A Congolese soldier crosses the border into Western Province, Rwanda, and is shot dead by a Rwandan Police officer. Rwandan officials say that the soldier had been attacking people and had injured two officers before he was killed.
The Sudanese Armed Forces fire heavy artillery during clashes in the disputed eastern region of Al Fushqa District bordering Ethiopia, after Ethiopia was accused by Sudan of murdering seven soldiers and a civilian. Ethiopia denies responsibility for the killings and instead blames a local armed group.
Bulgaria and Croatia report their first cases of monkeypox.
Singapore reports its first case of monkeypox in a man who travelled from Australia.
France sees several June all-time temperature records beaten by over 1 °C (1.8 °F) in an exceptionally strong heat wave.
An Amtrak Southwest Chief passenger train carrying 243 passengers collides with a dump truck near Mendon, Missouri, United States. Eight cars and two locomotives are subsequently derailed, killing three people and injuring at least 50 others.
local government area in Western Australia
Nauru surpasses 3,000 cases of COVID-19, about a third of the country's population.
The United States announces the capture of a senior ISIL leader in Syria.
civil conflict in Ethiopia during Abiy Ahmed's administration
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Authorities in Argentina seize an Iranian Boeing 747 which was transferred to Venezuela last year. It is unclear if the impound is related to sanctions that have been imposed on both countries.
Chad declares an emergency over food insecurity in the country. The United Nations estimates that more than a third of the population are in need of urgent humanitarian aid.
South Africa and Colombia report their first cases of monkeypox.
Russia describes the default as artificially manufactured and "a farce".
China now has the second most aircraft carriers of any country, behind only the United States, which has eleven aircraft carriers.
unincorporated community in Imperial County, California, United States
An autonomous region in northern Syria (under the control of the Syrian opposition)
Governor of Luhansk Oblast Serhiy Haidai announces that Ukrainian forces will withdraw from Sievierodonetsk amid the advance of Russian and pro-Russian forces.
Two local children and a cleric are also killed in the fighting.
men's national water polo team representing Canada
Bavarian authorities announce that they will release all of their unpublished files on the Munich massacre.
Ukrainian authorities say that Russian forces have captured the city of Hirske, south of Lysychansk, in Luhansk Oblast. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says that his forces also captured the town of Zolote.
Twenty-six people are killed and 4 others injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Uttarakhand, India.
Rioters attack an International Day of Yoga celebration in Malé, the Maldives, proclaiming that yoga is against the tenets of Islam.
Five people are killed and 60 others are injured after a train derails in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
capital city of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine
Shanghai declares "victory" over COVID-19 and Beijing announces the reopening of primary and secondary schools following a decrease in the number of cases.
Police in Ecuador arrest an indigenous leader after incidents that occurred during recent protests against the economic policies of president Guillermo Lasso.
The European Commission agrees to make USB Type-C the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the European Union by autumn 2024.
diplomatic relations between the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria and the Kingdom of Spain
Chilean President Gabriel Boric visits Ottawa to hold a wide-ranging bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Date: 15 December 2020 – 1 December 2022 (1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
Six people are reported injured in an alleged shelling attack on Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
One person is killed and five others injured in a mass stabbing at a shelter for asylum-seekers in Kressbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Three months after McDonald's suspended its operations in Russia and sold its 850 restaurants to Alexander Govor, the rebranded restaurants are reopened as Vkusno i tochka.
The dead body of an Indian police official is found in a paddy field in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir. Islamist militants are suspected to be responsible for the attack.
One person is killed and ten others injured after a tornado hits Zierikzee, Netherlands.
Three people are killed and several others are injured when a train collides with a truck in Gara Oreshets, Bulgaria.
The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) sentences to death two Britons and a Moroccan who had joined Ukrainian forces on charges of terrorism, mercenary activities, and attempting to overthrow the DPR's government.
Cambodia and China break ground on a joint expansion project of the Ream Naval Base near Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco tests positive for COVID-19 with no symptoms.
Officials from the United States and the Taliban are expected to meet in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, worsened by the earthquake.
Horn of Africa, Western Asia and South Asia
Eighteen migrants are killed and hundreds of people injured, mostly Spanish and Moroccan security forces, as around 2,000 migrants attempt to illegally enter Melilla, Spain, from Morocco.
The European Union launches legal action against the United Kingdom, alleging a breach of post-Brexit agreements regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol.
South Africa reports its second case of monkeypox.
Taiwan, Lebanon, Singapore and South Korea report their first cases of monkeypox.
Ukrainian authorities say that its forces hit the Russian tugboat Vasiliy Bekh transporting soldiers, weapons, and ammunition to Snake Island with Harpoon missiles.
In association football, Wales defeats Ukraine 1–0 at the Cardiff City Stadium to become the final team from UEFA to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is the first time that Wales has qualified for a FIFA World Cup since 1958.
De jure mayor of Kherson Ihor Kolykhaiev is detained by Russian security forces after Russian-installed officials say that he refused to follow orders.
Two Red Cross workers are killed in an attack by unknown militants in Mali.
Lieutenant of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Colombian municipality of the department of Tolima
British Columbia reports its second case of monkeypox.
A Yemeni journalist is assassinated after a bomb explodes inside his car in Aden.
European benchmark natural gas prices increase by around 30% after Russia's Gazprom reduced Nord Stream 1's gas supply to Germany to 40% of the pipeline's capacity. Russia blames maintenance problems resulting from Canada's refusal to return equipment that was sent for repair and warns that usage of the pipeline could be completely suspended.
Petro Andryushchenko, advisor to Mayor Vadym Boychenko, warns that Mariupol may have suffered a cholera outbreak.
city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
human settlement in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
New York City opens the first monkeypox clinic in the United States.
Six people are killed after a diamond mine collapsed in Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Latvia bans all Russia-based TV media outlets that threaten "the territorial integrity and independence of another country", referring to the Russo-Ukrainian War.
business oligarchs of the former Soviet republics
diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Fluke-Ekren also claimed in her plea deal to helping Ansar al-Sharia analyze documents stolen during the 2012 Benghazi attack.
diplomatic relations between the republics of Bulgaria and North Macedonia
Germany reports almost one hundred new cases of monkeypox.
municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raises the alert status of Mount Bulusan to level 1 after the volcano experienced a phreatic eruption.
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
The British government will give the territory's new administration two years to reform before imposing direct rule, according to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Russian state-owned agricultural bank based in Moscow
Several Russian cruise missiles strike Kyiv, killing one civilian and injuring four others, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General.
air warfare branch of Hungary's military
Taiwan reports their first cases of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in five Taiwanese citizens who arrived from overseas.
American actor, producer, and musician (born 1963)
worldwide crisis affected by shortage of energy supplies
World leaders at the G7 summit in Germany issue a statement pledging more financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine.
A number of homes are damaged in the fire.
Two people are killed and 21 others injured during mass shootings at three separate sites in central Oslo, Norway, including a gay nightclub. An Iranian-Norwegian man is arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism. The motive is suspected to be Islamic extremism.
American singer R. Kelly is sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking.
Colombia reports its first confirmed case of monkeypox in a man who travelled from Spain.
The Sanofi–GSK COVID-19 vaccine is found to be effective against the Omicron variant.
institution of the European Union defining the EU's general political direction and priorities and consisting of heads of state or government of the EU's member states
The English men's cricket team achieve the highest ever One Day International score of 498 against The Netherlands, beating their previous world record of 481 against Australia in 2018.
international non-profit organization with HQ in Sweden which publishes secret information, by keeping sources anonymous
North American professional sports league
Islamic State kill a Sikh and a Taliban member in an attack on a gurdwara in Kabul.
Estonia reports that a Russian Border Service Mi-8 helicopter violated its airspace over the weekend. The Russian ambassador to Estonia was summoned in response to the incident.
The referendum for the reform of the judicial system is invalidated as it did not reach the required 50% threshold.
The Bundestag votes 400–41, with 200 abstentions, to approve raising the minimum wage in Germany to €12 ($12.90) an hour.
Russian forces destroy the last remaining bridge leading to Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, trapping all remaining Ukrainian civilians in the city, according to regional governor Serhiy Haidai.
The trial of Aydin Coban, a Dutch man accused of harassing and extorting Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd online prior to her suicide in 2012, begins at the British Columbia Supreme Court in British Columbia, Canada.
Scientists from the University of Western Australia announce that a seagrass meadow of the species Posidonia australis covering 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi), approximately three times the size of Manhattan, found off of Western Australia's Shark Bay, actually belongs to one plant, making it the largest known plant on Earth.
It is the first time that Wales has qualified for a FIFA World Cup since 1958.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock tests positive for COVID-19.
The Danish Foreign Ministry announces that it has reached a deal with Canada to divide the long-disputed Hans Island in the Arctic in half between Canada's Nunavut territory and Greenland.
Allison Fluke-Ekren pleads guilty in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, of providing material support to ISIS by conspiring to conduct terrorist attacks on United States soil and by leading and training at least 100 female ISIS fighters. Fluke-Ekren also claimed in her plea deal to helping Ansar al-Sharia analyze documents stolen during the 2012 Benghazi attack.
Belgium–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
In golf, Linn Grant of Sweden becomes the first female winner on the PGA European Tour following her win in the Scandinavian Mixed. The tournament was co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour in 2020.
In a 65–33 vote, the U.S. Senate passes gun control legislation for the first time in decades. The bill calls for tougher background checks on gun purchasers younger than 21, blocks gun sales to individuals with a history of domestic abuse against unmarried partners, and provides funding to encourage the adoption of a red flag law, among others. It is sent to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.
refugee camp in Hebron, State of Palestine
Two Jesuit priests are murdered by gunmen in a church in Cerocahui, Chihuahua.
A Palestinian man is stabbed and killed by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank.
Michigan and New Hampshire report their first cases of monkeypox.
Minnesota reports its first case of monkeypox.
Three people are killed in a shooting at an Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, United States.
China now has the second most aircraft carriers of any country
Twenty people are found dead in the Libyan Desert, after they went missing fourteen days ago. The group, mainly composed by migrants from Chad, died of thirst.
Six police officers are injured and two bank robbers killed in a shootout at a bank in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Nearby homes and businesses are later evacuated due to a potential explosive device in the area.
British accountant and politician (born 1978)
negotiations during hostilities for peace between Ukraine and Russia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Kish Island, Iran, killing one person and injuring 31 others.
Pro-Russian forces say that they have entered the city of Lysychansk, the last major city still held by Ukrainian forces in Luhansk Oblast, and that street-to-street fighting is underway.
2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
most populous city in the United States of America
The European Commission recommends that the European Council grant Ukraine candidate status for accession to the European Union.
An Iranian-Norwegian man is arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism.
broadcasting content live via the Internet
Bongbong Marcos is sworn in as the 17th President of the Philippines.
Timeline of the 2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak
Russia defaults on two Taiwanese-owned Eurobonds worth US$100 million after Western sanctions on Russia led Euroclear to block Russian attempts to service the debt before yesterday's deadline.
Russia says that its forces captured a district in the outskirts of Sieverodonetsk and that it launched Kalibr cruise missiles against a command centre in Dnipro, killing several Ukrainian generals and officers.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud tests positive for COVID-19.
town and administrative center of Melitopol District of Zaporizhia Oblast in southeastern Ukraine
The World Health Organization confirms the first death caused by the 2022 monkeypox outbreak.
Spain removes all COVID-19 entry requirements for anyone arriving into the country from the European Union or the Schengen Area. However, travellers from outside the EU will still need to be fully vaccinated or provide proof of a negative PCR test within 72 hours before departure in order to enter Spain.
27th and current prime minister of Denmark
Poland's government has long requested such a base.
overview of the impacts of the climate change in France
Eight protesters are killed by Sudanese security forces in Omdurman.
The DRC closes its border with Rwanda in response to the killing of its soldier.
Russia blocks access to the Finnish, Russian and English websites of Finnish state broadcaster Yle, on orders of the Prosecutor-General of Russia.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that the United States has obtained 36,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine in order to combat the monkeypox outbreak.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 880 points and the S&P 500 falls 117 points following the release of an inflation report that showed a faster-than-expected rise in prices and consumer sentiment reaching a record low.
End of the Whisky War between Canada and Denmark
Spain will begin vaccinations of close contacts of monkeypox using the Imvanex vaccine after 242 cases were reported in the country.
Kosovo reports its first suspected case of monkeypox.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international relations
Two people are killed and more are missing after heavy flooding in Krasnodar region and annexed Crimea, Russia.
Israel reports five new cases of monkeypox.
Seven Russian missiles strike the city of Mykolaiv, killing at least one person and damaging a number of residential and commercial buildings, according to Mykolaiv governor Vitaliy Kim.
Two policemen and a polio vaccinator are shot dead by gunmen on motorcycles in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack.
The UK's Home Office approves the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Assange's lawyers announce that they will appeal the decision.
The South Dakota Senate, in the United States, votes to convict Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg over his role in a 2020 car accident in which his car struck 55-year old Joseph Boever, removing him from office immediately.
Russia's State Duma votes nearly unanimously to pass a bill ending the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights in the country, with only one lawmaker from the Communist Party opposing the bill. The bill must now be signed by President Vladimir Putin before becoming law.
Germany reports nearly 70 new cases of monkeypox.
Six police officers are injured and two bank robbers killed in a shootout at a bank in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.
The United Kingdom reports nearly 200 cases of monkeypox.
American intercity passenger rail operator
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19 for a second time.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
Organization that advocates freedom of the press and freedom of information
Peru reports its first case of monkeypox.
Four civilians and three soldiers were wounded in protest over gasoline shortage when the army opened fire for the first time to quell unrest, as Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis since independence.
rebel military group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Inflation in the United Kingdom reaches 9.1%, a 40-year record, as food and fuel prices continue to increase.
chief executive of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
A bazaar in Nangarhar Province is bombed, which the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan says has killed and injured "scores of people." The ruling Taliban confirm that at least ten people have been injured but cannot yet confirm if anyone has been killed.
