Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns as President of Sri Lanka after fleeing to Singapore. (BBC News)
Gunmen open fire inside a nightclub in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, killing four people including Said Lobo, son of former President Porfirio Lobo Sosa. (AP)
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)
Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas resigns to form a new coalition government. (Euronews)
Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union Bulgaria–North Macedonia relations The Assembly of North Macedonia passes a motion to amend North Macedonia’s Constitution to recognise its Bulgarian minority, while pledging to discuss remaining issues with the Bulgarian government. In exchange, Bulgaria will allow membership talks with the European Union to begin. (Al Jazeera)
Bulgaria–North Macedonia relations The Assembly of North Macedonia passes a motion to amend North Macedonia’s Constitution to recognise its Bulgarian minority, while pledging to discuss remaining issues with the Bulgarian government. In exchange, Bulgaria will allow membership talks with the European Union to begin. (Al Jazeera)
Protests continue in Panama with road and railways blockades, after protesters rejected president Laurentino Cortizo's concessions. (La Prensa)
The Assembly of North Macedonia passes a motion to amend North Macedonia’s Constitution to recognise its Bulgarian minority, while pledging to discuss remaining issues with the Bulgarian government. In exchange, Bulgaria will allow membership talks with the European Union to begin. (Al Jazeera)
The president of Energoatom, the Ukrainian nuclear energy authority, accuses Russian forces of using the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to store weapons and shell the surrounding area. (The Journal.ie)
Russian missiles strike the city of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast, killing three civilians and injuring three others, while more than 50 Grad rockets hit the city of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing two people. The missile strikes come after Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the military to expand operations in Ukraine in order to "protect the Donbas". (Reuters)
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Kamal Kharazi, confirms that Iran now has the capabilities to develop and build a nuclear weapon but says that "there has been no decision by Iran to build one". Kharazi also warns that Iran will "directly respond" to Israel if it is attacked. (Straits Times) (The Jerusalem Post)
Nuclear program of Iran Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Kamal Kharazi, confirms that Iran now has the capabilities to develop and build a nuclear weapon but says that "there has been no decision by Iran to build one". Kharazi also warns that Iran will "directly respond" to Israel if it is attacked. (Straits Times) (The Jerusalem Post)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India Health officials in India report that the country surpassed the two billion mark in cumulative administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (WION) COVID-19 pandemic in Israel The Israeli Health Ministry confirms three cases of the Omicron BA.2.75 variant in travelers abroad. (Times of Israel)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India Health officials in India report that the country surpassed the two billion mark in cumulative administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (WION) COVID-19 pandemic in Israel The Israeli Health Ministry confirms three cases of the Omicron BA.2.75 variant in travelers abroad. (Times of Israel)
COVID-19 pandemic in India Health officials in India report that the country surpassed the two billion mark in cumulative administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (WION)
Health officials in India report that the country surpassed the two billion mark in cumulative administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (WION)
2022 Indian presidential election The Indian parliament votes to elect the new President of India. (Al Jazeera)
2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2022 Conservative Party leadership election Tom Tugendhat is eliminated from the leadership race in the third round of voting. (The Guardian) 2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry A motion of confidence in the Johnson government is passed by 347 votes to 238. (The Guardian)
The Indian parliament votes to elect the new President of India. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Conservative Party leadership election Tom Tugendhat is eliminated from the leadership race in the third round of voting. (The Guardian)
2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry A motion of confidence in the Johnson government is passed by 347 votes to 238. (The Guardian)
A motion of confidence in the Johnson government is passed by 347 votes to 238. (The Guardian)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Russian shelling kills six civilians in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, as Ukraine says that Russia appears to be preparing for a new ground offensive near Sloviansk. (BBC News) Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Russia announces Anton Koltsov, former Prime Minister of Vologda Oblast, as the new Prime Minister in Zaporizhzhia Military-Civilian Administration. His appointment probably took place some days earlier.[1]
Russia announces Anton Koltsov, former Prime Minister of Vologda Oblast, as the new Prime Minister in Zaporizhzhia Military-Civilian Administration. His appointment probably took place some days earlier.[1]
Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Russia announces Anton Koltsov, former Prime Minister of Vologda Oblast, as the new Prime Minister in Zaporizhzhia Military-Civilian Administration. His appointment probably took place some days earlier.[1]
The Rhode Island Department of Health announces that the state has administered monkeypox vaccines to people who have had close contact with monkeypox patients. (WLNE-TV)
2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2022 Conservative Party leadership election Kemi Badenoch is eliminated from the leadership race in the fourth round of voting. (The Guardian)
2022 Conservative Party leadership election Kemi Badenoch is eliminated from the leadership race in the fourth round of voting. (The Guardian)
Iran–Russia relations Russian president Vladimir Putin makes a state visit to Iran for talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Putin will also meet with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. (BBC News)
Russian president Vladimir Putin makes a state visit to Iran for talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Putin will also meet with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. (BBC News)
The Nigerian government announces that Nigeria will develop a vaccine for lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the lassa virus. (Premium Times)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania COVID-19 pandemic in Kiribati The United States donates nearly 20,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kiribati through the COVAX initiative. (US embassy Fiji) COVID-19 pandemic in the Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands reports the territory's first case of COVID-19 in a Pitcairn Islander who returned from medical treatment abroad. (RNZ) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The U.S. CDC votes unanimously to recommend the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18 years. (CNBC)
2022 Sri Lankan presidential election Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is declared the winner of the election, defeating his closest rival, Dullas Alahapperuma, by 134 votes to 82. (BBC News)
