2022

{{multiple image

| perrow = 3/3/3/3

| total_width = 350

| image_style = border:none

| image1 = 2022 Kazakhstan protests — Aqtobe, January 4 (01).jpg

| alt1 =

| image2 = Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral and Procession (19.Sep.2022) - 08.jpg

| alt2 =

| image3 = Uprising in Tehran, Keshavarz Boulvard September 2022 (3).jpg

| alt3 =

| image4 = Putin attended the opening ceremony of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2)(cropped).jpg

| alt4 =

| image5 = 2022 FIFA World Cup United States 1–1 Wales (cropped).jpg

| alt5 =

| image6 = State Funeral of Shinzo Abe 20220927.jpg

| alt6 =

| image7 = 50 днів активного спротиву окупанту 02.jpg

| alt7 =

| image8 = Tonga Volcano Eruption 2022-01-15 0320Z to 0610Z Himawari-8 visible.gif

| alt8 =

| footer = From left to right, top from bottom:

Protests in Aktobe during a period of unrest in Kazakhstan;
The state funeral procession of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom;
Protestors on Keshavarz Boulevard against the Iranian government associated with the death of Mahsa Amini;
The 2022 Winter Olympics are held in Beijing, China;
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is held in Qatar and is won by Argentina;
The state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe following his assassination;
The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft ever built, destroyed in the Battle of Antonov Airport during the Russian invasion of Ukraine;
The most powerful volcanic eruption of the 21st century occurs when Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupts.

}}

The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw the removal of most COVID-19 restrictions and the reopening of international borders in the vast majority of countries, while the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continued. The global economic recovery from the pandemic continued, though many countries experienced an ongoing inflation surge; in response, many central banks raised their interest rates to landmark levels.{{Cite news |date=2022-12-12 |title=Investors prepare for slowing global interest rate rises |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/dbc66b48-8b2f-481e-91fc-e818297f0913 |access-date=2022-12-13 |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213230118/https://www.ft.com/content/dbc66b48-8b2f-481e-91fc-e818297f0913 |url-status=live}} The world population reached eight billion people in 2022. The year also witnessed numerous natural disasters, including two devastating Atlantic hurricanes (Fiona and Ian), and the most powerful volcano eruption of the century so far. The later part of the year also saw the first public release of ChatGPT by OpenAI starting an arms race in artificial intelligence which increased in intensity into 2023, as well as the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

2022 was also dominated by wars and armed conflicts. While escalations into the internal conflict in Myanmar and the Tigray War dominated the heightening of tensions within their regions and each caused over 10,000 deaths, 2022 was most notable for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. The invasion caused the displacement of 15.7 million Ukrainians (8 million internally displaced persons and 7.7 million refugees), and led to international condemnations and sanctions and nuclear threats, the withdrawal of hundreds of companies from Russia, and the exclusion of Russia from major sporting events.

Conflicts

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine escalated after Russian president Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation", stating that it was to support the Russian-backed breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, whose paramilitary forces had been fighting Ukraine in the Donbas conflict since 2014.{{cite book |last1=Janssen |first1=Sarah |title=The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2023 |date=13 December 2022 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |location=United Kingdom |isbn=978-1510772465 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R0tdEAAAQBAJ |format=ebook}}

Events

=January=

{{Anchor|January 1}} January 1
France takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Slovenian presidency.{{cite news |url=https://www.dw.com/en/france-takes-over-eu-presidency-with-push-for-strategic-autonomy/a-60308915|title=France takes over rotating EU presidency|date=January 1, 2022|language=en|publisher=Deutsche Welle}}
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the largest free trade area in the world, comes into effect for Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.{{Cite web |last=Mullen |first=Andrew |date=2022-01-01 |title=World's largest free trade deal is under way, but what is RCEP? |url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3161707/what-rcep-worlds-largest-free-trade-deal-under-way |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104012041/https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3161707/what-rcep-worlds-largest-free-trade-deal-under-way |archive-date=January 4, 2022 |access-date=2022-01-01 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}
January 2 – Abdalla Hamdok resigns as Prime Minister of Sudan amid deadly protests.{{Cite web |first1=Alaa |last1=Elassar |first2=Pierre |last2=Meilhan |title=Sudan's Prime Minister resigns amid violent anti-coup protests that have left at least 57 people dead |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/world/sudan-protest-killed-anti-coup-security-forces/index.html |date=2022-01-02 |publisher=CNN |access-date=January 3, 2022 |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103005643/https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/world/sudan-protest-killed-anti-coup-security-forces/index.html |url-status=live}}
January 4 – The five permanent members of the UN Security Council—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States—issue a rare joint statement affirming that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."{{cite news|date=4 January 2022|title='No one can win a nuclear war': Superpowers release rare joint statement|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/no-one-can-win-a-nuclear-war-superpowers-release-rare-joint-statement-20220104-p59lmf.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=4 January 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104104414/https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/no-one-can-win-a-nuclear-war-superpowers-release-rare-joint-statement-20220104-p59lmf.html|url-status=live}}
January 5 – A nationwide state of emergency is declared in Kazakhstan in response to the 2022 Kazakh unrest. The cabinet of prime minister Askar Mamin resigns, while president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev removes former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, widely regarded as being the real power in the country, from his position as Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan.{{Cite news|last=Auyezov|first=Olzhas|date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakh protesters torch public buildings; emergency declared, Cabinet resigns|language=en|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/kazakhstan-government-resigns-after-violent-protests-over-fuel-price-2022-01-05/|access-date=2022-01-05|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105041322/https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/kazakhstan-government-resigns-after-violent-protests-over-fuel-price-2022-01-05/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Satubaldina |first=Assel |first2=Zhanna |last2=Shayakhmetova |date=2022-01-05|title=Kazakhstan Declares State of Emergency After Fuel Price Protests|url=https://astanatimes.com/2022/01/kazakhstan-declares-state-of-emergency-after-fuel-price-protests/|access-date=2022-01-05|website=The Astana Times|language=en|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105175138/https://astanatimes.com/2022/01/kazakhstan-declares-state-of-emergency-after-fuel-price-protests/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=5 January 2022|title=Kazakhstan is in turmoil after massive protests force the government to resign|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070622365/kazakhstan-is-in-turmoil-after-massive-protests-force-the-government-to-resign?t=1641430408915|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|publisher=NPR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106005522/https://www.npr.org/2022/01/05/1070622365/kazakhstan-is-in-turmoil-after-massive-protests-force-the-government-to-resign?t=1641430408915 |archive-date=January 6, 2022}}
January 6 – The CSTO deploys a "peacekeeping" mission in Kazakhstan, including Russian paratroopers, following a request by Kazakh president Tokayev.{{Cite web|date=6 January 2022|title=Russian paratroopers arrive in Kazakhstan as unrest continues|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/shots-heard-in-kazakhstan-as-protests-enter-third-day|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|website=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106052045/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/06/shots-heard-in-kazakhstan-as-protests-enter-third-day |archive-date=January 6, 2022}}
January 7 – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 300 million worldwide.{{cite news|date=7 January 2022|title=Global Coronavirus Cases Top 300 Million|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/06/world/omicron-covid-vaccine-tests|work=The New York Times|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107152142/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/01/06/world/omicron-covid-vaccine-tests|url-status=live}}
January 9 – February 6 – The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is held in Cameroon, with Senegal winning their first championship.{{cite news|date=6 June 2021|title=CAF postpones TotalEnergies Africa Cup final draw, new date to be set soon|publisher=CAF|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/caf-postpones-totalenergies-africa-cup-final-draw-new-date-to-be-set-soon|access-date=7 June 2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729221854/https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/caf-postpones-totalenergies-africa-cup-final-draw-new-date-to-be-set-soon|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Senegal vs. Egypt - Football Match Report - February 6, 2022 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/629153|access-date=2022-02-07|publisher=ESPN|language=en|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207041835/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/629153|url-status=live}}
January 10 – The first successful heart transplant from a pig to a human patient occurs in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.{{cite news|date=10 January 2022|title=University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease|url=https://www.umms.org/ummc/news/2022/first-successful-transplant-of-porcine-heart-into-adult-human-heart|publisher=University of Maryland Medical Center|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=March 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309212622/https://www.umms.org/ummc/news/2022/first-successful-transplant-of-porcine-heart-into-adult-human-heart|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=10 January 2022|title=Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59944889|publisher=BBC News|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117073855/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-59944889|url-status=live}}
January 13 – Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailment: The Bikaner-Guwahati Express train derailed in Maynaguri. 9 people were killed and 50 people were injured. This was the first major train accident of 2022.{{cite news|title=8 Killed, 45 Injured As Express Train Derails In West Bengal|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/guwahati-bikaner-express-derails-near-domohani-in-west-bengal-2706406}}
January 15 – A large eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai, a submarine volcano in Tonga, triggers tsunami warnings in Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Samoa, and the United States.{{cite news|date=15 January 2022|title=Get away from shore - US and Japan warn on tsunami|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60007119|publisher=BBC News|access-date=15 January 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117140337/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60007119|url-status=live}}
January 16 – World No. 1 tennis champion Novak Djokovic is deported from Australia following a high-profile legal case regarding his COVID-19 vaccination status, preventing his participation in the 2022 Australian Open.{{cite news|date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic: Tennis star deported after losing Australia visa battle|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60014059|publisher=BBC News|access-date=16 January 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116121542/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60014059|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic leaves Australia after court rejects visa challenge|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/16/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-federal-court-hearing-spt-intl-hnk/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=16 January 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116121553/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/16/tennis/novak-djokovic-australian-open-federal-court-hearing-spt-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=16 January 2022|title=Novak Djokovic visa saga LIVE: Djokovic to miss 2022 Australian Open after losing court case|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-visa-saga-live-tennis-star-back-before-court-ahead-of-2022-australian-open-20220116-p59oje.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=16 January 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116132410/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/novak-djokovic-visa-saga-live-tennis-star-back-before-court-ahead-of-2022-australian-open-20220116-p59oje.html|url-status=live}}
January 17 – In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, a terrorist attack against 3 oil tanker trucks and an under construction airport extension infrastructure is conducted by the Houthi movement using drones and missiles, killing 3 people and injuring 6 others.{{cite web|title=Experts react: Iran-backed Houthis launched a drone attack in Abu Dhabi. What challenges lie ahead for the region?|date=January 24, 2022 |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/experts-react-iran-backed-houthis-launch-drone-attack-in-abu-dhabi/}}
January 23
Tropical Storm Ana kills 115 people in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique, days after a series of floods killed 11 people in Madagascar.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/25/at-least-four-killed-after-tropical-storm-ana-hits-malawi-and-mozambique|title=At least four killed after tropical Storm Ana hits Malawi and Mozambique|date=January 25, 2022|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=February 7, 2022|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204064411/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/25/at-least-four-killed-after-tropical-storm-ana-hits-malawi-and-mozambique|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Malawi hit by flooding caused by tropical storm Ana; 1 dead|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/20220125/c85d3ca6f72c4495aeb8c8306556fc10/c.html|access-date=25 January 2022|publisher=Xinhua News Agency|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125195246/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/20220125/c85d3ca6f72c4495aeb8c8306556fc10/c.html|url-status=live}}
A coup d'état in Burkina Faso removes president Roch Kaboré from power. The Burkinabé military cites the government's failure to contain activities of Islamist militants within the country as a reason for the coup.{{Cite news|date=2022-01-27|title=Burkina Faso coup: Return of the military strongmen to West Africa|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60138129|access-date=2022-01-28|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128043256/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60138129|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=2022-01-28|title=Burkina Faso: New leader gives first speech since ousting president|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60164531|access-date=2022-01-28|archive-date=September 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915073625/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60164531|url-status=live}}
January 24 – The federal government under Scott Morrison announces that, after more than three years of confidential negotiations, copyright ownership of the Australian Aboriginal flag has been transferred to the Commonwealth.{{cite news |title=Who is Harold Thomas, the man who created the Aboriginal flag? |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=25 January 2022 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/aboriginal-flag-who-is-harold-thomas/100779922 |access-date=16 February 2022 |archive-date=August 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809215932/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/aboriginal-flag-who-is-harold-thomas/100779922 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Scott |last2=Wyatt |first2=Ken |date=25 January 2022 |title=Free use of Aboriginal Flag secured for all Australians |url=https://www.indigenous.gov.au/news-and-media/announcements/free-use-aboriginal-flag-secured-all-australians |access-date=28 January 2022 |publisher=Prime Minister of Australia |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108000600/https://www.indigenous.gov.au/news-and-media/announcements/free-use-aboriginal-flag-secured-all-australians |url-status=live}} 50x50px Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under a Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
January 28 – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 10 billion.{{cite news|date=28 January 2022|title=The world surpasses 10 billion vaccine doses administered, but gaps persist in who gets the shots.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/world/covid-vaccines-10-billion-doses.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=29 January 2022|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129123715/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/world/covid-vaccines-10-billion-doses.html|url-status=live}}

