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{{Short description|Calendar year}} {{Events by month|2022|prefix=Portal:Current events/}} [[File:2022 Collage feb5.23.png|Clockwise, from top left: former primer minister [[Shinzo Abe]] is [[assassination of Shinzo Abe|assassinated]] at [[Yamato-Saidaiji Station]] in [[Nara (city)|Nara]], [[Japan]]; [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|anti-government protests]] in [[Sri Lanka]] in front of the [[Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka)|Presidential Secretariat]]; the [[Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai]] [[volcano]] [[2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami|erupts]], making it the [[List of volcanic eruptions in the 21st century|most powerful volcanic eruption of the 21st century]]; [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|the state funeral procession]] of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the United Kingdom; the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] is held in [[Qatar]] and is won by [[Argentina]]; the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] are held in [[Beijing]], [[China]]; protests in [[Almaty]] during a period of [[2022 Kazakh unrest|unrest]] in [[Kazakhstan]]; [[Russia]] [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|invades]] [[Ukraine]].|300x300px|thumb]] {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{About year|2022}} {{Year nav|2022}} {{C21 year in topic}} {{Year article header|2022}} <!-- Don't remove the COVID-19 header without talk page consensus. --> 2022 saw the removal of nearly all [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 restrictions]] and the reopening of international borders in most countries, and the global rollout of [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s continued. The global economic recovery from the pandemic continued, though many countries experienced an ongoing [[2021–2023 inflation surge|inflation surge]]; in response, many central banks raised their interest rates to landmark levels.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-12 |title=Investors prepare for slowing global interest rate rises |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/dbc66b48-8b2f-481e-91fc-e818297f0913 |access-date=2022-12-13}}</ref> The [[world population]] reached eight billion people in 2022, though the year also witnessed numerous natural disasters, including two devastating [[Atlantic hurricane]]s ([[Hurricane Fiona|Fiona]] and [[Hurricane Ian|Ian]]), and [[2021–22 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami|the most powerful volcano eruption of the century so far]]. The later part of the year also saw the first public release of [[ChatGPT]] by [[OpenAI]] starting an [[AI boom|arms race in artificial intelligence]] which increased in intensity into 2023, as well as the [[collapse of FTX|collapse]] of the cryptocurrency exchange [[FTX]]. 2022 was also dominated by wars and armed conflicts. While escalations into the [[internal conflict in Myanmar]] and the [[Tigray War]] dominated the heightening of tensions within their regions and each caused over 10,000 deaths, 2022 was most notable for the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the largest armed conflict in Europe since [[World War II]]. The invasion caused the [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|displacement]] of 15.7 million [[Ukrainians]] (8 million [[internally displaced person]]s and 7.7 million [[refugee]]s), and led to [[International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War|international condemnations and sanctions]] and [[Nuclear threats during the Russian invasion of Ukraine|nuclear threats]], the [[Corporate responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine|withdrawal of hundreds of companies]] from [[Russia]], and the [[2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus#Sports|exclusion of Russia from major sporting events]]. {{horizontal TOC|nonum=yes}} ==Events== ===January=== {{redirect|January 1st 2022|the Fred Again song|Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022)}} * {{Anchor|January 1}} [[January 1]] – The [[Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership]], the largest [[free trade]] area in the world, comes into effect for [[Australia]], [[Brunei]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Indonesia]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[New Zealand]], the [[Philippines]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-01|title=World's largest free trade deal is under way, but what is RCEP?|url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3161707/what-rcep-worlds-largest-free-trade-deal-under-way|access-date=2022-01-01|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> * [[January 2]] – [[Abdalla Hamdok]] [[resign]]s as [[List of heads of government of Sudan|Prime Minister of Sudan]] amid deadly protests.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Alaa |last1=Elassar |first2=Pierre |last2=Meilhan |title=Sudan's Prime Minister resigns amid violent anti-coup protests that have left at least 57 people dead|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/world/sudan-protest-killed-anti-coup-security-forces/index.html|date=2022-01-02|publisher=CNN}}</ref> * [[January 4]] – The [[Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council|five permanent members of the UN Security Council]]—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States—issue a rare joint statement affirming that "a [[nuclear war]] cannot be won and must never be fought."<ref>{{cite news |date=4 January 2022|title='No one can win a nuclear war': Superpowers release rare joint statement| url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/no-one-can-win-a-nuclear-war-superpowers-release-rare-joint-statement-20220104-p59lmf.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> *[[January 5]] – A nationwide [[state of emergency]] is declared in [[Kazakhstan]] in response to the [[2022 Kazakh unrest]]. The cabinet of prime minister [[Askar Mamin]] resigns, while president [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]] removes former president [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]], widely regarded as being the real power in the country, from his position as Chairman of the [[Security Council of Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Auyezov|first=Olzhas|date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakh protesters torch public buildings; emergency declared, Cabinet resigns|language=en|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/kazakhstan-government-resigns-after-violent-protests-over-fuel-price-2022-01-05/|access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Satubaldina|first1=Assel|last2=January 2022|first2=Zhanna Shayakhmetova in Nation on 5|date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakhstan Declares State of Emergency After Fuel Price Protests|url=https://astanatimes.com/2022/01/kazakhstan-declares-state-of-emergency-after-fuel-price-protests/|access-date=2022-01-05|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2022|title=Kazakhstan is in turmoil after massive protests force the government to resign|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070622365/kazakhstan-is-in-turmoil-after-massive-protests-force-the-government-to-resign?t=1641430408915|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|publisher=[[NPR]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106005522/https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070622365/kazakhstan-is-in-turmoil-after-massive-protests-force-the-government-to-resign?t=1641430408915 |archive-date=January 6, 2022 }}</ref> * [[January 6]] – The [[Collective Security Treaty Organization|CSTO]] deploys a "peacekeeping" mission in [[Kazakhstan]], including Russian [[paratrooper]]s, following a request by [[President of Kazakhstan|Kazakh president]] [[Kassym-Jomart Tokayev|Tokayev]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 January 2022|title=Russian paratroopers arrive in Kazakhstan as unrest continues|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/shots-heard-in-kazakhstan-as-protests-enter-third-day|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|website=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106052045/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/shots-heard-in-kazakhstan-as-protests-enter-third-day |archive-date=January 6, 2022 }}</ref> * [[January 7]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The number of [[COVID-19]] cases exceeds 300 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 January 2022|title=Global Coronavirus Cases Top 300 Million| url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/06/world/omicron-covid-vaccine-tests|work=The New York Times|access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 9]]–[[February 6]] – The [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] is held in [[Cameroon]], with [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations Final|winning their first championship]].<ref name="draw postponed">{{cite news|date=6 June 2021|title=CAF postpones TotalEnergies Africa Cup final draw, new date to be set soon|publisher=CAF|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/caf-postpones-totalenergies-africa-cup-final-draw-new-date-to-be-set-soon|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senegal vs. Egypt - Football Match Report - February 6, 2022 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/629153|access-date=2022-02-07|publisher=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> * [[January 10]] – The first successful [[heart transplant]] from a [[xenotransplantation|pig to a human]] patient occurs in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2022|title=University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease| url=https://www.umms.org/ummc/news/2022/first-successful-transplant-of-porcine-heart-into-adult-human-heart|publisher=University of Maryland Medical Center|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2022|title=Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59944889|work=BBC News|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 15]] – A large [[2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami|eruption]] of [[Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai]], a submarine volcano in [[Tonga]], triggers [[tsunami]] warnings in Australia, [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[Fiji]], Japan, New Zealand, [[Samoa]], and the United States.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 January 2022|title=Get away from shore - US and Japan warn on tsunami| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60007119|work=BBC News|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 16]] – [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players|World No. 1]] tennis champion [[Novak Djokovic]] is [[deport]]ed from Australia following a high-profile legal case regarding his [[COVID-19 vaccine|COVID-19 vaccination]] status, preventing his participation in the [[2022 Australian Open]].<ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic: Tennis star deported after losing Australia visa battle| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60014059|work=BBC News|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic leaves Australia after court rejects visa challenge| url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/16/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-federal-court-hearing-spt-intl-hnk/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic visa saga LIVE: Djokovic to miss 2022 Australian Open after losing court case| url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-visa-saga-live-tennis-star-back-before-court-ahead-of-2022-australian-open-20220116-p59oje.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> * [[January 23]] **[[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] kills 115 people in [[Madagascar]], [[Malawi]] and [[Mozambique]], days after a [[2022 Antananarivo floods|series of floods]] killed 11 people in Madagascar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/25/at-least-four-killed-after-tropical-storm-ana-hits-malawi-and-mozambique|title=At least four killed after tropical Storm Ana hits Malawi and Mozambique|date=January 25, 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Malawi hit by flooding caused by tropical storm Ana; 1 dead|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/20220125/c85d3ca6f72c4495aeb8c8306556fc10/c.html|access-date=25 January 2022|publisher=Xinhua News Agency}}</ref> **A [[January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état|coup d'état]] in [[Burkina Faso]] removes president [[Roch Marc Christian Kaboré|Roch Kaboré]] from power. The Burkinabé military cites the government's failure to contain activities of [[Islamist militants]] within the country as a reason for the coup.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-01-27|title=Burkina Faso coup: Return of the military strongmen to West Africa|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60138129|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-01-28|title=Burkina Faso: New leader gives first speech since ousting president|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60164531|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref> * [[January 24]] – The federal government under [[Scott Morrison]] announces that, after more than three years of confidential negotiations, copyright ownership of the [[Australian Aboriginal Flag]] has been transferred to the Commonwealth.<ref>{{cite web | title=Who is Harold Thomas, the man who created the Aboriginal flag? | website=ABC News| publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date=25 January 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/aboriginal-flag-who-is-harold-thomas/100779922 | access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="pm">{{Cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Scott |last2=Wyatt |first2=Ken |date=25 January 2022 |title=Free use of Aboriginal Flag secured for all Australians |url=https://www.indigenous.gov.au/news-and-media/announcements/free-use-aboriginal-flag-secured-all-australians |access-date=28 January 2022 |website=Prime Minister of Australia}} [[File:CC-BY_icon.svg|50x50px]] Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under a [[creativecommons:by/4.0|Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)]] licence.</ref> * [[January 28]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 10 billion.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 January 2022|title=The world surpasses 10 billion vaccine doses administered, but gaps persist in who gets the shots.| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/world/covid-vaccines-10-billion-doses.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> ===February=== {{Listen |filename=20220224-090000-VEN119-program - VOA News (24 February 2022).oga |type=speech |start=0.01 |title=VOA News broadcast, 24 February 2022 (4:00 a.m. EST) |description=[[VOA News]] broadcast announcing the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] at 4:00 a.m. EST on 24 February}} * [[February 3]] – [[Islamic State]] leader [[Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi]] is killed in [[Atme]] during a [[counter-terrorism]] raid by [[United States special operations forces|U.S. special forces]] in north-western [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 February 2022|title=Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60246129|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> * [[February 4]] – China and Russia issue a joint statement opposing further [[NATO]] expansion, expressing "serious concerns" about the [[AUKUS]] security pact, and pledging to cooperate with each other on a range of issues.