The Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, are partially destroyed in an explosion in what is a suspected bombing. A construction crew later pulls down the remaining parts of the structure for safety reasons.
Turkey reports its first case of monkeypox.
British authorities issue a level 2 warning as a heat wave continues.
ground warfare branch of Pakistan's military
civil conflict in Ethiopia during Abiy Ahmed's administration
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
One soldier and six of the attackers are killed.
In Portugal, a waterbombing plane crashes in Vila Nova de Foz Côa while fighting wildfires in the region, killing the pilot, and in Spain, around 2,300 people are evacuated from the Costa del Sol due to wildfires in the Mijas hills.
Taiwan reports a record temperature of 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) in Yuli. However, this measurement is not officially recognized by Taiwanese authorities because it was reported by an automated station.
2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires
Wildfires caused by 2022 European heat waves
Other modes of public transport already have a 30% discount.
independent city in Missouri, United States
Iranian police arrest the alleged leader and four other members of a spy network suspected to be affiliated with Mossad.
Suprene law of the Republic of North Macedonia
Former President Lula da Silva is nominated by the Workers' Party to run in the upcoming presidential election.
An An, the world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, dies at Ocean Park Hong Kong aged 35.
Slovakia reports its first case of monkeypox.
Nauru reports its first death from COVID-19.
They were protesting the ineffectiveness of the MONUSCO.
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
The Government of Hong Kong announce that they will put on hold a flight suspension mechanism, allowing airlines to continue to fly into Hong Kong even if positive cases have been detected on their flights when entering Hong Kong previously.
The United States confirms that it has killed the leader of the Islamic State's Syrian branch, Maher al-Agal, in a drone strike in northwestern Syria.
intentional non-compliance with military conscription
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova and the top security official of the Security Service of Ukraine, Ivan Bakanov. More than 60 officials from the agencies are alleged to be working with Russia. Additionally, 651 cases of alleged treason and collaboration are initiated against prosecutorial and law enforcement officials.
A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S. Representative and the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming New York gubernatorial election, during a campaign event in Perinton, New York, United States.
The European Commission extends the marketing authorization of Bavarian Nordic's smallpox vaccine Imvanex to also cover monkeypox.
extramarital sex without the consent of the married participant's spouse
At least 89 people, including 42 civilians, are killed after gang warfare over the control of the Cité Soleil neighbourhood began a week ago between the G9 and G-Pèp gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
first occasion on which an aircraft or spacecraft leaves the ground under its own power
2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in the Philippines
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the Philippines (29 July 2022–present)
The United States reports its first case of polio since 2013 in an unvaccinated person from Rockland County, New York.
A Russian court lifts the suspension for the CPC pipeline and instead fines its operators 200,000 rubles ($3,300) for oil spills.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan formally approves the release of a million tons of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. The plan had already been endorsed by the Japanese government and other agencies.
process of designing, launching and running a new business
Residents in nine of Shanghai's districts will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing until July 21 as part of an effort to reduce the community spread of COVID-19.
Four people are killed and nine others are injured by a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Tehran, Iran.
At least 13 people are killed and eight others injured when a minivan crashes into a tree in Polotitlán de la Ilustración, State of Mexico, Mexico.
Boris Johnson resigns as the leader of the Conservative Party but plans to remain Prime Minister until a new leader is elected.
China plus places with cultural/commercial ties: PRC + Taiwan, sometimes Singapore
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (58 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
The United States Congress passes the Chips and Science Act of 2022 in order to boost semiconductor production in the United States and also boost competition with China.
Fitch Ratings downgrades the Ukrainian debt outlook to "C", one grade above default, due to requests from Ukrainian authorities to postpone payments on bonds.
American basketball player Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in a Russian courtroom and faces up to 10 years in prison.
The Oak Fire in Mariposa County, California, U.S., grows to over 6,555 acres near the Yosemite National Park, with 10 homes destroyed.
Flooding has killed eight people and affected more than 8,500 others in Maradi and Zinder, Niger, since June, according to Civil Protection.
Leaked military reports indicate that a United Kingdom Special Air Service (SAS) unit unlawfully killed at least 54 people during a six-month tour.
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.
Six people are killed and more than two dozen others injured in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, United States, during an Independence Day parade. The suspected gunman is later taken into custody in nearby Lake Forest.
Japan reports its first case of monkeypox.
Afghanistan and United States officials exchange proposals for the release of billions of dollars from the Afghan central bank reserves held abroad into a trust fund.
group of two double pipelines (i.e. 4 total) including Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2
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, Finland.
A member of the Taliban is killed during clashes with Iranian border guards on the Afghanistan–Iran border.
An Antonov An-12 cargo plane, operated by a Ukrainian airline, crashes near the city of Kavala, Greece, killing all eight people on board. The aircraft was carrying weapons from Serbia to Bangladesh, and crashed before a planned stop in Jordan.
Twenty people are killed and 30 others are missing after a boat capsizes in Sadiqabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Thirty-one people are injured and several homes are destroyed after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Paktika Province, Afghanistan. It is an aftershock of the June 22 quake.
Cameras are allowed to film a criminal court case in England and Wales for the first time in history as a man, Ben Oliver, is sentenced to prison at London's Old Bailey for manslaughter on live television.
July 2022 vote of no confidence in the government of Élisabeth Borne
Seven people are killed by flooding in Darfur, Sudan.
At least fifteen people, including five civilians, are injured, according to Kyiv governor Oleksiy Kuleba.
Portugal reports 238 deaths related to the ongoing heat wave as it battles more than 30 active wildfires.
Kalba, Fujairah and the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
Heavy Russian shelling is reported in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, with at least one person killed and five others injured in the largely evacuated town.
2018–2023 Turkish currency and debt crisis
vehicle propelled by one or more electric motors
A federal court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sentences an ex-military officer to life in prison for homicides, kidnappings, tortures, and rape during the military dictatorship that ruled the country between 1976 and 1983.
bilateral relations between Philippines and Russia
According to the UN's World Food Programme, nearly six million people in Sri Lanka are currently suffering from food insecurity caused by the worst economic crisis that the country has experienced since 1948.
Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) say that 53 people were killed and 75 others injured after shelling hit a prison holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in the DPR-controlled city of Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast. Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of carrying out the strike.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Kamal Kharazi, confirms that Iran now has the capabilities to develop and build a nuclear weapon but says that "there has been no decision by Iran to build one". Kharazi also warns that Iran will "directly respond" to Israel if it is attacked.
Putin will also meet with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The Philippine government announces the termination of a US$227-million deal to procure 16 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters from Russia, citing the risk of a potential imposition of sanctions by the United States under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
diplomatic relations between the republics of Bulgaria and North Macedonia
Panama confirms its first case of monkeypox.
Vanuatu declares a malaria outbreak in four of its provinces.
It is an aftershock of the June 22 quake.
The executive of Ukraine, consisting of the prime minister and cabinet ministers.
class of UNESCO designated cultural heritage
A majority of Tunisian voters approve a new constitution, proposed by President Kais Saied as a solution to the country's ongoing political crisis. However, voter turnout was only 30.5%, due to a boycott of the referendum by opposition parties.
Six federal states of Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein) see their all-time high records beaten, with the highest temperature, 40.3 °C (104.5 °F), set at Bad Mergentheim.
Four people are killed and 13 are injured after a gas explosion in Tianjin, China.
Three people, including the shooter, are killed, and two others are seriously injured in a mass shooting in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
approximately 4 mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Paradise, Winchester, and Las Vegas in Nevada, United States, with many resorts, shows, and casinos
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.
Thirty-four people are killed when a bus traveling from Meru plunges into a river in Nairobi, Kenya.
The government of Honduras releases a report stating that the deportation of Honduran migrants from Mexico and the United States increased by 84.4% during the first half of the year.
worldwide crisis affected by shortage of energy supplies
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom
former monument in Georgia, United States
Two people are killed and four others are injured after a three car pileup caused by a pack of boars north of Thessaloniki, Greece.
A 33-year-old former German Army officer is sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack on senior politicians while posing as a Syrian refugee.
police force of Manchester, England and surroundings
Tropical Storm Colin makes landfall in South Carolina, United States.
At least 125 people are injured when supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr storm the parliament in Baghdad's Green Zone.
South Korea currently has a moratorium on the issue, having not hanged a death row inmate in the past 25 years.
Parts of France also report record temperatures.
Ukraine says that despite the Russian blockade of many of its Black Sea ports, in the last four days, 16 ships carrying grain have passed through the Bystre rivermouth, an important mouth of the Danube river.
Germany surpasses 1,000 cases of monkeypox.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country to the Maldives and declares a state of emergency and a curfew as the military fires tear gas at the protesters.
Spain introduces free tickets for suburban and medium-distance services for Renfe, the state-owned railway operator, starting from September 1 and until the end of the year. Other modes of public transport already have a 30% discount.
misconduct of a sexual nature; legal term in some jurisdictions
Urban Search and Rescue Missouri Task Force 1 is deployed in Eastern Kentucky, United States.
Myanmar announces that it has executed four prisoners on charges of terrorism, including Zayar Thaw, a former lawmaker under ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and Kyaw Min Yu.
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".
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
2017 U.S. law sanctioning Iran, North Korea and Russia
Gazprom signs a memorandum of understanding for the development of Iranian oil and gas fields and related infrastructure worth $40 billion.
Police said that undocumented immigration has increased because of Sri Lanka's economic crisis.
Date: 16 May 2014 – 23 October 2020 (6 years, 5 months and 1 week)
raion in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine (established in 2020)
Guadeloupe reports its first case of monkeypox in a man in his 20s who travelled from Metropolitan France.
Boris Johnson fires Michael Gove after Gove called on Johnson to resign earlier in the day.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
conservation aimed at restoring natural processes and reintroducing apex predators and keystone species
The International Organization for Migration reports that the migrants died from dehydration and drowning.
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
Date: 29 August – 11 November 2022 (2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns as President of Sri Lanka after fleeing to Singapore.
Two people are killed in a shark attack off the coast of Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt, on the Red Sea.
unit of length used to express astronomical distances, defined as the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year
The meteorological authorities also report that the country experienced one of the coldest autumns in more than 60 years.
International Congress of Mathematicians
largest conference for the topic of mathematics
national park in California, United States
Three people are killed and two are injured by a mudslide that hit a school in Antioquia, Colombia.
Protests continue in Panama with road and railways blockades, after protesters rejected president Laurentino Cortizo's concessions.
Ukrainian cultural heritage during the 2022 Russian invasion
The death toll from the wildfires and heat wave in Spain and Portugal increases to more than 1,700 people, with more than 1,063 deaths in Portugal.
Russia launches cruise missile strikes from the Black Sea on the Kyiv Oblast for the first time in weeks, with missiles striking Bucha, Lyutizh, and Vyshhorod.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
United Kingdom's national weather service
The European Union formally accepts Croatia as the 20th member of the Eurozone. Croatia will adopt the bloc's currency on January 1, 2023.
The Google Street View service is launched in India 11 years after the service was banned in the country over security concerns.
However, the transit of military equipment through Lithuanian territory remains prohibited.
Fifteen people are killed and 47 others are injured after a bus crash in Esteli, Nicaragua.
Simon Hart resigns as Secretary of State for Wales following Boris Johnson's refusal to leave office.
The Irish Ministry of Health announces changes to Ireland's vaccination program including a second booster dose for people between the ages of 50 and 64 years and a first dose of an mRNA vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years who are immunocompromised.
At least 300 people are injured by a chlorine gas leak in Qalat Sukkar, Iraq.
Russian missiles strike Kropyvnytskyi, damaging facilities owned by Kropyvnytskyi Flight Academy and Air Urga.
The suspect in the mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, U.S., is formally indicted on 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder, and 48 counts of aggravated battery.
most populous city in the United States of America
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer says that New York has received 110,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine.
2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
The government of Uzbekistan drops plans to strip Karakalpakstan of its autonomy amid widespread protests in the region.
One person is killed and one is missing after a fire at an oil refinery in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
conflict between NATO Western forces and the Taliban
Tunisian citizens head to the polls to vote in a constitutional referendum, which was proposed by President Kais Saied as a solution to the country's ongoing political crisis.
