Washington Redskins name controversy It is announced that, starting in the 2022 NFL season, the Washington Football Team will be renamed as the Washington Commanders in order to replace the Redskins name, considered a racial slur, which was retired in mid-2020 following the nationwide George Floyd protests.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports Six players from the Danish men's national hockey team test positive for COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics.
It is announced that Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin will miss the upcoming NHL All-Star game after testing positive for COVID-19.
Canadian Opposition Leader Canadian Opposition Leader Erin O'Toole is removed from his leadership position in a 73–45 no-confidence vote by his party. Deputy Leader Candice Bergen is announced as the interim leader of the party.
COVID-19 pandemic Tonga enters a nationwide lockdown after the country reported its first locally transmitted COVID-19 cases.
France begins to lift the mandatory outdoor mask wearing and work from home orders despite a high number of COVID-19 cases.
Kinshasa power cable collapse A power cable collapse kills at least 26 people in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
CNN CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns for failing to disclose that he was in a relationship with the network's executive vice president. The relationship was discovered during a misconduct investigation into the network's former anchor Chris Cuomo.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkish airstrikes target PKK and SDF positions in Northern Iraq and Syria, killing 12 people and injuring 17 others.
2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says that gunmen tried to kill him and his entire cabinet at the government palace yesterday during the coup d'état attempt. The heavy gunfire, which lasted for five hours, resulted in the deaths of at least four attackers and two guards. The attackers are said to be "linked to drug trafficking in the country".
Ituri conflict Over 60 people are killed by CODECO militiamen during a mass stabbing at a camp for internally displaced people in Djugu, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announces that the Pentagon will deploy 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe in order to defend its allies and counter Russian aggression against Ukraine.
A video is shown of troops from the Armed Forces of Belarus and the Eastern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces conducting military drills and "combat cohesions" in Belarus amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.