Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev says that he has resigned to protest the invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
In the first trial for war crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin, a Russian soldier, is sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a 62-year-old civilian. (CNN)
ISIL insurgency in Iraq Islamic State carries out a pair of attacks in the Iraqi Diyala and Kirkuk Governorates, killing twelve civilians and injuring another six. (AP)
Islamic State carries out a pair of attacks in the Iraqi Diyala and Kirkuk Governorates, killing twelve civilians and injuring another six. (AP)
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine In the first trial for war crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin, a Russian soldier, is sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a 62-year-old civilian. (CNN)
2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods 300 people are displaced by new flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (AP)
300 people are displaced by new flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (AP)
A mudflow hits the village of Ak-Suu, Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan, cutting off access to the village and trapping three cars. (AKIPress)
A security guard is killed at the Qatari embassy in Paris, France. (Reuters)
Beijing extends its stay-at-home order for workers and students, and orders mass COVID-19 testing amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Telangana Telangana reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in an 80-year old person with no history of travel. (The Indian Express) COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing Beijing extends its stay-at-home order for workers and students, and orders mass COVID-19 testing amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing Beijing extends its stay-at-home order for workers and students, and orders mass COVID-19 testing amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Telangana Telangana reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in an 80-year old person with no history of travel. (The Indian Express)
COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing Beijing extends its stay-at-home order for workers and students, and orders mass COVID-19 testing amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Emeritus Queen consort Sofía of Spain tests positive for COVID-19 after travelling to Miami, Florida, United States. (Diez Minutos)
COVID-19 pandemic in Telangana Telangana reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in an 80-year old person with no history of travel. (The Indian Express)
Denmark confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
England reports 36 more monkeypox cases, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 56. (Reuters)
Fourteen people are killed and dozens are injured when a building collapses in Abadan, Iran. (BBC News)
In Australia, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces that Queensland residents will have access to influenza vaccines across the state amid an increase in the number of influenza A cases after two years of low case numbers due to COVID-19. (Seven News)
Morocco reports three new suspected cases of monkeypox. (Xinhua News Agency)
Pakistan launches a new anti-polio drive after a third case of the disease is reported in the country. (The Register Citizen)
Polio eradication, Polio in Pakistan Pakistan launches a new anti-polio drive after a third case of the disease is reported in the country. (The Register Citizen)
Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev says that he has resigned to protest the invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
Rwandan authorities accuse the Democratic Republic of the Congo of shelling areas in Musanze District. (AP)
Scotland confirms its first case of monkeypox. The patient has been hospitalized. In response, smallpox vaccines are being stockpiled in the country. (Reuters) (BBC News) (Glasgow Times)
Seven people are killed and 23 others are injured when a high-speed craft carrying 134 people catches fire off the coast of Real, Quezon, Philippines. (Sky News)
Telangana reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in an 80-year old person with no history of travel. (The Indian Express)
Two people are killed and 120 others are injured when a gas cylinder catches fire and explodes at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)
2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis, Economy of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka increases fuel prices in order to help public finances and combat a debilitating economic crisis. Acting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warns that "there is a possibility that inflation will increase further". (CNA)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Siege of Mariupol Ukrainian authorities say that about 200 dead people are found in the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast. (AP) Battle of Donbas Russian Ground Forces seize control of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk Oblast, according to regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. (Reuters) Hungary declares a state of emergency over the war in Ukraine and problems in the Hungarian economy caused in part by the conflict. (Reuters)
An Indian policeman is killed and his seven-year-old daughter injured in an attack in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (The Hindu)
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United States Department of Treasury announces that it will not renew the sanctions exemption which permits Russia to service its sovereign debt to American investors. Allowing the exemption to expire increases the likelihood that Russia will default on that debt this summer. (The Wall Street Journal)
Former President of Moldova Igor Dodon is arrested on charges including corruption and treason. (Euronews)
Hungary declares a state of emergency over the war in Ukraine and problems in the Hungarian economy caused in part by the conflict. (Reuters)
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir An Indian policeman is killed and his seven-year-old daughter injured in an attack in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (The Hindu)
Kashmir conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir An Indian policeman is killed and his seven-year-old daughter injured in an attack in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. (The Hindu)
