Portal:Current events/2022 June 30
June 30, 2022 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, List of military occupations
- Russia announces that it has withdrawn from Snake Island, in the Black Sea, as a "gesture of goodwill", ending the occupation of the island that began in February. However, Ukraine says that it drove out Russian forces from the island after a massive artillery assault. (Reuters)
- Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, List of military occupations
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2022
- Two Israeli civilians and a soldier are injured after Palestinian militants open fire inside Joseph's Tomb in Nablus. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2022
- 2019–2022 Sudanese protests
Business and economy
- For the first time since Russia began occupying the Ukrainian city of Berdiansk, a cargo ship departs from the city's port. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane watches are issued for Nicaragua and Costa Rica as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is expected to form into Tropical Storm Bonnie in the coming hours. (WMBF-TV)
- 2022 Manipur landslide
- Four people are killed and three others injured after a jeep carrying migrants crashes into a trailer in Encinal, Texas, United States. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the state will distribute more than 8,000 doses of the smallpox vaccine to help combat the spread of monkeypox. (The New York Times)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
- COVID-19 pandemic and animals, COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio
- An Amur tiger at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., dies from COVID-19, making it the first animal at the zoo to die from the disease. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic and animals, COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio
- COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- Climate change in the United States
- Climate change policy of the United States
- West Virginia v. EPA
- In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency has not received legislative authorization under the Clean Air Act to introduce regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by compelling them to change the resources from which they generate the power. This will likely reduce the United States' ability to address its environmental goals. (Politico) (BBC News)
- West Virginia v. EPA
- Climate change policy of the United States
- 2022 European heat waves
- June 2022 European heat wave
- Slovakia measures the highest ever temperature in June in Somotor near Košice, reaching 38.8 °C (101.8 °F). (Korzár Dolny Zemplín - SME)
- June 2022 European heat wave
International relations
- New Zealand–European Union relations
- The European Union signs a free trade agreement with New Zealand. (Politico)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Poland
- The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland upholds lower court rulings that annulled anti-LGBT resolutions, known as "LGBT-free zones", that had been adopted by some local authorities. (Notes from Poland)
- Aftermath of the Russo-Georgian War
- The International Criminal Court asks for the arrest of three South Ossetian servicemen for alleged war crimes during the 2008 conflict. (Euronews)
- 2022 shooting of Kentucky police officers
- Two police officers and a police dog are killed, and six other people are injured, in a mass shooting in Allen, Kentucky, United States. The suspect, on whom the officers were attempting to serve a warrant, is later taken into custody. (ABC News) (WSAZ)
- New Zealand designates American far-right groups Proud Boys and The Base as terrorist organizations. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Presidency of Bongbong Marcos
- Inauguration of Bongbong Marcos
- Bongbong Marcos is sworn in as the 17th President of the Philippines. (The Washington Post)
- Inauguration of Bongbong Marcos
- Provinces of Indonesia
- Three new provinces are created in West Papua, Indonesia. (Reuters)
- 2019–2022 Israeli political crisis
- 2022 Israeli legislative election
- The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for the new elections. Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed. (The Times of Israel)
- 2022 Israeli legislative election
- Judiciary of Kiribati
- The Kiribati High Court is left judgeless as the government of the country fires the only judge sitting on the bench at the time. The other judge had also been ordered to step down. (The Guardian)