The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) sentences to death two Britons and a Moroccan who had joined Ukrainian forces on charges of terrorism, mercenary activities, and attempting to overthrow the DPR's government. (AP)
Foreign relations of North Korea North Korea appoints Choe Son-hui as its next foreign minister. (Reuters)
North Korea appoints Choe Son-hui as its next foreign minister. (Reuters)
2022 French legislative election Voters in France go to the polls to elect the first round of the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly. (AP) Exit polls show the coalition of left-wing parties headed by far-left deputy Jean-Luc Mélenchon barely edging out President Emmanuel Macron's coalition Ensemble Citoyens for the most votes in the first round, winning 25.6% and 25.2% of the votes respectively. Overall turnout is projected to be 47%, the lowest recorded for a French election. (The Guardian)
Exit polls show the coalition of left-wing parties headed by far-left deputy Jean-Luc Mélenchon barely edging out President Emmanuel Macron's coalition Ensemble Citoyens for the most votes in the first round, winning 25.6% and 25.2% of the votes respectively. Overall turnout is projected to be 47%, the lowest recorded for a French election. (The Guardian)
Voters in France go to the polls to elect the first round of the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly. (AP)
2021–2022 inflation surge Global stocks and government bonds plunge with the MSCI World Index dropping by 2.95%, the DOW by 4.68%, the S&P 500 by 3.88%, STOXX Europe 600 by 2.41%, Japan's Nikkei 225 by 3.01%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng by 3.99%, and South Korea's KOSPI by 3.52%. Bitcoin drops by 12.1% and Ethereum by 13.6%. (Reuters) (Reuters 2) The S&P 500 closes more than 20% below its January 3 record closing high, confirming that the index is in a bear market. (Reuters)
Global stocks and government bonds plunge with the MSCI World Index dropping by 2.95%, the DOW by 4.68%, the S&P 500 by 3.88%, STOXX Europe 600 by 2.41%, Japan's Nikkei 225 by 3.01%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng by 3.99%, and South Korea's KOSPI by 3.52%. Bitcoin drops by 12.1% and Ethereum by 13.6%. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
Indigenous peoples in Ecuador block highways leading to the capital Quito, to protest president Guillermo Lasso's policies and to call for economic reforms. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra tests positive for COVID-19. (The Hill) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports their first cases of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in five Taiwanese citizens who arrived from overseas. (The Straits Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (Reuters)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (Reuters)
The government of Kiribati declares a state of disaster due to severe drought in the country. (RNZ)
Opposition parties in Thailand file a no-confidence motion in prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and 10 of his ministers, accusing them of "graft, economic mismanagement and of undermining democracy and clinging to power". (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nuclear threats during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia would only use nuclear weapons if the sovereignty of the country is threatened. (Ukrinform) Ukrainian authorities say that its forces hit the Russian tugboat Vasiliy Bekh transporting soldiers, weapons, and ammunition to Snake Island with Harpoon missiles. (Al Arabiya)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Nuclear threats during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia would only use nuclear weapons if the sovereignty of the country is threatened. (Ukrinform) Ukrainian authorities say that its forces hit the Russian tugboat Vasiliy Bekh transporting soldiers, weapons, and ammunition to Snake Island with Harpoon missiles. (Al Arabiya)
Nuclear threats during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia would only use nuclear weapons if the sovereignty of the country is threatened. (Ukrinform)
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia would only use nuclear weapons if the sovereignty of the country is threatened. (Ukrinform)
President of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso declares a state of exception in Quito and other parts of the country amid ongoing protests. (Reuters via SwissInfo)
2022 Andalusian regional election Ruling People's Party of Andalusia wins a historic absolute majority, the first for a conservative party in Andalusia. Citizens, whose leader was the vice-president of the region, loses all the 21 deputies it had. (The Guardian)
2022 Colombian presidential election Citizens go to the polls to vote in the second round of the Colombian presidential election. (elDiario.es) Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro wins the presidential election with 50.44% of the vote, beating his opponent Rodolfo Hernández who received 47.31% of the vote, according to preliminary results. (elDiario.es)
2022 French legislative election French voters head to the polls to vote in the second round of the latest legislative election. (Euronews) It is announced that French President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance and its allies will not repeat an absolute majority in the National Assembly. (elDiario.es)
Citizens go to the polls to vote in the second round of the Colombian presidential election. (elDiario.es)
Elections in Spain 2022 Andalusian regional election Ruling People's Party of Andalusia wins a historic absolute majority, the first for a conservative party in Andalusia. Citizens, whose leader was the vice-president of the region, loses all the 21 deputies it had. (The Guardian)
Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro wins the presidential election with 50.44% of the vote, beating his opponent Rodolfo Hernández who received 47.31% of the vote, according to preliminary results. (elDiario.es)
2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election Former state commissioner Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress defeats former Governor Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party in the gubernatorial election. Oyebanji's win means that the APC has become the first party ever to win consecutive Ekiti gubernatorial elections. (Daily Trust)
2022 Nigerian elections 2022 Nigerian gubernatorial elections 2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election Former state commissioner Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress defeats former Governor Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party in the gubernatorial election. Oyebanji's win means that the APC has become the first party ever to win consecutive Ekiti gubernatorial elections. (Daily Trust)
2022 Nigerian gubernatorial elections 2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election Former state commissioner Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress defeats former Governor Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party in the gubernatorial election. Oyebanji's win means that the APC has become the first party ever to win consecutive Ekiti gubernatorial elections. (Daily Trust)
Former state commissioner Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress defeats former Governor Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party in the gubernatorial election. Oyebanji's win means that the APC has become the first party ever to win consecutive Ekiti gubernatorial elections. (Daily Trust)
French voters head to the polls to vote in the second round of the latest legislative election. (Euronews)
It is announced that French President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance and its allies will not repeat an absolute majority in the National Assembly. (elDiario.es)
Ruling People's Party of Andalusia wins a historic absolute majority, the first for a conservative party in Andalusia. Citizens, whose leader was the vice-president of the region, loses all the 21 deputies it had. (The Guardian)
2022 French legislative election President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance is confirmed to lose its majority in the National Assembly after yesterday's second round of legislative elections. Both the left-wing alliance NUPES and the right-wing party National Rally achieve significant electoral gains, forcing the government to seek compromises with other parties during the upcoming legislative period for the first time since the 1988 legislative election. (Reuters)
President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance is confirmed to lose its majority in the National Assembly after yesterday's second round of legislative elections. Both the left-wing alliance NUPES and the right-wing party National Rally achieve significant electoral gains, forcing the government to seek compromises with other parties during the upcoming legislative period for the first time since the 1988 legislative election. (Reuters)
Leading members of the thirty-sixth government of Israel Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid agree to dissolve the Knesset, triggering a fifth snap election in just over three years. Lapid will serve as acting Prime Minister until the election is held. (Reuters)
Next Israeli legislative election Leading members of the thirty-sixth government of Israel Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid agree to dissolve the Knesset, triggering a fifth snap election in just over three years. Lapid will serve as acting Prime Minister until the election is held. (Reuters)
2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute Dutch climate and energy minister Rob Jetten announces that the Netherlands will remove all restrictions on the operation of coal-fired power stations until at least 2024, in response to Russia's refusal to export natural gas to the country. Operations were previously limited to less than a third of the total production. (CNA)
Canadian defense minister Anita Anand announces an increase in defense spending to $5 billion in order to upgrade continental defense. (CBC)
Canadian Environmental Minister Steven Guilbeault announces that Canada will ban the sale of single-use plastics by December 2023, and will ban the export of these plastics by the end of 2025, with the first regulations to come into effect in December. (Al Jazeera)
Dutch climate and energy minister Rob Jetten announces that the Netherlands will remove all restrictions on the operation of coal-fired power stations until at least 2024, in response to Russia's refusal to export natural gas to the country. Operations were previously limited to less than a third of the total production. (CNA)
The armed forces of Ecuador say that they will "not allow ongoing protests" to "damage the country's democracy", as road blockades and demonstrations against the economic policies of president Guillermo Lasso continue. (Reuters)
Africa–Canada relations, Foreign relations of Rwanda Canada announces its intention to open an embassy in Rwanda. The announcement comes a few days before the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in Kigali. (CTV News)
Canada announces its intention to open an embassy in Rwanda. The announcement comes a few days before the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in Kigali. (CTV News)
