Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- Uzbekistan declares a state of emergency after protests in the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan.
- Yair Lapid (pictured) succeeds Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister of Israel.
- In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup.
- At least twenty-one people are found dead in a nightclub in East London, South Africa.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- One person is killed in a Russian attack on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Yemen Civil War
- Three people are killed and 18 others injured by an explosion at an arms depot in Abyan. (AP)
- Communist rebellion in the Philippines
- Seven people are injured when suspected communist guerrillas explode a land mine in Mapanas, Northern Samar, Philippines. (AP)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- An Israeli man is seriously wounded in a stabbing and suspected terror attack on the road between Bnei Brak and Giv'at Shmuel. (Times of Israel)
- Two Egyptian UN peacekeepers are killed in northern Mali when their vehicle hit a mine. (The Defense Post)
Business and economy
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- Sri Lanka's inflation continues to increase and reaches nearly 60% as the economic crisis worsens. (Bloomberg)
- South Korea's inflation reaches a 24-year record, as the country struggles with increasing energy and food prices. (Nikkei)
Disasters and accidents
- At least nine people are killed during flash floods caused by the monsoon in Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP)
- Three people are killed during flooding in Kuala Pegang, Malaysia. (FloodList)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- Connecticut confirms its first case of monkeypox. (WTNH)
- Panama confirms its first case of monkeypox. (TVN 2)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- Queen Consort Letizia of Spain tests positive for COVID-19. (El Periódico)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
Politics and elections
- Enlargement of NATO, Finland–NATO relations, Sweden–NATO relations
- All 30 members of NATO have signed off on the accession protocols for the membership bids of Finland and Sweden, subject to unanimous approval by the current members' legislative bodies. (Associated Press)
- Time in Mexico
- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that he will present a bill to eliminate daylight saving time in Mexico, with the exception of northern bordering cities, due to it being unpopular and having little benefit. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- The International Mathematical Union awards the Fields Medal to mathematicians Hugo Duminil-Copin of France, June Huh of the United States, James Maynard of the United Kingdom, and Maryna Viazovska of Ukraine, at the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians in Helsinki. (The New York Times)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Ethiopian civil conflict
- Oromo conflict
- Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed says that "citizens in the Oromia region’s Qellen Wellega area have come under a massacre" by the Oromo Liberation Army. Lobbyists say that 150–160 Amhara civilians have been killed. (AP)
- Oromo conflict
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Twenty-two people are killed and many others are injured during a raid by insurgents in Kossi Province, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
- 2022 Karakalpak protests
- The government of Uzbekistan says 18 people have been killed and 243 others injured as protests appear to stabilise in Karakalpakstan, though concerns over the possibility of ethnic conflict remain. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- Sri Lanka announces a week-long holiday amid fuel and food shortages caused by a worsening economic crisis. (Business Standard)
- Turkey records its highest inflation in 24 years, which is currently near 80%. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Bonnie
- El Salvador suspends classes as Hurricane Bonnie passes through Central America. Deaths have been reported in Nicaragua and El Salvador. (Infobae)
- Hurricane Bonnie
- Sixteen people are killed when a bus plunges into a deep gorge in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India. (AP)
- At least 300 people are injured by a chlorine gas leak in Qalat Sukkar, Iraq. (AP)
- Italian prime minister Mario Draghi declares a state of emergency in five regions of Northern Italy due to a severe drought in the Po Valley. (Deccan Herald)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- President of Singapore Halimah Yacob tests positive for COVID-19. (Channel News Asia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
Law and crime
- Mass shootings in the United States
- 2022 Highland Park parade shooting
- Six people are killed and 36 others are injured in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, United States, during a Fourth of July parade. (CNN)
- One person is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in Sacramento, California, United States. (AP)
- 2022 Highland Park parade shooting
Politics and elections
- 2022 Papua New Guinean general election
- Papua New Guineans go to the polls to elect their new government in a heavily guarded election. (Barron's)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- Three people are killed by explosions at residential buildings in Belgorod, Russia, near the border with Ukraine. Fifty buildings are partially destroyed by the explosions. (BBC News)
- Armed forces of Russia and the separatist Luhansk People's Republic capture the entire Luhansk Oblast after seizing Lysychansk. Ukrainian forces confirm that they were forced to retreat. (CNN)
- Six people are killed and many others are injured as heavy shelling from rocket launchers hit the city of Sloviansk, in Donetsk Oblast, according to a report from the city's mayor. (Yahoo! News)