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title=China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60257080|access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> * [[February 4]]–[[February 20|20]] – The [[2022 Winter Olympics]] are held in [[Beijing]], China, making it the first city ever to host both the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] and [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 Olympics - Next Winter Olympic Games {{!}} Beijing 2022|url=https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022|date=May 28, 2020|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> * [[February 5]] – [[Cyclone Batsirai]] kills a total of 123 people across Madagascar, [[Mauritius]], and [[Réunion]] two weeks after [[Tropical Storm Ana (2022)|Tropical Storm Ana]] killed 115 people in the same region.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-three-dead-after-cyclone-batsirai-causes-devastation-southeast-madagascar-2022-02-06/ |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> * [[February 6]] – [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] celebrates her "[[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Platinum Jubilee]]", marking 70 years as Queen of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|work=Town & Country|title=Queen Elizabeth Makes Herself Seen And Heard on Her Platinum Jubilee Milestone|date=6 February 2022 |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38982687/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-milestone-accession/}}</ref> * [[February 9]] – The biggest breakthrough in [[fusion energy]] since 1997 is reported at the [[Joint European Torus]] in [[Oxford]], the UK, with 59 megajoules produced over five seconds (11 megawatts of power), more than double the previous record.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-09|title=Oxford's JET lab smashes nuclear fusion energy output record |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633|access-date=2022-02-09|website=BBC News|language=en}}</ref> *[[February 21]]–[[February 24|24]] – Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] signs a decree declaring the [[Luhansk People's Republic]] and [[Donetsk People's Republic]] as independent from [[Ukraine]], and, despite international condemnation and sanctions, begins [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|a full-scale invasion of Ukraine]]; at dawn on 24 February missiles strike [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=Germany's Scholz halts Nord Stream 2 as Ukraine crisis deepens |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-scholz-halts-nord-stream-2-certification-2022-02-22/ |access-date=2022-02-22 |publisher=Reuters |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=22 February 2022 |title=Boris Johnson promises first set of UK sanctions against Russia |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60476137 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=Russia strongly condemned at UN after Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/22/russia-strongly-condemned-at-un-after-putin-orders-troops-into-eastern-ukraine|access-date=2022-02-22|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[February 26]] – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The EU, US, and their allies commit to removing Russian banks from the [[SWIFT]] payment system, as well as imposing measures on the [[Central Bank of Russia|Russian Central Bank]] and further restrictions on Russian elites. These and other sanctions fuel a [[2022 Russian financial crisis|financial crisis]] in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_1423|access-date=27 February 2022|date=26 February 2022|website=European Commission|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=West to cut some Russian banks off from Swift|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60542433|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[February 27]] **Russian invasion of Ukraine: Putin orders Russia's [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction|nuclear deterrent forces]] to be on "special alert", their highest level, in response to what he calls "aggressive statements" by NATO.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Putin puts Russia's strategic nuclear force on 'special alert'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90%26Putin%20puts%20Russia%27s%20strategic%20nuclear%20force%20on%20%27special%20alert%27%262022-02-27T13%3A51%3A04.554Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:6edf34e2-6258-47ae-88a7-13fcf8922a0d&pinned_post_asset_id=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> The move is condemned by the US.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US calls Putin's nuclear move 'totally unacceptable'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8%26US%20calls%20Putin%27s%20nuclear%20move%20%27totally%20unacceptable%27%262022-02-27T14%3A17%3A28.441Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:c7989c87-41c1-49d9-b9e7-2869c14f73fa&pinned_post_asset_id=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> **Russian invasion of Ukraine: European nations ban Russian flights in their airspace.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Russian flights will be banned from the airspace of 20 European nations|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/airspace-russia-flights-european-countries-ban/|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US}}</ref> **In a [[2022 Belarusian constitutional referendum|constitutional referendum]], Belarus votes to revoke its [[List of states with nuclear weapons#Former Soviet republics|non-nuclear status]] and to allow the country to host Russian forces permanently.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Belarus referendum approves proposal to renounce non-nuclear status - agencies|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/launchpad-russias-assault-ukraine-belarus-holds-referendum-renounce-non-nuclear-2022-02-27/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|publisher=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Belarus opens door for Russian nuclear weapons as Putin ally moves to commit troops |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/28/belarus-opens-door-russian-nuclear-weapons-putin-ally-moves/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Telegraph|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[February 28]] **The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) releases the second part of its [[IPCC Sixth Assessment Report|Sixth Assessment Report]] on [[climate change]]. It concludes that many impacts are on the verge of becoming "irreversible".<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPCC issues 'bleakest warning yet' on impacts of climate breakdown |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/28/ipcc-issues-bleakest-warning-yet-impacts-climate-breakdown|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet. Taking action now can secure our future |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/02/28/pr-wgii-ar6/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=IPCC|language=en-US}}</ref> **Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian and Ukrainian officials meet on the Belarus-Ukraine border for the first round of peace talks, with no resolution.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2022 |title=Ukraine's foreign minister: Ukraine-Russia talks with no preconditions 'already a victory' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/27/russia-ukraine-latest-news-missile-strikes-on-oil-facilities-reported-as-some-russian-banks-cut-off-from-swift-system-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb#block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en-US}}</ref> **Russian invasion of Ukraine: Football governing bodies [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]] suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/60560567|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> **[[2022 Russian financial crisis]]: In an unprecedented move, [[Switzerland]], [[Monaco]], [[Singapore]] and [[South Korea]] impose unilateral sanctions over Russia including the introduction of [[export control]]s and [[asset freeze]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In rare stand, South Korea, Singapore unveil sanctions on Russia|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/28/in-rare-stand-south-korea-singapore-unveil-sanctions-on-russia|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Monaco clamps down on Russian assets after Ukraine invasion|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/wealth-hub-monaco-also-clamping-down-russian-assets-following-ukraine-invasion-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=[[Reuters]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Neutral Swiss join EU sanctions against Russia in break with past|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/neutral-swiss-adopt-sanctions-against-russia-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=[[Reuters]]|language=en-US}}</ref> ===March=== *[[March 1]] **Russian invasion of Ukraine: [[World Athletics]] bans both Russia and Belarus from competing in all of its events.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Athletics joins sporting bodies in banning Russian and Belarusian athletes |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/badminton-swimming-federations-ban-athletes-russia-belarus-2022-03-01/|access-date=1 March 2022|date=1 March 2022|publisher=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref> **Russian invasion of Ukraine: In an emergency session, [[United Nations]] member states pass a resolution deploring Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calling for the immediate withdrawal of its forces.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/united-nations-russia-ukraine-vote|access-date=2 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[March 2]] **Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia [[Battle of Kherson|seizes its first large city]], the Black Sea port of [[Kherson]], as shelling intensifies across many parts of Ukraine, including civilian areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russia aims to erase Ukraine, says Zelenskiy, as bombardment intensifies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/ukraine-cities-bombardment-russia-attack-kyiv-kharkiv-russian-war-invasion|access-date=2 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref> **Russian invasion of Ukraine: The United Nations reports that over a million [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|refugees]] have now fled from Ukraine to other countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the start of the war, U.N. says |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/02/1084100763/1-million-refugees-fled-ukraine|access-date=3 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|publisher=NPR|language=en-US}}</ref> **The [[International Criminal Court]] begins an investigation into possible [[War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|war crimes]] committed by Russia in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=War crimes court prosecutor opens Ukraine investigation |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/war-crimes-court-prosecutor-opens-ukraine-investigation-statement-2022-03-02/|access-date=3 March 2022|date=3 March 2022|publisher=Reuters|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[March 3]] **Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an attack by its troops on the [[Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant|Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant]] – the largest in Europe – which led to a fire at the site.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine nuclear plant: Russia in control after shelling |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60613438|access-date=4 March 2022|date=4 March 2022|website=BBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> **The [[National Assembly (Armenia)|National Assembly of Armenia]] [[2022 Armenian presidential election|elects]] incumbent [[Ministry of High-Tech Industry (Armenia)|minister of High-Tech Industry]] and former [[mayor of Yerevan]], [[Vahagn Khachaturyan]], as [[president of Armenia]] following the resignation of [[Armen Sarkissian]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vahagn Khachaturyan not elected Armenia President in first round |url=https://news.am/eng/news/689566.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=news.am |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Armenian Lawmakers Elect Former Minister Khachatrian As President |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-khachatrian-elected-president/31734110.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |newspaper=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 4]]–[[March 13|13]] – The [[2022 Winter Paralympics]] are held in [[Beijing]], China, making it the first city to host both [[Summer Paralympics]] and [[Winter Paralympics]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 2022 |title=Where are the next Paralympic Winter Games? |url=https://paralympics.org.nz/news/where-are-the-next-paralympic-winter-games/ |website=paralympics.org.nz |accessdate=March 3, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 4]] – [[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]: An Afghan man on behalf of the [[Islamic State – Khorasan Province]] commits a [[2022 Peshawar mosque attack|suicide attack]] at a [[Shia Islam in the Indian subcontinent|Shia]] [[mosque]] in [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]], killing 63 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan: Dozens killed in Peshawar mosque explosion |date=March 4, 2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-dozens-killed-in-peshawar-mosque-explosion/a-61010752 |access-date=2022-04-20 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[March 5]] – Researchers in the [[Antarctic]] find ''[[Endurance (1912 ship)|Endurance]]'', one of the greatest ever undiscovered [[shipwrecks]], which sank in [[1915]] during [[Ernest Shackleton]]'s exploration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 March 2022 |title=Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60662541 |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=BBC News |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[March 7]] – [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 6 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 6 million|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/07/health/global-covid-deaths-surpass-six-million/index.html|publisher=CNN |date=March 7, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 8]] – The US and UK announce a ban on [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian oil]], while the EU announces a two-thirds reduction in its demand for [[Natural gas in Russia|Russian gas]].