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===June=== * [[June 4]] – Retired general [[Bajram Begaj]] is elected the [[President of Albania|9th President of Albania]] by the [[Parliament of Albania|parliament]] in the 4th round of voting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Me 78 vota pro, Bajram Begaj zgjidhet Presidenti i 8-të i Shqipërisë {{!}} RTSH Lajme |url=https://lajme.rtsh.al/artikull/me-78-vota-pro-bajram-begaj-zgjidhet-presidenti-i-8-te-i-shqiperise- |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=lajme.rtsh.al |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 5]] – At least 50 people are killed in a dual [[Owo church attack|mass shooting-bomb attack]] in [[Owo]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-05 |title=Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say |url=https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-africa-religion-government-and-politics-8775c5367906bbcf43e35673dc24c9e0 |access-date=2022-06-06 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 14]] – [[Canada]] and [[Denmark]] end their competing claims for [[Hans Island]] by dividing the island roughly in half, ending what was referred to as the [[Whisky War]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61801682|title=Whisky Wars: Denmark and Canada strike deal to end 50-year row over Arctic island|work=BBC News |date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> * [[June 19]] ** The second round of the [[2022 French legislative election|2022 legislative election]] is held in France, resulting in a [[hung parliament]], with President Macron's [[Ensemble Citoyens|coalition]] losing its majority in the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]]. A newly-formed [[NUPES|coalition of left-wing parties]], led by far-left [[Jean-Luc Mélenchon]], makes significant gains. [[Marine Le Pen]]'s far-right [[National Rally]] also makes historic gains, increasing its number of MPs tenfold and becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. Two weeks later, Macron's government is reshuffled, continuing as a [[minority government|minority administration]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/macron-faces-tough-battle-control-parliament-france-votes-2022-06-19/#:~:text=PARIS%2C%20June%2019%20(Reuters),negotiate%20alliances%20with%20other%20parties.|title=French election: Macron loses absolute majority in parliament in 'democratic shock'|date=20 June 2022|newspaper=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> ** The second round of the [[2022 Colombian presidential election]] is held, and former [[guerrilla fighter]] for the [[19th of April Movement]] and incumbent [[Senate of Colombia|senator]], [[Gustavo Petro]], defeats businessman and former mayor of [[Bucaramanga]], [[Rodolfo Hernández Suárez]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://resultados.registraduria.gov.co/presidente/0/colombia |title=Elecciones de Presidente y Vicepresidente de la República 2022 |language=es |trans-title=Elections of President and Vice President of the Republic 2022 |date= |website=resultados.registraduria.gov.co }}{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Ex-rebel wins runoff to be Colombia's 1st leftist president |url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-gustavo-petro-colombia-caribbean-presidential-elections-2d1828677b5ab1a2eb5d277c02f1b27c |access-date=2022-06-21 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-20 |title=Gustavo Petro: Colombia elects ex-rebel as first left-wing president |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61860887 |access-date=2022-06-21}}</ref> * [[June 22]] – A [[June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake|6.2 earthquake]] strikes the [[Durand Line]] between Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 1,163 people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Norzoori |first1=Ebrahim |title=Death toll from Afghanistan's quake rises to 1,150 people |url=https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-politics-poverty-united-nations-c27305531ab23e74ba449f31f52b69c3 |access-date=24 June 2022 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624080419/https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-politics-poverty-united-nations-c27305531ab23e74ba449f31f52b69c3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WP1">{{cite news |last1=Faizi |first1=Fazel Rahman |date=22 June 2022 |title=News agency: 1,000 dead, 1,500 injured in Afghan quake |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-155-people/2022/06/22/9c555e1c-f1ea-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622115355/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-155-people/2022/06/22/9c555e1c-f1ea-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |archive-date=22 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="Dasgupta1">{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Sravasti |date=22 June 2022 |title=Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 950 after major quake hits Paktika province |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-earthquake-today-paktika-death-toll-b2106632.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622100028/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-earthquake-death-toll-2022-b2106632.html |archive-date=22 June 2022}}</ref> * [[June 23]] – [[Dickon Mitchell]]'s party wins a majority of seats in [[2022 Grenadian general election|Grenada's general election]], defeating Prime Minister [[Keith Mitchell]]'s party. Mitchell is appointed [[Prime Minister of Grenada]], following Keith Mitchell's resignation on June 24.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live blog: Grenada votes election 2022 |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/live-blog-grenada-votes-election-2022 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Loop News }}</ref> * [[June 26]] – [[Group of Seven|G7]] leaders gather for [[48th G7 summit|a summit in Germany]] to discuss the situation in Ukraine. A ban on imports of Russian gold is announced.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ukraine war: UK joins ban on imports of Russian gold|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61941589|website=BBC News|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref> * [[June 27]] – 53 migrants from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador [[2022 San Antonio migrant deaths|are found dead]] in a tractor trailer in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gaffney |first1=Melissa |last2=Owen |first2=Quinn |last3=Winsor |first3=Morgan |last4=El-bawab |first4=Nadine |last5=Pereira |first5=Ivan |date=June 29, 2022 |title=4 charged after 53 found dead in Texas tractor-trailer |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/46-people-found-dead-18-wheeler-san-antonio/story?id=85820560 |access-date=2022-06-28 |publisher=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> * [[June 28]]–[[June 30|30]] – [[2022 NATO Madrid summit|A NATO summit is held in Madrid, Spain]] along with the presence of guest countries from the European Union and the [[Indo-Pacific]] primarily searching for a consensual defensive reinforcement after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sustained threatening over the territorial integrity of other countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_194990.htm |title=NATO Summit - Madrid, Spain - 28, 29 and 30 June 2022 |publisher=NATO |date=29 April 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>
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