Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- Protesters storm the President's House in Colombo, Sri Lanka, forcing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (pictured) to agree to resign.
- Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos dies at the age of 79.
- Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated while giving a speech in Nara.
- Boris Johnson announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 11 July 2022 shelling of Kharkiv
- Three civilians are killed and 31 others are injured in a Russian shelling of Kharkiv. The city's mayor says that the latest shelling has targeted civilian infrastructure. (SwissInfo)
- Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast
- The Russian-appointed military-civilian administration leader of Velykyi Burluk in Kharkiv Oblast, Yevgeny Yunakov, is assassinated in a car bombing. (Reuters)
- 2022 Ukraine summer counteroffensive
- Ukrainian Ground Forces recapture the town of Ivanivka in Kherson Oblast after launching a counter-offensive against Russian forces. (Reuters)
- 11 July 2022 shelling of Kharkiv
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Colombian conflict
- A Colombian airstrike on a camp in the Caquetá Department kills 10 FARC dissidents. (BBC)
Arts and culture
- New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet announces that the Australian Aboriginal Flag will be flown permanently above the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which is widely regarded as an iconic Australian landmark. The flag will be flown on top of the bridge's arches alongside the national flag, replacing the flag of New South Wales, after the state government discarded plans to accommodate all three flags. (CNN)
Business and economy
- A Russian court lifts the suspension for the CPC pipeline and instead fines its operators 200,000 rubles (3,300 USD) for oil spills. The oil pipeline, one of the world's largest, is the route for nearly all of Kazakhstan's oil exports of 1.3 million barrels per day, which represents about 1% of global oil supply. (Reuters)
- The Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is suspended for the first of 10 days of scheduled annual maintenance. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- The Biden administration announces that the United States will purchase 3.2 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine once approved. (The New York Times)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Macau
- Macau closes all of its casinos, causing shares to fall, as the gaming city hub fights an outbreak of COVID-19. (Straits Times)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- New Mexico reports its first case of monkeypox. (KRGE)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
International relations
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Lithuania–Russia relations
- Lithuania expands sanctions on the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to include cement, concrete, wood, alcohol and alcohol-based industrial chemicals. (Reuters)
- Lithuania–Russia relations
- The 51st Pacific Islands Forum begins in Suva, Fiji amid escalating geopolitical competition between China and the United States. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Russia
- Lawmakers in Russia propose to extend the anti-"gay propaganda" bill to all people regardless of age. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2022 vote of no confidence in the government of Élisabeth Borne
- The French government survives a no confidence vote tabled by the left-wing NUPES coalition. The no confidence vote received only 146 yes votes out of the 289 needed. (Le Monde)
- Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a decree allowing all Ukrainians to become fast-track Russian citizens, which previously only applied to those living in Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Donbas
- Missile strike on Chasiv Yar
- A Russian airstrike on an apartment complex in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, kills at least 24 people and leaves dozens more missing. (Sky News)
- Missile strike on Chasiv Yar
- Battle of Donbas
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Mexican drug war
- Six people are killed and eight others are wounded in a mass shooting at a party in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Infobae)
Business and economy
- Uber Files
- Over 124,000 confidential documents are leaked from Uber, showing efforts by Uber to lobby governments for preferential treatment. (BBC News)
- Leaked documents reveal that French President Emmanuel Macron went to "extraordinary lengths" to help Uber disrupt the French taxi industry, telling Uber's executives that he had brokered a "secret" deal with his socialist opponents in his cabinet. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- Most of Argentina is placed on "yellow alert" by the National Meteorological Service due to high winds, hail and snowfall. (M1)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- Kansas reports its first case of monkeypox. (Kansas City Star)
- New Zealand reports its first cases of monkeypox. (Health GOV New Zealand)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
International relations
- Kiribati announces its withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum, effective immediately, after President Taneti Maamau publishes a letter where he expresses four reasons for doing so, mainly due to the Secretary-General of the Forum never having been from the Micronesian region of the Pacific islands. (1news)
Law and crime
- 2022 Soweto shooting; 2022 Pietermaritzburg shooting
- In South Africa, 15 people are killed in a mass shooting at a bar in Soweto, Gauteng. Four more are killed at a tavern in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Many others are wounded in both attacks. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Japanese House of Councillors election
- Japanese citizens go to the polls to elect members of the upper house of the National Diet. (Nikkei)