<ref>{{cite news|title=War in Ukraine: West hits Russia with oil bans and gas curbs|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60666251|website=BBC News |date=March 8, 2022|access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 9]] **[[2022 South Korean presidential election]]: [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]] candidate [[Yoon Suk-yeol]] is narrowly elected President of South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/03/803_325233.html|title=Yoon Suk-yeol wins presidential election|first=Nam|last=Hyun-woo|work=Korea Times|date=2022-03-09|accessdate=2022-03-09}}</ref> **Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an [[Mariupol hospital airstrike|air strike in Mariupol]] that destroys a hospital including a maternity and children's ward.<ref>{{cite news|title=Children under rubble, says Zelensky, as Russia bombs hospital|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60657155|website=BBC News |date=March 9, 2022|access-date=March 9, 2022}}</ref> *[[March 10]] – The [[National Assembly (Hungary)|National Assembly of Hungary]] [[2022 Hungarian presidential election|elects]] former minister for Family Affairs, [[Katalin Novák]], as [[president of Hungary]] in a 137–51 vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Katalin Novak becomes Hungary's first female president |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/10/katalin-novak-becomes-hungary-s-first-female-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hungary elects Katalin Novak, first-ever female president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/hungary-elects-katalin-novak-first-ever-woman-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |publisher=Al Jazeera] |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 11]] – [[Gabriel Boric]] is sworn in as [[President of Chile]]. He becomes the youngest head of state in the nation's history and the first to be born during the [[Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)|military dictatorship]] of [[Augusto Pinochet]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Villegas |first=Alexander |date=2022-03-11 |title=Chile's Boric sworn in as president in sharp political shift |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hope-uncertainty-chile-shifts-left-under-boric-2022-03-11/ |access-date=2022-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=Gabriel Boric, 36, sworn in as president to herald new era for Chile |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/gabriel-boric-chile-president-new-era |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 12]] – [[2022 Turkmenistan presidential election]]: [[Serdar Berdimuhamedow]], son of former President [[Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow]], wins with 89% of the total votes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=As Expected, Son Of Turkmen Leader Easily Wins Election In Familial Transfer Of Power |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-serdar-berdymukhammedov-presidency/31753690.html |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322024350/https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-serdar-berdymukhammedov-presidency/31753690.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[March 16]] – Russian invasion of Ukraine: A Russian [[Mariupol theatre airstrike|airstrike on the Mariupol Theatre]] in [[Mariupol]] kills an estimated 600 civilians sheltering inside.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hinnant |first1=Lori |last2=Chernov |first2=Mstyslav |last3=Stepanenko |first3=Vasilisa |title=AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike |url=https://apnews.com/article/Russia-ukraine-war-mariupol-theater-c321a196fbd568899841b506afcac7a1 |access-date=4 May 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504121004/https://apnews.com/article/Russia-ukraine-war-mariupol-theater-c321a196fbd568899841b506afcac7a1 |archive-date=4 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 19]] – The [[apostolic constitution]] {{Lang|la|[[Praedicate evangelium]]}}, reforming the [[Roman Curia]], is [[Promulgation (Catholic canon law)|promulgated]] by [[Pope Francis]], coming into force on June 5.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wooden|first=Cindy|date=2022-03-19|title=Pope promulgates Curia reform, emphasizing church's missionary nature|url=https://www.catholicnews.com/pope-promulgates-curia-reform-emphasizing-churchs-missionary-nature/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319173504/https://www.catholicnews.com/pope-promulgates-curia-reform-emphasizing-churchs-missionary-nature/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2022-03-19|access-date=2022-03-20|website=Catholic News Service|language=en-US}}</ref> * [[March 21]] – [[China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735]] crashes in [[Guangxi]], China, killing all 133 people on board.<ref>{{cite news |title=架搭载133人的客机在广西藤县发生事故，伤亡情况未明 |trans-title=A passenger plane carrying 133 people was involved in an accident in Teng County, Guangxi, the casualties are unknown |url=https://news.cctv.com/2022/03/21/ARTIOq7lOCeSP5LuAU9R1V8s220321.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321085315/https://news.cctv.com/2022/03/21/ARTIOq7lOCeSP5LuAU9R1V8s220321.shtml |archive-date=21 March 2022 |publisher=CCTV News |language=Chinese |accessdate=21 March 2022}}</ref> *[[March 24]] – Russian invasion of Ukraine: NATO announces that four new battlegroups totaling 40,000 troops will be deployed in [[Bulgaria]], [[Hungary]], [[Romania]] and [[Slovakia]], along with enhanced readiness for potential chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nato to send 40,000 more troops to Eastern Europe |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60856533 |website=BBC News |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nato leaders agree to strengthen eastern defences |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/24/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-zelenskiy-expects-meaningful-steps-at-nato-eu-and-g7-summits-live?page=with:block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a#block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a |website=The Guardian |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> *[[March 27]] – The [[M23 offensive (2022)|M23 offensive]] begins in [[North Kivu]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2022 |title=M23 rebels attack military positions in eastern DR Congo |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/28/m23-rebels-attack-military-positions-in-eastern-dr-congo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113120044/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/28/m23-rebels-attack-military-positions-in-eastern-dr-congo |archive-date=13 November 2022 |website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> *[[March 29]] – The Democratic Republic of the Congo is admitted to the [[East African Community]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=DR Congo joins East African bloc |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/dr-congo-joins-east-african-bloc-3764212 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The East African |language=en}}</ref> *[[March 31]] – [[Expo 2020]] closes in [[Dubai]] after a 6-month run; originally scheduled for April 10, 2021, it was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Magyar|first=Judith|title=SAP BrandVoice: Experience Expo 2020 Dubai – A Window To The Future|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2022/01/07/experience-expo-2020-dubai--a-window-to-the-future/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> ===April=== *[[April 3]] **Russian invasion of Ukraine: As Russia's forces retreat from areas near Kyiv, it is accused by Ukraine of [[war crimes]], amid mounting evidence of indiscriminate civilian killings, including the [[Bucha massacre]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russian actions 'look exactly like war crimes', says Ukraine; explosions seen in Odesa |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/03/russia-ukraine-war-latest-russian-retreat-from-kyiv-reveals-atrocities-against-civilians-say-ukrainians-live |website=The Guardian |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Killings in Bucha are deliberate massacre - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60949706 |website=BBC News |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022}}</ref> **The second round of voting of the [[2022 Costa Rican general election]] is held, and [[Social Democratic Progress Party]] presidential candidate [[Rodrigo Chaves Robles]] is elected [[President of Costa Rica|president]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Oré |first1=Diego |last2=Murillo |first2=Alvaro |date=2022-04-04 |title=Costa Rica elects maverick Chaves as president in break with establishment |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-ricans-choose-between-outsider-former-leader-presidential-vote-2022-04-03/ |access-date=2022-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Economist Rodrigo Chaves elected Costa Rica's president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/4/economist-rodrigo-chaves-elected-costa-ricas-president |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> *[[April 4]] – The [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC) releases the third and final part of its [[IPCC Sixth Assessment Report|Sixth Assessment Report]] on [[climate change]], warning that [[greenhouse gas emissions]] must peak by [[2025]] at the latest and decline 43% by [[2030]], in order to limit global warming to 1.5 °C (2.7 °F).<ref>{{cite news |title=It's over for fossil fuels: IPCC spells out what's needed to avert climate disaster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/04/its-over-for-fossil-fuels-ipcc-spells-out-whats-needed-to-avert-climate-disaster |website=The Guardian |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030. |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/04/04/ipcc-ar6-wgiii-pressrelease/ |publisher=Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 6]] – The first known [[dinosaur]] [[fossil]] linked to the very day of the [[Chicxulub impact]] is reported by [[palaeontologist]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanis: 'First dinosaur fossil linked to asteroid strike' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61013740 |website=BBC News|date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 7]] **The [[United Nations|UN]] votes by 93–24 to suspend Russia from the [[Human Rights Council]], with 58 countries abstaining.<ref>{{cite news |title=UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/07/russia-ukraine-war-nato-foreign-ministers-to-meet-as-zelenskiy-dismisses-fresh-sanctions-live-news?page=with:block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e#block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e |website=The Guardian |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> **[[President of Yemen]] [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]] resigns from office, dismisses [[Vice President of Yemen|vice president]] [[Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar]], and transfers both offices' powers to the newly formed eight-member [[Presidential Leadership Council]], chaired by [[Rashad al-Alimi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-07 |title=Yemen president hands power to council in major shake-up |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61020866 |access-date=2022-04-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yemen president hands powers to new leadership council |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/7/yemen-president-transfers-powers-saudi-calls-for-houthis-talks |access-date=2022-04-10 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> *[[April 8]] **Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following a missile attack on [[Kramatorsk railway station attack|Kramatorsk train station]], which kills 59 civilians trying to evacuate, including seven children.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dozens dead after railway station hit by rockets - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61032786 |website=BBC News|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=World leaders condemn Kramatorsk railway strike |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-04-08-22/h_ee8bb09a249eb71e3e784ae880646e4e |publisher=CNN|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> **[[Food prices|Global food prices]] increase to their highest level since the UN's [[FAO Food Price Index|Food Price Index]] began in 1990, with commodities such as wheat rising by nearly 20% as a result of the Ukraine crisis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Global food prices rise to highest ever levels after Russian invasion|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/apr/08/global-food-prices-rise-to-highest-ever-levels-after-russian-invasion-ukraine-wheat|website=The Guardian|date=8 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAO Food Price Index |url=https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/|publisher=FAO|date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 11]] – The [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] elects [[Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)|leader of the opposition]] [[Shehbaz Sharif]] as [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister of Pakistan]], after [[Imran Khan]] is removed from office following a [[No-confidence motion against Imran Khan|motion of no confidence]] two days prior.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted as country's leader following vote of no-confidence|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/09/asia/imran-khan-voted-out-pakistan-prime-minister-intl-hnk/index.html|publisher=CNN|date=9 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-11 |title=Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif chosen as PM after week-long uncertainty |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61063386 |access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref> *[[April 13]] – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases exceeds 500 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Falconer |first=Rebecca |title=World surpasses half a billion confirmed COVID cases |url=https://www.axios.com/world-covid-cases-surpass-500-million-67de52f9-5230-42f2-b61d-5cf195b6dd57.html |work=Axios |access-date=April 13, 2022 |date=April 13, 2022}}</ref> *[[April 14]] – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian flagship ''[[Russian cruiser Moskva|Moskva]]'' becomes the largest warship to be [[Sinking of the Moskva|sunk]] in action since [[World War II]]. Ukraine claims to have struck it with [[R-360 Neptune|Neptune anti-ship missiles]], while Russia claims it sank during stormy weather after an onboard fire.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian warship: Moskva sinks in Black Sea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61114843 |website=BBC News|date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Russia says Moskva cruiser has sunk after reported Ukrainian missile strike |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/russia-moskva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry |website=The Guardian|date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 18]] – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The [[Battle of Donbas (2022)|battle of Donbas]] begins, leading to the deaths of several thousand military personnel and civilians.