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July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Russian occupation of the Donetsk Oblast
    - At least five civilians are killed in heavy shelling in Donetsk Oblast. (VOA)
    - At least seven civilians are killed and 25 others are wounded in heavy Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast, according to a report by Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. (AP)
  - A security guard is killed at the National University of Kharkiv, in Kharkiv, when a Russian missile hits the building. (ABC News)
Latvia plans to reintroduce conscription it has abolished in 2006, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The final decision will be taken by the country's parliament, the Saeima. (Baltic News Network) (AFP via The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

2022 Marmolada serac collapse
- Three other people are found dead after the Marmolada serac, in Italy, collapsed three days ago, bringing the death toll to 10. Two other people are still missing. (La Repubblica)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in China
  - Xi'an is placed under lockdown and mass testing is conducted in half of the city's districts after a cluster of cases there were traced back to six karaoke bars. (Economic Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Niue
  - The New Zealand Defence Force says that, upon request by the government of Niue, it is sending a team of civilian doctors, nurses, and defense personnel as an outbreak of COVID-19 hits the territory. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Several opposition politicians are arrested in Fort Colombo, Sri Lanka, after demanding the resignation of PM Ranil Wickremesinghe, who yesterday said that the country is "bankrupt". (Economy Next)
The government of Honduras releases a report of an increase to 84.4% of deportation of Honduran migrants from Mexico and the US compared to last year's first semester. (Infobae)

Politics and elections