However, Didier Reynders, the European Commissioner for Justice, says that the European Court of Justice's ruling ordering the abolishment has not been fully respected and therefore Poland will continue to pay a fine of €1 million per day for contempt of court.
national intelligence and law enforcement agency of Ukraine
Leaked documents reveal that French President Emmanuel Macron went to "extraordinary lengths" to help Uber disrupt the French taxi industry, telling Uber's executives that he had brokered a "secret" deal with his socialist opponents in his cabinet.
Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt are eliminated from the leadership race in the first round of voting.
A seventh person dies from injuries sustained in yesterday's mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. The suspected gunman, identified as a 21-year-old man, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, with additional charges pending.
Guatemala puts 66 of its municipalities on alert due to a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
At least 23 civilians are killed and more than 100 others are injured by three Russian missile strikes in Vinnytsia.
Two more people are found dead after the Marmolada serac, in Italy, collapsed three days ago, bringing the death toll to nine. Three other people are still missing.
CEO of Roscosmos Yury Borisov announces that Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024 to focus on building another space station of its own.
Mexico says that it has reached an agreement with the United States to give a record 356,000 working visas to Mexican citizens.
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill at least thirteen people after they burn a clinic to the ground in North Kivu, DRC. Three of the attackers are killed by the army.
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
city in Ecuador, capital of the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province
The Rhode Island Department of Health announces that the state has administered monkeypox vaccines to people who have had close contact with monkeypox patients.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Luzon, Philippines, killing four people and injuring over 100 others.
At least 304 people are killed after five weeks of monsoon rains and flash floods in Pakistan.
court in London and one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court
Twenty-two Malian migrants are found dead on an inflatable boat on the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, after they left Zuwarah nine days ago.
Four people are killed and two injured in a mass shooting in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
Suella Braverman is eliminated from the leadership race in the second round of voting.
The UAE records its heaviest rainfall in 27 years, with seven people killed by flooding in the Emirates of Sharjah and Fujairah.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Italian vessels recover five bodies and rescue 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, while European charities rescue 500 people.
Japan executes Tomohiro Katō, perpetrator of the 2008 Akihabara massacre.
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Ukrainian politician and Prosecutor General of Ukraine
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
Tom Tugendhat is eliminated from the leadership race in the third round of voting.
Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a decree extending a fast-track process to obtain Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians, which previously only applied to those living in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic.
Four people are killed when a Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office helicopter crashes near Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States.
Fifty-five others are rescued and six others remain missing.
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
person who blocks the goal in ice hockey
Typhoon Chaba, also known as Typhoon Caloy, makes landfall in Guangdong, China, as a category one typhoon.
Al-Shabaab raids Yeed and Aato in Bakool, Somalia, near the Ethiopian border.
Restrictions on transit to Kaliningrad Oblast
mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 from BioNTech in cooperation with Pfizer
The park is subsequently closed, and the gunman is later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
Creditors of Ukraine's state-owned energy company Naftogaz reject its two-year debt freeze plan.
An exit poll by NHK projects that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led coalition will retain its majority in the upper house, winning 76 of the chamber's 125 contested seats. The LDP is the party of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated two days prior while campaigning for the party's candidate for Nara, Kei Satō.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a law expanding the definition of "foreign agents" to all organisations deemed by the government to have fallen under "foreign influence", beginning on December 1.
bilateral relations between Iran and Russia
The Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is suspended for the first of ten days of scheduled annual maintenance.
maritime warfare branch of Mexico's military
Nikenike Vurobaravu is elected President of Vanuatu by the country's Electoral College in the eighth round of voting and will succeed outgoing President Tallis Obed Moses.
2019 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
computing term with a variety of meanings
Date: 21 April 2019 – ongoing (3 years, 9 months and 3 weeks)
A court in Kyiv reduces the sentence of Vadim Shishimarin, the first Russian soldier tried for war crimes, from life in prison to 15 years detention.
Serhiy Haidai, Governor of Luhansk Oblast, says that Russian shelling continues across the oblast and that the 8,000 residents of Sievierodonetsk are on the verge of a "humanitarian catastrophe".
official designations given to various groups of indigenous people in India
Six people are killed and eight others are wounded in a mass shooting at a party in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is declared the winner of the election, defeating his closest rival, Dullas Alahapperuma, by 134 votes to 82.
port city in the southern Lower Shebelle province of Somalia
Most of Argentina is placed on "yellow alert" by the National Meteorological Service due to high winds, hail and snowfall.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom surpasses 200,000, with 294 deaths reported in the last week.
offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful towards a court of law and its officers
The plan had already been endorsed by the Japanese government and other agencies.
Rybakina becomes the first Kazakh player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
lower house of the French Parliament under the Fifth Republic
Health officials in India report that the country surpassed the two billion mark in cumulative administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran imposes sanctions on 61 Americans for their association with exiled Iranian dissident group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran.
In South Africa, 15 people are killed in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto, Gauteng. Four more are killed at a tavern in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Many others are wounded in both attacks.
Johnson appoints Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi as the new Chancellor and Downing Street Chief of Staff Steve Barclay as the new Health Secretary following Sunak and Javid's resignations.
A report shows that at least 360 people have died in a week during the heat wave in Spain.
Four people are wounded in a mass stabbing at a hospital in Shanghai, China.
An exit poll by NHK projects that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led coalition will retain its majority in the upper house, winning 76 of the chamber's 125 contested seats.
Thousands of Indigenous people gather in Maskwacis, Alberta, to hear an apology from Pope Francis for the past abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada.
The Russian-appointed military-civilian administration leader of Velykyi Burluk in Kharkiv Oblast, Yevgeny Yunakov, is assassinated in a car bombing.
2022 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
Political system of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
The main border crossing between Argentina and Chile reopens after several days of closure due to heavy snowfall.
Date: 15 February 2011 – present (11 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Authorities in Berlin turn off lights at historic monuments and municipal buildings in the city in order to save electricity.
person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
Seven teenagers are killed and two others injured after government forces airstrike a village in Savanes Region, Togo.
A chartered boat capsizes in the Hudson River in New York City, killing two people and injuring three others. Twelve others are rescued alive from the water.
Constitutional Court of Slovenia rules in a 6–3 decision that bans on same-sex couples marrying and adopting children are unconstitutional and gives the Parliament six months to amend necessary laws.
New York state declares an emergency due to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.
A Russian airstrike on an apartment complex in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, kills at least 47 people and leaves nine others injured.
The agreement will allow Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S.
international governing body of association football
Novak Djokovic of Serbia wins his seventh Wimbledon and overall 21st Grand Slam title after defeating Nick Kyrgios of Australia in the men's singles final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 (7–3).
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
The Lulo Rose, a pink diamond, the largest in 300 years, is discovered at the Lulo mine in Lunda Norte Province, Angola.
2022 killing of former Japanese prime minister
A drone strikes Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters, injuring five people, according to the mayor of Sevastopol.
President of Singapore Halimah Yacob tests positive for COVID-19.
A Russian strike kills five civilians and injures seven others at a bus stop in Mykolaiv, according to regional governor Vitaliy Kim.
Belarusian involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Multiple senior ministers of the United Kingdom's Cabinet, including newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi, Home Secretary Priti Patel, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove tell Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign. Five additional ministers resign after dozens of others leave throughout the day, bringing the total of government departures to 38.
Eight people are killed and four others are injured after a fire broke out in a hostel in Moscow, Russia.
1-year term for government and business financial reporting
island country in the South Pacific Ocean
checkpoint erected to monitor and control the movement of people and materials
Maine reports its first case of monkeypox.
The Sakurajima volcano in Kyushu, Japan, erupts.
France reports their first three cases of the BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, including one in the Occitania region.
A police officer, a civilian, and 16 suspected gang members are killed during an operation against organized crime in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Taiwan reports its first case of the Omicron BA.2.75 Centaurus variant, in a Taiwanese individual arriving from India.
Russia announces Anton Koltsov, former Prime Minister of Vologda Oblast, as the new Prime Minister in Zaporizhzhia Military-Civilian Administration. His appointment probably took place some days earlier.[1]
The United Kingdom is announced as the host of next year's Eurovision Song Contest in place of this year's winners, Ukraine, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
It is reported that the first United States case of polio since 2013, which was reported last week in Rockland County, New York, was connected to traces of vaccine-derived viruses found in the United Kingdom and Israel.
Russia enacts a law that requires all companies to comply with the armed forces' orders to provide goods or services and provide overtime or additional work days if necessary. The requirement for a public procurement procedure for this type of request is abolished.
Six people are killed in a multiple vehicle collision in Montana, United States, during a major dust storm.
The Israeli Health Ministry confirms three cases of the Omicron BA.2.75 variant in travelers abroad.
In Greece, nine people are rescued after wildfires burn on the island of Lesbos and threaten the resort town of Vatera amid a heat wave in the country.
In tennis, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan wins her first Grand Slam title after defeating Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the women's singles final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2. Rybakina becomes the first Kazakh player to win a Grand Slam singles title.
unicameral legislature of North Macedonia
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
The visit is his final stop on his Canada trip.
Twenty people are killed and 13 others are injured when a bus plunges into a deep ravine in Sherani District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Singapore
The central bank of Japan raises its inflation forecast and reduces fiscal year expectations while maintaining ultra-low interest rates, saying that the economy was primarily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
July 2022 Israeli Damascus Governorate airstrikes
Ukrainian presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovych says that an operation to recapture the Kherson Oblast has started.
Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina mobilizes and deploys the army after 32 people were killed in Ankazobe on July 29 by cattle thieves.
Politics of the International Space Station
The airline has been granted licenses to operate 104 routes across the Greater China and Asia Pacific regions.
Portugal reports 238 deaths related to the ongoing heat wave as it battles more than 30 active wildfires. In France, more than 10,000 people have fled wildfires in Gironde and in Spain, firefighters continue to battle forest fires near the town of Monsagro.
The United Kingdom issues a "red extreme heat warning" as temperatures are predicted to reach a record 41 °C (106 °F) in parts of England. Wales reports a record temperature of 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) near the town of Hawarden, Flintshire, and the island of Jersey reports a record temperature of 37.9 °C (100.2 °F).
Rajapaksa subsequently flees the country on a military aircraft to the Maldives, formally ending his rule of Sri Lanka. His brother, former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, also flees the country.
Two people are killed and 11 are injured during a hand grenade attack at a cricket game in Kabul, Afghanistan.
rise in price level in an economy over time
first-level administrative divisions of South Africa
global vaccine alliance regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
The Netherlands reports 106 new confirmed cases of monkeypox.
Inflation in the United Kingdom increased to 9.4% last month, breaking a 40-year record, as food and fuel prices continue to increase.
Three people are killed by flooding in Kuala Pegang, Malaysia.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
It is reported that more than 6.5 million people in Belarus have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Former senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party defeats incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress. The election has been labeled as a potential bellwether as it is the final major election before the national presidential election in early 2023.
Macau closes all of its casinos in order to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 in the city.
borough of New York City, New York, United States
Nogolait, Nduga Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia
Rogers Communications reports massive outages across Canada, impacting its wireless, cable and internet services, and causing disruptions to banking, government, and emergency services.
The Israeli Navy intercepts three Hezbollah drones from Lebanon in Israeli airspace.
A massive explosion occurs in the city of Nova Kakhovka after Ukrainian forces destroy a Russian arms depot.
The UN Security Council passes a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti for a further year.
Russia says that it fired missiles at Snake Island, killing an unspecified number of Ukrainian troops.
Sri Lanka's inflation continues to increase and reaches nearly 60% as the country's economic crisis worsens.
Proposed acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk
Israeli politicians Benny Gantz and Gideon Saar form a political alliance to compete against Yair Lapid and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Russia captures the Vuhlehirska Power Station, Ukraine's second largest power plant, near the city of Svitlodarsk, Donetsk Oblast.
Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica report their first cases of monkeypox.
