2022 monkeypox outbreak in Canada Canada reports more than 40 new cases of monkeypox. (Government of Canada)
Canada reports more than 40 new cases of monkeypox. (Government of Canada)
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)
2022 NATO Madrid summit At the NATO summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announces that a new permanent U.S. military base will be established in Poland - the 5th Army's Headquarters - which has had a forward command post in the city of Poznań since last year. Poland's government has long requested such a base. (Notes from Poland) (DoD)
At the NATO summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announces that a new permanent U.S. military base will be established in Poland - the 5th Army's Headquarters - which has had a forward command post in the city of Poznań since last year. Poland's government has long requested such a base. (Notes from Poland) (DoD)
2019–2022 Israeli political crisis 2022 Israeli legislative election The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for the new elections. Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed. (The Times of Israel)
2022 Israeli legislative election The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for the new elections. Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed. (The Times of Israel)
The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for the new elections. Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed. (The Times of Israel)
2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election John Lee is sworn in as the fifth Chief Executive of Hong Kong. (RTHK)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Mariupol City Council claims that over 10,000 of the city's residents are being held prisoner by the separatist Donetsk People's Republic. (UkInterfax) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claims that his country intercepted Ukrainian missiles directed at Belarus three days ago and says that Belarus "does not want war with Ukraine". (CNBC)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claims that his country intercepted Ukrainian missiles directed at Belarus three days ago and says that Belarus "does not want war with Ukraine". (CNBC)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Mariupol City Council claims that over 10,000 of the city's residents are being held prisoner by the separatist Donetsk People's Republic. (UkInterfax) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claims that his country intercepted Ukrainian missiles directed at Belarus three days ago and says that Belarus "does not want war with Ukraine". (CNBC)
2022 Papua New Guinean general election Papua New Guineans go to the polls to elect their new government in a heavily guarded election. (Barron's)
Papua New Guineans go to the polls to elect their new government in a heavily guarded election. (Barron's)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Weightlifter Reanna Solomon dies from COVID-19, becoming Nauru's first recorded fatality of the pandemic. (Inside The Games) COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore President of Singapore Halimah Yacob tests positive for COVID-19. (CNA)
COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore President of Singapore Halimah Yacob tests positive for COVID-19. (CNA)
President of Singapore Halimah Yacob tests positive for COVID-19. (CNA)
Ethiopian civil conflict Oromo conflict Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed says that "citizens in the Oromia region’s Qellen Wellega area have come under a massacre" by the Oromo Liberation Army. Lobbyists say that 150–160 Amhara civilians have been killed. (AP)
Italian prime minister Mario Draghi declares a state of emergency in five regions of Northern Italy due to a severe drought in the Po Valley. (Deccan Herald)
Oromo conflict Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed says that "citizens in the Oromia region’s Qellen Wellega area have come under a massacre" by the Oromo Liberation Army. Lobbyists say that 150–160 Amhara civilians have been killed. (AP)
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed says that "citizens in the Oromia region’s Qellen Wellega area have come under a massacre" by the Oromo Liberation Army. Lobbyists say that 150–160 Amhara civilians have been killed. (AP)
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid, and Solicitor General for England and Wales Alex Chalk all resign from the government, saying they no longer have faith in Prime Minister Boris Johnson following his appointment of Chris Pincher as Government Deputy Chief Whip despite allegations of sexual misconduct. (BBC News)
The International Mathematical Union awards the Fields Medal to mathematicians Hugo Duminil-Copin of France, June Huh of the United States, James Maynard of the United Kingdom, and Maryna Viazovska of Ukraine, at the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians in Helsinki, Finland. (The New York Times)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas At least twelve civilians are killed and 25 others are injured by heavy Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast, according to a report by Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. (AP) (VOA) Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Latvia plans to reintroduce conscription, which had been abolished in 2006, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The final decision will be determined by the country's parliament, the Saeima. (Baltic News Network) (AFP via The Guardian)
Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Latvia plans to reintroduce conscription, which had been abolished in 2006, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The final decision will be determined by the country's parliament, the Saeima. (Baltic News Network) (AFP via The Guardian)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in China Xi'an is placed under lockdown and mass testing is conducted in half of the city's districts after a cluster of cases in the city were traced back to six karaoke bars. (Economic Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Niue The New Zealand Defence Force says that, upon request by the government of Niue, it is sending a team of civilian doctors, nurses, and defense personnel to help the territory deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Niue The New Zealand Defence Force says that, upon request by the government of Niue, it is sending a team of civilian doctors, nurses, and defense personnel to help the territory deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. (Reuters)
