The World Health Organization declares that monkeypox is not yet a public health emergency of international concern. (NBC News)
Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations. (France 24)
Two people are killed and 21 others injured during mass shootings at three separate sites in central Oslo, Norway, including a gay nightclub. An Iranian-Norwegian man is arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism. The motive is suspected to be Islamic extremism. (BBC News) (NRK)
Foreign relations of Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin embarks on a foreign trip to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, his first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
Mexican drug war A shootout occurs between the Mexican federal police and drug cartels in Nuevo León, close to the Mexico–United States border. Six officers are killed and four others injured. (Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin embarks on a foreign trip to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, his first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Several Russian cruise missiles strike Kyiv, killing one civilian and injuring four others, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General. Some of the missiles were launched from Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers over the Caspian Sea. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera) (Ukrinform) A missile strike kills a civilian and destroys a strategic bridge connecting western Ukraine with eastern battlefields in Cherkasy Oblast. (Reuters)
2022 East London tavern disaster Twenty-one people are found dead at a tavern in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The cause of their deaths is unclear. (BBC News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Several Russian cruise missiles strike Kyiv, killing one civilian and injuring four others, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General. Some of the missiles were launched from Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers over the Caspian Sea. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera) (Ukrinform) A missile strike kills a civilian and destroys a strategic bridge connecting western Ukraine with eastern battlefields in Cherkasy Oblast. (Reuters)
48th G7 summit The G7 summit kicks off in Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany, and will last until June 28. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes their first appearance at the summit. (NBC News) (Japan Times)
A missile strike kills a civilian and destroys a strategic bridge connecting western Ukraine with eastern battlefields in Cherkasy Oblast. (Reuters)
Four people are killed and 322 are injured when a stand in a bullring collapses in El Espinal, Colombia. (AP)
Nigeria's Zamfara State begins issuing firearms licenses to citizens so that they can defend themselves from bandit gangs. (Reuters)
One person is killed and another is reported missing after a fire on an inter-island ferry in Manila, Philippines. (AP)
Seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian are summarily executed after being held captive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Reuters)
Several Russian cruise missiles strike Kyiv, killing one civilian and injuring four others, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General. Some of the missiles were launched from Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers over the Caspian Sea. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera) (Ukrinform)
The G7 summit kicks off in Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany, and will last until June 28. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes their first appearance at the summit. (NBC News) (Japan Times)
The Knesset advances a bill, for a possible vote on Wednesday, which would ban indicted politicians from becoming Prime Minister of Israel. If passed, it would prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from returning to that post. (Times of Israel)
Twenty-one people are found dead at a tavern in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The cause of their deaths is unclear. (BBC News)
Two people are killed and more are missing after heavy flooding in Krasnodar region and annexed Crimea, Russia. (FloodList) (Reuters)
Two people are killed and nine others are injured in a fire at a market in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters)
Two soldiers and seven militants are killed in a shootout in Ghulam Khan, North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Kremenchuk shopping mall attack Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) The Governor of Luhansk Oblast claims that a Russian strike in Lysychansk killed eight civilians who were collecting water and injured 21 others. (NDTV)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Kremenchuk shopping mall attack Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) The Governor of Luhansk Oblast claims that a Russian strike in Lysychansk killed eight civilians who were collecting water and injured 21 others. (NDTV)
Kremenchuk shopping mall attack Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
2022 Japan heatwave The Japanese government asks the public to conserve energy and to prepare for power outages as the country faces a heat wave. (AP)
48th G7 summit World leaders at the G7 summit in Germany issue a statement pledging more financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a video calling for more heavy weapons from allies. (BBC News)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Nauru surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak and emergency declared by President Lionel Aingimea. (Loop Nauru)
COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru Nauru surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak and emergency declared by President Lionel Aingimea. (Loop Nauru)
Nauru surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak and emergency declared by President Lionel Aingimea. (Loop Nauru)
The Japanese government asks the public to conserve energy and to prepare for power outages as the country faces a heat wave. (AP)
World leaders at the G7 summit in Germany issue a statement pledging more financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a video calling for more heavy weapons from allies. (BBC News)
2022 Aqaba toxic gas leak Twelve people are killed and 251 others injured by a toxic gas leak in the port of Aqaba, Jordan. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Germany Germany reports almost one hundred new cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deutsche) 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands The Netherlands reports more than forty new cases of monkeypox. (RIVM Netherlands) 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States Minnesota reports its first case of monkeypox. (KMSP-TV) Peru reports its first case of monkeypox. (Bernama) The World Health Organization confirms the first death caused by the 2022 monkeypox outbreak. (WHO)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Germany Germany reports almost one hundred new cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deutsche) 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands The Netherlands reports more than forty new cases of monkeypox. (RIVM Netherlands)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Germany Germany reports almost one hundred new cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deutsche)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands The Netherlands reports more than forty new cases of monkeypox. (RIVM Netherlands)
