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Anthony Albanese
- The Australian Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese (pictured), wins the most seats in the Australian federal election.
- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is elected as President of Somalia.
- In the United States, ten people are killed in a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
- Ukraine, represented by Kalush Orchestra with the song "Stefania", wins the Eurovision Song Contest.
May 23, 2022 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev says that he has resigned following the invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- Authorities say that 300 people have been displaced by recent flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (AP)
- Seven people are killed and 23 others are injured after a high-speed craft carrying 134 people catches fire off the coast of Real, Quezon, Philippines. (Sky News)
- Six people are killed when a building collapses in Abadan, Iran. (AP)
- A gas cylinder catches fire and explodes at a restaurant in the Abu Dhabi area of Khalidiyah Mall, United Arab Emirates, killing two people and wounding 120 more. (Reuters)
- A mudflow hits the village of Ak-Suu in the Aksy District in Kyrgyzstan, leaving it in isolation and three cars trapped. (AKIPress)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Telangana
- Telangana reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in an 80-year old with no history of travel. (The Indian Express)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Telangana
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing
- Beijing extends its stay-at-home order for workers and students as well as ordering mass COVID-19 testing amidst a rise of COVID-19 cases in the area. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- Emeritus Queen consort Sofía of Spain tests positive for COVID-19 after visiting Miami, United States. (Diez Minutos)
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Pfizer and BioNTech say that their COVID-19 vaccine is 80% effective in young kids. (The Washington Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Scotland confirms its first case of monkeypox. The person is being treated in a hospital. Following the reports of the first case, smallpox vaccines are stockpiled in the country. (Reuters) (BBC News) (Glasgow Times)
- Denmark confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
- England discovers 36 more monkeypox cases bringing the total to 56 in the country. (Reuters)
- The U.S. CDC says that American health officials are in the process of releasing Jynneos vaccines to combat monkeypox cases. (Axios)
- Pakistan is on high alert of monkeypox as cases rise in the United Kingdom. (The News Pakistan)
- Polio eradication, Polio in Pakistan
- Pakistan launches a new anti-polio drive after a third case of the disease is found in the country. (The Register Citizen)
- In Australia, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces that Queensland residents will have access to influenza vaccines across the state amidst a rise of influenza A cases after two years of low cases due to COVID-19. (Seven News)
International relations
- Cross-Strait relations, China-United States relations
- President of the United States Joe Biden states that American troops would defend Taiwan militarily in the event of a Chinese invasion, a departure from a traditional policy of strategic ambiguity. (The New York Times)
Law and crime
- War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- In the first trial for war crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 62-year-old civilian. (CNN)
- A security guard is killed at the Qatari embassy in Paris, France. (Reuters)
May 22, 2022 (Sunday)
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty-seven people are injured after a bus rolls over near Kingsville, Maryland, United States. (AP)
- Four people are killed and 16 others are injured in a traffic collision in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico. (AP)
- The Russian-appointed mayor of Enerhodar, in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, is severely injured in an explosion. The cause of the blast is unclear. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
- Oman announces that it will repeal all COVID-19 restrictions, including its mask mandate. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Austria confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
- Poland reports its first case of monkeypox. (Hindustan Times)
- Argentina reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
- Belgium becomes the first country to introduce a monkeypox quarantine. (Politico EU)
Law and crime
- An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps colonel is assassinated in Tehran, Iran, by unknown gunmen riding on motorcycles. (AP)
- Four people are killed after a failed attempt to smuggle drugs from Syria to Jordan. (Reuters)
- Five people are shot dead at a public housing complex in Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP)
Sports
- 2021–22 Serie A
- A.C. Milan win the scudetto of the Serie A, the highest level of Italian league football, after finishing the season with 86 points, two points more than runners-up and their intercity rivals, Inter Milan. Milan win their 19th Serie A title overall and their first since the 2010–11 season. (CNA)
- 2021–22 Premier League
- Manchester City win their second consecutive Premier League title, their fourth in 5 years, and their sixth overall on the final day of the season following a 3–2 comeback against Aston Villa. Manchester City win the league with 93 points, one point more than Liverpool. This is the first time since 2019 that the title has been decided on the final day of the season. (The New York Times)
- 2022 PGA Championship
- American professional golfer Justin Thomas wins the PGA Championship, making it his second since 2017. (ESPN)
May 21, 2022 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Siege of Mariupol
- Russia declares victory in capturing the city of Mariupol. (The Guardian)
- Siege of Mariupol
- United States President Joe Biden signs into law a bill that would provide $40 billion in military and economic aid for Ukraine, replenish stocks of U.S. equipment sent to Ukraine, fund European Command operations, and address the global food crisis. (CNN) (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Maghreb insurgency
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A 17-year-old member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad is killed and another is injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Kafr Dan, Jenin Governorate. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute, Finland–Russia relations
- Russia's Gazprom suspends natural gas exports to Finland over Finland's refusal to comply with Russia's demand that gas be paid for in rubles. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Weather of 2022
- At least nine people are dead after a derecho moves across portions of Central Canada. (CP24) (CTV News)
- At least 57 people are dead after severe flooding in eastern India and Bangladesh. (BBC News)
