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**A majority of [[Tunisia]]n voters approve a new [[Constitution of Tunisia|constitution]], proposed by [[President of Tunisia|President]] [[Kais Saied]] as a solution to the country's ongoing [[2021–2022 Tunisian political crisis|political crisis]]. However, turnout for the vote only reaches 30.5% amidst a boycott by opposition parties. [https://apnews.com/article/africa-tunisia-constitutions-tunis-government-and-politics-c0781f4838129af410a72701ff44ef4d (AP)] |
**A majority of [[Tunisia]]n voters approve a new [[Constitution of Tunisia|constitution]], proposed by [[President of Tunisia|President]] [[Kais Saied]] as a solution to the country's ongoing [[2021–2022 Tunisian political crisis|political crisis]]. However, turnout for the vote only reaches 30.5% amidst a boycott by opposition parties. [https://apnews.com/article/africa-tunisia-constitutions-tunis-government-and-politics-c0781f4838129af410a72701ff44ef4d (AP)] |
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**Hundreds of protestors storm the parliament building in the [[Green Zone]] in [[Baghdad]] in opposition of the nomination of [[Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani]] for prime minister by pro-[[Iran|Iranian]] parties. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/27/iraqi-protesters-storm-parliament-muqtada-al-sadr-green-zone (Al Jazeera)] |
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Revision as of 18:54, 27 July 2022
July 27, 2022 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia says that it has captured the Vuhlehirska Power Station, Ukraine's second largest power plant, near the city of Svitlodarsk, Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)
- Russia says that it has destroyed more than 100 M142 HIMARS missiles in an airstrike on Dnipro. (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- McDonald's profits fall by 46% and revenue by 3% in Q2 2022 following its exit from Russia. (The Washington Post)
- Russia in the European energy sector
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute
- Russian energy company Gazprom reduces the amount of natural gas flowing through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Europe to 20% of capacity. (AP)
- 2022 Russia–European Union gas dispute
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Luzon earthquake
- Five people are killed and one hundred others are injured after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Luzon, Philippines. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Samoa
- Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa ends Samoa's state of emergency after two years. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Samoa
International relations
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Joint Coordination Center opens in Istanbul, Turkey to coordinate the export of millions of tonnes of grain from blockaded Black Sea ports. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Law and crime
- Media freedom in the European Union
- The European General Court upholds a broadcast ban imposed on Russian TV outlet RT in the European Union, rejecting an appeal against the ban. (Al Jazeera)
- The Prime Minister of South Korea Han Duck-soo says he will ask president Yoon Suk-yeol to pardon former Samsung executive Lee Jae-yong, who is currently on parole for bribery and embezzlement. (Reuters) (Yonhap)
- Eleven people, including a government official, are killed after an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a government building in Merca, Somalia. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Tunisian constitutional referendum
- A majority of Tunisian voters approve a new constitution, proposed by President Kais Saied as a solution to the country's ongoing political crisis. However, turnout for the vote only reaches 30.5% amidst a boycott by opposition parties. (AP)
- 2022 Iraqi political crisis
- Hundreds of protestors storm the parliament building in the Green Zone in Baghdad in opposition of the nomination of Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani for prime minister by pro-Iranian parties. (Al Jazeera)