Portal:Current events/2022 May 22
May 22, 2022 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Eleven civilians are killed in an attack by insurgents in Séno Province, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Over 50 people are massacred by suspected Boko Haram fighters in Rann, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2022 United States infant formula shortage
- A military operation begins to deliver formula from Europe to the US. (CBS News)
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty-seven people are injured after a bus rolls over near Kingsville, Maryland, United States. (AP)
- Four people are killed and 16 others are injured in a traffic collision in San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico. (AP)
- The Russian-appointed mayor of Enerhodar, in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, is severely injured in an explosion. The cause of the blast is unclear. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
- Oman announces that it will repeal all COVID-19 restrictions, including its mask mandate. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
- 2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Austria confirms its first case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
- Poland reports its first case of monkeypox. (Hindustan Times)
- Argentina reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (Reuters)
- Belgium becomes the first country to introduce a monkeypox quarantine. (Politico EU)
Law and crime
- An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps colonel is assassinated in Tehran, Iran, by unknown gunmen riding on motorcycles. (AP)
- Four people are killed after a failed attempt to smuggle drugs from Syria to Jordan. (Reuters)
- Five people are shot dead at a public housing complex in Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP)
Sports
- 2021–22 Serie A
- A.C. Milan win the scudetto of the Serie A, the highest level of Italian league football, after finishing the season with 86 points, two points more than runners-up and their intercity rivals, Inter Milan. Milan win their 19th Serie A title overall and their first since the 2010–11 season. (CNA)
- 2021–22 Premier League
- Manchester City win their second consecutive Premier League title, their fourth in 5 years, and their sixth overall on the final day of the season following a 3–2 comeback against Aston Villa. Manchester City win the league with 93 points, one point more than Liverpool. This is the first time since 2019 that the title has been decided on the final day of the season. (The New York Times)
- 2022 PGA Championship
- American professional golfer Justin Thomas wins the PGA Championship, making it his second since 2017. (ESPN)