- 2022 Western Russia attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Karakalpak protests
- Five people are killed and thousands are injured after mass protests in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev accuses "rioters" of violence. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Marmolada serac collapse
- Seven people are killed, eight are injured, and 13 others are reported missing after a serac collapses in Marmolada, Italy. (BBC News)
- Twenty people are killed and 13 others are injured when a bus plunges into a deep ravine in Sherani District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Reuters)
- Two people are killed in a shark attack off the coast of Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt, on the Red Sea. (GMA News Online)
Health and environment
Law and crime
- 2022 Copenhagen mall shooting
- Three people are killed and four more are injured during a mass shooting at the Field's shopping centre in Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark. A suspect has been arrested. (BBC News)
- Fifty-one people are arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while trying to emigrate to Australia by sea. Police said that undocumented immigration has increased because of Sri Lanka's economic crisis. (Outlook)
Sports
- 2022 Formula One World Championship
- 2022 British Grand Prix
- Spanish racing driver Carlos Sainz Jr. of Scuderia Ferrari wins the first Formula One race of his career. (Miami Herald)
- 2022 British Grand Prix
- Candidates Tournament 2022
- Ian Nepomniachtchi wins the tournament with only one round remaining and qualifies for the World Chess Championship 2023 against current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. (chess.com)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Mariupol City Council claims that over 10,000 of the city's residents are being held prisoner by the separatist Donetsk People's Republic. (UkInterfax)
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claims that his country intercepted Ukrainian missiles directed at Belarus three days ago and says that Belarus "does not want war with Ukraine". (CNBC)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 30 people are killed in an ambush in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
- The Israeli Navy intercepts three Hezbollah drones from Lebanon in Israeli airspace. (The Jerusalem Post)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Bonnie
- Tropical Storm Bonnie makes landfall near the Costa Rica–Nicaragua border. The storm subsequently crosses over from the Atlantic basin to the Pacific basin, becoming the first storm to do so since Hurricane Otto in 2016. One person is reported missing in Trinidad and Tobago. (National Hurricane Center) (Newsday)
- Tropical Storm Colin makes landfall in South Carolina, United States. (AP)
- Tropical Storm Bonnie
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe
- The World Health Organization announces that European cases of monkeypox have tripled in the past two weeks. (CNBC)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe
Law and crime
- Two people are killed and four others injured in a mass shooting in Haltom City, Texas, United States. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Karakalpak protests
- The government of Uzbekistan drops plans to strip Karakalpakstan of its autonomy amid widespread protests in the region. (Reuters)
- Internet access is restricted in Uzbekistan as regional protests continue for a second day, with the government accusing a "criminal gang" of trying to seize government buildings in Karakalpakstan. (Eurasianet)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Serhiivka missile strike
- At least 21 civilians are killed and 38 others injured when two Russian missiles strike a multi-story building and a recreation centre in Serhiivka, Odessa Oblast. (The Guardian)
- Serhiivka missile strike
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Bulgarian Navy destroys a naval mine that had drifted close to the country's Black Sea coast in a controlled explosion. A team of divers stated that the mine was of Soviet origin. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- Ukrainian cultural heritage during the 2022 Russian invasion
- UNESCO inscribes Ukraine's borscht culture into its list of endangered intangible cultural heritage. (Bangkok Post)
Business and economy
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- Sri Lanka's inflation rate reaches a record 54.6% amid a steep economic crisis and a default of the country's debt. (CNA)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Hormozgan earthquakes
- Five people are killed and 49 are injured after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Hormozgan province, Iran. (Mirror)
- Argentina issues a notice of polar wave temperatures. The meteorological authorities also report that the country experienced one of the coldest autumns in more than 60 years. (Infobae)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Germany
- Germany surpasses 1,000 cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deutsche)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia and the Bahamas report their first cases of monkeypox. (QuePasa Media) (MagneticMediaTV) (Caribbean Loop News)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Ukraine
- Authorities in the Donetsk People's Republic announce that they will begin carrying out capital punishment in 2025, after three foreign fighters, two of them British and the third Moroccan, who were arrested in the republic after joining the Ukrainian Army amidst the ongoing Russian invasion, are sentenced to death by the court. (Reuters)
- 2022 shooting of Kentucky police officers
- A third police officer dies from injuries sustained in yesterday's shootout in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. (ABC News)
- The trial of American basketball player Brittney Griner begins in Moscow, Russia. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February and could face up to ten years in prison if she is convicted on drug charges. (Reuters)