=February=

February 3 – Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi is killed in Atme during a counter-terrorism raid by U.S. special forces in north-western Syria.{{Cite news|date=3 February 2022|title=Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60246129|access-date=3 February 2022|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203143611/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-60246129|url-status=live}}
February 4 – China and Russia issue a joint statement opposing further NATO expansion, expressing "serious concerns" about the AUKUS security pact, and pledging to cooperate with each other on a range of issues.{{Cite news|date=5 February 2022|title=China joins Russia in opposing Nato expansion|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60257080|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207051810/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60257080|url-status=live}}
February 4 – February 20 – The 2022 Winter Olympics are held in Beijing, China, making it the first city ever to host both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.{{Cite web|title=2022 Olympics - Next Winter Olympic Games {{!}} Beijing 2022|url=https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022|date=May 28, 2020|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227173804/https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022|url-status=live}}
February 5 – Cyclone Batsirai kills a total of 123 people across Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion two weeks after Tropical Storm Ana killed 115 people in the same region.{{cite news |title=Cyclone kills at least 10 in Madagascar, destroying homes and cutting power |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-three-dead-after-cyclone-batsirai-causes-devastation-southeast-madagascar-2022-02-06/ |publisher=Reuters |access-date=6 February 2022 |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220206233516/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-three-dead-after-cyclone-batsirai-causes-devastation-southeast-madagascar-2022-02-06/ |url-status=live}}
February 6 – Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her "Platinum Jubilee", marking 70 years as Queen of the United Kingdom.{{cite web|work=Town & Country|title=Queen Elizabeth Makes Herself Seen And Heard on Her Platinum Jubilee Milestone|date=6 February 2022|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38982687/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-milestone-accession/|access-date=March 28, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328211301/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a38982687/queen-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee-milestone-accession/|url-status=live}}
February 9 – The biggest breakthrough in fusion energy since 1997 is reported at the Joint European Torus in Oxford, the UK, with 59 megajoules produced over five seconds (11 megawatts of power), more than double the previous record.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-09|title=Oxford's JET lab smashes nuclear fusion energy output record|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633|access-date=2022-02-09|publisher=BBC News|language=en|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209174732/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60312633|url-status=live}}
February 21 – February 24 – Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree declaring the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent from Ukraine, and, despite international condemnation and sanctions, begins a full-scale invasion of Ukraine; at dawn on 24 February missiles strike Kyiv.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=Germany's Scholz halts Nord Stream 2 as Ukraine crisis deepens |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-scholz-halts-nord-stream-2-certification-2022-02-22/ |access-date=2022-02-22 |publisher=Reuters |language=en |archive-date=February 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223003910/https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germanys-scholz-halts-nord-stream-2-certification-2022-02-22/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=22 February 2022 |title=Boris Johnson promises first set of UK sanctions against Russia |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60476137 |access-date=23 February 2022 |archive-date=February 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223123631/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60476137 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2022-02-22|title=Russia strongly condemned at UN after Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/22/russia-strongly-condemned-at-un-after-putin-orders-troops-into-eastern-ukraine|access-date=2022-02-22|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=February 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222084735/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/22/russia-strongly-condemned-at-un-after-putin-orders-troops-into-eastern-ukraine|url-status=live}} Ukraine severs diplomatic relations with Russia,{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-officially-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-russia-invasion-2022-2?IR=T|title=Ukraine severs diplomatic ties with Russia amid invasion|work=Business Insider |date=24 February 2022 |access-date=25 December 2023}} followed by the Federated States of Micronesia on 25 February.{{cite web |url=https://gov.fm/index.php/component/content/article/35-pio-articles/news-and-updates/581-following-the-unjustified-brutal-invasion-of-ukraine-the-federated-states-of-micronesia-ceases-diplomatic-relations-with-the-russian-federation?Itemid=177|title=Following the Unjustified & Brutal Invasion of Ukraine, the Federated States of Micronesia Severs Diplomatic Relations with the Russian Federation |publisher=FSM Government |date=25 February 2022 |access-date=25 December 2023}}
February 22 – Twosday
February 26 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The EU, US, and their allies commit to removing Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system, as well as imposing measures on the Russian Central Bank and further restrictions on Russian elites. These and other sanctions fuel a financial crisis in Russia.{{Cite web|title=Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures|url=https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_1423|access-date=27 February 2022|date=26 February 2022|publisher=European Commission|language=en-US|archive-date=March 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312182125/https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_1423|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=West to cut some Russian banks off from Swift|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60542433|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|publisher=BBC News|language=en-US|archive-date=March 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310132604/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-60542433|url-status=live}}
February 27
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Putin orders Russia's nuclear deterrent forces to be on "special alert", their highest level, in response to what he calls "aggressive statements" by NATO.{{Cite web|title=Putin puts Russia's strategic nuclear force on 'special alert'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90%26Putin%20puts%20Russia%27s%20strategic%20nuclear%20force%20on%20%27special%20alert%27%262022-02-27T13%3A51%3A04.554Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:6edf34e2-6258-47ae-88a7-13fcf8922a0d&pinned_post_asset_id=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|publisher=BBC News|language=en-US|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227144659/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90%26Putin%20puts%20Russia%27s%20strategic%20nuclear%20force%20on%20%27special%20alert%27%262022-02-27T13%3A51%3A04.554Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn%3Aasset%3A6edf34e2-6258-47ae-88a7-13fcf8922a0d&pinned_post_asset_id=621b8157ec502b53cd47ff90&pinned_post_type=share|url-status=live}} The move is condemned by the US.{{Cite web|title=US calls Putin's nuclear move 'totally unacceptable'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8%26US%20calls%20Putin%27s%20nuclear%20move%20%27totally%20unacceptable%27%262022-02-27T14%3A17%3A28.441Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:c7989c87-41c1-49d9-b9e7-2869c14f73fa&pinned_post_asset_id=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|publisher=BBC News|language=en-US|archive-date=April 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403223118/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60542877?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8&US%20calls%20Putin%27s%20nuclear%20move%20%27totally%20unacceptable%27&2022-02-27T14%3A17%3A28.441Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn%3Aasset%3Ac7989c87-41c1-49d9-b9e7-2869c14f73fa&pinned_post_asset_id=621b87b7980bea49f4b7a4e8&pinned_post_type=share|url-status=live}}
Russian invasion of Ukraine: European nations ban Russian flights in their airspace.{{Cite news|title=Russian flights will be banned from the airspace of 20 European nations|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/airspace-russia-flights-european-countries-ban/|access-date=27 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|newspaper=The Washington Post|language=en-US|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227154213/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/airspace-russia-flights-european-countries-ban/|url-status=live}}
In a constitutional referendum, Belarus votes to revoke its non-nuclear status and to allow the country to host Russian forces permanently.{{Cite web|title=Belarus referendum approves proposal to renounce non-nuclear status - agencies|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/launchpad-russias-assault-ukraine-belarus-holds-referendum-renounce-non-nuclear-2022-02-27/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=27 February 2022|publisher=Reuters|language=en-US|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227164414/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/launchpad-russias-assault-ukraine-belarus-holds-referendum-renounce-non-nuclear-2022-02-27/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Belarus opens door for Russian nuclear weapons as Putin ally moves to commit troops|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/28/belarus-opens-door-russian-nuclear-weapons-putin-ally-moves/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Daily Telegraph|language=en-US|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822155646/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/02/28/belarus-opens-door-russian-nuclear-weapons-putin-ally-moves/|url-status=live}}
February 28
Ukraine applies for membership to join the European Union.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-signs-formal-request-join-european-union-2022-02-28/|title=Ukrainian president signs formal request to join the European Union|date=February 28, 2022|language=en|publisher=Reuters}}
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the second part of its Sixth Assessment Report on climate change. It concludes that many impacts are on the verge of becoming "irreversible".{{Cite web|title=IPCC issues 'bleakest warning yet' on impacts of climate breakdown|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/28/ipcc-issues-bleakest-warning-yet-impacts-climate-breakdown|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228134720/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/28/ipcc-issues-bleakest-warning-yet-impacts-climate-breakdown|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet. Taking action now can secure our future|url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/02/28/pr-wgii-ar6/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=IPCC|language=en-US|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228123002/https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/02/28/pr-wgii-ar6/|url-status=live}}
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian and Ukrainian officials meet on the Belarus-Ukraine border for the first round of peace talks, with no resolution.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2022 |title=Ukraine's foreign minister: Ukraine-Russia talks with no preconditions 'already a victory' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/27/russia-ukraine-latest-news-missile-strikes-on-oil-facilities-reported-as-some-russian-banks-cut-off-from-swift-system-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb#block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en-US |archive-date=February 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227204837/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/27/russia-ukraine-latest-news-missile-strikes-on-oil-facilities-reported-as-some-russian-banks-cut-off-from-swift-system-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb#block-621b8cf48f0873d0384b22bb |url-status=live}}
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Football governing bodies FIFA and UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions.{{Cite web|title=Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/60560567|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=BBC News|language=en-US|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228181336/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/60560567|url-status=live}}
2022 Russian financial crisis: In an unprecedented move, Switzerland, Monaco, Singapore and South Korea impose unilateral sanctions over Russia including the introduction of export controls and asset freezes.{{Cite web|title=In rare stand, South Korea, Singapore unveil sanctions on Russia|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/28/in-rare-stand-south-korea-singapore-unveil-sanctions-on-russia|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=Al Jazeera|language=en-US|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228083351/https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/28/in-rare-stand-south-korea-singapore-unveil-sanctions-on-russia|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Monaco clamps down on Russian assets after Ukraine invasion|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/wealth-hub-monaco-also-clamping-down-russian-assets-following-ukraine-invasion-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=Reuters|language=en-US|archive-date=March 1, 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220301/https://www.reuters.com/business/wealth-hub-monaco-also-clamping-down-russian-assets-following-ukraine-invasion-2022-02-28/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Neutral Swiss join EU sanctions against Russia in break with past|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/neutral-swiss-adopt-sanctions-against-russia-2022-02-28/|access-date=28 February 2022|date=28 February 2022|publisher=Reuters|language=en-US|archive-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228135146/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/neutral-swiss-adopt-sanctions-against-russia-2022-02-28/|url-status=live}}

=March=

March 1
Russian invasion of Ukraine: World Athletics bans both Russia and Belarus from competing in all of its events.{{Cite web|title=World Athletics joins sporting bodies in banning Russian and Belarusian athletes|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/badminton-swimming-federations-ban-athletes-russia-belarus-2022-03-01/|access-date=1 March 2022|date=1 March 2022|publisher=Reuters|language=en-US|archive-date=March 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301174347/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/badminton-swimming-federations-ban-athletes-russia-belarus-2022-03-01/|url-status=live}}
Russian invasion of Ukraine: In an emergency session, United Nations member states pass a resolution deploring Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calling for the immediate withdrawal of its forces.{{Cite web|title=UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/united-nations-russia-ukraine-vote|access-date=2 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|website=The Guardian|language=en-US|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302183630/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/united-nations-russia-ukraine-vote|url-status=live}}
March 2
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia captures its first large city, the Black Sea port of Kherson, as shelling intensifies across many parts of Ukraine, including civilian areas.{{Cite news |last1=Schwirtz |first1=Michael |last2=Pérez-Peña |first2=Richard |date=2022-03-02 |title=First Ukraine City Falls as Russia Strikes More Civilian Targets |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/world/europe/kherson-ukraine-russia.html |access-date=2022-03-03 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=3 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303000108/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/world/europe/kherson-ukraine-russia.html |url-status=live}}
Russian invasion of Ukraine: The United Nations reports that over a million refugees have now fled from Ukraine to other countries.{{Cite web|title=A million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the start of the war, U.N. says|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/03/02/1084100763/1-million-refugees-fled-ukraine|access-date=3 March 2022|date=2 March 2022|publisher=NPR|language=en-US|archive-date=March 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303095404/https://www.npr.org/2022/03/02/1084100763/1-million-refugees-fled-ukraine|url-status=live}}
The International Criminal Court begins an investigation into possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.{{Cite web|title=War crimes court prosecutor opens Ukraine investigation|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/war-crimes-court-prosecutor-opens-ukraine-investigation-statement-2022-03-02/|access-date=3 March 2022|date=3 March 2022|publisher=Reuters|language=en-US|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308032516/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/war-crimes-court-prosecutor-opens-ukraine-investigation-statement-2022-03-02/|url-status=live}}
March 3
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an attack by its troops on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – the largest in Europe – which led to a fire at the site.{{Cite web|title=Ukraine nuclear plant: Russia in control after shelling|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60613438|access-date=4 March 2022|date=4 March 2022|publisher=BBC News|language=en-US|archive-date=March 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304092544/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60613438|url-status=live}}
The National Assembly of Armenia elects incumbent minister of High-Tech Industry and former mayor of Yerevan, Vahagn Khachaturyan, as president of Armenia following the resignation of Armen Sarkissian.{{Cite web |title=Vahagn Khachaturyan not elected Armenia President in first round |url=https://news.am/eng/news/689566.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=news.am |language=en |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520093212/https://news.am/eng/news/689566.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=Armenian Lawmakers Elect Former Minister Khachatrian As President |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-khachatrian-elected-president/31734110.html |access-date=2022-05-16 |publisher=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517025340/https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-khachatrian-elected-president/31734110.html |url-status=live}}
Georgia and Moldova applied to join the European Union.{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/4bf864d8-95ae-4d95-82b3-9b2c9eee845d|title=Georgia and Moldova apply to join EU|date=March 3, 2022|language=en|website=Financial Times}}
March 4 – March 13 – The 2022 Winter Paralympics are held in Beijing, China, making it the first city to host both Summer Paralympics and Winter Paralympics.{{cite web |date=February 24, 2022 |title=Where are the next Paralympic Winter Games? |url=https://paralympics.org.nz/news/where-are-the-next-paralympic-winter-games/ |website=paralympics.org.nz |access-date=March 3, 2022 |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303121326/https://paralympics.org.nz/news/where-are-the-next-paralympic-winter-games/ |url-status=live}}
March 4 – Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: An Afghan man on behalf of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province commits a suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 63 people.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan: Dozens killed in Peshawar mosque explosion |date=March 4, 2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-dozens-killed-in-peshawar-mosque-explosion/a-61010752 |access-date=2022-04-20 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |language=en-GB |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304123807/https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-dozens-killed-in-peshawar-mosque-explosion/a-61010752 |url-status=live}}
March 5 – Researchers in the Antarctic find Endurance, one of the greatest ever undiscovered shipwrecks, which sank in 1915 during Ernest Shackleton's exploration.{{Cite web |date=9 March 2022 |title=Endurance: Shackleton's lost ship is found in Antarctic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60662541 |access-date=9 March 2022 |publisher=BBC News |language=en-US |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312115224/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60662541 |url-status=live}}
March 7 – COVID-19 pandemic: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 6 million.{{cite news|title=Global Covid-19 deaths surpass 6 million|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/07/health/global-covid-deaths-surpass-six-million/index.html|publisher=CNN|date=March 7, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307151230/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/07/health/global-covid-deaths-surpass-six-million/index.html|url-status=live}}
March 8 – The US and UK announce a ban on Russian oil, while the EU announces a two-thirds reduction in its demand for Russian gas.{{cite news|title=War in Ukraine: West hits Russia with oil bans and gas curbs|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60666251|publisher=BBC News|date=March 8, 2022|access-date=March 8, 2022|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308142927/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60666251|url-status=live}}
March 9
2022 South Korean presidential election: People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol is narrowly elected President of South Korea.{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/03/803_325233.html|title=Yoon Suk-yeol wins presidential election|first=Nam|last=Hyun-woo|work=Korea Times|date=2022-03-09|access-date=2022-03-09|archive-date=March 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310151633/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/03/803_325233.html|url-status=live}}
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following an air strike in Mariupol that destroys a hospital including a maternity and children's ward.{{cite news|title=Children under rubble, says Zelensky, as Russia bombs hospital|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60657155|publisher=BBC News|date=March 9, 2022|access-date=March 9, 2022|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308051515/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60657155|url-status=live}}
March 10 – The National Assembly of Hungary elects former minister for Family Affairs, Katalin Novák, as president of Hungary in a 137–51 vote.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Katalin Novak becomes Hungary's first female president |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/10/katalin-novak-becomes-hungary-s-first-female-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=euronews |language=en |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417203648/https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/10/katalin-novak-becomes-hungary-s-first-female-president |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Hungary elects Katalin Novak, first-ever female president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/hungary-elects-katalin-novak-first-ever-woman-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |publisher=Al Jazeera English] |language=en |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517092736/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/10/hungary-elects-katalin-novak-first-ever-woman-president |url-status=live}}
March 11 – Gabriel Boric is sworn in as President of Chile. He becomes the youngest head of state in the nation's history and the first to be born during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.{{Cite news |last=Villegas |first=Alexander |date=2022-03-11 |title=Chile's Boric sworn in as president in sharp political shift |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hope-uncertainty-chile-shifts-left-under-boric-2022-03-11/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311195852/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hope-uncertainty-chile-shifts-left-under-boric-2022-03-11/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=Gabriel Boric, 36, sworn in as president to herald new era for Chile |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/gabriel-boric-chile-president-new-era |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312233147/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/11/gabriel-boric-chile-president-new-era |url-status=live}}
March 12 – 2022 Turkmenistan presidential election: Serdar Berdimuhamedow, son of former President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, wins with 89% of the total votes.{{Cite news |title=As Expected, Son Of Turkmen Leader Easily Wins Election In Familial Transfer Of Power |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-serdar-berdymukhammedov-presidency/31753690.html |access-date=2022-03-15 |publisher=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322024350/https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-serdar-berdymukhammedov-presidency/31753690.html |url-status=live}}
March 16 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: A Russian airstrike on the Mariupol Theatre in Mariupol kills an estimated 600 civilians sheltering inside.{{cite news |last1=Hinnant |first1=Lori |last2=Chernov |first2=Mstyslav |last3=Stepanenko |first3=Vasilisa |title=AP evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theater airstrike |url=https://apnews.com/article/Russia-ukraine-war-mariupol-theater-c321a196fbd568899841b506afcac7a1 |access-date=4 May 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504121004/https://apnews.com/article/Russia-ukraine-war-mariupol-theater-c321a196fbd568899841b506afcac7a1 |archive-date=4 May 2022 |language=en}}
March 19 – The apostolic constitution {{Lang|la|Praedicate evangelium}}, reforming the Roman Curia, is promulgated by Pope Francis, coming into force on 5 June.{{Cite web|last=Wooden|first=Cindy|date=2022-03-19|title=Pope promulgates Curia reform, emphasizing church's missionary nature|url=https://www.catholicnews.com/pope-promulgates-curia-reform-emphasizing-churchs-missionary-nature/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319173504/https://www.catholicnews.com/pope-promulgates-curia-reform-emphasizing-churchs-missionary-nature/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2022-03-19|access-date=2022-03-20|publisher=Catholic News Service|language=en-US}}
March 21 – China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing all 133 people on board.{{cite news |title=架搭载133人的客机在广西藤县发生事故，伤亡情况未明 |trans-title=A passenger plane carrying 133 people was involved in an accident in Teng County, Guangxi, the casualties are unknown |url=https://news.cctv.com/2022/03/21/ARTIOq7lOCeSP5LuAU9R1V8s220321.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321085315/https://news.cctv.com/2022/03/21/ARTIOq7lOCeSP5LuAU9R1V8s220321.shtml |archive-date=21 March 2022 |publisher=CCTV News |language=Chinese |access-date=21 March 2022}}
March 24 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: NATO announces that four new battlegroups totaling 40,000 troops will be deployed in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, along with enhanced readiness for potential chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.{{cite news |title=Nato to send 40,000 more troops to Eastern Europe |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60856533 |publisher=BBC News |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022 |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325132313/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60856533 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Nato leaders agree to strengthen eastern defences |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/24/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-zelenskiy-expects-meaningful-steps-at-nato-eu-and-g7-summits-live?page=with:block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a#block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a |website=The Guardian |date=24 March 2022 |access-date=24 March 2022 |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324171251/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/24/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-zelenskiy-expects-meaningful-steps-at-nato-eu-and-g7-summits-live?page=with:block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a#block-623c771a8f0867da37217e9a |url-status=live}}
March 27 – The M23 offensive begins in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{Cite web |date=28 March 2022 |title=M23 rebels attack military positions in eastern DR Congo |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/28/m23-rebels-attack-military-positions-in-eastern-dr-congo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113120044/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/28/m23-rebels-attack-military-positions-in-eastern-dr-congo |archive-date=13 November 2022 |publisher=Al Jazeera English}}
March 29 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo is admitted to the East African Community.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=DR Congo joins East African bloc |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/dr-congo-joins-east-african-bloc-3764212 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The East African |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805223308/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/dr-congo-joins-east-african-bloc-3764212 |url-status=live}}
March 31 – Expo 2020 closes in Dubai after a 6-month run; originally scheduled for 10 April 2021, it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Magyar|first=Judith|title=SAP BrandVoice: Experience Expo 2020 Dubai – A Window To The Future|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2022/01/07/experience-expo-2020-dubai--a-window-to-the-future/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113004423/https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2022/01/07/experience-expo-2020-dubai--a-window-to-the-future/|url-status=live}}