Latvia plans to reintroduce conscription, which had been abolished in 2006, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The final decision will be determined by the country's parliament, the Saeima. (Baltic News Network) (AFP via The Guardian)
Multiple senior ministers of the United Kingdom's Cabinet, including newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi, Home Secretary Priti Patel, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove tell Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign. Five additional ministers resign after dozens of others leave throughout the day, bringing the total of government departures to 38. (The Guardian) (The Independent) (BBC News)
The New Zealand Defence Force says that, upon request by the government of Niue, it is sending a team of civilian doctors, nurses, and defense personnel to help the territory deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. (Reuters)
2022 Sri Lankan political crisis Several opposition politicians are arrested in Colombo, Sri Lanka, after demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who said yesterday that the country is "bankrupt". (Economy Next)
Several opposition politicians are arrested in Colombo, Sri Lanka, after demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who said yesterday that the country is "bankrupt". (Economy Next)
2022 United Kingdom government crisis Education Secretary Michelle Donelan resigns 36 hours after being appointed to the post. A total of 61 ministers and aides have now resigned. (Sky News) Boris Johnson resigns as the leader of the Conservative Party but plans to remain Prime Minister until a new leader is elected. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong The Government of Hong Kong announce that they will put on hold a flight suspension mechanism, allowing airlines to continue to fly into Hong Kong even if positive cases have been detected on their flights when entering Hong Kong previously. (RTHK)
COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong The Government of Hong Kong announce that they will put on hold a flight suspension mechanism, allowing airlines to continue to fly into Hong Kong even if positive cases have been detected on their flights when entering Hong Kong previously. (RTHK)
The Government of Hong Kong announce that they will put on hold a flight suspension mechanism, allowing airlines to continue to fly into Hong Kong even if positive cases have been detected on their flights when entering Hong Kong previously. (RTHK)
The government of Laos discusses the purchase of oil from sanctions-hit Russia as the country faces oil shortages and is nearing a debt default. (Business Insider)
Boris Johnson resigns as the leader of the Conservative Party but plans to remain Prime Minister until a new leader is elected. (BBC News)
Education Secretary Michelle Donelan resigns 36 hours after being appointed to the post. A total of 61 ministers and aides have now resigned. (Sky News)
2022 Rogers Communications outage Rogers Communications reports massive outages across Canada, impacting its wireless, cable and internet services, and causing disruptions to banking, government, and emergency services. (CBC News)
Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles says that his country will apply to join the Pacific Alliance. (Today)
Rogers Communications reports massive outages across Canada, impacting its wireless, cable and internet services, and causing disruptions to banking, government, and emergency services. (CBC News)
2022 India–Bangladesh floods At least 16 people are killed and 40 others missing during flash floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir. (Al Jazeera)
Assassination of Shinzo Abe Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is shot in the back while giving a speech in Nara, Kansai region, Japan, and later dies from his wounds. Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old navy veteran, is arrested for the assassination. (BBC News)
At least 16 people are killed and 40 others missing during flash floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir. (Al Jazeera)
Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is shot in the back while giving a speech in Nara, Kansai region, Japan, and later dies from his wounds. Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old navy veteran, is arrested for the assassination. (BBC News)
Government of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's ambassadors to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary. (Independent)
Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says that Rajapaksa has agreed to resign on July 13. (Hindustan Times)
Islamist insurgency in the Sahel Seven teenagers are killed and two others injured after government forces airstrike a village in Savanes Region, Togo. Togolese authorities say that they mistook the teenagers for jihadists. (Reuters)
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees his residence in Colombo after protesters storm the residence and clash with police. At least 33 people are injured. Rajapaksa's resignation is demanded amid the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka since 1948. (BBC News)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's ambassadors to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary. (Independent)
Seven teenagers are killed and two others injured after government forces airstrike a village in Savanes Region, Togo. Togolese authorities say that they mistook the teenagers for jihadists. (Reuters)
