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May 28, 2022 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Donbas offensive, Eastern Ukraine offensive
    - Battle of Sievierodonetsk
      - Russian troops enter the strategic city of Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Oblast with heavy street-to-street fighting underway. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai says that Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from the city in order to avoid capture. (Reuters)
  - Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    - Ukraine confirms that it has received shipments of Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark, and self-propelled howitzers from the United States in order to counter the Russian invasion. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2022 Port Harcourt stampede
- Thirty-one people are killed and seven others are injured in a stampede at a church charity event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
2022 Brazil floods and landslides
- At least 106 people are killed by mudslides and flooding in the Recife metropolitan area, Pernambuco, Brazil. (AP)
Indonesian rescuers search for 26 people who went missing after a boat capsized last Thursday in the Makassar Strait with 43 people on board. News of the sinking reached authorities today. (Dawn)
Fifteen people are killed and three others are missing after heavy rain causes flooding in southern China. (AP)

Health and environment

2022 monkeypox outbreak
- The Republic of Ireland, Malta, and Mexico confirm their first cases of monkeypox. (The Guardian) (Xinhua News Agency) (El Universal in Spanish)
- Iran reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. (IFP News)

Politics and elections

2023 Nigerian presidential election
- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar wins the presidential primary of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party and officially becomes the party's nominee for the February 2023 general election. Abubakar, who served as Vice President from 1999 to 2007 and was the PDP's 2019 presidential nominee, defeated Nyesom Wike, Bukola Saraki, and nine other candidates to win the primary. (Premium Times)
2019–2022 Sudanese protests
- Two protesters are killed by Sudanese security forces in Khartoum. (AP)
International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- China denies airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft that have been reregistered in Russia as a result of sanctions triggered by its invasion. The reregistration is in violation of international law. (Airways Magazine)

Sports

2021–22 UEFA Champions League
- In association football, Real Madrid win a record 14th UEFA Champions League title after defeating Liverpool 1–0 in the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final at the Stade de France near Paris, with Vinícius Júnior scoring the winning goal. Kick-off was delayed by 36 minutes due to ticketed fans being prevented from entering the stadium. French police fire tear gas at Liverpool supporters. UEFA blamed the delay on Liverpool fans trying to enter the stadium with fake tickets and blocking the turnstiles. (The Guardian) (The Telegraph) (AP)

