2022 United Kingdom government crisis Kemi Badenoch is eliminated from the leadership race in the fourth round of voting.
Iran–Russia relations Russian president Vladimir Putin makes a state visit to Iran for talks with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Putin will also meet with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Enlargement of the European Union Negotiations on the accession of North Macedonia and Albania to the European Union begin in Brussels.
Nigerian government The Nigerian government announces that Nigeria will develop a vaccine for lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the lassa virus.
COVID-19 pandemic The U.S. CDC votes unanimously to recommend the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18 years.
The Pitcairn Islands reports the territory's first case of COVID-19 in a Pitcairn Islander who returned from medical treatment abroad.
The United States donates nearly 20,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Kiribati through the COVAX initiative.
Maradi Flooding has killed eight people and affected more than 8,500 others in Maradi and Zinder, Niger, since June, according to Civil Protection.
Minya At least 23 people are killed and 30 others are injured in a truck and bus crash in Minya, Egypt.
2022 European heat waves The death toll from the wildfires and heat wave in Spain and Portugal increases to more than 1,700 people, with more than 1,063 deaths in Portugal.
A major incident is declared in London following a "huge surge" in fires, according to the London Fire Brigade. Several homes are destroyed in Wennington on the outskirts of East London. No casualties have been reported. Hertfordshire and Leicestershire fire services also declare major incidents due to the high volume of emergency calls.
Scotland reports a record temperature of 35.1 C at Floors Castle. Initially, the highest temperature was thought to have been set at RAF Charterhall, reaching 34.8 C.
A record high temperature of 40.3 C is reported at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and a record overnight minimum temperature of 25.9 C is reported at Emley Moor transmitting station in West Yorkshire.
European Commission The European Commission proposes a new, joint defense procurement system for EU member states. It would be operational by the end of this year, with initial funding of €500 million.
Gazprom Gazprom signs a memorandum of understanding for the development of Iranian oil and gas fields and related infrastructure worth $40 billion.