- Two workers are killed in an accident at the Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana. Authorities temporarily shut down the mine. (Reuters)
- Four people are killed after a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. (BBC News)
- Three people are killed and more than 30 are injured in a bus crash on the motorway near Mealhada, Portugal. (Today 90)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu reports their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in a 19-year-old woman. (The Hindu)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines reports their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in a person who recently travelled to the Middle East. (The Philippine Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Switzerland and Israel confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (Al Jazeera)
- Greece and Norway report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (Keep Talking Greece)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Australian federal election
- ABC News Australia declares that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the current government have been defeated by Anthony Albanese and the Australian Labor Party. However, the number of seats to declare a majority or minority government is uncertain. (ABC News Australia)
Science and technology
- An unusually early heat wave in Southern France continues to set new all-time high records for May, with some communities reporting temperatures as high as 36.7 °C (98.1 °F). (La Dépêche du Midi) (Le Parisien)
- An early heat wave in the United States sets all-time high records for May 21 in several cities in Texas, Mississippi, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and ties them for some other areas, particularly in the Northeast. (The New York Times)
Sports
- 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League
- In association football, Olympique Lyonnais defeat Barcelona 3–1 in the final at Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, to win their eighth UEFA Women's Champions League title. (CNN)
- 2021–22 EuroLeague
- In basketball, Anadolu Efes defeat Real Madrid 58–57 in the championship game at Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, to win their second EuroLeague title. (Daily Sabah)
May 20, 2022 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Siege of Mariupol
- Ukraine's chief military command orders all remaining troops in the Azovstal steel plant to stop defending Mariupol. (AFP via Le Devoir) (Sky News)
- Russia says that its forces have seized the Azovstal steel plant after the last remaining Ukrainian troops surrender. (BBC News)
- Donbas offensive
- Ukraine says that it has repelled a Russian advance on the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast. Authorities say that twelve people were killed in the offensive and that over 60 houses were destroyed. (AP)
- Siege of Mariupol
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Arab–Israeli conflict, Syrian civil war
- Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
- Syrian state media says that Israeli airstrikes have killed three soldiers close to Damascus. (Times of Israel)
- Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
- Tigray War
- The Tigray People's Liberation Front announces it will release 4,028 Ethiopian prisoners of war as part of the Tigrayan peace process. (AP)
Arts and culture
- Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II
- The Cabinet Office announces that eight British towns will become cities as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. The new cities are Milton Keynes, Colchester, and Doncaster in England, Dunfermline in Scotland, Wrexham in Wales, and Bangor in Northern Ireland, as well as Stanley, Falkland Islands, and Douglas, Isle of Man, which become the first towns in the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, respectively, to receive city status. (BBC News)
Business and economy
- Transport for London announces that the Ultra Low Emission Zone will be expanded to cover almost all of Greater London beginning on 23 August 2023. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Tornadoes of 2022
- A tornado passes through the city of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, leaving a man dead and 43 injured and several buildings severely damaged. (Deutsche Welle)
- Two people are killed and 43 injured after a rare tornado hits the city of Gaylord, Michigan, United States. (USA Today)
- Ten people are killed after a tunnel collapses in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- The World Health Organization holds an emergency meeting in response to the recent monkeypox outbreak. (The Washington Post) (The Globe and Mail)
- Spain confirms 30 monkeypox cases, becoming the country with the most reported cases. (La Vanguardia)
- Australia and Israel announce their first suspected cases of monkeypox, both in people who had recently travelled to Europe. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
- Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (Deutsche Welle) (Reuters)
International relations
- South China Sea dispute
- The Philippines says that it has established coast guard outposts on three Filipino-controlled islands of the Spratlys in the South China Sea. (AP)
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute, Finland–Russia relations
- Russia announces that it will suspend its supply of natural gas to Finland beginning at 4:00 GMT tomorrow due to Finland's refusal to comply with Russia's demand that gas be paid for in rubles. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Law and crime
- Three people are wounded, one critically, by a stabbing attack in Uvdal and Nore, Norway. Police say that the attack was due to a domestic dispute between the perpetrator and his wife. (Reuters)
- An Argentinian court finds the Republic of Argentina guilty for the 1924 Napalpí massacre. (BBC News)
- One person is killed and eight others wounded after a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, United States. (AP)
Science and technology
- An unusually strong and early heat wave increases temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F) in Spain. Seville records a temperature of 41.0 °C (105.8 °F), beating its all-time high for May, while the hottest settlement, Andújar, ties the record with 42.3 °C (108.1 °F). Several settlements in France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and western Austria beat all-time high records for the month. (La Vanguardia) (El País) (AEMET)(The Guardian) (SRF) (RTS) (ORF)
- Morocco records its highest May temperature ever in Sidi Slimane, at 45.7 °C (114.3 °F). (The Washington Post)
May 19, 2022 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Jihadist fighters raid a military base in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso, killing eleven soldiers and wounding 24 more. (AP)
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency says that a foreign vessel has been attacked off the coast of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. (AP)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United States Senate votes 86-11 to pass a $40 billion package aimed at sending aid to Ukraine. The legislation will head to U.S. President Joe Biden for his signature. (Reuters)
- Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- Sri Lanka defaults on its debt for the first time in the country's history as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Fourteen people are killed and 20 others are injured after a bus's brakes malfunction, causing it to crash on a highway in Jalisco, Mexico. (Reuters)
- Eight people are injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in Ulsan, South Korea. (Reuters)
- Four people are killed and 10 are missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) votes to recommend a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 years old. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Telangana
- India reports their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in Hyderabad, Telangana. (Mint)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Telangana
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Spain has confirmed the diagnoses of seven monkeypox cases, with many others still being tested, amid an unusual outbreak in Europe. (AP)
- Bavarian Nordic announces that it will supply the Imvanex vaccine to Europe in response to the monkeypox outbreak. (GlobeNewswire)
- Polio eradication
- Wild poliovirus infection is recorded in Mozambique for the first time since 1992. (AfricaNews)
International relations
- Enlargement of NATO, Finland–Turkey relations, Sweden–Turkey relations
- President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterates that he will vote against the admittance of Finland and Sweden into NATO, effectively preventing their accession. Erdoğan has accused the two countries of supporting the Kurdistan Workers Party and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units, which Turkey considers to be terrorist organizations. (Yahoo! News)
Law and crime
- Two people are killed and seven wounded during a mass shooting near a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (AP)
- Four people (including the perpetrator) are killed in a murder–suicide in Harris County, Texas. (KTRK-TV) (The Houston Chronicle)
Science and technology
- An unusually cold spell of weather hits southern Brazil. A meteorological station in Gama noted the lowest temperature since the beginning of weather observations (1963) in the Federal District, which contains the capital, Brasília, at 1.4 °C (34.5 °F). Several locations in the area have also seen snowfall, which is very rare in the country. (France 24)
May 18, 2022 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Around 200 anti-government militants block a road in Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, which links the country to China. Some of the militants, armed with firearms and petrol bombs, later ambush a security convoy on the same road. Eight militants and one officer are killed, while 13 officers are injured and more than 70 militants are arrested. The Tajik interior ministry later say the attack was an attempt to "destabilise the social and political situation" in the region. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Google's Russian subsidiary announces its intention to file for bankruptcy after Russian authorities seize the company's bank account. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Twelve people are killed and another is injured after a wall of a salt factory collapses in Morbi, Gujarat, India. Several others are missing. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and several others are injured after a car drives into 14 cyclists in Przypki, Poland. (AP)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Portugal confirms its first five cases of monkeypox. (AP)
- Spain says that it is monitoring eight potential monkeypox cases. (CTV News)
- The United States confirms its first case of monkeypox in 2022, in a man from Massachusetts who recently traveled to Canada. (ABC News)
- Mozambique confirms its first polio case in 30 years in the northwestern province of Tete. (Reuters)
International relations
- Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine–United States relations
- The American embassy in Kyiv reopens for the first time since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Ukraine–United States relations
- France–Russia relations, Italy–Russia relations, Russia–Spain relations
- The Russian Foreign Ministry expels 85 diplomats from France, Spain, and Italy in response to the expulsions of Russian diplomats from European Union nations. (Reuters)
- Enlargement of NATO
Law and crime
- Three people are killed and five others injured after a man opens fire at his former workplace in Ilam province, Iran, before committing suicide. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 30th Alberta Legislature
- Premier of Alberta Jason Kenney announces his intention to resign as leader of the United Conservative Party after a leadership review results in 51.4% approval of his leadership from party members. He will be replaced as leader and premier once a successor is named. (AP)
Sports
- 2021–22 UEFA Europa League
- In association football, Eintracht Frankfurt defeat the Glasgow Rangers 5–4 on penalties to win the UEFA Europa League following a 1–1 draw after extra time in the final at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville, Spain. (CNN)
May 17, 2022 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- A Russian airstrike kills eight people and injures twelve others in Desna, Chernihiv Oblast. (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Two Tehrik-i-Taliban commanders are killed in a shootout with Pakistani security forces in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (AP)
- 2022 Tripoli clashes
- Heavy fighting breaks out in Tripoli, Libya, forcing Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha to flee the capital. (AP)
Business and economy
- Allianz's American asset management unit pleads guilty to criminal securities fraud and agrees to pay $5.8 billion to those who have been misled about the risk of investing in some hedge funds that collapsed with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to more than $1 billion to the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Bloomberg) (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Nine people are killed during an explosion caused by a gas leak at a primary school and a store in Kano, Nigeria. (BBC News)
- Eleven people are killed after heavy rain causes floods and landslides in India. (AP)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Another four cases of monkeypox are confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency, bringing the total number recorded in the current outbreak to seven. Notably, these new cases appear to be the result of community transmission, with no known links to previous cases. (BBC News)
International relations
- United States–Venezuela relations, International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis
- The United States lifts some economic sanctions on Venezuela, including allowing the Chevron Corporation to negotiate its license with the Venezuelan PDVSA state-owned oil company and removing the names of some Venezuelan officials from a United States government list of sanctioned individuals. (AP)
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