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May 8, 2022
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2022-05-08
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Two
Palestinians
are killed by
Israeli soldiers
during confrontations in the
West Bank
, while an
Israeli policeman
is stabbed and wounded in
Jerusalem
, hours after the perpetrators of the
El'ad stabbing
are arrested.
(Reuters)
Ituri conflict
,
2021–2022 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
Thirty-five civilians are killed during an attack on a
gold mine
by
CODECO
rebels in
Ituri Province
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
.
(Reuters)
International relations
Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Canada–Ukraine relations
Prime Minister of Canada
Justin Trudeau
,
Deputy Prime Minister
Chrystia Freeland
and
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mélanie Joly
make an unannounced visit to
Kyiv
to meet with
President of Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
amid the ongoing
Russian invasion
.
(CTV News)
Trudeau announces the reopening of the
Canadian Embassy in Kyiv
.
(Politico)
Ukraine–United States relations
U.S. First Lady
Jill Biden
makes an unannounced visit to
Uzhhorod
,
Ukraine
, and holds a
Mother’s Day
meeting with
Ukrainian First Lady
Olena Zelenska
.
(AP)
(CNN)
European Union–United States relations
,
Iran–United States relations
The
European Union
recommends that the
United States
remove the
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
from their
terrorist organization blacklist
.
(
Times of Israel
)
Law and crime
2022 abortion rights protests in the United States
The office of Wisconsin Family Action, an
anti-abortion
group in
Madison, Wisconsin
, catches fire and is
looted
. Police discover a
molotov cocktail
and begin an
arson
investigation.
(
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
)
(ABC News)
Politics and elections
2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election
John Lee
is elected as the 5th
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
.
(
The New York Times
)
Sports
2022 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles
Carlos Alcaraz
defeats defending champion
Alexander Zverev
to win the men's singles tennis title at the
2022 Mutua Madrid Open
.
(BBC Sport)
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