War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine In the first trial for war crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin, a Russian soldier, is sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a 62-year-old civilian.
Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to launch a new military incursion into northern Syria, targeting US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces and expanding its occupation zone along Syria's northern border with Turkey.
Cross-Strait relations U.S. President Joe Biden states that American troops would defend Taiwan militarily in the event of a Chinese invasion, a departure from a traditional policy of strategic ambiguity.
Australia In Australia, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces that Queensland residents will have access to influenza vaccines across the state amid an increase in the number of influenza A cases after two years of low case numbers due to COVID-19.
Polio eradication Pakistan launches a new anti-polio drive after a third case of the disease is reported in the country.
England reports 36 more monkeypox cases, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 56.
Scotland confirms its first case of monkeypox. The patient has been hospitalized. In response, smallpox vaccines are being stockpiled in the country.
COVID-19 pandemic Pfizer and BioNTech say that their COVID-19 vaccine is 80% effective in young children.
Emeritus Queen consort Sofía of Spain tests positive for COVID-19 after travelling to Miami, Florida, United States.
Beijing extends its stay-at-home order for workers and students, and orders mass COVID-19 testing amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city.
Telangana reports its first case of the Omicron BA.5 variant in an 80-year old person with no history of travel.
Mudslides A mudflow hits the village of Ak-Suu, Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan, cutting off access to the village and trapping three cars.
Gas cylinder Two people are killed and 120 others are injured when a gas cylinder catches fire and explodes at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Building collapse Fourteen people are killed and dozens are injured when a building collapses in Abadan, Iran.
High-speed craft Seven people are killed and 23 others are injured when a high-speed craft carrying 134 people catches fire off the coast of Real, Quezon, Philippines.
Rwanda Rwandan authorities accuse the Democratic Republic of the Congo of shelling areas in Musanze District.
ISIL insurgency in Iraq Islamic State carries out a pair of attacks in the Iraqi Diyala and Kirkuk Governorates, killing twelve civilians and injuring another six.
Russo-Ukrainian War Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev says that he has resigned to protest the invasion of Ukraine.