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)
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)
Insurgency in the Maghreb Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso May 2022 Madjoari massacre At least 50 people are killed during an attack in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso May 2022 Madjoari massacre At least 50 people are killed during an attack in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
May 2022 Madjoari massacre At least 50 people are killed during an attack in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine offensive Donbas offensive The Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, is hit by Russian missiles, injuring several people. (AP) Southern Ukraine offensive A Russian cruise missile strike destroys a shopping centre and several homes in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring three others. At least 62 homes were damaged, according to local officials. (Ukrinform)
Several bomb threats are made via email to schools and government institutions in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, prompting evacuations. No bombs have been found. (N1)
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League In association football, Roma defeats Feyenoord 1–0 in the final at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania, to win the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of active European club football competitions. (The Guardian)
2022 Mazar-i-Sharif minivan bombings Nine passengers are killed when improvised explosive devices hidden inside a group of minivans detonate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. (AP)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Finland reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine offensive Donbas offensive The Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, is hit by Russian missiles, injuring several people. (AP) Southern Ukraine offensive A Russian cruise missile strike destroys a shopping centre and several homes in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring three others. At least 62 homes were damaged, according to local officials. (Ukrinform)
A Russian cruise missile strike destroys a shopping centre and several homes in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring three others. At least 62 homes were damaged, according to local officials. (Ukrinform)
Afghanistan conflict May 2022 Kabul mosque bombing At least five people are killed when a bomb explodes at a Shia mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters) 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif minivan bombings Nine passengers are killed when improvised explosive devices hidden inside a group of minivans detonate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. (AP)
At least five people are killed when a bomb explodes at a Shia mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Boycott of Russia and Belarus Marks & Spencer, a British retail chain, announces that it is permanently closing all of its 48 stores in Russia, which employ 1,200 people, saying that it is a "values-led business". (Sky News)
Colombian and Venezuelan intelligence officials confirm the death of Miguel Botache Santillana, alias Gentil Duarte, the top leader of the FARC dissidents. (Caracol Radio)
Colombian conflict Colombian and Venezuelan intelligence officials confirm the death of Miguel Botache Santillana, alias Gentil Duarte, the top leader of the FARC dissidents. (Caracol Radio)
Donbas offensive The Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, is hit by Russian missiles, injuring several people. (AP)
Eastern Ukraine offensive Donbas offensive The Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, is hit by Russian missiles, injuring several people. (AP)
European migrant crisis One person is killed and 75 others remain missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Tunisia. (Reuters)
Fighting breaks out between Arab and Tama gold miners in the Kouri Bougoudi district of Northern Chad. The rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad group says that over 200 people have been killed. (Reuters)
Finland reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
In association football, Roma defeats Feyenoord 1–0 in the final at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania, to win the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of active European club football competitions. (The Guardian)
Insurgency in Northern Chad Fighting breaks out between Arab and Tama gold miners in the Kouri Bougoudi district of Northern Chad. The rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad group says that over 200 people have been killed. (Reuters)
Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik is sentenced to life in prison by Patiala House court of India. (Reuters)
Kivu conflict M23 fighters besiege a military base in Rumangabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
M23 fighters besiege a military base in Rumangabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
Marks & Spencer, a British retail chain, announces that it is permanently closing all of its 48 stores in Russia, which employ 1,200 people, saying that it is a "values-led business". (Sky News)
May 2022 Kabul mosque bombing At least five people are killed when a bomb explodes at a Shia mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
Nine passengers are killed when improvised explosive devices hidden inside a group of minivans detonate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. (AP)
One person is killed and 75 others remain missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Tunisia. (Reuters)
Southern Ukraine offensive A Russian cruise missile strike destroys a shopping centre and several homes in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring three others. At least 62 homes were damaged, according to local officials. (Ukrinform)
The Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, is hit by Russian missiles, injuring several people. (AP)
Iraq–Israel relations The Iraqi parliament prohibits all attempts at normalizing relations with Israel with the punishment of life imprisonment or capital punishment. The law was introduced by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose party won the most seats in the last election. (Reuters) (CTV News)
Polish constitutional crisis The Polish Parliament passes a law replacing the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, established by a controversial judicial reform bill, with a new body, in order to allow the European Union to unfreeze €35 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds earmarked to the country. (Reuters)
The Iraqi parliament prohibits all attempts at normalizing relations with Israel with the punishment of life imprisonment or capital punishment. The law was introduced by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose party won the most seats in the last election. (Reuters) (CTV News)
