Portal:Current events/2022 July 15
July 15, 2022 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Nine Balochistan Liberation Army separatist insurgents are killed during a gunfight with the Pakistan Army in Balochistan, after the group kidnapped and killed a Colonel. (AP)
Business and economy
- Public transport in Spain
- Spain introduces free tickets for suburban and medium-distance services for Renfe, the state-owned railway operator, starting from 1 September and until the end of the year. Other modes of public transport already have a 30% discount. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 European heat waves
- A national emergency is declared, and the first ever red alert for extreme heat is issued by the Met Office in the United Kingdom, ahead of a heat wave which is now expected to bring the hottest temperature ever recorded in the British Isles. (BBC News)
International relations
- Saudi Arabia–United States relations
- U.S. President Joe Biden visits the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman despite vowing to make him a “pariah”. (Bloomberg.com)