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Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 Western Russia attacks
      • TheUkrainian Air Force launchesdrone strikes on anoil refinery inNovoshakhtinsk,Rostov Oblast,Russia, causing a large explosion and fire. Operations at the refinery have been suspended. Footage onsocial media appears to show at least onearmed drone striking the facility.(Reuters)
    • War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • Reporters Without Borders releases a report claiming that a Ukrainian photojournalist wassummarily executed while injured on the ground by Russian soldiers during the early stages of the conflict.(Al Jazeera)
    • Southern Ukraine offensive
      • Seven Russianmissiles strike the city ofMykolaiv, killing at least one person and damaging a number of residential and commercial buildings, according toMykolaiv governorVitaliy Kim.(The Telegraph)
    • TheUkrainian military says that it has inflicted "significant losses" on Russian forces after launchingairstrikes onSnake Island in theBlack Sea, destroying aPantsir missile system, a radar station and numerous vehicles on the occupied island.(Euronews)
• Yemeni Civil War
  • Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
    • FiveSouthern Transitional Council soldiers and threeAl-Qaeda militants are killed during a shootout inAtaq,Shabwah Governorate.(AP)
• 2022 Ecuadorian protests
  • Ecuadorianindigenous groups attack apolice station inPuyo,Pastaza, amid ongoing protests in the country. One protestor is shot dead by police. Eighteen police officers are missing, while another six are injured.(Bangkok Post)
• Anglophone Crisis
  • AnglophoneAmbazonia rebels kill between 26 and 32 civilians inAkwaya,Cameroon.(Reuters)

Business and economy

• 2021–2022 inflation surge
  • Inflation in theUnited Kingdom reaches 9.1%, a 40-year record, as food and fuel prices continue to increase.(AP)

Disasters and accidents

• June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
  • A magnitude 6.1earthquake strikesKhost,Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring at least 1,500 others.(BBC News)
• Red Air Flight 203
  • AMcDonnell Douglas MD-82catches fire after landing atMiami International Airport inFlorida,United States.(The Guardian)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
    • Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen says thatDenmark will begin administering fourth doses of theCOVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 50 years.(Reuters)
• TheUK Health Security Agency declares a national incident after traces ofpoliovirus were detected during routine sewage inspections inLondon. However, the risk to the public is currently believed to be "extremely low".(Sky News)

International relations

• Africa–Canada relations,Foreign relations of Rwanda
  • Canada announces its intention to open anembassy inRwanda. The announcement comes a few days before the2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held inKigali.(CTV News)

Law and crime

• Themilitary junta ofMyanmar orders all legal proceedings against deposed leaderAung San Suu Kyi to be moved from courtrooms to prison venues without explanation. Aung San Suu Kyi has been under detainment since theFebruary 2021 coup.(Al Arabiya)

Politics and elections

• Thegovernment ofBulgarianprime ministerKiril Petkov loses amotion of no confidence vote in theNational Assembly.(The Straits Times)