The Polish Parliament passes a law replacing the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, established by a controversial judicial reform bill, with a new body, in order to allow the European Union to unfreeze €35 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds earmarked to the country. (Reuters)
British Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces a 25% levy, a so-called windfall tax, on the profits of energy companies in order to help fund emergency economic support amid a cost of living crisis in the UK. The extra support includes increased welfare payments for low-income households, disabled people and pensioners, as well as a universal grant of £400 towards energy bills. (BBC News)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Kharkiv Seven people are killed by Russian shelling in downtown Kharkiv, according to local authorities. (Ukrinform) The Russian defense ministry says that civil vessels are allowed to use a maritime humanitarian corridor to access the port of Mariupol, which Russia captured last week. (Reuters)
Yemeni Civil War Five people are killed and more than 50 others are injured after an explosive device detonates at a fish market in Aden, Yemen. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Quebec will begin offering the Imvamune vaccine after 25 cases of monkeypox were confirmed in the province. (Montreal Gazette) The UK Health Security Agency says that it has procured 20,000 doses of a smallpox vaccine produced by Bavarian Nordic as part of an effort to combat the increase in monkeypox cases. (Reuters)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Kharkiv Seven people are killed by Russian shelling in downtown Kharkiv, according to local authorities. (Ukrinform) The Russian defense ministry says that civil vessels are allowed to use a maritime humanitarian corridor to access the port of Mariupol, which Russia captured last week. (Reuters)
A cargo ship travelling on its way to Pangkajene and Islands Regency from Makassar sinks off the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. 25 people are missing. (AP)
Battle of Kharkiv Seven people are killed by Russian shelling in downtown Kharkiv, according to local authorities. (Ukrinform)
Canada Soccer cancels a match between the Canadian and Iranian teams due to the latter's connection with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in 2020. (Sportsnet)
Canada–Iran relations Canada Soccer cancels a match between the Canadian and Iranian teams due to the latter's connection with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in 2020. (Sportsnet)
Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Kharkiv Seven people are killed by Russian shelling in downtown Kharkiv, according to local authorities. (Ukrinform) The Russian defense ministry says that civil vessels are allowed to use a maritime humanitarian corridor to access the port of Mariupol, which Russia captured last week. (Reuters)
Eleven babies are killed in a hospital fire in Tivaouane, Senegal. (Reuters)
Heavy fighting between DRC forces and the M23 movement continues in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
Italian fossil fuel company Eni signs an agreement with Algerian state-owned company Sonatrach to both explore up to 3 billion cubic meters of gas and launch a pilot green hydrogen project in the Algerian desert. The agreement comes as Italy looks to decrease its dependence on Russian gas in light of the conflict in Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
Kivu conflict Heavy fighting between DRC forces and the M23 movement continues in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
Quebec will begin offering the Imvamune vaccine after 25 cases of monkeypox were confirmed in the province. (Montreal Gazette)
Seven people are killed by Russian shelling in downtown Kharkiv, according to local authorities. (Ukrinform)
The caliph of the Islamic State Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is arrested in Istanbul, Turkey. (Bloomberg)
The Russian defense ministry says that civil vessels are allowed to use a maritime humanitarian corridor to access the port of Mariupol, which Russia captured last week. (Reuters)
The UK Health Security Agency says that it has procured 20,000 doses of a smallpox vaccine produced by Bavarian Nordic as part of an effort to combat the increase in monkeypox cases. (Reuters)
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree wins the 2022 International Booker Prize. (BBC News)
Two people are killed in an explosion at a biodiesel plant in La Rioja, Spain. (Reuters)
Zimbabwean courts rule that the age of consent in Zimbabwe must be raised to 18. (AP)
Bulgaria and the euro The Bulgarian government approves adopting the euro as the country's currency on January 1, 2024, replacing the lev. (Reuters)
Enlargement of the eurozone Bulgaria and the euro The Bulgarian government approves adopting the euro as the country's currency on January 1, 2024, replacing the lev. (Reuters)
Following the resignation of the Prime Minister of Transnistria Aleksandr Martynov, Deputy Prime Minister Stanislav Kasap becomes acting head of government. (rulers.org) (Interfax)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Lyman Russian forces announce they have captured the city of Lyman. (AP)
The Bulgarian government approves adopting the euro as the country's currency on January 1, 2024, replacing the lev. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Canada reports 10 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 26. (Reuters) Finland and Argentina confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (AP) Bolivia and Ecuador report suspected cases of monkeypox. (247 News Agency) (Big News Network)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Lyman Russian forces announce they have captured the city of Lyman. (AP)
A vehicle carrying 26 soldiers crashes in the Shyok River in Ladakh, India, killing seven soldiers. (The Hindu)
An icefall kills two mountain climbers and injures nine others in the Alps of Valais, Switzerland. (AP)
Battle of Lyman Russian forces announce they have captured the city of Lyman. (AP)
Bolivia and Ecuador report suspected cases of monkeypox. (247 News Agency) (Big News Network)
Canada reports 10 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 26. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota North Dakota reports 960 cases of COVID-19 and confirms their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant. (Bismarck Tribune)
COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota North Dakota reports 960 cases of COVID-19 and confirms their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant. (Bismarck Tribune)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota North Dakota reports 960 cases of COVID-19 and confirms their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant. (Bismarck Tribune)
Croatia–Russia relations Russia expels five Croatian diplomats. (Reuters)
