Portal:Current events/2022 May 14
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Fifteen civilians and three Kompienga. (France 24)
- Twenty people, including eight VPD volunteers, are killed during an attack in the town of Guessel. (Africanews)
- Six people are killed during an attack in Markoye. (Ouest France)
- Fifteen civilians and three
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- 2022 Buffalo shooting
- Ten people are killed and three others injured after a gunman opens fire in a Tops Friendly Markets supermarket in Buffalo, New York, United States. The shooter, a self-described white supremacist, is taken into custody. (AP)
Arts and culture
- Eurovision Song Contest 2022
- Stefania". (Yahoo! News)
Business and economy
- Economy of Venezuela
- investors in order to help fund state enterprises. (AP)
- 2022 heat wave in India and Pakistan
- India bans wheat exports with immediate effect after the heat wave causes yields to be lower than expected. Exceptions will be made if wheat is requested by governments, or for food security needs. (Bloomberg)
International relations
Politics and elections
- The Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates appoints Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the country's new president, who also inherits the Emirate of Abu Dhabi after the death of his half-brother Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. (AP)