February 24, 2022
Several explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv
June 24, 2022
Protests erupt in San Francisco for abortion rights
July 7, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Announces Resignation
July 8, 2022
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shot dead
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2022
We have witnessed many historic events take place gradually
let's review
International news events of the year
Ukraine crisis
In the early morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a televised speech saying that he decided to launch a special military operation in the Donbass region.
Putin said in his speech that Russia has no plans to occupy Ukraine.
Russia has been trying for 30 years to reach an agreement not to expand NATO eastward, but has been deceived, pressured and blackmailed.
Putin also noted that NATO tanks were moving towards the Russian border.
In the early morning of February 24, several explosions were heard over the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video speech posted on social media in the early hours of the same day that Ukraine will implement a state of war.
He also expressed the hope that people will remain calm and try not to go out.
On May 18, the Finnish and Swedish ambassadors to NATO submitted their applications to join NATO to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at a ceremony held at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
At the end of September, four leaks were found in the parts of the "Beixi-1" and "Beixi-2" pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea in the waters near Sweden and Denmark.
Swedish measuring stations have detected two powerful underwater explosions in the sea where the pipeline leaked.
All parties generally believe that the incident was "sabotage".
On October 8, according to the Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee, an explosion occurred on a truck on the road bridge of the Crimea Bridge, causing seven oil tanks on a freight train on the railway bridge parallel to the road bridge to be ignited; Damaged and collapsed.
The Crimea Bridge spans the Kerch Strait, connecting the Crimea Peninsula and the Krasnodar Krai, Russia, with a total length of 19 kilometers and a sea-crossing part of 7.5 kilometers. It is a railway and road bridge.
On November 15, according to the Polish News Agency, a missile landed in Poland on the 15th local time and caused an explosion, killing two Polish civilians.
Poland, NATO and the United States all stated on the 16th that the explosion in Podong may have been caused by Ukrainian anti-aircraft missiles, and it was not a deliberate attack on Poland.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin said on the 16th that the explosion was probably caused by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile that landed in Poland, but Russia should bear the ultimate responsibility.
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade case that protected women's abortion rights, which means that women's abortion rights will no longer be protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Roe v. Wade was a "landmark" case in the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on women's right to abortion.
The Supreme Court ruled at the time that women have the right to an abortion, a right protected by the Constitution.
According to US media reports, with the overturn of the Roe v. Wade case, more than 20 states in the United States are expected to ban or strictly restrict abortion, and the abortion ban in 13 states will take effect immediately after the overturn of the "Roe v. Wade case" .
Legal experts believe that the Supreme Court's ruling is a rare overturn in history that has been recognized as a constitutionally protected right, and it is also the first time to abolish a widely supported right.
The ruling sparked a wave of controversy over abortion rights, one of the main issues tearing American society apart.
In the past few days, demonstrations against the ruling have been held in many places in the United States.
Changes in British politics
On July 7, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation.
Analysts pointed out that for a period of time, Johnson has encountered the triple crisis of the "Party Gate" scandal, the election defeat of the ruling Conservative Party and the scandal of improper appointment, which has led to calls for him to step down within the Conservative Party.
The resignation of a large number of government officials left Johnson isolated, and the government was unsustainable, so he could only choose to resign.
On September 6, Elizabeth Truss, the new leader of the British ruling Conservative Party, officially took office as the British Prime Minister.
Truss, 47, has become the third female prime minister in British history after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.
Speaking behind the prime minister's office at 10 Downing Street in London, Truss said she would prioritize economic growth, the energy crisis and improving healthcare.
She said that she will promote economic growth through tax cuts and reforms, ensure that people enjoy the National Health Service, and will take action this week to deal with energy bills and protect Britain's future energy supply.
On October 20, British Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss announced her resignation as prime minister and leader of the ruling Conservative Party.
