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June 30, 2022 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russia announces that it has withdrawn from Snake Island, in the Black Sea, as a "gesture of goodwill", ending the occupation of the island that began in February. However, Ukraine says that it drove out Russian forces from the island after a massive artillery assault.
Two Israeli civilians and a soldier are injured after Palestinian militants open fire inside Joseph's Tomb in Nablus.
Business and economy
For the first time since Russia began occupying the Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, a cargo ship departs from the city's port.
Disasters and accidents
Hurricane watches are issued for Nicaragua and Costa Rica as Potential Tropical Cyclone Two is expected to form into Tropical Storm Bonnie in the coming hours.
Four people are killed and three others injured after a jeep carrying migrants crashes into a trailer in Encinal, Texas, United States.
Health and environment
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the state will distribute more than 8,000 doses of the smallpox vaccine to help combat the spread of monkeypox.
In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court rules that the Environmental Protection Agency has not received legislative authorization under the Clean Air Act to introduce regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by compelling them to change the resources from which they generate the power. This will likely reduce the United States' ability to address its environmental goals.
International relations
Law and crime
New Zealand designates American far-right groups Proud Boys and The Base as terrorist organizations.
The International Criminal Court asks for the arrest of three South Ossetian servicemen for alleged war crimes during the 2008 conflict.
The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland upholds lower court rulings that annulled anti-LGBT resolutions, known as "LGBT-free zones", that had been adopted by some local authorities.
Two police officers and a police dog are killed, and six other people are injured, in a mass shooting in Allen, Kentucky, United States. The suspect, on whom the officers were attempting to serve a warrant, is later taken into custody.
Politics and elections
The Knesset votes to disband itself and sets November 1 as the date for new elections. Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid will succeed Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister until a new government is formed.
The Kiribati High Court is left judgeless as the government of the country fires the only judge sitting on the bench at the time. The other judge had also been ordered to step down.
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