Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 

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) 

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) 

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) 

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) 

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) 

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) 

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) 

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) 

Two more people are found dead after the Marmolada serac, in Italy, collapsed three days ago, bringing the death toll to 9. Three other people are still missing. (La Repubblica) 

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 Guardian) 

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 US increased by 84.4% during the first half of the year. (Infobae) 

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) 

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) 

A security guard is killed at the National University of Kharkiv when a Russian missile hits the building. (ABC News) 

The Governor of Donetsk Oblast urges civilians to evacuate as Russia advances. Around 350,000 civilians have already evacuated. (Al Jazeera) 

Six people are killed and 32 others are injured in an explosion at an arms depot in Abyan Governorate. (AP) 

South Korea’s inflation reaches a 24-year record, as the country struggles with increasing energy and food prices. (Nikkei) 

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. (CNN) 

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) 

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) 

Tuesday,  July 5th, 2022 

All 30 members of NATO have signed off on the accession protocols for the membership bids of Finland and Sweden, subject to unanimous approval by the current members’ legislative bodies. (AP) 

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid 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) 

One person is killed in a Russian attack on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters) 

Two Egyptian UN peacekeepers are killed in northern Mali when their vehicle hits a mine. (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 minor damage occurred to four homes. (The Statesman) 

Sri Lanka’s inflation continues to increase and reaches nearly 60% as the economic crisis worsens. (Bloomberg) 

South Korea’s inflation reaches a 24-year record, as the country struggles with increasing energy and food prices. (Nikkei) 

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) 

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. (The New York Times)

 

Monday,  July 4th, 2022 

Seven people are killed and 36 others are injured in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, United States, during a Fourth of July parade. (CNN) 

One person is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in Sacramento, California, United States. (AP) 

Sri Lanka announces a week-long holiday amid fuel and food shortages caused by a worsening economic crisis. (Business Standard) 

Sixteen people are killed when a bus plunges into a deep gorge in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India. (AP) 

Turkey records its highest inflation in 24 years, which is currently near 80%. (The Guardian) 

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed says that “citizens in the Oromia region’s Qellen Wellega area have come under a massacre” by the Oromo Liberation Army. Lobbyists say that 150–160 Amhara civilians have been killed. (AP) 

At least 300 people are injured by a chlorine gas leak in Qalat Sukkar, Iraq. (AP) 

The government of Uzbekistan says 18 people have been killed and 243 others injured as protests appear to stabilise in Karakalpakstan, though concerns over the possibility of ethnic conflict remain. (Reuters) 

Italian prime minister Mario Draghi declares a state of emergency in five regions of Northern Italy due to a severe drought in the Po Valley. (Deccan Herald) 

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