Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Battle of Sievierodonetsk
      • The mayor of Sieverodonetsk announces that Russian forces have "fully occupied" the city. (Reuters)
    • Eastern Ukraine offensive
      • Pro-Russian forces say that they have entered the city of Lysychansk, the last major city still held by Ukrainian forces in Luhansk Oblast, and that street-to-street fighting is underway. (First Post)
    • Russia launches dozens of cruise missiles at targets in multiple Ukrainian cities, including Yavoriv, Zhytomyr, and Desna. At least 20 missiles were fired from Belarusian airspace. (Reuters) (Yahoo! News)
• 2022 Oslo shooting
  • Two people are killed and 21 others injured during mass shootings at three separate sites in central Oslo, Norway, including a gay nightclub. An Iranian-Norwegian man is arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism. The motive is suspected to be Islamic extremism. (BBC News) (NRK)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • A 16-year-old Palestinian teenager dies in Israeli custody after being shot yesterday by soldiers in Silwad, West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
• Anglophone Crisis
  • Akwaya massacre
    • Twenty-six people are killed in an attack in Akwaya district, Southwest region, Cameroon. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• Miss International Queen 2022
  • Fuschia Anne Ravena of the Philippines is crowned Miss International Queen, widely regarded as the world's largest beauty pageant for trans women, in Pattaya, Thailand. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Kish Island, Iran, killing one person and injuring 31 others. (AP)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
    • Shanghai declares "victory" over COVID-19 and Beijing announces the reopening of primary and secondary schools following a decrease in the number of cases. (Reuters)
• 2022 monkeypox outbreak
  • The World Health Organization declares that monkeypox is not yet a public health emergency of international concern. (NBC News)
• Japan reports a record high temperature for the month of June of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. (Kyodo News)

International relations

• Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
  • Togo and Gabon officially become members of the Commonwealth of Nations. (France 24)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Ecuadorian protests
  • The National Assembly convenes to debate the possible removal of president Guillermo Lasso amidst ongoing protests. (La Nación)
• Gun politics in the United States
  • U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law. (CNN)

Sports

• 2022 Mediterranean Games
  • The 19th Mediterranean Games opens in Oran, Algeria. (Mundo Deportivo)