4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)
Islamist insurgents kill 132 civilians over the weekend in a series of attacks on three villages in the Bankass Cercle of Mali's Mopti Region, including Segue.
Dutch climate and energy minister Rob Jetten announces that the Netherlands will remove all restrictions on the operation of coal-fired power stations until at least 2024, in response to Russia's refusal to export natural gas to the country.
American professional wrestling personality
Russian citizen from Kaliningrad, alleged GRU spy.
rocket used to carry payload into outer space
overview about the Islam in the United Kingdom
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
A federal judge in the U.S. state of New York orders the seizure of two private jets, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and a Gulfstream G650ER, owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
In ice hockey, the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win their first Stanley Cup since the 2001 season, thereby dethroning the Lightning in their quest to three-peat.
epidemiological term describing a disease which is constantly present in a specific area
organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade
Ruling People's Party of Andalusia wins a historic absolute majority, the first for a conservative party in Andalusia. Citizens, whose leader was the vice-president of the region, loses all the 21 deputies it had.
21 June, official international day celebrating yoga
An independent inquiry established by the U.N. Human Rights Council following the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis issues a report accusing Israel of seeking "complete control" over the Palestinian territories, and of granting "different civil status, rights and legal protection" to the country's Arab citizens.
Poland decides to lift its state of emergency over attempts by migrants to cross the Belarus–Poland border, saying that the border barrier it has been building is mostly complete.
continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
2022–2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
The World Health Organization declares that monkeypox is not yet a public health emergency of international concern.
Twenty-five people are killed in an attack by gunmen on motorcycles in Dikwa, Borno State, Nigeria.
violent public disturbance against authority, property or people
disagreement between Japan and Russia over sovereignty of the South Kuril Islands
poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations
Turkish intervention in the Syrian civil war
Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party's 1922 Committee, announces that he has received the 54 letters necessary to trigger a party confidence vote in Boris Johnson's leadership of the party.
2019 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
The Knesset advances a bill, for a possible vote on Wednesday, which would ban indicted politicians from becoming Prime Minister of Israel.
Date: 21 April 2019 – ongoing (3 years, 9 months and 3 weeks)
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Estonia
Militants kill at least one soldier and one civilian in the Karma gold mine in Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso.
The United States Department of the Treasury bans all trading of Russian debt and stocks, including on the secondary market.
a truck, which by using hydraulic pistons has the ability to tip its hinged open boxed bed, effectively dumping the content of the bed to the ground
The constitution of the Republic of Iraq since 2005
Bulgaria lifts its veto against North Macedonia's bid to join the European Union.
Effort to permanently eliminate all cases of poliomyelitis infection
The Ukrainian military says that it has inflicted "significant losses" on Russian forces after launching airstrikes on Snake Island in the Black Sea, destroying a Pantsir missile system, a radar station and numerous vehicles on the occupied island.
qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Overall turnout is projected to be 47%, the lowest recorded for a French election.
lower house of the French Parliament under the Fifth Republic
Kazakhs go to the polls to vote on 56 amendments to the constitution and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's "Second Republic" proposals, among them the reduction of presidential powers, reform of the Parliament, the curbing of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev's powers, and the creation of three new regions.
Three people are killed and eleven others wounded in a mass shooting in the South Street neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
World Rugby rejects the Spanish Rugby Federation's appeal against their national team's disqualification in the 2023 Rugby World Cup for fielding an ineligible player during the qualifying tournament, thus confirming Romania's qualification to the World Cup by taking Spain's berth as Europe 2.
major events in the 2022 monkeypox outbreak
Germany's Bundestag approves a constitutional amendment that enshrines €100 billion in military spending.
One Sudanese protester is shot dead after a flare up of anti-military protests in Khartoum and Omdurman.
annual Grand Slam tennis tournament in New York, United States
The European Parliament votes to phase out the sale of new combustion engine vehicles by 2035.
A passenger train and a locomotive collide in the town of Vila-seca, Catalonia, Spain, injuring 22 people.
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
Hawaii reports a probable case of monkeypox in a person from Oahu, becoming the first island region of the United States to report a case.
Lebanon, Egypt and Syria sign an agreement to supply Egyptian gas to a power plant in northern Lebanon through Syria. However, the World Bank, which is financing the deal, must validate the agreement before it can take effect.
republic of the Soviet Union (1940–1991)
The oppositional National Democratic Congress wins the majority of seats in Grenada's latest general election.
Date: 15 February 2011 – present (11 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Two police officers are killed and another is injured in Dassari, Benin, by militants suspected to be from Niger or Burkina Faso.
largest Christian church, led by the pope
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra tests positive for COVID-19.
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
Tajikistan says that a border clash happened yesterday after Kyrgyz soldiers crossed the border close to Vorukh.
Citizens of Grenada head to the polls to vote in a general election.
The bill sets the date for the break-up vote at October 19, 2023.
The Ukrainian Air Force launches drone strikes on an oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast, Russia, causing a large explosion and fire. Operations at the refinery have been suspended. Footage on social media appears to show at least one armed drone striking the facility.
United States Secretary of Transportation
head of the United States Department of Transportation
decision to supply advanced long-range rocket systems and munitions to Ukraine could "widen the conflict", and also risks "direct confrontation" with Russia, accusing the United States of "purposefully and diligently adding fuel to the fire".
international governing body of association football
City in Luhansk Oblast (province) of Ukraine
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Bunagana, Democratic Republic of the Congo
M23 movement militants seize the town of Tshengerero, North Kivu.
The Knesset advances a bill, for a possible vote on Wednesday, which would ban indicted politicians from becoming Prime Minister of Israel. If passed, it would prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from returning to that post.
Protesting against the government's nitrogen policy, a group of Dutch farmers gathered at Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy Christianne van der Wal's home and rioted, forcing some police officers on the scene to flee for their own safety.
Eleven gendarmes are killed during an attack by unidentified militants in Seytenga Department, Séno Province.
British cinema chain Cineworld cancels all showings of the historical drama The Lady of Heaven, following days of protests by Muslims who say that the movie is blasphemous and sectarian. Cineworld says that the decision to cancel showings was to "ensure the safety of our staff and customers".
smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
Twenty-two people are killed and 87 others injured after a train travelling between Mashhad and Yazd collides with an excavator near Tabas, South Khorasan province, Iran.
Brazil, Greece and Ghana report their first cases of monkeypox.
Reporters Without Borders releases a report claiming that a Ukrainian photojournalist was summarily executed while injured on the ground by Russian soldiers during the early stages of the conflict.
Egypt rejects two World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements which would have forced it to export domestically needed food to alleviate the global food crisis, citing proposals that it considers harmful to developing countries and also noting that 30 other WTO member states restrict food exports.
North Korea appoints Choe Son-hui as its next foreign minister.
The Russian-appointed military-civilian authorities in Kherson announce a referendum on whether to join Russia.
city in Ventura County, California, United States
part of the Mediterranean Sea, between the Greek mainland, the Turkish mainland, Crete, and Rhodes
Kentucky, North Carolina and Texas report their first cases of monkeypox.
military wing of the Palestinian Hamas organization
Climate change policy of the United States
Two pilots are killed when their plane crashes in Ar-Ramtha, Jordan.
In a joint operation, the Oromo Liberation Army and the Gambela Liberation Front launch an attack on the regional capital of Gambela city. The fighting lasted for several hours before security forces were able to recapture the city from the rebels, with heavy casualties reported on both sides.
Nuri, South Korea's first locally-developed orbital launch vehicle, launches for a second time from the Naro Space Center in Goheung County, South Jeolla, with a satellite payload of 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). The launch was successful, with all of the satellites being put onto the 700 km (430 mi) Sun-synchronous orbit.
King Philippe of Belgium, in a speech to the Congolese parliament in Kinshasa, formally condemns the atrocities that occurred when the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared the personal property of his ancestor, Leopold II of Belgium, saying that the colonial government "was one of unequal relations, unjustifiable in itself, marked by paternalism, discrimination and racism".
citizens or residents of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, British Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies, and their descendants
A helicopter missing since 9 June is found crashed near Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. All seven people on board were killed in the crash.
A 26-year-old man from Simi Valley, California, is charged by the U.S. Justice Department for attempting to murder a U.S. judge after being found at the house of Justice Brett Kavanaugh while armed with several weapons. According to authorities, the suspect planned to assassinate Kavanaugh and then commit suicide.
Benin reports their first three cases of monkeypox.
If passed, it would prevent Benjamin Netanyahu from returning to that post.
President of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso declares a state of exception in Quito and other parts of the country amid ongoing protests.
Four people are killed and five others are injured in a building fire in the town of Handlova, Slovakia.
international court in Strasbourg, France, established by the European Convention on Human Rights
Fulani herdsmen kill 32 people in four attacks in Kajuru, Kaduna State.
At least two people are killed by flooding in Guangxi, China.
2021–2022 Belarus–European Union border crisis
digital medium of exchange using cryptography on a ledger to secure transactions and to verify transfer of ownership
The European Union removes Russia's largest bank Sberbank, the Russian Agricultural Bank and the Credit Bank of Moscow from the SWIFT international payments system as part of another round of economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) claims that 500 disguised members of the Rwandan special forces have intruded into the DRC.
regulations governing international relations
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 catches fire after landing at Miami International Airport in Florida, United States.
rise in price level in an economy over time
Council of Europe convention against gender violence signed in Istanbul, Turkey
The Czech Republic records its highest temperature for the month of June, 39.0 °C (102.2 °F), in Řež.
The military junta of Myanmar orders all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from courtrooms to prison venues without explanation. Aung San Suu Kyi has been under detainment since the February 2021 coup.
A Hindu bank manager from Rajasthan is shot dead in a suspected terror attack in Kulgam district, Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
Morocco confirms its first case of monkeypox.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
Secretary of the Security Council of Russia from 2008
Arizona reports its first suspected case of monkeypox.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Voters in France go to the polls to elect the first round of the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly.
2006 fatal poisoning of a former FSB and KGB officer
borough of New York City, New York, United States
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin is sentenced to two weeks in prison after being arrested yesterday for "disobeying police".
Exit polls show the coalition of left-wing parties headed by far-left deputy Jean-Luc Mélenchon barely edging out President Emmanuel Macron's coalition Ensemble Citoyens for the most votes in the first round, winning 25.6% and 25.2% of the votes respectively.
Three people are killed in Brentwood, California, U.S., when their car collides with an Amtrak train.
23rd FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026
Demonstrators participate in more than 450 rallies nationwide to push for gun law changes after mass shootings in United States.
One person is killed and 14 others are injured by heavy thunderstorms and flash flooding in France.
A helicopter crashes near Burton, North Yorkshire, England, killing two people onboard.
engineering event in which the structural integrity of a construction is compromised due to failure of components of the structure
main Soviet security agency from 1954 to 1991
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration orders electronic cigarette company Juul to pull all of its products from the market, blaming the company for causing an increase in youth vaping.
Canada announces its intention to open an embassy in Rwanda.
Sri Lanka suspends sales of fuel for non-essential vehicles. For the next two weeks, only buses, trains and vehicles used for medical services and transporting food will be allowed to refuel.
Nineteen people are killed when a building collapses in Mumbai, India.
The United Kingdom announces that it will send several M270 long-range rocket artillery systems to Ukraine.
Proposed second Scottish independence referendum
election for the 25th Knesset held on 1 November 2022
Syria officially confirms its recognition of the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic, two breakaway states in southern Ukraine.
The U.S. state of New York passes a partial two-year cryptocurrency mining ban for cryptocurrency mined from fossil fuel power plants.
Rwanda also accuses the DRC of firing rockets into the country from Bunagana.
Three civilians are killed after Russian forces shell the Sviatohirsk Lavra monastery.
France sees several June all-time temperature records beaten by over 1 °C (1.8 °F) in an exceptionally strong heat wave. Biarritz's temperature rises to 42.9 °C (109.2 °F), the absolute record for the seaside resort and 2.3 °C (4.1 °F) above the previous all-time record set in August.
Four others are in hospital, with one in critical condition.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Violent protests occur across India, including the burning of trains in Hyderabad, in response to proposed recruitment reforms in the military.
The sanctions are an effort to force Iran to comply with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, from which the United States unilaterally withdrew in 2018.
Israel intercepts a rocket fired by suspected Hamas militants over Ashkelon. The Israel Defense Forces respond by launching airstrikes on military targets in Gaza.
2020–2021 clashes between Sudan and Ethiopia
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
A protester is killed in Khartoum after security forces open fire on demonstrators on the third anniversary of the Khartoum massacre.
capital and largest city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas
The suspect, on whom the officers were attempting to serve a warrant, is later taken into custody.
Firefighters fight wildfires across Catalonia and Navarre, Spain, as temperatures reach 40 °C (104 °F), complicating the efforts of the firefighters.
The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry demands that Lithuania "immediately reverse" new restrictions on shipments of Russian goods to Kaliningrad, saying that the restrictions were "unprecedented" and "illegal", while also suggesting that Moscow could "take actions to protect its national interests".
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is re-elected as Premier of Ontario, Canada.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
The military junta of Myanmar orders all legal proceedings against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved from courtrooms to prison venues without explanation.
An Amur tiger at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., dies from COVID-19, making it the first animal at the zoo to die from the disease.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022
Nine people are killed and 19 others injured after a boiler explodes at a chemical plant in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Canadian Environmental Minister Steven Guilbeault announces that Canada will ban the sale of single-use plastics by December 2023, and will ban the export of these plastics by the end of 2025, with the first regulations to come into effect in December.