=April=

April 1 – The joint venture AMITA Health split up as AdventHealth and Ascension parted ways.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amita-alexian-hospitals-new-name-ascension-20220401-het5sdirebdmho7zq2vs3twmxa-story.html|title=Amita Health officially splits up with hospitals getting new names|last=Schencker|first=Lisa|date=April 1, 2022|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=January 10, 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/digital-marketing/ascension-adventhealth-rename-hospitals-as-partnership-unwinds.html|title=Ascension, AdventHealth rename hospitals as partnership unwinds|last=Ellison|first=Ayla|date=April 1, 2022|magazine=Becker's Hospital Review|url-access=subscription|access-date=January 10, 2025}}
April 3
Russian invasion of Ukraine: As Russia's forces retreat from areas near Kyiv, it is accused by Ukraine of war crimes, amid mounting evidence of indiscriminate civilian killings, including the Bucha massacre.{{cite news |title=Russia-Ukraine war latest: Russian actions 'look exactly like war crimes', says Ukraine; explosions seen in Odesa |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/03/russia-ukraine-war-latest-russian-retreat-from-kyiv-reveals-atrocities-against-civilians-say-ukrainians-live |website=The Guardian |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022 |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403122307/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/03/russia-ukraine-war-latest-russian-retreat-from-kyiv-reveals-atrocities-against-civilians-say-ukrainians-live |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Killings in Bucha are deliberate massacre - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60949706 |publisher=BBC News |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331231712/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60949706 |url-status=live}}
The second round of voting of the 2022 Costa Rican general election is held, and Social Democratic Progress Party presidential candidate Rodrigo Chaves Robles is elected president.{{Cite news |last1=Oré |first1=Diego |last2=Murillo |first2=Alvaro |date=2022-04-04 |title=Costa Rica elects maverick Chaves as president in break with establishment |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-ricans-choose-between-outsider-former-leader-presidential-vote-2022-04-03/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411160324/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/costa-ricans-choose-between-outsider-former-leader-presidential-vote-2022-04-03/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Economist Rodrigo Chaves elected Costa Rica's president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/4/economist-rodrigo-chaves-elected-costa-ricas-president |access-date=2022-04-06 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406145628/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/4/economist-rodrigo-chaves-elected-costa-ricas-president |url-status=live}}
April 4 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) releases the third and final part of its Sixth Assessment Report on climate change, warning that greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 at the latest and decline 43% by 2030, in order to limit global warming to 1.5 °C (2.7 °F).{{cite news |title=It's over for fossil fuels: IPCC spells out what's needed to avert climate disaster |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/04/its-over-for-fossil-fuels-ipcc-spells-out-whats-needed-to-avert-climate-disaster |website=The Guardian |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022 |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731161321/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/04/its-over-for-fossil-fuels-ipcc-spells-out-whats-needed-to-avert-climate-disaster |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=The evidence is clear: the time for action is now. We can halve emissions by 2030. |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/04/04/ipcc-ar6-wgiii-pressrelease/ |publisher=Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022 |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404151413/https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/04/04/ipcc-ar6-wgiii-pressrelease/ |url-status=live}}
April 6 – The first known dinosaur fossil linked to the very day of the Chicxulub impact is reported by palaeontologists.{{cite news |title=Tanis: 'First dinosaur fossil linked to asteroid strike' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61013740 |publisher=BBC News |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407071836/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61013740 |url-status=live}}
April 7
The UN votes by 93–24 to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, with 58 countries abstaining.{{cite news |title=UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/07/russia-ukraine-war-nato-foreign-ministers-to-meet-as-zelenskiy-dismisses-fresh-sanctions-live-news?page=with:block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e#block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e |website=The Guardian |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407160027/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/07/russia-ukraine-war-nato-foreign-ministers-to-meet-as-zelenskiy-dismisses-fresh-sanctions-live-news?page=with:block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e#block-624f08fa8f0887d7b40d5d7e |url-status=live}}
President of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi resigns from office, dismisses vice president Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, and transfers both offices' powers to the newly formed eight-member Presidential Leadership Council, chaired by Rashad al-Alimi.{{Cite news |date=2022-04-07 |title=Yemen president hands power to council in major shake-up |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61020866 |access-date=2022-04-10 |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102225119/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61020866 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Yemen president hands powers to new leadership council |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/7/yemen-president-transfers-powers-saudi-calls-for-houthis-talks |access-date=2022-04-10 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=January 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102225119/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/7/yemen-president-transfers-powers-saudi-calls-for-houthis-talks |url-status=live}}
April 8
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia is condemned by world leaders following a missile attack on Kramatorsk train station, which kills 59 civilians trying to evacuate, including seven children.{{cite news |title=Dozens dead after railway station hit by rockets - Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61032786 |publisher=BBC News |date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022 |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408131011/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-61032786 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=World leaders condemn Kramatorsk railway strike |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-04-08-22#h_ee8bb09a249eb71e3e784ae880646e4e |publisher=CNN |date=8 April 2022 |access-date=8 April 2022 |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408131309/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-04-08-22/h_ee8bb09a249eb71e3e784ae880646e4e |url-status=live}}
Global food prices increase to their highest level since the UN's Food Price Index began in 1990, with commodities such as wheat rising by nearly 20% as a result of the Ukraine crisis.{{cite news|title=Global food prices rise to highest ever levels after Russian invasion|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/apr/08/global-food-prices-rise-to-highest-ever-levels-after-russian-invasion-ukraine-wheat|website=The Guardian|date=8 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2022|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408133527/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/apr/08/global-food-prices-rise-to-highest-ever-levels-after-russian-invasion-ukraine-wheat|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=FAO Food Price Index|url=https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/|publisher=FAO|date=8 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2022|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408133823/https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/|url-status=live}}
April 11 – The National Assembly of Pakistan elects leader of the opposition Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister of Pakistan, after Imran Khan is removed from office following a motion of no confidence two days prior.{{cite news|title=Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ousted as country's leader following vote of no-confidence|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/09/asia/imran-khan-voted-out-pakistan-prime-minister-intl-hnk/index.html|publisher=CNN|date=9 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022|archive-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410123540/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/09/asia/imran-khan-voted-out-pakistan-prime-minister-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=2022-04-11 |title=Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif chosen as PM after week-long uncertainty |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61063386 |access-date=2022-04-11 |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411191848/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61063386 |url-status=live}}
April 13 – COVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed cases exceeds 500 million worldwide.{{cite news |last=Falconer |first=Rebecca |title=World surpasses half a billion confirmed COVID cases |url=https://www.axios.com/world-covid-cases-surpass-500-million-67de52f9-5230-42f2-b61d-5cf195b6dd57.html |work=Axios |access-date=April 13, 2022 |date=April 13, 2022 |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413070623/https://www.axios.com/world-covid-cases-surpass-500-million-67de52f9-5230-42f2-b61d-5cf195b6dd57.html |url-status=live}}
April 14 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Russian flagship Moskva becomes the largest warship to be sunk in action since World War II. Ukraine claims to have struck it with Neptune anti-ship missiles, while Russia claims it sank during stormy weather after an onboard fire.{{cite news |title=Russian warship: Moskva sinks in Black Sea |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61114843 |publisher=BBC News |date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022 |archive-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415131100/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61114843 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Russia says Moskva cruiser has sunk after reported Ukrainian missile strike |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/russia-moskva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry |website=The Guardian |date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022 |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414202148/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/14/russia-moskva-cruiser-sunk-stormy-seas-defense-ministry |url-status=live}}
April 18 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The battle of Donbas begins, leading to the deaths of several thousand military personnel and civilians.{{Cite news |date=2022-04-18 |title=Ukraine says 'Battle of Donbas' has begun, Russia pushing in east |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-says-battle-donbas-has-begun-russia-pushing-east-2022-04-18/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418205729/https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraine-says-battle-donbas-has-begun-russia-pushing-east-2022-04-18/ |url-status=live}}
April 19 – The second round of voting of the 2022 East Timorese presidential election is held and the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction party presidential candidate, former president and former prime minister José Ramos-Horta is elected.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta wins East Timor's presidential election |url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220420-nobel-laureate-ramos-horta-wins-east-timor-s-presidential-election |access-date=2022-04-21 |publisher=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421162253/https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20220420-nobel-laureate-ramos-horta-wins-east-timor-s-presidential-election |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2022-04-20 |title=Timor-Leste presidential election: José Ramos-Horta wins in landslide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/21/timor-leste-presidential-election-jose-ramos-horta-wins-in-landslide |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421074707/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/21/timor-leste-presidential-election-jose-ramos-horta-wins-in-landslide |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in East Timor presidential vote |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/20/east-timor-ramos-horta-takes-strong-lead-in-presidential-vote |access-date=2022-04-21 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421074709/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/20/east-timor-ramos-horta-takes-strong-lead-in-presidential-vote |url-status=live}}
April 20 – A European Southern Observatory team announce the discovery of micronovae, a new type of exploding star.{{Cite web |first=Kelly |last=Kizer Whitt |url=https://earthsky.org/space/micronovas-small-mighty-like-nova-explosions/ |title=Micronovas are new! They're small, but mighty |work=EarthSky |date=25 April 2022 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425145300/https://earthsky.org/space/micronovas-small-mighty-like-nova-explosions/ |url-status=live}}
April 22 – The Large Hadron Collider recommences full operations, three years after being shut down for upgrades.{{cite web|title=LHC restarts|url=https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/large-hadron-collider-restarts|publisher=CERN|date=22 April 2022|access-date=22 April 2022|archive-date=April 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422110922/https://home.cern/news/news/accelerators/large-hadron-collider-restarts|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61149387|publisher=BBC News|date=22 April 2022|access-date=22 April 2022|archive-date=April 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422111739/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61149387|url-status=live}}
April 24 – The 2022 Slovenian parliamentary election is held to elect all 90 members of the National Assembly of Slovenia, the lower house of the Slovenian Parliament; the Freedom Movement party becomes the largest party, winning 41 of 90 seats.{{Cite web|title=Izidi glasovanja|url=https://volitve.dvk-rs.si/#/rezultati|access-date=2022-04-25|website=volitve.dvk-rs.si|archive-date=May 17, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220517161739/https://volitve.dvk-rs.si/%23/rezultati|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's Janša defeated by opposition liberal Freedom Movement |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/24/slovenians-out-to-vote-with-no-single-party-projected-to-rule-without-coalition |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=euronews |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425115328/https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/24/slovenians-out-to-vote-with-no-single-party-projected-to-rule-without-coalition |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Lihtenvalner |first=Katja |date=2022-04-24 |title=Slovenia's populist PM loses election to environmentalist party-election commission |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovenias-populist-pm-faces-close-election-race-against-environmentalist-party-2022-04-23/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |archive-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425143750/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovenias-populist-pm-faces-close-election-race-against-environmentalist-party-2022-04-23/ |url-status=live}}
April 25 – Elon Musk reaches an agreement to acquire the social media network Twitter (which he later rebrands as X) for $44 billion USD, which later closes in October.{{Cite news |last1=Conger |first1=Kate |last2=Hirsch |first2=Lauren |date=2022-10-28 |title=Elon Musk Completes $44 Billion Deal to Own Twitter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/technology/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html |access-date=2024-01-10 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2022-04-25 |title=Elon Musk Clinches Deal to Buy Twitter for $44 Billion |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/elon-musk-buys-twitter-44-billion-1235239890/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
April 27 – The European Union accuses Russia of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria are halted by energy giant Gazprom.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/russia-accused-of-blackmail-gazprom-gas-supplies-poland-bulgaria-halted|title=Russia accused of blackmail after gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria halted|date=27 April 2022|access-date=27 April 2022|work=The Guardian|archive-date=April 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427155108/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/russia-accused-of-blackmail-gazprom-gas-supplies-poland-bulgaria-halted|url-status=live}}
April 28 – The Parliament of Montenegro elects a new government with Dritan Abazović as prime minister, following a motion of no confidence against the government of Zdravko Krivokapić.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Montenegro's parliament approves new minority pro-EU government |url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/29/montenegro-s-parliament-approves-new-minority-pro-eu-government |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=euronews |language=en |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320220103/https://www.euronews.com/2022/04/29/montenegro-s-parliament-approves-new-minority-pro-eu-government |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Vasiljevic |first=Stevo |date=2022-04-28 |title=Montenegro approves new minority government focused on joining EU |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegro-approves-new-minority-government-focused-joining-eu-2022-04-28/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428191623/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegro-approves-new-minority-government-focused-joining-eu-2022-04-28/ |url-status=live}}