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-18 |title=Ukraine says 'Battle of Donbas' has begun, Russia pushing in east |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-says-battle-donbas-has-begun-russia-pushing-east-2022-04-18/ |access-date=2022-06-23}}</ref> *[[April 19]] – The second round of voting of the [[2022 East Timorese presidential election]] is held and the [[National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction]] party presidential candidate, former [[President of East Timor|president]] and former [[Prime Minister of East Timor|prime minister]] [[José Ramos-Horta]] is elected.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta wins East Timor's presidential election |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220420-nobel-laureate-ramos-horta-wins-east-timor-s-presidential-election |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2022-04-20 |title=Timor-Leste presidential election: José Ramos-Horta wins in landslide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/21/timor-leste-presidential-election-jose-ramos-horta-wins-in-landslide |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in East Timor presidential vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/20/east-timor-ramos-horta-takes-strong-lead-in-presidential-vote |access-date=2022-04-21 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> *[[April 20]] – A [[European Southern Observatory]] team announce the discovery of [[micronovae]], a new type of exploding star.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Kelly |last=Kizer Whitt |url=https://earthsky.org/space/micronovas-small-mighty-like-nova-explosions/ |title=Micronovas are new! They're small, but mighty |work=[[EarthSky]] |date=25 April 2022}}</ref> *[[April 22]] – The [[Large Hadron Collider]] recommences full operations, three years after being shut down for upgrades.<ref>{{cite web |title=LHC restarts|url=https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/large-hadron-collider-restarts|publisher=CERN|date=22 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61149387|website=BBC News|date=22 April 2022 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> * [[April 24]] – The [[2022 Slovenian parliamentary election]] is held to elect all 90 members of the [[National Assembly (Slovenia)|National Assembly of Slovenia]], the lower house of the [[Slovenian Parliament]]; the [[Freedom Movement (Slovenia)|Freedom Movement]] party becomes the largest party, winning 41 of 90 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Izidi glasovanja|url=https://volitve.dvk-rs.si/#/rezultati |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=volitve.dvk-rs.si}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's Janša defeated by opposition liberal Freedom Movement |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/24/slovenians-out-to-vote-with-no-single-party-projected-to-rule-without-coalition |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lihtenvalner |first=Katja |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party-election commission |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovenias-populist-pm-faces-close-election-race-against-environmentalist-party-2022-04-23/ |access-date=2022-04-25}}</ref> * [[April 27]] – The European Union accuses Russia of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria are halted by energy giant [[Gazprom]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/russia-accused-of-blackmail-gazprom-gas-supplies-poland-bulgaria-halted|title=Russia accused of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria halted |date=27 April 2022|accessdate=27 April 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref> *[[April 28]] – The [[Parliament of Montenegro]] elects a new government with [[Dritan Abazović]] as [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|prime minister]], following a motion of no confidence against the government of [[Zdravko Krivokapić]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Montenegro's parliament approves new minority pro-EU government |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/29/montenegro-s-parliament-approves-new-minority-pro-eu-government |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasiljevic |first=Stevo |date=2022-04-28 |title=Montenegro approves new minority government focused on joining EU |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegro-approves-new-minority-government-focused-joining-eu-2022-04-28/ |access-date=2022-04-29}}</ref> === May === * [[May 6]] – [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]: An [[2022 monkeypox outbreak|outbreak]] of [[monkeypox]] begins when the first [[monkeypox virus]] case is reported in [[London]], the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517223855/https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |publisher=World Health Organization}}</ref> * [[May 9]] ** [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]] [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] resigns as a result of [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|massive protests]] against his government across the country. He is succeeded by [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] as prime minister three days later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/prime-minister-mahinda-rajapaksa-resigns/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=NewsWire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=More violence reported around the country : Over 100 injured |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/more-violence-reported-around-the-country-over-100-injured/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=NewsWire |date=9 May 2022}}</ref> ** [[2022 Philippine presidential election]]: [[Bongbong Marcos]] and [[Sara Duterte]] are elected the 17th [[President of the Philippines|President]] and 15th [[Vice President of the Philippines]] in a [[landslide victory]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Philippine presidential election: who's running, who's favourite and what's their China policy?|url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3151736/philippine-presidential-election-whos-running-whos-favourite-and|access-date=2021-10-09|website=South China Morning Post|date=October 9, 2021|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The son of late dictator Marcos has won the Philippines' presidential election |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097903733/ferdinand-marcos-wins-philippines-presidential-election |access-date=12 May 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=10 May 2022 |location=[[Manila]]}}</ref> * [[May 10]]–[[May 14|14]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2022]] is held in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. The contest is won by Ukrainian folk-rap group [[Kalush (rap group)|Kalush Orchestra]] with their song "[[Stefania (song)|Stefania]]".<ref name="host city">{{Cite web|date=2021-10-08|title=Turin, Italy, to host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2022|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008100210/https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Treisman |first1=Rachel |title=Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022 with overwhelming support from the audience |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/13/1098810226/eurovision-ukraine-kalush-orchestra |publisher=NPR |date=14 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> * [[May 12]] – The [[Event Horizon Telescope]] collaboration reveals its first image of [[Sagittarius A*]], the supermassive black hole at the centre of the [[Milky Way]].<ref>{{cite news |title=WATCH LIVE: Astronomers reveal 'groundbreaking' findings about the Milky Way |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-live-astronomers-reveal-groundbreaking-findings-about-the-milky-way|publisher=PBS|date=12 May 2022 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> * [[May 13]] – [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] is elected as the 3rd president of the United Arab Emirates by the [[Federal Supreme Council]] following the death of [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] a day earlier.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-13 |title=UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61438417 |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE's president |url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-558fae1df9945c18609f9c751d101cce |access-date=2022-05-16 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 15]] – Former [[President of Somalia]] [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]] is elected president again, beating President [[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somalia elects new president after long overdue elections |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/15/somalia-elects-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-as-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 16]] – [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[Siege of Mariupol]] ends in a Russian victory as Ukrainian troops are evacuated from [[Mariupol]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Mariupol steelworks after 82-day assault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/hundreds-of-ukrainian-troops-evacuated-from-azovstal-steelworks-after-82-day-assault |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Минобороны показало кадры сдачи в плен украинских военных с "Азовстали" |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/17/05/2022/628387f09a79477b17a88c5c |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=РБК |date=May 17, 2022 |language=ru}}</ref> * [[May 20]] – [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]: The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) holds an emergency meeting to discuss the spread of [[monkeypox]] in nearly a dozen countries, as the number of reported cases reaches 100.<ref>{{cite news |title=WHO to hold emergency meeting on monkeypox on Friday -sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-hold-emergency-meeting-monkeypox-friday-sources-2022-05-20/|publisher=Reuters|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WHO working closely with countries responding to monkeypox|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/20-05-2022-who-working-closely-with-countries-responding-to-monkeypox|publisher=WHO|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref> *<!--Please do not add the Robb Elementary School Shooting without a consensus on the Talk page-->[[May 21]] – [[2022 Australian federal election]]: The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] party, led by [[Anthony Albanese]], defeats the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]/[[National Party of Australia|National]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Morrison government|government]] led by [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Scott Morrison]]. Albanese would be sworn in on [[May 23]].<ref>{{cite news |date=21 May 2022 |title=With Anthony Albanese at the helm, Labor is projected to win 2022 federal election |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-21/labor-anthony-albanese-projected-to-win-2022-federal-election/101084660 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|work=BBC News|date=2022-05-21|title=Albanese leads Labor to Australia election win|language=en|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-australia-61532469|access-date=2022-05-22}}</ref> * [[May 27]] – [[Fiji]] announces that it will become the 14th member of the [[Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity]] in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister [[Wang Yi (politician)|Wang Yi]] to [[Kiribati]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fiji to join Biden's economic framework aimed at countering China |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/27/fiji-to-join-bidens-economic-framework-aimed-at-countering-china |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> * [[May 28]] – Spanish club [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] beat English club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1–0 to win the [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] [[2022 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] played at the [[Stade de France]] in [[Paris]], France.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61609200 | title=Champions League agony for Liverpool as Real win | work=BBC Sport }}</ref> ===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> === July === * [[July 1]] – [[Yair Lapid]] succeeds [[Naftali Bennett]] as [[Prime Minister of Israel]], while Bennett succeeds Lapid as [[Alternate Prime Minister of Israel]]; this arrangement had been created after the [[2021 Israeli legislative election]], in which no party won an outright majority.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-01 |title=U.S.'s Blinken congratulates new Israeli prime minister Lapid |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uss-blinken-congratulates-new-israeli-prime-minister-lapid-2022-07-01/ |access-date=2022-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Hadas Gold |title=A leader for all Israelis? Yair Lapid takes over as caretaker prime minister |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/01/middleeast/israel-lapid-profile-mime-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-07-02 |publisher=CNN|date=July 2022 }}</ref> * [[July 6]]–[[July 31|31]] – [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]] is held in [[England]], with the hosts [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final|winning their first major tournament since 1966]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=UEFA Women's EURO moved to July 2022|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/025c-0f3d8be5c46b-a606252552ee-1000--uefa-women-s-euro-moved-to-july-2022/|date=April 23, 2020|publisher=UEFA|access-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref> * [[July 7]]–[[July 17|17]] – The [[2022 World Games]] is held in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Games 2021 Fact Sheet|url=https://theworldgames2021.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TWG_Fact-Sheet_July-2019_RD2.pdf|website=The World Games 2021 Official Site|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814194639/https://theworldgames2021.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TWG_Fact-Sheet_July-2019_RD2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[July 7]] – After revelations over [[Chris Pincher scandal|his appointment of Chris Pincher as Deputy Chief Whip]] triggered a [[July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|series of resignations from his government]], UK Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] announces his intention to resign, triggering the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62070422|title=Boris Johnson resigns: Five things that led to the PM's downfall|work=BBC News |date=July 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/07/boris-johnson-resigns-as-uk-prime-minister.html|title=UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns|first=Sam|last=Meredith|website=CNBC|date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[July 8]] – Former [[Prime Minister of Japan]] [[Shinzo Abe]] is [[Assassination of Shinzo Abe|assassinated]] while giving a public speech in the city of [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62088876|title=As it happened: suspect used handmade gun to kill Abe – police|date=8 July 2022|website=BBC News}}</ref> * [[July 11]] – [[Webb's First Deep Field|The first operational image]] from the [[James Webb Space Telescope]], showing the galaxy cluster [[SMACS J0723.3–7327|SMACS 0723]], is revealed to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Rob |date=2022-07-12 |title=NASA's Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet |url=https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet |access-date=2022-07-14 |publisher=NASA}}</ref> * [[July 18]] – [[Droupadi Murmu]] is [[2022 Indian presidential election|elected]] as [[President of India]], making her the first tribal woman and youngest person to be elected to the office.