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Jul
07
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Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Russian forces launch airstrikes on the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk Oblast, with casual

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Russian forces launch airstrikes on the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk Oblast, with casualties reported, according to the city's mayor. (Reuters) Russia says that it fired missiles at Snake Island, killing an unspecified number of Ukrainian troops. However, Ukraine denies that any casualties have occurred. (Evening Standard)

Jul
07
War / Conflict / Security

2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis According to the UN's World Food Programme, nearly six million people in Sri Lanka are currently suffering from food ins

2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis According to the UN's World Food Programme, nearly six million people in Sri Lanka are currently suffering from food insecurity caused by the worst economic crisis that the country has experienced since 1948. (WION)

Jul
07
War / Conflict / Security

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Russian forces launch airstrikes on the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk Oblast, with casualties reported, accor

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Russian forces launch airstrikes on the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk Oblast, with casualties reported, according to the city's mayor. (Reuters) Russia says that it fired missiles at Snake Island, killing an unspecified number of Ukrainian troops. However, Ukraine denies that any casualties have occurred. (Evening Standard)

Jul
08
War / Conflict / Security

July 2022 European heat wave 2022 United Kingdom heat wave British authorities issue a level 2 warning as a heat wave continues.

July 2022 European heat wave 2022 United Kingdom heat wave British authorities issue a level 2 warning as a heat wave continues. (The Independent via MSN) Portugal issues warnings of temperatures as high as 43 °C (109 °F) amid a drought and wildfires in parts of the country. (The Washington Post)

Jul
08
War / Conflict / Security

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Serhiy Haidai, Governor of Luhansk Oblast, says that Russian shelling continues across the oblast and that

Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Serhiy Haidai, Governor of Luhansk Oblast, says that Russian shelling continues across the oblast and that the 8,000 residents of Sievierodonetsk are on the verge of a "humanitarian catastrophe". (ABC News)

Jul
11
War / Conflict / Security

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Three civilians are killed and 31 others are injured in a Russian shelling of Kharkiv.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Three civilians are killed and 31 others are injured in a Russian shelling of Kharkiv. The city's mayor says that the latest shelling has targeted civilian infrastructure. (SwissInfo) Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast The Russian-appointed military-civilian administration leader of Velykyi Burluk in Kharkiv Oblast, Yevgeny Yunakov, is assassinated in a car bombing. (Reuters) 2022 Ukrainian summer counteroffensive Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the town of Ivanivka in Kherson Oblast after launching a counter-offensive against Russian forces. (Reuters)

Jul
13
War / Conflict / Security

A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activities and

A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activities and capabilities of the CIA to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare. The leak is the largest leak in Central Intelligence Agency history. (The Verge)

Jul
13
War / Conflict / Security

Global surveillance disclosures Vault 7 A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the V

Global surveillance disclosures Vault 7 A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activities and capabilities of the CIA to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare. The leak is the largest leak in Central Intelligence Agency history. (The Verge)

Jul
13
War / Conflict / Security

International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War Lithuania–Russia relations, Russia–European Union relations The European Commission allows Russia to resu

International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War Lithuania–Russia relations, Russia–European Union relations The European Commission allows Russia to resume shipping embargoed goods by rail to its exclave of Kaliningrad, following Russian threats against Lithuania. However, the transit of military equipment through Lithuanian territory remains prohibited. (Newsweek)

Jul
13
War / Conflict / Security

Vault 7 A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activi

Vault 7 A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activities and capabilities of the CIA to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare. The leak is the largest leak in Central Intelligence Agency history. (The Verge)

Jul
13
War / Conflict / Security

Lithuania–Russia relations, Russia–European Union relations The European Commission allows Russia to resume shipping embargoed goods by rail to its exclave of K

Lithuania–Russia relations, Russia–European Union relations The European Commission allows Russia to resume shipping embargoed goods by rail to its exclave of Kaliningrad, following Russian threats against Lithuania. However, the transit of military equipment through Lithuanian territory remains prohibited. (Newsweek)

Jul
16
War / Conflict / Security

Crime in Haiti The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights documents 934 killings, 684 injuries and 680 kidnappings in Port-au-Prince si

Crime in Haiti The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights documents 934 killings, 684 injuries and 680 kidnappings in Port-au-Prince since the start of 2022, in a sharp increase of violence in the city. (Al Jazeera) The UN Security Council passes a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti for a further year. (UN News)

Jul
18
War / Conflict / Security

2022 United Kingdom heat wave The United Kingdom issues a "red extreme heat warning" as temperatures are predicted to reach a record 41 °C (106 °F) in parts of

2022 United Kingdom heat wave The United Kingdom issues a "red extreme heat warning" as temperatures are predicted to reach a record 41 °C (106 °F) in parts of England. Wales reports a record temperature of 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) near the town of Hawarden, Flintshire, and the island of Jersey reports a record temperature of 37.9 °C (100.2 °F). (BBC News) (BBC News 2) (ITV Channel Islands) The Royal Air Force suspends all flights to and from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire after the runway suffers damage due to the extreme heat. (The Independent)

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