Uber Files Over 124,000 confidential documents are leaked from Uber, showing efforts by Uber to lobby governments for preferential treatment. (BBC News) Leaked documents reveal that French President Emmanuel Macron went to "extraordinary lengths" to help Uber disrupt the French taxi industry, telling Uber's executives that he had brokered a "secret" deal with his socialist opponents in his cabinet. (The Guardian)
2022 Israeli legislative election Israeli politicians Benny Gantz and Gideon Saar form a political alliance to compete against Yair Lapid and Benjamin Netanyahu. (Haaretz)
2022 Japanese House of Councillors election Japanese citizens go to the polls to elect members of the upper house of the National Diet. (Nikkei) An exit poll by NHK projects that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led coalition will retain its majority in the upper house, winning 76 of the chamber's 125 contested seats. The LDP is the party of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated two days prior while campaigning for the party's candidate for Nara, Kei Satō. (Al Jazeera)
Kiribati announces its withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum, effective immediately, after President Taneti Maamau publishes a letter where he expresses four reasons for doing so, mainly due to the Secretary-General of the Forum never having been from the Micronesian region of the Pacific islands. (1news)
Leaked documents reveal that French President Emmanuel Macron went to "extraordinary lengths" to help Uber disrupt the French taxi industry, telling Uber's executives that he had brokered a "secret" deal with his socialist opponents in his cabinet. (The Guardian)
Over 124,000 confidential documents are leaked from Uber, showing efforts by Uber to lobby governments for preferential treatment. (BBC News)
An exit poll by NHK projects that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led coalition will retain its majority in the upper house, winning 76 of the chamber's 125 contested seats. The LDP is the party of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated two days prior while campaigning for the party's candidate for Nara, Kei Satō. (Al Jazeera)
2022 vote of no confidence in the government of Élisabeth Borne The French government survives a no confidence vote tabled by the left-wing NUPES coalition. The no confidence vote received only 146 yes votes out of the 289 needed. (Le Monde)
Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Lithuania–Russia relations Lithuania expands sanctions on the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to include cement, concrete, wood, alcohol and alcohol-based industrial chemicals. (Reuters)
New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet announces that the Australian Aboriginal Flag will be flown permanently above the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which is widely regarded as an iconic Australian landmark. The flag will be flown on top of the bridge's arches alongside the national flag, replacing the flag of New South Wales, after the state government decided against accommodating all three flags. (CNN)
Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a decree extending a fast-track process to obtain Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians, which previously only applied to those living in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic. (Reuters)
The French government survives a no confidence vote tabled by the left-wing NUPES coalition. The no confidence vote received only 146 yes votes out of the 289 needed. (Le Monde)
2022 Sri Lankan political crisis President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife are prevented from fleeing the country to Dubai by airport staff at Bandaranaike International Airport amid nationwide protests. G. Rajapaksa has not given his official resignation yet. (CNN) Rajapaksa subsequently flees the country on a military aircraft to the Maldives, formally ending his rule of Sri Lanka. His brother, former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, also flees the country. (BBC News)
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife are prevented from fleeing the country to Dubai by airport staff at Bandaranaike International Airport amid nationwide protests. G. Rajapaksa has not given his official resignation yet. (CNN)
Protesters in Panama continue blocking streets and railways, mainly in Chiriquí and Veraguas Provinces, rejecting the concession by president Laurentino Cortizo of freezing fuel prices. (TeleMetro)
Rajapaksa subsequently flees the country on a military aircraft to the Maldives, formally ending his rule of Sri Lanka. His brother, former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, also flees the country. (BBC News)
2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2022 Conservative Party leadership election Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt are eliminated from the leadership race in the first round of voting. (BBC News)
2022 Conservative Party leadership election Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt are eliminated from the leadership race in the first round of voting. (BBC News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country to the Maldives and declares a state of emergency and a curfew as the military fires tear gas at the protesters. (Al Jazeera) (ANINews)
2022 Italian government crisis Mario Draghi offers his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy after coalition partner Five Star withdraws its support. However, President Sergio Mattarella refuses to accept the resignation. (BBC News)
2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2022 Conservative Party leadership election Suella Braverman is eliminated from the leadership race in the second round of voting. (The Guardian)
2022 Conservative Party leadership election Suella Braverman is eliminated from the leadership race in the second round of voting. (The Guardian)
2022 Sri Lankan protests Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns as President of Sri Lanka after fleeing to Singapore. (BBC News)
