war in ukrainedeath of Queen Isabel IIThe global inflationExtreme Weather, Scientific Progress and Farewell two great tennis players This is part of a summary of the top news stories that happened 2022.
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The war in Ukraine: the return of conflict to European soil
On February 24 this year, the world was shaken by the unimaginable. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “military operation” in Ukraine to protect separatists in that country’s east. The decision resulted in the worst conflict in Europe since the Balkan Wars in the 1990s.
Russian forces began encircling key Ukrainian cities, but were met with fierce resistance, armed by NATO and the US, dashing Moscow’s efforts to achieve a lightning victory. Putin’s war of words has provoked near-world disapproval, with harsh sanctions being imposed, leaving Moscow isolated but increasing fuel and grain.
Although the sides keep the death toll a secret, US intelligence puts casualties at around 100,000 soldiers per side. The United Nations says the total number of people fleeing Ukraine is about eight million. Even after eleven months, there is no way out.
Ukrainian soldiers in Donbass.
Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP
‘Annus horribilis’ for 2022, United Kingdom
On 8 September, the United Kingdom marked the end of an era with the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history (70 years). After his death, the country entered a period of mourning that lasted until the day of the funeral, which was celebrated with solemnity. His son Carlos would be his successor.
This historic event added to the political crisis that caused the country to have three prime ministers in a year.
Under pressure from the scandals, Boris Johnson had to leave office to make way for the conservative Liz Truss, who later became the most fleeting premier with only 45 days in power. His departure thereafter allowed the rise of former President Rishi Sunak from an ethnic minority.
Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
The death of a young woman has shaken the Iranian regime
In September the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish girl who died in custody by Morale police for not wearing an Islamic headscarf properly, triggered an unprecedented wave of protests in Iran.
After three months of mobilization, more than 400 deaths and thousands of prisoners in the country, protesters call for the end of the Islamic Republic founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979, while authorities begin executing protesters so that some of the mobilization Try deactivating. Above all by young people and women who demand more freedom.
Mahsa Amini, 40 days after his death
a record number of people to migrate
The world has witnessed an unprecedented wave of migration. According to UN data, between January and October 2022, 211,355 migrants crossed the Darien Gap into the US side, setting a record for transit in the region.
At the same time, 2,378,944 undocumented immigrants, 125,172 of them Colombian, were arrested at the US southern border, creating an unprecedented number of migrant detentions
, And in Europe, some 45,000 people tried to cross the English Channel from France to the English coast in a perilous journey that left at least 205 dead or injured.
missing since 2014
A view of migrants passing through the Darien Gap.
Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda / EFE
Global inflation to the extent, the legacy of the pandemic
The global logistics crisis, the legacy of the pandemic and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine had a strong impact on the planet’s economy.
Commodity prices skyrocketed, raw materials and inputs for food production became scarce, and the price of a barrel of oil fell back to US$100, hitting everyone out of pocket. Strong economies in Europe as well as the US have not seen inflation recorded in four decades and today they have central banks raising their rates to the limit in years.
Extreme weather marked almost the entire planet
Extreme heat waves in Europe that killed more than 1,700 people in Portugal and Spain alone. China has experienced the worst drought in the last 60 years. One third of the whole of Pakistan was drowned in the flood and more than a thousand people died. Three consecutive years of La Nina event.
This 2022 was marked by milestones, events beyond the ordinary, average weather. It is a reflection of how climate change is completely changing the way we live and relate to the planet.
Extreme heat waves in Europe that killed more than 1,700 people in Portugal and Spain alone.
Ander Gillenia/AFP
The Universe as Seen Through the James Webb Telescope
In July, US President Joe Biden released the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe ever captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in collaboration with NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian (CSA).
Since that first revelation, the most powerful space observatory ever built has continued to amaze the world with its images and provide scientists with invaluable data that will help them learn more about the universe.
Stamp pointing to the James Webb Telescope
US Postal Service
Two tennis giants hang up their rackets
2022 marks the end of an era, with the retirement of two figures who took tennis to another level and increased its popularity. First seeded American Serena Williams, who played her last match on 2 September, fell in the third round of the US Open.
He won 39 Grand Slam titles, among other achievements. 13 days later, Swiss Roger Federer (photo) announced that he was ending his career. His last tournament was the Laver Cup. He won 20 major tournaments and topped the world rankings for 310 weeks.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams
Peru and its ‘eternal’ crisis
Peruvians added a new record to a long political crisis: six presidents in six years. On 7 December, Pedro Castillo tried to stage a “self-coup” by declaring the closure of Congress, but this decision was rejected by his allies and the judiciary.
Parliament voted to remove her from the position of President, causing her ‘Vice’, Dina Boluaarte, to replace her, being the first woman in this position in its history. No one thinks the period will end.
Protests demanding shutdown of Congress in Peru
Ecuador and the shadow of ‘Narco’
In Ecuador, violence and prison massacres have escalated during 2022, particularly in Guayaquil, a coastal city where gangs are fighting for control of the drug trade. Riots—which are frequent—add to violence in the streets. In Guayaquil, between January and October, at least 1,200 homicides were recorded, a 60 percent increase compared to the same period in 2021.
Visuals of control forces operating in Ecuador to try to stop drug violence.
The reverse of abortion in America Tum Tum.
The conservative US Supreme Court on June 24 overturned the landmark ‘Roe v Wade’ decision, which had guaranteed abortion rights in that country since 1973. The Supreme Court’s decision to end abortion protections changed everything: from the political debate to the lives of millions of American women whose rights now depend on the state in which they live. Abortion is now almost completely banned in 18 of them.
kim’s war game
It is estimated that North Korea launched at least 44 missiles and projectiles this year, practically double the maximum added by the Kim Jong-un regime in 2016 or 2017.
With that record number and military responses from Washington, Seoul or Tokyo, the situation is set for maximum tension in the Far East and with the potential for a miscalculation that could end in a war disaster.
