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Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country’s goal are no longer limited to the Donbas region but that they now “include other territories”. (Al Jazeera) 

The European Commission tells EU member states to cut gas usage by 15% until March 2023 as part of an emergency plan after President Vladimir Putin warns that Russian supplies of natural gas could be reduced further. (Reuters) 

Inflation in the United Kingdom rises to 9.4% last month, breaking a 40-year record, as food and fuel prices increase. (The Guardian) 

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The Foreign Ministry of Syria announces that the country is formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine. (AP) 

Turkish Armed Forces fire four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Iraqi Kurdistan, killing eight Iraqi tourists and wounding more than 20. (AP) 

An EF3 tornado hits villages in central Jiangsu, China. (CMA) 

Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is declared the winner, defeating his closest rival, Dullas Alahapperuma, with 134 votes to 82. (BBC News) 

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Kemi Badenoch is eliminated from the leadership race in the fourth round of voting. (The Guardian) 

Tuesday,  July 19th, 2022 

Russian president Vladimir Putin makes a state visit to Iran for talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He will also meet with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. (BBC News) 

Gazprom signs a memorandum of understanding for the development of Iranian oil and gas fields and related infrastructure worth $40 billion. (Reuters) 

Russia‘s Gazprom says it “cannot guarantee” gas supplies to Europe due to “extraordinary circumstances” as it declares force majeure on gas supplies dating from June 14. (Reuters) 

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The European Commission for the first time proposes a joint procurement procedure for buying weapons for the member states. The proposed sum of purchase is €500 million. (AP) 

Negotiations on the accession of North Macedonia and Albania to the European Union begin in Brussels. (Euronews) 

A record high temperature of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) is recorded at Heathrow Airport in Greater London. It is the first time in history that a temperature has been recorded over 40°C in the United Kingdom. (BBC News) 

A major incident is declared in London following a “huge surge” in fires, according to the London Fire Brigade. Several homes are destroyed in Wennington on the outskirts of East London. No casualties have been reported. (Sky News) 

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Emley Moor, a station in West Yorkshire, sets the highest overnight minimum temperature in UK’s history, not falling below 25.9 °C (78.6 °F). (BBC News) 

A station at La Hague on the coast of Normandy sets an all-time high record, 32.8 °C (91.0 °F), at night. (AFP via L’Express) 

Monday,  July 18th, 2022 

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine‘s prosecutor general Iryna Venediktova and the top spy officer of the Security Service of Ukraine, Ivan Bakanov. More than 60 officials from the agencies are alleged to be working with Russia. Additionally, 651 cases of alleged treason and collaboration are initiated against prosecutorial and law enforcement officials. (The Guardian) 

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Russian shelling kills six civilians in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast as Ukraine says that Russia appears to be preparing for a new ground offensive near Sloviansk. (BBC News) 

The Royal Air Force suspends all flights to and from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire after the runway suffers damage due to the extreme heat. (The Independent) 

The United Kingdom issues a “red extreme heat warning” as temperatures are predicted to reach a record 41 °C (106 °F) in parts of England. Wales reports a record temperature of 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) near the town of Hawarden, Flintshire, and the island of Jersey reports a record temperature of 37.9 °C (100.2 °F). (BBC News) 

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A motion of confidence in the Johnson government is passed by 347 votes to 238. (The Guardian) 

Tom Tugendhat is eliminated from the leadership race in the third round of voting. (The Guardian) 

Dublin, Ireland, reports a record temperature of 33.1 °C (91.6 °F). Parts of France also report record temperatures. (Met Éireann) (Le Progrès) 

At least 13 people are killed when a bus headed to Pune, India, falls into the Narmada River. (DNA India) 

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Residents in nine of Shanghai‘s districts will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing until July 21 as part of an effort to reduce the community spread of COVID-19. (CNA) 

The Rhode Island Department of Health announces that the state has administered monkeypox vaccines to people who have had close contact with monkeypox patients. (WLNE-TV) 

Four people are injured during a mass shooting at a nightclub in Marbella, Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain. The perpetrator is stabbed and hospitalized. (AP) 

Tom Tugendhat is eliminated from the leadership race in the third round of voting. (The Guardian) 

Rishi Sunak receives the most votes in the third ballot. 

The Indian parliament votes to elect the new President of India. (Al Jazeera) 

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