Palestinian Islamist terror organization
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
U.S. Supreme Court justice since 2018 (born 1965)
Two Tunisian police officers are injured in a stabbing and suspected terrorist attack in the Grand Synagogue of Tunis.
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
Russia's State Duma votes nearly unanimously to pass a bill ending the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights in the country, with only one lawmaker from the Communist Party opposing the bill.
The Biden administration announces that the U.S. has lifted COVID-19 testing restrictions for international travel.
The Tunisian judiciary announces that it will suspend work in all of the courts and go on strike for a week in response to President Kais Saied dismissing 57 judges earlier this week.
international border between the two countries in North America
Russia blames maintenance problems resulting from Canada's refusal to return equipment that was sent for repair and warns that usage of the pipeline could be completely suspended.
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
Eighteen police officers are missing, while another six are injured.
A firefighter is killed and five other people are injured after a building collapses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
city and capital of Sumy Oblast in north-eastern Ukraine
Cherkasov will now face a criminal trial in Brazil.
Actor Johnny Depp wins a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard.
geographic area containing several geologically related mountains
communist state in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
The Special Olympics lift their COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the upcoming Special Olympics USA event in Orlando, Florida, after Governor Ron DeSantis urged them to do so or face threats of a $27.5 million fine.
The weapons systems are a part of a new $700 million weapons package to Ukraine that will also include ammunition, counter-fire radars, a number of air surveillance radars, and additional Javelin anti-tank missiles.
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
Railway transport workers go on a nationwide general strike in the United Kingdom after talks on a 7% pay increase for workers collapses. The RMT says that industry executives have only offered a 2% increase in pay, which is well below rising inflation levels.
financial penalties applied by nations to persons, nations or companies to affect political change
At least 20 people die in an attack in Anchawadi commune, Mali.
Suspected jihadists massacre over 100 men in Seytenga Department, Séno Province, Burkina Faso.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia would only use nuclear weapons if the sovereignty of the country is threatened.
border crisis between Belarus and the European Union
One person is killed and seven others injured by an explosion at a mosque in Imam Sahib, Kunduz Province.
team sport played on a court with baskets on either end
narcotics used to refer to any psychoactive compound invoking sleep and euphoria. Today often used to point to heroin, morphine and others.
Japan reports a record high temperature for the month of June of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture.
highest political office in Ecuador; head of state and head of government of Ecuador
crime or tort of harming the reputation of a legal person through false or misleading statement
Ekiti State Governor / Nigerian Politician
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai says that Russian forces captured the towns of Pidlisne and Myrna Dolyna, south of Lysychansk, and also confirms reports that separatist forces captured Toshkivka yesterday.
annual song competition held among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union
act by a Polish municipality, powiat, or voivodeship declaring their respective regions as free from "LGBT ideology"
Georgia, Iceland, Luxembourg, Serbia, and Chile report their first confirmed cases of monkeypox.
city in La Salle County, Texas, United States
A shootout occurs between the Mexican federal police and drug cartels in Nuevo León, close to the Mexico–United States border. Six officers are killed and four others injured.
Citizens go to the polls to vote in the second round of the Colombian presidential election.
Sweden announces that it will send additional military aid to Ukraine, including anti-ship missiles, anti-tank guided missiles, and rifles for the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
Tuluá, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Opposition parties in Thailand file a no-confidence motion in prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and 10 of his ministers, accusing them of "graft, economic mismanagement and of undermining democracy and clinging to power".
2022 mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, US
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Canada at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
Five members of the far-right group Proud Boys, including leader Enrique Tarrio, are charged with seditious conspiracy for their involvement in the January 6 attack at the United States Capitol, becoming the second group to be charged with seditious conspiracy in connection to the attack.
marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
legality, use and culture of cannabis in Germany
Comair, a South African franchisee for British Airways, suspends all flights after the company announced that it has run out of funds. Budget airline Kulula.com, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comair, has also suspended all flights.
Exit polls show the coalition of left-wing parties headed by far-left deputy Jean-Luc Mélenchon barely edging out President Emmanuel Macron's coalition Ensemble Citoyens for the most votes in the first round, winning 25.6% and 25.2% of the votes respectively. Overall turnout is projected to be 47%, the lowest recorded for a French election.
An Iranian F-14 crashes near Isfahan, with both pilots successfully ejecting from the aircraft.
A People's Liberation Army Air Force Chengdu J-7 aircraft crashes in a residential area in Laohekou, Hubei, China, killing at least one person on the ground as the pilot ejects out of the aircraft.
Global stocks and government bonds plunge with the MSCI World Index dropping by 2.95%, the DOW by 4.68%, the S&P 500 by 3.88%, STOXX Europe 600 by 2.41%, Japan's Nikkei 225 by 3.01%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng by 3.99%, and South Korea's KOSPI by 3.52%.
Algeria suspends a 20-year friendship treaty with Spain, and bans all imports from Spain, amid a disagreement over the Spanish government's position on the disputed Western Sahara.
Ohio reports its second case of monkeypox.
Security forces and armed locals kill 70 al-Shabaab members in Bahdo, Somalia. Two local children and a cleric are also killed in the fighting.
work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work
List of man-made mass poisoning incidents
Militants attack two churches, one of them Baptist and the other Catholic, in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Three members of the Catholic Church are killed and several more, mostly from the Baptist one, are kidnapped.
2021 conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
area in which agreements between military powers forbid military activities
Canadian defence minister Anita Anand announces an increase in defence spending to $5 billion in order to upgrade continental defence.
An explosion at a chemical factory in Firouzabad, Fars, Iran, injures 103 people.
A 26-year-old man from Simi Valley, California, is charged by the U.S. Justice Department for attempting to murder a U.S.
portable device to make telephone calls using a radio link
The United Nations formally recognizes the new official name of Türkiye following an official request from Turkey to change its name. Turkish state broadcaster TRT says that the name change is primarily to avoid association with the bird of the same name.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States government public health agency
46th and current presidential administration of the USA, inaugurated in 2021
Protests and arson incidents occur in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, after a Hindu man is murdered and beheaded in his shop by two Islamic extremists for supporting controversial remarks by a politician about the prophet Muhammad.
directly elected parliament of the European Union
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister, announces during a parliamentary debate session that an independence referendum bill will be tabled in the Scottish Parliament. The bill sets the date for the break-up vote at October 19, 2023. Sturgeon will try to bypass Prime Minister Boris Johnson's unlikely permission to conduct the referendum by referring the bill to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime
The CDC announces that they will activate an emergency operations center for monkeypox.
Sturgeon will try to bypass Prime Minister Boris Johnson's unlikely permission to conduct the referendum by referring the bill to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
border guard branch of the Federal Security Service of Russia
In basketball, the Golden State Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics in six games to win their fourth NBA championship in eight years.
The platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II commences at The Mall in London.
execution immediately after being accused of a crime, without a fair trial; usually understood to mean capture, accusation, and execution all conducted during a very short span of time
Riot police disperse hundreds of people in Istanbul after the government banned the Pride Parade, alleging that the parade could cause "public unrest due to society's sensitivities".
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
2022 U.S. Supreme Court judgement on abortion
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) threatens to turn to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for support if Turkey launches a new military operation in northern Syria, where the SDF controls most of its territory.
British overseas territory in the Caribbean
treaty on European Union and treaty on the functioning of the European Union
2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the United States, 18 May 2022–present
Cuba and localized support rallies around the world, especially in Florida
The bodies of two disabled people are found in Roadford Lake, near Okehampton, Devon, England, a day after their boat capsized on the lake. Four others are in hospital, with one in critical condition.
human settlement in Klintsy Urban Okrug, Bryansk Oblast, Russia
The International Criminal Court asks for the arrest of three South Ossetian servicemen for alleged war crimes during the 2008 conflict.
The 19th Mediterranean Games opens in Oran, Algeria.
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United Kingdom
Sri Lanka's power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera announces that the government will lift restrictions on fuel imports in response to the country's energy crisis, ending a fuel duopoly between the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and the Indian government-owned Lanka IOC.
Nineteen people are killed, and 48 others are feared dead, after a massive landslide in Manipur, India.
At least 49 people are killed and over 400 others injured by a fire and explosions at a storage depot in Sitakunda, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses Rwanda of killing two Congolese children in a rocket attack. Rwanda also accuses the DRC of firing rockets into the country from Bunagana.
2022–2023 United Kingdom railway strikes
1974 multi-role fighter aircraft family by General Dynamics
weapon utilizing a self-contained rocket engine to propel itself to its target
Finnish authorities remove the country's last remaining monument of Soviet Union founder and leader Vladimir Lenin in Kotka, Kymenlaakso, relocating the 1979 gift from the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic to a museum.
Marcos: National Museum of Fine Arts Manila Duterte: San Pedro Square Davao City
Japanese yachtsman Kenichi Horie becomes the oldest person to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean at the age of 83.
act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners
Turkey says that four Kurdish militants have been killed during airstrikes in Kalar, Iraq.
bilateral relations between Denmark and Canada
Sri Lanka suspends sales of fuel for non-essential vehicles.
Two police officers and a police dog are killed, and six other people are injured, in a mass shooting in Allen, Kentucky, United States. The suspect, on whom the officers were attempting to serve a warrant, is later taken into custody.
has lifted COVID-19 testing restrictions for international travel.
A court in Cuba sentences two protesters to between five and nine years in prison for desecrating the Cuban flag and resisting authority during last year's protests.
port city and temporary capital of Yemen
Russia freezes Western banks' and investment funds' assets worth $17 billion.
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
Four people are killed and three others injured after a jeep carrying migrants crashes into a trailer in Encinal, Texas, United States.
government department responsible for public health in Thailand
ongoing global surge of higher-than-average inflation
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
The Pino Hachado Pass between Argentina and Chile is closed as blizzards and heavy snowfall block the passage between the two countries.
person who collects, writes and distributes news and other information
Switzerland reports four new cases of monkeypox.
Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic
sportswear retailer Nike and networking firm Cisco announce that they are permanently ending their operations in Russia and Belarus.
specialized agency of the United Nations, works in the area of tourism policy
At least 51 people are found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Sixteen others are transported to hospitals.
The dead body of an Indian police official is found in a paddy field in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir.
2022 tennis tournament held in Paris, France
Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union
formal leaders within established religions, as a group
global international and intergovernmental organization
The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for the new elections. Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed.
port city in Zaporizhzhia oblast, Ukraine
The Judicial Council for Iraq's Kurdistan Region rejects a ruling from the federal Supreme Judicial Council demanding that the regional government hand over its oil supply, stating that the oil-sharing agreement enshrined in the national constitution did not apply to oil and gas discovered after 2005.
The Governor of Luhansk Oblast, Serhiy Haidai, says that Russia is "just destroying" everything in Lysychansk as pro-Russian separatists say they are close to capturing both that city and Sieverodonetsk.
village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cancels high-level talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accusing Mitsotakis of consistently using Greek jets to violate Turkey's airspace. Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had also accused Greece of violating the airspace of demilitarized zones in the Aegean Sea yesterday.
One person is killed and eight others injured when a train derails in Guizhou, China.
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
Orlando Jorge Mera, the Environmental Minister for the Dominican Republic and son of former President Salvador Jorge Blanco, is shot dead in his office.
Estonia removes all of its COVID-19 entry restrictions for non-EU travellers after the Estonian Health Board concluded that the situation is under control and that third-country nationals are unlikely to affect the epidemiological situation in the country.
person who consecrates his life to some divinity and whose main functions are to direct religious rites and offer sacrifices to the divinity (for a minister use Q1423891)
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad member is killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
movement aiming to remove Vladimir Putin from his offices
Police in India arrest Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Estonia's coalition agreement collapses as the junior coalition partner, the Centre Party, joins the far-right EKRE in defeating a government bill on primary education, and is subsequently expelled by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Kallas is expected to form a coalition with two other parties, Isamaa and the Social Democrats.
Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
process of verifying information in non-fictional text in order to determine its veracity and factual correctness
Four people are killed when a helicopter crashes into the Arabian sea near India.
Slovakia measures the highest ever temperature in June in Somotor near Košice, reaching 38.8 °C (101.8 °F).
FIFA announces the names of the cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States that will host the FIFA World Cup in 2026.
The European Council broadly agrees on several measures to combat climate change. Among them is a ban on combustion engines for new cars beginning in 2035, setting aside €59 billion for a special fund to reduce the cost of transition for the poorest populations, to be paid out from 2027 to 2032, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 55% from the 1990 reference level, and a carbon market reform. Negotiations on the final version of these reforms is underway.
France reports more than 100 new cases of monkeypox.
Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
Tokyo records the city's highest temperature since 1875 as a heat wave continues. Several people are hospitalized due to heatstroke.
Fuschia Anne Ravena of the Philippines is crowned Miss International Queen, widely regarded as the world's largest beauty pageant for trans women, in Pattaya, Thailand.
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill at least 18 people in an attack on the village of Otomabere, Irumu Territory in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
United States Department of Health and Human Services
French voters head to the polls to vote in the second round of the latest legislative election.
Canadian lawyer and a official of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Date: 27 April 2014 - Present (8 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
The Sudanese Armed Forces fire heavy artillery during clashes in the disputed eastern region of Al Fushqa District bordering Ethiopia, after Ethiopia was accused by Sudan of murdering seven soldiers and a civilian.
The European Parliament adopts a resolution urging to amend the treaties of the European Union in order to abolish the unanimity principle in decisionmaking with respect to sanctions and foreign policy and to grant the Parliament the right to legislative initiative.
Seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian are summarily executed after being held captive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
2022 Danish European Union opt-out referendum
bilateral relations between Russia and Lithuania
India reports its first suspected monkeypox case in a girl from Ghaziabad.