Ukrainian territories occupied by Russian forces
Five people are killed and thousands are injured after mass protests in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev accuses "rioters" of violence.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country's military goals are no longer limited to the Donbas region and have expanded to also include "the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories".
election for the 25th Knesset held on 1 November 2022
A sixth man in the Central Park Five case in Manhattan, NYC, U.S., is exonerated of the crime.
Russian forces shell Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast with the BM-27 Uragan MLRS, killing three civilians and injuring three others. Six apartment blocks and six detached houses are also destroyed or damaged.
Five rockets are fired into Uzbekistan from Afghanistan, landing in the city of Termez.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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.
The Biden administration announces that the United States will purchase 3.2 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine once the vaccine is approved.
Ten people are killed and two others are injured when gunmen attack civilians in Nduga Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. The separatist West Papua National Liberation Army is blamed for the attack.
Russia's Gazprom suspends gas supplies to Latvia after accusing it of "violating conditions of purchase".
American worldwide online payments system
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly.
The Assembly of North Macedonia passes a motion to amend North Macedonia’s Constitution to recognise its Bulgarian minority, while pledging to discuss remaining issues with the Bulgarian government.
Russia hands over a protest note to the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Šiaulių bankas, the only bank authorised to process payments for Kaliningrad rail transit, announced that it would phase out all payments in Russian rubles in mid-August and ban all payments from Russia and Belarus, unless for humanitarian purposes or in order to fulfil international obligations, on 1 September.
The Central Bank of Ireland announces that inflation will exceed 10% for the first time since the early 1980s.
Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa ends Samoa's state of emergency after two years.
The Foreign Ministry of Syria announces that the country is formally suspending diplomatic relations with Ukraine.
Pinhão, district of Vila Real, sets the highest July temperature ever in Portugal, reaching 47.0 °C (116.6 °F).
The broadcaster says that the attack was repelled.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
One person is killed by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Ecuador.
One person is killed and four others injured in a hand grenade attack at a police post in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
international border between the two countries in North America
Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra indicates support for Syria to return to the Arab League after a decade-long suspension.
land warfare branch of Germany's military since 1955
head of government of the United Kingdom
foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia
public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
capital and largest municipality of Spain
The International Court of Justice rejects the Myanmar military junta’s challenge of the case against the country for its role in the Rohingya genocide.
Three family members are killed at a campground in Maquoketa Caves State Park, Iowa, United States, with a fourth remaining unharmed. The park is subsequently closed, and the gunman is later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
refugees and displaced persons from the ongoing conflict
Croatia opens the 2,404 metres (7,887 ft) long Pelješac Bridge that spans the sea channel between Komarna and Pelješac and connects the country's southeastern semi-exclave to the rest of the country, bypassing Bosnia and Herzegovina's short coastal strip in the municipality of Neum.
any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of a computer system
Iran's Supreme National Security Council announces that their intelligence ministry has arrested an Israeli cell hours before they were to conduct attacks on several sites in Isfahan, including a major nuclear facility.
meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights documents 934 killings, 684 injuries and 680 kidnappings in Port-au-Prince since the start of 2022, in a sharp increase of violence in the city.
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.
set of sensors that record and provide physical measurements and meteorological parameters without any human intervention
Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says that Rajapaksa has agreed to resign on July 13.
communist state in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Police in Honduras intensify their crackdown on gangs in response to last week's murder of the son of former president Porfirio Lobo Sosa.
Flooding in China's Sichuan and Gansu provinces kills 12 people and leaves thousands homeless.
national government of the United States
Over 124,000 confidential documents are leaked from Uber, showing efforts by Uber to lobby governments for preferential treatment.
More than 60 officials from the agencies are alleged to be working with Russia.
Economic sanctions against the United States
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
British Conservative party politician (born 1967)
An Aerolíneas Argentinas flight makes an emergency landing in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, after a bomb threat.
first nations community in Alberta, Canada
Details of ongoing viral pandemic in Shanghai
Mattarella dissolves the Parliament of Italy, calling for a snap parliamentary election.
South Korea reports its first local case of the Omicron BA.2.75 Centaurus variant in a person from North Chungcheong Province.
65 people are killed and 150 are wounded in tribal clashes in Blue Nile, Sudan.
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Northern Samar
Police open fire and subdue the assailant.
process for charging a public official with legal offenses by the legislature(s)
Mario Draghi offers his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy after coalition partner Five Star withdraws its support.
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Spain reports Europe's first death from monkeypox.
The Central Bank of Peru increases its interest rate from 5.5% to 6.0% in an effort to reduce the rate of inflation, which yesterday reached a 25-year record high.
barangay in National Capital Region, Philippines
A national emergency is declared in the United Kingdom, with the first ever red alert for extreme heat being issued by the Met Office, ahead of a heat wave which is now expected to break temperature records in the British Isles.
North Korea announces zero "fever cases" for the first time since mid-May when the country first announced an outbreak of COVID-19.
New Mexico reports its first case of monkeypox.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Ukraine says that Russia has launched cruise missile strikes at targets along its Black Sea coast, including at Odesa and Mykolaiv port infrastructure.
The legal team representing entrepreneur Elon Musk files a claim to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to officially terminate his deal to purchase Twitter, saying that the company made "false and misleading" statements during negotiations.
Fifty-one people are arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while trying to emigrate to Australia by sea.
historical region in Southwestern Europe
The Indian parliament votes to elect the new President of India.
Queen Consort Letizia of Spain tests positive for COVID-19.
state-sponsored act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
overview of the formal relations of Ukraine
Croatia refuses to allow a private visit from the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić to the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp due to the Government of Croatia not being formally notified of the visit.
Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Egypt for diplomatic talks, and will also visit Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
genus of plants in the conifer family Pinaceae
System of classifying tropical cyclones into five categories based on measured wind speed and used to estimate potential damage
An Israeli airstrike kills three Syrian soldiers, injures seven others and destroys an Iranian weapons depot near Damascus.
International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic
person with an extensive knowledge of mathematics
city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States
One person is killed and four others injured in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in Sacramento, California, United States.
A Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv in Kherson Oblast, kills Nibulon owner Oleksiy Vadaturskyi and his wife.
a verdict that can be returned by an inquest in England and Wales
Droupadi Murmu is elected as the new president of India, making her the first female from a scheduled tribe to be elected to the post.
block or column of glacier ice often formed by colliding crevasses
The city's mayor says that the latest shelling has targeted civilian infrastructure.
Armand Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, clearing .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}6.21 metres (20 ft 4+1⁄2 in).
President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States government public health agency
46th and current presidential administration of the USA, inaugurated in 2021
leak showing lobbying actions of the Uber company
2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Transnistria)
Flash floods kill at least nine people in Sanaa and the Dhamar Governorate in Yemen.
administrative division (oblast) in central Ukraine
Argentina's last military dictatorship between 1976-1983
verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime
Wild European bison are reintroduced to the United Kingdom for the first time in over a thousand years after three are released into a pine forest in Kent, England. (BBC News
The trial of American basketball player Brittney Griner begins in Moscow, Russia.
It is announced that British Columbia will offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for the general population beginning in autumn.
G20 finance leaders end a meeting in Bali without a joint communique, as consensus could not be reached on multiple issues due to tensions caused by ongoing conflicts between the countries.
Nine people are killed and 43 others injured when a bus from Sudan crashes while travelling to Aswan, Egypt.
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.
2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the United States, 18 May 2022–present
The death toll from the ongoing flash floods in Kentucky, United States, increases to 25.
In the United States, the annual rate of inflation rises to 9.1 percent, the highest rate in 40 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The UK's National Trust says that an outbreak of bird flu on the Farne Islands in the North Sea has killed over 3,000 wild birds. However, the actual death toll is estimated to be around ten times higher because birds may have fallen into the sea.
Ukrainian forces strike the strategic Antonivka Road Bridge in Kherson Oblast using its M142 HIMARS missile system, causing severe damage to the bridge and preventing vehicles from crossing. Ukraine also claims to have destroyed a Russian ammunition depot, artillery and other military equipment in the region, killing 51 Russian troops.
UNESCO inscribes Ukraine's borscht culture into its list of endangered intangible cultural heritage.
At least 16 people are killed and 40 others missing during flash floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Russian missiles strike Kropyvnytskyi, damaging facilities owned by Kropyvnytskyi Flight Academy and Air Urga. Five people are killed and 25 others are injured.
Nine Balochistan Liberation Army separatist insurgents are killed during a gunfight with the Pakistan Army in Balochistan, after the group kidnapped and killed a colonel.
It is announced that Texas will receive over 14,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine.
Jesuit university in Quezon City, Philippines
Ukraine will still automatically qualify for the grand final.
act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners
Russia says that it has destroyed more than 100 M142 HIMARS missiles in an airstrike on Dnipro.
Over 40 people are missing after a series of floods in Virginia, United States. All are later accounted for.
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
McDonald's profits fall by 46% and its revenue falls by 3% in Q2 2022 following the company's exit from Russia.
international airport in Bangkok, Thailand
government agency overseeing stock exchanges
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
ongoing global surge of higher-than-average inflation
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Japan
Philadelphia Flyers prospect and former CSKA Moscow goaltender Ivan Fedotov is arrested in Saint Petersburg for allegedly evading military service.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
A Russian court lifts the suspension for the CPC pipeline and instead fines its operators 200,000 rubles ($3,300) for oil spills. The oil pipeline, one of the world's largest, is the route for nearly all of Kazakhstan's oil exports, which represents about 1% of global oil supply.
An Aerolíneas Argentinas flight makes an emergency landing in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, after a bomb threat. The flight with 169 passengers and six crew members was flying from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province.
Scotland reports a record temperature of 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) at Floors Castle.
contract clause regarding extraordinary occurrence beyond control which prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations
sovereign state made up of six islands in the Pacific Ocean
Teachers and youth workers were discouraged from reporting child sexual abuse and police were nervous that investigating the abusers would inflame racial tensions.
Four people are injured during a mass shooting at a nightclub in Marbella, Andalusia, Spain. The perpetrator is stabbed and hospitalized.
July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
Director of Roscosmos Space Corporation, Former Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation
Ahmed Ogwell, head of the Africa CDC, reports that there are currently no monkeypox or smallpox vaccines available in Africa to combat the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.
Six people are killed and 32 others injured in an explosion at an arms depot in Abyan Governorate.
Two firefighters are killed and two others survive after a helicopter crashes on the Greek island of Samos, Greece.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Pitcairn Islands
At least nine people are killed by flash floods caused by the monsoon in Balochistan, Pakistan.
United States holiday held on July 4 to mark the Declaration of Independence
Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan formally approves the release of a million tons of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean.
global international and intergovernmental organization
2022 protest movement in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
Droupadi Murmu is sworn in as President of India.
proposed disapplication of parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol
The European Commission allows Russia to resume shipping embargoed goods by rail to its exclave of Kaliningrad, following Russian threats against Lithuania.
Five people are killed and 49 are injured after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Hormozgan province, Iran.
hematologic cancer that affects lymphocytes
Chinese company BYD Auto becomes the world’s largest electric vehicle producer by number of vehicles sold after overtaking Tesla, Inc.
The death toll of the recent floods in Iran has risen to at least 53.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
An Israeli man is seriously injured in a stabbing and suspected terror attack on the road between Bnei Brak and Giv'at Shmuel.
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
village in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Ukraine suspends relations with North Korea in response.
Meteorological authorities in South Korea issue a heat wave warning for most of the country, with temperatures expected to exceed 34 °C (93 °F).
Governor of Texas Greg Abbott authorizes the United States National Guard to return migrants along the Mexico–United States border in Texas to Mexico.
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of 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.
The Met Office confirms that England is experiencing its worst drought since 1976, particularly in South East England.
A motion of confidence in the Johnson government is passed by 347 votes to 238.
The controversial Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court is abolished. However, Didier Reynders, the European Commissioner for Justice, says that the European Court of Justice's ruling ordering the abolishment has not been fully respected and therefore Poland will continue to pay a fine of €1 million per day for contempt of court.
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
The proposal is backed by major Western governments and other major lenders.
flood in northeastern India and Bangladesh in 2022
French authorities issue a warning as temperatures reach as high as 40 °C (104 °F) amid ongoing wildfires.