April 30 – The Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway, located in Cebu, Philippines, is officially opened as the longest bridge in the country.

= May =

May 6 – 2022 monkeypox outbreak: An outbreak of monkeypox begins when the first monkeypox virus case is reported in London, the United Kingdom.{{cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517223855/https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |publisher=World Health Organization}}
May 9
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as a result of massive protests against his government across the country. He is succeeded by Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister three days later.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/prime-minister-mahinda-rajapaksa-resigns/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=NewsWire |language=en-US |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602064822/https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/prime-minister-mahinda-rajapaksa-resigns/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=More violence reported around the country : Over 100 injured |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/more-violence-reported-around-the-country-over-100-injured/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=NewsWire |date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602215346/https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/more-violence-reported-around-the-country-over-100-injured/ |url-status=live}}
2022 Philippine presidential election: Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte are elected the 17th President and 15th Vice President of the Philippines in a landslide victory.{{Cite web|title=Philippine presidential election: who's running, who's favourite and what's their China policy?|url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3151736/philippine-presidential-election-whos-running-whos-favourite-and|access-date=2021-10-09|website=South China Morning Post|date=October 9, 2021|language=en|archive-date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009062757/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3151736/philippine-presidential-election-whos-running-whos-favourite-and|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=The son of late dictator Marcos has won the Philippines' presidential election |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097903733/ferdinand-marcos-wins-philippines-presidential-election |access-date=12 May 2022 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=NPR |date=10 May 2022 |location=Manila |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512082804/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097903733/ferdinand-marcos-wins-philippines-presidential-election |url-status=live}}
May 10–May 14 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is held in Turin, Italy. The contest is won by Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra with their song "Stefania".{{Cite web|date=2021-10-08|title=Turin, Italy, to host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2022|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008100210/https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022 |archive-date=October 8, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Treisman |first1=Rachel |title=Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022 with overwhelming support from the audience |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/13/1098810226/eurovision-ukraine-kalush-orchestra |publisher=NPR |date=14 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515062136/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/13/1098810226/eurovision-ukraine-kalush-orchestra |url-status=live}}
May 12 – The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration reveals its first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.{{cite news|title=WATCH LIVE: Astronomers reveal 'groundbreaking' findings about the Milky Way|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-live-astronomers-reveal-groundbreaking-findings-about-the-milky-way|publisher=PBS|date=12 May 2022|access-date=12 May 2022|archive-date=May 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512131812/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-live-astronomers-reveal-groundbreaking-findings-about-the-milky-way|url-status=live}}
May 13 – Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is elected as the 3rd president of the United Arab Emirates by the Federal Supreme Council following the death of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan a day earlier.{{Cite news |date=2022-05-13 |title=UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73 |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61438417 |access-date=2022-05-14 |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513202055/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61438417 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE's president |url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-558fae1df9945c18609f9c751d101cce |access-date=2022-05-16 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516140601/https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-558fae1df9945c18609f9c751d101cce |url-status=live}}
May 14 - 10 people are killed during the 2022 Buffalo shooting.
May 15 – Former President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is elected president again, beating President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed.{{Cite web |title=Somalia elects new president after long overdue elections |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/15/somalia-elects-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-as-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516103244/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/15/somalia-elects-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-as-president |url-status=live}}
May 16 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The Siege of Mariupol ends in a Russian victory as Ukrainian troops are evacuated from Mariupol.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Mariupol steelworks after 82-day assault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/hundreds-of-ukrainian-troops-evacuated-from-azovstal-steelworks-after-82-day-assault |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516223642/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/hundreds-of-ukrainian-troops-evacuated-from-azovstal-steelworks-after-82-day-assault |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Минобороны показало кадры сдачи в плен украинских военных с "Азовстали" |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/17/05/2022/628387f09a79477b17a88c5c |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=РБК |date=May 17, 2022 |language=ru |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517115730/https://www.rbc.ru/politics/17/05/2022/628387f09a79477b17a88c5c |url-status=live}}
May 18 – Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO.{{cite news |last=Henley |first=Jon |date=2022-05-18 |title=Sweden and Finland formally apply to join Nato |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/18/sweden-and-finland-formally-apply-to-join-nato |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518073117/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/18/sweden-and-finland-formally-apply-to-join-nato |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=2022-05-18 |newspaper=The Guardian}}
May 20 – 2022 monkeypox outbreak: The World Health Organization (WHO) holds an emergency meeting to discuss the spread of monkeypox in nearly a dozen countries, as the number of reported cases reaches 100.{{cite news|title=WHO to hold emergency meeting on monkeypox on Friday -sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-hold-emergency-meeting-monkeypox-friday-sources-2022-05-20/|publisher=Reuters|date=20 May 2022|access-date=21 May 2022|archive-date=May 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520215707/https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-hold-emergency-meeting-monkeypox-friday-sources-2022-05-20/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=WHO working closely with countries responding to monkeypox|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/20-05-2022-who-working-closely-with-countries-responding-to-monkeypox|publisher=WHO|date=20 May 2022|access-date=21 May 2022|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521134059/https://www.who.int/news/item/20-05-2022-who-working-closely-with-countries-responding-to-monkeypox|url-status=live}}
May 21 – 2022 Australian federal election: The Labor party, led by Anthony Albanese, defeats the Liberal-National Coalition government led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Albanese is sworn in as Prime Minister two days later.{{cite news |date=21 May 2022 |title=With Anthony Albanese at the helm, Labor is projected to win 2022 federal election |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-21/labor-anthony-albanese-projected-to-win-2022-federal-election/101084660 |access-date=21 May 2022 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526022121/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-21/labor-anthony-albanese-projected-to-win-2022-federal-election/101084660 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news|publisher=BBC News|date=2022-05-21|title=Albanese leads Labor to Australia election win|language=en|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-australia-61532469|access-date=2022-05-22|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521120226/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-australia-61532469|url-status=live}}
May 24 – Uvalde school shooting: 18-year-old Salvador Ramos fatally shoots 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.{{Cite web |last1=Levenson |first1=Eric |last2=Rose |first2=Andy |last3=Almasy |first3=Steve |date=2022-05-24 |title=Gunman at a Texas elementary school kills 19 students and two adults before being fatally shot, officials say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/us/uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooting/index.html |access-date=2024-09-23 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}
May 27 – Fiji announces that it will become the 14th member of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Kiribati.{{Cite web |title=Fiji to join Biden's economic framework aimed at countering China |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/27/fiji-to-join-bidens-economic-framework-aimed-at-countering-china |access-date=2022-09-12 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130192608/https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/27/fiji-to-join-bidens-economic-framework-aimed-at-countering-china |url-status=live}}
May 28 – Spanish club Real Madrid beat English club Liverpool 1–0 to win the UEFA Champions League final played at the Stade de France in Paris, France.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61609200 |title=Champions League agony for Liverpool as Real win |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=May 21, 2023 |archive-date=June 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606200753/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61609200 |url-status=live}}

=June=

June 4 – Retired general Bajram Begaj is elected President of Albania by the parliament in the fourth round of voting.{{Cite web |title=Me 78 vota pro, Bajram Begaj zgjidhet Presidenti i 8-të i Shqipërisë |website=RTSH Lajme |url=https://lajme.rtsh.al/artikull/me-78-vota-pro-bajram-begaj-zgjidhet-presidenti-i-8-te-i-shqiperise- |access-date=2022-06-04|language=en |archive-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605012048/https://lajme.rtsh.al/artikull/me-78-vota-pro-bajram-begaj-zgjidhet-presidenti-i-8-te-i-shqiperise- |url-status=live}}
June 5 – At least 50 people are killed in a dual mass shooting-bomb attack in Owo, Nigeria.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-05 |title=Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say |url=https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-africa-religion-government-and-politics-8775c5367906bbcf43e35673dc24c9e0 |access-date=2022-06-06 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605164504/https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-africa-religion-government-and-politics-8775c5367906bbcf43e35673dc24c9e0 |url-status=live}}
June 8 – 2022 South Khorasan train derailment: In Iran, a passenger train derailed travelling from Tabas to Yazd crashed into an excavator and derailed, killing 18 and injuring 87.{{cite news|title=Train Crash in Iran Kills at Least 21|website=The New York Times |date=June 8, 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/world/middleeast/iran-train-crash.html}}
June 14 – Canada and Denmark end their competing claims for Hans Island by dividing the island roughly in half, ending what was referred to as the Whisky War.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61801682|title=Whisky Wars: Denmark and Canada strike deal to end 50-year row over Arctic island|publisher=BBC News|date=June 14, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615001459/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61801682|url-status=live}}
June 19
The second round of the 2022 legislative election is held in France, resulting in a hung parliament, with President Macron's coalition losing its majority in the National Assembly. A newly-formed coalition of left-wing parties, led by far-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, makes significant gains. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally also makes historic gains, increasing its number of MPs tenfold and becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. Two weeks later, Macron's government is reshuffled, continuing as a minority administration.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/macron-faces-tough-battle-control-parliament-france-votes-2022-06-19/#:~:text=PARIS%2C%20June%2019%20(Reuters),negotiate%20alliances%20with%20other%20parties.|title=French election: Macron loses absolute majority in parliament in 'democratic shock'|date=20 June 2022|publisher=Reuters|access-date=August 15, 2023|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619032713/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/macron-faces-tough-battle-control-parliament-france-votes-2022-06-19/#:~:text=PARIS%2C%20June%2019%20(Reuters),negotiate%20alliances%20with%20other%20parties.|url-status=live}}
The second round of the 2022 Colombian presidential election is held, and former guerrilla fighter for the 19th of April Movement and incumbent senator, Gustavo Petro, defeats businessman and former mayor of Bucaramanga, Rodolfo Hernández Suárez.{{cite web |url=https://resultados.registraduria.gov.co/presidente/0/colombia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029214937/https://resultados.registraduria.gov.co/presidente/0/colombia |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |title=Elecciones de Presidente y Vicepresidente de la República 2022 |language=es |trans-title=Elections of President and Vice President of the Republic 2022 |date= |website=resultados.registraduria.gov.co}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Ex-rebel wins runoff to be Colombia's 1st leftist president |url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-gustavo-petro-colombia-caribbean-presidential-elections-2d1828677b5ab1a2eb5d277c02f1b27c |access-date=2022-06-21 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621123011/https://apnews.com/article/politics-gustavo-petro-colombia-caribbean-presidential-elections-2d1828677b5ab1a2eb5d277c02f1b27c |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=2022-06-20 |title=Gustavo Petro: Colombia elects ex-rebel as first left-wing president |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61860887 |access-date=2022-06-21 |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621123011/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61860887 |url-status=live}}
June 22 – A 6.2 earthquake strikes the Durand Line between Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 1,163 people.{{cite news |last1=Norzoori |first1=Ebrahim |title=Death toll from Afghanistan's quake rises to 1,150 people |url=https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-politics-poverty-united-nations-c27305531ab23e74ba449f31f52b69c3 |access-date=24 June 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624080419/https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-politics-poverty-united-nations-c27305531ab23e74ba449f31f52b69c3 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Faizi |first1=Fazel Rahman |date=22 June 2022 |title=News agency: 1,000 dead, 1,500 injured in Afghan quake |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-155-people/2022/06/22/9c555e1c-f1ea-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622115355/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghanistan-earthquake-kills-at-least-155-people/2022/06/22/9c555e1c-f1ea-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |archive-date=22 June 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Sravasti |date=22 June 2022 |title=Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 950 after major quake hits Paktika province |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-earthquake-today-paktika-death-toll-b2106632.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622100028/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-earthquake-death-toll-2022-b2106632.html |archive-date=22 June 2022}}
June 23
The European Council granted Moldova and Ukraine the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union.{{cite news |title=Approved! EU countries endorse Ukraine and Moldova as official candidates to join bloc |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/06/23/approved-eu-countries-endorse-ukraine-and-moldova-as-official-candidates-to-join-bloc |publisher=Euronews |date=23 June 2022 |access-date=23 June 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Ukraine has officially received the status of a candidate for EU membership |url=https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2022/06/23/7141922/ |website=eurointegration.com.ua |language=uk |access-date=2022-06-23}}
Dickon Mitchell's party wins a majority of seats in Grenada's general election, defeating Prime Minister Keith Mitchell's party. Dickon Mitchell is sworn in the following day.{{Cite web |title=Live blog: Grenada votes election 2022 |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/live-blog-grenada-votes-election-2022 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Loop News |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624003814/https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/live-blog-grenada-votes-election-2022 |url-status=live}}
June 26 – G7 leaders gather for a summit in Germany to discuss the situation in Ukraine. A ban on imports of Russian gold is announced.{{cite news|title=Ukraine war: UK joins ban on imports of Russian gold|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61941589|publisher=BBC News|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=June 26, 2022|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626084237/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61941589|url-status=live}}
June 27 – 53 migrants from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador are found dead in a tractor trailer in San Antonio, Texas, United States.{{Cite web |last1=Gaffney |first1=Melissa |last2=Owen |first2=Quinn |last3=Winsor |first3=Morgan |last4=El-bawab |first4=Nadine |last5=Pereira |first5=Ivan |date=June 29, 2022 |title=4 charged after 53 found dead in Texas tractor-trailer |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/46-people-found-dead-18-wheeler-san-antonio/story?id=85820560 |access-date=2022-06-28 |publisher=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628043020/https://abcnews.go.com/US/46-people-found-dead-18-wheeler-san-antonio/story?id=85820560 |url-status=live}}
June 28 – June 30 – A NATO summit is held in Madrid, Spain along with the presence of guest countries from the European Union and the Indo-Pacific primarily searching for a consensual defensive reinforcement after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sustained threatening over the territorial integrity of other countries.{{cite web |url=https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_194990.htm |title=NATO Summit - Madrid, Spain - 28, 29 and 30 June 2022 |publisher=NATO |date=29 April 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531164244/https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_194990.htm |url-status=live}}

