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Politics and elections

The Federal High Court in Yenagoa rules that former President Goodluck Jonathan is allowed to run in the next presidential election, stating that a 2018 amendment prohibiting vice presidents from serving more than one full-term upon succession did not apply to Jonathan.

2023 Nigerian presidential election

Source: BBC News

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian forces say that they have captured the city of Lyman.

Russo-Ukrainian War2022 Russian invasion of UkraineBattle of Donbas (2022)Eastern Ukraine offensiveBattle of Lyman (2022)

Source: AP

Business and economy

The Iranian IRGC Navy boards and seizes two Greek ships after the Supreme National Security Council condemned the US seizure of a Russo-Iranian ship.

Source: AP

International relations

Russia expels five Croatian diplomats.

Croatia–Russia relations

Source: Reuters

Fiji announces that it will become the 14th member of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Kiribati.

Foreign relations of Fiji

Source: Al Jazeera

Health and environment

North Dakota reports 960 cases of COVID-19 and confirms their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant.

COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemic in the United StatesCOVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota

Source: Bismarck Tribune

Canada reports 10 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 26.

2022 monkeypox outbreak

Source: Reuters

Finland and Argentina confirm their first cases of monkeypox.

2022 monkeypox outbreak

Source: AP

Bolivia and Ecuador report suspected cases of monkeypox.

2022 monkeypox outbreak

Source: Big News Network

Disasters and accidents

A vehicle carrying 26 soldiers crashes in the Shyok River in Ladakh, India, killing seven soldiers.

Source: The Hindu

An icefall kills two mountain climbers and injures nine others in the Alps of Valais, Switzerland.

Source: AP

Law and crime

The Polish Parliament passes a law replacing the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, established by a controversial judicial reform bill, with a new body, in order to allow the European Union to unfreeze €35 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds earmarked to the country.

Polish constitutional crisis

Source: Reuters

Zimbabwean courts rule that the age of consent in Zimbabwe must be raised to 18.

Source: AP

Sports

The Canada Soccer Association cancels a match between the Canadian and Iranian teams due to the latter's connection with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in 2020.

Canada–Iran relations

Source: Sportsnet

Disasters and accidents

Eleven babies are killed in a hospital fire in Tivaouane, Senegal.

Source: Reuters

Two people are killed in an explosion at a biodiesel plant in La Rioja, Spain.

Source: Reuters

Five people, including two children, are killed and two more are injured in an explosion at a house in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States.

Source: CBS News

Armed conflicts and attacks

Seven people are killed by Russian shelling in downtown Kharkiv, according to local authorities.

Russo-Ukrainian War2022 Russian invasion of UkraineEastern Ukraine offensiveBattle of Kharkiv (2022)

Source: Ukrinform

The Russian defense ministry says that civil vessels are allowed to use a maritime humanitarian corridor to access the port of Mariupol, which Russia captured last week.

Russo-Ukrainian War2022 Russian invasion of UkraineEastern Ukraine offensive

Source: Reuters

Heavy fighting between DRC forces and the M23 movement continues in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kivu conflict

Source: Reuters

Five people are killed and more than 50 others are injured after an explosive device detonates at a fish market in Aden, Yemen.

Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)

Source: Reuters

The caliph of the Islamic State Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is arrested in Istanbul, Turkey.

Source: Bloomberg

Business and economy

The value of the Lebanese pound falls to 35,600 pounds against the U.S. dollar, its lowest value ever.

Lebanese liquidity crisis

Source: Al Jazeera

The US seizes a Russian owned oil tanker carrying Iranian crude oil in Greece and has transferred the cargo to another ship destined for the US. It is unclear if the seizure was due to US sanctions against Iran or US sanctions on Russia.

Source: Reuters

Italian fossil fuel company Eni signs an agreement with Algerian state-owned company Sonatrach to both explore up to 3 billion cubic meters of gas and launch a pilot green hydrogen project in the Algerian desert. The agreement comes as Italy looks to decrease its dependence on Russian gas in light of the conflict in Ukraine.

