Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Lyman Russian forces announce they have captured the city of Lyman. (AP)
Fiji announces that it will become the 14th member of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Kiribati. (Al Jazeera)
Finland and Argentina confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (AP)
Foreign relations of Fiji Fiji announces that it will become the 14th member of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Kiribati. (Al Jazeera)
North Dakota reports 960 cases of COVID-19 and confirms their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant. (Bismarck Tribune)
Russian forces announce they have captured the city of Lyman. (AP)
The Mexican energy regulatory commission fines Spanish electric utility Iberdrola for US$467 million for violating local regulations that prohibit selling electricity to third parties. (Al Mayadeen)
Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War Ukraine confirms that it has received shipments of Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark, and self-propelled howitzers from the United States in order to counter the Russian invasion. (Reuters)
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War China denies airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft that have been reregistered in Russia as a result of sanctions triggered by its invasion. The reregistration is in violation of international law. (Airways Magazine)
2019–2022 Sudanese protests Two protesters are killed by Sudanese security forces in Khartoum. (AP)
2022 Brazil floods and landslides At least 106 people are killed by mudslides and flooding in the Recife metropolitan area, Pernambuco, Brazil. (AP)
2022 monkeypox outbreak The Republic of Ireland, Malta, and Mexico confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (The Guardian) (Xinhua News Agency) (El Universal in Spanish) Iran reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (IFP News)
2022 Port Harcourt stampede Thirty-one people are killed and seven others are injured in a stampede at a church charity event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
At least 106 people are killed by mudslides and flooding in the Recife metropolitan area, Pernambuco, Brazil. (AP)
Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian troops enter the strategic city of Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast with heavy street-to-street fighting underway. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai says that Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from the city in order to avoid capture. (Reuters)
China denies airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft that have been reregistered in Russia as a result of sanctions triggered by its invasion. The reregistration is in violation of international law. (Airways Magazine)
Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian troops enter the strategic city of Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast with heavy street-to-street fighting underway. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai says that Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from the city in order to avoid capture. (Reuters)
Fifteen people are killed and three others are missing after heavy rain causes flooding in southern China. (AP)
Indonesian rescuers search for 26 people who went missing after a boat capsized last Thursday in the Makassar Strait with 43 people on board. News of the sinking reached authorities today. (Dawn)
Iran reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (IFP News)
Russian troops enter the strategic city of Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast with heavy street-to-street fighting underway. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai says that Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from the city in order to avoid capture. (Reuters)
The Republic of Ireland, Malta, and Mexico confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (The Guardian) (Xinhua News Agency) (El Universal in Spanish)
Thirty-one people are killed and seven others are injured in a stampede at a church charity event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
Two protesters are killed by Sudanese security forces in Khartoum. (AP)
2022 Colombian presidential election Colombians go to the polls to vote in the presidential election. (NPR) Left-wing candidate, former 19th of April Movement guerrilla and former Bogotá mayor Gustavo Petro, and populist former Bucaramanga mayor Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, win 40% and 28% of the vote respectively. They will face off in the second round in June. (CNN)
Colombians go to the polls to vote in the presidential election. (NPR)
Anglophone Crisis Twenty-four people are killed and more than 60 injured in an attack by Anglophone rebels in Cameroon. (Barron's)
Twenty-four people are killed and more than 60 injured in an attack by Anglophone rebels in Cameroon. (Barron's)
2021–22 Liga I, Football in Romania FC Dinamo București will be relegated to the second division for the first time in the 74-year history of the club. (DigiSport)
2022 IndyCar Series, 2022 Indianapolis 500 Marcus Ericsson wins the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. Ericsson is the first Swedish driver to win the event since 1999. (Yahoo!)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Pakistan and Afghanistan report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. (24 News HD) (See News)
A Yeti Airlines Twin Otter airplane goes missing with 22 people on board after going over high mountains in Nepal. (AP)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in California California Governor Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19. (CNN)
COVID-19 pandemic in California California Governor Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19. (CNN)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in California California Governor Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19. (CNN)
FC Dinamo București will be relegated to the second division for the first time in the 74-year history of the club. (DigiSport)
Indian musician Sidhu Moose Wala is shot dead by unidentified assailants in Jawaharke village of Mansa. (The Indian Express)
Left-wing candidate, former 19th of April Movement guerrilla and former Bogotá mayor Gustavo Petro, and populist former Bucaramanga mayor Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, win 40% and 28% of the vote respectively. They will face off in the second round in June. (CNN)
Marcus Ericsson wins the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. Ericsson is the first Swedish driver to win the event since 1999. (Yahoo!)