The government of Bulgarian prime minister Kiril Petkov loses a motion of no confidence vote in the National Assembly. (The Straits Times)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says that Denmark will begin administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says that Denmark will begin administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years. (Reuters)
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says that Denmark will begin administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years. (Reuters)
2022 Grenadian general election Citizens of Grenada head to the polls to vote in a general election. (Loop Caribbean News)
Citizens of Grenada head to the polls to vote in a general election. (Loop Caribbean News)
UK parliamentary by-elections The Conservative Party is defeated in both the Tiverton and Honiton by-election and the Wakefield by-election by the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party, respectively. Conservative chairman Oliver Dowden resigns in the aftermath of the defeats. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud tests positive for COVID-19. (Al Jazeera) COVID-19 vaccine The Sanofi–GSK COVID-19 vaccine is found to be effective against the Omicron variant. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud tests positive for COVID-19. (Al Jazeera)
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud tests positive for COVID-19. (Al Jazeera)
The Conservative Party is defeated in both the Tiverton and Honiton by-election and the Wakefield by-election by the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party, respectively. Conservative chairman Oliver Dowden resigns in the aftermath of the defeats. (BBC News)
2022 Ecuadorian protests The National Assembly convenes to debate the possible removal of president Guillermo Lasso amidst ongoing protests. (La Nación)
The National Assembly convenes to debate the possible removal of president Guillermo Lasso amidst ongoing protests. (La Nación)
Foreign relations of Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin embarks on a foreign trip to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, his first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin embarks on a foreign trip to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, his first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
48th G7 summit The G7 summit kicks off in Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany, and will last until June 28. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes their first appearance at the summit. (NBC News) (Japan Times)
The G7 summit kicks off in Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany, and will last until June 28. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes their first appearance at the summit. (NBC News) (Japan Times)
The Knesset advances a bill, for a possible vote on Wednesday, which would ban indicted politicians from becoming Prime Minister of Israel. If passed, it would prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from returning to that post. (Times of Israel)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Kremenchuk shopping mall attack Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) The Governor of Luhansk Oblast claims that a Russian strike in Lysychansk killed eight civilians who were collecting water and injured 21 others. (NDTV)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Kremenchuk shopping mall attack Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) The Governor of Luhansk Oblast claims that a Russian strike in Lysychansk killed eight civilians who were collecting water and injured 21 others. (NDTV)
Kremenchuk shopping mall attack Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
2022 Japan heatwave The Japanese government asks the public to conserve energy and to prepare for power outages as the country faces a heat wave. (AP)
48th G7 summit World leaders at the G7 summit in Germany issue a statement pledging more financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a video calling for more heavy weapons from allies. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Nauru surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak and emergency declared by President Lionel Aingimea. (Loop Nauru)
COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Nauru surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak and emergency declared by President Lionel Aingimea. (Loop Nauru)
Nauru surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak and emergency declared by President Lionel Aingimea. (Loop Nauru)
The Japanese government asks the public to conserve energy and to prepare for power outages as the country faces a heat wave. (AP)
World leaders at the G7 summit in Germany issue a statement pledging more financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a video calling for more heavy weapons from allies. (BBC News)
June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake The United States government provides US$55 million in immediate humanitarian funding following the devastating earthquake in southern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. (Reuters)
The United States government provides US$55 million in immediate humanitarian funding following the devastating earthquake in southern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. (Reuters)
2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis, 2021–2022 global energy crisis Sri Lanka's power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera announces that the government will lift restrictions on fuel imports in response to the country's energy crisis, ending a fuel duopoly between the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and the Indian government-owned Lanka IOC. (International Business Times) 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)
