A Russian missile hits an apartment in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people and injuring six others. (AP)
An AIDC AT-3 crashes in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, killing the pilot. In response, the Taiwanese Air Force suspends training operations. (Reuters)
An airstrike hits a tank filled with nitric acid in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, prompting the region's governor to ask residents to remain inside bomb shelters due to the risk of exposure to toxic fumes. (Reuters)
Battle of Sievierodonetsk An airstrike hits a tank filled with nitric acid in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, prompting the region's governor to ask residents to remain inside bomb shelters due to the risk of exposure to toxic fumes. (Reuters) Ukraine says that Russian forces have taken control of most of Sievierodonetsk after launching a full-scale assault on the city. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai says that 60% of structures in the city have been destroyed in the fighting. (Reuters)
Hungary and Norway report their first cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
Internal conflict in Myanmar 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) Seven people are injured after military forces shell a monastery in Natmyaung, Sagaing Region. (Radio Free Asia)
Seven people are injured after military forces shell a monastery in Natmyaung, Sagaing Region. (Radio Free Asia)
Six African countries, on Zimbabwe's initiative, agree to restart trade in ivory as the population of elephants soars beyond sustainable levels. (OCCRP)
The Tau Herculids meteor shower, caused by debris from the 1995 breakup of comet 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, peaks. (Space)
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)
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)
Ukraine says that Russian forces have taken control of most of Sievierodonetsk after launching a full-scale assault on the city. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai says that 60% of structures in the city have been destroyed in the fighting. (Reuters)
Workers of the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) announce that they will go on a general strike beginning on June 27 amid disciplinary dismissal of the leader of the trade union representing ZUS and general poor conditions of employment. (Rzeczpospolita)
Mali War Two Red Cross workers are killed in an attack by unknown militants in Mali. (Reuters) A Jordanian member of the MINUSMA peacekeeping force is killed and three others are injured in Kidal Region, Mali. (France 24)
Syrian civil war Turkish intervention in the Syrian civil war Turkey announces a planned military operation to seize control of the Syrian cities of Tal Rifaat and Manbij from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. (Al Jazeera) Three people are killed and several others are injured by a rocket attack in Tell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate, Syria. (AP)
2022 Ya'an earthquake Four people are killed and 41 others injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China. (The Washington Post)
Earthquakes in 2022 2022 Ya'an earthquake Four people are killed and 41 others injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China. (The Washington Post)
Four people are killed and 41 others injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China. (The Washington Post)
Greece–Turkey relations Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cancels high-level talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accusing Mitsotakis of consistently using Greek jets to violate Turkey's airspace. Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had also accused Greece of violating the airspace of demilitarized zones in the Aegean Sea yesterday. (Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Local authorities say that yesterday's attack in Kulgam has caused over 100 Kashmiri Hindu families to flee Kashmir. (Reuters)
Kashmir conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Local authorities say that yesterday's attack in Kulgam has caused over 100 Kashmiri Hindu families to flee Kashmir. (Reuters)
Local authorities say that yesterday's attack in Kulgam has caused over 100 Kashmiri Hindu families to flee Kashmir. (Reuters)
Russia–Taiwan relations, International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War Taiwan imposes an export ban of all modern computer chips to Russia and Belarus, as well as any technology and equipment used to manufacture them. (Taiwan News)
Three people are killed and several others are injured by a rocket attack in Tell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate, Syria. (AP)
Turkish intervention in the Syrian civil war Turkey announces a planned military operation to seize control of the Syrian cities of Tal Rifaat and Manbij from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. (Al Jazeera)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cancels high-level talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accusing Mitsotakis of consistently using Greek jets to violate Turkey's airspace. Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had also accused Greece of violating the airspace of demilitarized zones in the Aegean Sea yesterday. (Al Jazeera)
Two Red Cross workers are killed in an attack by unknown militants in Mali. (Reuters)