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-21 |title=2022 Indian presidential election result {{!}} Updates |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/presidential-election-2022-yashwant-sinha-droupadi-murmu-results-live-updates-july-21-2022/article65663846.ece |access-date=2022-07-29 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> * [[July 19]] – [[2022 European heat waves]]: A series of severe heatwaves from July to August hit Europe, causing at least 53,000 deaths and additionally causing [[2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires|major wildfires]], travel disruption, and record high temperatures in many countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-19 |title=Heatwave: Ferocious European heat heads north |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62216159 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9134651/european-union-excess-deaths-july/|title=EU saw 53,000 excess deaths in July amid record heatwave: report - National | Globalnews.ca|website=Global News|date=September 16, 2022}}</ref> * [[July 21]] **The [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]] [[2022 Sri Lankan presidential election|elects]] Prime Minister [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] as [[President of Sri Lanka]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-20 |title=Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62202901 |access-date=2022-07-20}}</ref> following the resignation of [[Gotabaya Rajapaksa]] amid [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|protests]] over the ongoing [[2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis|economic crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/15/sri-lanka-mps-to-elect-new-president-after-gotabaya-rajapaksa-officially-resigns |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> **The [[European Central Bank]] raises its key interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years, from minus 0.5 per cent to zero, with plans for further increases later in the year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-21 |title=Eurozone raises interest rates for first time in 11 years |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62240730 |access-date=2022-07-21}}</ref> * [[July 23]] – The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) declares the recent [[2022 monkeypox outbreak|monkeypox outbreak]] a [[Public Health Emergency of International Concern]], as the number of reported cases exceeds 17,000 in 75 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/23/monkeypox-who-declares-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern |first=Nicola |last=Davis|author2= Miranda Bryant|access-date=2022-07-23 |newspaper=The Observer}}</ref> * [[July 27]] – A [[2022 Luzon earthquake|7.0 earthquake]] strikes the island of [[Luzon]] in the [[Philippines]] killing 11 people and injuring over 600.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 27 July 2022 Magnitude 7.0 Northwestern Luzon Earthquake (7 Aug 2022) - Philippines {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/27-july-2022-magnitude-70-northwestern-luzon-earthquake-7-aug-2022 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=reliefweb.int |date=August 8, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * [[July 28]]–[[August 8]] – The [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] is held in [[Birmingham]], [[England]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/62218799|title=Commonwealth Games: Birmingham set for Thursday's opening ceremony|date=28 July 2022|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> * [[July 31]] – [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], the Egyptian terrorist who became the 2nd Emir of [[al-Qaeda]] after [[Osama bin Laden]]'s [[killing of Osama bin Laden|death]] in 2011, is [[Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri|killed]] in an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan conducted by the [[United States]]' [[Central Intelligence Agency]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Kabul drone missile strike|first=Mohammad Yunus|last= Yawar|author2= Idrees Ali |author3=Jeff Mason |publisher=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-carried-out-drone-strike-afghanistan-us-officials-say-2022-08-01/|date=August 3, 2022|access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref> ===August=== *[[August 4]] **China conducts its largest ever [[2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan|military exercise]] around Taiwan in response to [[2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan|a controversial visit]] by [[Nancy Pelosi]], the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan since the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=China launches ballistic missiles during Taiwan drills |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62404233 |access-date=2022-08-04|date=2022-08-04 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Taiwan confirms multiple Chinese missile launches into waters of Taiwan strait during military drills – live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/aug/04/china-expected-to-begin-live-fire-military-exercises-near-taiwan-coast-in-wake-of-pelosi-visit-live |access-date=2022-08-04|date=2022-08-04 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> **The [[President of the Council of Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister of Peru]], [[Aníbal Torres]], resigns following multiple criminal investigations against the [[President of Peru]], [[Pedro Castillo]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-pm-torres-resigns-personal-reasons-2022-08-03/ |title=Peru PM resigns as investigations target President Castillo |newspaper=Reuters |date=3 August 2022 }}</ref> *[[August 5]]–[[August 7|7]] – [[Israel]] [[Operation Breaking Dawn|launches airstrikes]] in the [[Gaza Strip]], killing [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]] military leader [[Tayseer Jabari]]. Both parties agree to a [[ceasefire]] after three days of skirmish.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62457780 |title=Israel-Gaza: Ceasefire holds overnight after days of violence |work=BBC News| date=7 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Knell |first1=Yolande |last2=Berg |first2=Raffi |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Gaza: Palestinian militant killed as Israel strikes after threats |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62440155 |work=BBC News |access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref> * [[6 August|August 6]] – [[Terrance Drew]] is sworn in as [[List of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis|prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Loshaun |date=2022-08-06 |title=Dr Terrance Drew Sworn in as fourth PM |url=https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/dr-terrance-drew-sworn-in-as-fourth-pm/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The St Kitts Nevis Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[August 9]] – [[2022 Kenyan general election]]: [[William Ruto]] is elected as Kenya's 5th [[President of Kenya|president]], defeating longtime opposition leader [[Raila Odinga]]. His victory is certified by the nation's [[Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission|election supervisory agency]] on August 15 amid protests and violence by Odinga supporters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kbc.co.ke/iebc-officially-gazettes-william-ruto-as-the-president-elect/ |title=IEBC officially gazettes William Ruto as the President-Elect |date=August 16, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-15/kenyan-electoral-agency-prepares-to-announce-final-vote-results#xj4y7vzkg |title=Ruto declared Kenya president-elect as officials dispute outcome |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |date=August 15, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mass-brawl-breaks-out-after-27752611 |title=Mass brawl erupts after Kenyan election as tortured body found amid protests |website=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=August 16, 2022 }}</ref> * [[August 10]] – Spanish club [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] beat German club [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] 2–0 to win the [[2022 UEFA Super Cup]] played at the [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympic Stadium]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/635831/ |title=Real Madrid vs. Eintracht Frankfurt - Football Match Summary |date=August 10, 2022 }}</ref> * [[August 12]] – Indian-born British-American novelist [[Salman Rushdie]] is [[Stabbing of Salman Rushdie|stabbed multiple times]] as he is about to give a public lecture at the [[Chautauqua Institution]] in [[Chautauqua, New York]], United States.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=Joshua|date=August 12, 2022|title=Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York|url=https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|access-date=August 12, 2022|publisher=Associated Press |language=en|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812152059/https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Staniszewski|first=Eugene J.|date=August 12, 2022|title=State Police are investigating an attack on author Salman Rushdie|url=https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|access-date=August 12, 2022|publisher=New York State Police Newsroom|language=en|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812214959/https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[August 17]] – [[Turkey]] and [[Israel]] agree to [[Israel–Turkey relations|restore full diplomatic relations]] after a period of tensions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic relations |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/17/turkey-israel-to-restore-full-diplomatic-relations |access-date=2022-08-23 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> * [[August 19]] – The [[Abazović Cabinet|coalition government]] of [[Prime Minister of Montenegro|Montenegrin prime minister]] [[Dritan Abazović]] collapses after the 81-seat [[Parliament of Montenegro]] passes a motion of no confidence in a vote of 50–1, following dispute within the coalition over an agreement the government signed with the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-19 |title=Montenegro Government Toppled by No-Confidence Vote |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2022/08/19/montenegro-government-toppled-by-no-confidence-vote/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-20 |title=Montenegro's parliament passes no-confidence motion on cabinet |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegros-parliament-passes-no-confidence-motion-cabinet-2022-08-20/ |access-date=2022-08-20}}</ref> * [[August 27]] – [[September 11]] – The [[2022 Asia Cup]] is held in the [[United Arab Emirates]], and [[2022 Asia Cup Final|is won]] by [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/format-venue-of-asia-cup-2022-and-2023-confirmed|title=Format, venue of Asia Cup 2022 and 2023 confirmed|date=October 15, 2021|website=Cricketpakistan.com.pk|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> * [[August 28]] – [[2022 Pakistan floods]]: Pakistan declares a "climate catastrophe" and appeals for international assistance, as the death toll from recent flooding in the country exceeds 1,000, the world's deadliest flood since 2017. Several nations, alongside the UN, pledge millions in funding for aid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan floods: Appeals for aid as 119 more die in a day |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62704004 |date=28 August 2022|access-date=28 August 2022 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan declares floods a 'climate catastrophe' as death toll tops 1,000 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/28/pakistans-south-braces-for-deluge-as-death-toll-from-floods-tops-1000 |date=28 August 2022|access-date=28 August 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> === September === * [[September 1]] – The [[United Nations|UN]] releases [[UN Human Rights Office report on Xinjiang|a report]] stating that the Chinese government's [[Xinjiang internment camps]] and [[Uyghur genocide|treatment of]] [[Uyghurs]] may constitute [[crimes against humanity]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=China's treatment of Uyghur community 'may constitute crimes against humanity', UN says |url=https://news.sky.com/story/chinas-treatment-of-uyghur-community-may-constitute-crimes-against-humanity-un-says-12686547 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> * [[September 2]] – [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[G7]] economies agree to impose a [[Price ceiling|price cap]] on [[Petroleum industry in Russia|Russian petroleum exports]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Alex Stambaugh |author2=Julia Horowitz |author3=Michelle Toh |title=G7 countries agree to cap the price of Russian oil |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/business/russia-oil-price-cap-g7-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |publisher=CNN Business |date=September 2, 2022 }}</ref> * [[September 5]] – A [[2022 Luding earthquake|6.8 earthquake]] strikes [[Luding County]] in [[Sichuan province]], [[China]], killing 117 and injuring 424.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 China Earthquake |url=https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/2022-china-earthquake/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Center for Disaster Philanthropy |date=September 20, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[September 6]] – [[Liz Truss]] is appointed [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] after winning the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=David |title=Truss wins Tory leadership race and faces daunting challenge as PM |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/liz-truss-rishi-sunak-balmoral-boris-johnson-b2160000.html |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=The Independent |date=5 September 2022}}</ref> * [[September 8]] – Queen [[Elizabeth II]] of the [[United Kingdom]] and 14 other [[Commonwealth realms]] [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|dies]] at [[Balmoral Castle]] in Scotland at the age of 96. Her son [[Charles III]] succeeds her as King.