Gazprom signs a memorandum of understanding for the development of Iranian oil and gas fields and related infrastructure worth $40 billion. (Reuters)
Kemi Badenoch is eliminated from the leadership race in the fourth round of voting. (The Guardian)
Negotiations on the accession of North Macedonia and Albania to the European Union begin in Brussels. (Euronews)
Scotland reports a record temperature of 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) at Floors Castle. Initially, the highest temperature was thought to have been set at RAF Charterhall, reaching 34.8 °C (94.6 °F). (BBC News) (BBC News 2)
The death toll from the wildfires and heat wave in Spain and Portugal increases to more than 1,700 people, with more than 1,063 deaths in Portugal. (ABC News) (Axios)
The European Commission proposes a new, joint defense procurement system for EU member states. It would be operational by the end of this year, with initial funding of €500 million. (AP)
The Pitcairn Islands reports the territory's first case of COVID-19 in a Pitcairn Islander who returned from medical treatment abroad. (RNZ)
2022 Sri Lankan presidential election Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is declared the winner of the election, defeating his closest rival, Dullas Alahapperuma, by 134 votes to 82. (BBC News)
2022 United Kingdom government crisis 2022 Conservative Party leadership election Penny Mordaunt is eliminated from the leadership election in the fifth round of voting. (The Guardian)
Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is declared the winner of the election, defeating his closest rival, Dullas Alahapperuma, by 134 votes to 82. (BBC News)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Claw-Lock Zakho resort attack Iraqi government and regional authorities claim that Turkish Armed Forces fired four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Kurdistan Region in Iraq, killing eight Iraqi tourists and injuring 23 others. (AP)
Operation Claw-Lock Zakho resort attack Iraqi government and regional authorities claim that Turkish Armed Forces fired four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Kurdistan Region in Iraq, killing eight Iraqi tourists and injuring 23 others. (AP)
Russia in the European energy sector The European Commission tells EU member states to reduce gas usage by 15% until March 2023 as part of an emergency plan after President Vladimir Putin warns that Russian supplies of natural gas could be reduced further. (Reuters)
The European Commission tells EU member states to reduce gas usage by 15% until March 2023 as part of an emergency plan after President Vladimir Putin warns that Russian supplies of natural gas could be reduced further. (Reuters)
Zakho resort attack Iraqi government and regional authorities claim that Turkish Armed Forces fired four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Kurdistan Region in Iraq, killing eight Iraqi tourists and injuring 23 others. (AP)
2022 Conservative Party leadership election Penny Mordaunt is eliminated from the leadership election in the fifth round of voting. (The Guardian)
Economy of Ukraine Ukraine's government, facing an estimated 35% to 45% decrease in GDP, asks its international creditors to freeze its debt payments for two years, including a $1.2 billion debt payment due at the beginning of September. The proposal is backed by major Western governments and other major lenders. (Reuters)
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War The European Union bans imports of gold from Russia and freezes Sberbank's assets. (Euronews)
Iraqi government and regional authorities claim that Turkish Armed Forces fired four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Kurdistan Region in Iraq, killing eight Iraqi tourists and injuring 23 others. (AP)
Penny Mordaunt is eliminated from the leadership election in the fifth round of voting. (The Guardian)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country's military goals are no longer limited to the Donbas region and have expanded to also include "the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories". (Al Jazeera)
Somali Civil War Al-Shabaab raids Yeed and Aato in Bakool, Somalia, near the Ethiopian border. Fourteen Ethiopian police officers and three civilians are killed. (Reuters) (VOA)
Ukraine's government, facing an estimated 35% to 45% decrease in GDP, asks its international creditors to freeze its debt payments for two years, including a $1.2 billion debt payment due at the beginning of September. The proposal is backed by major Western governments and other major lenders. (Reuters)
2021–2022 inflation surge Inflation in the United Kingdom increased to 9.4% last month, breaking a 40-year record, as food and fuel prices continue to increase. (The Guardian)
2022 European heat wave Six federal states of Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein) see their all-time high records beaten, with the highest temperature, 40.3 °C (104.5 °F), set at Bad Mergentheim. (Tagesschau) Abed, a hamlet on the Danish island of Lolland, sets the highest July temperature recorded in the country, reaching 35.9 °C (96.6 °F). (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country's military goals are no longer limited to the Donbas region and have expanded to also include "the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories". (Al Jazeera)
Abed, a hamlet on the Danish island of Lolland, sets the highest July temperature recorded in the country, reaching 35.9 °C (96.6 °F). (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)
Foreign relations of Syria, Foreign relations of Ukraine The Foreign Ministry of Syria announces that the country is formally suspending diplomatic relations with Ukraine. (AP)
Inflation in the United Kingdom increased to 9.4% last month, breaking a 40-year record, as food and fuel prices continue to increase. (The Guardian)
One person is killed and 23 others are injured after a tornado hits Jiangsu, China. (AP)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country's military goals are no longer limited to the Donbas region and have expanded to also include "the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories". (Al Jazeera)
Six federal states of Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein) see their all-time high records beaten, with the highest temperature, 40.3 °C (104.5 °F), set at Bad Mergentheim. (Tagesschau)
The European Union bans imports of gold from Russia and freezes Sberbank's assets. (Euronews)
The Foreign Ministry of Syria announces that the country is formally suspending diplomatic relations with Ukraine. (AP)
2022 Italian government crisis Mario Draghi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy. President Sergio Mattarella accepts Draghi's resignation. (BBC News) Mattarella dissolves the Parliament of Italy, calling for a snap parliamentary election. (la Stampa)
2022 Brazilian general election Former President Lula da Silva is nominated by the Workers' Party to run in the upcoming presidential election. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Indian presidential election Droupadi Murmu is elected as the new president of India, making her the first female from a scheduled tribe to be elected to the post. (NDTV)
2022 Sri Lankan presidential election Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka. (AP)
Former President Lula da Silva is nominated by the Workers' Party to run in the upcoming presidential election. (Al Jazeera)
Mattarella dissolves the Parliament of Italy, calling for a snap parliamentary election. (la Stampa)