= July =

July 1
the Czech Republic takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the French presidency.{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/07/01/prague-takes-over-eu-presidency-from-paris-without-making-promises-to-macron_5988626_4.html|title=Prague takes over EU presidency from Paris without making promises to Macron|date=July 1, 2022|language=en|website=Le Monde}}
Yair Lapid succeeds Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister of Israel, while Bennett succeeds Lapid as Alternate Prime Minister of Israel; this arrangement had been created after the 2021 Israeli legislative election, in which no party won an outright majority.{{Cite news |date=2022-07-01 |title=U.S.'s Blinken congratulates new Israeli prime minister Lapid |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uss-blinken-congratulates-new-israeli-prime-minister-lapid-2022-07-01/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702192319/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uss-blinken-congratulates-new-israeli-prime-minister-lapid-2022-07-01/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |author=Hadas Gold |title=A leader for all Israelis? Yair Lapid takes over as caretaker prime minister |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/01/middleeast/israel-lapid-profile-mime-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-07-02 |publisher=CNN |date=July 2022 |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702192319/https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/01/middleeast/israel-lapid-profile-mime-intl/index.html |url-status=live}}
July 6 – July 31 – UEFA Women's Euro 2022, originally intended for 2021 but indirectly delayed due to UEFA Euro 2020 being delayed, is held in England, with the hosts winning their first major tournament since 1966.{{Cite web|title=UEFA Women's EURO moved to July 2022|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/025c-0f3d8be5c46b-a606252552ee-1000--uefa-women-s-euro-moved-to-july-2022/|date=April 23, 2020|publisher=UEFA|access-date=May 29, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716213046/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/025c-0f3d8be5c46b-a606252552ee-1000--uefa-women-s-euro-moved-to-july-2022/|url-status=live}}
July 7 – July 17 – The 2022 World Games is held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.{{Cite web|title=World Games 2021 Fact Sheet|url=https://theworldgames2021.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TWG_Fact-Sheet_July-2019_RD2.pdf|website=The World Games 2021 Official Site|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814194639/https://theworldgames2021.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TWG_Fact-Sheet_July-2019_RD2.pdf|url-status=dead}}
July 7 – After revelations over his appointment of Chris Pincher as Deputy Chief Whip triggered a series of resignations from his government, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces his intention to resign, triggering the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62070422|title=Boris Johnson resigns: Five things that led to the PM's downfall|publisher=BBC News|date=July 7, 2022|access-date=March 4, 2023|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707212744/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-62070422|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/07/boris-johnson-resigns-as-uk-prime-minister.html|title=UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns|first=Sam|last=Meredith|publisher=CNBC|date=July 7, 2022|access-date=March 4, 2023|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707113826/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/07/boris-johnson-resigns-as-uk-prime-minister.html|url-status=live}}
July 8 – Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is assassinated while giving a public speech in the city of Nara, Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62088876|title=As it happened: suspect used handmade gun to kill Abe – police|date=8 July 2022|publisher=BBC News|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708085442/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62088876|url-status=live}}
July 11 – The first operational image from the James Webb Space Telescope, showing the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, is revealed to the public.{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Rob |date=2022-07-12 |title=NASA's Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet |url=https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet |access-date=2022-07-14 |publisher=NASA |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922122705/https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-delivers-deepest-infrared-image-of-universe-yet/ |url-status=live}}
July 18
Droupadi Murmu is elected as President of India, making her the first tribal and youngest person to be elected to the office.{{Cite news |date=2022-07-21 |title=2022 Indian presidential election result {{!}} Updates |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/presidential-election-2022-yashwant-sinha-droupadi-murmu-results-live-updates-july-21-2022/article65663846.ece |access-date=2022-07-29 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823141408/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/presidential-election-2022-yashwant-sinha-droupadi-murmu-results-live-updates-july-21-2022/article65663846.ece |url-status=live}}
IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto issued.{{citation |url=https://www.ifla.org/public-library-manifesto/ |title=The IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto 2022 |publisher=IFLA |date=18 July 2022}}
July 19 – 2022 European heat waves: A series of severe heatwaves from July to August hit Europe, causing at least 53,000 deaths and additionally causing major wildfires, travel disruption, and record high temperatures in many countries.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-19 |title=Heatwave: Ferocious European heat heads north |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62216159 |access-date=2022-07-19 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=July 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719094950/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62216159 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9134651/european-union-excess-deaths-july/|title=EU saw 53,000 excess deaths in July amid record heatwave: report - National | Globalnews.ca|website=Global News|date=September 16, 2022|access-date=October 6, 2022|archive-date=October 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010020752/http://globalnews.ca/news/9134651/european-union-excess-deaths-july/|url-status=live}}
July 21
The Parliament of Sri Lanka elects Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of Sri Lanka,{{Cite news |date=2022-07-20 |title=Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62202901 |access-date=2022-07-20 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720001943/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62202901 |url-status=live}} following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid protests over the ongoing economic crisis.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-15 |title=Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/15/sri-lanka-mps-to-elect-new-president-after-gotabaya-rajapaksa-officially-resigns |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720075959/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/15/sri-lanka-mps-to-elect-new-president-after-gotabaya-rajapaksa-officially-resigns |url-status=live}}
The European Central Bank raises its key interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years, from minus 0.5 per cent to zero, with plans for further increases later in the year.{{Cite news |date=2022-07-21 |title=Eurozone raises interest rates for first time in 11 years |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62240730 |access-date=2022-07-21 |archive-date=July 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721152358/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62240730 |url-status=live}}
July 22 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine sign the Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement brokered by Turkey and the United Nations to facilitate the shipment of grain exports and reduce soaring global food prices.{{cite news |date=2022-07-23 |title=Russia, Ukraine seal landmark grain deal in Istanbul |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2352336/russia-ukraine-seal-landmark-grain-deal-in-istanbul |access-date=2024-09-23 |work=Bangkok Post}}{{cite news |last1=Kareem |first1=Fahim |date=2022-07-22 |title=Russia and Ukraine agree to release blockaded grain exports |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/22/ukraine-grain-deal-turkey-russia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811044039/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/22/ukraine-grain-deal-turkey-russia/ |archive-date=2022-08-11 |access-date=2024-09-23 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
July 23 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the recent monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, as the number of reported cases exceeds 17,000 in 75 countries.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/23/monkeypox-who-declares-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern |first=Nicola |last=Davis |author2=Miranda Bryant |access-date=2022-07-23 |newspaper=The Observer |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804050852/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/23/monkeypox-who-declares-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern |url-status=live}}
July 27 – A 7.0 earthquake strikes the island of Luzon in the Philippines killing 11 people and injuring over 600.{{Cite web |title=The 27 July 2022 Magnitude 7.0 Northwestern Luzon Earthquake (7 Aug 2022) - Philippines |publisher=ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/27-july-2022-magnitude-70-northwestern-luzon-earthquake-7-aug-2022 |access-date=2023-04-10 |date=August 8, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709180915/https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/27-july-2022-magnitude-70-northwestern-luzon-earthquake-7-aug-2022 |url-status=live}}
July 28–August 8 – The 2022 Commonwealth Games is held in Birmingham, England.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/62218799|title=Commonwealth Games: Birmingham set for Thursday's opening ceremony|date=28 July 2022|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=August 3, 2022|archive-date=August 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803163346/https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/62218799|url-status=live}}
July 31 – Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian terrorist who became the 2nd Emir of al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden's death in 2011, is killed in an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan conducted by the United States' Central Intelligence Agency.{{Cite web|title=U.S. kills al Qaeda leader Zawahiri in Kabul drone missile strike|first=Mohammad Yunus|last=Yawar|author2=Idrees Ali|author3=Jeff Mason|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-carried-out-drone-strike-afghanistan-us-officials-say-2022-08-01/|date=August 3, 2022|access-date=August 1, 2022|archive-date=August 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813002718/https://www.reuters.com/world/cia-carried-out-drone-strike-afghanistan-us-officials-say-2022-08-01/|url-status=live}}

=August=

August 4
China conducts its largest ever military exercise around Taiwan in response to a controversial visit by Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan since the 1990s.{{Cite web |title=China launches ballistic missiles during Taiwan drills |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62404233 |access-date=2022-08-04 |date=2022-08-04 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804095136/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-62404233 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Taiwan confirms multiple Chinese missile launches into waters of Taiwan strait during military drills – live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/aug/04/china-expected-to-begin-live-fire-military-exercises-near-taiwan-coast-in-wake-of-pelosi-visit-live |access-date=2022-08-04 |date=2022-08-04 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804133846/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/aug/04/china-expected-to-begin-live-fire-military-exercises-near-taiwan-coast-in-wake-of-pelosi-visit-live |url-status=live}}
The Prime Minister of Peru, Aníbal Torres, resigns following multiple criminal investigations against the President of Peru, Pedro Castillo.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-pm-torres-resigns-personal-reasons-2022-08-03/ |title=Peru PM resigns as investigations target President Castillo |publisher=Reuters |date=3 August 2022 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804041824/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-pm-torres-resigns-personal-reasons-2022-08-03/ |url-status=live}}
August 5 – August 7 – Israel launches airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, killing Islamic Jihad military leader Tayseer Jabari. Both parties agree to a ceasefire after three days of skirmish.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62457780 |title=Israel-Gaza: Ceasefire holds overnight after days of violence |publisher=BBC News |date=7 August 2022 |access-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808231341/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62457780 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Knell |first1=Yolande |last2=Berg |first2=Raffi |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Gaza: Palestinian militant killed as Israel strikes after threats |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62440155 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121041302/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62440155 |url-status=live}}
August 6 – Terrance Drew is sworn in as prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis.{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Loshaun |date=2022-08-06 |title=Dr Terrance Drew Sworn in as fourth PM |url=https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/dr-terrance-drew-sworn-in-as-fourth-pm/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The St Kitts Nevis Observer |language=en-US |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130230002/https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/dr-terrance-drew-sworn-in-as-fourth-pm/ |url-status=live}}
August 9 – 2022 Kenyan general election: William Ruto is elected as Kenya's 5th president, defeating longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga. His victory is certified by the nation's election supervisory agency on August 15 amid protests and violence by Odinga supporters.{{cite news |url=https://www.kbc.co.ke/iebc-officially-gazettes-william-ruto-as-the-president-elect/ |title=IEBC officially gazettes William Ruto as the President-Elect |work=KBC |date=August 16, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816133643/https://www.kbc.co.ke/iebc-officially-gazettes-william-ruto-as-the-president-elect/ |url-status=live |last1=Wasike |first1=Maxwell}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-15/kenyan-electoral-agency-prepares-to-announce-final-vote-results#xj4y7vzkg |title=Ruto declared Kenya president-elect as officials dispute outcome |website=Bloomberg.com |date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815124018/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-15/kenyan-electoral-agency-prepares-to-announce-final-vote-results#xj4y7vzkg |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mass-brawl-breaks-out-after-27752611 |title=Mass brawl erupts after Kenyan election as tortured body found amid protests |website=Daily Mirror |date=August 16, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816133641/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mass-brawl-breaks-out-after-27752611 |url-status=live}}
August 10 – Spanish club Real Madrid beat German club Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 to win the 2022 UEFA Super Cup played at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/635831/ |title=Real Madrid vs. Eintracht Frankfurt - Football Match Summary |date=August 10, 2022 |access-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004073259/https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/635831/ |url-status=live}}
August 12 – Indian-born British-American novelist Salman Rushdie is stabbed multiple times as he is about to give a public lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, United States.{{cite news|last=Goodman|first=Joshua|date=August 12, 2022|title=Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York|url=https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|access-date=August 12, 2022|publisher=Associated Press |language=en|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812152059/https://apnews.com/article/salman-rushdie-attacked-9eae99aea82cb0d39628851ecd42227a|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Staniszewski|first=Eugene J.|date=August 12, 2022|title=State Police are investigating an attack on author Salman Rushdie|url=https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|access-date=August 12, 2022|publisher=New York State Police Newsroom|language=en|archive-date=August 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812214959/https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-are-investigating-an-attack-on-author-salman-rushdie.htm|url-status=live}}
August 17 – Turkey and Israel agree to restore full diplomatic relations after a period of tensions.{{Cite web |title=Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic relations |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/17/turkey-israel-to-restore-full-diplomatic-relations |access-date=2022-08-23 |publisher=Al Jazeera English |language=en |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823195633/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/17/turkey-israel-to-restore-full-diplomatic-relations |url-status=live}}
August 19 – The coalition government of Montenegrin prime minister Dritan Abazović collapses after the 81-seat Parliament of Montenegro passes a motion of no confidence in a vote of 50–1, following dispute within the coalition over an agreement the government signed with the Serbian Orthodox Church.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-19 |title=Montenegro Government Toppled by No-Confidence Vote |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2022/08/19/montenegro-government-toppled-by-no-confidence-vote/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US |archive-date=June 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614112039/https://balkaninsight.com/2022/08/19/montenegro-government-toppled-by-no-confidence-vote/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=2022-08-20 |title=Montenegro's parliament passes no-confidence motion on cabinet |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegros-parliament-passes-no-confidence-motion-cabinet-2022-08-20/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |archive-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319210039/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/montenegros-parliament-passes-no-confidence-motion-cabinet-2022-08-20/ |url-status=live}}
August 27 – September 11 – The 2022 Asia Cup is held in the United Arab Emirates, and is won by Sri Lanka.{{Cite web|url=https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/format-venue-of-asia-cup-2022-and-2023-confirmed|title=Format, venue of Asia Cup 2022 and 2023 confirmed|date=October 15, 2021|website=Cricketpakistan.com.pk|access-date=February 7, 2022|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227053242/https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/news/detail/format-venue-of-asia-cup-2022-and-2023-confirmed|url-status=live}}
August 28 – 2022 Pakistan floods: Pakistan declares a "climate catastrophe" and appeals for international assistance, as the death toll from recent flooding in the country exceeds 1,000, the world's deadliest flood since 2017. Several nations, alongside the UN, pledge millions in funding for aid.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan floods: Appeals for aid as 119 more die in a day |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62704004 |date=28 August 2022 |access-date=28 August 2022 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828142125/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62704004 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Pakistan declares floods a 'climate catastrophe' as death toll tops 1,000 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/28/pakistans-south-braces-for-deluge-as-death-toll-from-floods-tops-1000 |date=28 August 2022 |access-date=28 August 2022 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828194349/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/28/pakistans-south-braces-for-deluge-as-death-toll-from-floods-tops-1000 |url-status=live}}
August 30 – Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union, dies at the age of 91.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/world/europe/mikhail-gorbachev-dead.html |title=Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Reformist Soviet Leader, is Dead at 91 |work=The New York Times |date=August 30, 2022 |last1=Berger |first1=Marilyn}}

