Portal:Current events/2022 June 7

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Anglophone Crisis
  • Five Cameroonian soldiers are killed in an attack by Ambazonian separatists in Kouoptamo district. (Reuters)
• Syrian civil war, Turkish occupation of northern Syria
  • The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) threatens to turn to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for support if Turkey launches a new military operation in northern Syria, where the SDF controls most of its territory. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Censorship in the United Kingdom
  • British cinema chain Cineworld cancels all showings of the historical drama The Lady of Heaven, following days of protests by Muslims who say that the movie is blasphemous and sectarian. Cineworld says that the decision to cancel showings was to "ensure the safety of our staff and customers". (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
  • The United States Department of the Treasury bans all trading of Russian debt and stocks, including on the secondary market. (Reuters)
  • Russia freezes Western banks' and investment funds' assets worth $17 billion. (Rzeczpospolita)

Disasters and accidents

• Killa Saifullah bus crash
  • Twenty-two people are killed when a bus falls into a ravine in Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP)
• Kasai diamond mine collapse
  • Six people are killed after a diamond mine collapsed in Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
• Three people are killed and several others are injured when a train collides with a truck in Gara Oreshets, Bulgaria. (AP)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra
      • Prime Minister Xavier Espot tests positive for COVID-19. (Diari d'Andorra)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
      • Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock tests positive for COVID-19. (Washington Post)
• 2022 monkeypox outbreak
  • Timeline of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak
    • Bangladesh and The Bahamas report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. (Dhaka Tribune) (Caribbean Loop News)
• 2022 Mariupol cholera outbreak
  • Mariupol reports its first confirmed cases of cholera as well as its first confirmed deaths from cholera. (Ukra News)

International relations

• Japan–Russia relations, Kuril Islands dispute
  • Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announces that Russia will cancel a 1998 agreement with Japan allowing Japanese fishermen to operate near the southern Kuril Islands, claiming that Japan is not meeting the financial obligations outlined in the agreement. (Al Jazeera)
• Cambodia–China relations
  • Cambodia and China break ground on a joint expansion project of the Ream Naval Base near Sihanoukville, Cambodia. (The Guardian)
• An independent inquiry established by the U.N. Human Rights Council following the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis issues a report accusing Israel of seeking "complete control" over the Palestinian territories, and of granting "different civil status, rights and legal protection" to the country's Arab citizens. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Allison Fluke-Ekren pleads guilty in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, United States, of providing material support to ISIS by conspiring to conduct terrorist attacks on United States soil and by leading and training at least 100 female ISIS fighters. Fluke-Ekren also claimed in her plea deal to helping Ansar al-Sharia analyze documents stolen during the 2012 Benghazi attack. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• Human rights in Russia
  • Russia's State Duma votes nearly unanimously to pass a bill ending the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights in the country, with only one lawmaker from the Communist Party opposing the bill. The bill must now be signed by President Vladimir Putin before becoming law. (Reuters)
• Lieutenant of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Marco Luzzago dies and is succeeded ad interim by Ruy Gonçalo do Valle Peixoto de Villas Boas. (ANSA)

Science and technology

• The European Commission agrees to make USB Type-C the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the European Union by autumn 2024. (Reuters)