Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured) wins the World Snooker Championship, defeating Judd Trump in the final.
- Dritan Abazović is elected as the new Prime Minister of Montenegro by the Parliament.
- Twitter's board of directors accepts a takeover offer from Elon Musk.
- The Freedom Movement, led by Robert Golob, wins the most seats in the Slovenian parliamentary election.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Governor of Donetsk Oblast Pavlo Kyrylenko says that nine people have been killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Somali Civil War
- An Al-Shabaab raid on an African Union base in Lower Shabelle, Somalia, kills three people. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Based on its preliminary findings, the European Commission accuses Apple of breaking the EU's competition law by blocking its competitors from accessing the technology used for its Apple Pay service, and threatens to fine the company up to 10% of its global revenue. (BBC News)
- American bank Citigroup says that the flash crash that affected several European stock markets, particularly the OMX Stockholm 30, yesterday was caused by an error from one of its traders. (BBC News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Southern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 bombing of Odessa
- A Russian missile hits a dormitory in Odessa, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding a 17-year-old girl, according to Ukrainian officials. An Orthodox Church was also damaged in the missile strike. (Reuters)
- 2022 bombing of Odessa
- Siege of Mariupol
- The resumption of civilian evacuations from the Azovstal steel mill which was expected to begin at 8 A.M. local time does not occur, as Russia begins a non-stop barrage of airstrikes and bombings following the departure of Red Cross personnel, who had left the previous day after the evacuations were suspended. (CNN)
- Five Russian troops are allegedly killed during a supposed incursion into the steel plant. (CNN)
- Belgorod and Bryansk attacks
- Explosions are reported in the city of Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov states that "there were no casualties or damage". (Reuters via NDTV)
- A Ukrainian Air Force Bayraktar TB2 drone destroys two Russian Raptor-class patrol boats near Snake Island in the Black Sea. (CBS News)
- Southern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Quezon City fire
- A fire destroys 80 homes in Quezon City, Philippines, killing eight people, including six children. (BBC News)
- 2022 New Mexico wildfires
- Residents of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and surrounding communities evacuate as the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire continues to spread. (NPR) (The New York Times)
- Five people are killed by a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. (AP)
International relations
- Hungary–Ukraine relations, Hungary-Russia relations
- Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov accuses Hungary of having advance knowledge of the Russian invasion, saying that Hungary was warned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and that Hungary had plans to annex parts of Western Ukraine. (Ukraine Today)
Law and crime
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
- A draft opinion leaked to Politico indicates that the U.S. Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. (Politico) (Reuters)
- Spanish authorities announce that Pegasus spyware was found on the cell phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Minister of Defense Margarita Robles. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will reportedly undergo cancer surgery and temporarily hand power to Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev. (Business Standard)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Siege of Mariupol
- Some civilian evacuations begin from the Azovstal iron and steel works in Mariupol. Officials believe that up to 1,000 people have sought refuge at the plant, which has been the target of Russian airstrikes for days. However, evacuations are suspended until 8 a.m. tomorrow due to "security concerns". (The Washington Post) (CNN)
- Five people are killed by Russian shelling in the town of Lyman. (Times of Israel)
- Siege of Mariupol
- April 2022 Belgorod and Bryansk attacks
- A fire reportedly occurs at a military facility in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, slightly injuring one person and damaging seven houses. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Transnistria conflict
- Ukrainian intelligence officials report that Russia is poised to launch a second front from the breakaway area of Transnistria in order to take over the rest of Moldova. (The Times)
- Sinai insurgency
- The Islamic State claims via the Al-Naba newspaper that Israel killed a senior jihadist commander in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. (Times of Israel)
Business and economy
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Germany–Russia relations
- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says that Germany may lift sanctions against Russia if they completely withdraw their troops from Ukraine. (Bloomberg Quint)
- Hungary, a member of the European Union, says that it will veto any sanctions that would restrict energy imports from Russia. Unanimity among the 27 EU members is required to introduce sanctions. (Bloomberg)
- Germany–Russia relations
Disasters and accidents
- Two people are killed and another person is missing after heavy flooding in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- The Greek Civil Aviation announces that Greece has lifted their COVID-19 restrictions for domestic and foreign flights. Passengers will still be required to wear a mask. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Italy removes their Green Pass for all indoor places except hospitals and nursing homes and lifts their COVID-19 vaccination and mask mandate for museums, bars, hotels, and restaurants. However, masks will still be required for public transport until June 15. (Wanted In Rome)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
Politics and elections
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- May Day anti-war rallies are held across the world to call for peace in Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that sanctions must be lifted as part of the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. (Reuters)
- April 2022 Belgorod and Bryansk attacks
- Governor of Kursk Oblast Roman Starovoyt says that shells have been launched at a border checkpoint from the direction of Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Around 20 civilians have left the steel plant, a deputy commander of the Azov Battalion says. (The Times of Israel)
