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Topics in the news

Yair Lapid

• Yair Lapid (pictured) succeeds Naftali Bennett as prime minister of Israel.
• At least 53 unlawful migrants are found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
• 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.

Ongoing:

• COVID-19 pandemic
• Russian invasion of Ukraine

Recent deaths:

• Tjahjo Kumolo
• Katja Husen
• Martin Bangemann
• Margaret Keane
• Hershel W. Williams
• Leo Posada

July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) (Friday)

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 after two Russian missiles strike a multi-story building and a recreation centre in Serhiivka, Odessa Oblast. (The Guardian)
• 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 assessed 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 hits a record 54.6% amid a steep economic crisis and a default of its debt. (CNA)

Disasters and accidents

• Argentina issues a notice of polar wave temperatures. The meteorological authorities also report the country had one of the coldest autumns of the past 63 years. (Infobae)

Health and environment

• 2022 monkeypox outbreak
  • 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Germany
    • Germany surpasses 1,000 cases of monkeypox. (RKI Deutsche)
  • 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
    • Wisconsin reports its first case of monkeypox. (WISN-TV)
  • Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Turkey and the Bahamas report their first cases of monkeypox. (QuePasa Media) (MagneticMediaTV) (Reuters) (Caribbean Loop News)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Ukraine
  • The separatist Donetsk People's Republic say the death penalty will start being used in 2025. Two British and one Moroccan foreign fighter, who were arrested in the republic after joining the Ukrainian Army amid the ongoing Russian invasion, were sentenced to death by the court. (Reuters)
• The trial of American basketball player Brittney Griner opens in Moscow, Russia, on drug charges after she was detained at a Moscow airport last February. Griner faces up to ten years in prison if convicted. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election
  • John Lee is sworn in as the 5th Chief Executive of Hong Kong. (RTHK)
• Mass protests break out in the autonomous Uzbek region of Karakalpakstan, against a proposed constitutional change that would have stripped the region of its sovereignty. (Eurasianet)

June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30) (Thursday)

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)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Two Israeli civilians and a soldier are injured after Palestinian militants open fire inside Joseph's Tomb in Nablus. (The Jerusalem Post)
• 2019–2022 Sudanese protests
  • Eight protesters are killed by Sudanese security forces in Omdurman. (Reuters)

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
  • Nineteen people are killed and 48 others are feared dead after a massive landslide in Manipur, India. (Reuters)
• Four people are killed and three others are 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)
• 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 in Nauru
    • Nauru surpasses 3,000 cases of COVID-19, about a third of the country's population. (Loop)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Provinces of Indonesia
  • Three new provinces are created in West Papua, Indonesia. (Reuters)
• 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)
• 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)

June 29, 2022 (2022-06-29) (Wednesday)

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)
• 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)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member is killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters)
• 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)
• 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)

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)
• 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)
• 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)

June 28, 2022 (2022-06-28) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 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)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Two policemen and a polio vaccinator are shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)

Business and economy

• 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)

Disasters and accidents

• Tuluá prison riot
  • A fire occurs during a prison riot in Tuluá, Colombia, killing 51 inmates and injuring 24 others. (Reuters)
• 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)
• 2022 Mumbai building collapse
  • Nineteen people are killed when a building collapses in Mumbai, India. (Reuters)
• Tokyo records the city's highest temperature since 1875 as a heat wave continues. Several people are hospitalized due to heatstroke. (CNA)
• Four people are killed when a helicopter crashes into the Arabian sea near India. (Reuters)
• Authorities in Argentina issue a blizzard warning for Neuquén Province as roads remain blocked by snow. (Rio Negro)

Health and environment

• 2022 monkeypox outbreak
  • 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe
    • 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)
    • France reports more than 100 new cases of monkeypox. (Sante Publique France)
    • Italy reports two new cases of monkeypox. (Salute GOV Italy)
    • Romania reports three new cases of monkeypox. (Stiripe Surse Romania)
    • Switzerland reports four new cases of monkeypox. (Swiss Confederation Health)
  • 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Asia
    • Israel reports five new cases of monkeypox. (Gov Israel)
  • 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
    • Nebraska reports its first case of monkeypox. (KSNB-TV)
    • Ohio reports its second case of monkeypox. (WBNS-TV)
    • The CDC announces that they will activate an emergency operations center for monkeypox. (CNN)
    • The Biden administration announces that over 296,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will be distributed to combat the spread of monkeypox, including 56,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine. (Business Insider) (The Hill)
    • The total number of monkeypox cases in the United States reaches 300. (CDC.GOV)
  • 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Canada
    • Canada reports more than 40 new cases of monkeypox. (Government of Canada)
  • Peru reports two new cases of monkeypox. (La Republica Peru)
  • South Africa reports its second case of monkeypox. (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)

