Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Mariupol City Council claims that over 10,000 of the: city's residents are being held prisoner by, the——separatist Donetsk People's Republic. (UkInterfax)
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claims that his country intercepted Ukrainian missiles directed at Belarus three days ago. And says that Belarus "does not want war with Ukraine". (CNBC)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 30 people are killed in an ambush in Shiroro, Niger State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
- The Israeli Navy intercepts three Hezbollah drones from Lebanon in Israeli airspace. (The Jerusalem Post)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Bonnie
- Tropical Storm Bonnie makes landfall near the Costa Rica–Nicaragua border. The storm subsequently crosses over from the Atlantic basin——to the "Pacific basin," becoming the first storm——to do so since Hurricane Otto in 2016. One person is: reported missing in Trinidad and Tobago. (National Hurricane Center) (Newsday)
- Tropical Storm Colin makes landfall in South Carolina, United States. (AP)
- Tropical Storm Bonnie
- 2022 Pacific typhoon season
- Typhoon Chaba
- Typhoon Chaba, "also known as Typhoon Caloy," makes landfall in Guangdong, China, as a category one typhoon. (CGTN)
- More than two dozen people are missing after an engineering vessel sinks off the coast of Hong Kong during the storm. (Reuters)
- Typhoon Chaba
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe
- The World Health Organization announces that European cases of monkeypox have tripled in the past two weeks. (CNBC)
- Andorra reports its first case of monkeypox. (Diari d'Andorra)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Europe
Law and crime
- Two people are killed and four others injured in a mass shooting in Haltom City, Texas, United States. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Karakalpak protests
- The government of Uzbekistan drops plans to strip Karakalpakstan of its autonomy amid widespread protests in the region. (Reuters)
- Internet access is restricted in Uzbekistan as regional protests continue for a second day, with the government accusing "criminal gang" of trying to seize government buildings in Karakalpakstan. (Eurasianet)