2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2022 Conservative Party leadership election Penny Mordaunt is eliminated from the leadership election in the fifth round of voting. (The Guardian)
Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is declared the winner of the election, defeating his closest rival, Dullas Alahapperuma, by 134 votes to 82. (BBC News)
Russia in the European energy sector The European Commission tells EU member states to reduce gas usage by 15% until March 2023 as part of an emergency plan after President Vladimir Putin warns that Russian supplies of natural gas could be reduced further. (Reuters)
The European Commission tells EU member states to reduce gas usage by 15% until March 2023 as part of an emergency plan after President Vladimir Putin warns that Russian supplies of natural gas could be reduced further. (Reuters)
Zakho resort attack Iraqi government and regional authorities claim that Turkish Armed Forces fired four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Kurdistan Region in Iraq, killing eight Iraqi tourists and injuring 23 others. (AP)
2022 Conservative Party leadership election Penny Mordaunt is eliminated from the leadership election in the fifth round of voting. (The Guardian)
Economy of Ukraine Ukraine's government, facing an estimated 35% to 45% decrease in GDP, asks its international creditors to freeze its debt payments for two years, including a $1.2 billion debt payment due at the beginning of September. The proposal is backed by major Western governments and other major lenders. (Reuters)
Iraqi government and regional authorities claim that Turkish Armed Forces fired four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Kurdistan Region in Iraq, killing eight Iraqi tourists and injuring 23 others. (AP)
Penny Mordaunt is eliminated from the leadership election in the fifth round of voting. (The Guardian)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country's military goals are no longer limited to the Donbas region and have expanded to also include "the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories". (Al Jazeera)
Ukraine's government, facing an estimated 35% to 45% decrease in GDP, asks its international creditors to freeze its debt payments for two years, including a $1.2 billion debt payment due at the beginning of September. The proposal is backed by major Western governments and other major lenders. (Reuters)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country's military goals are no longer limited to the Donbas region and have expanded to also include "the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories". (Al Jazeera)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country's military goals are no longer limited to the Donbas region and have expanded to also include "the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories". (Al Jazeera)
2022 Italian government crisis Mario Draghi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy. President Sergio Mattarella accepts Draghi's resignation. (BBC News) Mattarella dissolves the Parliament of Italy, calling for a snap parliamentary election. (la Stampa)
2022 Brazilian general election Former President Lula da Silva is nominated by the Workers' Party to run in the upcoming presidential election. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Indian presidential election Droupadi Murmu is elected as the new president of India, making her the first female from a scheduled tribe to be elected to the post. (NDTV)
2022 Sri Lankan presidential election Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka. (AP)
Former President Lula da Silva is nominated by the Workers' Party to run in the upcoming presidential election. (Al Jazeera)
Mattarella dissolves the Parliament of Italy, calling for a snap parliamentary election. (la Stampa)
2022 New York gubernatorial election A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S. Representative and the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming New York gubernatorial election, during a campaign event in Perinton, New York, United States. Zeldin is not hurt during the incident, and the man is taken into custody. (WIVB-TV)
A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S. Representative and the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming New York gubernatorial election, during a campaign event in Perinton, New York, United States. Zeldin is not hurt during the incident, and the man is taken into custody. (WIVB-TV)
Droupadi Murmu is elected as the new president of India, making her the first female from a scheduled tribe to be elected to the post. (NDTV)
Mario Draghi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy. President Sergio Mattarella accepts Draghi's resignation. (BBC News)
Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka. (AP)
2022 Papua New Guinean general election Prime Minister James Marape's Pangu Pati wins the general election. (One Papua New Guinea)
Prime Minister James Marape's Pangu Pati wins the general election. (One Papua New Guinea)
The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan formally approves the release of a million tons of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. The plan had already been endorsed by the Japanese government and other agencies. (Radio France International)
Russia–Transnistria relations Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatyev reaffirms that Transnistria is committed to becoming an independent state and is open to the possibility of uniting with Russia in the future. (AP)
Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatyev reaffirms that Transnistria is committed to becoming an independent state and is open to the possibility of uniting with Russia in the future. (AP)
2022 Vanuatuan presidential election Nikenike Vurobaravu is elected President of Vanuatu by the country's Electoral College in the eighth round of voting and will succeed outgoing President Tallis Obed Moses. (RNZ)
Nikenike Vurobaravu is elected President of Vanuatu by the country's Electoral College in the eighth round of voting and will succeed outgoing President Tallis Obed Moses. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Japan COVID-19 vaccination in Japan Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. (Japan Today) COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland The Irish Ministry of Health announces changes to Ireland's vaccination program including a second booster dose for people between the ages of 50 and 64 years and a first dose of an mRNA vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years who are immunocompromised. (TheJournal.ie) (gov.ie)
COVID-19 pandemic in Japan COVID-19 vaccination in Japan Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. (Japan Today)
COVID-19 vaccination in Japan Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. (Japan Today)
Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. (Japan Today)
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha survives a no-confidence vote with 256 confidence votes, 206 votes against and nine abstentions. (AP)
2022 Brazilian general election President Jair Bolsonaro formally announces that he will run for re-election. (Reuters)
President Jair Bolsonaro formally announces that he will run for re-election. (Reuters)
Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Egypt for diplomatic talks, and will also visit Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
Foreign relations of Russia Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Egypt for diplomatic talks, and will also visit Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
2022 Indian presidential election Droupadi Murmu is sworn in as President of India. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Tunisian constitutional referendum Tunisian citizens head to the polls to vote in a constitutional referendum, which was proposed by President Kais Saied as a solution to the country's ongoing political crisis. (DW)
