Finland officially joined NATO, becoming the 31st member of the security alliance.
NASA announced the astronauts for the first trip to the moon in over 50 years.
Italy banned the use of OpenAI's ChatGPT over data security concerns.
King Charles III of Britain named Prince Edward as the Duke of Edinburgh.
The US record industry reported that for the first time since 1987, sales of vinyl records exceeded CD sales.
The FBI publicly confirmed that they believed COVID-19 originated in a lab in Wuhan, China.
The Armenian-Turkish land border opened for the first time in 35 years.
Turkey and Syria were struck by a catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 59,259 people.
The US Military shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon.
The Doomsday Clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight after new escalations in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Jacinda Arden resigned as the Prime Minister of New Zealand.
The UK's Prince Harry published Spare, his tell-all memoir on his upbringing with the Royal Family.
Brian May, Queen's guitarist, was knighted by King Charles III.
Argentina managed to snatch victory away from France at the last second in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final.
New Zealand made history by passing the world’s first tobacco ban.
James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of the Water premiered in London.
Russia passed a stricter ban on 'LGBT propaganda.'
NASA announced that 16 researchers would be a part of a nine-month study on unidentified aerial phenomena or UFOs.
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after only 44 days in office, the shortest term in the country's history.
Japan opened its borders to tourists after two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A gunman killed 38 people in a daycare center in Thailand.
Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida.
Joe Biden said that the COVID-19 pandemic was over in the country.
Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96 after 70-year reign.
New York's district attorney returned 58 stolen pieces of art to Italy, worth $19 million.
US President Biden approved student debt loan forgiveness of up to $20,000 for those who are qualified.
Researchers in South Korea developed a tattoo that monitors a person's health.
The first Monkeypox deaths outside of Africa were recorded in Brazil and Spain.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released its first groundbreaking images from space.
Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot in the city of Naga while giving a speech.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned after numerous Conservative Party members voiced their lack of confidence in him.
Fifty-one concealed immigrants were found dead inside an abandoned truck on the road in San Antonio, Texas.
The US supreme court officially overturned women's constitutional right to abortion.
A gunman opened fire and killed two people and injured 20 at a popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in Oslo, Norway.
Turkey changes its official name to Türkiye.
Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.
McDonald's sold their business in Russia to a local licensee to allow him to operate the restaurants under a new brand.
A massive dust storm struck Kuwait, which caused several flights in and out of the country to be canceled and rescheduled.
The son of the ousted dictator, Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., won the Philippine presidential election by a landslide.
President Joe Biden signed the 2022 Lend-Lease act to send military equipment to Ukraine.
An armed man attacked Comedian Dave Chappelle while performing at LA's Hollywood Bowl arena.
A fireball was spotted over southern Mississippi.
A US National Reconnaissance Office mission launched on a reused SpaceX booster for the first time.
The FDA authorized the first breathalyzer test that detects COVID-19.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized for hosting a party during the height of COVID-19 lockdowns.
The International Criminal Court opened its first office in Venezuela following allegations of torture and killings by the country's security forces.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced they would relax their COVID mandates for some of the workforce.
US President Joe Biden announced that Americans no longer needed to wear masks against COVID-19, following guidance released by the CDC.
The UN released a report warning that 14% of Earth's species face a very high risk of extinction.
Russia began to invade Ukraine, and was described by President Putin as a 'special military operation.'
