Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- In auto racing, Marcus Ericsson (pictured) wins the Indianapolis 500.
- In association football, Real Madrid beat Liverpool to win the UEFA Champions League Final.
- An Indian court sentences Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to life in prison.
- In the United States, nineteen children and two teachers are killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Battle of Sievierodonetsk
- An airstrike hits a tank filled with nitric acid in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, prompting the region's governor to ask residents to remain inside bomb shelters due to the risk of exposure to toxic fumes. (Reuters)
- Ukraine says that Russian forces have taken control of most of Sievierodonetsk after launching a full-scale assault on the city. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai says that 60% of structures in the city have been destroyed in the fighting. (Reuters)
- A Russian missile hits an apartment in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, killing three people and injuring six others. (AP)
- Battle of Sievierodonetsk
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Tigray War
- The United Nations says that the Eritrean Defence Forces shelled the Ethiopian border town of Sheraro over the weekend, killing a 14-year-old girl and injuring 18 others. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United Kingdom and the European Union agree to implement a ban on insuring Russian oil tankers, which will be phased in beginning in 6 months. This will effectively render the vast majority of oil tankers uninsurable as most institutions conducting insurance are located in Western Europe. (Financial Times)
Disasters and accidents
- An AIDC AT-3 crashes in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, killing the pilot. In response, the Taiwanese Air Force suspends training operations. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Hungary and Norway report their first cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
- Regulation of electronic cigarettes
- Mexico bans the sale of electronic cigarettes. (The Washington Post)
Law and crime
- Workers of the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) announce that they will go on a general strike beginning on June 27 amid disciplinary dismissal of the leader of the trade union representing ZUS and general poor conditions of employment. (Rzeczpospolita)
Science and technology
- An outburst of the Tau Herculids meteor shower, caused by debris from the 1995 breakup of comet 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, peaks over North America. (Space)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Donbas
- Battle of Sievierodonetsk
- Ukrainian authorities say that Russian forces have entered Sieverodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, leaving the city without water. (Al Jazeera)
- A French journalist is killed by Russian shelling in Luhansk Oblast, according to the region's governor Serhiy Haidai. (Reuters)
- Battle of Sievierodonetsk
- A car bomb is detonated in Russian-occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring at least three people. Russian authorities blame pro-Ukrainian residents for the incident. (Reuters)
- Battle of Donbas
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency; 2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
- Fifteen people are killed in a suspected Islamist attack by the Allied Democratic Forces in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
- Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria
Business and economy
- Russian occupation of Kherson, 2022 food crises
- Russia begins exporting grain from the occupied Kherson Oblast in Southern Ukraine to Russia. Russian-occupying administration official Kirill Stremousov says that the administration was also "working on the supplies of sunflower seeds to local and Russian processing plants". Ukraine accuses Russia of stealing its grain. (Reuters)
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- After weeks of deliberations, all of the European Union member states agree to impose an oil embargo on most oil imports from Russia (with the exception of that brought by pipelines), to be fully implemented by the end of the year, and cut off Sberbank from SWIFT. (NPR)
Disasters and accidents
- Hurricane Agatha
- One person is killed in Tapachula, Chiapas, as Hurricane Agatha approaches Mexico. (Diario Presente)
- Five people are injured after a school bus crashes into a ditch and rolls over in Roztoka, Tarnów County, Poland. (AP)
- The wreckage of the Cessna 182 that disappeared from radar the previous day is found near Broćanac, Croatia. All four people on board were killed. (The Washington Post)
- Two people are killed and 20 others are injured after a car crashes into a crowd in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. (AP)
Health and environment
International relations
- Status of Jerusalem, Foreign relations of Israel, Foreign relations of Suriname
- Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin says that Suriname will open an embassy in Jerusalem. (Times of Israel)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Australian federal election
- 2022 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election
- Former Minister for Defence Peter Dutton is elected unopposed as Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and, by extension, Leader of the Opposition following former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's resignation. (The Guardian)
- 2022 National Party of Australia leadership spill
- Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is removed as Leader of the National Party of Australia in a leadership spill and replaced by his former Deputy and former Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud. (The Guardian)