- 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Afghanistan conflict
- At least one person is killed and three others injured when a van explodes in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Reuters)
- Sinai insurgency
- A natural gas pipeline is blown up in Bir al-Abd, North Sinai, Egypt, by suspected jihadist militants. (Times of Israel)
Disasters and accidents
- A plane carrying four people crashes in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, killing everyone on board. (CBC)
- A tornado strikes Andover, Kansas, United States, inflicting heavy damage. As part of the same weather system, three storm chasers are killed in a car accident due to aquaplaning. (BBC News) (USA Today)
- Five people are rescued and dozens of others remain trapped after a building collapses in Changsha, China. (BBC News)
- A tricycle falls into a man-made channel in Itay El Barud, Egypt. Eight children die and four people are rescued. (Associated Press)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- It is announced that Beijing residents must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter public spaces as part of a major tightening of restrictions in the Chinese capital. (BBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
- Taiwan reports a record for the third consecutive day of 15,419 new COVID-19 cases. (Focus Taiwan)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- Israel–Palestine relations, Israeli–Palestinian peace process
- Hamas warns that, if another attempt to storm the al-Aqsa Mosque is made by Israel, war could break out. (France24)
Sports
- 2021–22 La Liga
- In association football, Real Madrid wins a record 35th La Liga title, following a 4–0 victory over Espanyol. Manager Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first manager to win titles in all of Europe's top five leagues. (ABS-CBN News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2022 Al-Aqsa Mosque storming
- Forty-two Palestinians are injured as the Israeli police storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in response to crowds within the mosque throwing rocks and fireworks in the direction of Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall. (Al Jazeera) (Ynetnews)
- An Israeli security guard in the Ariel settlement is shot dead in what is suspected to be a militant attack. (Times of Israel) (The Jerusalem Post)
- 2022 Al-Aqsa Mosque storming
- Afghanistan conflict
- 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
- Ten people are killed and 15 others are injured when a mosque is bombed in Kabul, Afghanistan. (National Post)
- 2022 Kabul mosque bombing
- Central African Republic Civil War
- Six soldiers and four Coalition of Patriots for Change rebels are killed during a shootout at a military outpost in Bakouma, Central African Republic. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- The South Korean government announces that it will lift outdoor mask mandate from May 2 due to decrease of the number of COVID-19 cases, despite criticism from the incoming Yoon Suk-yeol administration regarding the mandate. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
- Taiwan reports a record for the second consecutive day of 11,517 new COVID-19 cases. (Focus Taiwan)
- 2022 Indian heat wave
- India's weather department issues a severe heat wave warning as temperatures rapidly increase across the country. (BBC News)
International relations
- 2022 G20 Bali summit
- Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts an invitation to the upcoming G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is also invited to the summit. (FirstPost)
Law and crime
- The premier of the British Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie, is arrested for alleged drug smuggling and money laundering in the United States. (BBC News)
- British MP Neil Parish is being investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after two MPs allegedly claimed that Parish was watching pornography in the House of Commons. (The Guardian)
- A high court in Malawi convicts five people of killing an albino man and seven more people of selling the man's body parts. The body parts are desired by some local residents, who believe that they can bring luck and wealth. (Voice of America)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Transnistria conflict
- 2022 Transnistria attacks
- Bulgaria calls on its citizens to leave Moldova immediately by "any available means of transport" due to the "complicating situation" in the country, and warns against any travel there. (Sofia Globe)
- 2022 Transnistria attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Two major explosions hit Kyiv after Russia conducts missile strikes during a high-level visit to the city by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. At least ten civilians are injured and a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist is killed. (Reuters) (VOA)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Syrian civil war
- Abu Khashab shooting
- Seven people are killed and four more are injured inside the home of a former Syrian Democratic Forces official in Abu Khashab, Deir ez-Zor Governorate, during the Ramadan iftar. The Islamic State is suspected to be behind the attack. (AP)
- Abu Khashab shooting
- Afghanistan conflict
- Nine people are killed and 13 others are injured after two bombs explode on a pair of Shia-majority buses in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. (Reuters)
- Mapuche conflict
- Twelve trucks are set on fire in the Araucanía Region of Chile, most likely by Mapuche protesters. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- A bridge collapses in Loay, Bohol, Philippines, killing four people and injuring 23 others. (ABC News)
- Two possibly intentional explosions are heard in southern Belgorod, Russia. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- Moderna requests emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in babies, toddlers, and young children. (The Washington Post)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Law and crime
- 2022 Bermondsey stabbing
- Joshua Jacques, who is suspected of committing a mass stabbing in Bermondsey, London, United Kingdom, on Monday, is charged with four counts of murder. (The Guardian)
- Georgia becomes the ninth U.S. state to ban the teaching of critical race theory in schools. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Dritan Abazović is elected by the Parliament of Montenegro as the new Prime Minister, succeeding Zdravko Krivokapić, who was ousted by a motion of censure on 4 February. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- A small meteor travelling at an estimated 55,000 mph (88,514 km/h) explodes above western Mississippi, United States, causing several sonic booms. (NBC News)
