
Peru reports its first case of monkeypox. (Bernama)
The Netherlands reports more than forty new cases of monkeypox. (RIVM Netherlands)
Twelve people are killed and 251 others injured by a toxic gas leak in the port of Aqaba, Jordan. (Reuters)
2022 Japan heatwave Tokyo records the city's highest temperature since 1875 as a heat wave continues. Several people are hospitalized due to heatstroke. (CNA)
A fire occurs during a prison riot in Tuluá, Colombia, killing 51 inmates and injuring 24 others. (Reuters)
Delhi reports their first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant. (Hindustan Times)
France reports more than 100 new cases of monkeypox. (Sante Publique France)
Germany reports nearly 70 new cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deustche)
In motorsport, Red Bull terminates Estonian driver Jüri Vips's contract with its junior team following an incident where Vips was heard using the word "nigga" on a Twitch livestream. (CNN)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Two policemen and a polio vaccinator are shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Iranian nuclear talks are moved to Qatar in a new bid to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (Politico)
Israel reports five new cases of monkeypox. (Gov Israel)
Italy reports two new cases of monkeypox. (Salute GOV Italy)
Nebraska reports its first case of monkeypox. (KSNB-TV)
Nineteen people are killed when a building collapses in Mumbai, India. (Reuters)
Nuclear program of Iran Iranian nuclear talks are moved to Qatar in a new bid to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (Politico)
Ohio reports its second case of monkeypox. (WBNS-TV)
Peru reports two new cases of monkeypox. (La Republica Peru)
Portugal reports more than ten new cases of monkeypox. (DGS Portugues)
Racism in sport In motorsport, Red Bull terminates Estonian driver Jüri Vips's contract with its junior team following an incident where Vips was heard using the word "nigga" on a Twitch livestream. (CNN)
Romania reports three new cases of monkeypox. (Stiripe Surse Romania)
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin is sentenced to two weeks in prison after being arrested yesterday for "disobeying police". (Barron's)
South Africa reports its second case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Spain reports nearly 200 new cases of monkeypox. (Sanidad GOB Espanol)
Sri Lanka suspends sales of fuel for non-essential vehicles. For the next two weeks, only buses, trains and vehicles used for medical services and transporting food will be allowed to refuel. (BBC News)
The CDC announces that they will activate an emergency operations center for monkeypox. (CNN)
The United Kingdom reports nearly 200 cases of monkeypox. (GOV.UK)
Tokyo records the city's highest temperature since 1875 as a heat wave continues. Several people are hospitalized due to heatstroke. (CNA)
Tuluá prison riot A fire occurs during a prison riot in Tuluá, Colombia, killing 51 inmates and injuring 24 others. (Reuters)
Two policemen and a polio vaccinator are shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
A journalist for the Expreso newspaper is killed and his daughter is critically wounded by gunmen in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The victim is the 12th journalist murdered in Mexico this year. (Reuters)
A state of emergency is declared on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands due to a toxic fire. (RNZ)
COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years. (ABC News)
Estonia reports its first case of monkeypox. (News ERR.EE)
Michigan and New Hampshire report their first cases of monkeypox. (WGME-TV) (Michigan GOV)
South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years. (ABC News)
Syria officially confirms its recognition of the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic, two breakaway states in southern Ukraine. (Reuters)
The Pino Hachado Pass between Argentina and Chile is closed as blizzards and heavy snowfall block the passage between the two countries. (LMN)
2022 European heat waves June 2022 European heat wave Slovakia measures the highest ever temperature in June in Somotor near Košice, reaching 38.8 °C (101.8 °F). (Korzár Dolny Zemplín - SME)
2022 Manipur landslide Nineteen people are killed, and 48 others are feared dead, after a massive landslide in Manipur, India. (Reuters)
For the first time since Russia began occupying the Ukrainian city of Berdiansk, a cargo ship departs from the city's port. (Reuters)
June 2022 European heat wave Slovakia measures the highest ever temperature in June in Somotor near Košice, reaching 38.8 °C (101.8 °F). (Korzár Dolny Zemplín - SME)
Nauru surpasses 3,000 cases of COVID-19, about a third of the country's population. (Loop)
Nineteen people are killed, and 48 others are feared dead, after a massive landslide in Manipur, India. (Reuters)
Provinces of Indonesia Three new provinces are created in West Papua, Indonesia. (Reuters)
Russia announces that it has withdrawn from Snake Island, in the Black Sea, as a "gesture of goodwill", ending the occupation of the island that began in February. However, Ukraine says that it drove out Russian forces from the island after a massive artillery assault. (Reuters)
Slovakia measures the highest ever temperature in June in Somotor near Košice, reaching 38.8 °C (101.8 °F). (Korzár Dolny Zemplín - SME)
Three new provinces are created in West Papua, Indonesia. (Reuters)
Two Israeli civilians and a soldier are injured after Palestinian militants open fire inside Joseph's Tomb in Nablus. (The Jerusalem Post)
John Lee is sworn in as the fifth Chief Executive of Hong Kong. (RTHK)
Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia and the Bahamas report their first cases of monkeypox. (QuePasa Media) (MagneticMediaTV) (Caribbean Loop News)
The Bulgarian Navy destroys a naval mine that had drifted close to the country's Black Sea coast in a controlled explosion. A team of divers stated that the mine was of Soviet origin. (Reuters)
Turkey reports its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Wisconsin reports its first case of monkeypox. (WISN-TV)
