Heat wave An unusually strong and early heat wave increases temperatures above 40 C in Spain. Seville records a temperature of 41.0 C, beating its all-time high for May, while the hottest settlement, Andújar, ties the record with 42.3 C. Several settlements in France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and western Austria beat all-time high records for the month.
San Bernardino One person is killed and eight others wounded after a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, United States.
Republic of Argentina An Argentinian court finds the Republic of Argentina guilty for the 1924 Napalpí massacre.
Uvdal Three people are wounded, one critically, by a stabbing attack in Uvdal and Nore, Norway. Police say that the attack was due to a domestic dispute between the perpetrator and his wife.
2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute Russia announces that it will suspend its supply of natural gas to Finland beginning at 4:00 GMT tomorrow due to Finland's refusal to comply with Russia's demand that gas be paid for in rubles.
South China Sea dispute The Philippines says that it has established coast guard outposts on three Filipino-controlled islands of the Spratlys in the South China Sea.
2022 monkeypox outbreak Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands confirm their first cases of monkeypox.
Australia and Israel announce their first suspected cases of monkeypox, both in people who had recently travelled to Europe.
The World Health Organization holds an emergency meeting in response to the recent monkeypox outbreak.
Ramban district Ten people are killed after a tunnel collapses in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Tornadoes of 2022 Two people are killed and 43 injured after a rare tornado hits the city of Gaylord, Michigan, United States.
A tornado passes through the city of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, leaving a man dead and 43 injured and several buildings severely damaged.
Transport for London Transport for London announces their intention to consult on an expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone to cover almost all of Greater London beginning on 23 August 2023.
Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II The Cabinet Office announces that eight British towns will become cities as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. The new cities are Milton Keynes, Colchester, and Doncaster in England, Dunfermline in Scotland, Wrexham in Wales, and Bangor in Northern Ireland, as well as Stanley, Falkland Islands, and Douglas, Isle of Man, which become the first towns in the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, respectively, to receive city status.
Tigray War The Tigray People's Liberation Front announces it will release 4,028 Ethiopian prisoners of war as part of the Tigrayan peace process.
Arab–Israeli conflict Syrian state media says that Israeli airstrikes have killed three soldiers close to Damascus.
Russo-Ukrainian War Ukraine says that it has repelled a Russian advance on the cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk in Luhansk Oblast. Authorities say that twelve people were killed in the offensive and that over 60 houses were destroyed.
Russia says that its forces have seized the Azovstal steel plant after the last remaining Ukrainian troops surrender.
Ukraine's chief military command orders all remaining troops in the Azovstal steel plant to stop defending Mariupol.