Pakistan and Afghanistan report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. (24 News HD) (See News)
Pope Francis appoints twenty-one new cardinals. Most of the cardinals are from outside Europe. (AP)
Tara Air Flight 197 A Yeti Airlines Twin Otter airplane goes missing with 22 people on board after going over high mountains in Nepal. (AP)
2022 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election Former Minister for Defence Peter Dutton is elected unopposed as Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and, by extension, Leader of the Opposition following former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's resignation. (The Guardian)
Allied Democratic Forces insurgency; 2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks Fifteen people are killed in a suspected Islamist attack by the Allied Democratic Forces in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
Battle of Donbas Battle of Sievierodonetsk Ukrainian authorities say that Russian forces have entered Sieverodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, leaving the city without water. (Al Jazeera) Rebel forces say a Ukrainian shelling attack in Donetsk has killed five civilians (including a teenager) and left 13 injured. (AP) (Le Monde) A French journalist is killed by Russian shelling in Luhansk Oblast, according to the region's governor Serhiy Haidai. (Reuters)
Fifteen people are killed in a suspected Islamist attack by the Allied Democratic Forces in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War After weeks of deliberations, all of the European Union member states agree to impose an oil embargo on most oil imports from Russia (with the exception of that brought by pipelines), to be fully implemented by the end of the year, and cut off Sberbank from SWIFT. (NPR)
Rebel forces say a Ukrainian shelling attack in Donetsk has killed five civilians (including a teenager) and left 13 injured. (AP) (Le Monde)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Thailand reports its first case of monkeypox. (ThaiPBS)
2022 National Party of Australia leadership spill Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is removed as Leader of the National Party of Australia in a leadership spill and replaced by his former Deputy and former Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud. (The Guardian)
A car bomb is detonated in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring at least three people. Russian authorities blame pro-Ukrainian residents for the incident. (Reuters)
A French journalist is killed by Russian shelling in Luhansk Oblast, according to the region's governor Serhiy Haidai. (Reuters)
A report by the Blue Marine Foundation found that fishing vessels from the European Union were illegally harvesting fish in the exclusive economic zones off the coasts of India, Somalia and Mozambique even as the stocks of yellowfin tuna were on the verge of collapse. (OCCRP)
After weeks of deliberations, all of the European Union member states agree to impose an oil embargo on most oil imports from Russia (with the exception of that brought by pipelines), to be fully implemented by the end of the year, and cut off Sberbank from SWIFT. (NPR)
Aleksandr Rozenberg is sworn as new Prime Minister of Transnistria. (novostipmr.com)
Bandits kill up to 30 vigilantes in Zamfara State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Battle of Sievierodonetsk Ukrainian authorities say that Russian forces have entered Sieverodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, leaving the city without water. (Al Jazeera)
Five people are injured after a school bus crashes into a ditch and rolls over in Roztoka, Tarnów County, Poland. (AP)
Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is removed as Leader of the National Party of Australia in a leadership spill and replaced by his former Deputy and former Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud. (The Guardian)
Former Minister for Defence Peter Dutton is elected unopposed as Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and, by extension, Leader of the Opposition following former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's resignation. (The Guardian)
Hurricane Agatha One person is killed in Tapachula, Chiapas, as Hurricane Agatha approaches Mexico. (Diario Presente)
Nigerian bandit conflict Bandits kill up to 30 vigilantes in Zamfara State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
One person is killed in Tapachula, Chiapas, as Hurricane Agatha approaches Mexico. (Diario Presente)
Politics of Transnistria Aleksandr Rozenberg is sworn as new Prime Minister of Transnistria. (novostipmr.com)
Russia begins exporting grain from the occupied Kherson Oblast in Southern Ukraine to Russia. Russian-occupying administration official Kirill Stremousov says that the administration was also "working on the supplies of sunflower seeds to local and Russian processing plants". Ukraine accuses Russia of stealing its grain. (Reuters)
Russian occupation of Kherson, 2022 food crises Russia begins exporting grain from the occupied Kherson Oblast in Southern Ukraine to Russia. Russian-occupying administration official Kirill Stremousov says that the administration was also "working on the supplies of sunflower seeds to local and Russian processing plants". Ukraine accuses Russia of stealing its grain. (Reuters)
Status of Jerusalem, Foreign relations of Israel, Foreign relations of Suriname Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin says that Suriname will open an embassy in Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)
Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin says that Suriname will open an embassy in Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)
Thailand reports its first case of monkeypox. (ThaiPBS)
Ukrainian authorities say that Russian forces have entered Sieverodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, leaving the city without water. (Al Jazeera)
A major cyberattack hits the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, forcing the ministry to shut down its digital database and endangering the country's healthcare system. (Reuters)
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United Kingdom and the European Union agree to implement a ban on insuring Russian oil tankers, which will be phased in beginning in 6 months. This will effectively render the vast majority of oil tankers uninsurable as most institutions conducting insurance are located in Western Europe. (Financial Times)
Tigray War The United Nations says that the Eritrean Defence Forces shelled the Ethiopian border town of Sheraro over the weekend, killing a 14-year-old girl and injuring 18 others. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Hungary and Norway report their first cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
A bombing kills one person and injures nine others near the Sule Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. State media accuses the People's Defence Force of responsibility, which the PDF denies. (AP)
