2022 Russian mystery fires A fire occurs in a building in Moscow, Russia, injuring at least four people, with 125 people being rescued. However, the total number of people trapped inside the building is unclear. (AP)
A fire occurs in a building in Moscow, Russia, injuring at least four people, with 125 people being rescued. However, the total number of people trapped inside the building is unclear. (AP)
A protester is killed in Khartoum after security forces open fire on demonstrators on the third anniversary of the Khartoum massacre. (Reuters)
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)
Five people are killed and 60 others are injured after a train derails in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. (VOA)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen train derailment Five people are killed and 60 others are injured after a train derails in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. (VOA)
Germany's Bundestag approves a constitutional amendment that enshrines €100 billion in military spending. The amendment must now pass the Bundesrat. (AFP via France 24)
Latvia confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
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]
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 Albanian presidential election After three sessions in which the proposed candidates failed to obtain the necessary votes, the Parliament of Albania elects Chief of the General Staff Bajram Begaj as the new Albanian President. (Reuters)
After three sessions in which the proposed candidates failed to obtain the necessary votes, the Parliament of Albania elects Chief of the General Staff Bajram Begaj as the new Albanian President. (Reuters)
2021–2022 Tunisian political crisis The Tunisian judiciary announces that it will suspend work in all of the courts and go on strike for a week in response to President Kais Saied dismissing 57 judges earlier this week. (Reuters)
The Judicial Council for Iraq's Kurdistan Region rejects a ruling from the federal Supreme Judicial Council demanding that the regional government hand over its oil supply, stating that the oil-sharing agreement enshrined in the national constitution did not apply to oil and gas discovered after 2005. (Reuters)
The Tunisian judiciary announces that it will suspend work in all of the courts and go on strike for a week in response to President Kais Saied dismissing 57 judges earlier this week. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak Timeline of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak India reports its first suspected monkeypox case in a girl from Ghaziabad. (Hindustan Times)
A man is publicly lynched by a mob of 200 people in the Nigerian capital city Abuja after he gets into a "heated argument" with a local Islamic cleric. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Dmitry Kovtun, a former KGB agent accused of the fatal 2006 poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London, dies from COVID-19 in Moscow. (RFE/RL)
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Dmitry Kovtun, a former KGB agent accused of the fatal 2006 poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London, dies from COVID-19 in Moscow. (RFE/RL)
Dmitry Kovtun, a former KGB agent accused of the fatal 2006 poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London, dies from COVID-19 in Moscow. (RFE/RL)
Hapur chemical plant explosion Nine people are killed and 19 others injured after a boiler explodes at a chemical plant in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. (AP)
India reports its first suspected monkeypox case in a girl from Ghaziabad. (Hindustan Times)
Japanese yachtsman Kenichi Horie becomes the oldest person to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean at the age of 83. (The Japan Times)
Nine people are killed and 19 others injured after a boiler explodes at a chemical plant in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. (AP)
One person is killed and eight others injured when a train derails in Guizhou, China. (AP)
Timeline of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak India reports its first suspected monkeypox case in a girl from Ghaziabad. (Hindustan Times)
2022 Kazakh constitutional referendum Kazakhs go to the polls to vote on 56 amendments to the constitution and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's "Second Republic" proposals, among them the reduction of presidential powers, reform of the Parliament, the curbing of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev's powers, and the creation of three new regions. (The Economist)
Kazakhs go to the polls to vote on 56 amendments to the constitution and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's "Second Republic" proposals, among them the reduction of presidential powers, reform of the Parliament, the curbing of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev's powers, and the creation of three new regions. (The Economist)
2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks; Allied Democratic Forces insurgency Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill at least 18 people in an attack on the village of Otomabere, Irumu Territory in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
Fulani herdsmen kill 32 people in four attacks in Kajuru, Kaduna State. (AP)
Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria Owo church attack At least 50 people are killed in a mass shooting and bombing inside a Catholic church in Owo, Ondo, Nigeria. (Reuters) Fulani herdsmen kill 32 people in four attacks in Kajuru, Kaduna State. (AP)
Owo church attack At least 50 people are killed in a mass shooting and bombing inside a Catholic church in Owo, Ondo, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Russian major general Roman Kutuzov is killed in Mykolaivka, Luhansk Oblast. (Reuters) (Ukrayinska Pravda) Russia launches airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time since April 28. The Russian Defence Ministry says that the missile strikes targeted T-72 tanks that had been supplied to Ukraine by several EU countries. At least one person is injured. (The Guardian)
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill at least 18 people in an attack on the village of Otomabere, Irumu Territory in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
2021–2022 North Korean missile tests North Korea fires at least eight short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from several locations in the country. (The Japan Times)
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Wales at the FIFA World Cup In association football, Wales defeats Ukraine 1–0 at the Cardiff City Stadium to become the final team from UEFA to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is the first time that Wales has qualified for a FIFA World Cup since 1958. (Al Jazeera)