Warren Clinic shooting At least five people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at a clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. (CNN)
A Jordanian member of the MINUSMA peacekeeping force is killed and three others are injured in Kidal Region, Mali. (France 24)
A Palestinian man is killed and two others are injured after the IDF raided the town of Ya'bad to demolish the house of the perpetrator of the Bnei Brak shootings, following a confrontation by residents. A woman holding a knife is also shot and killed near the Al-Arroub refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)
Actor Johnny Depp wins a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard. (BBC News)
Canada announces that it will temporarily decriminalize possession of less than 2.5 grams total of MDMA, opioids, cocaine, and methamphetamine in the province of British Columbia, in order to allow for the province to launch a three-year trial of drug decriminalization and treatments. (BBC News)
Comair, a South African franchisee for British Airways, suspends all flights after the company announced that it has run out of funds. Budget airline Kulula.com, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comair, has also suspended all flights. (Al Jazeera)
Denmark and the European Union, 2022 Danish European Union opt-out referendum Exit polls show that around two-thirds of Danes voted to have Denmark join the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy, ending Denmark's 30-year policy of opting out. (Al Jazeera)
Depp v. Heard Actor Johnny Depp wins a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard. (BBC News)
Eastern Ukraine offensive Three civilians are killed after Russian forces shell the Sviatohirsk Lavra monastery. (Ukrayinska Pravda via Yahoo! News)
Exit polls show that around two-thirds of Danes voted to have Denmark join the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy, ending Denmark's 30-year policy of opting out. (Al Jazeera)
Germany says that it will send the IRIS-T air defence missile system to Ukraine following a request from Ukraine for heavy weapons. (Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict A Palestinian man is killed and two others are injured after the IDF raided the town of Ya'bad to demolish the house of the perpetrator of the Bnei Brak shootings, following a confrontation by residents. A woman holding a knife is also shot and killed near the Al-Arroub refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)
Scientists from the University of Western Australia announce that a seagrass meadow of the species Posidonia australis covering 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi), approximately three times the size of Manhattan, found off of Western Australia's Shark Bay, actually belongs to one plant, making it the largest known plant on Earth. (BBC News)
Taiwan imposes an export ban of all modern computer chips to Russia and Belarus, as well as any technology and equipment used to manufacture them. (Taiwan News)
Three civilians are killed after Russian forces shell the Sviatohirsk Lavra monastery. (Ukrayinska Pravda via Yahoo! News)
Turkey announces a planned military operation to seize control of the Syrian cities of Tal Rifaat and Manbij from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war Three people are killed and 21 others are injured when a bus is attacked by militants in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. (AP)
2022 Ontario general election Ontario Premier Doug Ford is re-elected as Premier of Ontario, Canada. (CTV News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine offensive Ukrainian officials say that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have recaptured 20 settlements in Kherson Oblast. (VOA) Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United Kingdom announces that it will send M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to Ukraine to counter the Russian invasion. (Euro Weekly News) Sweden announces that it will send additional military aid to Ukraine, including anti-ship missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, and rifles for the Ukrainian Ground Forces. (Reuters)
A Hindu bank manager from Rajasthan is shot dead in a suspected terror attack in Kulgam district, Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. (AP)
Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United Kingdom announces that it will send M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to Ukraine to counter the Russian invasion. (Euro Weekly News) Sweden announces that it will send additional military aid to Ukraine, including anti-ship missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, and rifles for the Ukrainian Ground Forces. (Reuters)
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir A Hindu bank manager from Rajasthan is shot dead in a suspected terror attack in Kulgam district, Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. (AP)
Kashmir conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir A Hindu bank manager from Rajasthan is shot dead in a suspected terror attack in Kulgam district, Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. (AP)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine offensive Ukrainian officials say that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have recaptured 20 settlements in Kherson Oblast. (VOA) Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United Kingdom announces that it will send M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to Ukraine to counter the Russian invasion. (Euro Weekly News) Sweden announces that it will send additional military aid to Ukraine, including anti-ship missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, and rifles for the Ukrainian Ground Forces. (Reuters)
