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May 27, 2022 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive
    - Battle of Lyman
      - Russian forces announce they have captured the city of Lyman. (AP)

Business and economy

Enlargement of the eurozone
- Bulgaria and the euro
  - The Bulgarian government approves adopting the euro as the country's currency on January 1, 2024, replacing the lev. (Reuters)
The Iranian IRGC Navy boards and seizes two Greek ships after the Supreme National Security Council condemned the US seizure of a Russo-Iranian ship. (VOA) (AP)
The Mexican energy regulatory commission fines Spanish electric utility Iberdrola for US$467 million for violating local regulations that prohibit selling electricity to third parties. (Al Mayadeen)

Disasters and accidents

A vehicle carrying 26 soldiers crashes in the Shyok River in Ladakh, India, killing seven soldiers. (The Hindu)
An icefall kills two mountain climbers and injures nine others in the Alps of Valais, Switzerland. (AP)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
  - COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota
    - North Dakota reports 960 cases of COVID-19 and confirms their first case of the Omicron BA.4 variant. (Bismarck Tribune)
2022 monkeypox outbreak
- Canada reports 10 new cases of monkeypox, thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 26. (Reuters)
- Finland and Argentina confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (Reuters) (AP)
- Bolivia and Ecuador report suspected cases of monkeypox. (247 News Agency) (Big News Network)

International relations

Croatia–Russia relations
- Russia expels five Croatian diplomats. (Reuters)
Foreign relations of Fiji
- Fiji announces that it will become the 14th member of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Kiribati. (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

Following the resignation of the Prime Minister of Transnistria Aleksandr Martynov, Deputy Prime Minister Stanislav Kasap becomes acting head of government. (rulers.org) (Interfax)
2023 Nigerian presidential election
- The Federal High Court in Yenagoa rules that former President Goodluck Jonathan is allowed to run in the next presidential election, stating that a 2018 amendment prohibiting vice presidents from serving more than one full-term upon succession did not apply to Jonathan. (Reuters) (BBC News)

