Portal:Current events/2022 May 3

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Eastern Ukraine offensive
      • Governor of Donetsk Oblast Pavlo Kyrylenko says that nine people have been killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
      • Ten people are killed after projectiles hit a coking plant in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
      • The United Nations says that 127 people have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal plant and nearby areas. (PBS News)
    • 2022 Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
      • Russian President Vladimir Putin tells French President Emmanuel Macron that his country is ready to continue peace negotiations with Ukraine amidst fears that talks between the two countries have stalled. (TASS) (KMGH-TV)
• Somali Civil War
  • At least 30 Burundian peacekeepers are killed and 20 more injured during an al-Shabaab attack at an African Union military base in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (VOA)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • Seven people are killed as Islamist insurgents attack a village in Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria. (AP)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2022 Russian debt default
    • Russia avoids default on the dollar-denominated bonds that were due in April by sending dollars to foreign investors just before the grace period expired. (Bloomberg)
  • International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • President Vladimir Putin signs a decree that will allow the Russian government to terminate any business and exports with entities and people that it deems "unfriendly". (Reuters)
• Based on its preliminary findings, the European Commission accuses Apple of violating the EU's competition law by blocking its competitors from accessing the technology used for the Apple Pay service, and threatens to fine the company up to 10% of its global revenue. (BBC News)
• American bank Citigroup says that the flash crash that affected several European stock markets yesterday was caused by an error from one of its traders. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• Changsha building collapse
  • Two people are confirmed to have been killed when a building in Changsha, China, collapsed on April 29. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Abortion in the United States
  • Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
    • 2022 abortion protests in the United States
      • Demonstrations are held outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building in response to last night's leak of the draft opinion. (Politico)
      • In California, an anti-abortion activist is detained by the San Francisco Police Department after climbing to the top of the 61-story Salesforce Tower. (KRON-TV) (San Francisco Chronicle)
    • The U.S. Supreme Court confirms the authenticity of the draft opinion indicating that the court would overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Chief Justice John Roberts condemns the leak and says that an investigation into the leak will be launched. (The New York Times) (Reuters)
  • Abortion in Oklahoma
    • Governor Kevin Stitt signs a heartbeat bill, i.e. a bill banning abortion after a heartbeat in a fetus is detected, which is at the age of about 6 weeks (except in cases of medical emergencies) and also adopts Texas-style enforcement to pursue offenders. The bill takes effect immediately. (CNN)
• Carlos Guillén Tatis, the agriculture counselor at the Dominican Republic's embassy in Haiti, is kidnapped in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. (AP)

Politics and elections

• European Parliament constituency
  • The European Parliament votes in favour of an election law overhaul, to be confirmed and possibly amended by the European Council, that will create a 28-seat pan-EU constituency and introduce elections of the President of the European Commission by popular vote. The reform will also create the European Electoral Authority, introduce postal voting for all EU residents, lower the minimum age of candidates to 18 and fix elections on Europe Day, May 9. (Euractiv)