2022 Russian debt default Russia defaults on two Taiwanese-owned Eurobonds worth US$100 million after Western sanctions on Russia led Euroclear to block Russian attempts to service the debt before yesterday's deadline. Russia describes the default as artificially manufactured and "a farce". The default will have few immediate consequences for Russia since the country is currently unable to borrow internationally due to the SWIFT ban against Russian banks. (Reuters) (BBC News)
2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying World Rugby rejects the Spanish Rugby Federation's appeal against their national team's disqualification in the 2023 Rugby World Cup for fielding an ineligible player during the qualifying tournament, thus confirming Romania's qualification to the World Cup by taking Spain's berth as Europe 2. (RTL)
A federal judge in South Carolina lifts an injunction on the so-called heartbeat bill, effectively limiting abortion to about six weeks into pregnancy. (CBS News)
Abortion in South Carolina A federal judge in South Carolina lifts an injunction on the so-called heartbeat bill, effectively limiting abortion to about six weeks into pregnancy. (CBS News)
Four people are injured when an apartment roof collapses in Budapest, Hungary. (AP)
Germany reports almost one hundred new cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deutsche)
Minnesota reports its first case of monkeypox. (KMSP-TV)
One person is killed and five others injured after a bullet train collides with an engine in Bohumin, Czech Republic. (AP)
One person is killed and ten others injured after a tornado hits Zierikzee, Netherlands. (AP)
Peru reports its first case of monkeypox. (Bernama)
Russia defaults on two Taiwanese-owned Eurobonds worth US$100 million after Western sanctions on Russia led Euroclear to block Russian attempts to service the debt before yesterday's deadline. Russia describes the default as artificially manufactured and "a farce". The default will have few immediate consequences for Russia since the country is currently unable to borrow internationally due to the SWIFT ban against Russian banks. (Reuters) (BBC News)
The Governor of Luhansk Oblast claims that a Russian strike in Lysychansk killed eight civilians who were collecting water and injured 21 others. (NDTV)
The Netherlands reports more than forty new cases of monkeypox. (RIVM Netherlands)
The World Health Organization confirms the first death caused by the 2022 monkeypox outbreak. (WHO)
Twelve people are killed and 251 others injured by a toxic gas leak in the port of Aqaba, Jordan. (Reuters)
World Rugby rejects the Spanish Rugby Federation's appeal against their national team's disqualification in the 2023 Rugby World Cup for fielding an ineligible player during the qualifying tournament, thus confirming Romania's qualification to the World Cup by taking Spain's berth as Europe 2. (RTL)
June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake The United States government provides US$55 million in immediate humanitarian funding following the devastating earthquake in southern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. (Reuters)
The United States government provides US$55 million in immediate humanitarian funding following the devastating earthquake in southern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. (Reuters)
2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis, 2021–2022 global energy crisis Sri Lanka's power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera announces that the government will lift restrictions on fuel imports in response to the country's energy crisis, ending a fuel duopoly between the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and the Indian government-owned Lanka IOC. (International Business Times) Sri Lanka suspends sales of fuel for non-essential vehicles. For the next two weeks, only buses, trains and vehicles used for medical services and transporting food will be allowed to refuel. (BBC News)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Canada Canada reports more than 40 new cases of monkeypox. (Government of Canada)
Authorities in Argentina issue a blizzard warning for Neuquén Province as roads remain blocked by snow. (Rio Negro)
Canada reports more than 40 new cases of monkeypox. (Government of Canada)
Sri Lanka's power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera announces that the government will lift restrictions on fuel imports in response to the country's energy crisis, ending a fuel duopoly between the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and the Indian government-owned Lanka IOC. (International Business Times)
Syrian civil war The United Nations estimates that more than 300,000 people have been killed since the start of the civil war in 2011, which is 1.5% of Syria's pre-war population. (Reuters)
The United Nations estimates that more than 300,000 people have been killed since the start of the civil war in 2011, which is 1.5% of Syria's pre-war population. (Reuters)
2022 Japan heatwave Tokyo records the city's highest temperature since 1875 as a heat wave continues. Several people are hospitalized due to heatstroke. (CNA)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia Israel reports five new cases of monkeypox. (Gov Israel)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Germany Germany reports nearly 70 new cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deustche)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Portugal Portugal reports more than ten new cases of monkeypox. (DGS Portugues)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Spain Spain reports nearly 200 new cases of monkeypox. (Sanidad GOB Espanol)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom reports nearly 200 cases of monkeypox. (GOV.UK)
2022 Mumbai building collapse Nineteen people are killed when a building collapses in Mumbai, India. (Reuters)
2022 NATO Madrid summit, Enlargement of NATO Turkey, Finland, and Sweden sign a joint memorandum on security, clearing the way for Finland and Sweden's NATO accession bids. (Reuters)
A fire occurs during a prison riot in Tuluá, Colombia, killing 51 inmates and injuring 24 others. (Reuters)
Benin reports their first three cases of monkeypox. (Outbreak News Today)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi Delhi reports their first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant. (Hindustan Times)
COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi Delhi reports their first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant. (Hindustan Times)
