Portal:Current events/2022 June 25
June 25, 2022 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Sievierodonetsk
- The mayor of Sieverodonetsk announces that Russian forces have "fully occupied" the city. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Pro-Russian forces say that they have entered the city of Lysychansk, the last major city still held by Ukrainian forces in Luhansk Oblast, and that street-to-street fighting is underway. (First Post)
- Russia launches dozens of cruise missiles at targets in multiple Ukrainian cities, including Yavoriv, Zhytomyr, and Desna. At least 20 missiles were fired from Belarusian airspace. (Reuters) (Yahoo! News)
- Battle of Sievierodonetsk
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Oslo shooting
- Two people are killed and 21 others injured during mass shootings at three separate sites in central Oslo, Norway, including a gay nightclub. An Iranian-Norwegian man is arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism. The motive is suspected to be Islamic extremism. (BBC News) (NRK)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A 16-year-old Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli custody after being shot yesterday by soldiers in Silwad, West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
- Anglophone Crisis
- Akwaya massacre
- Twenty-six people are killed in an attack in Akwaya district, Southwest region, Cameroon. (Reuters)
- Akwaya massacre
Arts and culture
- Miss International Queen 2022
- Fuschia Anne Ravena of the Philippines is crowned Miss International Queen, widely regarded as the world's largest beauty pageant for trans women, in Pattaya, Thailand. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Kish Island, Iran, killing one person and injuring 31 others. (AP)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- The World Health Organization declares that monkeypox is not yet a public health emergency of international concern. (NBC News)
- Japan reports a record high temperature for the month of June of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. (Kyodo News)
International relations
- Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations. (France 24)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Ecuadorian protests
- The National Assembly convenes to debate the possible removal of president Guillermo Lasso amidst ongoing protests. (La Nación)
- Gun politics in the United States
- U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law. (CNN)
Sports
- 2022 Mediterranean Games
- The 19th Mediterranean Games opens in Oran, Algeria. (Mundo Deportivo)