- An exit poll by NHK projects that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led coalition will retain its majority in the upper house, winning 76 of the chamber's 125 contested seats. The LDP is the party of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated two days prior while campaigning for the party's candidate for Nara, Kei Satō. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022 Israeli legislative election
- Israeli politicians Benny Gantz and Gideon Saar form a political alliance to compete against Yair Lapid and Benjamin Netanyahu. (Haaretz)
Sports
- 2022 Wimbledon Championships
- Novak Djokovic of Serbia wins his seventh Wimbledon and overall 21st Grand Slam title after defeating Nick Kyrgios of Australia in the men's singles final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 (7–3). (BBC Sport)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 57 people are killed in Balochistan and two more are killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as heavy floods strike Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
- At least 13 people are killed and eight others are injured when a minivan crashes into a tree in Polotitlán de la Ilustración, State of Mexico, Mexico. (Infobae)
- Seven teenagers are killed in an explosion in Savanes Regio, Togo. It is unclear whether or not the explosion was an accident or intentional. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala
- Guatemala puts 66 of its municipalities on alert due to a sharp increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Infobae)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala
Law and crime
- Four people are wounded in a mass stabbing at a hospital in Shanghai, China. Police open fire and subdue the assailant. (NDTV)
Politics and elections
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis, 2022 Sri Lankan protests
- President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees his residence in Colombo after protesters storm the residence and clash with police. At least 33 people are injured. Rajapaksa's resignation is demanded amid the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka since 1948. (BBC News)
- The office of the Prime Minister announces that Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after party leaders in Parliament call for his resignation. (The Irish Times)
- Wickremesinghe's private residence is set on fire. (Hindustan Times)
- Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says that Rajapaksa has agreed to resign on July 13. (Hindustan Times)
- Government of Ukraine
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine's ambassadors to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary. (Independent)
Sports
- 2022 Wimbledon Championships
- In tennis, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan wins her first Grand Slam title after defeating Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the women's singles final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2. Rybakina becomes the first Kazakh player to win a Grand Slam singles title. (The Washington Post)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Serhiy Haidai, Governor of Luhansk Oblast, says that Russian shelling continues across the oblast and that the 8,000 residents of Sievierodonetsk are on the verge of a "humanitarian catastrophe". (ABC News)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Assassination of Shinzo Abe
- Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is shot in the back while giving a speech in Nara, Kansai region, Japan, and later dies from his wounds. Tetsuya Yamagami, a 41-year-old navy veteran, is arrested for the assassination. (BBC News)
Business and economy
- Proposed acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk
- The legal team representing entrepreneur Elon Musk files a claim to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to officially terminate his deal to purchase Twitter, saying that the company made "false and misleading" statements during negotiations. (The Verge)
- 2022 Rogers Communications outage
- Rogers Communications reports massive outages across Canada, impacting its wireless, cable and internet services, and causing disruptions to banking, government, and emergency services. (CBC News)
- The Central Bank of Peru increases its interest rate from 5.5% to 6.0% in an effort to reduce the rate of inflation, which yesterday reached a 25-year record high. (Infobae)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 European heat wave
- British authorities issue a level 2 warning as a heat wave continues. (The Independent via MSN)
- Portugal issues warnings of temperatures as high as 43 °C (109 °F) amid a drought and wildfires in parts of the country. (The Washington Post)
- 2022 India–Bangladesh floods
- At least 16 people are killed and 40 others missing during flash floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia
- It is announced that British Columbia will offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for the general population beginning in autumn. (The Globe and Mail)
- COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- The U.S. FDA grants approval for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people aged between 12 and 17. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- The U.S. CDC announces that doses of the Jynneos vaccine will be sent to Washington. (KXLY-TV)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
International relations
- Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles says that his country will apply to join the Pacific Alliance. (Today)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Slovenia
- Constitutional Court of Slovenia rules in a 6–3 decision that bans on same-sex couples marrying and adopting children are unconstitutional and gives the Parliament six months to amend necessary laws. (AP)
- A court in Switzerland acquits Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini of illegally arranging payments while they served as presidents of FIFA and UEFA respectively. (BBC Sport)
- Killnet, a Russian hacker group, launches the largest cyberattack in the history of Latvia, targeting the country's public broadcaster. The broadcaster says that the attack was repelled. (The Times)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Donbas
