Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • The Governor of Luhansk Oblast says that Russia is "just destroying" everything in Lysychansk as pro-Russian separatists claim to be close to capturing both that city and Sieverodonetsk. (AFP via Dunya News)
  • War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • The first trial for rape during the war in Ukraine is set to begin in absentia against a 32-year-old Russian soldier accused of murdering a civilian and repeatedly raping the civilian's wife during the offensive in Kyiv. (Reuters)
• 2022 Ecuadorian protests
  • A third protestor is killed in Quito during clashes with police as around 10,000 people continue to protest in the city. (France 24)
• Turkey arrests ten Iranian intelligence operators planning an attempted terror plot, specifically to murder Israeli tourists in hotels. (AFP via Al Arabiya) (Daily Sabah)

Business and economy

• 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
  • U.S. sportswear retailer Nike and networking firm Cisco announce that they are permanently ending their operations in Russia and Belarus. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Five people are dead and 25 others are injured in a fire at an apartment building in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (CNN)

Health and environment

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration orders electronic cigarette company Juul to pull all of its products from the market, blaming the company for causing an increase in youth vaping. (NPR)

International relations

• Enlargement of the European Union
  • Accession of Ukraine to the European Union, Accession of Moldova to the European Union
    • The European Union formally awards official candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. (BBC News)

Science and technology

• Scientists discover the largest bacterium ever discovered, Thiomargarita magnifica, in the mangroves of the Guadeloupe archipelago in Lesser Antilles. (France 24)