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 **[[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
 ***[[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Donbas offensive]], [[Eastern Ukraine offensive]]
-****[[Battle of Lyman (2022)]]
+****[[First Battle of Lyman (2022)|Battle of Lyman]]
-*****[[Russia]]n forces say they have captured the city of [[Lyman, Ukraine|Lyman]]. [https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-donetsk-9c8eff24e02f795fd411a3edb968c926 (AP)]
+*****[[Russian Ground Forces|Russian forces]] announce they have captured the city of [[Lyman, Ukraine|Lyman]]. [https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-donetsk-9c8eff24e02f795fd411a3edb968c926 (AP)]
 '''Business and economy'''
+*[[Enlargement of the eurozone]]
-*The Iranian [[IRGC]] [[IRGC Navy|Navy]] boards and seizes two Greek ships after the [[Supreme National Security Council]] condemned the US seizure of a Russo-Iranian ship. [https://ir.voanews.com/a/iranian-military-boards-greek-tanker/6592417.html (VOA)] [https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-dubai-5bbb7e35405a91ae9ceffbda17b59475 (AP)]
+**[[Bulgaria and the euro]]
+***The [[Bulgaria]]n [[Government of Bulgaria|government]] approves adopting the [[euro]] as the country's [[currency]] on January 1, 2024, replacing the [[Bulgarian lev|lev]]. [https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/bulgaria-sticks-plan-adopt-euro-2024-amid-coalition-squabbles-2022-05-27/ (Reuters)]
+*The Iranian [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy|IRGC Navy]] boards and seizes two Greek ships after the [[Supreme National Security Council]] condemned the US seizure of a Russo-Iranian ship. [https://ir.voanews.com/a/iranian-military-boards-greek-tanker/6592417.html (VOA)] [https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-dubai-5bbb7e35405a91ae9ceffbda17b59475 (AP)]
+*The [[Electricity sector in Mexico#Policy and Regulation|Mexican energy regulatory commission]] fines Spanish [[electric utility]] [[Iberdrola]] for [[United States dollar|US$]]467 million for violating local regulations that prohibit selling electricity to third parties. [https://english.almayadeen.net/news/economics/mexico-energy-regulator-fines-spains-iberdrola-467-mn (Al Mayadeen)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
-*A vehicle carrying 26 [[soldier]]s crashes in the [[Shyok River]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]], killing seven [[Indian Army|soldiers]]. [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vehicle-with-26-soldiers-falls-in-ladakhs-shyok-river/article65466671.ece (''The Hindu'')]
+*A vehicle carrying 26 soldiers crashes in the [[Shyok River]] in [[Ladakh]], [[India]], killing seven [[Indian Army|soldiers]]. [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vehicle-with-26-soldiers-falls-in-ladakhs-shyok-river/article65466671.ece (''The Hindu'')]
-*An [[icefall]] kills two [[mountain climber]]s and injures nine more in the [[Alps]] of [[Valais]], [[Switzerland]]. [https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-accidents-6b76feaab6b70865db0a057e4f9d0f79 (AP)]
+*An [[icefall]] kills two [[mountain climber]]s and injures nine others in the [[Alps]] of [[Valais]], [[Switzerland]]. [https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-accidents-6b76feaab6b70865db0a057e4f9d0f79 (AP)]
 '''Health and environment'''
+*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
+**[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]]
+***[[COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota]]
+****[[North Dakota]] reports 960 cases of [[COVID-19]] and confirms their first case of the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant#Sublineages and BA.2 subvariant|Omicron BA.4 variant]]. [https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/weekly-covid-19-cases-number-almost-1-000-in-north-dakota-first-case-of-ba/article_ad665f30-dd4a-11ec-85ae-db0e9a85b7cc.html (''Bismarck Tribune'')]
 *[[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]
-**[[Canada]] reports 10 new cases of [[monkeypox]] thereby bringing the total cases to 26 in the country. [https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/canada-reports-10-new-cases-monkeypox-including-first-ontario-2022-05-26/ (Reuters)]
+**[[Canada]] reports 10 new cases of [[monkeypox]], thereby bringing the total number of cases in the country to 26. [https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/canada-reports-10-new-cases-monkeypox-including-first-ontario-2022-05-26/ (Reuters)]
 **[[Finland]] and [[Argentina]] confirm their first cases of monkeypox. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/first-case-monkeypox-confirmed-finland-2022-05-27/ (Reuters)] [https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-buenos-aires-argentina-71540442d9fda376cdfef2fc78cf1306 (AP)]
+**[[Bolivia]] and [[Ecuador]] report suspected cases of monkeypox. [https://247newsagency.com/top-news/135021.html (247 News Agency)] [https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/272567903/ecuador-reports-1st-suspected-case-of-monkeypox (Big News Network)]
 '''International relations'''
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 **[[Russia]] expels five [[Croatia]]n [[diplomat]]s. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-expels-five-croatian-diplomats-retaliatory-move-2022-05-27/ (Reuters)]
 *[[Foreign relations of Fiji]]
-**[[Fiji]] announces that it will become the 14th member of the [[Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity]] to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific, amidst a visit by Chinese foreign minister [[Wang Yi (politician)|Wang Yi]] to [[Kiribati]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/27/fiji-to-join-bidens-economic-framework-aimed-at-countering-china (Al Jazeera)]
+**[[Fiji]] announces that it will become the 14th member of the [[Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity]] in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister [[Wang Yi (politician)|Wang Yi]] to [[Kiribati]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/27/fiji-to-join-bidens-economic-framework-aimed-at-countering-china (Al Jazeera)]
 '''Politics and elections'''
+*Following the resignation of the [[Prime Minister of Transnistria]] [[Aleksandr Martynov (Transnistrian politician)|Aleksandr Martynov]], Deputy Prime Minister [[Stanislav Kasap]] becomes acting head of government. [http://rulers.org/2022-05.html (rulers.org)] [https://www.interfax.ru/world/843162 (Interfax)]
 *[[2023 Nigerian presidential election]]
-**A [[Nigeria]]n court rules that former [[President of Nigeria|President]] [[Goodluck Johnathan]] is allowed to run in the next presidential election, saying a 2018 amendment prohibiting [[Vice President of Nigeria|vice presidents]] from serving more than one full-term upon succession did not apply to him. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-jonathan-can-contest-presidential-elections-next-year-court-rules-2022-05-27/ (Reuters)]
+**The [[Federal High Court of Nigeria|Federal High Court]] in [[Yenagoa]] rules that former [[President of Nigeria|President]] [[Goodluck Jonathan]] is allowed to run in the next presidential election, stating that a 2018 amendment prohibiting [[Vice President of Nigeria|vice presidents]] from serving more than one full-term upon succession did not apply to Jonathan. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-jonathan-can-contest-presidential-elections-next-year-court-rules-2022-05-27/ (Reuters)] [https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/live/world-61317733 (BBC News)]
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