Media freedom in Russia The Russian State Duma passes a bill that will allow state prosecutors to close Russian bureaus of media outlets from countries that Russia deems "unfriendly". The bill will now need to be passed by the upper house and receive President Putin's signature. (Reuters)
Mexican drug war Celaya massacre Eleven people are killed during a mass shooting at a hotel in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Reuters)
Sri Lanka increases fuel prices in order to help public finances and combat a debilitating economic crisis. Acting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warns that "there is a possibility that inflation will increase further". (CNA)
The Russian State Duma passes a bill that will allow state prosecutors to close Russian bureaus of media outlets from countries that Russia deems "unfriendly". The bill will now need to be passed by the upper house and receive President Putin's signature. (Reuters)
War on drugs Mexican drug war Celaya massacre Eleven people are killed during a mass shooting at a hotel in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Reuters) Vila Cruzeiro shootout Twenty-one people are killed in a shootout between Brazilian police and the Comando Vermelho gang in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. (Reuters)
Yemeni Civil War Three people are killed when a drone is shot down and crashes in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP)
An independent investigation by CNN, aided by a newly released video by fellow Al Jazeera correspondent, points to late journalist Shireen Abu Akleh having been deliberately targeted by IDF soldiers. (CNN)
Battle of Donbas Russian Ground Forces seize control of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk Oblast, according to regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. (Reuters)
Celaya massacre Eleven people are killed during a mass shooting at a hotel in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Reuters)
Collective action in the United Kingdom The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers votes to go on a national strike in the United Kingdom for the first time since 1994 after demanding a "decent pay rise, job security and no compulsory redundancies". (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Gujarat Gujarat reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in a person who traveled to South Africa. (The Quint)
COVID-19 pandemic in Gujarat Gujarat reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in a person who traveled to South Africa. (The Quint)
COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Gujarat Gujarat reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in a person who traveled to South Africa. (The Quint)
COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea The Korean Central News Agency reports that North Korea has a total of 3 million suspected cases of COVID-19. (Korea Herald)
Denmark announces that it will provide vaccines produced by Bavarian Nordic to persons who have been in close contact with monkeypox cases. (Reuters)
Eleven people are killed during a mass shooting at a hotel in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Reuters)
England reports 14 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 70. (Reuters)
Five Turkish soldiers are killed by Kurdish fighters in Iraq. (The New Arab)
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announces that Germany has ordered 40,000 doses of the smallpox vaccine as a precaution, after the country reported its first case of monkeypox. (Axios)
Gujarat reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in a person who traveled to South Africa. (The Quint)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict An independent investigation by CNN, aided by a newly released video by fellow Al Jazeera correspondent, points to late journalist Shireen Abu Akleh having been deliberately targeted by IDF soldiers. (CNN)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Claw-Lock Five Turkish soldiers are killed by Kurdish fighters in Iraq. (The New Arab)
Lebanon reports its second suspected case of monkeypox. (Beirut)
Operation Claw-Lock Five Turkish soldiers are killed by Kurdish fighters in Iraq. (The New Arab)
Russian Ground Forces seize control of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk Oblast, according to regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. (Reuters)
Several people are injured when a train collides with a bus in Blaustein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (AP)
Siege of Mariupol Ukrainian authorities say that about 200 dead people are found in the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast. (AP)
Sixteen people are killed when a boat sinks off the coast of Myanmar. (AP)
The Czech Republic, Slovenia, and the United Arab Emirates confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (Reuters 2) (Reuters 3)
The Korean Central News Agency reports that North Korea has a total of 3 million suspected cases of COVID-19. (Korea Herald)
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers votes to go on a national strike in the United Kingdom for the first time since 1994 after demanding a "decent pay rise, job security and no compulsory redundancies". (BBC News)
Three people are killed when a drone is shot down and crashes in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP)
Two pilots are killed in Isfahan, Iran, when their fighter jet crashes. (Reuters)
Ukrainian authorities say that about 200 dead people are found in the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast. (AP)
2022 Philippine presidential election Congress officially proclaims former Senator Bongbong Marcos and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, as president-elect and vice president-elect, respectively. (CNN)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Clashes break out with the IDF after Palestinian rioters attack Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, West Bank. Fifteen Palestinians are injured and one teenager is killed. (Times of Israel) Three Israelis are injured in a Palestinian stone-throwing attack in Huwara, West Bank. (Times of Israel)
Three Israelis are injured in a Palestinian stone-throwing attack in Huwara, West Bank. (Times of Israel)
At least 50 people are killed during an attack in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