Hundreds of protestors storm the parliament building in the Green Zone in Baghdad to oppose the nomination of Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani for prime minister by pro-Iranian parties.
Abed, a hamlet on the Danish island of Lolland, sets the highest July temperature recorded in the country, reaching 35.9 °C (96.6 °F).
Russian president Vladimir Putin makes a state visit to Iran for talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Putin will also meet with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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.
The Bank of Canada raises its benchmark interest rate from 1.5 to 2.5 percent, the single largest increase since 1998, amid surging inflation.
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.
chief executive of Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine
suburban county in New York, United States
bilateral relations between Russia and Lithuania
Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is shot in the back while giving a speech in Nara, Kansai region, Japan, and later dies from his wounds. Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old navy veteran, is arrested for the assassination.
Category 3 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane in 2022
Chasiv Yar, Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
History and current developments regarding the inequality of the legal and social status of women in Sudan
city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Twenty-two people are killed and many others injured during a raid by insurgents in Kossi Province, Burkina Faso.
One person is killed and 23 others are injured after a tornado hits Jiangsu, China.
Thirteen people are killed as fighting occurs in Tripoli, Libya.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN department that promotes human rights under international law
states of emergency and regimes of exception decreed by COVID-19
The French government survives a no confidence vote tabled by the left-wing NUPES coalition.
The no confidence vote received only 146 yes votes out of the 289 needed.
At least twelve civilians are killed and 25 others are injured by heavy Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast, according to a report by Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.
the practice and process of applying Islamic doctrine to personal life and society
set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Iván Mordisco, one of the group's leaders, was at the scene during the strike; his fate is unknown.
Telford child sexual exploitation scandal
Ongoing sexual exploitation scandal in Telford, England
Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and southern parts of Punjab
northernmost of the five Regions of Togo
The Federal Reserve consecutively increases its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Ireland
cultural region in the southeastern and south-central United States
Education Secretary Michelle Donelan resigns 36 hours after being appointed to the post.
city and county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States
Bolivian justice minister Iván Lima announces that the government will seek more charges against former president Jeanine Áñez for her alleged role in massacres perpetrated in Senkata and Sacaba in 2019.
At least 17 Haitian migrants are killed and 25 others are rescued when their boat capsizes off New Providence, Bahamas.
Bosnia and Herzegovina reports its first confirmed case of monkeypox.
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
73rd running of the Formula One World Championship
The Cypriot House of Representatives approves the seventeenth amendment to the Constitution of Cyprus, which involves a reform of the judiciary, the recovery of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus and the creation of the Court of Appeal of Cyprus.
raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (established in 2020)
Flash flooding occurs on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada.
formal visit by a head of state to a foreign country
Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
Prime Minister James Marape's Pangu Pati wins the general election.
city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Queen consort of Spain since 2014 to present
The suspect in the mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, U.S., is formally indicted on 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder, and 48 counts of aggravated battery. There are three counts per slain victim and two counts per injured victim.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees his residence in Colombo after protesters storm the residence and clash with police.
second-highest constitutional office in the U.S. state of Texas
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife are prevented from fleeing the country to Dubai by airport staff at Bandaranaike International Airport amid nationwide protests.
2022 gubernatorial election in Osun State, Nigeria
The Assembly of North Macedonia passes a motion to amend North Macedonia’s Constitution to recognise its Bulgarian minority, while pledging to discuss remaining issues with the Bulgarian government. In exchange, Bulgaria will allow membership talks with the European Union to begin.
de facto unrecognized state in Eastern Europe that has declared independence from Moldova
Monaco and Bermuda report their first cases of monkeypox.
bicameral legislature of the United States
The Bulgarian Navy destroys a naval mine that had drifted close to the country's Black Sea coast in a controlled explosion.
naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces
legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
act of leaving one's country or region with the intent to settle permanently or temporarily in another
Iraqi government and regional authorities claim that Turkish Armed Forces fired four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Kurdistan Region in Iraq, killing eight Iraqi tourists and injuring 23 others.
A man attempts to stab Lee Zeldin, a U.S. Representative and the Republican Party nominee in the upcoming New York gubernatorial election, during a campaign event in Perinton, New York, United States. Zeldin is not hurt during the incident, and the man is taken into custody.
President Jair Bolsonaro formally announces that he will run for re-election.
The death toll from the ongoing flash floods in Kentucky, United States, increases to 28.
Russia and Ukraine sign a UN-backed agreement to allow the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports.
Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Indonesia restricts access to eight websites, including PayPal, Yahoo! and Steam, for failing to register with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. Online services registered with the ministry are required to comply with disclosure and content removal requests.
El Salvador suspends classes as Hurricane Bonnie passes through Central America.
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Turkey records its highest inflation in 24 years, which is currently near 80%.
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
Eleven people, including a government official, are killed by an al-Shabaab suicide bombing at the entrance to a government building in Merca, Lower Shabelle, Somalia.
Niue records its first community case of COVID-19, prompting Minister of Health Sauni Tongatule to move the country to its highest alert level.
Papua New Guineans go to the polls to elect their new government in a heavily guarded election.
The leak is the largest leak in Central Intelligence Agency history.
Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date: 17 April 2022 – present (9 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
chief executive of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization announces that European cases of monkeypox have tripled in the past two weeks.
North Korea recognizes the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, becoming the third nation to do so after Russia and Syria. Ukraine suspends relations with North Korea in response.
At least 17 people are killed and 40 others are injured in skirmishes between groups of pro-Assad and anti-government residents in As Suwayda, Syria.
Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union
Weightlifter Reanna Solomon dies from COVID-19, becoming Nauru's first recorded fatality of the pandemic.
Russian shelling kills six civilians in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, as Ukraine says that Russia appears to be preparing for a new ground offensive near Sloviansk.
Japanese citizens go to the polls to elect members of the upper house of the National Diet.
overview of major wildfires in California during the year 2022
aircraft configured specifically to transport cargo
slavery with the intention of using the slaves for sex
French republic in Northern Italy between 1802 and 1805
country in Central and Southeastern Europe
Multiple senior ministers of the United Kingdom's Cabinet, including newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi, Home Secretary Priti Patel, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove tell Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign.
EU adopts 7th package of Russia sanctions.
In South Korea, the Constitutional Court begins deliberations on abolishing the death penalty upon an appeal by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. South Korea currently has a moratorium on the issue, having not hanged a death row inmate in the past 25 years.
maritime warfare branch of Bulgaria's military
Seventeen people are dead after a boat carried into a barge by the tide and capsize in Lagos, Nigeria.
There are also 1,300 ongoing criminal investigations.
capital and most populous city of Finland
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
ongoing conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
The U.S. government orders the release of 800,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile.
principal executive body of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
At least three civilians are killed and 15 others are injured in Russian cruise missile strikes on the city of Dnipro.
The Pitcairn Islands reports the territory's first case of COVID-19 in a Pitcairn Islander who returned from medical treatment abroad.
A Russian cruise missile attack destroys a railway station in Kirovohrad Oblast, killing three people and injuring several others.
Date: 30 September 2015 – present (7 years, 3 months and 4 weeks)
belief in the value of human life and in actively assisting other humans to improve conditions of humanity
Bolivian justice minister Iván Lima announces that the government will seek more charges against former president Jeanine Áñez for her alleged role in massacres perpetrated in Senkata and Sacaba in 2019. Añez is already serving a 10-year sentence on other charges.
biomolecule consisting of chains of amino acid residues
One prison guard is killed and three others are injured in the attack.
Lobbyists say that 150–160 Amhara civilians have been killed.
Three UN peacekeepers and seven civilians are killed during an attack on a MONUSCO base by protesters in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Brazil reports its first death from monkeypox in a 41-year-old man from Belo Horizonte who had lymphoma and a weakened immune system.
diplomatic relations between Russia and the European Union
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.
The European General Court upholds a broadcast ban imposed on Russian television network RT in the European Union over accusations of spreading misinformation, rejecting an appeal against the ban.
Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack
capital city of Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine
diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States
Several homes are destroyed in Wennington on the outskirts of East London.
New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet announces that the Australian Aboriginal Flag will be flown permanently above the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which is widely regarded as an iconic Australian landmark. The flag will be flown on top of the bridge's arches alongside the national flag, replacing the flag of New South Wales, after the state government decided against accommodating all three flags.
British Conservative party politician (born 1972)
Mario Draghi offers his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy after coalition partner Five Star withdraws its support. However, President Sergio Mattarella refuses to accept the resignation.
Education Secretary Michelle Donelan resigns 36 hours after being appointed to the post. A total of 61 ministers and aides have now resigned.
The monarch butterfly is added by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to its endangered species list because of rapidly decreasing population numbers.
seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea
Date: 16 February 1985 – ongoing (37 years, 11 months, 1 week and 4 days)
public elective office; head of state and head of government of Bolivia
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
The United Kingdom, represented by Sam Ryder, finished in second place, behind Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, at this year's competition.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Kamal Kharazi, confirms that Iran now has the capabilities to develop and build a nuclear weapon but says that "there has been no decision by Iran to build one".
2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in New York (state)
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in New York State, United States, 10 June 2022–present
European Union energy ministers approve legislation to lower demand for gas by some member countries by 15% from August until March 2023.
Germany reports 82 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,352.
A major incident is declared in London following a "huge surge" in fires, according to the London Fire Brigade. Several homes are destroyed in Wennington on the outskirts of East London. No casualties have been reported. Hertfordshire and Leicestershire fire services also declare major incidents due to the high volume of emergency calls.
Russian forces shell Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast with the BM-27 Uragan MLRS, killing three civilians and injuring three others.
aftermath of the violent disruption of the presidential election certification on January 6, 2021
extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity
The European Union bans imports of gold from Russia and freezes Sberbank's assets.
The military and police raid an anti-government protest camp in Colombo, and arrest nine people.
Archeologists announce the discovery of a previously unknown Roman Empire city dubbed "El Forau de la Tuta", located near modern-day Artieda in the Province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.
railway station in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan
Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit Odesa's port less than a day after a deal to export grain from Ukraine was signed between Russia and Ukraine. Initial reports indicate no related infrastructure damage.
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
Russian missiles strike the city of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast, killing three civilians and injuring three others, while more than 50 Grad rockets hit the city of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing two people.
helicopter designed or adapted for use by military forces
Olenivka, Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Urban-type settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
However, Ukraine denies that any casualties have occurred.
Russian forces launch airstrikes on the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk Oblast, with casualties reported, according to the city's mayor.
Hindu shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, India
killing of the prisoners of war during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
head of state and of government of Turkey
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.
A United States Army soldier is killed and nine others are injured after a lightning strike at a training area at Fort Gordon in Georgia.
The flag will be flown on top of the bridge's arches alongside the national flag, replacing the flag of New South Wales, after the state government decided against accommodating all three flags.
metropolitan and ceremonial county in England
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine
A romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex
Six apartment blocks and six detached houses are also destroyed or damaged.
capital of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Accession of Albania to the European Union
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
pan-African research, education and support organization for disease control and prevention
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
Two Palestinian men are killed and 12 others are injured during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Nablus, West Bank.
Central Ave. and 2nd St. in Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
national presidential election in early 2023
Sri Lanka announces a week-long holiday amid fuel and food shortages caused by a worsening economic crisis.
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is found guilty of contempt of Congress after defying the January 6 committee that investigates the riot at the United States Capitol.
The U.S. reports 1,049 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,639.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
1-1, Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme, Nara, Nara
global system of connected computer networks based on IP addressing and routing protocols
exclave of Russia sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania
Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
Six Balochistan Liberation Army separatists and a Pakistani soldier are killed during clashes in Kech District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
1989 crime involving a violent attack on a jogger in New York City
Japanese government commission concerned with nuclear safety
In South Korea, the Constitutional Court begins deliberations on abolishing the death penalty upon an appeal by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea.
military forces of the Russian Federation
United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack
standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Asia, 21 May 2022–present
South Korea announces that it will lift a decades-long ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other media.
