Gun politics in the United States U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law.
2022 Ecuadorian protests The National Assembly convenes to debate the possible removal of president Guillermo Lasso amidst ongoing protests.
Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Japan Japan reports a record high temperature for the month of June of 40.2 C in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture.
2022 monkeypox outbreak The World Health Organization declares that monkeypox is not yet a public health emergency of international concern.
COVID-19 pandemic Shanghai declares "victory" over COVID-19 and Beijing announces the reopening of primary and secondary schools following a decrease in the number of cases.
Earthquake A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Kish Island, Iran, killing one person and injuring 31 others.
Miss International Queen 2022 Fuschia Anne Ravena of the Philippines is crowned Miss International Queen, widely regarded as the world's largest beauty pageant for trans women, in Pattaya, Thailand.
Anglophone Crisis Twenty-six people are killed in an attack in Akwaya district, Southwest region, Cameroon.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict A 16-year-old Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli custody after being shot yesterday by soldiers in Silwad, West Bank.
Islamic terrorism in Europe Two people are killed and 21 others injured during mass shootings at three separate sites in central Oslo, Norway, including a gay nightclub. An Iranian-Norwegian man is arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism. The motive is suspected to be Islamic extremism.
Russo-Ukrainian War Russia launches dozens of cruise missiles at targets in multiple Ukrainian cities, including Yavoriv, Zhytomyr, and Desna. At least 20 missiles were fired from Belarusian airspace.
Pro-Russian forces say that they have entered the city of Lysychansk, the last major city still held by Ukrainian forces in Luhansk Oblast, and that street-to-street fighting is underway.