2022 NBA draft In basketball, the 76th NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., with the Orlando Magic selecting former Duke University player Paolo Banchero with the first overall pick.
Bacterium Scientists discover the largest known bacterium, "Thiomargarita magnifica", in the mangroves of the Guadeloupe archipelago in Lesser Antilles. It is up to 2 cm (3-4 inch) long.
Gun politics in the United States In a 65–33 vote, the U.S. Senate passes gun control legislation for the first time in decades. The bill calls for tougher background checks on gun purchasers younger than 21, blocks gun sales to individuals with a history of domestic abuse against unmarried partners, and provides funding to encourage the adoption of a red flag law, among others. It is sent to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.
Enlargement of the European Union The European Union formally awards official candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration orders electronic cigarette company Juul to pull all of its products from the market, blaming the company for causing an increase in youth vaping.
2022 monkeypox outbreak New York City becomes the first jurisdiction in the United States to distribute smallpox vaccines to people who are at risk of contracting the monkeypox virus.
Apartment building Five people are killed and 25 others injured by a fire at an apartment building in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus U.S. sportswear retailer Nike and networking firm Cisco announce that they are permanently ending their operations in Russia and Belarus.
Turkey Turkey arrests ten alleged Iranian intelligence agents and charges them with plotting to murder Israeli tourists in hotels.
2022 Ecuadorian protests A third protester is killed in Quito during clashes with police as around 10,000 people continue to protest in the city.
Russo-Ukrainian War The first trial for rape during the war in Ukraine is set to begin "in absentia" against a 32-year-old Russian soldier accused of murdering a civilian and repeatedly raping the civilian's wife during the offensive in Kyiv.
The Governor of Luhansk Oblast, Serhiy Haidai, says that Russia is "just destroying" everything in Lysychansk as pro-Russian separatists say they are close to capturing both that city and Sieverodonetsk.