Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that his country's military goals are no longer limited to the Donbas region and have expanded to also include "the Kherson region, the Zaporizhzhia region and a number of other territories".
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July 20, 2022 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Al-Shabaab raids Yeed and Aato in Bakool, Somalia, near the Ethiopian border. Fourteen Ethiopian police officers and three civilians are killed.
Iraqi government and regional authorities claim that Turkish Armed Forces fired four missiles at a resort in the Zakho District of Kurdistan Region in Iraq, killing eight Iraqi tourists and injuring 23 others.
Business and economy
Inflation in the United Kingdom increased to 9.4% last month, breaking a 40-year record, as food and fuel prices continue to increase.
The European Commission tells EU member states to reduce gas usage by 15% until March 2023 as part of an emergency plan after President Vladimir Putin warns that Russian supplies of natural gas could be reduced further.
Ukraine's government, facing an estimated 35% to 45% decrease in GDP, asks its international creditors to freeze its debt payments for two years, including a $1.2 billion debt payment due at the beginning of September. The proposal is backed by major Western governments and other major lenders.
Disasters and accidents
A United States Army soldier is killed and nine others are injured after a lightning strike at a training area at Fort Gordon in Georgia.
Six federal states of Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein) see their all-time high records beaten, with the highest temperature, 40.3 °C (104.5 °F), set at Bad Mergentheim.
International relations
The Foreign Ministry of Syria announces that the country is formally suspending diplomatic relations with Ukraine.
Politics and elections
Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is declared the winner of the election, defeating his closest rival, Dullas Alahapperuma, by 134 votes to 82.
Penny Mordaunt is eliminated from the leadership election in the fifth round of voting.
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