Militants kill at least one soldier and one civilian in the Karma gold mine in Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
NASA announces that the James Webb Space Telescope collided with a micrometeoroid last month, but continues to function normally. (Phys.org)
One person is killed and one other is injured after heavy flooding in Tirana, Albania. (AP)
Spain will begin vaccinations of close contacts of monkeypox using the Imvanex vaccine after 242 cases were reported in the country. (Reuters)
Thailand removes cannabis and hemp plants from its list of illegal narcotics, and will allow people to grow an unlimited number of these plants in farms and gardens for medicinal purposes as long as they inform the authorities. However, public consumption of these plants is discouraged by official authorities. (The Guardian)
The bodies of two disabled people are found in Roadford Lake, near Okehampton, Devon, England, a day after their boat capsized on the lake. Four others are in hospital, with one in critical condition. (BBC News)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) claims that 500 disguised members of the Rwandan special forces have intruded into the DRC. (Reuters)
Russia withdraws from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) after having been suspended by that organization due to the country's war in Ukraine. (The Guardian)
2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions The Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses Rwanda of killing two Congolese children in a rocket attack. Rwanda also accuses the DRC of firing rockets into the country from Bunagana. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine states that the country has "installed naval mines in the exercise of our right to self-defence". (Reuters)
So called Whisky War, a pseudo confrontation between Canada and Denmark ends with the Hans Island divided.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses Rwanda of killing two Congolese children in a rocket attack. Rwanda also accuses the DRC of firing rockets into the country from Bunagana. (Reuters)
Whisky War So called Whisky War, a pseudo confrontation between Canada and Denmark ends with the Hans Island divided.
2021–2022 inflation surge The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 880 points and the S&P 500 falls 117 points following the release of an inflation report that showed a faster-than-expected rise in prices and consumer sentiment reaching a record low. (NBC News)
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification FIFA dismisses a petition by the Football Federation of Chile against the Ecuadorian Football Federation to disqualify the Ecuador national football team from participating in the 2022 World Cup, claiming that one of its players, Byron Castillo, is ineligible on the grounds of his nationality. (Japan Today)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine states that the country has "installed naval mines in the exercise of our right to self-defence". (Reuters)
Capital punishment in Malaysia Malaysian law minister Wan Junaidi announces that mandatory capital punishment will be abolished in the country. (CNN)
China–Russia relations Russia and China open the new Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge. The 1 km long bridge spans across the Amur river to connect Heihe in Northeastern China's Heilongjiang province with Blagoveshchensk in Far Eastern Russia's Amur Oblast. It will shorten the travel distance of freight between China and western Russia by 1,500 km. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic The Biden administration announces that the U.S. has lifted COVID-19 testing restrictions for international travel. (AP)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic The Biden administration announces that the U.S. has lifted COVID-19 testing restrictions for international travel. (AP)
FIFA dismisses a petition by the Football Federation of Chile against the Ecuadorian Football Federation to disqualify the Ecuador national football team from participating in the 2022 World Cup, claiming that one of its players, Byron Castillo, is ineligible on the grounds of his nationality. (Japan Today)
Malaysian law minister Wan Junaidi announces that mandatory capital punishment will be abolished in the country. (CNN)
Russia and China open the new Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge. The 1 km long bridge spans across the Amur river to connect Heihe in Northeastern China's Heilongjiang province with Blagoveshchensk in Far Eastern Russia's Amur Oblast. It will shorten the travel distance of freight between China and western Russia by 1,500 km. (Reuters)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 880 points and the S&P 500 falls 117 points following the release of an inflation report that showed a faster-than-expected rise in prices and consumer sentiment reaching a record low. (NBC News)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine states that the country has "installed naval mines in the exercise of our right to self-defence". (Reuters)
Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic The Biden administration announces that the U.S. has lifted COVID-19 testing restrictions for international travel. (AP)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas, Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian forces shell the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast. Governor Serhiy Haidai says that the attack has caused a massive fire at the plant. (Reuters)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Donbas, Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian forces shell the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast. Governor Serhiy Haidai says that the attack has caused a massive fire at the plant. (Reuters)
Battle of Donbas, Eastern Ukraine offensive Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian forces shell the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast. Governor Serhiy Haidai says that the attack has caused a massive fire at the plant. (Reuters)
Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian forces shell the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast. Governor Serhiy Haidai says that the attack has caused a massive fire at the plant. (Reuters)
Russian forces shell the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast. Governor Serhiy Haidai says that the attack has caused a massive fire at the plant. (Reuters)
The former president of Bolivia Jeanine Áñez is sentenced to ten years in prison for the crimes of breach of duty and resolutions contrary to the Constitution and laws of Bolivia during the 2019 Bolivian political crisis. (elDiarioAR.com)
2022 Seytenga massacre Suspected jihadists massacre over 100 men in Seytenga Department, Séno Province, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
A helicopter missing since 9 June is found crashed near Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. All seven people on board were killed in the crash. (Reuters)
Foreign relations of North Korea North Korea appoints Choe Son-hui as its next foreign minister. (Reuters)
Iran–Venezuela relations Top oil and petrochemicals producers Iran and Venezuela sign a 20-year economic cooperation agreement. (Reuters)
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso 2022 Seytenga massacre Suspected jihadists massacre over 100 men in Seytenga Department, Séno Province, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
North Korea appoints Choe Son-hui as its next foreign minister. (Reuters)
Suspected jihadists massacre over 100 men in Seytenga Department, Séno Province, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
Top oil and petrochemicals producers Iran and Venezuela sign a 20-year economic cooperation agreement. (Reuters)
2022 French legislative election Voters in France go to the polls to elect the first round of the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly. (AP) Exit polls show the coalition of left-wing parties headed by far-left deputy Jean-Luc Mélenchon barely edging out President Emmanuel Macron's coalition Ensemble Citoyens for the most votes in the first round, winning 25.6% and 25.2% of the votes respectively. Overall turnout is projected to be 47%, the lowest recorded for a French election. (The Guardian)
Exit polls show the coalition of left-wing parties headed by far-left deputy Jean-Luc Mélenchon barely edging out President Emmanuel Macron's coalition Ensemble Citoyens for the most votes in the first round, winning 25.6% and 25.2% of the votes respectively. Overall turnout is projected to be 47%, the lowest recorded for a French election. (The Guardian)
75th Tony Awards At this year's Tony Awards, A Strange Loop wins Best Musical while The Lehman Trilogy wins Best Play. (New York Times)
At this year's Tony Awards, A Strange Loop wins Best Musical while The Lehman Trilogy wins Best Play. (New York Times)
2022 European Tour In golf, Linn Grant of Sweden becomes the first female winner on the PGA European Tour following her win in the Scandinavian Mixed. The tournament was co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour in 2020. (CNN)
2022 Italian referendum The referendum for the reform of the judicial system is invalidated as it did not reach the required 50% threshold. (Reuters)
Authorities in Argentina seize an Iranian Boeing 747 which was transferred to Venezuela last year. It is unclear if the impound is related to sanctions that have been imposed on both countries. (Reuters)
Boycott of Russia and Belarus Three months after McDonald's suspended its operations in Russia and sold its 850 restaurants to Alexander Govor, the rebranded restaurants are reopened as Vkusno i tochka. (AP)
In golf, Linn Grant of Sweden becomes the first female winner on the PGA European Tour following her win in the Scandinavian Mixed. The tournament was co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour in 2020. (CNN)
The Celsius Network cryptocurrency lending platform announced it was "pausing all withdrawals, swap, and transfers between accounts" amidst a large pullback in the cryptocurrency market. (CNBC)
The referendum for the reform of the judicial system is invalidated as it did not reach the required 50% threshold. (Reuters)
Three months after McDonald's suspended its operations in Russia and sold its 850 restaurants to Alexander Govor, the rebranded restaurants are reopened as Vkusno i tochka. (AP)
Voters in France go to the polls to elect the first round of the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly. (AP)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian forces destroy the last remaining bridge leading to Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, trapping all remaining Ukrainian civilians in the city, according to regional governor Serhiy Haidai. (Reuters) Battle of Donbas The Donetsk People's Republic says that five people have been killed and 22 others injured in an artillery attack on a marketplace in central Donetsk. Pro-Russian media accuses NATO of supplying the munitions used in the attack. (Reuters)
