Portal:Current events/2022 March 22

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Kyiv offensive
      • Battle of Kyiv
        • Ukrainian forces say that they have retaken Makariv, a suburb near Kyiv. (BBC News)
    • Siege of Mariupol
      • Russian Navy warships in the Sea of Azov shell Ukrainian-held areas of Mariupol. (ABP Live)
    • 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
      • UN Secretary-General António Guterres says that there is diplomatic progress on several key issues in the situation in Ukraine in an effort to end the "unwinnable" war. (United Nations)
    • Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov says that Russia will only use its nuclear weapons if the country faces an "existential threat" amid growing concerns that Russia will use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. (Reuters)
• 2022 Beersheba attack
  • Four people are killed and two others are injured during a vehicle-ramming and mass stabbing attack in Beersheba, Southern Israel. The attacker, an Islamic State supporter, was shot dead by a bus driver. (Haaretz)

Arts and culture

• Five Ancient Egyptian tombs are discovered in Egypt. (Jerusalem Post)

Business and economy

• 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
  • Danish shipping company Maersk announces its complete withdrawal from the Russian economy and says that it will liquidate all of its Russian assets. (Trans.info)
  • LG Electronics suspends all shipments to Russia and says that the company "remains committed to supporting humanitarian relief efforts". (UPI)
  • French oil and natural gas company TotalEnergies announces that it will no longer buy Russian oil by the end of the year and will also terminate additional investments in Russia. (The New York Times)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
      • White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time. (AP)
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
    • King Harald V tests positive for COVID-19. (ABC News)

International relations

• Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russia–Ukraine relations
    • Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov says that the ongoing ceasefire talks should be "more active and substantial". (The Moscow Times)

Law and crime

• Eight people are killed in an arson attack in Birbhum, West Bengal, India. (The Hindu)
• Two teachers are killed by a student during a stabbing attack at a secondary school in Malmö, Sweden. The perpetrator, an 18-year-old boy, is arrested. (BBC News)
• Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is convicted of fraud and sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court, which claims that Navalny stole millions in donations from his supporters. (Sky News)

Politics and elections

• 44th Canadian Parliament
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that the Liberal Party has finalized a confidence-and-supply agreement with the New Democratic Party. (CTV News)

Science and technology

• Australia announces the creation of the Defence Space command, saying it is designed to counter Russia and Mainland China's ambitions in outer space. The new agency's servicemembers will come from the army, navy, air force, and will also include private contractors. (BBC News)