COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi Delhi reports their first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant. (Hindustan Times)
Delhi reports their first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant. (Hindustan Times)
Four people are killed when a helicopter crashes into the Arabian Sea near India. (Reuters)
France reports more than 100 new cases of monkeypox. (Sante Publique France)
Germany reports nearly 70 new cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deustche)
In motorsport, Red Bull terminates Estonian driver Jüri Vips's contract with its junior team following an incident where Vips was heard using the word "nigga" on a Twitch livestream. (CNN)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Two policemen and a polio vaccinator are shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
Iranian nuclear talks are moved to Qatar in a new bid to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (Politico)
Israel reports five new cases of monkeypox. (Gov Israel)
Italy reports two new cases of monkeypox. (Salute GOV Italy)
Nebraska reports its first case of monkeypox. (KSNB-TV)
Nineteen people are killed when a building collapses in Mumbai, India. (Reuters)
Nuclear program of Iran Iranian nuclear talks are moved to Qatar in a new bid to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (Politico)
Ohio reports its second case of monkeypox. (WBNS-TV)
Peru reports two new cases of monkeypox. (La Republica Peru)
Portugal reports more than ten new cases of monkeypox. (DGS Portugues)
Racism in sport In motorsport, Red Bull terminates Estonian driver Jüri Vips's contract with its junior team following an incident where Vips was heard using the word "nigga" on a Twitch livestream. (CNN)
Romania reports three new cases of monkeypox. (Stiripe Surse Romania)
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin is sentenced to two weeks in prison after being arrested yesterday for "disobeying police". (Barron's)
South Africa reports its second case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
Spain reports nearly 200 new cases of monkeypox. (Sanidad GOB Espanol)
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)
Switzerland reports four new cases of monkeypox. (Swiss Confederation Health)
The CDC announces that they will activate an emergency operations center for monkeypox. (CNN)
The United Kingdom reports nearly 200 cases of monkeypox. (GOV.UK)
Tokyo records the city's highest temperature since 1875 as a heat wave continues. Several people are hospitalized due to heatstroke. (CNA)
Tuluá prison riot A fire occurs during a prison riot in Tuluá, Colombia, killing 51 inmates and injuring 24 others. (Reuters)
Turkey, Finland, and Sweden sign a joint memorandum on security, clearing the way for Finland and Sweden's NATO accession bids. (Reuters)
Two policemen and a polio vaccinator are shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
2022 NATO Madrid summit At the NATO summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announces that a new permanent U.S. military base will be established in Poland - the 5th Army's Headquarters - which has had a forward command post in the city of Poznań since last year. Poland's government has long requested such a base. (Notes from Poland) (DoD)
At the NATO summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announces that a new permanent U.S. military base will be established in Poland - the 5th Army's Headquarters - which has had a forward command post in the city of Poznań since last year. Poland's government has long requested such a base. (Notes from Poland) (DoD)
Afghanistan–United States relations Officials from the United States and the Taliban are expected to meet in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, worsened by the earthquake. (VOA)
Mexican drug war A journalist for the Expreso newspaper is killed and his daughter is critically wounded by gunmen in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The victim is the 12th journalist murdered in Mexico this year. (Reuters)
Officials from the United States and the Taliban are expected to meet in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, worsened by the earthquake. (VOA)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast De jure mayor of Kherson Ihor Kolykhaiev is detained by Russian security forces after Russian-installed officials say that he refused to follow orders. (Reuters) The Russian-appointed military-civilian authorities in Kherson announce a referendum on whether to join Russia. (Reuters)
Yemeni Civil War Six people are killed and several others are injured when a car bomb targeting the convoy of a military official explodes in Aden, Yemen. (Reuters)
2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe Estonia reports its first case of monkeypox. (News ERR.EE)
2022 Muhammad remarks controversy Murder of Kanhaiya Lal Protests and arson incidents occur in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, after a Hindu man is murdered and beheaded in his shop by two Islamic extremists for supporting controversial remarks by a politician about the prophet Muhammad. (BBC News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast De jure mayor of Kherson Ihor Kolykhaiev is detained by Russian security forces after Russian-installed officials say that he refused to follow orders. (Reuters) The Russian-appointed military-civilian authorities in Kherson announce a referendum on whether to join Russia. (Reuters)
A journalist for the Expreso newspaper is killed and his daughter is critically wounded by gunmen in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The victim is the 12th journalist murdered in Mexico this year. (Reuters)
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member is killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)
A state of emergency is declared on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands due to a toxic fire. (RNZ)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years. (ABC News)
COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years. (ABC News)
De jure mayor of Kherson Ihor Kolykhaiev is detained by Russian security forces after Russian-installed officials say that he refused to follow orders. (Reuters)
Estonia reports its first case of monkeypox. (News ERR.EE)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2022 A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member is killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)
Michigan and New Hampshire report their first cases of monkeypox. (WGME-TV) (Michigan GOV)