Source: Al Jazeera

British Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces a 25% levy, a so-called windfall tax, on the profits of energy companies in order to help fund emergency economic support amid a cost of living crisis in the UK. The extra support includes increased welfare payments for low-income households, disabled people and pensioners, as well as a universal grant of £400 towards energy bills.

Source: BBC News

Health and environment

Quebec will begin offering the Imvamune vaccine after 25 cases of monkeypox were confirmed in the province.

2022 monkeypox outbreak

Source: Montreal Gazette

The UK Health Security Agency says that it has procured 20,000 doses of a smallpox vaccine produced by Bavarian Nordic as part of an effort to combat the increase in monkeypox cases.

2022 monkeypox outbreak

Source: Reuters

Arts and culture

by Geetanjali Shree wins the 2022 International Booker Prize.

Source: BBC News

International relations

The Iraqi parliament prohibits all attempts at normalizing relations with Israel with the punishment of life imprisonment or capital punishment. The law was introduced by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose party won the most seats in the last election.

Iraq–Israel relations

Source: CTV News

Sports

In association football, Roma defeats Feyenoord 1–0 in the final at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania, to win the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of active European club football competitions.

2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Source: The Guardian

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, is hit by Russian missiles, injuring several people.

Russo-Ukrainian War2022 Russian invasion of UkraineEastern Ukraine offensiveBattle of Donbas (2022)

Source: AP

A Russian cruise missile strike destroys a shopping centre and several homes in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring three others. At least 62 homes were damaged, according to local officials.

Russo-Ukrainian War2022 Russian invasion of UkraineSouthern Ukraine offensive

Source: Ukrinform

At least five people are killed when a bomb explodes at a Shia mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)May 2022 Kabul mosque bombing

Source: Reuters

Nine passengers are killed when improvised explosive devices hidden inside a group of minivans detonate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province.

Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)2022 Mazar-i-Sharif minivan bombings

Source: AP

Clashes break out with the IDF after Palestinian rioters attack Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, West Bank. Fifteen Palestinians are injured and one teenager is killed.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Source: Times of Israel

Three Israelis are injured in a Palestinian stone-throwing attack in Huwara, West Bank.

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Source: Times of Israel

Colombian and Venezuelan intelligence officials confirm the death of Miguel Botache Santillana, alias Gentil Duarte, the top leader of the FARC dissidents.

Colombian conflict

Source: Caracol Radio

M23 fighters besiege a military base in Rumangabo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kivu conflict

Source: Reuters

Fighting breaks out between Arab and Tama gold miners in the Kouri Bougoudi district of Northern Chad. The rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad group says that over 200 people have been killed.

Insurgency in Northern Chad

Source: Reuters

At least 50 people are killed during an attack in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso.

Insurgency in the MaghrebJihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso

Source: Reuters

Politics and elections

Congress officially proclaims former Senator Bongbong Marcos and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, as president-elect and vice president-elect, respectively.

2022 Philippine presidential election

Source: CNN

Business and economy

Marks & Spencer, a British retail chain, announces that it is permanently closing all of its 48 stores in Russia, which employ 1,200 people, saying that it is a "values-led business".

2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus

Source: Sky News

Disasters and accidents

One person is killed and 75 others remain missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Tunisia.

2015 European migrant crisis

Source: Reuters

A bus carrying Central American and Cuban migrants crashes off a highway in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Seven migrants die and 25 are injured.

Source: Excélsior

Health and environment

Finland reports its first suspected case of monkeypox.

2022 monkeypox outbreak

Source: Reuters

Law and crime

Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt signs HB 4327 into law, making Oklahoma the first state in the United States to completely ban abortion.

Abortion in Oklahoma

Source: ABC News

Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik is sentenced to life in prison by Patiala House court of India.

Source: Reuters

Russia's State Duma approves a bill removing the upper age limit for contractual service in the Russian Armed Forces. The bill will now head to President Vladimir Putin to be signed into law.

Source: Reuters

Several bomb threats are made via email to schools and government institutions in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, prompting evacuations. No bombs have been found.

Source: N1