The Edgewood Fire breaks out near San Mateo County, California, prompting evacuations and power outages. A firefighter is injured while fighting the fires.
significant bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy
A large wildfire breaks out on the Hymettus mountain range near Athens, Greece.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
It is unclear if the impound is related to sanctions that have been imposed on both countries.
A 2-seater Beechcraft plane violates the airspace of seven countries in Eastern Europe, and is intercepted by two Hungarian Air Force Gripen jets, two USAF F-16s and two Romanian Air Force F-16s before being abandoned at an airfield near Targovishte, Bulgaria.
Biarritz's temperature rises to 42.9 °C (109.2 °F), the absolute record for the seaside resort and 2.3 °C (4.1 °F) above the previous all-time record set in August.
FINA, during its general congress, votes to disallow trans women swimmers from competing in high-level competitions. However, the body will convene a working group to develop a separate "open" category for them in select competitions.
laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms
neoclassical building in Manila, Philippines that houses the National Museum of Fine Arts
The Wikimedia Foundation files an appeal against a Russian court order demanding the removal of certain Russo-Ukrainian War-related information from the Russian-language Wikipedia, which is one of the few remaining fact-checked sources still available to the general Russian public.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
At this year's Tony Awards, A Strange Loop wins Best Musical while The Lehman Trilogy wins Best Play.
One person is killed and one other is injured after heavy flooding in Tirana, Albania.
British cinema chain Cineworld cancels all showings of the historical drama The Lady of Heaven, following days of protests by Muslims who say that the movie is blasphemous and sectarian.
A missile strike kills a civilian and destroys a strategic bridge connecting western Ukraine with eastern battlefields in Cherkasy Oblast.
A state of emergency is declared on Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands due to a toxic fire.
set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life
Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)
Taiwan imposes an export ban of all modern computer chips to Russia and Belarus, as well as any technology and equipment used to manufacture them.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
drinking establishment catered to LGBT clientele
official who presides over court proceedings
Nauru surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 cases amid an outbreak and emergency declared by President Lionel Aingimea.
The United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, ending protection of the right to abortion on the federal level and returning regulation to the states.
Australian publisher, activist and founder of WikiLeaks
Two people are injured, including one in critical condition, after a stabbing attack in Västerås, Sweden.
territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom
Belarus–EU border (Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia)
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
Russia launches airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time since April 28.
using water vessels, called yachts, for sporting purposes
National Hockey League team in Denver, Colorado
Estonia's coalition agreement collapses as the junior coalition partner, the Centre Party, joins the far-right EKRE in defeating a government bill on primary education, and is subsequently expelled by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
individual who seeks refuge, esp. political asylum, in a foreign country
village in Stanytsia-Luhanska Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
Twenty-two states enact trigger laws or reinstitute existing laws banning abortion.
city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Date: 7 July 2021 – present (1 year, 6 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
A journalist for the Expreso newspaper is killed and his daughter is critically wounded by gunmen in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The victim is the 12th journalist murdered in Mexico this year.
The U.S. CDC unanimously votes to approve COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of five, including babies.
New York City becomes the first jurisdiction in the United States to distribute smallpox vaccines to people who are at risk of contracting the monkeypox virus.
Ukrainian forces fire missiles at a Chornomornaftogaz drilling oil facility in the Black Sea, off Crimea, injuring three workers, with seven others missing. Russia launches missile strikes on Odessa in retaliation for the attack.
Tinubu, who served as Governor from 1999 to 2007, defeated Rotimi Amaechi, Yemi Osinbajo, and eleven other candidates to win the primary.
bicameral legislature of the United States
The former president of Bolivia Jeanine Áñez is sentenced to ten years in prison for the crimes of breach of duty and resolutions contrary to the Constitution and laws of Bolivia during the 2019 Bolivian political crisis.
A Palestinian man is shot and killed by Israeli forces while attempting to cross the separation barrier.
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2022
a list of members of the Commonwealth if Nations
Russia launches dozens of cruise missiles at targets in multiple Ukrainian cities, including Yavoriv, Zhytomyr, and Desna. At least 20 missiles were fired from Belarusian airspace.
Twenty-nine Chinese military aircraft enter the Taiwanese air defence zone, prompting the Taiwanese Air Force to send their own aircraft in response.
A firefighter is injured while fighting the fires.
NDC's party leader Dickon Mitchell is expected to become Grenada's next Prime Minister.
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency has not received legislative authorization under the Clean Air Act to introduce regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by compelling them to change the resources from which they generate the power.
Ukrainian officials say that four people have been killed and six others have been injured in a rocket attack in Sumy overnight.
Authorities in Argentina issue a blizzard warning for Neuquén Province as roads remain blocked by snow.
Spain reports nearly 200 new cases of monkeypox.
Russia blocks access to The Daily Telegraph's website on the orders of the Prosecutor-General, after accusing the newspaper of "disseminating false information" about the Russian war in Ukraine.
Former Governor of Lagos State Bola Tinubu wins the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress and officially becomes the party's nominee for the February 2023 general election.
organ representing the German states since 1949
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Russia
Two people are killed and six are injured after suspected militants attacked a bus in southwestern Rwanda.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urges people to "move on" from COVID-19 and declares his intentions for Thailand to downgrade the disease to an endemic. However, he didn't include a time frame on when to do so and says that the situation will be reviewed by mid-June after bars, pubs and entertainment venues reopened in the country.
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon voluntarily steps down from his executive roles while WWE's Board of Directors investigates alleged misconduct over a $3 million "hush pact" with a former employee. McMahon's daughter Stephanie is appointed to serve as interim CEO and Chairwoman, with Vince retaining his roles related to WWE creative content.
Washington, D.C. reports a case of orthopoxvirus.
Five people are killed and eleven others are injured in Gayan District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, by an aftershock from the recent earthquake that killed at least 1,100 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
trade restrictions levied by the United States government
Dutch climate and energy minister Rob Jetten announces that the Netherlands will remove all restrictions on the operation of coal-fired power stations until at least 2024, in response to Russia's refusal to export natural gas to the country. Operations were previously limited to less than a third of the total production.
Local authorities say that yesterday's attack in Kulgam has caused over 100 Kashmiri Hindu families to flee Kashmir.
The Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.75% to a target range of between 1.5% and 1.75% amid surging inflation.
Date: 17 April 2022 – present (9 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe
first minister of the government of Ontario
Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
A large wildfire breaks out on the Hymettus mountain range near Athens, Greece. A number of homes are damaged in the fire.
railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train
Five people are killed and 25 others injured by a fire at an apartment building in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
public health emergency of international concern
college men's basketball team representing Duke University
neo-Nazi, white supremacist paramilitary hate group
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba
urgent movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard
Russia launches airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv for the first time since April 28. The Russian Defence Ministry says that the missile strikes targeted T-72 tanks that had been supplied to Ukraine by several EU countries. At least one person is injured.
The first trial for rape during the war in Ukraine is set to begin in absentia against a 32-year-old Russian soldier accused of murdering a civilian and repeatedly raping the his wife during the offensive in Kyiv.
Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union
Twenty-two people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
overview of major wildfires in California during the year 2022
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
aircraft configured specifically to transport cargo
maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
act of withdrawing from an organization, union, military alliance or especially a political entity
seaside tourist destination on the Bay of Biscay, France
The S&P 500 closes more than 20% below its January 3 record closing high, confirming that the index is in a bear market.
country in Central and Southeastern Europe
At least six people are killed by a building collapse in Cairo, Egypt.
American far-right and crypto-fascist male-only organization
Hurricane watches are issued for Nicaragua and Costa Rica as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is expected to form into Tropical Storm Bonnie in the coming hours.
Latvia bans all Russia-based TV media outlets that threaten "the territorial integrity and independence of another country", referring to the Russo-Ukrainian War. The measure will last until Russia de-occupies Crimea and ends its warfare against Ukraine.
process of dismantling the legacies of the communist state establishments, culture, and psychology
Lieutenant of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Marco Luzzago dies and is succeeded ad interim by Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas.
Bangladesh and The Bahamas report their first suspected cases of monkeypox.
overview of censorship in the United Kingdom
A Jordanian member of the MINUSMA peacekeeping force is killed and three others are injured in Kidal Region, Mali.
disaster involving one or more trains (for train colliding with a pedestrian, animal or other objects, see Q19403959)
violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the earth's surface and a cumulonimbus cloud in the air
ongoing conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Russia says the U.S. decision to supply advanced long-range rocket systems and munitions to Ukraine could "widen the conflict", and also risks "direct confrontation" with Russia, accusing the United States of "purposefully and diligently adding fuel to the fire".
State judges in New Orleans and in Utah temporarily block the abortion bans for all stages of pregnancy that state officials announced after the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
M23 rebels capture the town of Bunagana. The Congolese military accuses Rwanda of assisting the rebels in the capture of the town.
Delhi reports their first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant.
person claiming to speak for divine beings
The perpetrators have not been identified.
Lithuania bans the transit of goods that are under EU sanctions through their territory to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
The World Health Organization announces plans to officially rename the monkeypox virus in order to combat stigma and racism surrounding the disease.
Turkey, Finland, and Sweden sign a joint memorandum on security, clearing the way for Finland and Sweden's NATO accession bids.
Turkey announces a planned military operation to seize control of the Syrian cities of Tal Rifaat and Manbij from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Allison Fluke-Ekren pleads guilty in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, of providing material support to ISIS by conspiring to conduct terrorist attacks on United States soil and by leading and training at least 100 female ISIS fighters.
Zambia, Libya and Fiji report their first suspected cases of monkeypox.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes their first appearance at the summit.
Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack
capital city of Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine
national oil and gas company of Sri Lanka
offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The oppositional National Democratic Congress wins the majority of seats in Grenada's latest general election. NDC's party leader Dickon Mitchell is expected to become Grenada's next Prime Minister.
Date(s): 6 February 2022 2 – 5 June 2022 (Main celebrations)
public elective office; head of state and head of government of Bolivia
Ethiopia denies responsibility for the killings and instead blames a local armed group.
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
Among them is a ban on combustion engines for new cars beginning in 2035, setting aside €59 billion for a special fund to reduce the cost of transition for the poorest populations, to be paid out from 2027 to 2032, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 55% from the 1990 reference level, and a carbon market reform.
aircraft class designed or used for military duties
variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus with a different genetic sequence
A Russian-appointed senior official for the Kherson youth department is killed by a car bombing in Kherson in an apparent assassination.
One person is killed in a fire at a petrochemical plant in Shanghai, China.
Bitcoin drops by 12.1% and Ethereum by 13.6%.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says that Denmark will begin administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years.
gun and missile anti-aircraft weapon system
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
Five Southern Transitional Council soldiers and three Al-Qaeda militants are killed during a shootout in Ataq, Shabwah Governorate.
type of rotor craft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors
First South Korean orbital launch vehicle developed domestically
Two soldiers and seven militants are killed in a shootout in Ghulam Khan, North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
region of Eastern Indonesia on the island of New Guinea
U.S. President Joe Biden agrees to provide Ukraine with long-range rocket artillery systems after Ukraine reportedly gave "assurances" that they will not use the missile systems to strike Russian cities.
Four people are killed and 41 others injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China.
chief executive of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
international governing body of rugby union and its variants
FINA, during its general congress, votes to disallow trans women swimmers from competing in high-level competitions.
A second American volunteer fighter dies in Ukraine, after triggering a landmine.
Dominican head of state and head of government
A Tajik border guard is killed and three others are injured in a clash with Kyrgyzstan border troops.
marketing strategy in which a brand is changed in order to develop a new, differentiated identity
The armed forces of Ecuador say that they will "not allow ongoing protests" to "damage the country's democracy", as road blockades and demonstrations against the economic policies of president Guillermo Lasso continue.
The United Kingdom announces that it will send M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to Ukraine to counter the Russian invasion.
2022 edition of the United States Open Tennis Championships
head of state and of government of Turkey
ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials onboard from one port to another
Ten people are killed and three others are injured in a shootout between security forces and suspected criminals in Texcaltitlán, State of Mexico.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
Diplomatic relations between the various countries of Africa and Canada
Russian major general Roman Kutuzov is killed in Mykolaivka, Luhansk Oblast.
capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine
2022 mass shooting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
A romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announces that he will personally boycott the meeting in response to the ban, sending Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard to represent him at the summit.
Florida reports its first cases of the Omicron BA.4 variant at the Premier Medical Laboratory Services in three patients in Miami-Dade County.
civil jet aircraft designed to transport executives and other VIPs
A study published in Nature Food finds that the impact of food transportation on climate change is three times greater than was previously believed, making up 6% of global carbon emissions.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Columbus, Ohio
However, public consumption of these plants is discouraged by official authorities.
Dmitry Kovtun, a former KGB agent accused of the fatal 2006 poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London, dies from COVID-19 in Moscow.
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
battle in 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
state of New York orders the seizure of two private jets, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and a Gulfstream G650ER, owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
An Ilyushin Il-76 military cargo plane carrying nine people crashes near Ryazan, Russia, killing five passengers.
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Accession of Ukraine to the European Union
exclave of Russia sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania
2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference
meeting during 7–19 December 202 in Montreal, Canada
Cameroonians from the English-speaking regions of Cameroon
However, the World Bank, which is financing the deal, must validate the agreement before it can take effect.
A third protester is killed in Quito during clashes with police as around 10,000 people continue to protest in the city.
military forces of the Russian Federation
Malaysian law minister Wan Junaidi announces that mandatory capital punishment will be abolished in the country.
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Asia, 21 May 2022–present
attorney general for the U.S. state of South Dakota
Top oil and petrochemicals producers Iran and Venezuela sign a 20-year economic cooperation agreement.