Russia launches cruise missile strikes from the Black Sea on the Kyiv Oblast for the first time in weeks, with missiles striking Bucha, Lyutizh, and Vyshhorod. At least fifteen people, including five civilians, are injured, according to Kyiv governor Oleksiy Kuleba.
NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021
The aircraft was carrying weapons from Serbia to Bangladesh, and crashed before a planned stop in Jordan.
civilian protests against Sri Lankan government in 2022
A "public health emergency" is declared in Harris County, Texas after the number of monkeypox cases rapidly increase in the state.
Four more are killed at a tavern in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
Islamist militants attack a prison near Abuja, Nigeria, freeing 879 of the medium-security prison's 994 inmates. One prison guard is killed and three others are injured in the attack.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
Criminal charges in the 2021 United States Capitol attack
Land (federal state) in southwestern Germany
village in London Borough of Havering, UK
overview of the Federal government of Nigeria
Spain reports its second confirmed death from monkeypox, a day after reporting the first confirmed death outside of Africa.
Russia launches five airstrikes on Jisr ash-Shughur, killing seven people, including four children.
Authorities in Hanover, Germany, turn off heating and switch to cold showers in all public buildings, and also shut off public water fountains amid an energy crisis after Gazprom reduced gas supplies to Germany through its Nord Stream pipeline.
Researchers using AlphaFold have predicted the structures of 200 million proteins from 1 million species, covering nearly every known protein on the planet.
continent on the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres
Two new deaths from monkeypox are reported in endemic countries in Africa.
Four people are injured during a mass shooting at a nightclub in Marbella, Andalusia, Spain.
Sri Lanka's inflation rate reaches a record 54.6% amid a steep economic crisis and a default of the country's debt.
More than two dozen people are missing after an engineering vessel sinks off the coast of Hong Kong during the storm.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife are prevented from fleeing the country to Dubai by airport staff at Bandaranaike International Airport amid nationwide protests. G. Rajapaksa has not given his official resignation yet.
armed conflict in Western Asia since 2013
Ten people are killed and seven are injured after a mountainside slope collapses in Jingtai County, Gansu, China.
A major incident is declared in London following a "huge surge" in fires, according to the London Fire Brigade.
general election held in Papua New Guinea
Hong Kong-based airline Greater Bay Airlines completes its maiden flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok. The airline has been granted licenses to operate 104 routes across the Greater China and Asia Pacific regions.
peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California
One person is wounded in an assassination attempt on President of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei. The president is unharmed.
near Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)
Twitter sues Elon Musk in the Delaware Court of Chancery, requesting the court to order Musk to proceed with the purchase of Twitter under the previously agreed upon terms.
Authorities in Cuba say that dengue fever cases have increased 21.7% from last year and describe the epidemiological situation as "complex".
There are three counts per slain victim and two counts per injured victim.
Seven teenagers are killed and two others injured after government forces airstrike a village in Savanes Region, Togo. Togolese authorities say that they mistook the teenagers for jihadists.
The Philippines reports its first case of monkeypox.
Three more monkeypox vaccination sites open in New York City in an effort to combat the spread of monkeypox.
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
A third police officer dies from injuries sustained in yesterday's shootout in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
British Conservative party politician (born 1980)
Two Egyptian UN peacekeepers are killed and five others are injured when their vehicle hits a mine in northern Mali.
Brazil reports 117 new confirmed cases of monkeypox.
A 20-year-old woman who is a campaigner for women's rights in Sudan appeals to the High Court to overturn her death sentence by stoning for adultery, the first time that such an appeal has been filed in nearly a decade.
Tokyo reports a record 31,878 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace charges 19 Colombian soldiers with war crimes and crimes against humanity for the death of 303 people, mostly civilians, between 2005 and 2008.
A 10 Downing Street official says that "you can’t have a snake who is not with you on any of the big arguments who then gleefully tells the press the leader has to go".
coordinated military actions of a state or a non-state actor in response to a developing situation
volcano and island located in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Hertfordshire and Leicestershire fire services also declare major incidents due to the high volume of emergency calls.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's ambassadors to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary.
According to Ukraine, two civilians are killed in a Russian missile attack on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast.
Date: 6 March 2022 (airport) 16 March 2022 (TV mast) 25 March 2022 (command centre) 14 July 2022 (city centre) ~10:40
American media executive, political strategist, and convicted criminal
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Protesters storm the Prime Minister's office in Colombo, demanding Wickremesinghe's immediate resignation.
accession process of new countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2022 shooting of Kentucky police officers
disclosures of NSA and related global espionage
Kosovo Police close two border crossings in North Kosovo after local Serbs blocked roads and fired shots at police to protest an order to switch Serbian car license plates to Kosovan ones within two months.
The New Zealand Defence Force says that, upon request by the government of Niue, it is sending a team of civilian doctors, nurses, and defense personnel to help the territory deal with an outbreak of COVID-19.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Belarus
The Nigerian government announces that Nigeria will develop a vaccine for lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the lassa virus.
Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear declares a state of emergency for several counties in southeastern Kentucky due to historic floods, which have killed eight people.
Two people are killed and four others injured in a mass shooting in Haltom City, Texas, United States.
Russian state-controlled television network
head of state of the Republic of Singapore
However, the MOH says that the variant isn’t considered a variant of concern by the World Health Organization.
At least 30 green sea turtles are found dead off a beach in Kumejima, Japan, with many having been stabbed in the neck.
Russia announces Anton Koltsov, former Prime Minister of Vologda Oblast, as the new Prime Minister in Zaporizhzhia Military-Civilian Administration.
A former mayor of Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines, and two others are killed in a mass shooting at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila.
Russia orders the Jewish Agency for Israel to stop any and all activities in the country, allegedly claiming that the organisation was illegally collecting information on Russian citizens.
head of government of the Italian Republic
national intelligence agency of the United States
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The United States Congress passes the Chips and Science Act of 2022 in order to boost semiconductor production in the United States and also boost competition with China. The bill will head to President Joe Biden for his signature.
2022–2023 Russia–European Union gas dispute
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha survives a no-confidence vote with 256 confidence votes, 206 votes against and nine abstentions.
The flight with 169 passengers and six crew members was flying from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province.
Shooting incident at the Ateneo de Manila University
rental place containing suitable equipment used for singing into a microphone over backing tracks
Several suspected bootleggers have been detained in connection with the deaths, according to Gujarat Police.
Suspect accused of leaking documents to Wikileaks
percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
status of the COVID-19 viral pandemic in the Pitcairn Islands
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announces that he has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time.
Twenty-three bodies are found near hot springs in Michoacán, Mexico.
city in and county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
The oil pipeline, one of the world's largest, is the route for nearly all of Kazakhstan's oil exports, which represents about 1% of global oil supply.
Men's pole vault world record progression
Latin American trade bloc formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
person who commands, pilots, or serves as a crew member of a spacecraft
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
bridge across Sydney Harbour in Australia
Fourteen people are killed and another is injured when a helicopter involved in the search and arrest of drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero crashes in Los Mochis, Mexico.
military engagement in the Donbas during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kurdish autonomous Region in northern Iraq
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Philippines
Armed forces of Russia and the separatist Luhansk People's Republic capture the entire Luhansk Oblast after seizing Lysychansk.
At least 23 people are killed and 30 others are injured in a truck and bus crash in Minya, Egypt.
A three-year-long independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation finds that over 1,000 children in Telford, Shropshire, England, were sexually exploited beginning in the 1980s.
chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17
Argentina issues a notice of polar wave temperatures.
reserve force of the United States Army and Air Force
most senior political appointee in the Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Protests occur in the autonomous Uzbekistani region of Karakalpakstan against a proposed constitutional change that would strip the region of its autonomy.
Israel launches more than a dozen missiles against two Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, following a number of rockets fired overnight from Gaza into Israel, causing severe damage. No casualties were reported and no civilian structures were targeted or hit.
International Organization for Migration
hip-hop artist and politician (1981-2022)
city in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine
Additionally, 651 cases of alleged treason and collaboration are initiated against prosecutorial and law enforcement officials.
Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, says that Russia has charged 92 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with "crimes against the peace and security of humanity", with a further 96 people being wanted.
maritime warfare branch of Japan's military
2022 mass shooting in Copenhagen, Denmark
city in central Ukraine, administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast
NASA releases the first full-color image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing a segment of a galaxy cluster 4.6 billion light-years away from Earth.
2022 earthquakes in Hormozgan Province, Iran
earthquake in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region
city in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine
Presiding officer of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Shishimarin's defense attorney says that it is "highly likely" that he will be returned to Russia in a prisoner exchange.
The government of Laos discusses the purchase of oil from sanctions-hit Russia as the country faces oil shortages and is nearing a debt default.
Former senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party defeats incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Federated States of Micronesia
In South Africa, 15 people are killed in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto, Gauteng.
National Security Advisor (United States)
overview of the foreign relations of Syria
permission to take a job within a foreign country
Croatia will adopt the bloc's currency on January 1, 2023.
Flooding occurs in parts of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, killing at least one person, as the city reports a daily rainfall record of more than 7 in (180 mm).
Three civilians are killed and 31 others are injured in a Russian shelling of Kharkiv. The city's mayor says that the latest shelling has targeted civilian infrastructure. (SwissInfo)
Wickremesinghe's private residence is set on fire.
Many others are wounded in both attacks.
Spain introduces free tickets for suburban and medium-distance services for Renfe, the state-owned railway operator, starting from September 1 and until the end of the year.
military operation during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
second-most populous Islamic denomination
head of government for the state of New South Wales, Australia
Russia reports its first case of monkeypox in a man who travelled from Europe.
Russia's Gazprom says that it "cannot guarantee" gas supplies to Europe due to "extraordinary circumstances" as it declares force majeure on gas supplies dating from June 14.
Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines
A court in Kyiv reduces the sentence of Vadim Shishimarin, the first Russian soldier tried for war crimes, from life in prison to 15 years detention. Shishimarin's defense attorney says that it is "highly likely" that he will be returned to Russia in a prisoner exchange.
capital city of Vinnytsia Oblast in western Ukraine
primary judicial organ of the United Nations
Social media site Twitter experiences a global outage lasting for 45 minutes, making it the site's longest outage since 2016.
sovereign microstate between France and Spain, in Western Europe
vote on whether a group of people still has confidence in a government or leader
political crisis between the president and Ennahda
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
head of the system of official prosecution in courts in Ukraine
Over 40 people are missing after a series of floods in Virginia, United States.
Ukraine's government, facing an estimated 35% to 45% decrease in GDP, asks its international creditors to freeze its debt payments for two years, including a $1.2 billion debt payment due at the beginning of September.
prolonged period of excessively hot weather
Parliament of Sri Lanka voting through a secret ballot to select a President to serve the remainder of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's term
England defeats Germany 2–1 in the final of the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 to give the England women's team its first major football championship.
Mississippi reports its first case of monkeypox.
2018–2022 Turkish currency and debt crisis
Three civilians and three security forces are killed in an attack by militants at a checkpoint near Bamako, Mali.
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States
major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War
head of state and head of government of Guatemala
The Governor of Donetsk Oblast urges civilians to evacuate as Russia advances.
Five people are killed and thousands are injured after mass protests in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands
town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
Date: 18 April 2022 – present (9 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is shot in the back while giving a speech in Nara, Kansai region, Japan, and later dies from his wounds.
Rajapaksa's resignation is demanded amid the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka since 1948.
The monkeypox vaccine will be made available to high-risk people in British Columbia, Canada.
Several opposition politicians are arrested in Colombo, Sri Lanka, after demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who said yesterday that the country is "bankrupt".
