President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine’s ambassadors to Germany, India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary. (Independent)
Three civilians are killed and others 31 are injured in a Russian shelling on Kharkiv. The city’s mayor says that the latest shelling has targeted civilian infrastructure. (SwissInfo)
A Russian airstrike on an apartment complex in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, kills at least 15 people and leaves dozens more missing. (Sky News)
Macau closes all of its casinos, causing shares to fall, as the gaming city hub fights an outbreak of COVID-19. (Straits Times)
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 deal with his socialist opponents in his cabinet. (The Guardian)
French authorities issue a warning of temperatures reaching as high as 40 °C amid ensuing wildfires. (RFI)
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)
Japanese citizens go to the polls to elect members of the upper house of the National Diet. (Nikkei)
Most of Argentina is placed on “yellow alert” by the National Meteorological Service due to high winds, hail and snowfall. (M1)
Six people are killed and eight others are wounded in a mass shooting at a party in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Infobae)
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)
Israeli politicians Benny Gantz and Gideon Saar form a political alliance to compete against Yair Lapid and Benjamin Netanyahu. (Haaretz)
Saturday, July 9th, 2022
Four people are wounded in a mass stabbing at a hospital in Shanghai, China. Police open fire and subdue the assailant. (NDTV)
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)
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)
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Friday, July 8th, 2022
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 U.S. FDA grants approval for the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people aged between 12 and 17. (Reuters)
The U.S. CDC announces that doses of the Jynneos vaccine will be sent to Washington. (KXLY-TV)
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)
Portugal issues warnings of temperatures as high as 43°C amid a drought and wildfires in the hardest-hit areas. (The Washington Post)
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)
Two new deaths from monkeypox are reported in endemic countries in Africa. (Al Jazeera)
Authorities in Cuba say that dengue fever cases have increased 21.7% from last year and describe the epidemiological situation as “complex”. (Infobae)
Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles says that his country will apply to join the Pacific Alliance. (Today)
Thursday, July 7th, 2022
American basketball player Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges before the Russian court. She faces up to 10 years in prison. (CNN)
Boris Johnson resigns as the leader of the Conservative Party, planning to remain Prime Minister until a new leader is elected. (BBC News)
Education Secretary Michelle Donelan resigns after just 36 hours in the post. A total of 61 ministers and aides have now resigned. (Sky News)
According to the mayor, Russian forces launch airstrikes on the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk Oblast, with casualties reported. (Reuters)
Russia says it has hit Snake Island with missiles, causing an unspecified number of deaths of Ukrainian troops. Ukraine denies any casualties. (Evening Standard)
According to the UN’s World Food Programme, nearly six million people suffer from food insecurity stemming from the worst economic crisis that the country has experienced since 1948. (WION)
The government of Laos discusses purchase of oil from sanctions-hit Russia as the country faces oil shortages and nears a debt default. (Business Insider)
The Central Bank of Ireland announces that inflation will reach above 10%, something not seen in Ireland since the early 1980s. (The Irish Times)
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)
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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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