NASA/ESA/CSA space telescope launched in 2021
International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
sanctions against Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
civilian protests against Sri Lankan government in 2022
The United States Tennis Association says that tennis players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete at the upcoming US Open tournament despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which is expected to be held in New York after Wimbledon banned them from doing so.
city in and county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
5th First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
The RMT says that industry executives have only offered a 2% increase in pay, which is well below rising inflation levels.
men's rugby union team representing Spain
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
Criminal charges in the 2021 United States Capitol attack
Ukrainian politician, mayor of Kherson, Ukraine
Land (federal state) in southwestern Germany
global food price increase and shortage instigated by Russian invasion of Ukraine
A fire occurs in a building in Moscow, Russia, injuring at least four people, with 125 people being rescued. However, the total number of people trapped inside the building is unclear.
Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
capital city of Zhytomyr Oblast in northwestern Ukraine
bilateral relations between Russia and Latvia
It is announced that French President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance and its allies will not repeat an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
American electronic cigarette manufacturer
proposed bans on the sale of new fossil-fuel powered vehicles
Pope Francis appoints John T. Dunlap as the new Lieutenant of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
criminal proceeding in which the person who is subject to it is not physically present
the different electoral processes in Spain
unintended escape of gas from a pipeline or other containment
In basketball, the Golden State Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics in six games to win their fourth NBA championship in eight years. Stephen Curry is named NBA Finals MVP.
The government of Bulgarian prime minister Kiril Petkov loses a motion of no confidence vote in the National Assembly.
aerial warfare branch of Ukraine's armed forces
After three sessions in which the proposed candidates failed to obtain the necessary votes, the Parliament of Albania elects Chief of the General Staff Bajram Begaj as the new Albanian President.
Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister, announces during a parliamentary debate session that an independence referendum bill will be tabled in the Scottish Parliament.
The Osaka District Court rules that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage is not "unconstitutional" in a ruling on a lawsuit filed by two male couples and one female couple.
Russia defaults on two Taiwanese-owned Eurobonds worth US$100 million after Western sanctions on Russia led Euroclear to block Russian attempts to service the debt before yesterday's deadline. Russia describes the default as artificially manufactured and "a farce". The default will have few immediate consequences for Russia since the country is currently unable to borrow internationally due to the SWIFT ban against Russian banks.
In basketball, the 76th NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., with the Orlando Magic selecting former Duke University player Paolo Banchero with the first overall pick.
form of limited overs cricket (white ball cricket) with 50 overs per innings
Accidents and incidents involving the V-22 Osprey
all-time records and statistics of the men's singles in Tennis
The European Union accuses the UK of breaking international law by reneging on the agreement made during Brexit negotiations.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
aircraft manufacturer in the United States
peninsula in Northeast Africa which juts into the Guardafui Channel
One person is killed and 30 others, including 14 students, are injured, after a car drives into a crowd in Berlin, Germany.
Assange's lawyers announce that they will appeal the decision.
The government of Kiribati declares a state of disaster due to severe drought in the country.
East-central Attica about 15 km E of central Athens
coordinated military actions of a state or a non-state actor in response to a developing situation
Negotiations on the final version of these reforms is underway.
It was supposed to occur this February until being delayed, prompting sanctions from its neighbors.
accession process of new countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
response from the Chinese government to COVID-19
bilateral relations between China and Russia
For the first time since Russia began occupying the Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, a cargo ship departs from the city's port.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announces that Russia will cancel a 1998 agreement with Japan allowing Japanese fishermen to operate near the southern Kuril Islands, claiming that Japan is not meeting the financial obligations outlined in the agreement.
Prime Minister Xavier Espot tests positive for COVID-19.
type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse without consent
Twenty-one people are found dead at a tavern in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The cause of their deaths is unclear.
aerial service branch of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
COVID-19 viral pandemic in Beijing, China
Date: 24 February – 20 May 2022 (2 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
bilateral relations between Afghanistan and United States
2022 shooting of Kentucky police officers
Mariupol reports its first confirmed cases of cholera as well as its first confirmed deaths from cholera.
Three people are killed and 14 others are injured in a mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Three people are also hit by cars, with one person later dying.
The United States government provides US$55 million in immediate humanitarian funding following the devastating earthquake in southern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people.
The tournament was co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour in 2020.
Twenty-six people are killed in an attack in Akwaya district, Southwest region, Cameroon.
one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Representatives in the National Assembly of France
Date: 24 February – 30 June 2022 (4 months and 6 days)
Russian tennis player Natela Dzalamidze changes her nationality to Georgian and will participate in the upcoming Wimbledon tournament after Wimbledon banned Russian and Belarusian players from participating in the tournament.
Latvia confirms its first case of monkeypox.
Ongoing protests against the Cuban government
Thailand removes cannabis and hemp plants from its list of illegal narcotics, and will allow people to grow an unlimited number of these plants in farms and gardens for medicinal purposes as long as they inform the authorities. However, public consumption of these plants is discouraged by official authorities.
according to Carl Schmitt’s theory, a state in which the sovereign may ignore the law in the name of the public good
The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines upholds a previous appeal to invalidate online news website Rappler's operating license for violating constitutional foreign equity restrictions on mass media ownership, thus ordering the website's termination. Rappler co-founder and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa says that her company will contest the ruling in court.
town in Washington County, Maryland, United States
Oyebanji's win means that the APC has become the first party ever to win consecutive Ekiti gubernatorial elections.
Russia withdraws from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) after having been suspended by that organization due to the country's war in Ukraine.
2022–2023 Russia–European Union gas dispute
governing body of association football in Chile
complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplace(s) of monks or nuns
public blockchain platform with programmable transaction functionality
Finland's national public-broadcasting company
male religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church
Former state commissioner Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress defeats former Governor Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party in the gubernatorial election. Oyebanji's win means that the APC has become the first party ever to win consecutive Ekiti gubernatorial elections.
media under financial and/or editorial control of a government
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the state will distribute more than 8,000 doses of the smallpox vaccine to help combat the spread of monkeypox.
city ​​in Contra Costa County, California, United States
percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
purchases 300,000 more doses of vaccines from Bavarian Nordic, including the Jynneos vaccine, as part of an effort to combat the monkeypox outbreak.
A federal judge in South Carolina lifts an injunction on the so-called heartbeat bill, effectively limiting abortion to about six weeks into pregnancy.
At the NATO summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announces that a new permanent U.S. military base will be established in Poland - the 5th Army's Headquarters - which has had a forward command post in the city of Poznań since last year.
M23 rebels capture the town of Bunagana.
city in and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States
advocacy of a state of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
The European Commission formally approves, by a majority vote, Poland's plan for the usage of the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility funds.
legislation of the 117th United States Congress
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says that his forces also captured the town of Zolote.
boycotts following Russian invasion of Ukraine
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
Rappler co-founder and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa says that her company will contest the ruling in court.
The Conservative Party is defeated in both the Tiverton and Honiton by-election and the Wakefield by-election by the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party, respectively.
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
One person is killed and 30 others, including 14 students, are injured, after a car drives into a crowd in Berlin, Germany. A 29-year-old German-Armenian man is arrested at the scene.
bilateral relations between Estonia and Russia
Authorities in Macau place a casino and hotel with more than 700 people inside under lockdown due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the territory.
The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for the new elections.
Indigenous peoples in Ecuador block highways leading to the capital Quito, to protest president Guillermo Lasso's policies and to call for economic reforms.
political or cultural conflict between social groups
Kurdish autonomous Region in northern Iraq
Three people are killed and several others are injured by a rocket attack in Tell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate, Syria.
Ten people are killed and three are missing after heavy flooding in Hunan and Guangxi, China.
Canada announces its intention to open an embassy in Rwanda. The announcement comes a few days before the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in Kigali.
town in Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany
A 16-year-old Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli custody after being shot yesterday by soldiers in Silwad, West Bank.
In a 65–33 vote, the U.S. Senate passes gun control legislation for the first time in decades.
bilateral relations between Chile and Canada
earthquake in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region
bilateral relations between Russia and Serbia
The perpetrator was identified by a presidential spokesman as Miguel Cruz, a childhood friend of the minister.
International bond denominated in a non-native currency
military occupation zone of Russia on the territory of the Kherson Oblast of Ukraine
The United Nations estimates that more than 300,000 people have been killed since the start of the civil war in 2011, which is 1.5% of Syria's pre-war population.
Estonia reports its first case of monkeypox.
material of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids
A fire occurs in a building in Moscow, Russia, injuring at least four people, with 125 people being rescued.
Ukrainian officials say that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have recaptured 20 settlements in Kherson Oblast.
power to unilaterally stop an official action
military engagement during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
district in its namesake division in Bangladesh
In motorsport, Red Bull terminates Estonian driver Jüri Vips's contract with its junior team following an incident where Vips was heard using the word "nigga" on a Twitch livestream.
2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in the United Kingdom
Nine people are killed and 40 are injured after a bus crashes in Tila, Chiapas, Mexico.
Twelve people are killed and 251 others injured by a toxic gas leak in the port of Aqaba, Jordan.
men's national association football team representing Ukraine
Vitaliy Khotsenko is sworn as new Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic following dimission of Alexander Ananchenko.
themes, catchphrases, and slogans that have been used against homosexuality or other non-heterosexual sexual orientations and to demean lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people
Tokyo records the city's highest temperature since 1875 as a heat wave continues.
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Andorra
The South African Justice Department confirms that Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the influential Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates for engaging in corrupt practices during the Zuma presidency.
The Governor of Kharkiv Oblast, Oleh Synyehubov, reports that Russian shelling killed 15 civilians in and near Kharkiv.
The Biden administration announces that over 296,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will be distributed to combat the spread of monkeypox, including 56,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine.
sovereign microstate between France and Spain, in Western Europe
Vitaly Ganchev is announced as head of the Kharkiv Military-Civilian Administration. His appointment might have happened earlier as he was de facto Governor since April 2022.[1]
Global stocks and government bonds plunge with the MSCI World Index dropping by 2.95%, the DOW by 4.68%, the S&P 500 by 3.88%, STOXX Europe 600 by 2.41%, Japan's Nikkei 225 by 3.01%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng by 3.99%, and South Korea's KOSPI by 3.52%. Bitcoin drops by 12.1% and Ethereum by 13.6%.
vote on whether a group of people still has confidence in a government or leader
The Belgian government repatriates Congolese independence leader and former prime minister Patrice Lumumba's remains, consisting of a tooth, through an official ceremony attended by his family at the Egmont Palace in Brussels.
political crisis between the president and Ennahda
2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Turkey arrests ten alleged Iranian intelligence agents and charges them with plotting to murder Israeli tourists in hotels.
restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease
Russia announces that it has withdrawn from Snake Island, in the Black Sea, as a "gesture of goodwill", ending the occupation of the island that began in February.
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
Bacterial infection of the small intestine
head of the system of official prosecution in courts in Ukraine
However, the body will convene a working group to develop a separate "open" category for them in select competitions.
The Japanese government asks the public to conserve energy and to prepare for power outages as the country faces a heat wave.
prolonged period of excessively hot weather
head of state and of the executive branch of government of the State of Maryland, United States
United States health officials say that 1,200 doses of the smallpox vaccine have been administered for patients considered at a high-risk for monkeypox.
Russia announces that it has withdrawn from Snake Island, in the Black Sea, as a "gesture of goodwill", ending the occupation of the island that began in February. However, Ukraine says that it drove out Russian forces from the island after a massive artillery assault.
head of the state and government of Florida
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine states that the country has "installed naval mines in the exercise of our right to self-defence".
In Spain, over 650 people in eight villages are evacuated after wildfires originating in the Sierra de Culebra mountain range grew to 9,000 hectares amidst a heat wave in Europe.
major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War
The mayor of Melitopol claims that Ukrainian farmers caused "mass illness" in Russian troops by poisoning cherries.
Two Israeli civilians and a soldier are injured after Palestinian militants open fire inside Joseph's Tomb in Nablus.
One person is killed and five others injured after a bullet train collides with an engine in Bohumin, Czech Republic.
head of state of Albania and commander-in-chief of the Albanian military
BM Container Depot, Kadamrasul area, Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
Wildfires spread across northeastern Spain amid a heatwave, with the highest temperatures expected to be between 40 to 42 °C (104 to 108 °F) in the region of Zaragoza.
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands
local government area in Ondo State, Nigeria
Four people are killed and 322 are injured when a stand in a bullring collapses in El Espinal, Colombia.
Russian occupation of the Luhansk Oblast
Six officers are killed and four others injured.
series of resignations by Bolivia's highest political leaders following disputed election results
pseudo-conflict between Denmark and Canada over ownership of Hans Island
village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
Two people are killed and nine others are injured in a fire at a market in Bangkok, Thailand.
The National Assembly convenes to debate the possible removal of president Guillermo Lasso amidst ongoing protests.
Date: 18 April 2022 – present (9 months, 1 week and 2 days)
drama fiction work of art set in, or reminiscent of, an earlier time period
70th anniversary of the Queen's accession
premeditated extrajudicial killing by a group
The Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses Rwanda of killing two Congolese children in a rocket attack.
A United States Marine Corps V-22 Osprey crashes near the town of Glamis in Imperial County, California, United States, killing five U.S Marines onboard.
prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang, China
Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed.
combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight
Portugal reports more than ten new cases of monkeypox.
awards to recognize the excellence in live Broadway theatre, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City
Poland reports its first case of monkeypox.
The United Kingdom is asked to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest after its organisers concluded that Ukraine is not capable of hosting the competition.
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev warns Lithuania that its citizens will "feel pain" over the ban on the transit of Russian goods to Kaliningrad through Lithuania, saying that Russia's response in the near future could have "a serious negative impact on the population of Lithuania".
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
All seven people on board were killed in the crash.
The Netherlands reports more than forty new cases of monkeypox.
Russian forces shell the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast.