- Philadelphia Flyers prospect and former CSKA Moscow goaltender Ivan Fedotov is arrested in Saint Petersburg for allegedly evading military service. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election
- John Lee is sworn in as the fifth Chief Executive of Hong Kong. (RTHK)
- Protests occur in the autonomous Uzbekistani region of Karakalpakstan against a proposed constitutional change that would strip the region of its autonomy. (Eurasianet)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 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)
- Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, List of military occupations
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2022
- Two Israeli civilians and a soldier are injured after Palestinian militants open fire inside Joseph's Tomb in Nablus. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2022
- 2019–2022 Sudanese protests
Business and economy
- For the first time since Russia began occupying the Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, a cargo ship departs from the city's port. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane watches are issued for Nicaragua and Costa Rica as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is expected to form into Tropical Storm Bonnie in the coming hours. (WMBF-TV)
- 2022 Manipur landslide
- Four people are killed and three others injured after a jeep carrying migrants crashes into a trailer in Encinal, Texas, United States. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the state will distribute more than 8,000 doses of the smallpox vaccine to help combat the spread of monkeypox. (The New York Times)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
- COVID-19 pandemic and animals, COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio
- An Amur tiger at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., dies from COVID-19, making it the first animal at the zoo to die from the disease. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic and animals, COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- 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)
- West Virginia v. EPA
- Climate change policy of the United States
- 2022 European heat wave
- Slovakia measures the highest ever temperature in June in Somotor near Košice, reaching 38.8 °C (101.8 °F). (Korzár Dolny Zemplín - SME)
International relations
- New Zealand–European Union relations
- The European Union signs a free trade agreement with New Zealand. (Politico)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Poland
- The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland upholds lower court rulings that annulled anti-LGBT resolutions, known as "LGBT-free zones", that had been adopted by some local authorities. (Notes from Poland)
- 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)
- 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)
- New Zealand designates American far-right groups Proud Boys and The Base as terrorist organizations. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Presidency of Bongbong Marcos
- Inauguration of Bongbong Marcos
- Bongbong Marcos is sworn in as the 17th President of the Philippines. (The Washington Post)
- Inauguration of Bongbong Marcos
- Provinces of Indonesia
- Three new provinces are created in West Papua, Indonesia. (Reuters)
- 2019–2022 Israeli political crisis
- 2022 Israeli legislative election
- The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for 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
- 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)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 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)
- Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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)
- Murder of Kanhaiya Lal
- 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)
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2022
- 2020–2022 Ethiopian–Sudanese clashes
- The Sudanese Armed Forces fire heavy artillery during clashes in the disputed eastern region of Al Fushqa District bordering Ethiopia, after Ethiopia was accused by Sudan of murdering seven soldiers and a civilian. Ethiopia denies responsibility for the killings and instead blames a local armed group. (Al Jazeera)
- 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)
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- Several miners including four Chinese nationals are kidnapped by terrorists in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
- Yemeni Civil War
Disasters and accidents
- 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)
- A state of emergency is declared on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands due to a toxic fire. (RNZ)
- The Pino Hachado Pass between Argentina and Chile is closed as blizzards and heavy snowfall block the passage between the two countries. (LMN)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe
- Estonia reports its first case of monkeypox. (News ERR.EE)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- Michigan and New Hampshire report their first cases of monkeypox. (WGME-TV) (Michigan GOV)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe
- 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 vaccination in South Korea
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- 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)
International relations
- 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)
- 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)
- Syria officially confirms its recognition of the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic, two breakaway states in southern Ukraine. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 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)
- American singer R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking. (BBC News)