Truss issued a brief statement in front of the Prime Minister's Office at No. 10 Downing Street in London on the same day, saying that when she took office as prime minister, the UK faced a very unstable economic and international situation.
The Conservative Party's previous election of her as party leader was to change this situation.
Truss acknowledged that given the current situation, he could not complete the task.
According to Reuters, Truss became the prime minister with the shortest serving time in British history.
On October 25, Rishi Sunak, the new leader of the British ruling Conservative Party, accepted the authorization of King Charles III of the United Kingdom to form a new cabinet at Buckingham Palace and officially took office as prime minister.
Sunak then delivered a speech at the Prime Minister's Office at 10 Downing Street in London, saying that Britain is facing a "huge economic crisis" and that the new government's focus is to stabilize the economy and restore confidence.
In his speech, he also mentioned the domestic and foreign challenges facing the UK such as the new crown epidemic, and promised to unite the country.
Shinzo Abe assassinated
On July 8, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot by a man while delivering a campaign speech for the Liberal Democratic Party's Senate candidates on the streets of Nara City.
Abe was shot and fell to the ground, wounded in the neck and chest.
Later, he died of his injuries in the hospital at the age of 67.
After the news came out, many politicians or diplomatic departments around the world spoke out about the incident, expressing "shock" and "sorrow" and condemning the shooting incident.
Police arrested a 41-year-old man at the scene and seized a homemade firearm.
The man's name is Tetsuya Yamagami, who served in the Maritime Self-Defense Force for three years and retired in 2005.
In his statement to the police, he stated that he was dissatisfied with Abe and wanted to assassinate him.
Shinzo Abe was born in a conservative political family in 1954. His grandfather Nobusuke Kishi and uncle Eisaku Sato both served as the prime minister of Japan.
In September 2006, Abe was elected Prime Minister of Japan for the first time.
In September of the following year, he announced his resignation due to a sharp drop in approval ratings and ulcerative enteritis.
In December 2012, Abe served as prime minister again, and resigned as prime minister on August 28, 2020 due to health problems.
According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun, Abe is the longest-serving prime minister in Japan's constitutional history.
American bipartisanship
On August 8, former US President Trump stated that his Sea Lake estate in Palm Beach, Florida was raided by FBI agents.
The Republican side accused the Justice Department and the FBI of "politically motivated" enforcement actions, and accused Democrats of waging a "witch hunt" against Trump to prevent him from running for president again.
On August 12, with the approval of a federal district court judge in the United States, the search warrant executed by federal investigators during the recent raid on the former President Trump’s residence, Sea Lake Manor, was made public on the 12th.
The search warrant listed three possible criminal acts by Trump, including improper handling of federal government documents, obstruction of justice and transmission of national defense intelligence.
The offenses, if convicted, can result in fines or imprisonment.
On August 18, Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the group under the name of former US President Trump, pleaded guilty to 15 charges including criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records in a court in New York State.
On August 23, a letter published on the website of the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States showed that former President Donald Trump had brought more than 100 classified documents back to his residence, Sea Lake Manor in Palm Beach, Florida.
U.S. law stipulates that all documents during the presidency of the United States must be preserved and handed over to the National Archives and Records Administration when he leaves office.
On November 15, former US President Trump announced that he would compete for the White House again and officially launched the 2024 presidential campaign.
U.S. President Biden posted on social media that "Donald Trump has failed America."
Biden also released a video listing Trump's "crimes", which mentioned: "manipulating the economy for the rich", "worst employment record after the Great Depression", "attacking health care", "coddling extremists", "attacking women's rights ""Inciting the mob."
On November 16, the Republican Party won the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections.
In the new Congress, the House and Senate will be divided into two parties.
The Democratic Party has secured the Senate majority in advance on November 12.
Gorbachev dies
On August 30, the Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Federal Bureau of Presidential Affairs announced that Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, died of illness at the age of 91.
Gorbachev was born on March 2, 1931 in the village of Pririvolnoye, Stavropol Krai.