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chinese authorities give a tentative green light to Ant Group to revive its initial public offering plans in both Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Serhiivka, Serhiivka settlement hromada, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast
urban-type settlement in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Municipality, Ukraine
The Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Paraguay is summoned in an emergency session to debate the impeachment of Attorney General Sandra Quiñónez, in response to accusations that Quiñónez covered up former president Horacio Cartes's alleged corruption, following Cartes's designation as "significantly corrupt" by the United States.
video game store and digital distribution platform among other services
branch of science dealing with the short-term variations of atmospheric conditions including wind, precipitation, temperature, humidity, cloud cover, and air pressure
theft of assets entrusted to another person by the person that the assets were entrusted to
statutory body with hierarchical structure
Penny Mordaunt is eliminated from the leadership election in the fifth round of voting.
relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel
A video emerges on social media of a Russian soldier castrating a Ukrainian prisoner of war in the town of Sievierodonetsk, Donetsk Oblast. The video has not been independently verified. The Ukrainian government voices outrage over the incident and vows retaliation against the perpetrators.
The video has not been independently verified.
Three civilians are killed and 31 others are injured in a Russian shelling of Kharkiv. The city's mayor says that the latest shelling has targeted civilian infrastructure.
Wildfires break out in southwestern France and Spain amidst a heat wave in Europe.
John Lee is sworn in as the fifth Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
Wisconsin reports its first case of monkeypox.
Initial reports indicate no related infrastructure damage.
geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
Five rockets are fired into Uzbekistan from Afghanistan, landing in the city of Termez. Government officials report that none of the missiles exploded and that minor damage occurred to four homes.
El Salvador suspends classes as Hurricane Bonnie passes through Central America. Deaths have been reported in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
first successful vaccine to be developed
Russian energy company Gazprom reduces the amount of natural gas flowing through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Europe to 20% of the pipeline's capacity.
The Sakurajima volcano in Kyushu, Japan, erupts. Around 120 residents in two nearby towns are ordered to evacuate even though minimal damages are reported.
Lithuania expands sanctions on the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to include cement, concrete, wood, alcohol and alcohol-based industrial chemicals.
The U.S. FDA grants approval for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people aged between 12 and 17.
2022 edition of the UEFA Women's Championship
Mario Draghi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy. President Sergio Mattarella accepts Draghi's resignation.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Canada
Three civilians, two gendarmes and one policeman are killed as gunmen attack a checkpoint in Koulikoro, Mali.
The European Central Bank raises interest rates by 0.5 percentage points for the first time since 2011 in order to combat inflation in the EU which increased to 8.6% last month.
The separatist West Papua National Liberation Army is blamed for the attack.
meeting place of the United States Congress
Israel launches more than a dozen missiles against two Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, following a number of rockets fired overnight from Gaza into Israel, causing severe damage.
2022 Conservative Party leadership election
Russian 22nd Army Corps general Artem Nasbulin is allegedly among the dead.
President Sergio Mattarella accepts Draghi's resignation.
The European Commission proposes a new, joint defense procurement system for EU member states.
The first cases of monkeypox in children in the United States are reported, with one being in California.
The European Commission proposes a new, joint defense procurement system for EU member states. It would be operational by the end of this year, with initial funding of €500 million.
virus outbreak in British Columbia, Canada
northeastern part of London, United Kingdom
The 51st Pacific Islands Forum begins in Suva, Fiji, amid escalating geopolitical competition between China and the United States.
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
Boris Johnson fires Michael Gove after Gove called on Johnson to resign earlier in the day. A 10 Downing Street official says that "you can’t have a snake who is not with you on any of the big arguments who then gleefully tells the press the leader has to go".
The Federated States of Micronesia surpasses 1,000 cases of COVID-19 due a recent increase in the number of new cases.
Current Iraqi minister of human rights since 2010, former governor of Maysan province
aircraft landing made in response to a crisis
The Royal Air Force suspends all flights to and from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire after the runway suffers damage due to the extreme heat.
Serhiivka, Serhiivka settlement hromada, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
international governing body for association football in Europe
Four protesters are killed when a soldier shoots an electric cable that falls on them in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lawmakers in Russia propose to extend the anti-"gay propaganda" bill to all people regardless of their age.
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.
The UK's National Trust says that an outbreak of bird flu on the Farne Islands in the North Sea has killed over 3,000 wild birds.
At least 12 civilians are killed by Islamic extremist gunmen during an attack against two villages in northern Togo.
Al-Shabaab raids Yeed and Aato in Bakool, Somalia, near the Ethiopian border. Fourteen Ethiopian police officers and three civilians are killed.
Colorado reports a case of West Nile virus in a person from Delta County.
July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election
In ice hockey, the San Jose Sharks hire Mike Grier as general manager, becoming the first black general manager in the history of the National Hockey League.
Four people are wounded in a mass stabbing at a hospital in Shanghai, China. Police open fire and subdue the assailant.
Restriction of transit with the Kaliningrad Oblast
Kharazi also warns that Iran will "directly respond" to Israel if it is attacked.
city, municipal seat of Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Indonesia)
Ministrial Government Agency Administered Communication and information in Indonesia
lower house of the United States Congress
Urban Search and Rescue Missouri Task Force 1
FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force based in Boone County, Missouri
road traffic accident involving many vehicles
The European Commission tells EU member states to reduce gas usage by 15% until March 2023 as part of an emergency plan after President Vladimir Putin warns that Russian supplies of natural gas could be reduced further.
overview of the situation of media freedom in Russia
Wild European bison are reintroduced to the United Kingdom for the first time in over a thousand years after three are released into a pine forest in Kent, England.
statutory fire and rescue service for London, United Kingdom
The Governor of Donetsk Oblast urges civilians to evacuate as Russia advances. Around 350,000 civilians have already evacuated.
In exchange, Bulgaria will allow membership talks with the European Union to begin.
Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as president of Sri Lanka.
Date: 3 January 2021–ongoing (2 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
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.
Thirteen inmates are killed and two more injured during a prison riot in Santo Domingo, Ecuador.
Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia and the Bahamas report their first cases of monkeypox.
In France, more than 10,000 people have fled wildfires in Gironde and in Spain, firefighters continue to battle forest fires near the town of Monsagro.
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 9 months, 1 week and 3 days)
ethnic group originally from northern Vietnam
The election has been labeled as a potential bellwether as it is the final major election before the national presidential election in early 2023.
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Germany, 20 May 2022–present
Two more people are found dead after the Marmolada serac, in Italy, collapsed three days ago, bringing the death toll to nine.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova and the top security official of the Security Service of Ukraine, Ivan Bakanov.
overview about the accession of Albania to the European Union
The Burundi Human Rights Initiative (BHRI) accuses Burundi of sending troops into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to fight the RED-Tabara, a Burundian armed opposition group. The BHRI also accuses Burundi of supporting armed groups that oppose the DRC.
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.
conservation organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Three people and the gunman are killed and two others injured in a mass shooting at the food court of Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana, United States.
policy of the Russian government by which it guides the interactions with other nations
A record high temperature of 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) is reported at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and a record overnight minimum temperature of 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) is reported at Emley Moor transmitting station in West Yorkshire.
bi-state metropolitan area centered on St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Pope Francis visits Iqaluit in Nunavut to apologize for the past abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools in Canada. The visit is his final stop on his Canada trip.
The president of Energoatom, the Ukrainian nuclear energy authority, accuses Russian forces of using the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to store weapons and shell the surrounding area.
Filtration camp on the territory of the former Volnovakha corrective colony (№120) Molodizhne, Kalmiuske Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (occupied by Russia, controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic)
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
Singapore reports its first six local cases of the BA.2.75 Centaurus variant as part of the Ministry of Health’s surveillance of the COVID-19 situation in the country.
ceremonial county in the east of England
A 16-year-old Palestinian affiliated with Fatah is killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah.
village council in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
The requirement for a public procurement procedure for this type of request is abolished.
human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
telephone number that allows caller to contact local emergency services for assistance
president of the United States since 2021
Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
However, President Sergio Mattarella refuses to accept the resignation.
A major incident is declared by Greater Manchester Police after the remains of four people, believed to be Vietnamese migrants, are found at a factory in Oldham, which was destroyed by a fire in May.
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2022
oversees a firm's day-to-day business operations
city in Lake County, Illinois, United States
mountain pass between Chile and Argentina
massive extinction event during the current Holocene geological epoch
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Canada, 19 May 2022–present
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
process of reviewing and assessing the dossier to support a medicinal product in view of its marketing (also called licensing, registration, approval, etc.), finalized by granting of a document also called marketing authorization
Chinese company BYD Auto becomes the world’s largest electric vehicle producer by number of vehicles sold after overtaking Tesla, Inc. in the first half of 2022.
The second round of the parliamenentary election takes place.
Portugal issues warnings of temperatures as high as 43 °C (109 °F) amid a drought and wildfires in parts of the country.
It would be operational by the end of this year, with initial funding of €500 million.
Polish Supreme Court Disciplinary Chamber law
legislation that defines conduct standards for the majority of Polish judiciary
North Korea recognizes the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, becoming the third nation to do so after Russia and Syria.
illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages
tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, transmitted by mosquito
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since October 2022
city in the Palestinian National Authority
American automotive, energy storage and solar power company
United Nations branch related to food-assistance
Protesters in Panama continue blocking streets and railways, mainly in Chiriquí and Veraguas Provinces, rejecting the concession by president Laurentino Cortizo of freezing fuel prices.
The Ministry of Justice of Russia opens a court case to close the Jewish Agency for Israel, the main agency allowing the aliyah of Jews to Israel.
crime of killing of a human being by another human being, less serious than murder
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.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
At least 57 people are killed by floods in Balochistan (mostly in Quetta) and two others are killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Four protesters are killed when a soldier shoots an electric cable that falls on them in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo. They were protesting the ineffectiveness of the MONUSCO.
Tunisian politician, academic and jurist
Thirty-one people are injured and several homes are destroyed after a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Paktika Province, Afghanistan.
Andorra reports its first case of monkeypox.
Negotiations on the accession of North Macedonia and Albania to the European Union begin in Brussels.
head of state and head of government of Brazil
The U.S. CDC votes unanimously to recommend the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18 years.
ongoing indirect conflict between Iran and Israel
A former mayor of Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines, and two others are killed in a mass shooting at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila. The perpetrator is arrested.
de facto state, considered internationally to be part of Ukraine, 2014–2022
aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces
Seven soldiers are injured when suspected communist guerrillas detonate a land mine in Mapanas, Northern Samar, Philippines.
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
French mathematician, Fields Medal winner in 2022
The Macina Liberation Front launches an attack on Mali's largest military base in Bamako. One soldier and six of the attackers are killed.
non-state conflicts between rival nomadic tribes taking place in the territories of Sudan and South Sudan
city and federal state in the North of Germany
political and economic union of 27 European states
A massive explosion occurs in the city of Nova Kakhovka after Ukrainian forces destroy a Russian arms depot. Russian state news agency TASS claims that a market, hospital, and civilian housing were also damaged, and that multiple civilians were killed. Russian 22nd Army Corps general Artem Nasbulin is allegedly among the dead.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan claims that Iran will provide Russia with hundreds of drones along with the necessary training for their use.
Zeldin is not hurt during the incident, and the man is taken into custody.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
NASA and Roscosmos sign an agreement to integrate future flights to the International Space Station. The agreement will allow Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S. spacecraft in return for allowing American astronauts to use Russia's Soyuz spacecraft.
An An, the world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, dies at Ocean Park Hong Kong aged 35. An An was a key part of the conservation activities for giant pandas.
The Joint Coordination Center opens in Istanbul, Turkey, to coordinate the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports.
person who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict
The missile strikes come after Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the military to expand operations in Ukraine in order to "protect the Donbas".
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Brazil, 20 May 2022–present
former government of the United Kingdom (2019–2022)
mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois
second most important position in Saudi Arabia, second to the King
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
process of additional EU countries adopting the euro in place of their national currency
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Colombian Army launches an airstrike on a FARC dissidents' camp in the Caquetá Department, killing ten people. Iván Mordisco, one of the group's leaders, was at the scene during the strike; his fate is unknown.
2022 Japanese House of Councillors election
ethnic and religious persecution of the Rohingya people by the Government of Myanmar
Constitutional monarchy which governs Japan
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates
World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (April 1941-May 1945)
The United States donates nearly 20,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kiribati through the COVAX initiative.
New Zealand reports its first cases of monkeypox.