Germany's Bundestag approves a constitutional amendment that enshrines €100 billion in military spending. The amendment must now pass the Bundesrat.
Three new provinces are created in West Papua, Indonesia.
Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam
alliance of militias fighting against ISIL and other Islamist extremists in the Syrian Civil War
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the United States
mandates for people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.
Six people are killed and several others are injured when a car bomb targeting the convoy of a military official explodes in Aden, Yemen.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov cancels his scheduled visit to Serbia after neighbouring states in the Balkans refuse to let Lavrov's plane use their airspace.
first successful vaccine to be developed
guided missile for combat against armored targets
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Khost, Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring at least 1,500 others.
Anglophone Ambazonia rebels kill between 26 and 32 civilians in Akwaya, Cameroon.
first-level administrative units of Kazakhstan
bridge that connects China and Russia by the Amur River
details of ongoing viral pandemic in Canada
long-ranged guns for land and sea warfare
Suspected CODECO militants kill 12 people and injure two others in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Governor of Luhansk Oblast claims that a Russian strike in Lysychansk killed eight civilians who were collecting water and injured 21 others.
A journalist for the Expreso newspaper is killed and his daughter is critically wounded by gunmen in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Seven people are killed and 46 others are injured by a fire, suspected to be an arson attack, that spread through an office building in Daegu, South Korea. The suspect is killed in the fire.
Russia and China open the new Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge.
Cineworld says that the decision to cancel showings was to "ensure the safety of our staff and customers".
meeting place of the United States Congress
direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal
criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations
capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A Cambodian court convicts 60 members of the former Cambodia National Rescue Party of treason, including Cambodian-American lawyer Theary Seng.
The Russian ambassador to Estonia was summoned in response to the incident.
The British government confirms that it will go ahead with plans to terminate the Northern Ireland Protocol in order to make it easier for goods to flow between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The European Union accuses the UK of breaking international law by reneging on the agreement made during Brexit negotiations.
military offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
device usually used to quit or be an alternative to tobacco
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
According to authorities, the suspect planned to assassinate Kavanaugh and then commit suicide.
Indian leftist Lavde Ka fact-checking website
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tests positive for COVID-19.
FIFA dismisses a petition by the Football Federation of Chile against the Ecuadorian Football Federation to disqualify the Ecuador national football team from participating in the 2022 World Cup, claiming that one of its players, Byron Castillo, is ineligible on the grounds of his nationality.
Russia launches missile strikes on Odessa in retaliation for the attack.
Five Cameroonian soldiers are killed in an attack by Ambazonian separatists in Kouoptamo district.
area of 27 European states without mutual border controls
legislative, executive and judiciary authority of India
Some of the missiles were launched from Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers over the Caspian Sea.
The United Nations formally recognizes the new official name of Türkiye following an official request from Turkey to change its name.
United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level
Rafael Nadal defeats Casper Ruud to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 French Open, extending his all-time record for the most Grand Slam men's singles titles to 22.
The Federal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate by 0.75% to a target range of between 1.5% and 1.75% amid surging inflation. It is the largest interest rate increase in the United States since 1994.
Oil prices increase in the United States following the Biden administration's announcement of new sanctions against Iran's petrochemicals industry. The sanctions are an effort to force Iran to comply with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, from which the United States unilaterally withdrew in 2018.
Several miners including four Chinese nationals are kidnapped by terrorists in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria.
air warfare branch of Romania's military
tropical coastal vegetation consisting of a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water
Iranian nuclear talks are moved to Qatar in a new bid to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Pakistan reports its 10th case of polio this year after two more cases of the virus are reported in North Waziristan District.
U.S. President Joe Biden agrees to provide Ukraine with long-range rocket artillery systems after Ukraine reportedly gave "assurances" that they will not use the missile systems to strike Russian cities. The weapons systems are a part of a new $700 million weapons package to Ukraine that will also include ammunition, counter-fire radars, a number of air surveillance radars, and additional Javelin anti-tank missiles.
Four people are injured when an apartment roof collapses in Budapest, Hungary.
United Kingdom government ministerial department
2021 military overthrow of the Myanmar's officially elected government
aviation branch of the Republic of China's armed forces on Taiwan
lower house of the United States Congress
battle in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The mayor of Sieverodonetsk announces that Russian forces have "fully occupied" the city.
Former state commissioner Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress defeats former Governor Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party in the gubernatorial election.
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
act of buying unusually large amounts of a product in anticipation of a shortage of supply or rapid increase in cost
Date: 3 January 2021–ongoing (2 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
political association of mostly former British Empire territories
2022 mass shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
device that relies on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide a violent release of energy
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 9 months, 1 week and 3 days)
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Germany, 20 May 2022–present
attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya
policy of the Russian government by which it guides the interactions with other nations
Ukrainian authorities say that Russian forces have captured the city of Hirske, south of Lysychansk, in Luhansk Oblast.
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
The European Union signs a free trade agreement with New Zealand.
Authorities in Argentina seize an Iranian Boeing 747 which was transferred to Venezuela last year.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Panic buying is reported in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad after Lithuania banned the transit of some goods through its territory by rail.
Operations were previously limited to less than a third of the total production.
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
industrial process plant that manufactures chemicals
Indian metropolis and union territory that includes New Delhi
president of the United States since 2021
events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles
bilateral relations between Greece and Turkey
Period of formation of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2022
minister in the Federal Republic of Germany
name of a town and census-designated place that straddle the northwest border of Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
business that allows customers to trade cryptocurrencies for other assets
highest court of appeal in most of the United Kingdom
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Canada, 19 May 2022–present
Two people are killed when a car hits a roadside bomb in Kabul.
environment department of the Government of Canada
The Conservative Party is defeated in both the Tiverton and Honiton by-election and the Wakefield by-election by the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party, respectively. Conservative chairman Oliver Dowden resigns in the aftermath of the defeats.
agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services
city in Oklahoma, United States and county seat of Tulsa County
The UK Health Security Agency declares a national incident after traces of poliovirus were detected during routine sewage inspections in London. However, the risk to the public is currently believed to be "extremely low".
people associated with Sikhism, a monotheistic religion
Three Palestinian militants, including an Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades commander, are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in Jenin, West Bank.
Both the left-wing alliance NUPES and the right-wing party National Rally achieve significant electoral gains, forcing the government to seek compromises with other parties during the upcoming legislative period for the first time since the 1988 legislative election.
Exit polls show that around two-thirds of Danes voted to have Denmark join the European Union's Common Security and Defence Policy, ending Denmark's 30-year policy of opting out.
However, travellers from outside the EU will still need to be fully vaccinated or provide proof of a negative PCR test within 72 hours before departure in order to enter Spain.
Polish Supreme Court Disciplinary Chamber law
legislation that defines conduct standards for the majority of Polish judiciary
separatist conflict in northwestern and southwestern Cameroon since 2017
sovereign state in northern South America
U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law.
city in the Palestinian National Authority
unicameral national legislature of Israel
Governor Larry Hogan outlines a long-term preparedness plan on how Maryland will deal with COVID-19 including a focus on treatments that would keep people out of hospitals as well as on how the state would respond to future variants.
The European Union formally awards official candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
The Japanese Supreme Court acquits the state of any responsibility to compensate around 3,700 people affected by the nuclear disaster.
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
lowest remuneration which can be paid legally in a state for working
political alignment on the extreme end of right-wing politics
process of extracting gold from the ground
Tunisian politician, academic and jurist
primary governing city of a top-level (country) or first-level and second-level subdivision (country, state, province, regency, etc) political entity
American politician, 62nd governor of Maryland
Three members of the Catholic Church are killed and several more, mostly from the Baptist one, are kidnapped.
Eleven soldiers and two civilians are killed in an attack on a bus travelling from Raqqa to Homs. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack.
warship primarily designed to carry, support, launch, and recover naval aircraft at sea
de facto state, considered internationally to be part of Ukraine, 2014–2022
Nigeria's Zamfara State begins issuing firearms licenses to citizens so that they can defend themselves from bandit gangs.
BMO Bank of Montreal (Shelbourne & Pear Branch), 3616 Shelbourne Street Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
The Federal Ministry of Health says that it will hold consultations with over 200 representatives from medical, legal and other fields on legalizing the sale of cannabis in licensed shops for recreational purposes.
missile designed to target surface watercraft
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
largest city in California, United States of America
political and economic union of 27 European states
Brett Kavanaugh alleged assassination plot
alleged plot to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court associate justice
Beijing's restaurants reopen following a decrease in new cases of COVID-19.
Two people are killed and seven others are injured in a Turkish military action against the Sinjar Resistance Units in Sinjar District, Iraq.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
Boris Johnson survives the confidence vote by a margin of 211–148 and the party will not conduct a leadership election with 58.8% of Conservative MPs voting in favour of Johnson.
groups of people who were present in what became Ecuador before the Spanish colonization of the Americas
At least 30 members of the American neo-fascist group Patriot Front are arrested for conspiracy to riot at a pride event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States.
The United States announces a new $1 billion military aid package to Ukraine that includes 18 howitzers, artillery rockets, night vision devices, and for the first time, two Harpoon anti-ship missile units.
Three people are killed and another is injured in a mass shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland, United States.
atrocities perpetrated in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) which, at the time, was a colony under the personal rule of King Leopold II of Belgium
Romania reports three new cases of monkeypox.
Sergey Cherkasov, a Russian military intelligence official, is expelled from the Netherlands for attempting to begin an internship at the International Criminal Court in The Hague using a fake Brazilian identity. Cherkasov will now face a criminal trial in Brazil.
The G7 summit kicks off in Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany, and will last until June 28. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes their first appearance at the summit.
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
sovereign state situated on an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kallas is expected to form a coalition with two other parties, Isamaa and the Social Democrats.
Constitutional monarchy which governs Japan
annual American award honoring Broadway theater productions
men's national association football team representing Ecuador
complete separation of the head from the body
conflict between Gangs and the Nigerian government
runs the diplomatic relations of the State of Israel with other countries
Three people are killed and 21 others are injured when a bus is attacked by militants in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria.
President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance is confirmed to lose its majority in the National Assembly after yesterday's second round of legislative elections. Both the left-wing alliance NUPES and the right-wing party National Rally achieve significant electoral gains, forcing the government to seek compromises with other parties during the upcoming legislative period for the first time since the 1988 legislative election.
The Kiribati High Court is left judgeless as the government of the country fires the only judge sitting on the bench at the time.
island chain located in Northeast Asia administered by Russia
political ideologies supporting social equality and egalitarianism
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Turkey
most senior politician within the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom
North Korea fires at least eight short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from several locations in the country.
Two police officers and a police dog are killed, and six other people are injured, in a mass shooting in Allen, Kentucky, United States.
Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas
Bulgarian politician, economist and entrepreneur
The announcement comes a few days before the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in Kigali.
The Celsius Network cryptocurrency lending platform announced it was "pausing all withdrawals, swap, and transfers between accounts" amidst a large pullback in the cryptocurrency market.
watercraft designed to move other watercraft
Leading members of the thirty-sixth government of Israel Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid agree to dissolve the Knesset, triggering a fifth snap election in just over three years. Lapid will serve as acting Prime Minister until the election is held.
political alignment favoring traditional politics
political fallout over divisive rhetoric
in vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments from small amounts of short oligonucleotide primers
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
For the next two weeks, only buses, trains and vehicles used for medical services and transporting food will be allowed to refuel.
Russia becomes China's biggest supplier of oil, surpassing Saudi Arabia and making up over half of China's oil imports.
2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in Portugal
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the United Kingdom, 18 May 2022–present
village in Praha-východ District of Central Bohemian region
financial crisis resuting from Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
participation of transgender and transsexual individuals in competitive sports
North Germanic ethnic group native to Denmark; citizens or residents of Denmark
2020 economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack.
nearly polar orbit around a planet in which the satellite passes over any given point of the planet’s surface at the same local mean solar time
A court in Norway finds the attacker not criminally responsible due to paranoid schizophrenia and sentences him to compulsory mental treatment.
Oil prices increase in the United States following the Biden administration's announcement of new sanctions against Iran's petrochemicals industry.
Donetsk People's Republic authorities accuse Ukrainian forces of shelling the Zasyadko coal mine and trapping 77 miners.
autonomous city of Spain in North Africa
Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had also accused Greece of violating the airspace of demilitarized zones in the Aegean Sea yesterday.
The Congolese military accuses Rwanda of assisting the rebels in the capture of the town.
Thailand removes cannabis and hemp plants from its list of illegal narcotics, and will allow people to grow an unlimited number of these plants in farms and gardens for medicinal purposes as long as they inform the authorities.
Soviet second-generation main battle tank
In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency has not received legislative authorization under the Clean Air Act to introduce regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by compelling them to change the resources from which they generate the power. This will likely reduce the United States' ability to address its environmental goals.
flooded parcel of arable land used for growing semiaquatic rice
Ecuadorian indigenous groups attack a police station in Puyo, Pastaza, amid ongoing protests in the country.
2022 vote of confidence in the Conservative Party leadership of Boris Johnson
vote of confidence in Boris Johnson as leader of the British Conservative Party
NASA announces that the James Webb Space Telescope collided with a micrometeoroid last month, but continues to function normally.
International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic
list of diplomatic recognitions of the 2 Ukrainian breakaway states
At least 50 people are killed in a mass shooting and bombing inside a Catholic church in Owo, Ondo, Nigeria.
The United Kingdom reports 77 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to more than 300.
The Kiribati High Court is left judgeless as the government of the country fires the only judge sitting on the bench at the time. The other judge had also been ordered to step down.
Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India
Canada reports more than 40 new cases of monkeypox.
Anglican denomination in the United States
Russian President Vladimir Putin embarks on a foreign trip to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, his first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Twenty people are found dead in the Libyan Desert, after they went missing fourteen days ago.
geopolitical and cultural region of Southeast Europe
Lapid will serve as acting Prime Minister until the election is held.