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+'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
+*[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
+**[[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
+***[[Battle of Donbas (2022)|Donbas offensive]], [[Eastern Ukraine offensive]]
+****[[Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)|Battle of Sievierodonetsk]]
+*****[[Russian Ground Forces|Russian troops]] enter the strategic city of [[Sievierodonetsk]] in [[Luhansk Oblast]] with heavy street-to-street fighting underway. Luhansk governor [[Serhiy Haidai]] says that [[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ukrainian forces]] may have to retreat from the city in order to avoid capture. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-troops-may-retreat-eastern-region-russia-advances-2022-05-28/ (Reuters)]
+***[[List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War]]
+****[[Ukraine]] confirms that it has received shipments of [[Harpoon (missile)|Harpoon]] [[anti-ship missile]]s from [[Denmark]], and [[self-propelled artillery|self-propelled howitzers]] from the [[United States]] in order to counter the Russian invasion. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-receives-harpoon-missiles-howitzers-says-defence-minister-2022-05-28/ (Reuters)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
+*[[2022 Port Harcourt stampede]]
-*[[Indonesia]]n rescuers search for 26 people missing after a boat [[capsize]]s on last Thursday in the [[Makassar Strait]] with 43 on board. News of the sinking reached authorities today. [https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1691915 (Dawn)]
-*Fifteen people are killed and three are missing after heavy[[ rain]] brings [[flood]]ing in southern [[China]]. [https://apnews.com/article/storms-china-climate-and-environment-059b90c71d81878eb4a537391fd93097 (AP)]
+**Thirty-one people are killed and seven others are injured in a [[stampede]] at a [[Christianity in Nigeria|church]] charity event in [[Port Harcourt]], [[Rivers State]], [[Nigeria]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/28/deadly-stampede-at-a-church-in-nigeria (Al Jazeera)]
+*[[2022 Brazil floods and landslides]]
+**At least 106 people are killed by [[mudflow|mudslides]] and flooding in the [[Recife metropolitan area]], [[Pernambuco]], [[Brazil]]. [https://apnews.com/article/floods-jair-bolsonaro-politics-caribbean-climate-and-environment-d54657a2ed69f3bc8e75a828401469c3 (AP)]
+*[[Indonesia]]n rescuers search for 26 people who went missing after a boat [[capsize]]d last Thursday in the [[Makassar Strait]] with 43 people on board. News of the sinking reached authorities today. [https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1691915 (Dawn)]
+*Fifteen people are killed and three others are missing after heavy rain causes [[flood]]ing in southern [[China]]. [https://apnews.com/article/storms-china-climate-and-environment-059b90c71d81878eb4a537391fd93097 (AP)]
 '''Health and environment'''
 *[[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]
-**[[Ireland]] and [[Malta]] confirm first cases of monkeypox. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/28/first-case-monkeypox-confirmed-ireland (The Guardian)] [https://english.news.cn/20220528/bf3f899746f54dff9efdf2d386ea1506/c.html (English News)].
+**The [[Republic of Ireland]], [[Malta]], and [[Mexico]] confirm their first cases of [[monkeypox]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/28/first-case-monkeypox-confirmed-ireland (''The Guardian'')] [https://english.news.cn/20220528/bf3f899746f54dff9efdf2d386ea1506/c.html (Xinhua News Agency)] [https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/viruela-del-mono-confirman-primer-caso-en-mexico (''El Universal'' in Spanish)]
 **[[Iran]] reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. [https://ifpnews.com/iran-detects-six-suspected-cases-of-monkeypox/ (IFP News)]
+'''Politics and elections'''
+*[[2023 Nigerian presidential election]]
+**Former [[Vice President of Nigeria|Vice President]] [[Atiku Abubakar]] wins the [[2023 Nigerian presidential election#Peoples Democratic Party|presidential primary]] of the main opposition [[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Peoples Democratic Party]] and officially becomes the party's nominee for the February 2023 general election. Abubakar, who served as Vice President from 1999 to 2007 and was the PDP's 2019 presidential nominee, defeated [[Nyesom Wike]], [[Bukola Saraki]], and nine other candidates to win the primary. [https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/533251-breaking-again-atiku-emerges-pdp-presidential-candidate.html (''Premium Times'')]
+*[[2019–2022 Sudanese protests]]
+**Two [[protest]]ers are killed by [[Sudan]]ese [[security forces]] in [[Khartoum]]. [https://apnews.com/article/politics-middle-east-africa-sudan-united-nations-05fab8f3aee4136ec7e4c6aeeef1c191 (AP)]
+*[[International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War]]
+**[[China]] denies airspace to [[Boeing]] and [[Airbus]] aircraft that have been reregistered in Russia as a result of sanctions triggered by [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|its invasion]]. The reregistration is in violation of international law. [https://airwaysmag.com/china-closes-airspace-russia/ (Airways Magazine)]
+'''Sports'''
+*[[2021–22 UEFA Champions League]]
+**In [[association football]], [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] win a [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics|record]] 14th [[UEFA Champions League]] title after defeating [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1–0 in the [[2022 UEFA Champions League Final]] at the [[Stade de France]] near [[Paris]], with [[Vinícius Júnior]] scoring the winning goal. Kick-off was delayed by 36 minutes due to ticketed fans being prevented from entering the stadium. French police fire [[tear gas]] at Liverpool supporters. [[UEFA]] blamed the delay on Liverpool fans trying to enter the stadium with fake tickets and blocking the turnstiles. [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/28/champions-league-final-kick-off-delay-liverpool-real-madrid-paris (''The Guardian'')] [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/05/28/liverpool-vs-real-madrid-live-score-champions-league-final-20221/ (''The Telegraph'')] [https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-soccer-sports-france-champions-league-43fcca29e342210069c4000bde2b0a81 (AP)]
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