2022 French Open – Men's singles Rafael Nadal defeats Casper Ruud to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 French Open, extending his all-time record for the most Grand Slam men's singles titles to 22. (BBC Sport)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas Russian major general Roman Kutuzov is killed in Mykolaivka, Luhansk Oblast. (Reuters) (Ukrayinska Pravda) Russia launches airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time since April 28. The Russian Defence Ministry says that the missile strikes targeted T-72 tanks that had been supplied to Ukraine by several EU countries. At least one person is injured. (The Guardian)
A large wildfire breaks out on the Hymettus mountain range near Athens, Greece. A number of homes are damaged in the fire. (Reuters)
At least 49 people are killed and over 400 others injured by a fire and explosions at a storage depot in Sitakunda, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. (BBC News)
At least 50 people are killed in a mass shooting and bombing inside a Catholic church in Owo, Ondo, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Battle of Donbas Russian major general Roman Kutuzov is killed in Mykolaivka, Luhansk Oblast. (Reuters) (Ukrayinska Pravda)
Colombia reports its first confirmed case of monkeypox in a man who travelled from Spain. (24 News Recorder)
In association football, Wales defeats Ukraine 1–0 at the Cardiff City Stadium to become the final team from UEFA to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is the first time that Wales has qualified for a FIFA World Cup since 1958. (Al Jazeera)
Minimum wage in Germany The Bundestag votes 400–41, with 200 abstentions, to approve raising the minimum wage in Germany to €12 ($12.90) an hour. (DW)
North Korea fires at least eight short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from several locations in the country. (The Japan Times)
One person is killed and 14 others are injured by heavy thunderstorms and flash flooding in France. (AP)
Rafael Nadal defeats Casper Ruud to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 French Open, extending his all-time record for the most Grand Slam men's singles titles to 22. (BBC Sport)
Russia launches airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time since April 28. The Russian Defence Ministry says that the missile strikes targeted T-72 tanks that had been supplied to Ukraine by several EU countries. At least one person is injured. (The Guardian)
Russia–Serbia relations Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov cancels his scheduled visit to Serbia after neighbouring states in the Balkans refuse to let Lavrov's plane use their airspace. (BBC News)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov cancels his scheduled visit to Serbia after neighbouring states in the Balkans refuse to let Lavrov's plane use their airspace. (BBC News)
Russian major general Roman Kutuzov is killed in Mykolaivka, Luhansk Oblast. (Reuters) (Ukrayinska Pravda)
Sitakunda fire and explosions At least 49 people are killed and over 400 others injured by a fire and explosions at a storage depot in Sitakunda, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. (BBC News)
The Bundestag votes 400–41, with 200 abstentions, to approve raising the minimum wage in Germany to €12 ($12.90) an hour. (DW)
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raises the alert status of Mount Bulusan to level 1 after the volcano experienced a phreatic eruption. (Rappler)
Twenty-six people are killed and 4 others injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Uttarakhand, India. (Reuters)
Two pilots are killed when their plane crashes in Ar-Ramtha, Jordan. (Reuters)
Wales at the FIFA World Cup In association football, Wales defeats Ukraine 1–0 at the Cardiff City Stadium to become the final team from UEFA to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is the first time that Wales has qualified for a FIFA World Cup since 1958. (Al Jazeera)
Wildfires in 2022 A large wildfire breaks out on the Hymettus mountain range near Athens, Greece. A number of homes are damaged in the fire. (Reuters)
2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks, Ituri conflict Suspected CODECO militants kill 12 people and injure two others in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
2022 Mariupol cholera outbreak Petro Andryushchenko, advisor to Mayor Vadym Boychenko, warns that Mariupol may have suffered a cholera outbreak. (The National News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United Kingdom announces that it will send several M270 long-range rocket artillery systems to Ukraine. (The Guardian)
Boris Johnson survives the confidence vote by a margin of 211–148 and the party will not conduct a leadership election with 58.8% of Conservative MPs voting in favour of Johnson. (The Times)
Canada–Chile relations Chilean President Gabriel Boric visits Ottawa to hold a wide-ranging bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (CTV News)
Chilean President Gabriel Boric visits Ottawa to hold a wide-ranging bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (CTV News)
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War A federal judge in the U.S. state of New York orders the seizure of two private jets, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and a Gulfstream G650ER, owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. (The Guardian)
Latvia bans all Russia-based TV media outlets that threaten "the territorial integrity and independence of another country", referring to the Russo-Ukrainian War. The measure will last until Russia de-occupies Crimea and ends its warfare against Ukraine. (LRT)
Mass media in Latvia, Latvia–Russia relations Latvia bans all Russia-based TV media outlets that threaten "the territorial integrity and independence of another country", referring to the Russo-Ukrainian War. The measure will last until Russia de-occupies Crimea and ends its warfare against Ukraine. (LRT)
Orlando Jorge Mera, the Environmental Minister for the Dominican Republic and son of former President Salvador Jorge Blanco, is shot dead in his office. The perpetrator was identified by a presidential spokesman as Miguel Cruz, a childhood friend of the minister. He was later taken into custody. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Partygate Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee, announces that he has received the 54 letters necessary to trigger a party confidence vote in Boris Johnson's leadership of the party. (The Guardian) Boris Johnson survives the confidence vote by a margin of 211–148 and the party will not conduct a leadership election with 58.8% of Conservative MPs voting in favour of Johnson. (The Times)
Petro Andryushchenko, advisor to Mayor Vadym Boychenko, warns that Mariupol may have suffered a cholera outbreak. (The National News)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War The United Kingdom announces that it will send several M270 long-range rocket artillery systems to Ukraine. (The Guardian)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports 77 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to more than 300. (The Guardian)
Beijing's restaurants reopen following a decrease in new cases of COVID-19. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing Beijing's restaurants reopen following a decrease in new cases of COVID-19. (Reuters)