Mohammad El Halabi, a Palestinian aid worker at the center of an international controversy over his six-year detention in Israel, was convicted on the basis of 'secret evidence'.
grouping of multiple parties or independents of a parliament
New Zealand designates American far-right groups Proud Boys and The Base as terrorist organizations.
historical region of Greece, including the city of Athens
Broad global equity benchmark representing large and mid-cap equity performance across 23 developed market countries
Nebraska reports its first case of monkeypox.
Aung San Suu Kyi has been under detainment since the February 2021 coup.
The United Nations announces that the conference of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity initially scheduled to take place in Kunming, China, later this year will be moved to Montreal, Canada, due to logistical complications caused by China's Zero-COVID policy.
Malian junta leader Assimi Goïta declares that Mali will return to civilian rule in March 2024. It was supposed to occur this February until being delayed, prompting sanctions from its neighbors.
chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine
Vitaly Ganchev is announced as head of the Kharkiv Military-Civilian Administration.
The bodies of two disabled people are found in Roadford Lake, near Okehampton, Devon, England, a day after their boat capsized on the lake.
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in Spain, 18 May 2022–present
Uganda and Cyprus report their first suspected cases of monkeypox.
Dominican Republic politician and lawyer (1966-2022)
Ukrainian delegate Davyd Arakhamia says that Ukraine is planning to resume ceasefire negotiations with Russia this August.
city in Jefferson and Shelby counties, Alabama, United States
U.S. sportswear retailer Nike and networking firm Cisco announce that they are permanently ending their operations in Russia and Belarus.
2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions
Polish political conflict centred on rule-of-law
27 June 2022 attack during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ballin, Manyu Department, Southwest Region, Cameroon
Parts of Austria, Germany and Poland also report record high temperatures.
At least five people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at a clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
Urban-type settlement in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
lower house of Federal Assembly of Russia
combustible fuel containing hydrocarbons formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, examples being coal, petroleum and natural gas
Leading members of the thirty-sixth government of Israel Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid agree to dissolve the Knesset, triggering a fifth snap election in just over three years.
The Biden administration bans the presidents of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from attending this year's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, United States. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announces that he will personally boycott the meeting in response to the ban, sending Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard to represent him at the summit.
111 countries and territories (109 with confirmed cases, 2 with suspected cases only)
A man is publicly lynched by a mob of 200 people in the Nigerian capital city Abuja after he gets into a "heated argument" with a local Islamic cleric.
area in Central Africa controlled by Leopold II of Belgium (1885–1908)
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
Two Reuters journalists are injured and their driver is killed after their vehicle is attacked while travelling to Sievierodonetsk. The perpetrators have not been identified.
Citizens, whose leader was the vice-president of the region, loses all the 21 deputies it had.
aviation occurrence that affects or could affect the safety of operation
A shootout occurs between the Mexican federal police and drug cartels in Nuevo León, close to the Mexico–United States border.
Russia and China open the new Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge. The 1 km long bridge spans across the Amur river to connect Heihe in Northeastern China's Heilongjiang province with Blagoveshchensk in Far Eastern Russia's Amur Oblast. It will shorten the travel distance of freight between China and western Russia by 1,500 km.
strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates
industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products
Ecuadorian indigenous groups attack a police station in Puyo, Pastaza, amid ongoing protests in the country. One protestor is shot dead by police. Eighteen police officers are missing, while another six are injured.
Accession of Moldova to the European Union
Date: 15 March 2022 – 14 November 2022 (7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
1973 US Supreme Court judgement on abortion
geographical and historical region in the western territories of Ukraine
American-dependent insular area in the western Pacific
international agreement between the United States and the Pacific Island nations of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau
An Amtrak Southwest Chief passenger train carrying 243 passengers collides with a dump truck near Mendon, Missouri, United States.
The Czech Republic records its highest temperature for the month of June, 39.0 °C (102.2 °F), in Řež. Parts of Austria, Germany and Poland also report record high temperatures.
sovereign state comprising ten islands off the Western coast of Africa
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
Rwandan officials say that the soldier had been attacking people and had injured two officers before he was killed.
capital city of Razavi Khorasan Province, and second largest city in Iran
current rise in Earth's average temperature and related large-scale shifts in weather patterns
national governing body for tennis in the United States
Canadian environmentalist and politician
Three people are killed and 14 others are injured in a mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
Pro-Russian media accuses NATO of supplying the munitions used in the attack.
Three people are killed when militants attack a labor camp in Balochistan, Pakistan.
document that gives permission to own a firearm
The Ukrainian Air Force launches drone strikes on an oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast, Russia, causing a large explosion and fire.
explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground
South African low-cost airline owned by Comair
mass murders by Islamist insurgents in Mali
Security forces and armed locals kill 70 al-Shabaab members in Bahdo, Somalia.
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
The measure will last until Russia de-occupies Crimea and ends its warfare against Ukraine.
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
Lebanon, Egypt and Syria sign an agreement to supply Egyptian gas to a power plant in northern Lebanon through Syria.
A Palestinian man is killed and two others are injured after the IDF raided the town of Ya'bad to demolish the house of the perpetrator of the Bnei Brak shootings, following a confrontation by residents. A woman holding a knife is also shot and killed near the Al-Arroub refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
Comair, a South African franchisee for British Airways, suspends all flights after the company announced that it has run out of funds.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cancels high-level talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accusing Mitsotakis of consistently using Greek jets to violate Turkey's airspace.
small particle of rock in space, usually weighing less than a gram
Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others.
upper house of the United States Congress
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
combined military forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ukrainian forces fire missiles at a Chornomornaftogaz drilling oil facility in the Black Sea, off Crimea, injuring three workers, with seven others missing.
armed conflict between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the Israel Defense Forces
Two people are killed and seven others are injured in a Turkish military action against the Sinjar Resistance Units in Sinjar District, Iraq. A 12-year-old child is reported to be among the deceased.
China launches its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during a ceremony in Shanghai, further enhancing the country's ability to project its military abroad. China now has the second most aircraft carriers of any country, behind only the United States, which has eleven aircraft carriers.
polar region on the Earth's northern hemisphere
ice hockey team of the National Hockey League
Railway transport workers go on a nationwide general strike in the United Kingdom after talks on a 7% pay increase for workers collapses.
Ukraine says that Russian forces are advancing on the city of Kharkiv.
China launches its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, during a ceremony in Shanghai, further enhancing the country's ability to project its military abroad.
Several Russian cruise missiles strike Kyiv, killing one civilian and injuring four others, according to Ukraine's Prosecutor General. Some of the missiles were launched from Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers over the Caspian Sea.
Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro wins the presidential election with 50.44% of the vote, beating his opponent Rodolfo Hernández who received 47.31% of the vote, according to preliminary results.
Indian security forces kill two suspected militants in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
federal state, capital and largest city of Germany
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
NBA team based in Boston; tied with most NBA Championships
The Donetsk People's Republic says that five people have been killed and 22 others injured in an artillery attack on a marketplace in central Donetsk.
type of discrimination or disapproval based on perceivable social characteristics that serve to distinguish a person from other members of a society
Budget airline Kulula.com, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comair, has also suspended all flights.
overview of the observance of human rights in Russia
wholesale prices in the market of natural gas
Ukraine ratifies the Istanbul Convention.
digital cash system and associated currency
At the NATO summit, U.S. President Joe Biden announces that a new permanent U.S. military base will be established in Poland - the 5th Army's Headquarters - which has had a forward command post in the city of Poznań since last year. Poland's government has long requested such a base.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
2021 mob attempt to prevent or influence Presidential electoral vote count
Twenty-one people are found dead at a tavern in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
American man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile
Kaliningrad Governor Anton Alikhanov calls for calm, while Russia condemns the ban.
Militants attack two churches, one of them Baptist and the other Catholic, in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State, Nigeria.
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
A Congolese soldier crosses the border into Western Province, Rwanda, and is shot dead by a Rwandan Police officer.
American professional wrestling and entertainment company
Three people are also hit by cars, with one person later dying.
This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a video calling for more heavy weapons from allies.
Scientists discover the largest known bacterium, Thiomargarita magnifica, in the mangroves of the Guadeloupe archipelago in Lesser Antilles. It is up to 2 cm (3/4 inch) long.
However, Ukraine says that it drove out Russian forces from the island after a massive artillery assault.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)
runs the diplomatic relations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (a.k.a. North Korea) with other countries
The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland upholds lower court rulings that annulled anti-LGBT resolutions, known as "LGBT-free zones", that had been adopted by some local authorities.
Panic buying is reported in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad after Lithuania banned the transit of some goods through its territory by rail. Kaliningrad Governor Anton Alikhanov calls for calm, while Russia condemns the ban.
constituent country of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
territory in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The European Union condemns the "structurally deficient" justice system in Bolivia and lack of "due process" in the trial of Jeanine Áñez and asks for her release.
clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or physical exercise
capital and most populous city of Russia
Seven people are killed and 46 others are injured by a fire, suspected to be an arson attack, that spread through an office building in Daegu, South Korea.
American attorney, veteran, and politician
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
annexation of Crimea into the Russian Federation in 2014
2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in the Netherlands
A woman holding a knife is also shot and killed near the Al-Arroub refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
However, he didn't include a time frame on when to do so and says that the situation will be reviewed by mid-June after bars, pubs and entertainment venues reopened in the country.
Iranian resort island in the Persian Gulf
emissions, impacts and responses of the United States related to climate change
Governor Serhiy Haidai says that the attack has caused a massive fire at the plant.
Orlando Jorge Mera, the Environmental Minister for the Dominican Republic and son of former President Salvador Jorge Blanco, is shot dead in his office. The perpetrator was identified by a presidential spokesman as Miguel Cruz, a childhood friend of the minister. He was later taken into custody.
Chinese license built version of Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-21 Fighter-interceptor
Performs the diplomatic relations of the United Mexican States with other countries
The amendment must now pass the Bundesrat.
Pro-Russian forces of the Luhansk People's Republic claim to have taken the key town of Toshkivka, 25 km south of Sieverodonetsk.
men's association football team representing Wales
The United Kingdom decides against direct rule of the British Virgin Islands despite finding "gross failures of governance" in the overseas territory. The British government will give the territory's new administration two years to reform before imposing direct rule, according to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon voluntarily steps down from his executive roles while WWE's Board of Directors investigates alleged misconduct over a $3 million "hush pact" with a former employee.
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the Netherlands, 20 May 2022–present
urban area in Västerås Municipality, Sweden
chemical element, symbol N and atomic number 7; most abundant element in Earth atmosphere
Two people are killed and 21 others injured during mass shootings at three separate sites in central Oslo, Norway, including a gay nightclub.
UK company operating a cryptocurrency loan and exchange platform
Date: 9 September 2017 – present (5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Estonia reports that a Russian Border Service Mi-8 helicopter violated its airspace over the weekend.
constituent political entity of the United States of America
citizens or residents of the United States of America
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom
major river in eastern Russia and northeastern China
series of events relating to legal proceedings by the United Kingdom, Sweden and United States of America against Julian Assange
The total number of monkeypox cases in the United States reaches 300.
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany
2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
city in Ecuador, capital of the Pastaza Province
relations between the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) and Republic of China (Taiwan)
team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck
United Nations body tasked with the promotion of human rights
supreme court in the European Union, part of the Court of Justice of the European Union
ongoing process of joining the European Union
central banking system of the United States
Barrio Chino border crossing between Morocco and Spain
The United Kingdom decides against direct rule of the British Virgin Islands despite finding "gross failures of governance" in the overseas territory.
Economic sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States and other nations
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Macau
legislation banning abortions after the conceptus' heartbeat can be detected
Eleven soldiers and two civilians are killed in an attack on a bus travelling from Raqqa to Homs.
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Western Asia
overview about the accession of North Macedonia to the European Union
1977 anti-ship missile family by McDonnell Douglas
South Korea approves the SKYCovione vaccine, their first domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine, for use in people over the age of 18 years.
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
Two Reuters journalists are injured and their driver is killed after their vehicle is attacked while travelling to Sievierodonetsk.
airspace within which flight of aircraft is not allowed, usually due to security concerns
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
The U.S. purchases 300,000 more doses of vaccines from Bavarian Nordic, including the Jynneos vaccine, as part of an effort to combat the monkeypox outbreak.
island off the coast of Ellesmere Island, belonging to Canada and Greenland
2022 edition of the World Aquatics Championships
The acceptance was previously withheld due to the Commission's concerns about the rule of law in the country, and in particular Poland's non-compliance with the ruling of the European Court of Justice that ordered the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court disbanded.
Peru reports two new cases of monkeypox.
ongoing militant uprising in Jammu and Kashmir
However, the risk to the public is currently believed to be "extremely low".
A 12-year-old child is reported to be among the deceased.
Sergey Cherkasov, a Russian military intelligence official, is expelled from the Netherlands for attempting to begin an internship at the International Criminal Court in The Hague using a fake Brazilian identity.
penetration with a sharp or pointed object at close range
United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
2018 US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal
genus of large ground-feeding birds native to the Americas
The United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, ending protection of the right to abortion on the federal level and returning regulation to the states. Twenty-two states enact trigger laws or reinstitute existing laws banning abortion.
person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there
central command and control facility for incident management and preparedness
diplomatic relations between Russia and Taiwan
expendable weapons or weapon components dispersed from a weapon system, such as bombs, missiles, mines and projectiles
The Canada men's national water polo team withdraws from the remainder of the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, due to COVID-19 cases within the team.
administrative division (krai) in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia
A 29-year-old German-Armenian man is arrested at the scene.