In 1955 graduated from the Faculty of Law of Moscow State University.
From 1970 to 1978, he served as First Secretary of the Stavropol Territory Committee of the CPSU.
From 1971 to 1991, he was a member of the Central Committee of the CPSU, and from 1980 to 1991, he was a member of the Political Bureau of the CPSU Central Committee.
In 1985, he served as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the National Defense Committee of the Soviet Union. In 1988, he was elected Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. In 1989, he was elected Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union at the First Soviet People's Congress.
On March 14, 1990, he was elected as the President of the Soviet Union at the Third (Extraordinary) People's Congress of the Soviet Union, becoming the only Soviet president in history.
On August 24, 1991, Gorbachev resigned as General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.
On December 25, 1991, Gorbachev announced his resignation as President of the Soviet Union.
Since then, Gorbachev established the "International Socioeconomic and Political Science Research Foundation" (the "Gorbachev Foundation") and has been serving as the chairman of the foundation.
queen elizabeth ii dies
On September 8, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96.
Queen Elizabeth II has been with her husband, Prince Philip, for more than 70 years, and they have four children.
Prince Philip died in April last year at the age of 99.
Since then, Elizabeth II's public activities have decreased significantly.
She canceled or postponed a number of official activities after being hospitalized for examination in October last year, and was diagnosed with the new crown virus in February this year.
On the afternoon of September 14, the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace and was transported to the Palace of Westminster, where it will be parked for four days for the public to admire.
On that day, the line waiting in line to pay homage to the Queen's remains stretched for three miles (about 4.8 kilometers).
Many British people rushed to London from all over the country to wait in line outside the Palace of Westminster to pay their respects to the Queen.
On September 19, the United Kingdom held a state funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth II. Members of the British royal family, government officials, clergy, members of foreign royal families and dignitaries attended.
Queen Elizabeth II was born in April 1926 and inherited the throne in 1952. She is the longest reigning monarch in British history.
In 1986, Queen Elizabeth II visited China and visited many cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. She was the first British monarch to visit China in history.
Stampede in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea
On the evening of October 29, a large-scale stampede occurred in Itaewon, Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea.
As of 11:00 p.m. on November 13, a stampede in Itaewon, Seoul, killed 158 people and injured 196.
The accident resulted in the death of 4 Chinese citizens and minor injuries to 2 Chinese citizens.
On the night of the incident, about 100,000 people in Seoul gathered in the Itaewon area, wearing cosplay costumes to participate in the Halloween carnival.
In the past, it has become a custom to hold carnival parties in Itaewon on Halloween weekends.
This Halloween party is a large-scale carnival held after the South Korean government no longer mandated the wearing of masks outdoors, so it attracted many young people to participate, and the crowd density exceeded expectations.
At the time of the incident, dense crowds poured into this narrow street and walked down the slope. Suddenly someone in front accidentally fell, and the crowd behind who couldn't dodge fell down, pressing down layer by layer, causing a serious stampede.
According to Yonhap News Agency, experts at the scene of the accident attributed the cause of death of most of the victims to traumatic cardiac arrest caused by suffocation.
Hong Jizheng, a professor of emergency medicine at the Seoul National University Hospital who was on the scene, said that because it was a large-scale crowd stampede accident, many people suffocated to death when the rescue began, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was ineffective.
On October 30, South Korean Prime Minister Han Deok-soo held a press conference in the government building in Seoul on the same day, announcing that the period from October 30 to 24:00 on November 5 would be a "national mourning period", and the Yongsan District where the accident occurred was designated as a "special mourning period". disaster area".
Itaewon is located in Yongshan District, Seoul City, South Korea. It was designated as the earliest special tourist zone in Seoul in 1997.
Due to the large number of foreigners living in the Itaewon area, it is known as the "City of Nations" in South Korea, and because there are a large number of hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues gathered here, Itaewon is also one of the main streets for night entertainment for young Koreans.
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