2022 New York gubernatorial election A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S. Representative and the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming New York gubernatorial election, during a campaign event in Perinton, New York, United States. Zeldin is not hurt during the incident, and the man is taken into custody. (WIVB-TV)
A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S. Representative and the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming New York gubernatorial election, during a campaign event in Perinton, New York, United States. Zeldin is not hurt during the incident, and the man is taken into custody. (WIVB-TV)
Droupadi Murmu is elected as the new president of India, making her the first female from a scheduled tribe to be elected to the post. (NDTV)
Mario Draghi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy. President Sergio Mattarella accepts Draghi's resignation. (BBC News)
Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka. (AP)
2021–2022 inflation surge The central bank of Japan raises its inflation forecast and reduces fiscal year expectations while maintaining ultra-low interest rates, saying that the economy was primarily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. (CNBC) The European Central Bank raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points for the first time since 2011 in order to combat inflation in the EU which increased to 8.6% last month. (The Guardian)
2022 Pakistan floods At least 304 people are killed after five weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods in Pakistan. (AP)
An An, the world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, dies at Ocean Park Hong Kong aged 35. An An was a key part of the conservation activities for giant pandas. (RTHK)
At least 304 people are killed after five weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods in Pakistan. (AP)
Conservation-reliant species An An, the world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, dies at Ocean Park Hong Kong aged 35. An An was a key part of the conservation activities for giant pandas. (RTHK)
COVID-19 pandemic in Japan Tokyo reports a record 31,878 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Nikkei Asia)
Holocene extinction Conservation-reliant species An An, the world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, dies at Ocean Park Hong Kong aged 35. An An was a key part of the conservation activities for giant pandas. (RTHK) The monarch butterfly is added by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to its endangered species list because of rapidly decreasing population numbers. (AP)
Taiwan reports a record temperature of 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) in Yuli. However, this measurement is not officially recognized by Taiwanese authorities because it was reported by an automated station. (Taiwan News) (CNA Taiwan)
The central bank of Japan raises its inflation forecast and reduces fiscal year expectations while maintaining ultra-low interest rates, saying that the economy was primarily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. (CNBC)
The European Central Bank raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points for the first time since 2011 in order to combat inflation in the EU which increased to 8.6% last month. (The Guardian)
The monarch butterfly is added by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to its endangered species list because of rapidly decreasing population numbers. (AP)
Tokyo reports a record 31,878 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Nikkei Asia)
Mali War The Macina Liberation Front launches an attack on Mali's largest military base in Bamako. One soldier and six of the attackers are killed. (Reuters)
2022 Papua New Guinean general election Prime Minister James Marape's Pangu Pati wins the general election. (One Papua New Guinea)
Aftermath of the Second Libyan Civil War Thirteen people are killed as fighting occurs in Tripoli, Libya. (Reuters)
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war July 2022 Israeli Damascus Governorate airstrikes An Israeli airstrike kills three Syrian soldiers, injures seven others and destroys an Iranian weapons depot near Damascus. (AFP via France 24)
Prime Minister James Marape's Pangu Pati wins the general election. (One Papua New Guinea)
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war Russia launches five airstrikes on Jisr ash-Shughur, killing seven people, including four children. (The Guardian)
Syrian civil war Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war July 2022 Israeli Damascus Governorate airstrikes An Israeli airstrike kills three Syrian soldiers, injures seven others and destroys an Iranian weapons depot near Damascus. (AFP via France 24) Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war Russia launches five airstrikes on Jisr ash-Shughur, killing seven people, including four children. (The Guardian)
The Macina Liberation Front launches an attack on Mali's largest military base in Bamako. One soldier and six of the attackers are killed. (Reuters)
The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan formally approves the release of a million tons of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. The plan had already been endorsed by the Japanese government and other agencies. (Radio France International)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia and Ukraine sign a UN-backed agreement to allow the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports. (The Guardian)
An Israeli airstrike kills three Syrian soldiers, injures seven others and destroys an Iranian weapons depot near Damascus. (AFP via France 24)
Brexit The European Commission launches four new legal procedures against the United Kingdom for alleged infringements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement relating to the passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. (Al Jazeera)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore Singapore reports its first six local cases of the BA.2.75 Centaurus variant as part of the Ministry of Health’s surveillance of the COVID-19 situation in the country. However, the MOH says that the variant isn’t considered a variant of concern by the World Health Organization. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports its first case of the Omicron BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, in a Taiwanese individual arriving from India. (Taiwan News)
COVID-19 pandemic in France France reports their first three cases of the BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, including one in the Occitania region. (Technical Ripon)
COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore Singapore reports its first six local cases of the BA.2.75 Centaurus variant as part of the Ministry of Health’s surveillance of the COVID-19 situation in the country. However, the MOH says that the variant isn’t considered a variant of concern by the World Health Organization. (CNA)
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports its first case of the Omicron BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, in a Taiwanese individual arriving from India. (Taiwan News)
France reports their first three cases of the BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, including one in the Occitania region. (Technical Ripon)
July 2022 Israeli Damascus Governorate airstrikes An Israeli airstrike kills three Syrian soldiers, injures seven others and destroys an Iranian weapons depot near Damascus. (AFP via France 24)