- Russian forces launch airstrikes on the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk Oblast, with casualties reported, according to the city's mayor. (Reuters)
- Russia says that it fired missiles at Snake Island, killing an unspecified number of Ukrainian troops. However, Ukraine denies that any casualties have occurred. (Evening Standard)
- Battle of Donbas
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- One person is killed and four others injured in a hand grenade attack at a police post in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters kill at least thirteen people after they burn a clinic to the ground in North Kivu, DRC. Three of the attackers are killed by the army. (Reuters) (AP)
Business and economy
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- According to the UN’s World Food Programme, nearly six million people in Sri Lanka are currently suffering from food insecurity caused by the worst economic crisis that the country has experienced since 1948. (WION)
- The government of Laos discusses the purchase of oil from sanctions-hit Russia as the country faces oil shortages and is nearing a debt default. (Business Insider)
- The Central Bank of Ireland announces that inflation will exceed 10% for the first time since the early 1980s. (The Irish Times)
Disasters and accidents
- Nine people are killed and 43 others injured when a bus coming from Sudan crashes while travelling to Aswan, Egypt. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe
- Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica report their first cases of monkeypox. (Xinhua News Agency) (Yahoo!) (Caribbean National Weekly)
- Two new deaths from monkeypox are reported in endemic countries in Africa. (Al Jazeera)
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- The Government of Hong Kong announce that they will put on hold a flight suspension mechanism, allowing airlines to continue to fly into Hong Kong even if positive cases have been detected on their flights when entering Hong Kong previously. (RTHK)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- Authorities in Cuba say that dengue fever cases have increased 21.7% from last year and describe the epidemiological situation as "complex". (Infobae)
Law and crime
- Mexico–United States border crisis
- Governor of Texas Greg Abbott authorizes the United States National Guard to return migrants along the Mexico–United States border in Texas to Mexico. (AP)
- American basketball player Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in a Russian courtroom and faces up to 10 years in prison. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
- Education Secretary Michelle Donelan resigns 36 hours after being appointed to the post. A total of 61 ministers and aides have now resigned. (Sky News)
- Boris Johnson resigns as the leader of the Conservative Party but plans to remain Prime Minister until a new leader is elected. (BBC News)
- The Cypriot House of Representatives approves the seventeenth amendment to the Constitution of Cyprus, which involves a reform of the judiciary, the recovery of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus and the creation of the Court of Appeal of Cyprus. (Cyprus Mail)
Sports
- 2022 Wimbledon Championships
- Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur becomes both the first African and first Arab player to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament after defeating Tatjana Maria in the semifinals of the 2022 Wimbledon women's singles. (The Guardian)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Donbas
- At least twelve civilians are killed and 25 others are injured by heavy Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast, according to a report by Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. (AP) (VOA)
- The Russian Defence Ministry says that its forces destroyed two U.S.-made M142 HIMARS rocket systems and their ammunition depots in Eastern Ukraine after launching airstrikes. However, Ukraine rejects the claim. (Reuters)
- Battle of Donbas
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Latvia plans to reintroduce conscription, which had been abolished in 2006, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The final decision will be determined by the country's parliament, the Saeima. (Baltic News Network) (AFP via The Guardian)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Islamist militants attack a prison near Abuja, Nigeria, freeing 879 of the medium-security prison's 994 inmates. One prison guard is killed and three others are injured in the attack. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
- Chinese authorities give a tentative green light to Ant Group to revive its initial public offering plans in both Shanghai and Hong Kong.(RTHK)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Marmolada serac collapse
- Two more people are found dead after the Marmolada serac, in Italy, collapsed three days ago, bringing the death toll to nine. Three other people are still missing. (La Repubblica)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in China
- Xi'an is placed under lockdown and mass testing is conducted in half of the city's districts after a cluster of cases in the city were traced back to six karaoke bars. (Economic Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Niue
- The New Zealand Defence Force says that, upon request by the government of Niue, it is sending a team of civilian doctors, nurses, and defense personnel to help the territory deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in China
Law and crime
- Georgia Guidestones bombing
- The Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, are partially destroyed in an explosion in what is a suspected bombing. A construction crew later pulls down the remaining parts of the structure for safety reasons. (The New York Times) (The Guardian) (Reuters Japan)
- 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis
- Several opposition politicians are arrested in Colombo, Sri Lanka, after demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who said yesterday that the country is "bankrupt". (Economy Next)