Murder of Kanhaiya Lal Protests and arson incidents occur in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, after a Hindu man is murdered and beheaded in his shop by two Islamic extremists for supporting controversial remarks by a politician about the prophet Muhammad. (BBC News)
Nigerian bandit conflict Several miners including four Chinese nationals are kidnapped by terrorists in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
Phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles The European Council broadly agrees on several measures to combat climate change. Among them is a ban on combustion engines for new cars beginning in 2035, setting aside €59 billion for a special fund to reduce the cost of transition for the poorest populations, to be paid out from 2027 to 2032, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 55% from the 1990 reference level, and a carbon market reform. Negotiations on the final version of these reforms is underway. (Al Jazeera)
Protests and arson incidents occur in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, after a Hindu man is murdered and beheaded in his shop by two Islamic extremists for supporting controversial remarks by a politician about the prophet Muhammad. (BBC News)
Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast De jure mayor of Kherson Ihor Kolykhaiev is detained by Russian security forces after Russian-installed officials say that he refused to follow orders. (Reuters) The Russian-appointed military-civilian authorities in Kherson announce a referendum on whether to join Russia. (Reuters)
Several miners including four Chinese nationals are kidnapped by terrorists in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
Six people are killed and several others are injured when a car bomb targeting the convoy of a military official explodes in Aden, Yemen. (Reuters)
South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years. (ABC News)
Syria officially confirms its recognition of the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic, two breakaway states in southern Ukraine. (Reuters)
The European Council broadly agrees on several measures to combat climate change. Among them is a ban on combustion engines for new cars beginning in 2035, setting aside €59 billion for a special fund to reduce the cost of transition for the poorest populations, to be paid out from 2027 to 2032, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 55% from the 1990 reference level, and a carbon market reform. Negotiations on the final version of these reforms is underway. (Al Jazeera)
The Pino Hachado Pass between Argentina and Chile is closed as blizzards and heavy snowfall block the passage between the two countries. (LMN)
The Russian-appointed military-civilian authorities in Kherson announce a referendum on whether to join Russia. (Reuters)
The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines upholds a previous appeal to invalidate online news website Rappler's operating license for violating constitutional foreign equity restrictions on mass media ownership, thus ordering the website's termination. Rappler co-founder and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa says that her company will contest the ruling in court. (BBC News)
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2022 A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member is killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)
Twenty people are found dead in the Libyan Desert, after they went missing fourteen days ago. The group, mainly composed by migrants from Chad, died of thirst. (Al Jazeera)
2019–2022 Israeli political crisis 2022 Israeli legislative election The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for the new elections. Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed. (The Times of Israel)
2022 Israeli legislative election The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for the new elections. Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed. (The Times of Israel)
The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for the new elections. Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed. (The Times of Israel)
2022 shooting of Kentucky police officers Two police officers and a police dog are killed, and six other people are injured, in a mass shooting in Allen, Kentucky, United States. The suspect, on whom the officers were attempting to serve a warrant, is later taken into custody. (ABC News) (WSAZ)
Aftermath of the Russo-Georgian War The International Criminal Court asks for the arrest of three South Ossetian servicemen for alleged war crimes during the 2008 conflict. (Euronews)
Climate change in the United States Climate change policy of the United States West Virginia v. EPA In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency has not received legislative authorization under the Clean Air Act to introduce regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by compelling them to change the resources from which they generate the power. This will likely reduce the United States' ability to address its environmental goals. (Politico) (BBC News)
Climate change policy of the United States West Virginia v. EPA In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency has not received legislative authorization under the Clean Air Act to introduce regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by compelling them to change the resources from which they generate the power. This will likely reduce the United States' ability to address its environmental goals. (Politico) (BBC News)
Judiciary of Kiribati The Kiribati High Court is left judgeless as the government of the country fires the only judge sitting on the bench at the time. The other judge had also been ordered to step down. (The Guardian)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, List of military occupations Russia announces that it has withdrawn from Snake Island, in the Black Sea, as a "gesture of goodwill", ending the occupation of the island that began in February. However, Ukraine says that it drove out Russian forces from the island after a massive artillery assault. (Reuters)
The International Criminal Court asks for the arrest of three South Ossetian servicemen for alleged war crimes during the 2008 conflict. (Euronews)
The Kiribati High Court is left judgeless as the government of the country fires the only judge sitting on the bench at the time. The other judge had also been ordered to step down. (The Guardian)