<ref name="elizadeath2">{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Britain's new monarch to be known as King Charles III |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/ |access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref><ref name="elizadeth">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886 |title=Queen Elizabeth II has died |work=BBC News }}</ref> * [[September 11]] – The [[2022 Swedish general election]] is held to elect all 349 seats of the [[Riksdag]]. Prime Minister [[Magdalena Andersson]] resigns after her centre-left bloc narrowly loses to a bloc of right-wing parties, 176 seats to 173; Andersson is succeeded as prime minister by [[Ulf Kristersson]] in October.<ref>{{cite news |title=Magdalena Andersson: Swedish PM resigns as right-wing parties win vote |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62908902|access-date=15 September 2022|date=15 September 2022|website=BBC News}}</ref> * [[September 12]] – [[September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes]]: [[Azerbaijan]] attacks [[Armenia]]n positions near the cities of [[Vardenis]], [[Goris]], [[Sotk]] and [[Jermuk]], and occupies certain areas of its territory along the [[Armenia–Azerbaijan border]]. Over the next few days, more than 100 Armenian soldiers are killed in the clashes, while Azerbaijan acknowledges 71 fatalities among its forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Armenia says 105 troops killed in Azerbaijan border clashes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62828239 |access-date=15 September 2022|date=15 September 2022 |website=BBC News}}</ref> * [[September 14]]–[[September 20|20]] – [[2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes]]: Dozens are killed as sporadic clashes occur between Kyrgyz and Tajik troops along their [[Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border|countries' respective border]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kyrgyzstan says death toll from border conflict rises to 36|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/kyrgyzstan-says-death-toll-border-conflict-rises-36-2022-09-18/|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=18 September 2022}}</ref> * September 14–[[September 25|25]] – The [[Atlantic hurricane]] [[Hurricane Fiona|Fiona]] hits [[Guadeloupe]], [[Puerto Rico]], the [[Dominican Republic]], the [[Lucayan Archipelago]], [[Bermuda]], and [[Eastern Canada]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-24 |title=Hurricane Fiona: Canada hit by 'historic, extreme event' |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63011195 |access-date=2022-09-29}}</ref> * [[September 16]] – [[Mahsa Amini protests|Protests]] erupt in [[Iran]] following the [[death of Mahsa Amini]] in the custody of the country's "[[Guidance Patrol|morality police]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=The Protests in Iran Have Shaken the Islamic Republic to Its Core|url=https://time.com/6216024/iran-protests-islamic-republic-response/|access-date=2022-09-25|magazine=Time}}</ref> * [[September 19]] – The [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|state funeral]] of [[Elizabeth II]] is held in [[Westminster Abbey]], [[London]]. Her coffin is then taken by procession to [[Windsor Castle]] for burial with [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|her husband]], parents and [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|sister]] in the [[King George VI Memorial Chapel]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-16 |title=Queen's funeral plans: What will happen on the day |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60617519 |access-date=2022-09-18}}</ref> The funeral is speculated to be the most watched television event in world history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queen Elizabeth II's funeral may be the most-watched broadcast of all time |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/video/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-may-161509117.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=finance.yahoo.com |date=September 20, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[September 21]] – [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: Following a major [[2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive|counteroffensive]] by Ukraine in the east of the country, Putin announces a [[2022 Russian mobilization|partial mobilisation]] of Russia and [[Nuclear threats during the Russian invasion of Ukraine|threatens nuclear retaliation]], saying "this is not a bluff".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukraine war live: Putin announces 'partial mobilisation' of Russia and threatens nuclear retaliation saying 'I'm not bluffing' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/sep/21/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-blinken-calls-moscows-referendum-attempts-a-sham-zelenskiy-to-speak-at-un |access-date=21 September 2022|date=21 September 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> * [[September 22]]–[[October 1]] – The [[2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup]] is held in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref name=Host>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/australia-announced-as-host-of-the-fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2022|title=Australia announced as host of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022|publisher=FIBA|date=26 March 2020}}</ref> In the final, [[United States]] wins 83–61 against [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2022/news/near-16-000-sydney-crowd-sees-usa-sink-china-for-11th-title|title=USA sink China for 11th title: World Champions!|date=1 October 2022|publisher=FIBA}}</ref> * [[September 24]] – The [[2022 Nauruan parliamentary election]] was held which saw [[Ubenide Constituency|Ubenide]] parliament member [[Russ Kun]] be elected [[President of Nauru|president]] by parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-29 |title=Nauru's new President takes oath |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/475732/nauru-s-new-president-takes-oath |access-date=29 September 2022 |publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |language=en-nz}}</ref> * [[September 25]] – The [[2022 Italian general election]] is held to elect all 400 seats of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] and 200 seats of the [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Senate of the Republic]] (reduced from 630 and 215 respectively according to the outcome of the [[2020 Italian constitutional referendum|2020 constitutional referendum]]).<ref>{{cite news|date=21 July 2022|title=Italy's Mattarella dissolves parliament, election set for 25 September|url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/21/italys-president-mattarella-dissolves-parliament-orders-new-election|access-date=22 July 2022|website=Euronews}}</ref> Observers commented that the results shifted the [[geopolitics]] of the [[European Union]], following [[far-right]] gains in France, Spain, and Sweden.<ref>{{cite news|last1=D'Emilio|first1=Frances|last2=Winfield|first2=Nicole|last3=Zampano|first3=Giada|date=26 September 2022|title=Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-elections-migration-economy-866fe6cb6a35cc96aaff064a832acaf6|access-date=26 September 2022|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Jason|title=Giorgia Meloni Wins Voting in Italy, in Breakthrough for Europe's Hard Right|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/world/europe/italy-meloni-prime-minister.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2022|work=The New York Times|date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927040606/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/world/europe/italy-meloni-prime-minister.html|archive-date=27 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="Lemire 2022">{{cite news|last=Lemire|first=Jonathan|date=26 September 2022|title=White House anxiously watches Meloni's rise to power|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/26/white-house-anxiously-watches-melonis-rise-to-power-00058935|access-date=27 September 2022|website=Politico}}</ref> It was also noted that the election outcome would mark Italy's most [[right-wing]] government since 1945.<ref name="DW results">{{cite news|date=26 September 2022|title=Italy election: Meloni says center-right bloc has 'clear' mandate|publisher=Deutsche Welle|url=https://www.dw.com/en/italy-election-meloni-says-center-right-bloc-has-clear-mandate/a-63233616|access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Leali|first1=Giorgio|last2=Roberts|first2=Hannah|date=25 September 2022|title=Italy on track to elect most right-wing government since Mussolini|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-election-exit-poll-far-right-giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-berlusconi-salvini-mario-draghi/|access-date=27 September 2022|website=Politico}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Braithwaite|first1=Sharon|last2=DiDonato|first2=Valentina|last3=Fox|first3=Kara|last4=Mortensen|first4=Antonia|last5=Nadeau|first5=Barbie Latza|last6=Ruotolo|first6=Nicola|date=26 September 2022|title=Giorgia Meloni claims victory to become Italy's most far-right prime minister since Mussolini|publisher=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/25/europe/italy-election-results-intl/index.html|access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> * [[September 26]] **[[NASA|NASA's]] [[Double Asteroid Redirection Test|DART]] crashes into the asteroid [[Dimorphos]] in a first test of potential [[Asteroid impact avoidance|planetary defense]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=NASA's DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test|date=September 26, 2022 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-dart-mission-hits-asteroid-in-first-ever-planetary-defense-test|access-date=2022-09-26|publisher=NASA}}</ref> **The [[2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage|Nord Stream pipeline sabotage]] occurs by an unknown perpetrator off the coast of Denmark with explosions on two pipelines leaving them inoperable.<ref name="Liboreiro 2022">{{cite web | last=Liboreiro | first=Jorge | title=Explosions recorded before discovery of major Baltic Sea gas leaks | website=euronews | date=2022-09-27 | url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/27/denmark-and-sweden-issue-navigation-warnings-over-nord-stream-gas-leaks | access-date=2023-01-10}}</ref> * [[September 27]]–[[September 30|30]] – [[Hurricane Ian]] impacts [[Cuba]] and the [[United States]], causing catastrophic damage to both nations, killing at least 157 people, 16 missing, and leaving millions without power, including the entire nation of Cuba.<ref>{{cite news |title=Historic search-and-rescue operation underway as Ian's death toll reaches 87 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biden-visit-florida-puerto-rico-hurricane-ian-devastation-rcna50348 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003041758/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biden-visit-florida-puerto-rico-hurricane-ian-devastation-rcna50348 |archive-date=3 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salahieh |first=Nouran |date=2022-10-04 |title=Hurricane Ian's death toll rises as crews in Florida go door to door in search for survivors in decimated neighborhoods |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/us/hurricane-ian-florida-recovery-tuesday/index.html |access-date=2022-10-04 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}</ref> * [[September 27]] – Russian occupation authorities in [[Ukraine]] claim that their [[2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine|annexation referendums]] show an overwhelming support for the [[annexation]] by Russia of the [[Donetsk People's Republic]], the [[Luhansk People's Republic]], and parts of [[Kherson Oblast]] and [[Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Zaporizhzhia Oblast]]. However, the voting is widely dismissed as a [[sham election|sham referendum]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/first-partial-results-show-over-96-occupied-ukraine-regions-favour-joining-2022-09-27/ |title=Moscow's proxies in occupied Ukraine regions report big votes to join Russia |newspaper=Reuters |date=September 28, 2022 |last1=Trevelyan |first1=Mark }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-moscow-referendums-1780c30715ce49723629d05c5e2f3238 |title=Kremlin announces vote, paves way to annex part of Ukraine |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date=September 27, 2022 }}</ref> * [[September 30]] ** [[Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine]]: Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] signs treaties absorbing the occupied regions of [[Donetsk Oblast|Donetsk]], [[Luhansk Oblast|Luhansk]], [[Kherson Oblast|Kherson]] and [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Zaporizhzhia]] into the [[Russia|Russian Federation]]. This annexation is seen as a breach of international law by the global community.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/30/world/russia-ukraine-war-news |title=Putin Frames Illegal Annexation as Part of Existential Battle with West |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 30, 2022 |last1=Troianovski |first1=Anton }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/29/putin-to-sign-treaty-annexing-territories-in-ukraine-kremlin-says |title=Putin signs decrees paving way for annexing Ukraine territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 29, 2022 }}</ref> ** [[Burkina Faso]]'s military junta [[September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état|is overthrown]] by the country's second coup of the year, led by army captain [[Ibrahim Traoré]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-30 |title=Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-army-captain-announces-overthrow-military-government-2022-09-30/ |access-date=2022-09-30}}</ref> ===October=== * [[October 1]] – A fatal [[Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster|human crush]] occurs during an association football match at [[Kanjuruhan Stadium]] in [[Malang Regency]], [[East Java]], [[Indonesia]], killing 135 people and injuring more than 500.