The U.S. CDC announces that doses of the Jynneos vaccine will be sent to Washington.
conflict between Gangs and the Nigerian government
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
2022 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
diplomatic relations between Russia and Transnistria
British Conservative party politician (born 1976)
town in Shimajiri district, Okinawa prefecture, Japan
headquarters of His Majesty's Government
political ideologies supporting social equality and egalitarianism
battle in the 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.
Spanish racing driver Carlos Sainz Jr. of Scuderia Ferrari wins the first Formula One race of his career.
The Ukrainian government voices outrage over the incident and vows retaliation against the perpetrators.
Fifteen people are killed and 50 others are injured as UN peacekeepers open fire at an anti-United Nations protest in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
At least 30 people are killed in an ambush in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria.
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
Kemi Badenoch is eliminated from the leadership race in the fourth round of voting.
NASA and Roscosmos sign an agreement to integrate future flights to the International Space Station.
financial crisis resuting from Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
Kiribati announces its withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum, effective immediately, after President Taneti Maamau publishes a letter where he expresses four reasons for doing so, mainly due to the Secretary-General of the Forum never having been from the Micronesian region of the Pacific islands.
2020 economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic
response of Belarus to 2022 Russia-Ukraine War
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.
ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Texas, United States
Israel condemns the court case, claiming it is a response to Israel's stance on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev accuses "rioters" of violence.
release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity
A court in Switzerland acquits Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini of illegally arranging payments while they served as presidents of FIFA and UEFA respectively.
Twelve others are rescued alive from the water.
overview of capital punishment in Myanmar
British leadership election to replace Boris Johnson
The European Commission launches four new legal procedures against the United Kingdom for alleged infringements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement relating to the passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
industrial region in southeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia
modular space station in low Earth orbit
group of finance ministers and central bank governors
At least 30 green sea turtles are found dead off a beach in Kumejima, Japan, with many having been stabbed in the neck. The green sea turtle is an endangered species.
Xi'an is placed under lockdown and mass testing is conducted in half of the city's districts after a cluster of cases in the city were traced back to six karaoke bars.
Twenty-two Malian migrants are found dead on an inflatable boat on the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, after they left Zuwarah nine days ago. The International Organization for Migration reports that the migrants died from dehydration and drowning.
list of diplomatic recognitions of the 2 Ukrainian breakaway states
Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
Ukraine also claims to have destroyed a Russian ammunition depot, artillery and other military equipment in the region, killing 51 Russian troops.
Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatyev reaffirms that Transnistria is committed to becoming an independent state and is open to the possibility of uniting with Russia in the future.
The office of the Prime Minister announces that Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after party leaders in Parliament call for his resignation.
separatist conflict in the region of West Papua
Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, says that Russia has charged 92 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with "crimes against the peace and security of humanity", with a further 96 people being wanted. There are also 1,300 ongoing criminal investigations.
court of equity in Delaware, United States
family of Russian military transport helicopters
All 30 members of NATO have signed off on the accession protocols for the membership bids of Finland and Sweden, which is subject to unanimous approval by the current members' legislative bodies.
Kansas reports its first case of monkeypox.
2022 vote of no confidence in the government of Élisabeth Borne
grouping of multiple parties or independents of a parliament
The United States enters a technical recession after its economy shrank for the 2nd consecutive quarter.
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Slovenia
compulsory enlistment into national or military service
Dublin, Ireland, reports a record temperature of 33.1 °C (91.6 °F).
incidents involving multiple victims of firearm-related violence
amusement park in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)
cabinet ministry of Syria responsible for foreign relations
Nigerian politician and Governor of Osun State
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Spain, 18 May 2022–present
Rajapaksa subsequently flees the country on a military aircraft to the Maldives, formally ending his rule of Sri Lanka.
Five additional ministers resign after dozens of others leave throughout the day, bringing the total of government departures to 38.
Russia says that it fired missiles at Snake Island, killing an unspecified number of Ukrainian troops. However, Ukraine denies that any casualties have occurred.
Killnet, a Russian hacker group, launches the largest cyberattack in the history of Latvia, targeting the country's public broadcaster. The broadcaster says that the attack was repelled.
President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time and will be in isolation.
Ex-leader of the Guadalajara Cartel Rafael Caro Quintero is captured by the Mexican Navy in Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico.
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Three civilians are killed and 31 others are injured in a Russian shelling of Kharkiv.
village, community and electoral ward in Flintshire, Wales
The law permits Roskomnadzor to block any websites related to a designated entity without a court order, and restricts these entities from receiving state funds and working with children or at state universities.
administrative center of the Velykyi Burluk Raion in Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine
head of state and of government of Texas
federal ministry of the Russian Federation
act of obstructing the work of the United States Congress or one of its committees
111 countries and territories (109 with confirmed cases, 2 with suspected cases only)
A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activities and capabilities of the CIA to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare. The leak is the largest leak in Central Intelligence Agency history.
an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response, as declared by WHO
Heavy rainfall warnings are issued for the affected areas of Kentucky as Governor Andy Beshear says that at least 37 people remain unaccounted for.
Russian missiles strike the city of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast, killing three civilians and injuring three others, while more than 50 Grad rockets hit the city of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing two people. The missile strikes come after Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the military to expand operations in Ukraine in order to "protect the Donbas".
A three-year-long independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation finds that over 1,000 children in Telford, Shropshire, England, were sexually exploited beginning in the 1980s. Teachers and youth workers were discouraged from reporting child sexual abuse and police were nervous that investigating the abusers would inflame racial tensions.
reports 1,049 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,639.
a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion
A seventh person dies from injuries sustained in yesterday's mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States.
South Korea's inflation reaches a 24-year record, as the country struggles with increasing energy and food prices.
administration of a vaccine to protect against disease
first image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723
Islamist militants attack a prison near Abuja, Nigeria, freeing 879 of the medium-security prison's 994 inmates.
bilateral relationship between Russia and the United States
The suspected gunman is later taken into custody in nearby Lake Forest.
milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae
Havryshivka Vinnytsia International Airport
Date: 15 March 2022 – 14 November 2022 (7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
international agreement between the United States and the Pacific Island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid, and Solicitor General for England and Wales Alex Chalk all resign from the government, saying they no longer have faith in Prime Minister Boris Johnson following his appointment of Chris Pincher as Government Deputy Chief Whip despite allegations of sexual misconduct.
French association football player, manager and executive
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Tropical Storm Bonnie makes landfall near the Costa Rica–Nicaragua border.
Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea
At least 40 people have died and 50 others have become ill after consuming illegally brewed alcohol in Gujarat, India.
Three of the attackers are killed by the army.
Russia's Gazprom suspends gas supplies to Latvia after accusing it of "violating conditions of purchase". The Latvian government says the suspension of gas from Russia is not expected to have a major impact on the economy.
technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from positions along many streets in the world
Five people are killed and 25 others are injured.
Rajapaksa has not given his official resignation yet.
armed wing of the Free Papua Organization
explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
The European Union formally accepts Croatia as the 20th member of the Eurozone.
telecommunications and broadcasting facility in Yorkshire, England
Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles says that his country will apply to join the Pacific Alliance.
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
The bill will head to President Joe Biden for his signature.
Indonesia restricts access to eight websites, including PayPal, Yahoo! and Steam, for failing to register with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
upper house of the United States Congress
Latvia plans to reintroduce conscription, which had been abolished in 2006, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The final decision will be determined by the country's parliament, the Saeima.
series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space programme
armed conflict between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the Israel Defense Forces
Three family members are killed at a campground in Maquoketa Caves State Park, Iowa, United States, with a fourth remaining unharmed.
Russia enacts a law that requires all companies to comply with the armed forces' orders to provide goods or services and provide overtime or additional work days if necessary.
Scotland reports a record temperature of 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) at Floors Castle. Initially, the highest temperature was thought to have been set at RAF Charterhall, reaching 34.8 °C (94.6 °F).
Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur becomes both the first African and first Arab player to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament after defeating Tatjana Maria in the semifinals of the 2022 Wimbledon women's singles.
type of unguided rocket artillery system
Ukrainian forces strike the strategic Antonivka Road Bridge in Kherson Oblast using its M142 HIMARS missile system, causing severe damage to the bridge and preventing vehicles from crossing.
North Korea announces zero "fever cases" for the first time since mid-May when the country first announced an outbreak of COVID-19. Authorities stated that 4.8 million people were infected and that 74 people died from the virus.
Flash floods kill at least 21 people after the Roudbal River overflowed in Estahban, Fars Province, Iran. Fifty-five others are rescued and six others remain missing.
federal state, capital and largest city of Germany
Runs the diplomatic relationship Ender Democratic Republic of Algeria with other states
8th President of the International Federation of Association Football
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
groupings of highly centralized criminal enterprises
His brother, former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, also flees the country.
Around 350,000 civilians have already evacuated.
military storage facility for ammunition or explosives
2020–21 economic shortage caused by demand for semiconductor chips exceeding supply
Welsh Conservative party politician and MP (born 1963)
regional command of the Russian (and former Soviet) Navy
An Antonov An-12 cargo plane, operated by a Ukrainian airline, crashes near the city of Kavala, Greece, killing all eight people on board.
A video emerges on social media of a Russian soldier castrating a Ukrainian prisoner of war in the town of Sievierodonetsk, Donetsk Oblast.
Chief director of Executive ministries in South Korea under order of the President
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
Flash floods kill at least 21 people after the Roudbal River overflowed in Estahban, Fars Province, Iran.
2021 mob attempt to prevent or influence Presidential electoral vote count
hockey team of the National Hockey League
corps of the coastal defence troops of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy
2022 outage of the services provided by Rogers Communications which caused a major internet and mobile outage, inability to call 9-1-1, inability of receiving payment from debit cards, function-less government services, etc.
Semitic-speaking ethnic group native to Ethiopia in the Ethiopian Highlands
constitutional court of the Republic of Korea
national bicameral legislature of the Republic of India
In tennis, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan wins her first Grand Slam title after defeating Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the women's singles final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2.
City in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine
region in the northern part of Kosovo with ethnic Kosovo Serbs majority
Russian forces in Belarus launch 25 ballistic missiles into northern Ukraine.
The euro's value against the U.S. dollar falls below parity for the first time in 20 years.
Seven people are killed when suspected Islamists attack the city of Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The controversial Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court is abolished.
military force charged with police duties among civilian populations
China launches the Wentian module, one of two laboratory modules needed to complete the Tiangong space station, from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan on a Long March 5 rocket.The module is fully integrated with the space station thirteen hours after launch.
Canadian Indian residential school system
The green sea turtle is an endangered species.
constituent country of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
Deaths have been reported in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
how nations operate the orbital research complex
migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country
capital and most populous city of Russia
House of Councilors election held in 2022
United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
multiple launch rocket system family of Soviet origin
2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands
An An was a key part of the conservation activities for giant pandas.
Russian soldier who was the first person to go on trial for war crimes during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
newly emerged variant of a virus with transmissibility and virulence that causes concerns
person who is deprived of liberty against their will
However, the actual death toll is estimated to be around ten times higher because birds may have fallen into the sea.
The Colombian Army launches an airstrike on a FARC dissidents' camp in the Caquetá Department, killing ten people.
head of state and head of government of Costa Rica
Añez is already serving a 10-year sentence on other charges.
embargo imposed by the United Nations against Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
sovereign city-state on the French Riviera
Ukraine's government, facing an estimated 35% to 45% decrease in GDP, asks its international creditors to freeze its debt payments for two years, including a $1.2 billion debt payment due at the beginning of September. The proposal is backed by major Western governments and other major lenders.
part of the Court of Justice of the European Union
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the Netherlands, 20 May 2022–present
influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds
A construction crew later pulls down the remaining parts of the structure for safety reasons.
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
At least six people are killed in a mass shooting at a rehab center in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico.
The monkeypox outbreak is declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization.
One person is reported missing in Trinidad and Tobago.
State government of New South Wales, Australia
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
Six people are killed and more than two dozen others injured in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, United States, during an Independence Day parade.
The suspected gunman, identified as a 21-year-old man, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, with additional charges pending.
team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck
The BHRI also accuses Burundi of supporting armed groups that oppose the DRC.
supreme court in the European Union, part of the Court of Justice of the European Union
No casualties were reported and no civilian structures were targeted or hit.
outbreak of Avian influenza in poultry farms and wild birds
central banking system of the United States
village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Macau
Authorities stated that 4.8 million people were infected and that 74 people died from the virus.
overview about the accession of North Macedonia to the European Union
facility where goods are industrially made, or processed
Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old navy veteran, is arrested for the assassination.
crewed vehicle or uncrewed machine designed to fly in outer space
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
Greater St. Louis, Central Appalachia, Southern and Southwestern United States
Bangladesh announces that it will request a $4.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund for balance of payment and budgetary requirements, as well as climate change management activities.
punitive economic measures between nations
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees his residence in Colombo after protesters storm the residence and clash with police. At least 33 people are injured. Rajapaksa's resignation is demanded amid the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka since 1948.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
Russian president Vladimir Putin makes a state visit to Iran for talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
conflict among rival groups seeking to control of the territory of Libya
spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater
series of documents released by WikiLeaks in 2017
Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the town of Ivanivka in Kherson Oblast after launching a counter-offensive against Russian forces.
Commercial sexual exploitation of children
commercial transaction that involves the sexual exploitation of a child
Online services registered with the ministry are required to comply with disclosure and content removal requests.
The perpetrator is stabbed and hospitalized.
state being member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Royal Air Force main operating base in Oxfordshire, England
motion of confidence in the government of Boris Johnson
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.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
Three people are killed and four more are injured during a mass shooting at the Field's shopping centre in Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark.
person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
condition related to the supply and availability of food, and individuals' access to it
pandemic in Washington, D.C., United States
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
Latvia plans to reintroduce conscription, which had been abolished in 2006, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Vinnytsia International Airport Vinnytsia TV Mast National Military Command Centre City centre of Vinnytsia, Ukraine
The Ministry of Justice of Russia opens a court case to close the Jewish Agency for Israel, the main agency allowing the aliyah of Jews to Israel. Israel condemns the court case, claiming it is a response to Israel's stance on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
details of ongoing viral outbreak in the Republic of Ireland
tennis term for winning all four major championships
immigration of Jews from the diaspora to the Land of Israel
Political elections for public offices in Tunisia
Chinese next-generation heavy lift launch system
The Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, are partially destroyed in an explosion in what is a suspected bombing.
The European Commission allows Russia to resume shipping embargoed goods by rail to its exclave of Kaliningrad, following Russian threats against Lithuania. However, the transit of military equipment through Lithuanian territory remains prohibited.
A chartered boat capsizes in the Hudson River in New York City, killing two people and injuring three others.
Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a law expanding the definition of "foreign agents" to all organisations deemed by the government to have fallen under "foreign influence", beginning on December 1. The law permits Roskomnadzor to block any websites related to a designated entity without a court order, and restricts these entities from receiving state funds and working with children or at state universities.
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the Federated States of Micronesia
events leading to Boris Johnson's resignation as Prime Minister
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
India (Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura): Bangladesh (Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Rajshahi divisions)
Chinese space station in low Earth orbit
spacecraft designed to remain in space for an extended period with a crew
Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)
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.
Date: 7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021 (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
city in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
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.
surgical or chemical action that removes use of testicles
war crimes committed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
upcoming 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
Two Russian Kalibr cruise missiles hit Odesa's port less than a day after a deal to export grain from Ukraine was signed between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of carrying out the strike.
Date: 29 December 2020 – present (2 years, 1 month ago)
The United Kingdom is announced as the host of next year's Eurovision Song Contest in place of this year's winners, Ukraine, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The United Kingdom, represented by Sam Ryder, finished in second place, behind Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra, at this year's competition. Ukraine will still automatically qualify for the grand final.
Around 120 residents in two nearby towns are ordered to evacuate even though minimal damages are reported.
Singapore reports its first six local cases of the BA.2.75 Centaurus variant as part of the Ministry of Health’s surveillance of the COVID-19 situation in the country. However, the MOH says that the variant isn’t considered a variant of concern by the World Health Organization.
Government officials report that none of the missiles exploded and that minor damage occurred to four homes.
The first case of monkeypox in a pregnant woman in the United States is reported.
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Basilan
Ukrainian forces confirm that they were forced to retreat.
illicit act of giving or promising money or gifts that alters the behavior of a person in power; illicit act of a person in power deciding based on money or gift received or promised
military offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
capital of the territory of Nunavut, Canada
Indigenous peoples within the boundaries of Canada
main executive branch of government in Croatia
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
Sixteen people are killed when a bus plunges into a deep gorge in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Russian banking and financial services company
legality and use of capital punishment in South Korea
land warfare branch of Colombia's military
The United States offers to exchange imprisoned Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for detained Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, who are accused of drug offenses and spying, respectively.
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.
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
cases of corruption by officials and associates connected with FIFA
Date: July 28, 2022 – ongoing (6 months and 16 days)
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill at least thirteen people after they burn a clinic to the ground in North Kivu, DRC.
collective decision-making body of the British government
Date: 2 June 2004 – 27 February 2009 (First phase) 4 April 2012 – 7 November 2013 (Second phase) 31 January 2015 – present (Third phase) (19 years)
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
capital city of the German federated state of Lower Saxony
accession of a country to the European Union
Zionist nonprofit organization created in 1929
women's national association football team representing Germany
railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers and/or freight
At least 40 people have died and 50 others have become ill after consuming illegally brewed alcohol in Gujarat, India. Several suspected bootleggers have been detained in connection with the deaths, according to Gujarat Police.
federal city in and former capital of Russia
The United Kingdom issues a "red extreme heat warning" as temperatures are predicted to reach a record 41 °C (106 °F) in parts of England.
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
town in Monroe County, New York, United States of America
The French government survives a no confidence vote tabled by the left-wing NUPES coalition. The no confidence vote received only 146 yes votes out of the 289 needed.
28th United States National Security Advisor
naval component of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces
system of camps used to deport Ukrainians into Russia
a form of mass wasting involving very rapid to extremely rapid surging flow of debris
Initially, the highest temperature was thought to have been set at RAF Charterhall, reaching 34.8 °C (94.6 °F).
British Conservative politician (born 1973)
Killnet, a Russian hacker group, launches the largest cyberattack in the history of Latvia, targeting the country's public broadcaster.
Three people are killed by explosions at residential buildings in Belgorod, Russia, near the border with Ukraine.
explosive weapon for use in seas and waterways, triggered by the target's approach
diplomatic relations between the Sweden and NATO
Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas resigns to form a new coalition government.
vaccine that transfects synthetic RNA to reprogram cells to make foreign protein that stimulates an adaptive immune response
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah despite previously vowing to make him a "pariah".
capital city of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
1969–present insurgency by the New People's Army
Russian federal law "for the Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating for a Denial of Traditional Family Values"
period of Imperial Rome following the Roman Republic (27 BC–395 AD)
one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (11 months and 2 days)
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
However, this measurement is not officially recognized by Taiwanese authorities because it was reported by an automated station.
The Burundi Human Rights Initiative (BHRI) accuses Burundi of sending troops into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to fight the RED-Tabara, a Burundian armed opposition group.
The Latvian government says the suspension of gas from Russia is not expected to have a major impact on the economy.
women's national association football team representing England
national space program of the People's Republic of China
human settlement in United Arab Emirates
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli population
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
Togolese authorities say that they mistook the teenagers for jihadists.
The Macina Liberation Front launches an attack on Mali's largest military base in Bamako.
accession process of new countries to the European Union
of Scuderia Ferrari wins the first Formula One race of his career.
A jury in New York convicts ex-Central Intelligence Agency engineer Joshua Schulte on all nine charges relating to the Vault 7 leak detailing the activities and capabilities of the CIA to perform electronic surveillance and cyber warfare.
A majority of Tunisian voters approve a new constitution, proposed by President Kais Saied as a solution to the country's ongoing political crisis.
state flag of New South Wales, Australia
United States Compact of Free Association: Palau Marshall Islands Micronesia
sanctions against Russia after its annexation of Crimea in early 2014
A militant Baloch freedom movement. Balochistan is occupied by Pakistan.
British overseas territory in the South Pacific
Seven people are killed, eight are injured, and 13 others are reported missing after a serac collapses in Marmolada, Italy.
proposed EU-UK agreement for implementing Brexit
Wales reports a record temperature of 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) near the town of Hawarden, Flintshire, and the island of Jersey reports a record temperature of 37.9 °C (100.2 °F).
offshore natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany
city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit
Fifty buildings are partially destroyed by the explosions.
Field's shopping mall, Ørestad, Copenhagen, Denmark
armed conflict between the Oromo Liberation Front and the Government of Ethiopia
Category 3 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane in 2016
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
actions to limit climate change in order to reduce the risks of global warming
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.
Military's council formed after 2021 coup
island sovereign state in the West Indies
spacecraft in return for allowing American astronauts to use Russia's Soyuz spacecraft.
North American professional ice hockey league
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
overview of rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Russia
Prime Minister of South Korea Han Duck-soo says that he will ask president Yoon Suk-yeol to pardon former Samsung executive Lee Jae-yong, who is currently on parole for bribery and embezzlement.
One person is wounded in an assassination attempt on President of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei.
Fourteen Ethiopian police officers and three civilians are killed.
ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas
Ten people are killed and two others are injured when gunmen attack civilians in Nduga Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia.
capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) say that 53 people were killed and 75 others injured after shelling hit a prison holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in the DPR-controlled city of Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast.
one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates
Date: 20 May 2022 – ongoing (8 months and 25 days)
Head of State of the Republic of Tunisia.
concentration camp run by the Ustaše in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
Taiwan reports a record temperature of 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) in Yuli.
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
central government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
Mario Draghi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy.
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
List of European Commissioners for Justice and Equality
the monitoring and observation of peace processes in post-conflict areas
overseas region and department of France, and island in the Caribbean
British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean
2022 missile attacks on Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Dublin, Ireland, reports a record temperature of 33.1 °C (91.6 °F). Parts of France also report record temperatures.
incident where some group is killed by another
country house in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland
motor racing circuit on the Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire border, UK
Tuolumne, Mariposa, Mono and Madera Counties, California, United States
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
human mortality as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
The final decision will be determined by the country's parliament, the Saeima.
sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
capital of Balochistan Province, Pakistan
bilateral relations between Serbia and Croatia
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
FARC members continuing to fight since 2016
very tight valley, which is often the product of streamcutting erosion
New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet announces that the Australian Aboriginal Flag will be flown permanently above the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which is widely regarded as an iconic Australian landmark.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in North Korea
divides the territories of Afghanistan and Iran
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
Hong Kong-based airline Greater Bay Airlines completes its maiden flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok.
period of formation of tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean in 2022
natural, surface vent or fissure usually in a mountainous form
administrative division of the Federal Republic of Germany
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
adoption of children by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons
43rd Government of the French Fifth Republic
However, voter turnout was only 30.5%, due to a boycott of the referendum by opposition parties.
passing of a pathogen causing communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to other individual or group, regardless of whether the other individual was previously infected
A team of divers stated that the mine was of Soviet origin.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
Ukrainian statesman, public and political figure
United States' national repository of antibiotics, vaccines, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, and other critical medical supplies
capital city of California, United States
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute
part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean; typically includes East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania
The LDP is the party of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated two days prior while campaigning for the party's candidate for Nara, Kei Satō.
A total of 61 ministers and aides have now resigned.
structure made up of a gravitationally-bound aggregation of hundreds of galaxies; is larger than a galaxy group
South Korean politician, 13th President of South Korea
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
head of state and head of government of Honduras
New Ecological and Social People's Union
group of viral diseases having in common capillary permeability, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia
Pope Francis visits Iqaluit in Nunavut to apologize for the past abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools in Canada.
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
criminal offense involving the unlawful physical acting on a threat
Russian politician, de facto Prime Minister of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Russian state news agency TASS claims that a market, hospital, and civilian housing were also damaged, and that multiple civilians were killed.
head of state and of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Kentucky
British Conservative politician (born 1969)