- As vote counting continues, the Australian Labor Party achieves a majority in the House of Representatives. (The Guardian)
- 2022 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Anglophone Crisis
- 24 people are massacred and more than 60 injured in an attack by Anglophone rebels in Cameroon. (Barron's)
Disasters and accidents
- Tara Air Flight 197
- A Yeti Airlines Twin Otter airplane goes missing with 22 people on board after going over high mountains in Nepal. (AP)
- A Cessna 182 takes off from Split, Croatia, and heads to Germany before disappearing from radar north from Rakovica. (The Washington Post) (The Dubrovnik Times)
- One person is killed and eleven others injured after a boat capsizes in Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado, United States; another is reported missing. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Pakistan and Afghanistan report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. (24 News HD) (See News)
International relations
- Chairperson of the African Union Macky Sall calls for dialogue between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda amid rising tensions between the two countries over the resurgence of the M23 rebels. Rwanda calls it an "internal DR Congo conflict" and also calls for the release of two "kidnapped" Rwandan soldiers along its border with DR Congo. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Colombian presidential election
- Colombians go to the polls to vote in the presidential election. (NPR)
- Left-wing candidate, former 19th of April Movement guerrilla and former Bogotá mayor Gustavo Petro, and populist former Bucaramanga mayor Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, win 40% and 28% of the vote respectively. They will face off in the second round in June. (CNN)
- Pope Francis appoints twenty-one new cardinals. Most of the cardinals are from outside Europe. (AP)
Sports
- 2022 in association football
- 2021–22 Liga I, Football in Romania
- FC Dinamo București will be relegated to the second division for the first time in the 74-year history of the club. (DigiSport)
- 2021–22 in French football, Football in France
- AS Saint-Étienne is relegated to the second division following a loss to AJ Auxerre. Saint-Etienne fans storm the pitch, throw flares at players, and clash with riot police officers. (France 24) (The Washington Post)
- 2021–22 Liga I, Football in Romania
- 2022 IndyCar Series, 2022 Indianapolis 500
- Marcus Ericsson wins the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. Ericsson is the first Swedish driver to win the event since 1999. (Yahoo!)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Battle of Sievierodonetsk
- Russian troops enter the strategic city of Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast with heavy street-to-street fighting underway. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai says that Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from the city in order to avoid capture. (Reuters)
- Battle of Sievierodonetsk
- Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Ukraine confirms that it has received shipments of Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark, and self-propelled howitzers from the United States in order to counter the Russian invasion. (Reuters)
- Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Port Harcourt stampede
- Thirty-one people are killed and seven others are injured in a stampede at a church charity event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022 Brazil floods and landslides
- At least 91 people are killed by mudslides and flooding in the Recife metropolitan area, Pernambuco, Brazil. (AP)
- Indonesian rescuers search for 26 people who went missing after a boat capsized last Thursday in the Makassar Strait with 43 people on board. News of the sinking reached authorities today. (Dawn)
- Fifteen people are killed and three others are missing after heavy rain causes flooding in southern China. (AP)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- The Republic of Ireland, Malta, and Mexico confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (The Guardian) (English News) (El Universal in Spanish)
- Iran reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (IFP News)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Nigerian presidential election
- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar wins the presidential primary of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party and officially becomes the party's nominee for the February 2023 general election. Abubakar, who served as Vice President from 1999 to 2007 and was the PDP's 2019 presidential nominee, defeated Nyesom Wike, Bukola Saraki, and nine other candidates to win the primary. (Premium Times)
- 2019–2022 Sudanese protests
- Two protesters are killed by Sudanese security forces in Khartoum. (AP)
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- China denies airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft that have been reregistered in Russia as a result of sanctions triggered by its invasion. The reregistration is in violation of international law. (Airways Magazine)
Sports
- 2021–22 UEFA Champions League
- In association football, Real Madrid win a record 14th UEFA Champions League title after defeating Liverpool 1–0 in the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final at the Stade de France near Paris, with Vinícius Júnior scoring the winning goal. Kick-off was delayed by 36 minutes due to ticketed fans being prevented from entering the stadium. French police fire tear gas at Liverpool supporters. UEFA blamed the delay on Liverpool fans trying to enter the stadium with fake tickets and blocking the turnstiles. (The Guardian) (The Telegraph) (AP)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Battle of Lyman
