Portal:Current events/2022 June 27

June 27, 2022 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Kremenchuk shopping mall attack
    - Two missiles strike a crowded mall in the city of Kremenchuk, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that more than a thousand people were in the mall at time of the attack. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
  - The Governor of Luhansk Oblast claims that a Russian strike in Lysychansk killed eight civilians who were collecting water and injured 21 others. (NDTV)

Business and economy

2022 Russian debt default
- Russia defaults on two Taiwanese-owned Eurobonds worth US$100 million after Western sanctions on Russia led Euroclear to block Russian attempts to service the debt before yesterday's deadline. Russia describes the default as artificially manufactured and "a farce". The default will have few immediate consequences for Russia since the country is currently unable to borrow internationally due to the SWIFT ban against Russian banks. (Reuters) (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

2022 Aqaba toxic gas leak
- Twelve people are killed and 251 others injured by a toxic gas leak in the port of Aqaba, Jordan. (Reuters)
2022 Missouri train derailment
- An Amtrak Southwest Chief passenger train carrying 243 passengers collides with a dump truck near Mendon, Missouri, United States. Eight cars and two locomotives are subsequently derailed, killing three people and injuring at least 50 others. (CNN) (KSNW-TV)
2022 San Antonio trailer deaths
- At least 51 people are found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Sixteen others are transported to hospitals. (CNN)
2022 Japan heatwave
- The Japanese government asks the public to conserve energy and to prepare for power outages as the country faces a heat wave. (AP)
One person is killed and five others injured after a bullet train collides with an engine in Bohumin, Czech Republic. (AP)
Four people are injured when an apartment roof collapses in Budapest, Hungary. (AP)
One person is killed and ten others injured after a tornado hits Zierikzee, Netherlands. (AP)

Health and environment

International relations

48th G7 summit
- World leaders at the G7 summit in Germany issue a statement pledging more financial, humanitarian, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a video calling for more heavy weapons from allies. (BBC News)

Law and crime

Abortion in the United States
- Abortion in Louisiana, Abortion in Utah
  - State judges in New Orleans and in Utah temporarily block the abortion bans for all stages of pregnancy that state officials announced after the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. (The Guardian) (Deseret)
- Abortion in South Carolina
  - A federal judge in South Carolina lifts an injunction on the so-called heartbeat bill, effectively limiting abortion to about six weeks into pregnancy. (CBS News)
One person is killed and five others injured in a mass stabbing at a shelter for asylum-seekers in Kressbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (AP)

Sports

2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying
- World Rugby rejects the Spanish Rugby Federation's appeal against their national team's disqualification in the 2023 Rugby World Cup for fielding an ineligible player during the qualifying tournament, thus confirming Romania's qualification to the World Cup by taking Spain's berth as Europe 2. (RTL)