<ref>{{cite news |last=Novelize |first=Andry |title=Fakta-Fakta Tragedi Kanjuruhan Tewaskan 125 Orang, Ratusan Terluka |trans-title=Kanjuruhan Tragedy Kills 125 People, Hundreds Injured |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20221003060036-20-855458/fakta-fakta-tragedi-kanjuruhan-tewaskan-125-orang-ratusan-terluka |access-date=3 October 2022 |publisher=CNN Indonesia |date=3 October 2022 |location=Jakarta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Budi |first=Mulia |title=Update Data Korban Tragedi Kanjuruhan: 131 Orang Meninggal, 547 Luka |trans-title=Update on the Victims of the Kanjuruhan Tragedy: 131 People Died, 547 Injured |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-6335770/update-data-korban-tragedi-kanjuruhan-131-orang-meninggal-547-luka |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=[[detik.com]] |date=7 October 2022}}</ref> * [[October 5]] – [[OPEC|OPEC+]] imposes a production cut of up to 2 million barrels per day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meredith |first=Sam |title=OPEC+ to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day to shore up prices, defying U.S. pressure |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/05/oil-opec-imposes-deep-production-cuts-in-a-bid-to-shore-up-prices.html |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=CNBC |date=October 5, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * [[October 8]] – [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: An [[2022 Crimean Bridge explosion|explosion]] occurs on the [[Crimean Bridge]] connecting [[Crimea]] and [[Russia]], killing three and causing a partial collapse of the only road bridge between the Crimean Peninsula and the Russian mainland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blast causes only Crimea-Russia bridge to collapse |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-63183783 |date=8 October 2022 |access-date=8 October 2022 |work=BBC News}}</ref> Two days later, [[10 October 2022 missile strikes on Ukraine|retaliatory missile strikes]] are conducted by Russia across Ukraine, the most widespread since the start of the invasion, notably including [[October 2022 Kyiv missile strikes|attacks on Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Paul |date=10 October 2022 |title=Shock and horror after Russia's wave of strikes across Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63199721 |work=BBC News |location=Kyiv |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref> * [[October 16]]–[[October 23|23]] – The [[20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party]] is held. [[Xi Jinping]] is elected as [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party|General Secretary]] by the [[Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party|Central Committee]], beginning a third term as the [[paramount leader]] of [[China]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Ling Li |date=2021-11-11 |title=How Xi Jinping could rule China for life |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/11/how-xi-jinping-could-rule-china-life/ |access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author1=Jeremy Page |author2=Lingling Wei |author3=Chun Han Wong |date=2017-10-18 |title=Chinese Power Play: Xi Sets Stage for a More Muscular Role at Home and Abroad |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinpings-power-plays-set-the-stage-for-a-long-encore-1508232605 |access-date=2022-01-15 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 30, 2022 |title=China to hold 20th CCP Congress on October 16 |website=Al Mayadeen |url=https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/china-to-hold-20th-ccp-congress-on-october-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Xi Jinping elected general secretary of CPC Central Committee: communique|url=https://english.news.cn/20221023/289564cb819a4af2ba3cb6fb1cad5177/c.html|publisher=Xinhua News Agency|date=2022-10-23|access-date=2022-10-23}}</ref> * [[October 20]] – After 45 days in office, [[Liz Truss]] announced her resignation as leader of the Conservative Party and her intention to resign as prime minister of the United Kingdom.<ref name="youtube=sxT9gOS6_j0">{{cite AV media |date=20 October 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxT9gOS6_j0 |title=Prime Minister Liz Truss's resignation statement |publisher=[[10 Downing Street]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117005904/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxT9gOS6_j0 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[October 25]] – Amid a [[October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|government crisis]], [[Rishi Sunak]] becomes [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], following the resignation of [[Liz Truss]] the previous week resulting in a 50-day tenure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2022 |title=Sunak is next PM as Mordaunt drops out of leadership race |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-63327087 |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=BBC News |language=en}}</ref> * [[October 28]] **[[Elon Musk]] completes [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk|his $44 billion acquisition]] of [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2022 |title=Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63402338 |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=BBC News |language=en}}</ref> **[[Sam Matekane]] is sworn in as [[Prime Minister of Lesotho|Prime Minister]] of [[Lesotho]] after securing a victory in the 7 October [[2022 Lesotho general election|elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/diamond-magnate-sam-matekane-takes-over-as-lesothos-prime-minister/2723621|title=Diamond magnate Sam Matekane takes over as Lesotho's prime minister|website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref> * [[October 29]] **At least 158 people are killed and another 197 injured in a [[Seoul Halloween crowd crush|crowd crush]] during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea.<ref>{{cite news |title=At Least 149 Dead, 76 Injured in Stampede in Itaewon, Seoul |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=173416 |access-date=30 October 2022 |publisher=[[KBS World]] |date=30 October 2022}}</ref> **A [[October 2022 Mogadishu bombings|double car bombing]] by [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|al-Shabaab]] in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]] kills at least 121 people and injures around 300.<ref>{{Cite web |title=At Least 100 Killed in Mogadishu Bombing, President Says |date=October 30, 2022 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/at-least-100-killed-in-mogadishu-bombing-president-says/6811491.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |publisher=VOA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=At least 100 killed and 300 injured as Somalia's capital hit by two explosions |url=https://news.sky.com/story/somalias-capital-hit-by-two-explosions-leaving-scores-dead-or-injured-12733141 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> **[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: In response to an alleged Ukrainian [[Drone warfare|drone attack]] against the [[Black Sea Fleet]], Russia withdraw from a [[United Nations|U.N.]]-brokered deal on the shipment of grain, which had brought down soaring global [[food prices]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-government-and-politics-3b563bd6f79f815c7e9f33505dd25334 |access-date=30 October 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |date=30 October 2022}}</ref> * [[October 30]] **[[2022 Brazilian general election]]: [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] defeats incumbent [[Jair Bolsonaro]] in a [[2022 Brazilian general election#Candidates in runoff|runoff]] election after neither candidate secured a majority in the first round of voting. Lula da Silva is the first president elected three times, and also the oldest one, at 77.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-election-enters-runoff-bolsonaro-dashes-lulas-hope-quick-win-2022-10-03/ |title=Brazil markets soar as Bolsonaro's strong showing sparks runoff vote |newspaper=Reuters |date=October 3, 2022 |last1=Araujo |first1=Gabriel |last2=Marcello |first2=Maria Carolina }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Paraguassu |first1=Lisandra |last2=Stargardter |first2=Gabriel |date=2022-10-30 |title=Lula defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil's runoff election, pollster Datafolha says |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-votes-heated-bolsonaro-vs-lula-presidential-runoff-2022-10-30/ |access-date=2022-10-30}}</ref> **The [[2022 Morbi bridge collapse|collapse of a suspension bridge]] in Gujarat, India, leaves at least 135 dead.<ref>{{cite news |title=Over 100 people die in Morbi bridge collapse, says Gujarat Information Department |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/over-100-people-die-in-morbi-bridge-collapse-says-gujarat-information-department/articleshow/95189815.cms?from=mdr |access-date=31 October 2022 |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=31 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=India in shock as bridge disaster toll rises to 141 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-india-63452531 |access-date=31 October 2022 |publisher=BBC News |date=31 October 2022}}</ref> ===November=== * [[November 1]] **[[2022 Israeli legislative election]]: A [[National camp|bloc]] of right-wing and far-right political parties led by former [[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] wins a 64-seat majority (out of 120), allowing him to be sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel for a third time in December.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/11/02/netanyahu-seems-on-track-to-be-israels-next-prime-minister |title=Netanyahu seems on track to be Israel's next prime minister |newspaper=The Economist }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-ben-gvir-win-marks-the-elevation-of-jewish-israel-above-democratic-israel/ |title=Netanyahu, Ben Gvir win marks the elevation of Jewish Israel above democratic Israel |website=[[The Times of Israel]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-85-of-votes-tallied-netanyahu-on-verge-of-breaking-deadlock-regaining-power/?utm_source=article_hpsidebar&utm_medium=desktop_site&utm_campaign=netanyahu-ben-gvir-win-marks-the-elevation-of-jewish-israel-above-democratic-israel |title=With 86% of votes tallied, Netanyahu headed for decisive comeback victory |website=[[The Times of Israel]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=December 29, 2022 |title=Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as leader of Israel's likely most right-wing government ever |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/29/middleeast/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-swearing-in-intl/index.html |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref> **[[2022 Danish general election]]: A bloc of left-leaning political parties wins a narrow one-seat majority of 90 seats.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Adrienne |last2=Davis |first2=Alys |date=November 2, 2022 |title=Denmark election: Centre-left bloc comes out on top |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63481675 |access-date=24 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2 November 2022 |title=Danish left-wing bloc retains a majority in parliament |work=[[France 24]] |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221102-danish-left-wing-bloc-retains-a-majority-in-parliament |access-date=24 November 2022}}</ref> Incumbent [[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]] Mette Frederiksen's [[Frederiksen II Cabinet|second government]] takes office in December not using the left-leaning majority but instead consisting of {{Lang|da|[[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]]|italic=no}} and the [[Moderates (Denmark)|Moderates]]. *[[November 2]]–[[November 3|3]] – [[Tigray War]]: The [[Ethiopian Government|Ethiopian government]] and the [[TPLF]] agree to a formal cessation of hostilities, signing a [[Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement|peace agreement]] in [[Pretoria]], [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=York |first=Geoffrey |date=2 November 2022 |title=Ethiopia and Tigray sign peace agreement in bid to end devastating war |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ethiopia-tigray-peace-agreement/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102204400/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ethiopia-tigray-peace-agreement/ |archive-date=2 November 2022 |website=The Globe and Mail}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2022 |title=Official version of AU-led Ethiopia peace agreement |url=https://addisstandard.com/official-version-of-au-led-ethiopia-peace-agreement/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101142245/https://addisstandard.com/official-version-of-au-led-ethiopia-peace-agreement/ |archive-date=1 January 2023 |website=[[Addis Standard]]}}</ref> * [[November 6]]–[[November 18|18]] – The [[2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference]] (COP27) on [[climate change mitigation]] takes place in [[Sharm el-Sheikh]], Egypt.<ref name="cop27">{{cite news |last1=Dickie |first1=Gloria |title=COP27: World on track to increase emissions 10.6% by 2030 - UN report |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cop27-world-track-increase-emissions-106-by-2030-un-report-2022-10-26/ |access-date=31 October 2022 |publisher=Reuters |date=26 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Friedman |first1=Lisa |title=What Is COP27? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/cop27-climate-change-summit.html |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 October 2022}}</ref> * [[November 11]] **The [[cryptocurrency exchange]] [[FTX]], once valued at $18 billion,<ref name=valued>{{Cite news|last=Osipovich|first=Alexander|date=20 July 2017|title=Crypto Exchange FTX Valued at $18 Billion in Funding Round|language=en-US|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-exchange-ftx-valued-at-18-billion-in-funding-round-11626800455|access-date=28 December 2022|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> [[bankruptcy proceedings|files]] for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy|Chapter 11]] [[Bankruptcy of FTX|bankruptcy]],<ref name=filed>{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Jeremy |title=FTX Goes Bankrupt in Stunning Reversal for Crypto Exchange |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-11/ftx-com-goes-bankrupt-in-stunning-reversal-for-crypto-exchange |access-date=28 December 2022|work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=11 November 2022}}</ref> in a collapse that affects the [[cryptocurrency]] environment.<ref name=far>{{cite magazine |last1= Khalili|first1=Joel |title=The Fallout of the FTX Collapse|url=https://www.wired.com/story/the-fallout-of-the-ftx-collapse/|access-date=28 December 2022|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=11 November 2022}}</ref><ref name=protect>{{cite news |last1= Chatterjee|first1=Sumeet|last2= Davies|first2= Megan|last3= Aftab |first3=Ahmed |last4=McCrank|first4= John |last5= Nguyen|first5=Lananh |last6=Howcroft|first6=Elizabeth |last7= Azhar|first7= Saeed |last8=Sinclair Foley|first8=John|title=After FTX collapse, pressure builds for tougher crypto rules|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/after-ftx-collapse-pressure-builds-tougher-crypto-rules-2022-12-02/|access-date=28 December 2022|work=[[Reuters]] |date=2 December 2022}}</ref> **[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] forces [[Liberation of Kherson|recapture]] [[Kherson]], the only [[Kherson Oblast|regional]] capital to be taken by [[Russia]] since the start of the war.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-63576212 |title=Ukraine military in Kherson after Russian retreat |work=BBC News |access-date=11 November 2022 |date=11 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-11-11-22/index.html |title=Russian forces retreat from key Ukrainian city of Kherson |publisher=CNN |access-date=11 November 2022 |date=11 November 2022}}</ref> * [[November 15]] **The [[world population]] [[Day of Eight Billion|reaches 8 billion]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63623307 |title=As the 8 billionth child is born, who were 5th, 6th and 7th? |work=BBC News|access-date=15 November 2022 |date=15 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unfpa.org/8billion |title=8 Billion: A World of Infinite Possibilities |publisher=United Nations Population Fund|access-date=15 November 2022 |date=15 November 2022}}</ref> **The [[2022 G20 Bali summit]] in [[Bali]], [[Indonesia]] takes place.