- Russian forces announce they have captured the city of Lyman. (AP)
- Battle of Lyman
- Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- Enlargement of the eurozone
- The Iranian IRGC Navy boards and seizes two Greek ships after the Supreme National Security Council condemned the US seizure of a Russo-Iranian ship. (VOA) (AP)
- The Mexican energy regulatory commission fines Spanish electric utility Iberdrola for US$467 million for violating local regulations that prohibit selling electricity to third parties. (Al Mayadeen)
Disasters and accidents
- A vehicle carrying 26 soldiers crashes in the Shyok River in Ladakh, India, killing seven soldiers. (The Hindu)
- An icefall kills two mountain climbers and injures nine others in the Alps of Valais, Switzerland. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota
- North Dakota reports 960 cases of COVID-19 and confirms their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant. (Bismarck Tribune)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
International relations
- Croatia–Russia relations
- Foreign relations of Fiji
- Fiji announces that it will become the 14th member of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Kiribati. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Nigerian presidential election
- The Federal High Court in Yenagoa rules that former President Goodluck Jonathan is allowed to run in the next presidential election, stating that a 2018 amendment prohibiting vice presidents from serving more than one full-term upon succession did not apply to Jonathan. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Battle of Kharkiv
- Seven people are killed by Russian shelling in downtown Kharkiv, according to local authorities. (Ukrinform)
- The Russian defense ministry says that civil vessels are allowed to use a maritime humanitarian corridor to access the port of Mariupol, which Russia captured last week. (Reuters)
- Battle of Kharkiv
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kivu conflict
- Heavy fighting between DRC forces and the M23 movement continues in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
- Yemeni Civil War
- Five people are killed and more than 50 others are injured after an explosive device detonates at a fish market in Aden, Yemen. (Reuters)
- The caliph of the Islamic State Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is arrested in Istanbul, Turkey. (Bloomberg)
Arts and culture
- Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree wins the 2022 International Booker Prize. (BBC News)
Business and economy
- Lebanese liquidity crisis
- The value of the Lebanese pound falls to 35,600 pounds against the U.S. dollar, its lowest value ever. (Al Jazeera)
- The US seizes a Russian owned oil tanker carrying Iranian crude oil in Greece and has transferred the cargo to another ship destined for the US. It is unclear if the seizure was due to US sanctions against Iran or US sanctions on Russia. (Reuters)
- Italian fossil fuel company Eni signs an agreement with Algerian state-owned company Sonatrach to both explore up to 3 billion cubic meters of gas and launch a pilot green hydrogen project in the Algerian desert. The agreement comes as Italy looks to decrease its dependence on Russian gas in light of the conflict in Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
- British Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces a 25% levy, a so-called windfall tax, on the profits of energy companies in order to help fund emergency economic support amid a cost of living crisis in the UK. The extra support includes increased welfare payments for low-income households, disabled people and pensioners, as well as a universal grant of £400 towards energy bills. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Eleven babies are killed in a hospital fire in Tivaouane, Senegal. (Reuters)
- A cargo ship travelling on its way to Pangkajene and Islands Regency from Makassar sinks off the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. 25 people are missing. (AP)
- Two people are killed in an explosion at a biodiesel plant in La Rioja, Spain. (Reuters)
- Five people, including four children, are killed and two more are injured in an explosion at a house in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States. (The Washington Post) (CBS News)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Quebec will begin offering the Imvamune vaccine after 25 cases of monkeypox were confirmed in the province. (Montreal Gazette)
- The UK Health Security Agency says that it has procured 20,000 doses of a smallpox vaccine produced by Bavarian Nordic as part of an effort to combat the increase in monkeypox cases. (Reuters)
International relations
- Iraq–Israel relations
- The Iraqi parliament prohibits all attempts at normalizing relations with Israel with the punishment of life imprisonment or capital punishment. The law was introduced by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose party won the most seats in the last election. (Reuters) (CTV News)
- Australia–United States relations
- The United States Department of State approves the sale of the M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system to Australia. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Polish constitutional crisis
- The Polish Parliament passes a law replacing the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, established by a controversial judicial reform bill, with a new body, in order to allow the European Union to unfreeze €35 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds earmarked to the country. (Reuters)
- Zimbabwean courts rule that the age of consent in Zimbabwe must be raised to 18. (AP)
Sports
- Canada–Iran relations
- Canada Soccer cancels a match between the Canadian and Iranian teams due to the latter's connection with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in 2020. (Sportsnet)