International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine
international volunteer military unit in Ukraine
The European Commission formally approves, by a majority vote, Poland's plan for the usage of the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility funds. Although the money will not be immediately available for use, the plan must go through approval in the European Council, and any future funding requests in that mechanism will also be subject to the approval of other member states. The acceptance was previously withheld due to the Commission's concerns about the rule of law in the country, and in particular Poland's non-compliance with the ruling of the European Court of Justice that ordered the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court disbanded.
The group, mainly composed by migrants from Chad, died of thirst.
withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
condition related to the supply and availability of food, and individuals' access to it
Principles, institutions and law of political governance in the Philippines
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
pandemic in Washington, D.C., United States
administrative division (oblast) in western Russia
The Russian Defence Ministry says that the missile strikes targeted T-72 tanks that had been supplied to Ukraine by several EU countries.
Texas reports its first case of monkeypox.
German history of minimum wage legislation
second-largest city in Texas, United States
tennis term for winning all four major championships
The bill must now be signed by President Vladimir Putin before becoming law.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
member of the U.S. Supreme Court other than the chief justice
Chad declares an emergency over food insecurity in the country.
2019 musical by composer and lyricist Michael R. Jackson
overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on animals
President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance is confirmed to lose its majority in the National Assembly after yesterday's second round of legislative elections.
President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
Israel intercepts a rocket fired by suspected Hamas militants over Ashkelon.
Date: 30 January 2020 – ongoing (2 years, 11 months and 4 weeks)
city in the state of Virginia, United States
German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Operations at the refinery have been suspended.
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
McMahon's daughter Stephanie is appointed to serve as interim CEO and Chairwoman, with Vince retaining his roles related to WWE creative content.
December 2020 agreement between the UK and the EU
event to mark the 70th anniversary of a monarch's accession
Metropolitan City in Yeongnam, South Korea
process of reducing drug prohibition laws
city in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
war crimes committed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
upcoming 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
westernmost subregion of the continent of Asia
2023 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification
the primary airport serving the South Florida, United States area
The Biden administration bans the presidents of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from attending this year's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, United States.
partially recognized country in southeastern Europe
List of foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
At least 51 people are found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
In association football, Wales defeats Ukraine 1–0 at the Cardiff City Stadium to become the final team from UEFA to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
In a joint operation, the Oromo Liberation Army and the Gambela Liberation Front launch an attack on the regional capital of Gambela city.
Former Prime Minister of Donetsk People's Republic
Germany says that it will send the IRIS-T air defence missile system to Ukraine following a request from Ukraine for heavy weapons.
Date: 26 December 2018 – 29 December 2022 (4 years and 3 days)
Date: 6 May – 25 June 2022 (1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Canada announces that it will temporarily decriminalize possession of less than 2.5 grams total of MDMA, opioids, cocaine, and methamphetamine in the province of British Columbia, in order to allow for the province to launch a three-year trial of drug decriminalization and treatments.
List of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller
Wikimedia list of persons by position held
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
department of the South African government
The United Nations estimates that more than a third of the population are in need of urgent humanitarian aid.
overview of Internet censorship in the Russian Federation
bay of the Indian Ocean in Western Australia
competitive exhibition based on aestheically-pleasing physical attributes
European benchmark natural gas prices increase by around 30% after Russia's Gazprom reduced Nord Stream 1's gas supply to Germany to 40% of the pipeline's capacity.
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the People's Republic of China
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
Nearby homes and businesses are later evacuated due to a potential explosive device in the area.
Russian banking and financial services company
The European Council broadly agrees on several measures to combat climate change.
Russia launches dozens of cruise missiles at targets in multiple Ukrainian cities, including Yavoriv, Zhytomyr, and Desna.
President Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law.
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
militias and armed volunteer groups affiliated with the Union of Novorossiya
worldwide outbreaks and pandemics of cholera
Head of state of The Republic of Colombia
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urges people to "move on" from COVID-19 and declares his intentions for Thailand to downgrade the disease to an endemic.
Italy reports two new cases of monkeypox.
North-eastern part of the Sahara comprising desert areas in Egypt, Libya and Sudan
1979 airliner family by McDonnell Douglas
1992 US Supreme Court judgement on abortion
The British government confirms that it will go ahead with plans to terminate the Northern Ireland Protocol in order to make it easier for goods to flow between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
List of international presidential trips made by Vladimir Putin
severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 km/h (35 mph) and lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically three hours or more
The motive is suspected to be Islamic extremism.
Although the money will not be immediately available for use, the plan must go through approval in the European Council, and any future funding requests in that mechanism will also be subject to the approval of other member states.
self-contained housing unit occupying part of a building
West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, a part of the State of Israel Capital, in the status of belligerent occupation, supported by international public law and the High Court of Justice of Israel
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)
Israeli coalition government formed in 2021
Italian-American basketball player (born 2002)
specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
capital of the Greater Poland Voivodeship in west-central Poland
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack.
Nepal reports its first suspected case of monkeypox.
Turkish state broadcaster TRT says that the name change is primarily to avoid association with the bird of the same name.
district municipality in British Columbia, Canada
administrative division (oblast) in central Ukraine
ethnic Kashmiris who practice Hinduism and are native to the Kashmir Valley of India
accession of a country to the European Union
function and history of the British monarchy
colloquial term derived from the ethnic slur against black people
Recruitment scheme introduced in 2022 for Indian armed forces
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
One person is killed and another is reported missing after a fire on an inter-island ferry in Manila, Philippines.
A Palestinian man is killed and two others are injured after the IDF raided the town of Ya'bad to demolish the house of the perpetrator of the Bnei Brak shootings, following a confrontation by residents.
Several people are hospitalized due to heatstroke.
international intergovernmental economic organization
The Edgewood Fire breaks out near San Mateo County, California, prompting evacuations and power outages.
border security branch of Kyrgyzstan's military
The fighting lasted for several hours before security forces were able to recapture the city from the rebels, with heavy casualties reported on both sides.
diplomatic relations between the Sweden and NATO
The bill calls for tougher background checks on gun purchasers younger than 21, blocks gun sales to individuals with a history of domestic abuse against unmarried partners, and provides funding to encourage the adoption of a red flag law, among others.
Colombian municipality of the department of Valle del Cauca
Malian junta leader Assimi Goïta declares that Mali will return to civilian rule in March 2024.
Date: March 27, 2022 – present (10 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
A fire occurs during a prison riot in Tuluá, Colombia, killing 51 inmates and injuring 24 others.
Turkic people of Eastern Europe and the northern parts of Central Asia
military units trained to conduct special operations
largest city in Pennsylvania, United States
championship trophy awarded annually in the National Hockey League
Scientists discover the largest known bacterium, Thiomargarita magnifica, in the mangroves of the Guadeloupe archipelago in Lesser Antilles.
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (11 months and 2 days)
Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
World leaders at the G7 summit in Germany issue a statement pledging more financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a video calling for more heavy weapons from allies.
overview of the foreign relations of Rwanda
It is the largest interest rate increase in the United States since 1994.
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
head of government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
city in the region of Kymenlaakso in Finland
The UK Health Security Agency declares a national incident after traces of poliovirus were detected during routine sewage inspections in London.
Body that advises president over the national security
Former Governor of Lagos State Bola Tinubu wins the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress and officially becomes the party's nominee for the February 2023 general election. Tinubu, who served as Governor from 1999 to 2007, defeated Rotimi Amaechi, Yemi Osinbajo, and eleven other candidates to win the primary.
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
accession process of new countries to the European Union
Duration: October 12, 2021 – June 26, 2022
federal subject of Russia, oblast of Russia
Conservative chairman Oliver Dowden resigns in the aftermath of the defeats.
The Biden administration announces that the U.S.
United States Compact of Free Association: Palau Marshall Islands Micronesia
Brexit controversy affecting the UK-Ireland border
sanctions against Russia after its annexation of Crimea in early 2014
offshore natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany
person assigned male at birth who identifies as a woman
German politician and minister of foreign affairs
arrondissement and town in Atakora Department, Benin
part of the Alps mountain range in Bavaria, Germany
Russian forces shell the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast. Governor Serhiy Haidai says that the attack has caused a massive fire at the plant.
industries involved in producing, selling, and distributing energy (in all forms, e.g. petroleum, natural gas, coal, peat, firewood, nuclear energy, solar energy, hydroelectic energy, wind energy, geothermal energy)
In golf, Linn Grant of Sweden becomes the first female winner on the PGA European Tour following her win in the Scandinavian Mixed.
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
termination of a pregnancy in the United States
Military's council formed after 2021 coup
2018 and 2022 student-led demonstration in Washington, DC
Footage on social media appears to show at least one armed drone striking the facility.
conflict between Israelis and Palestinians beginning in May 2021
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, causing climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas.
island sovereign state in the West Indies
Sixteen others are transported to hospitals.
leader of far-right group the Proud Boys
geopolitical area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Special Administrative Regions
Gascoyne region, Western Australia, Australia
body exerting the executive power in France
professional basketball team season (won NBA championship)
Eight cars and two locomotives are subsequently derailed, killing three people and injuring at least 50 others.
war between organized groups within the same sovereign state or republic
spaceflight where spacecraft orbits astronomical body
The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines upholds a previous appeal to invalidate online news website Rappler's operating license for violating constitutional foreign equity restrictions on mass media ownership, thus ordering the website's termination.
The victim is the 12th journalist murdered in Mexico this year.
capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
Date: 20 May 2022 – ongoing (8 months and 25 days)
constitutional monarchy in Western Europe (1707–1800)
The launch was successful, with all of the satellites being put onto the 700 km (430 mi) Sun-synchronous orbit.
Head of State of the Republic of Tunisia.
parliamentary group of the Conservative Party in the UK House of Commons
constitutional referendum held in Kazakhstan
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
central government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Finno-Ugric language mostly spoken in Finland
governing body of association football in Ecuador
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
Diallassagou and nearby villages, Bankass Cercle, Mopti Region, Mali
combined military forces of Burkina Faso
2022 United Kingdom national rail strike
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
At least 20 missiles were fired from Belarusian airspace.
collective action by people in favor of a cause
overseas region and department of France, and island in the Caribbean
17th presidential administration and cabinet of the Philippines (2022-)
ongoing outbreak of monkeypox in the United Kingdom, 4 May 2022–present
incident where some group is killed by another
a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme
autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark on world's largest island by the same name
25th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Poland
However, the total number of people trapped inside the building is unclear.
It is sent to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.
unit of length equal to 1/100 of a metre
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
Russian bank founded in 1992 and operating in Moscow and Moscow Oblast
sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
practice of the right to use a firm's business model and brand for a prescribed period of time
It is announced that Cape Verde will allocate a budget of $85 million to combat the effects of the war in Ukraine, which has caused an increase in the prices of gasoline and food, as 9% of Cape Verdeans are currently facing a food crisis.
American professional wrestling promoter
municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government
Amtrak passenger rail service in the United States of America
highest public office in the Chechen Republic
diplomatic relations between Japan and Russia
The G7 summit kicks off in Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany, and will last until June 28.
gun violence prevention law permits temporary removal of firearms
Arab ethnic group in Israel who mostly adhere to Islam
President of Somalia; PDP Chairman; educator; civic, academic, and political activist
American multinational technology company
international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams
General Directorate of Security (Turkey)
It will shorten the travel distance of freight between China and western Russia by 1,500 km.
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
The 1 km long bridge spans across the Amur river to connect Heihe in Northeastern China's Heilongjiang province with Blagoveshchensk in Far Eastern Russia's Amur Oblast.
sanction against Russia for the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
city in and county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States
Ruling People's Party of Andalusia wins a historic absolute majority, the first for a conservative party in Andalusia.
The Donetsk People's Republic says that five people have been killed and 22 others injured in an artillery attack on a marketplace in central Donetsk. Pro-Russian media accuses NATO of supplying the munitions used in the attack.
natural, surface vent or fissure usually in a mountainous form
head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic
deaths of 53 people in Texas tractor-trailer
conflict over the Kashmir region between India, Pakistan and China
head of the system of official prosecution in courts in Russia
Islamist militants are suspected to be responsible for the attack.
United States civil space and aeronautics agency
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda border
Nuri, South Korea's first locally-developed orbital launch vehicle, launches for a second time from the Naro Space Center in Goheung County, South Jeolla, with a satellite payload of 1,500 kg (3,300 lb).
Israeli demolition of Palestinian property
war method used by the Isrealis against Palestinians
The UK's Home Office approves the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States.
Military Headquarter Massacre in Khartoum, Sudan
A helicopter missing since 9 June is found crashed near Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
administrative subdivision in Nigeria, above ward and below state
facility that converts coal into electricity
List of ambassadors of Russia to Estonia
Spain removes all COVID-19 entry requirements for anyone arriving into the country from the European Union or the Schengen Area.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
sports team representing the Netherlands
judge after being found at the house of Justice Brett Kavanaugh while armed with several weapons.
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
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
involvement of Turkey in the Syrian civil war
psychoactive herb from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes
New Ecological and Social People's Union
conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks
psychotic disorder characterized by emotional responsiveness and disintegration of thought process
The other judge had also been ordered to step down.
tendency of a financial market to move in a particular direction over time
sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
This will likely reduce the United States' ability to address its environmental goals.
judge appointed by a federal level of government as opposed to the state/provincial/local level
President of the Dominican Republic (1926-2010)
impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
The Israel Defense Forces respond by launching airstrikes on military targets in Gaza.
Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines)
Date: 13 July 1989 – present (33 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
2022 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, Nigeria
The default will have few immediate consequences for Russia since the country is currently unable to borrow internationally due to the SWIFT ban against Russian banks.
Potential enlargement of the European Union
potential candidates for admission into the European Union
material or logistical assistance for people in need
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
2021–2022 edition of the National Hockey League season