July 5, 2022 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- One person is killed in a Russian attack on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- The Governor of Donetsk Oblast urges civilians to evacuate as Russia advances, about 350,000 have already. (Al Jazeera)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Yemen Civil War
- Six people are killed and 32 others injured by an explosion at an arms depot in Abyan. (AP)
- Communist rebellion in the Philippines
- Seven people are injured when suspected communist guerrillas detonate a land mine in Mapanas, Northern Samar, Philippines. (AP)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- An Israeli man is seriously wounded in a stabbing and suspected terror attack on the road between Bnei Brak and Giv'at Shmuel. (Times of Israel)
- Mali War
- Two Egyptian UN peacekeepers are killed and five others are injured in northern Mali when their vehicle hits a mine. (The Defense Post)
- Five rockets are fired into Uzbekistan from Afghanistan, landing in the city of Termez. Government officials report that none of the missiles exploded, and minor damage occurred to four homes. (The Statesman)
Business and economy
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- Sri Lanka's inflation continues to increase and reaches nearly 60% as the economic crisis worsens. (Bloomberg)
- South Korea's inflation reaches a 24-year record, as the country struggles with increasing energy and food prices. (Nikkei)
Disasters and accidents
- At least nine people are killed during flash floods caused by the monsoon in Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP)
- Three people are killed during flooding in Kuala Pegang, Malaysia. (FloodList)
Health and environment
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- Connecticut confirms its first case of monkeypox. (WTNH)
- Panama confirms its first case of monkeypox. (TVN 2)
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- Queen Consort Letizia of Spain tests positive for COVID-19. (El Periódico)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
Law and crime
- The US Justice Department reaches a deal to pay $98,000 to six men who were detained without charge at a Brooklyn police station in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in 2001. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Enlargement of NATO, Finland–NATO relations, Sweden–NATO relations
- All 30 members of NATO have signed off on the accession protocols for the membership bids of Finland and Sweden, subject to unanimous approval by the current members' legislative bodies. (AP)
- Time in Mexico
- President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that he will present a bill to eliminate daylight saving time in Mexico, with the exception of northern bordering cities, due to it being unpopular and having little benefit. (Reuters)
- Chris Pincher scandal
- Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid and Solicitor General for England and Wales Alex Chalk resign from the government, saying they no longer have faith in Prime Minister Boris Johnson following his appointment of Chris Pincher as Government Deputy Chief Whip despite allegations of sexual misconduct. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- The International Mathematical Union awards the Fields Medal to mathematicians Hugo Duminil-Copin of France, June Huh of the United States, James Maynard of the United Kingdom, and Maryna Viazovska of Ukraine, at the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians in Helsinki. (The New York Times)