Sports
- 2022 NFL Draft
- In American football, the NFL Draft is held in Las Vegas, with the Jacksonville Jaguars selecting former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end Travon Walker with the first overall-pick. (ESPN)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–United Kingdom relations
- Russia insinuates that it can strike military targets inside the territory of NATO countries supplying weapons to Ukraine and specifically singles out the United Kingdom. In a statement, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova says that "Russia can strike military targets on the territory of those NATO countries that supply arms to the Kiev regime" and "As far as I understand, Britain is one of those countries." (Mirror) (iNews)
- British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says that Russian threats to target Britain are "unlawful" and are only adding to the "pariah status" of Vladimir Putin's regime. (Sky News)
- UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss states that Russian forces must be pushed out of "the whole of Ukraine" including territory Russia captured eight years ago, in what the BBC describes as "the clearest statement yet of Britain's war aims". (BBC News)
- Southern Ukraine offensive, Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast
- The Ukrainian Air Force strikes the Kherson TV Tower with a missile temporarily forcing Russian television off-air in the occupied Kherson Oblast. (Canadian Press via Yahoo News)
- Russia says that it has struck 59 Ukrainian weapon facilities during the night, including a depot in Zaporizhzhia Oblast which is being used to store weapons from the United States and Europe. (Reuters)
- Russia says that its air defences have shot down a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the Kursk Oblast, while several explosions and a fire at an ammunition depot are reported in Belgorod Oblast. Ukraine describes the explosions in Russia as "payback" and "karma" for Moscow's invasion. (Reuters)
- Russia–United Kingdom relations
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Transnistria conflict
- 2022 Transnistria attacks, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Transnistrian authorities say that several UAVs originating from the direction of Ukraine have been spotted near the Cobasna ammunition depot. However, this claim cannot be independently verified. (RFE/RL)
- 2022 Transnistria attacks, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- Four Syrian soldiers are killed during airstrikes in Damascus launched by Israel at an Iranian-linked ammunition depot. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- An armed Palestinian teenager is killed and three more are injured as Israeli soldiers raid a refugee camp in Jenin in an operation to arrest suspects involved in prior terror attacks in Israel. Fifteen others are arrested during raids in other parts of the West Bank. (Al Jazeera) (Ynetnews)
Arts and culture
- Decommunization in Ukraine
- The 27-foot Soviet-era bronze statue under the People's Friendship Arch in Kyiv, representing Russian–Ukrainian friendship, is removed by order of Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko. (NDTV)
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York is stripped of his Freedom of the City of York following an unanimous vote by city councillors. The council also calls on the Prince to relinquish his title as Duke of York. (BBC News)
Business and economy
- Russia in the European energy sector
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute
- Gazprom announces that it has "completely suspended gas supplies" to the gas companies of Poland and Bulgaria "due to [the] absence of payments in roubles". Bulgaria, Poland, and the European Union condemn the suspension. (Reuters) (Reuters)
- The suspension of gas to Poland and Bulgaria causes natural gas prices to increase and also causes the Russian ruble to reach a 2 year high against the Euro in Moscow trade. (Reuters) (Reuters) (Natural Gas Intelligence)
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute
- The European Commission proposes lifting all tariffs for Ukrainian produce not covered by the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement for one year, while easing trade conditions for other goods. The temporary suspension will need to be approved by the European Parliament and the member states. (Reuters)
- The Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal tender, after its legislature unanimously approved the law. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020–22 North American drought
- The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, servicing most of Greater Los Angeles, declares a water shortage emergency and requires agencies to enforce restrictions on non-essential water usage as of June 1. This comes amid a drought which worsened as the 2021–22 California winter season was the driest on record. (AP)
- A chariot in a Hindu religious procession strikes an overhead power line leading to several electrocutions and a fire resulting in eleven deaths and over a dozen injuries in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. (Reuters)
- Five people are killed in a traffic collision in Armstrong County, Texas. (Newschannel10)
International relations
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russia–United Kingdom relations
- Russia imposes sanctions on 287 members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in response to sanctions on members of its State Duma. Senior cabinet ministers and House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle are among those sanctioned. (BBC News)
- Russia–United Kingdom relations
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia announces its withdrawal from the World Tourism Organization ahead of a vote on its suspension from the UN specialized agency. (RFE/RL)
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russia–United States relations
- American Marine Trevor Reed and Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko are freed in a prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States. (AP)
Law and crime
- Three people are killed in a mass shooting in Biloxi, Mississippi. The shooter is later killed in a standoff with police. (ABC News)
- The Peruvian government declares a state of emergency at Las Bambas copper mine after a week of camping by indigenous people. The government suspends civil liberties, including the right of assembly and protest.(Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast
- Oleksandr Kobets is appointed as the de facto mayor of the city of Kherson, which has been occupied by Russian forces since March 2. (Ukrinform)
- Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast