Brazil An unusually cold spell of weather hits southern Brazil. A meteorological station in Gama noted the lowest temperature since the beginning of weather observations (1963) in the Federal District, which contains the capital, Brasília, at 1.4 C. Several locations in the area have also seen snowfall, which is very rare in the country.
Murder–suicide Four people (including the perpetrator) are killed in a murder–suicide in Harris County, Texas.
Mass shooting Two people are killed and seven wounded during a mass shooting near a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Enlargement of NATO President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterates that he will vote against the admittance of Finland and Sweden into NATO, effectively preventing their accession. Erdoğan has accused the two countries of supporting the Kurdistan Workers Party and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units, which Turkey considers to be terrorist organizations.
2022 monkeypox outbreak Bavarian Nordic announces that it will supply the Imvanex vaccine to Europe in response to the monkeypox outbreak.
Spain has confirmed the diagnoses of seven monkeypox cases, with many others still being tested, amid an unusual outbreak in Europe.
COVID-19 pandemic India reports their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in Hyderabad, Telangana.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) votes to recommend a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 years old.
Sfax Four people are killed and 10 are missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia.
Jalisco Fourteen people are killed and 20 others are injured after a bus's brakes malfunction, causing it to crash on a highway in Jalisco, Mexico.
2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis Sri Lanka defaults on its debt for the first time in the country's history as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years.
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The United States Senate votes 86-11 to pass a $40 billion package aimed at sending aid to Ukraine. The legislation will head to U.S. President Joe Biden for his signature.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency says that a foreign vessel has been attacked off the coast of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
Insurgency in the Maghreb Jihadist fighters raid a military base in Madjoari Department, Burkina Faso, killing eleven soldiers and wounding 24 more.