2021–2022 inflation surge Global stocks and government bonds plunge with the MSCI World Index dropping by 2.95%, the DOW by 4.68%, the S&P 500 by 3.88%, STOXX Europe 600 by 2.41%, Japan's Nikkei 225 by 3.01%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng by 3.99%, and South Korea's KOSPI by 3.52%. Bitcoin drops by 12.1% and Ethereum by 13.6%. (Reuters) (Reuters 2) The S&P 500 closes more than 20% below its January 3 record closing high, confirming that the index is in a bear market. (Reuters)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian forces destroy the last remaining bridge leading to Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, trapping all remaining Ukrainian civilians in the city, according to regional governor Serhiy Haidai. (Reuters) Battle of Donbas The Donetsk People's Republic says that five people have been killed and 22 others injured in an artillery attack on a marketplace in central Donetsk. Pro-Russian media accuses NATO of supplying the munitions used in the attack. (Reuters)
Battle of Donbas The Donetsk People's Republic says that five people have been killed and 22 others injured in an artillery attack on a marketplace in central Donetsk. Pro-Russian media accuses NATO of supplying the munitions used in the attack. (Reuters)
Brexit and the Irish border The British government confirms that it will go ahead with plans to terminate the Northern Ireland Protocol in order to make it easier for goods to flow between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The European Union accuses the UK of breaking international law by reneging on the agreement made during Brexit negotiations. (BBC News)
Censorship of Wikipedia The Wikimedia Foundation files an appeal against a Russian court order demanding the removal of certain Russo-Ukrainian War-related information from the Russian-language Wikipedia, which is one of the few remaining fact-checked sources still available to the general Russian public. (Reuters) (DW)
Global stocks and government bonds plunge with the MSCI World Index dropping by 2.95%, the DOW by 4.68%, the S&P 500 by 3.88%, STOXX Europe 600 by 2.41%, Japan's Nikkei 225 by 3.01%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng by 3.99%, and South Korea's KOSPI by 3.52%. Bitcoin drops by 12.1% and Ethereum by 13.6%. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
Indigenous peoples in Ecuador block highways leading to the capital Quito, to protest president Guillermo Lasso's policies and to call for economic reforms. (Reuters)
The British government confirms that it will go ahead with plans to terminate the Northern Ireland Protocol in order to make it easier for goods to flow between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The European Union accuses the UK of breaking international law by reneging on the agreement made during Brexit negotiations. (BBC News)
The Donetsk People's Republic says that five people have been killed and 22 others injured in an artillery attack on a marketplace in central Donetsk. Pro-Russian media accuses NATO of supplying the munitions used in the attack. (Reuters)
The Wikimedia Foundation files an appeal against a Russian court order demanding the removal of certain Russo-Ukrainian War-related information from the Russian-language Wikipedia, which is one of the few remaining fact-checked sources still available to the general Russian public. (Reuters) (DW)
2022 M23 offensive, 2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions M23 rebels capture the town of Bunagana. The Congolese military accuses Rwanda of assisting the rebels in the capture of the town. (Al Jazeera)
A passenger train and a locomotive collide in the town of Vila-seca, Catalonia, Spain, injuring 22 people. (AP)
Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian forces destroy the last remaining bridge leading to Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, trapping all remaining Ukrainian civilians in the city, according to regional governor Serhiy Haidai. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra tests positive for COVID-19. (The Hill) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports their first cases of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in five Taiwanese citizens who arrived from overseas. (The Straits Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports their first cases of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in five Taiwanese citizens who arrived from overseas. (The Straits Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra tests positive for COVID-19. (The Hill)
Kivu conflict 2022 M23 offensive, 2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions M23 rebels capture the town of Bunagana. The Congolese military accuses Rwanda of assisting the rebels in the capture of the town. (Al Jazeera)
M23 rebels capture the town of Bunagana. The Congolese military accuses Rwanda of assisting the rebels in the capture of the town. (Al Jazeera)
Pope Francis appoints John T. Dunlap as the new Lieutenant of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. (Order of Malta)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (Reuters)