- The government of Honduras releases a report stating that the deportation of Honduran migrants from Mexico and the United States increased by 84.4% during the first half of the year. (Infobae)
- A federal court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sentences an ex-military officer to life in prison for homicides, kidnappings, tortures, and rape during the military dictatorship that ruled the country between 1976 and 1983. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
- Multiple senior ministers of the United Kingdom's Cabinet, including newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi, Home Secretary Priti Patel, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove tell Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign. Five additional ministers resign after dozens of others leave throughout the day, bringing the total of government departures to 38. (The Guardian) (The Independent) (BBC News)
- Boris Johnson fires Michael Gove after Gove called on Johnson to resign earlier in the day. A 10 Downing Street official says that "you can’t have a snake who is not with you on any of the big arguments who then gleefully tells the press the leader has to go". (The Independent)
- Simon Hart resigns as Secretary of State for Wales following Boris Johnson's refusal to leave office. (Sky News)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Donbas
- According to Ukraine, two civilians are killed in a Russian missile attack on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- The Governor of Donetsk Oblast urges civilians to evacuate as Russia advances. Around 350,000 civilians have already evacuated. (Al Jazeera)
- Battle of Donbas
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- An Israeli man is seriously injured in a stabbing and suspected terror attack on the road between Bnei Brak and Giv'at Shmuel. (Times of Israel)
- Yemeni Civil War
- Six people are killed and 32 others injured in an explosion at an arms depot in Abyan Governorate. (AP)
- Communist rebellion in the Philippines
- Seven soldiers are injured when suspected communist guerrillas detonate a land mine in Mapanas, Northern Samar, Philippines. (AP)
- Mali War
- Two Egyptian UN peacekeepers are killed and five others are injured when their vehicle hits a mine in northern Mali. (The Defense Post)
- Five rockets are fired into Uzbekistan from Afghanistan, landing in the city of Termez. Government officials report that none of the missiles exploded and that minor damage occurred to four homes. (The Statesman)
Business and economy
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- Sri Lanka's inflation continues to increase and reaches nearly 60% as the country's economic crisis worsens. (Bloomberg)
- South Korea's inflation reaches a 24-year record, as the country struggles with increasing energy and food prices. (Nikkei)
- Chinese company BYD Auto becomes the world’s largest electric vehicle producer by number of vehicles sold after overtaking Tesla, Inc. in the first half of 2022. (South China Morning Post)
Disasters and accidents
- At least nine people are killed by flash floods caused by the monsoon in Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP)
- Three people are killed by flooding in Kuala Pegang, Malaysia. (FloodList)
- Twenty-two Malian migrants are found dead on an inflatable boat on the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, after they left Zuwarah nine days ago. The International Organization for Migration reports that the migrants died from dehydration and drowning. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- Queen Consort Letizia of Spain tests positive for COVID-19. (El Periódico)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
International relations
- Enlargement of NATO
- Finland–NATO relations, Sweden–NATO relations
- All 30 members of NATO have signed off on the accession protocols for the membership bids of Finland and Sweden, which is subject to unanimous approval by the current members' legislative bodies. (AP)
- Finland–NATO relations, Sweden–NATO relations
Law and crime
- Highland Park parade shooting
- A seventh person dies from injuries sustained in yesterday's mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. The suspected gunman, identified as a 21-year-old man, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, with additional charges pending. (USA Today) (CNN)
- Russia orders the Jewish Agency for Israel to stop any and all activities in the country, allegedly claiming that the organisation was illegally collecting information on Russian citizens. (The Jerusalem Post)
Politics and elections
- 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
- Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid, and Solicitor General for England and Wales Alex Chalk all resign from the government, saying they no longer have faith in Prime Minister Boris Johnson following his appointment of Chris Pincher as Government Deputy Chief Whip despite allegations of sexual misconduct. (BBC News)
- Johnson appoints Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi as the new Chancellor and Downing Street Chief of Staff Steve Barclay as the new Health Secretary following Sunak and Javid's resignations. (BBC News)
- Time in Mexico
- President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that he will present a bill to eliminate daylight saving time in Mexico, with the exception of northern bordering cities, due to it being unpopular and having little benefit. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- The International Mathematical Union awards the Fields Medal to mathematicians Hugo Duminil-Copin of France, June Huh of the United States, James Maynard of the United Kingdom, and Maryna Viazovska of Ukraine, at the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians in Helsinki, Finland. (The New York Times)
Sports
- 2022–23 NHL season
- In ice hockey, the San Jose Sharks hire Mike Grier as general manager, becoming the first black general manager in the history of the National Hockey League. (CBC)