Portal:Current events/2022 May 21

May 21, 2022 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Siege of Mariupol
    - Russia declares victory in capturing the city of Mariupol. (The Guardian)
- United States President Joe Biden signs into law a bill that would provide $40 billion in military and economic aid for Ukraine, replenish stocks of U.S. equipment sent to Ukraine, fund European Command operations, and address the global food crisis. (CNN) (Reuters)
Maghreb insurgency
- Mali War
  - An elderly Italian couple and their son are kidnapped by jihadists in Southern Mali. A Togolese citizen is also reported to have been kidnapped along with the Italians, but authorities say that they are unable to confirm if this is true. (Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- A 17-year-old member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad is killed and another is injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Kafr Dan, Jenin Governorate. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

Weather of 2022
- May 2022 Canadian derecho
  - At least nine people are dead after a derecho moves across portions of Central Canada. (CP24) (CTV News)
- At least 57 people are dead after severe flooding in eastern India and Bangladesh. (BBC News)
Two workers are killed in an accident at the Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana. Authorities temporarily shut down the mine. (Reuters)
Four people are killed after a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria. (BBC News)
Three people are killed and more than 30 are injured in a bus crash on the motorway near Mealhada, Portugal. (Today 90)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  - COVID-19 pandemic in India
    - COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu
      - Tamil Nadu reports its first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in a 19-year-old woman. (The Hindu)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
    - The Philippines reports its first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant in a person who recently travelled to the Middle East. (The Philippine Star)
2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Switzerland and Israel confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (Al Jazeera)
- Greece and Norway report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (Keep Talking Greece)

Politics and elections

Science and technology

An unusually early heat wave in Southern France continues to set all-time high records for May, with some communities reporting temperatures as high as 36.7 °C (98.1 °F). (La Dépêche du Midi) (Le Parisien)
An early heat wave in the United States sets all-time high records for May 21 in several cities in Texas, Mississippi, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and ties them for some other areas, particularly in the Northeast. (The New York Times)

Sports