International relations

• 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)
• Nuclear program of Iran
  • Iranian nuclear talks are moved to Qatar in a new bid to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. (Politico)

Law and crime

• Freedom of the press in India
  • Police in India arrest Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. (BBC News)
• 2022 Saanich shootout
  • Six police officers are injured and two bank robbers killed in a shootout at a bank in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Nearby homes and businesses are later evacuated due to a potential explosive device in the area. (Victoria News)
• Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin is sentenced to two weeks in prison after being arrested yesterday for "disobeying police". (Barron's)
• Protesting against the government's nitrogen policy, a group of Dutch farmers gathered at Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy Christianne van der Wal's home and rioted, forcing some police officers on the scene to flee for their own safety. (Dutch News)

Politics and elections

• Scottish independence
  • Proposed second Scottish independence referendum
    • Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister, announces during a parliamentary debate session that an independence referendum bill will be tabled in the Scottish Parliament. The bill sets the date for the break-up vote at October 19, 2023. Sturgeon will try to bypass Prime Minister Boris Johnson's unlikely permission to conduct the referendum by referring the bill to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. (CNBC) (The Guardian)

Sports

• 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)

June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 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)

Business and economy

• 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)

Disasters and accidents

• 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 Missouri train derailment
  • An Amtrak Southwest Chief passenger train carrying 243 passengers collides with a dump truck near Mendon, Missouri, United States. Eight cars and two locomotives are subsequently derailed, killing three people and injuring at least 50 others. (CNN) (KSNW-TV)
• 2022 San Antonio trailer deaths
  • At least 51 people are found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Sixteen others are transported to hospitals. (CNN)
• The Japanese government asks the public to conserve energy and to prepare for power outages as the country faces a heat wave. (AP)
• One person is killed and five others injured after a bullet train collides with an engine in Bohumin, Czech Republic. (AP)
• Four people are injured when an apartment roof collapses in Budapest, Hungary. (AP)
• One person is killed and ten others injured after a tornado hits Zierikzee, Netherlands. (AP)

Health and environment

• 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)
• 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)

International relations

• 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)

Law and crime

• Abortion in the United States
  • Abortion in Louisiana, Abortion in Utah
    • State judges in New Orleans and in Utah temporarily block the abortion bans for all stages of pregnancy that state officials announced after the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. (The Guardian) (Deseret)
  • Abortion in South Carolina
    • A federal judge in South Carolina lifts an injunction on the so-called heartbeat bill, effectively limiting abortion to about 6 weeks into pregnancy. (CBS News)
• One person is killed and five others injured in a mass stabbing at a shelter for asylum-seekers in Kressbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (AP)

Sports

• 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)

June 26, 2022 (2022-06-26) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Several Russian cruise missiles strike Kiev, 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)
• Insurgency in the Sahel
  • Two police officers are killed and another is injured in Dassari, Benin, by militants suspected to be from Niger or Burkina Faso. (SwissInfo)
• 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)
• Two soldiers and seven militants are killed in a shootout in Ghulam Khan, North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
• Seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian are summarily executed after being held captive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 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)
• One person is killed and another is reported missing after a fire on an inter-island ferry in Manila, Philippines. (AP)
• Two people are killed and nine others are injured in a fire at a market in Bangkok, Thailand. (Reuters)
• Four people are killed and 322 are injured when a stand in a bullring collapses in El Espinal, Colombia. (AP)
• Three people are killed in Brentwood, California, U.S., when their car collides with an Amtrak train. (CBS News)
• Two people are killed and more are missing after heavy flooding in Krasnodar, Sochi, Russia. (FloodList)

International relations

• 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)
• 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)

Law and crime

• LGBT rights in Turkey
  • Riot police disperse hundreds of people in Istanbul after the government banned the Pride Parade, alleging that the parade could cause "public unrest due to society's sensitivities". (Reuters)
• Nigeria's Zamfara State begins issuing firearms licenses to citizens so that they can defend themselves from bandit gangs. (Reuters)
• 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)

Sports

• 2021–22 NHL season
  • In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win their first Stanley Cup since the 2001 season, thereby dethroning the Lightning in their quest to three-peat. (The New York Times)

