Three people evacuating in a minibus are killed by Russian shelling near Kherson Oblast, according to Ukraine's Operational Command South. (The Guardian) 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine link embed save
Fifty-three people are injured after a suspected gas leak in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. (Reuters) link embed save
California declares a state of emergency due to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak. (UPI) 2022 monkeypox outbreak in California2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States2022 monkeypox outbreak link embed save
South Korea surpasses 20 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the eighth country to do so. (The Chosun Ilbo) COVID-19 pandemic in South KoreaCOVID-19 pandemic in AsiaCOVID-19 pandemic link embed save
The Department of Health announces that the Philippines have reported their first two cases of the Omicron BA.2.75 variant in two individuals from Western Visayas. (GMA), (Rappler) COVID-19 pandemic in the PhilippinesCOVID-19 pandemic in AsiaCOVID-19 pandemic link embed save
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan despite Chinese threats of military action in response to her visit. Pelosi is the most senior U.S. official to visit the self-governing island since Newt Gingrich in 1997. (CBC) Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visitTaiwan–United States relations link embed save
The People's Liberation Army is placed on high alert and says that it will launch "targeted military operations" in response to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. (Reuters) Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visitTaiwan–United States relations link embed save
In the first legal challenge to a state's abortion law since the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Department of Justice (DOJ) files a lawsuit in a federal court against the state of Idaho to block a state law that the DOJ says imposes a "near-absolute ban" on abortion in Idaho. (Reuters) Abortion in the United States link embed save
In the first referendum since the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Kansas voters reject an amendment in the state constitution that would grant state lawmakers the ability to apply anti-abortion restrictions. (ABC News), (BBC News) 2022 Kansas Value Them Both AmendmentAbortion in KansasAbortion in the United States link embed save
The Russian Supreme Court declares the Azov Regiment a terrorist organization. (Euractiv) link embed save