Maine reports its first case of monkeypox.
Maine reports its first case of monkeypox. (WABI-TV)
Maine reports its first case of monkeypox. (WABI-TV)
Monaco and Bermuda report their first cases of monkeypox. (News Monaco) (Royal Gazette)
North Korea–South Korea relations South Korea announces that it will lift a decades-long ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other media. (AP)
Rohingya genocide case The International Court of Justice rejects the Myanmar military junta’s challenge of the case against the country for its role in the Rohingya genocide. (AP)
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)
Russia launches five airstrikes on Jisr ash-Shughur, killing seven people, including four children. (The Guardian)
Russia–Transnistria relations Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatyev reaffirms that Transnistria is committed to becoming an independent state and is open to the possibility of uniting with Russia in the future. (AP)
Russia–Ukraine relations 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)
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)
South Korea announces that it will lift a decades-long ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other media. (AP)
Taiwan reports its first case of the Omicron BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, in a Taiwanese individual arriving from India. (Taiwan News)
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)
The International Court of Justice rejects the Myanmar military junta’s challenge of the case against the country for its role in the Rohingya genocide. (AP)
Thirteen people are killed as fighting occurs in Tripoli, Libya. (Reuters)
Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatyev reaffirms that Transnistria is committed to becoming an independent state and is open to the possibility of uniting with Russia in the future. (AP)
United Kingdom–European Union relations 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)
2022 Vanuatuan presidential election Nikenike Vurobaravu is elected President of Vanuatu by the country's Electoral College in the eighth round of voting and will succeed outgoing President Tallis Obed Moses. (RNZ)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 bombing of Odesa Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit Odesa's port less than a day after a deal to export grain from Ukraine was signed between Russia and Ukraine. Initial reports indicate no related infrastructure damage. (AP) A Russian cruise missile attack destroys a railway station in Kirovohrad Oblast, killing three people and injuring several others. (France 24)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 bombing of Odesa Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit Odesa's port less than a day after a deal to export grain from Ukraine was signed between Russia and Ukraine. Initial reports indicate no related infrastructure damage. (AP) A Russian cruise missile attack destroys a railway station in Kirovohrad Oblast, killing three people and injuring several others. (France 24)
A Russian cruise missile attack destroys a railway station in Kirovohrad Oblast, killing three people and injuring several others. (France 24)
Nikenike Vurobaravu is elected President of Vanuatu by the country's Electoral College in the eighth round of voting and will succeed outgoing President Tallis Obed Moses. (RNZ)
2022 bombing of Odesa Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit Odesa's port less than a day after a deal to export grain from Ukraine was signed between Russia and Ukraine. Initial reports indicate no related infrastructure damage. (AP)
2022 monkeypox outbreak The monkeypox outbreak is declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. (The Guardian)
An Aerolíneas Argentinas flight makes an emergency landing in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, after a bomb threat. The flight with 169 passengers and six crew members was flying from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province. (Infobae)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Japan COVID-19 vaccination in Japan Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. (Japan Today) COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland The Irish Ministry of Health announces changes to Ireland's vaccination program including a second booster dose for people between the ages of 50 and 64 years and a first dose of an mRNA vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years who are immunocompromised. (TheJournal.ie) (gov.ie)
COVID-19 pandemic in Japan COVID-19 vaccination in Japan Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. (Japan Today)
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland The Irish Ministry of Health announces changes to Ireland's vaccination program including a second booster dose for people between the ages of 50 and 64 years and a first dose of an mRNA vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years who are immunocompromised. (TheJournal.ie) (gov.ie)
COVID-19 vaccination in Japan Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. (Japan Today)
COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland The Irish Ministry of Health announces changes to Ireland's vaccination program including a second booster dose for people between the ages of 50 and 64 years and a first dose of an mRNA vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years who are immunocompromised. (TheJournal.ie) (gov.ie)
Economy of Ukraine Fitch Ratings downgrades the Ukrainian debt outlook to "C", one grade above default, due to requests from Ukrainian authorities to postpone payments on bonds. (Bloomberg)
Fitch Ratings downgrades the Ukrainian debt outlook to "C", one grade above default, due to requests from Ukrainian authorities to postpone payments on bonds. (Bloomberg)
Flash floods kill at least 21 people after the Roudbal River overflowed in Estahban, Fars Province, Iran. Fifty-five others are rescued and six others remain missing. (AP)
Hong Kong-based airline Greater Bay Airlines completes its maiden flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok. The airline has been granted licenses to operate 104 routes across the Greater China and Asia Pacific regions. (The Standard)
Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. (Japan Today)
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha survives a no-confidence vote with 256 confidence votes, 206 votes against and nine abstentions. (AP)
Ten people are killed and seven are injured after a mountainside slope collapses in Jingtai County, Gansu, China. (AP)
The Irish Ministry of Health announces changes to Ireland's vaccination program including a second booster dose for people between the ages of 50 and 64 years and a first dose of an mRNA vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years who are immunocompromised. (TheJournal.ie) (gov.ie)
The monkeypox outbreak is declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. (The Guardian)
Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit Odesa's port less than a day after a deal to export grain from Ukraine was signed between Russia and Ukraine. Initial reports indicate no related infrastructure damage. (AP)
2022 Brazilian general election President Jair Bolsonaro formally announces that he will run for re-election. (Reuters)
President Jair Bolsonaro formally announces that he will run for re-election. (Reuters)
Iran–Israel proxy conflict Iran's Supreme National Security Council announces that their intelligence ministry has arrested an Israeli cell hours before they were to conduct attacks on several sites in Isfahan, including a major nuclear facility. (Al Jazeera)
Iran's Supreme National Security Council announces that their intelligence ministry has arrested an Israeli cell hours before they were to conduct attacks on several sites in Isfahan, including a major nuclear facility. (Al Jazeera)
A former mayor of Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines, and two others are killed in a mass shooting at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters)
Armand Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, clearing .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}6.21 metres (20 ft 4+1⁄2 in). (The Oregonian)
At least 17 Haitian migrants are killed and 25 others are rescued when their boat capsizes off New Providence, Bahamas. (Forbes)
Ateneo de Manila University shooting A former mayor of Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines, and two others are killed in a mass shooting at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters)
China launches the Wentian module, one of two laboratory modules needed to complete the Tiangong space station, from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan on a Long March 5 rocket.The module is fully integrated with the space station thirteen hours after launch. (China Daily) (AP) (RTHK)
Chinese space program Tiangong space station China launches the Wentian module, one of two laboratory modules needed to complete the Tiangong space station, from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan on a Long March 5 rocket.The module is fully integrated with the space station thirteen hours after launch. (China Daily) (AP) (RTHK)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (U.S. News & World Report)
COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (U.S. News & World Report)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (U.S. News & World Report)
Flash floods kill at least nine people in Sanaa and the Dhamar Governorate in Yemen. (AP)
Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Egypt for diplomatic talks, and will also visit Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
Foreign relations of Russia Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Egypt for diplomatic talks, and will also visit Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Two Palestinian men are killed and 12 others are injured during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Nablus, West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
Italian vessels recover five bodies and rescue 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, while European charities rescue 500 people. (AP)
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. (U.S. News & World Report)
The Sakurajima volcano in Kyushu, Japan, erupts. Around 120 residents in two nearby towns are ordered to evacuate even though minimal damages are reported. (Al Jazeera)
Thirty-four people are killed when a bus traveling from Meru plunges into a river in Nairobi, Kenya. (Al Jazeera)
Tiangong space station China launches the Wentian module, one of two laboratory modules needed to complete the Tiangong space station, from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan on a Long March 5 rocket.The module is fully integrated with the space station thirteen hours after launch. (China Daily) (AP) (RTHK)
Two Palestinian men are killed and 12 others are injured during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Nablus, West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Indian presidential election Droupadi Murmu is sworn in as President of India. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, says that Russia has charged 92 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with "crimes against the peace and security of humanity", with a further 96 people being wanted. There are also 1,300 ongoing criminal investigations. (BBC News)
2022 Tunisian constitutional referendum Tunisian citizens head to the polls to vote in a constitutional referendum, which was proposed by President Kais Saied as a solution to the country's ongoing political crisis. (DW)
Droupadi Murmu is sworn in as President of India. (Al Jazeera)
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 The United Kingdom is announced as the host of next year's Eurovision Song Contest in place of this year's winners, Ukraine, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The United Kingdom, represented by Sam Ryder, finished in second place, behind Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, at this year's competition. Ukraine will still automatically qualify for the grand final. (BBC News)
Meteorological authorities in South Korea issue a heat wave warning for most of the country, with temperatures expected to exceed 34 °C (93 °F). (Yonhap)
Mexican drug war At least six people are killed in a mass shooting at a rehab center in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico. (Infobae)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, says that Russia has charged 92 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with "crimes against the peace and security of humanity", with a further 96 people being wanted. There are also 1,300 ongoing criminal investigations. (BBC News)
The United Kingdom is announced as the host of next year's Eurovision Song Contest in place of this year's winners, Ukraine, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The United Kingdom, represented by Sam Ryder, finished in second place, behind Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, at this year's competition. Ukraine will still automatically qualify for the grand final. (BBC News)
Tunisian citizens head to the polls to vote in a constitutional referendum, which was proposed by President Kais Saied as a solution to the country's ongoing political crisis. (DW)
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, says that Russia has charged 92 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with "crimes against the peace and security of humanity", with a further 96 people being wanted. There are also 1,300 ongoing criminal investigations. (BBC News)
2020–2022 H5N8 outbreak The UK's National Trust says that an outbreak of bird flu on the Farne Islands in the North Sea has killed over 3,000 wild birds. However, the actual death toll is estimated to be around ten times higher because birds may have fallen into the sea. (BBC News)
2022 Langley shootings Three people, including the shooter, are killed, and two others are seriously injured in a mass shooting in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. (CBC)