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-23|title=India to host G20 Summit in 2023, year after 2022 meeting in Indonesia: Grouping's declaration |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/india-to-host-g20-summit-in-2023-year-after-2022-meeting-in-indonesia-groupings-declaration-9042481.html|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Firstpost}}</ref> * [[November 16]] – NASA launches [[Artemis 1]], the first uncrewed mission of its [[Space Launch System]], the most powerful rocket ever to reach orbit. The onboard [[Orion (spacecraft)|Orion]] capsule orbits the [[Moon]] before returning to Earth, as a demonstration of planned human missions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nasa: Artemis Moon rocket lifts off Earth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63643707 |work=BBC News |date=16 November 2022|access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nasa Artemis 1 launch: rocket lifts off on moon mission – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2022/nov/16/artemis-1-nasa-rocket-launch-moon-mission-space-live-updates |work=The Guardian |date=16 November 2022|access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref> * [[November 19]] – The [[2022 Malaysian general election]] results in a [[hung parliament]], which is the first in the country's history. Long-time [[Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia)|opposition leader]] [[Anwar Ibrahim]] is appointed by [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] [[Abdullah of Pahang|Abdullah]] as [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|prime minister]] five days later to break the political deadlock and form a [[unity government]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Heather |last2=Stambaugh |first2=Alex |title=Malaysia faces hung parliament for the first time in history |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/19/asia/malaysia-election-race-parliament-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=24 November 2022 |date=20 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysia's 10th Prime Minister |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/11/854566/anwar-ibrahim-sworn-malaysias-10th-prime-minister |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] |access-date=24 November 2022 |date=24 November 2022}}</ref> * [[November 19]]–[[November 26|26]] – The [[2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games]] are held in [[Santa Marta]], [[Colombia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=I Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mar y Playa 2022 |url=https://www.santamarta2022.com/ |publisher=Santa Marta 2022 |access-date=19 November 2022 |date=19 November 2022}}</ref> * [[November 20]]–[[December 18]] – The [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] is held in [[Qatar]] and [[2022 FIFA World Cup final|won]] by [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref>{{cite web |date=March 19, 2015 |title=FIFA Executive Committee confirms November/December event period for Qatar 2022 |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2015/m=3/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-november-december-event-period-for-q-2567789.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320004722/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2015/m=3/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-november-december-event-period-for-q-2567789.html |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> * [[November 20]] – [[2022 Nepalese general election]]: The [[Nepali Congress]], led by [[Prime Minister of Nepal|Prime Minister]] [[Sher Bahadur Deuba]], emerged as the largest party with 89 seats, but the governing bloc falls short of the majority by two seats, leading into likely coalition government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congress reaches out to Janamat Party chief Raut to discuss new government |url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2022/12/01/congress-reaches-out-to-janamat-party-chief-raut-to-discuss-new-government |publisher=[[Kathmandu Post]] |access-date=7 December 2022 |date=1 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ruling Nepali Congress emerges as largest party; wins 57 seats under direct voting in Nepal's House of Representatives polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/ruling-nepali-congress-emerges-as-largest-party-wins-57-seats-under-direct-voting-in-nepals-hor-polls/article66226326.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=8 December 2022 |date=5 December 2022}}</ref> * [[November 21]] – A [[2022 West Java earthquake|5.6 earthquake]] strikes near [[Cianjur]] in [[West Java]], [[Indonesia]], killing 635 people and injuring 7,700 more. * [[November 30]] – [[OpenAI]] releases [[ChatGPT]], an [[artificial intelligence]] [[chatbot]] able to answer questions and write essays.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vanian |first=Jonathan |title=Why tech insiders are so excited about ChatGPT, a chatbot that answers questions and writes essays |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/13/chatgpt-is-a-new-ai-chatbot-that-can-answer-questions-and-write-essays.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=CNBC |date=December 13, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=OpenAI's ChatGPT, launched last week, used by over 1 million in 6 days: CEO |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/openais-chatgpt-launched-last-week-used-by-over-1-million-in-6-days-ceo-101670234260469.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> === December === * [[December 2]] – The [[G7]] and [[Australia]] join the [[EU]] in imposing a cap of $60 a barrel on Russian crude oil, designed to "prevent [[Russia]] from profiting from its war of aggression against Ukraine."<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine war: Price cap on Russian oil will hit Putin immediately - US |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63843893 |work=BBC News |date=3 December 2022|access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> * [[December 5]] – The [[National Ignition Facility]] achieves [[fusion ignition]], a major milestone in the development of [[nuclear fusion power]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ft.com/content/4b6f0fab-66ef-4e33-adec-cfc345589dc7 | title=Fusion energy breakthrough by US scientists boosts clean power hopes | newspaper=Financial Times | date=December 11, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/politics/nuclear-fusion-energy-us-scientists-climate/index.html | title=US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says | CNN Politics | website=[[CNN]] | date=December 12, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nuclear-fusion-reaction-us-announcement-12-13-22/index.html | title=December 13, 2022 US officials announce nuclear fusion breakthrough | website=[[CNN]] | date=December 13, 2022 }}</ref> * [[December 7]] ** The [[Congress of the Republic of Peru|Congress]] of [[Peru]] removes [[President of Peru|President]] [[Pedro Castillo]] from office and arrests him after he tries to dissolve congress in a [[2022 Peruvian self-coup d'état attempt|coup attempt]], Vice President [[Dina Boluarte]] succeeds him.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/americas/peru-president-castillo-congress-dissolves-intl/index.html | title=Peru's President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress | website=[[CNN]] | date=December 7, 2022 }}</ref> ** After substantial [[2022 COVID-19 protests in China|protests]] against China's [[Chinese government response to COVID-19#Zero-COVID policy|Zero-COVID]] policies, the Chinese government eases on its COVID restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=China eases anti-COVID measures following protests |url=https://apnews.com/article/health-business-china-covid-economy-e5559f6062cf052a71ad6ba1ceece693 |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=November 27, 2022 |title=China Covid: Protests continue in major cities across the country |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63771109}}</ref> * [[December 17]] – [[Leo Varadkar]] succeeds [[Micheál Martin]] as [[Taoiseach]] (Prime Minister) of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], as part of a [[Rotation government|rotation]] agreement made in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/martin-to-step-down-as-taoiseach-in-december-2022-1.4279883|title=Martin to step down as Taoiseach in December 2022|first=Fiach|last=Kelly|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> * [[December 19]] – At the [[2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference|UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)]], nearly 200 countries agree a landmark deal to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe | title=Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 | work=The Guardian |date=19 December 2022|access-date=19 December 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64019324 | title=COP15: Nations reach 'historic' deal to protect nature | work=BBC News |date=19 December 2022|access-date=19 December 2022 }}</ref> * [[December 21]]–[[December 26|26]] – A [[December 2022 North American winter storm|major winter storm]] hits the northern United States and southern Canada. Killing at least 91 people, the storm also severely disrupts North American air traffic, with Southwest Airlines alone [[2022 Southwest Airlines scheduling crisis|canceling more than half of its schedule]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Aya Elamroussi,Jennifer |date=2022-12-21 |title=A 'once in a generation' winter storm will impact nearly every state and cripple Christmas travel |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-wednesday-wxn/index.html |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Solis |first=Marie |date=2023-01-01 |title=The Week in Business: Southwest's Holiday Meltdown |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/business/the-week-in-business-southwest-canceled-flights.html |access-date=2023-01-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * [[December 24]] – [[2022 Fijian general election]]: The [[Parliament of Fiji]] elects [[Sitiveni Rabuka]] as [[Prime Minister of Fiji]], defeating incumbent Prime Minister [[Frank Bainimarama]] after a contentious election.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fijis-king-maker-party-set-meet-coalition-agreement-military-remains-call-2022-12-22/ | title=Fiji's Rabuka expected to be next prime minister after king-maker party support | newspaper=Reuters | date=December 23, 2022 | last1=Craymer | first1=Lucy | last2=Needham | first2=Kirsty }}</ref> * [[December 29]] – [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian]] [[association football|football]] legend [[Pelé]] dies at the age of 82.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brazilian football legend Pele dies at age 82 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/29/brazilian-football-legend-pele-dies-aged-82 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> == Deaths == {{Main|Deaths in 2022}} == Nobel Prizes == [[File:Nobel medal.png|right|180px|Nobel medal]] {| class="sortable wikitable" |- !Category !Recipient !Country !Rationale !Source |- |rowspan=3 | [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] |{{sortname|Carolyn|Bertozzi}} |{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] |rowspan=3|for the development of [[click chemistry]] and [[bioorthogonal chemistry]] |rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/05/science/nobel-prize-chemistry-winner.html|title=Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work 'Snapping Molecules Together'|website=The New York Times|author1=Cora Engelbrecht|author2=Euan Ward|author3=Oliver Whang|date=5 October 2022|accessdate=5 October 2022}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Morten P.|Meldal}} |{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark]] |- |{{sortname|Karl Barry|Sharpless}} |{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] |- |rowspan=3 | [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Economics]] |{{sortname|Ben|Bernanke}} |{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] |rowspan=3|for research on banks and financial crises |rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://socialeurope.eu/a-noble-award-for-a-popular-misconception|title=A noble award for a 'popular misconception'|date=17 October 2022|author=Peter Bofinger|website=Social Europe|language=en|access-date=20 October 2022}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Douglas|Diamond}} |{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] |- |{{sortname|Philip H. | Dybvig}} |{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] |- |[[Nobel Prize in Literature|Literature]] |{{sortname|Annie|Ernaux}} |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[France]] |for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/06/annie-ernaux-wins-the-2022-nobel-prize-in-literature |title=Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel prize in literature |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=October 6, 2022 }}</ref> |- |rowspan=3 | [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace]] |{{sortname|Ales|Bialiatski}} |{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Belarus]] |rowspan=3|for their efforts in documenting war crimes, human rights abuses, and the abuse of power in their respective home countries |rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite news|title=Nobel peace prize 2022 awarded to human rights campaigners in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus – live|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/oct/07/nobel-peace-prize-2022-live-winners| website=The Guardian |author=Sam Jones |date=7 October 2022 |accessdate=7 October 2022}}</ref> |- |[[Memorial (society)|Memorial]] |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia]] |- |[[Center for Civil Liberties (human rights organization)|Center for Civil Liberties]] |{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Ukraine]] |- |rowspan=3 | [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Physics]] |{{sortname|Alain|Aspect}} |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[France]] |rowspan=3|for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science |rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/oct/04/nobel-prize-for-physics-quantum-mechanics-three-scientists|title=Three scientists share physics Nobel prize for quantum mechanics work|website=The Guardian|author=Nicola Davis|date=4 October 2022|access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|John|Clauser}} |{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] |- |{{sortname|Anton|Zeilinger}} |{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]] |- |[[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Physiology or Medicine]] |{{sortname|Svante|Pääbo}} |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden]] |for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63116304|title=Nobel Prize goes to Svante Paabo for Neanderthal work|date=4 October 2022|website=BBC News|language=en|access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Events by month links}} {{2020s}} [[Category:2022| ]]
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