June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Battle of Sievierodonetsk
      • The mayor of Sieverodonetsk announces that Russian forces have "fully occupied" the city. (Reuters)
    • Eastern Ukraine offensive
      • Pro-Russian forces say that they have entered the city of Lysychansk, the last major city still held by Ukrainian forces in Luhansk Oblast, and that street-to-street fighting is underway. (First Post)
    • Russia launches dozens of cruise missiles at targets in multiple Ukrainian cities, including Yavoriv, Zhytomyr, and Desna. At least 20 missiles were fired from Belarusian airspace. (Reuters) (Yahoo! News)
• Islamic terrorism in Europe
  • 2022 Oslo shootings
    • 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)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • A 16-year-old Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli custody after being shot yesterday by soldiers in Silwad, West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
• Anglophone Crisis
  • Akwaya massacre
    • Twenty-six people are killed in an attack in Akwaya district, Southwest region, Cameroon. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• Miss International Queen 2022
  • Fuschia Anne Ravena of the Philippines is crowned Miss International Queen, widely regarded as the world's largest beauty pageant for trans women, in Pattaya, Thailand. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Kish Island, Iran, killing one person and injuring 31 others. (AP)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
    • Shanghai declares "victory" over COVID-19 and Beijing announces the reopening of primary and secondary schools following a decrease in the number of cases. (Reuters)
• 2022 monkeypox outbreak
  • The World Health Organization declares that monkeypox is not yet a public health emergency of international concern. (NBC News)
• Japan reports a record high temperature for the month of June of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. (Kyodo News)

International relations

• Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
  • Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations. (France 24)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Ecuadorian protests
  • The National Assembly convenes to debate the possible removal of president Guillermo Lasso amidst ongoing protests. (La Nación)
• Gun politics in the United States
  • U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law. (CNN)

Sports

• 2022 Mediterranean Games
  • The 19th Mediterranean Games opens in Oran, Algeria. (Mundo Deportivo)

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Ongoing events

Disasters

• Climate crisis
• COVID-19 pandemic
• Opioid epidemic
• 2021–22 European windstorm season
• 2020–2022 H5N8 outbreak
• 2022 monkeypox outbreak
• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2022 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
• 2022 Pacific typhoon season
• 2022 Pacific hurricane season
• Madagascar famine
• Yemeni famine

Economics

• 2020–present global chip shortage
• 2021–2022 global energy crisis
• 2021–2022 global supply chain crisis
• 2021–2022 inflation surge
• 2022 food crises
• 2022 United States infant formula shortage
• Lebanese liquidity crisis
• Russian financial crisis
• Sri Lankan economic crisis
• Turkish currency and debt crisis

Politics

• Belarus−European Union border crisis
• Brazilian protests
• Malaysian political crisis
• Myanmar protests
• Nicaraguan protests
• Nigerian protests
• Persian Gulf crisis
• Peruvian crisis
• Sri Lankan protests & political crisis
• Sudanese protests
• Tigrayan peace process
• Tunisian political crisis
• Ukrainian refugee crisis
• United States abortion protests
• Venezuelan presidential crisis

Elections and referendums

Recent

• June
  • 19: France, National Assembly (2nd)
  • 19: Colombia, President (2nd)
  • 22: Jersey, States Assembly
  • 23: Grenada, House of Representatives
  • 26: Liechtenstein, Referendum

Upcoming

• July
  • 4−22: Papua New Guinea, National Parliament
  • 10: Japan, House of Councillors
  • 10: Republic of Congo, National Assembly

Trials

Recently concluded

• Bolivia: Jeanine Áñez
• France: Salah Abdeslam
• United States: Michael Sussmann

Ongoing

• Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
• Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
• Italy: Matteo Salvini
• Kosovo: Specialist Chambers
• Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
• Malta: Yorgen Fenech
• Philippines: Leila de Lima
• Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
• Sweden: Hamid Nouri
• United States: Sunny Balwani
• Vatican City: Giovanni Angelo Becciu
• ICC: Ali Kushayb

Upcoming

• Canada: Peter Nygård
• Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu
• United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Steve Bannon

Sport

• Association football
  • 2022 MLS season
  • 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
• Women's association football
  • 2022 NWSL season
• Baseball
  • 2022 MLB season
• Basketball
  • 2022 WNBA season
• Cricket
  • 2021–23 ICC World Test Championship
  • 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
  • 2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
  • 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League
• Canadian football
  • 2022 CFL season
• Golf
  • 2022 PGA Tour Champions
  • 2021–22 PGA Tour
  • 2022 Ladies European Tour
  • 2022 European Tour
  • 2022 LPGA Tour
• Motorsport
  • 2022 Formula One World Championship
  • 2021–22 Formula E World Championship
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