Three people are killed and 21 others are injured when a bus is attacked by militants in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. (AP)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Morocco confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Bavarian authorities announce that they will release all of their unpublished files on the Munich massacre. (AP)
Internet censorship in Russia Russia blocks access to the Finnish, Russian and English websites of Finnish state broadcaster Yle, on orders of the Prosecutor-General of Russia. (Yle)
Morocco confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is re-elected as Premier of Ontario, Canada. (CTV News)
Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II The platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II commences at The Mall in London. (BBC News)
Russia blocks access to the Finnish, Russian and English websites of Finnish state broadcaster Yle, on orders of the Prosecutor-General of Russia. (Yle)
Southern Ukraine offensive Ukrainian officials say that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have recaptured 20 settlements in Kherson Oblast. (VOA)
Sweden announces that it will send additional military aid to Ukraine, including anti-ship missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, and rifles for the Ukrainian Ground Forces. (Reuters)
The platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II commences at The Mall in London. (BBC News)
The United Kingdom announces that it will send M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to Ukraine to counter the Russian invasion. (Euro Weekly News)
The United Nations formally recognizes the new official name of Türkiye following an official request from Turkey to change its name. Turkish state broadcaster TRT says that the name change is primarily to avoid association with the bird of the same name. (BBC News)
Ukrainian officials say that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have recaptured 20 settlements in Kherson Oblast. (VOA)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Battle of Sievierodonetsk Two Reuters journalists are injured and their driver is killed after their vehicle is attacked while travelling to Sievierodonetsk. The perpetrators have not been identified. (Times of Israel) Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast Vitaly Ganchev is announced as head of the Kharkiv Military-Civilian Administration. His appointment might have happened earlier as he was de facto Governor since April 2022.[1]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Battle of Sievierodonetsk Two Reuters journalists are injured and their driver is killed after their vehicle is attacked while travelling to Sievierodonetsk. The perpetrators have not been identified. (Times of Israel) Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast Vitaly Ganchev is announced as head of the Kharkiv Military-Civilian Administration. His appointment might have happened earlier as he was de facto Governor since April 2022.[1]
Battle of Donbas Battle of Sievierodonetsk Two Reuters journalists are injured and their driver is killed after their vehicle is attacked while travelling to Sievierodonetsk. The perpetrators have not been identified. (Times of Israel)
Battle of Sievierodonetsk Two Reuters journalists are injured and their driver is killed after their vehicle is attacked while travelling to Sievierodonetsk. The perpetrators have not been identified. (Times of Israel)
Estonia's coalition agreement collapses as the junior coalition partner, the Centre Party, joins the far-right EKRE in defeating a government bill on primary education, and is subsequently expelled by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Kallas is expected to form a coalition with two other parties, Isamaa and the Social Democrats. (Reuters)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports The Special Olympics lift their COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the upcoming Special Olympics USA event in Orlando, Florida, after Governor Ron DeSantis urged them to do so or face threats of a $27.5 million fine. (Florida Politics) (Bleacher Report) (WPEC-TV)
The Special Olympics lift their COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the upcoming Special Olympics USA event in Orlando, Florida, after Governor Ron DeSantis urged them to do so or face threats of a $27.5 million fine. (Florida Politics) (Bleacher Report) (WPEC-TV)
Two Reuters journalists are injured and their driver is killed after their vehicle is attacked while travelling to Sievierodonetsk. The perpetrators have not been identified. (Times of Israel)
2019–2022 Sudanese protests A protester is killed in Khartoum after security forces open fire on demonstrators on the third anniversary of the Khartoum massacre. (Reuters)
2022 food crises Chad declares an emergency over food insecurity in the country. The United Nations estimates that more than a third of the population are in need of urgent humanitarian aid. (Africanews)