= September =

September 1 – The UN releases a report stating that the Chinese government's Xinjiang internment camps and treatment of Uyghurs may constitute crimes against humanity.{{Cite web |title=China's treatment of Uyghur community 'may constitute crimes against humanity', UN says |url=https://news.sky.com/story/chinas-treatment-of-uyghur-community-may-constitute-crimes-against-humanity-un-says-12686547 |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901075936/https://news.sky.com/story/chinas-treatment-of-uyghur-community-may-constitute-crimes-against-humanity-un-says-12686547 |url-status=live}}
September 2 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: The G7 economies agree to impose a price cap on Russian petroleum exports.{{Cite web |author1=Alex Stambaugh |author2=Julia Horowitz |author3=Michelle Toh |title=G7 countries agree to cap the price of Russian oil |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/business/russia-oil-price-cap-g7-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-09-02 |publisher=CNN Business |date=September 2, 2022 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205010015/https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/business/russia-oil-price-cap-g7-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live}}
September 5 – A 6.8 earthquake strikes Luding County in Sichuan province, China, killing 117 and injuring 424.{{Cite web |title=2022 China Earthquake |url=https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/2022-china-earthquake/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |publisher=Center for Disaster Philanthropy |date=September 20, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920220721/https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/2022-china-earthquake/ |url-status=live}}
September 6 – Liz Truss is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=David |title=Truss wins Tory leadership race and faces daunting challenge as PM |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/liz-truss-rishi-sunak-balmoral-boris-johnson-b2160000.html |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=The Independent |date=5 September 2022 |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905161641/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/rishi-sunak-boris-johnson-labour-nhs-balmoral-b2160000.html |url-status=live}}
September 8 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. Her son Charles III succeeds her as King.{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Britain's new monarch to be known as King Charles III |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/ |access-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908201050/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-new-monarch-be-known-king-charles-iii-2022-09-08/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886 |title=Queen Elizabeth II has died |publisher=BBC News |access-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908173314/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886 |url-status=live}}
September 11 – The 2022 Swedish general election is held to elect all 349 seats of the Riksdag. Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson resigns after her centre-left bloc narrowly loses to a bloc of right-wing parties, 176 seats to 173;{{cite news |date=15 September 2022 |title=Magdalena Andersson: Swedish PM resigns as right-wing parties win vote |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62908902 |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915180925/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62908902 |archive-date=September 15, 2022}} Andersson is succeeded as prime minister by Ulf Kristersson in October.
September 12 – September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes: Azerbaijan attacks Armenian positions near the cities of Vardenis, Goris, Sotk and Jermuk, and occupies certain areas of its territory along the Armenia–Azerbaijan border. Over the next few days, more than 100 Armenian soldiers are killed in the clashes, while Azerbaijan acknowledges 71 fatalities among its forces.{{Cite web |title=Armenia says 105 troops killed in Azerbaijan border clashes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62828239 |access-date=15 September 2022 |date=15 September 2022 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915180944/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62828239 |url-status=live}}
September 14–September 20 – 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes: Dozens are killed as sporadic clashes occur between Kyrgyz and Tajik troops along their countries' respective border.{{cite news|title=Kyrgyzstan says death toll from border conflict rises to 36|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/kyrgyzstan-says-death-toll-border-conflict-rises-36-2022-09-18/|publisher=Reuters|access-date=18 September 2022|archive-date=September 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918082611/https://www.reuters.com/world/kyrgyzstan-says-death-toll-border-conflict-rises-36-2022-09-18/|url-status=live}}
September 14–September 25 – The Atlantic hurricane Fiona hits Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the Lucayan Archipelago, Bermuda, and Eastern Canada.{{Cite news |date=2022-09-24 |title=Hurricane Fiona: Canada hit by 'historic, extreme event' |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63011195 |access-date=2022-09-29 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210185207/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63011195 |url-status=live}}
September 16 – Protests erupt in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country's "morality police".{{Cite magazine |title=The Protests in Iran Have Shaken the Islamic Republic to Its Core|url=https://time.com/6216024/iran-protests-islamic-republic-response/|access-date=2022-09-25|magazine=Time}}
September 19 – The state funeral of Elizabeth II is held in Westminster Abbey, London. Her coffin is then taken by procession to Windsor Castle for burial with her husband, par ents and sister in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.{{Cite news |date=2022-09-16 |title=Queen's funeral plans: What will happen on the day |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60617519 |access-date=2022-09-18 |archive-date=September 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909001318/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60617519 |url-status=live}} The funeral is speculated to be the most watched television event in world history.{{Cite web |title=Queen Elizabeth II's funeral may be the most-watched broadcast of all time |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/video/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-may-161509117.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=finance.yahoo.com |date=September 20, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030025306/https://finance.yahoo.com/video/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-may-161509117.html |url-status=live}}
September 21 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: Following a major counteroffensive by Ukraine in the east of the country, Putin announces a partial mobilisation of Russia and threatens nuclear retaliation, saying "this is not a bluff".{{Cite web |title=Ukraine war live: Putin announces 'partial mobilisation' of Russia and threatens nuclear retaliation saying 'I'm not bluffing' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/sep/21/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-blinken-calls-moscows-referendum-attempts-a-sham-zelenskiy-to-speak-at-un |access-date=21 September 2022 |date=21 September 2022 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326210158/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/sep/21/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-blinken-calls-moscows-referendum-attempts-a-sham-zelenskiy-to-speak-at-un |url-status=live}}
September 22 – October 1 – The 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is held in Sydney, Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/australia-announced-as-host-of-the-fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2022|title=Australia announced as host of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022|publisher=FIBA|date=26 March 2020|access-date=September 4, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103080226/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/australia-announced-as-host-of-the-fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2022|url-status=live}} In the final, the United States wins 83–61 against China.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2022/news/near-16-000-sydney-crowd-sees-usa-sink-china-for-11th-title|title=USA sink China for 11th title: World Champions!|date=1 October 2022|publisher=FIBA|access-date=September 4, 2023|archive-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929071416/https://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2022/news/near-16-000-sydney-crowd-sees-usa-sink-china-for-11th-title|url-status=live}}
September 24 – The 2022 Nauruan parliamentary election is held, which is followed by Ubenide parliament member Russ Kun being elected president by parliament.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-29 |title=Nauru's new President takes oath |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/475732/nauru-s-new-president-takes-oath |access-date=29 September 2022 |publisher=Radio New Zealand |language=en-nz |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929024635/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/475732/nauru-s-new-president-takes-oath |url-status=live}}
September 25 – The 2022 Italian general election is held to elect all 400 seats of the Chamber of Deputies and 200 seats of the Senate of the Republic (reduced from 630 and 215 respectively according to the outcome of the 2020 constitutional referendum).{{cite news|date=21 July 2022|title=Italy's Mattarella dissolves parliament, election set for 25 September|url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/21/italys-president-mattarella-dissolves-parliament-orders-new-election|access-date=22 July 2022|website=Euronews|archive-date=July 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722114847/https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/21/italys-president-mattarella-dissolves-parliament-orders-new-election|url-status=live}} Observers commented that the results shifted the geopolitics of the European Union, following far-right gains in France, Spain, and Sweden.{{cite news|last1=D'Emilio|first1=Frances|last2=Winfield|first2=Nicole|last3=Zampano|first3=Giada|date=26 September 2022|title=Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-elections-migration-economy-866fe6cb6a35cc96aaff064a832acaf6|access-date=26 September 2022|publisher=Associated Press|archive-date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008031424/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-elections-migration-economy-866fe6cb6a35cc96aaff064a832acaf6|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Jason|title=Giorgia Meloni Wins Voting in Italy, in Breakthrough for Europe's Hard Right|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/world/europe/italy-meloni-prime-minister.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 September 2022|work=The New York Times|date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927040606/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/world/europe/italy-meloni-prime-minister.html|archive-date=27 September 2022}}{{cite news|last=Lemire|first=Jonathan|date=26 September 2022|title=White House anxiously watches Meloni's rise to power|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/26/white-house-anxiously-watches-melonis-rise-to-power-00058935|access-date=27 September 2022|website=Politico|archive-date=February 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225201952/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/26/white-house-anxiously-watches-melonis-rise-to-power-00058935|url-status=live}} It was also noted that the election outcome would mark Italy's most right-wing government since 1945.{{cite news|date=26 September 2022|title=Italy election: Meloni says center-right bloc has 'clear' mandate|publisher=Deutsche Welle|url=https://www.dw.com/en/italy-election-meloni-says-center-right-bloc-has-clear-mandate/a-63233616|access-date=26 September 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926232549/https://www.dw.com/en/italy-election-meloni-says-center-right-bloc-has-clear-mandate/a-63233616|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Leali|first1=Giorgio|last2=Roberts|first2=Hannah|date=25 September 2022|title=Italy on track to elect most right-wing government since Mussolini|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-election-exit-poll-far-right-giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-berlusconi-salvini-mario-draghi/|access-date=27 September 2022|website=Politico|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926194101/https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-election-exit-poll-far-right-giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-berlusconi-salvini-mario-draghi/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Braithwaite|first1=Sharon|last2=DiDonato|first2=Valentina|last3=Fox|first3=Kara|last4=Mortensen|first4=Antonia|last5=Nadeau|first5=Barbie Latza|last6=Ruotolo|first6=Nicola|date=26 September 2022|title=Giorgia Meloni claims victory to become Italy's most far-right prime minister since Mussolini|publisher=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/25/europe/italy-election-results-intl/index.html|access-date=26 September 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926235650/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/25/europe/italy-election-results-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}
September 26
NASA's DART crashes into the asteroid Dimorphos in a first test of potential planetary defense.{{Cite web|title=NASA's DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test|date=September 26, 2022|url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-dart-mission-hits-asteroid-in-first-ever-planetary-defense-test|access-date=2022-09-26|publisher=NASA|archive-date=September 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927010915/https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-dart-mission-hits-asteroid-in-first-ever-planetary-defense-test|url-status=live}}
The Nord Stream pipeline sabotage occurs by an unknown perpetrator off the coast of Bornholm, Denmark with explosions on two pipelines leaving them inoperable.{{cite news |last=Liboreiro |first=Jorge |title=Explosions recorded before discovery of major Baltic Sea gas leaks |website=euronews |date=2022-09-27 |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/27/denmark-and-sweden-issue-navigation-warnings-over-nord-stream-gas-leaks |access-date=2023-01-10 |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927142659/https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/09/27/denmark-and-sweden-issue-navigation-warnings-over-nord-stream-gas-leaks |url-status=live}}
September 27–September 30 – Hurricane Ian impacts Cuba and the United States, causing catastrophic damage to both nations, killing at least 157 people, 16 missing, and leaving millions without power, including the entire nation of Cuba.{{cite news |title=Historic search-and-rescue operation underway as Ian's death toll reaches 87 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biden-visit-florida-puerto-rico-hurricane-ian-devastation-rcna50348 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003041758/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biden-visit-florida-puerto-rico-hurricane-ian-devastation-rcna50348 |archive-date=3 October 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Salahieh |first=Nouran |date=2022-10-04 |title=Hurricane Ian's death toll rises as crews in Florida go door to door in search for survivors in decimated neighborhoods |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/us/hurricane-ian-florida-recovery-tuesday/index.html |access-date=2022-10-04 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004075722/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/us/hurricane-ian-florida-recovery-tuesday/index.html |url-status=live}}
September 27 – Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine claim that their annexation referendums show an overwhelming support for the annexation by Russia of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Luhansk People's Republic, and parts of Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast. However, the voting is widely dismissed as a sham referendum.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/first-partial-results-show-over-96-occupied-ukraine-regions-favour-joining-2022-09-27/ |title=Moscow's proxies in occupied Ukraine regions report big votes to join Russia |publisher=Reuters |date=September 28, 2022 |last1=Trevelyan |first1=Mark |access-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927180324/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/first-partial-results-show-over-96-occupied-ukraine-regions-favour-joining-2022-09-27/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-moscow-referendums-1780c30715ce49723629d05c5e2f3238 |title=Kremlin announces vote, paves way to annex part of Ukraine |publisher=Associated Press |date=September 27, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928012319/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-moscow-referendums-1780c30715ce49723629d05c5e2f3238 |url-status=live}}
September 30
Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin signs treaties absorbing the occupied regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia into the Russian Federation. This annexation is seen as a breach of international law by the global community.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/30/world/russia-ukraine-war-news |title=Putin Frames Illegal Annexation as Part of Existential Battle with West |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 30, 2022 |last1=Troianovski |first1=Anton |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906202252/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/30/world/russia-ukraine-war-news |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/29/putin-to-sign-treaty-annexing-territories-in-ukraine-kremlin-says |title=Putin signs decrees paving way for annexing Ukraine territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia |website=The Guardian |date=September 29, 2022 |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929200211/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/29/putin-to-sign-treaty-annexing-territories-in-ukraine-kremlin-says |url-status=live}}
Burkina Faso's military junta is overthrown by the country's second coup of the year, led by army captain Ibrahim Traoré.{{Cite news |date=2022-09-30 |title=Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-army-captain-announces-overthrow-military-government-2022-09-30/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |archive-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930202205/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burkina-faso-army-captain-announces-overthrow-military-government-2022-09-30/ |url-status=live}}

=October=

October 1 – A fatal human crush occurs during an association football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia, killing 135 people and injuring more than 500.{{cite news |last=Novelize |first=Andry |title=Fakta-Fakta Tragedi Kanjuruhan Tewaskan 125 Orang, Ratusan Terluka |trans-title=Kanjuruhan Tragedy Kills 125 People, Hundreds Injured |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20221003060036-20-855458/fakta-fakta-tragedi-kanjuruhan-tewaskan-125-orang-ratusan-terluka |access-date=3 October 2022 |publisher=CNN Indonesia |date=3 October 2022 |location=Jakarta |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003014346/https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20221003060036-20-855458/fakta-fakta-tragedi-kanjuruhan-tewaskan-125-orang-ratusan-terluka |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Budi |first=Mulia |title=Update Data Korban Tragedi Kanjuruhan: 131 Orang Meninggal, 547 Luka |trans-title=Update on the Victims of the Kanjuruhan Tragedy: 131 People Died, 547 Injured |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-6335770/update-data-korban-tragedi-kanjuruhan-131-orang-meninggal-547-luka |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=detik.com |date=7 October 2022 |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007154436/https://news.detik.com/berita/d-6335770/update-data-korban-tragedi-kanjuruhan-131-orang-meninggal-547-luka |url-status=live}}
October 5 – OPEC+ imposes a production cut of up to 2 million barrels per day.{{Cite web |last=Meredith |first=Sam |title=OPEC+ to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day to shore up prices, defying U.S. pressure |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/05/oil-opec-imposes-deep-production-cuts-in-a-bid-to-shore-up-prices.html |access-date=2022-10-05 |publisher=CNBC |date=October 5, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017071835/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/05/oil-opec-imposes-deep-production-cuts-in-a-bid-to-shore-up-prices.html |url-status=live}}
October 8 – Russian invasion of Ukraine: An explosion occurs on the Crimean Bridge connecting Crimea and Russia, killing three and causing a partial collapse of the only road bridge between the Crimean Peninsula and the Russian mainland.{{Cite web |title=Blast causes only Crimea-Russia bridge to collapse |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-63183783 |date=8 October 2022 |access-date=8 October 2022 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107162344/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-63183783 |url-status=live}} Two days later, retaliatory missile strikes are conducted by Russia across Ukraine, the most widespread since the start of the invasion, notably including attacks on Kyiv.{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Paul |date=10 October 2022 |title=Shock and horror after Russia's wave of strikes across Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63199721 |publisher=BBC News |location=Kyiv |access-date=10 October 2022 |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010112806/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63199721 |url-status=live}}
October 12–October 13 – 2022 Bratislava shooting, killing 3 (including the perpetrator) and injuring one. The shooting occurred outside of a gay bar in Bratislava known as Tepláreň. Two people (excluding the perpetrator) died as a result of the shooting. Juraj Vankulič, a non-binary person, and Matúš Horváth, a bisexual man. The perpetrator (Juraj Krajčík) was found dead due to a self-inflicted gunshot the morning after the attack.{{Cite news |author=Unknown |date=13 October 2022 |title=Slovakia: Two dead after shooting outside LGBT bar |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63239523 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013114614/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63239523 |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |access-date=7 November 2024 |publisher=BBC News}}
October 16–October 23 – The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held. Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary by the Central Committee, beginning a third term as the paramount leader of China.{{Cite news |author=Ling Li |date=2021-11-11 |title=How Xi Jinping could rule China for life |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/11/how-xi-jinping-could-rule-china-life/ |access-date=2021-11-11 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806090015/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/11/how-xi-jinping-could-rule-china-life/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |author1=Jeremy Page |author2=Lingling Wei |author3=Chun Han Wong |date=2017-10-18 |title=Chinese Power Play: Xi Sets Stage for a More Muscular Role at Home and Abroad |language=en-US |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinpings-power-plays-set-the-stage-for-a-long-encore-1508232605 |access-date=2022-01-15 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116012213/https://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinpings-power-plays-set-the-stage-for-a-long-encore-1508232605 |url-status=live}}
October 20 – Amid a government crisis, Liz Truss announces her resignation as leader of the Conservative Party and her intention to resign as prime minister of the United Kingdom, after 45 days in office.{{cite AV media |date=20 October 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxT9gOS6_j0 |title=Prime Minister Liz Truss's resignation statement |publisher=10 Downing Street |via=YouTube |access-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117005904/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxT9gOS6_j0 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |url-status=live}}
October 25 – Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following the resignation of Liz Truss the previous week resulting in a 50-day tenure, making him the first person of colour to become the prime minister.{{Cite web |date=24 October 2022 |title=Sunak is next PM as Mordaunt drops out of leadership race |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-63327087 |access-date=24 October 2022 |publisher=BBC News |language=en |archive-date=November 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119160057/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-63327087 |url-status=live}}
October 28
Elon Musk completes his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.{{Cite web |date=28 October 2022 |title=Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63402338 |access-date=28 October 2022 |publisher=BBC News |language=en |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028065924/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63402338 |url-status=live}}
Sam Matekane is sworn in as Prime Minister of Lesotho after securing a victory in the 7 October elections.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/diamond-magnate-sam-matekane-takes-over-as-lesothos-prime-minister/2723621|title=Diamond magnate Sam Matekane takes over as Lesotho's prime minister|publisher=Anadolu Agency |access-date=October 31, 2022|archive-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031123035/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/diamond-magnate-sam-matekane-takes-over-as-lesothos-prime-minister/2723621|url-status=live}}
October 29
At least 158 people are killed and another 197 injured in a crowd crush during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea.{{cite news |title=At Least 149 Dead, 76 Injured in Stampede in Itaewon, Seoul |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=173416 |access-date=30 October 2022 |publisher=KBS World |date=30 October 2022 |archive-date=October 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029171322/http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=173416 |url-status=live}}
A double car bombing by al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, Somalia kills at least 121 people and injures around 300.{{Cite web |title=At Least 100 Killed in Mogadishu Bombing, President Says |date=October 30, 2022 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/at-least-100-killed-in-mogadishu-bombing-president-says/6811491.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |publisher=VOA |language=en |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030044320/https://www.voanews.com/a/at-least-100-killed-in-mogadishu-bombing-president-says/6811491.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=At least 100 killed and 300 injured as Somalia's capital hit by two explosions |url=https://news.sky.com/story/somalias-capital-hit-by-two-explosions-leaving-scores-dead-or-injured-12733141 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030144945/https://news.sky.com/story/somalias-capital-hit-by-two-explosions-leaving-scores-dead-or-injured-12733141 |url-status=live}}
Russian invasion of Ukraine: In response to an alleged Ukrainian drone attack against the Black Sea Fleet, Russia suspends its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative.{{cite news |title=Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-government-and-politics-3b563bd6f79f815c7e9f33505dd25334 |access-date=30 October 2022 |publisher=Associated Press |date=30 October 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030112041/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-government-and-politics-3b563bd6f79f815c7e9f33505dd25334 |url-status=live}}
October 30
2022 Brazilian general election: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeats incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election after neither candidate secured a majority in the first round of voting. Lula da Silva is the first president elected three times, and also the oldest one, at 77.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-election-enters-runoff-bolsonaro-dashes-lulas-hope-quick-win-2022-10-03/ |title=Brazil markets soar as Bolsonaro's strong showing sparks runoff vote |publisher=Reuters |date=October 3, 2022 |last1=Araujo |first1=Gabriel |last2=Marcello |first2=Maria Carolina |access-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003123627/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-election-enters-runoff-bolsonaro-dashes-lulas-hope-quick-win-2022-10-03/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Paraguassu |first1=Lisandra |last2=Stargardter |first2=Gabriel |date=2022-10-30 |title=Lula defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil's runoff election, pollster Datafolha says |language=en |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-votes-heated-bolsonaro-vs-lula-presidential-runoff-2022-10-30/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030230629/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-votes-heated-bolsonaro-vs-lula-presidential-runoff-2022-10-30/ |url-status=live}}
The collapse of a suspension bridge in Gujarat, India, leaves at least 135 dead.{{cite news |title=Over 100 people die in Morbi bridge collapse, says Gujarat Information Department |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/over-100-people-die-in-morbi-bridge-collapse-says-gujarat-information-department/articleshow/95189815.cms?from=mdr |access-date=31 October 2022 |publisher=The Economic Times |date=31 October 2022 |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031012130/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/over-100-people-die-in-morbi-bridge-collapse-says-gujarat-information-department/articleshow/95189815.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=India in shock as bridge disaster toll rises to 141 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-india-63452531 |access-date=31 October 2022 |publisher=BBC News |date=31 October 2022 |archive-date=November 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101111554/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-india-63452531 |url-status=live}}

=November=

November 1
2022 Israeli legislative election: A bloc of right-wing and far-right political parties led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins a 64-seat majority (out of 120), allowing him to be sworn in as Prime Minister of Israel for a third time in December.{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/11/02/netanyahu-seems-on-track-to-be-israels-next-prime-minister |title=Netanyahu seems on track to be Israel's next prime minister |newspaper=The Economist |access-date=November 5, 2022 |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105143820/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/11/02/netanyahu-seems-on-track-to-be-israels-next-prime-minister |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-ben-gvir-win-marks-the-elevation-of-jewish-israel-above-democratic-israel/ |title=Netanyahu, Ben Gvir win marks the elevation of Jewish Israel above democratic Israel |website=The Times of Israel |access-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102175236/https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-ben-gvir-win-marks-the-elevation-of-jewish-israel-above-democratic-israel/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-85-of-votes-tallied-netanyahu-on-verge-of-breaking-deadlock-regaining-power/ |title=With 86% of votes tallied, Netanyahu headed for decisive comeback victory |website=The Times of Israel |access-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102175236/https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-85-of-votes-tallied-netanyahu-on-verge-of-breaking-deadlock-regaining-power/?utm_source=article_hpsidebar&utm_medium=desktop_site&utm_campaign=netanyahu-ben-gvir-win-marks-the-elevation-of-jewish-israel-above-democratic-israel |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=December 29, 2022 |title=Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as leader of Israel's likely most right-wing government ever |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/29/middleeast/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-swearing-in-intl/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228233951/https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/29/middleeast/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-swearing-in-intl/index.html |url-status=live}}
2022 Danish general election: A bloc of left-leaning political parties wins a narrow one-seat majority of 90 seats.{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Adrienne |last2=Davis |first2=Alys |date=November 2, 2022 |title=Denmark election: Centre-left bloc comes out on top |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63481675 |access-date=24 November 2022 |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124093643/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63481675 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=2 November 2022 |title=Danish left-wing bloc retains a majority in parliament |publisher=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221102-danish-left-wing-bloc-retains-a-majority-in-parliament |access-date=24 November 2022 |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106130028/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221102-danish-left-wing-bloc-retains-a-majority-in-parliament |url-status=live}} Incumbent Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's second government takes office in December, in the form of a coalition with {{Lang|da|Venstre|italic=no}} and the Moderates.
November 2–November 3 – Tigray War: The Ethiopian government and the TPLF agree to a formal cessation of hostilities, signing a peace agreement in Pretoria, South Africa.{{Cite web |last=York |first=Geoffrey |date=2 November 2022 |title=Ethiopia and Tigray sign peace agreement in bid to end devastating war |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ethiopia-tigray-peace-agreement/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102204400/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ethiopia-tigray-peace-agreement/ |archive-date=2 November 2022 |website=The Globe and Mail}}{{Cite web |date=4 November 2022 |title=Official version of AU-led Ethiopia peace agreement |url=https://addisstandard.com/official-version-of-au-led-ethiopia-peace-agreement/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101142245/https://addisstandard.com/official-version-of-au-led-ethiopia-peace-agreement/ |archive-date=1 January 2023 |website=Addis Standard}}
November 6–November 18 – The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) on climate change mitigation takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.{{cite news |last1=Dickie |first1=Gloria |author-link1=Gloria Dickie |title=COP27: World on track to increase emissions 10.6% by 2030 - UN report |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cop27-world-track-increase-emissions-106-by-2030-un-report-2022-10-26/ |access-date=31 October 2022 |publisher=Reuters |date=26 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=October 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031161930/https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cop27-world-track-increase-emissions-106-by-2030-un-report-2022-10-26/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Friedman |first1=Lisa |title=What Is COP27? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/cop27-climate-change-summit.html |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=31 October 2022 |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111154453/https://www.nytimes.com/article/cop27-climate-change-summit.html |url-status=live}}
November 11
The cryptocurrency exchange FTX, once valued at $18 billion,{{Cite news|last=Osipovich|first=Alexander|date=20 July 2017|title=Crypto Exchange FTX Valued at $18 Billion in Funding Round|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-exchange-ftx-valued-at-18-billion-in-funding-round-11626800455|access-date=28 December 2022|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118075444/https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-exchange-ftx-valued-at-18-billion-in-funding-round-11626800455|url-status=live}} files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Jeremy |title=FTX Goes Bankrupt in Stunning Reversal for Crypto Exchange |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-11/ftx-com-goes-bankrupt-in-stunning-reversal-for-crypto-exchange |access-date=28 December 2022 |work=Bloomberg News |date=11 November 2022 |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111143533/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-11/ftx-com-goes-bankrupt-in-stunning-reversal-for-crypto-exchange |url-status=live}} in a collapse that affects the cryptocurrency environment.{{cite magazine|last1=Khalili|first1=Joel|title=The Fallout of the FTX Collapse|url=https://www.wired.com/story/the-fallout-of-the-ftx-collapse/|access-date=28 December 2022|magazine=Wired|date=11 November 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111122757/https://www.wired.com/story/the-fallout-of-the-ftx-collapse/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Sumeet|last2=Davies|first2=Megan|last3=Aftab|first3=Ahmed|last4=McCrank|first4=John|last5=Nguyen|first5=Lananh|last6=Howcroft|first6=Elizabeth|last7=Azhar|first7=Saeed|last8=Sinclair Foley|first8=John|title=After FTX collapse, pressure builds for tougher crypto rules|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/after-ftx-collapse-pressure-builds-tougher-crypto-rules-2022-12-02/|access-date=28 December 2022|publisher=Reuters|date=2 December 2022|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228173516/https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/after-ftx-collapse-pressure-builds-tougher-crypto-rules-2022-12-02/|url-status=live}}
Russian invasion of Ukraine: Ukrainian forces recapture Kherson, the only regional capital to be taken by Russia since the start of the war.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-63576212 |title=Ukraine military in Kherson after Russian retreat |publisher=BBC News |access-date=11 November 2022 |date=11 November 2022 |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111151248/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-63576212 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-11-11-22/index.html |title=Russian forces retreat from key Ukrainian city of Kherson |publisher=CNN |access-date=11 November 2022 |date=11 November 2022 |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111151251/https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-11-11-22/index.html |url-status=live}}
November 15
The world population reaches 8 billion.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63623307 |title=As the 8 billionth child is born, who were 5th, 6th and 7th? |publisher=BBC News |access-date=15 November 2022 |date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115073635/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63623307 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.unfpa.org/8billion |title=8 Billion: A World of Infinite Possibilities |publisher=United Nations Population Fund |access-date=15 November 2022 |date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115073635/https://www.unfpa.org/8billion |url-status=live}}
The 2022 G20 Bali summit in Bali, Indonesia takes place.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-23|title=India to host G20 Summit in 2023, year after 2022 meeting in Indonesia: Grouping's declaration|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/india-to-host-g20-summit-in-2023-year-after-2022-meeting-in-indonesia-groupings-declaration-9042481.html|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Firstpost|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123033338/https://www.firstpost.com/world/india-to-host-g20-summit-in-2023-year-after-2022-meeting-in-indonesia-groupings-declaration-9042481.html|url-status=live}}
Two missiles impact the village of Przewodów, Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
November 16 – NASA launches Artemis 1, the first uncrewed mission of its Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever to reach orbit. The onboard Orion capsule orbits the Moon before returning to Earth, as a demonstration of planned human missions.{{cite news |title=Nasa: Artemis Moon rocket lifts off Earth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63643707 |publisher=BBC News |date=16 November 2022 |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116080505/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63643707 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Nasa Artemis 1 launch: rocket lifts off on moon mission – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2022/nov/16/artemis-1-nasa-rocket-launch-moon-mission-space-live-updates |work=The Guardian |date=16 November 2022 |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116075520/https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2022/nov/16/artemis-1-nasa-rocket-launch-moon-mission-space-live-updates |url-status=live}}
November 19 – The 2022 Malaysian general election results in a hung parliament, which is the first in the country's history. Long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is appointed by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah as prime minister five days later to break the political deadlock and form a unity government.{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Heather |last2=Stambaugh |first2=Alex |title=Malaysia faces hung parliament for the first time in history |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/19/asia/malaysia-election-race-parliament-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=24 November 2022 |date=20 November 2022 |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123084545/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/19/asia/malaysia-election-race-parliament-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysia's 10th Prime Minister |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/11/854566/anwar-ibrahim-sworn-malaysias-10th-prime-minister |newspaper=New Straits Times |access-date=24 November 2022 |date=24 November 2022 |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126020342/https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/11/854566/anwar-ibrahim-sworn-malaysias-10th-prime-minister |url-status=live}}
November 19–November 26 – The 2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games are held in Santa Marta, Colombia.{{cite web |title=I Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Mar y Playa 2022 |url=https://www.santamarta2022.com/ |publisher=Santa Marta 2022 |access-date=19 November 2022 |date=19 November 2022 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116033347/https://www.santamarta2022.com/ |url-status=live}}
November 20–December 18 – The 2022 FIFA World Cup is held in Qatar and won by Argentina.{{cite web |date=March 19, 2015 |title=FIFA Executive Committee confirms November/December event period for Qatar 2022 |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2015/m=3/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-november-december-event-period-for-q-2567789.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320004722/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/qatar2022/news/y=2015/m=3/news=fifa-executive-committee-confirms-november-december-event-period-for-q-2567789.html |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |publisher=FIFA}}
November 20 – 2022 Nepalese general election: The Nepali Congress, led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, emerged as the largest party with 89 seats, but the governing bloc falls short of the majority by two seats, leading into likely coalition government.{{Cite news |title=Congress reaches out to Janamat Party chief Raut to discuss new government |url=https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2022/12/01/congress-reaches-out-to-janamat-party-chief-raut-to-discuss-new-government |newspaper=Kathmandu Post |access-date=7 December 2022 |date=1 December 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207162257/https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2022/12/01/congress-reaches-out-to-janamat-party-chief-raut-to-discuss-new-government |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Ruling Nepali Congress emerges as largest party; wins 57 seats under direct voting in Nepal's House of Representatives polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/ruling-nepali-congress-emerges-as-largest-party-wins-57-seats-under-direct-voting-in-nepals-hor-polls/article66226326.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=8 December 2022 |date=5 December 2022 |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208014113/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/ruling-nepali-congress-emerges-as-largest-party-wins-57-seats-under-direct-voting-in-nepals-hor-polls/article66226326.ece |url-status=live}}
November 21 – A 5.6 earthquake strikes near Cianjur in West Java, Indonesia, killing 635 people and injuring 7,700 more.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
November 30 – OpenAI releases ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot able to answer questions and write essays.{{Cite web |last=Vanian |first=Jonathan |title=Why tech insiders are so excited about ChatGPT, a chatbot that answers questions and writes essays |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/13/chatgpt-is-a-new-ai-chatbot-that-can-answer-questions-and-write-essays.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |publisher=CNBC |date=December 13, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207225656/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/13/chatgpt-is-a-new-ai-chatbot-that-can-answer-questions-and-write-essays.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=OpenAI's ChatGPT, launched last week, used by over 1 million in 6 days: CEO |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/openais-chatgpt-launched-last-week-used-by-over-1-million-in-6-days-ceo-101670234260469.html |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207220718/https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/openais-chatgpt-launched-last-week-used-by-over-1-million-in-6-days-ceo-101670234260469.html |url-status=live}}

= December =

December 2 – The G7 and Australia join the EU in imposing a cap of $60 a barrel on Russian crude oil, designed to "prevent Russia from profiting from its war of aggression against Ukraine."{{cite news |title=Ukraine war: Price cap on Russian oil will hit Putin immediately - US |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63843893 |publisher=BBC News |date=3 December 2022 |access-date=3 December 2022 |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203101147/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63843893 |url-status=live}}
Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health merged creating Advocate Health.{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/advocate-aurora-atrium-complete-merger/637880/|title=Advocate Aurora and Atrium complete merger, creating $27B system|last=Liss|first=Samantha|date=December 2, 2022|website=Healthcare Dive|access-date=June 4, 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/atrium-advocate-aurora-complete-merger/|title=Atrium, Advocate complete merger|last=Gamble|first=Molly|date=December 2, 2022|magazine=Becker's Hospital Review|url-access=subscription|access-date=June 4, 2025}}
December 5 – The National Ignition Facility achieves fusion ignition, a major milestone in the development of nuclear fusion power.{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4b6f0fab-66ef-4e33-adec-cfc345589dc7 |title=Fusion energy breakthrough by US scientists boosts clean power hopes |newspaper=Financial Times |date=December 11, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116211817/https://www.ft.com/content/4b6f0fab-66ef-4e33-adec-cfc345589dc7 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/politics/nuclear-fusion-energy-us-scientists-climate/index.html |title=US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says | CNN Politics |publisher=CNN |date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212150121/https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/politics/nuclear-fusion-energy-us-scientists-climate/index.html |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nuclear-fusion-reaction-us-announcement-12-13-22/index.html |title=December 13, 2022 US officials announce nuclear fusion breakthrough |publisher=CNN |date=December 13, 2022 |access-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217083410/https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nuclear-fusion-reaction-us-announcement-12-13-22/index.html |url-status=live}}
December 7
The Congress of Peru removes President Pedro Castillo from office and arrests him after he tries to dissolve Congress in a self-coup attempt. Vice President Dina Boluarte becomes the first female President of Peru.{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/americas/peru-president-castillo-congress-dissolves-intl/index.html |title=Peru's President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress |publisher=CNN |date=December 7, 2022 |access-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207183035/https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/americas/peru-president-castillo-congress-dissolves-intl/index.html |url-status=live}}
After substantial protests against China's Zero-COVID policies, the Chinese government eases on its COVID restrictions.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=China eases anti-COVID measures following protests |url=https://apnews.com/article/health-business-china-covid-economy-e5559f6062cf052a71ad6ba1ceece693 |access-date=2022-12-07 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207210533/https://apnews.com/article/health-business-china-covid-economy-e5559f6062cf052a71ad6ba1ceece693 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=November 27, 2022 |title=China Covid: Protests continue in major cities across the country |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63771109 |access-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117042451/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63771109 |url-status=live}}
December 17 – Leo Varadkar succeeds Micheál Martin as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, as part of a rotation agreement made in 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/martin-to-step-down-as-taoiseach-in-december-2022-1.4279883|title=Martin to step down as Taoiseach in December 2022|first=Fiach|last=Kelly|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222222834/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/martin-to-step-down-as-taoiseach-in-december-2022-1.4279883|url-status=live}}
December 18 – Argentina wins the 2022 FIFA World Cup against runners-up France.{{Cite news |last=Hytner |first=David |date=2022-12-18 |title=Argentina beat France on penalties to win World Cup after stunning final |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/18/world-cup-final-argentina-france-match-report |access-date=2024-03-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
December 19 – At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), nearly 200 countries agree a landmark deal to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe |title=Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 |work=The Guardian |date=19 December 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219105212/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64019324 |title=COP15: Nations reach 'historic' deal to protect nature |publisher=BBC News |date=19 December 2022 |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219110315/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64019324 |url-status=live}}
December 21–December 26 – A major winter storm hits the northern United States and southern Canada. Killing at least 91 people, the storm also severely disrupts North American air traffic, with Southwest Airlines alone canceling more than half of its schedule.{{Cite web |author1=Aya Elamroussi |author2=Jennifer Gray |date=2022-12-21 |title=A 'once in a generation' winter storm will impact nearly every state and cripple Christmas travel |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-wednesday-wxn/index.html |access-date=2023-01-01 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320191913/https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/weather/christmas-arctic-winter-storm-wednesday-wxn/index.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Solis |first=Marie |date=2023-01-01 |title=The Week in Business: Southwest's Holiday Meltdown |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/business/the-week-in-business-southwest-canceled-flights.html |access-date=2023-01-01 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101192105/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/business/the-week-in-business-southwest-canceled-flights.html |url-status=live}}
December 24 – 2022 Fijian general election: The Parliament of Fiji elects Sitiveni Rabuka as Prime Minister of Fiji, defeating incumbent Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama after a contentious election.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fijis-king-maker-party-set-meet-coalition-agreement-military-remains-call-2022-12-22/ |title=Fiji's Rabuka expected to be next prime minister after king-maker party support |publisher=Reuters |date=December 23, 2022 |last1=Craymer |first1=Lucy |last2=Needham |first2=Kirsty |access-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224024829/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fijis-king-maker-party-set-meet-coalition-agreement-military-remains-call-2022-12-22/ |url-status=live}}
December 29 – Brazilian football legend Pelé dies at the age of 82, with his funeral being held at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos.{{Cite web |title=Brazilian football legend Pele dies at age 82 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/29/brazilian-football-legend-pele-dies-aged-82 |access-date=2023-05-10 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608153545/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/29/brazilian-football-legend-pele-dies-aged-82 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Brazilians mourn Pelé at the stadium where he got his start |url=https://apnews.com/article/pele-soccer-great-funeral-5c6c738f8778fc04e815fe117b4b36b4 |access-date=2023-12-20 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}
December 31 – Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at the age of 95, with his funeral being held in St. Peter's Square, presided over by Pope Francis and Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.{{Cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=2022-12-31 |title=Former pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95 |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/31/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies-aged-95 |access-date=2023-11-15 |issn=0029-7712 |archive-date=January 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101022646/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/31/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies-aged-95 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Pope Benedict funeral latest: Pope Francis leading funeral Mass for his predecessor |url=https://news.sky.com/story/pope-benedict-funeral-live-updates-watch-12775583 |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Sky News |language=en}}

Demographics

The world population was estimated to have reached 8 billion after 11 years on 15 November 2022. China was the most populous country throughout the year, followed by India. Africa was the fastest growing continent.{{Cite web |last=Nations |first=United |title=Population |url=https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/population |access-date=2023-11-25 |publisher=United Nations |language=en |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409220454/https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/population |url-status=live}}