Editing 2022 (section)

=== May ===
* [[May 6]] – [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]: An [[2022 monkeypox outbreak|outbreak]] of [[monkeypox]] begins when the first [[monkeypox virus]] case is reported in [[London]], the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517223855/https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |publisher=World Health Organization}}</ref> 
* [[May 9]]
** [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]] [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] resigns as a result of [[2022 Sri Lankan protests|massive protests]] against his government across the country. He is succeeded by [[Ranil Wickremesinghe]] as prime minister three days later.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/prime-minister-mahinda-rajapaksa-resigns/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=NewsWire |language=en-US |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602064822/https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/prime-minister-mahinda-rajapaksa-resigns/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=More violence reported around the country : Over 100 injured |url=https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/more-violence-reported-around-the-country-over-100-injured/ |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=NewsWire |date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602215346/https://www.newswire.lk/2022/05/09/more-violence-reported-around-the-country-over-100-injured/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[2022 Philippine presidential election]]: [[Bongbong Marcos]] and [[Sara Duterte]] are elected the 17th [[President of the Philippines|President]] and 15th [[Vice President of the Philippines]] in a [[landslide victory]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Philippine presidential election: who's running, who's favourite and what's their China policy?|url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3151736/philippine-presidential-election-whos-running-whos-favourite-and|access-date=2021-10-09|website=South China Morning Post|date=October 9, 2021|language=en|archive-date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009062757/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3151736/philippine-presidential-election-whos-running-whos-favourite-and|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The son of late dictator Marcos has won the Philippines' presidential election |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097903733/ferdinand-marcos-wins-philippines-presidential-election |access-date=12 May 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=10 May 2022 |location=[[Manila]] |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512082804/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097903733/ferdinand-marcos-wins-philippines-presidential-election |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 10]]–[[May 14]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2022]] is held in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. The contest is won by Ukrainian folk-rap group [[Kalush (rap group)|Kalush Orchestra]] with their song "[[Stefania (song)|Stefania]]".<ref name="host city">{{Cite web|date=2021-10-08|title=Turin, Italy, to host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2022|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008100210/https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Treisman |first1=Rachel |title=Ukraine wins Eurovision 2022 with overwhelming support from the audience |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/13/1098810226/eurovision-ukraine-kalush-orchestra |publisher=NPR |date=14 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515062136/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/13/1098810226/eurovision-ukraine-kalush-orchestra |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 12]] – The [[Event Horizon Telescope]] collaboration reveals its first image of [[Sagittarius A*]], the supermassive black hole at the centre of the [[Milky Way]].<ref>{{cite news|title=WATCH LIVE: Astronomers reveal 'groundbreaking' findings about the Milky Way|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-live-astronomers-reveal-groundbreaking-findings-about-the-milky-way|publisher=PBS|date=12 May 2022|access-date=12 May 2022|archive-date=May 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512131812/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-live-astronomers-reveal-groundbreaking-findings-about-the-milky-way|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 13]] – [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] is elected as the 3rd president of the United Arab Emirates by the [[Federal Supreme Council]] following the death of [[Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] a day earlier.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-13 |title=UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61438417 |access-date=2022-05-14 |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513202055/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61438417 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE's president |url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-558fae1df9945c18609f9c751d101cce |access-date=2022-05-16 |work=Associated Press News |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516140601/https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-khalifa-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-558fae1df9945c18609f9c751d101cce |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 14]] - 10 people are killed during the [[2022 Buffalo shooting]]. 
* [[May 15]] – Former [[President of Somalia]] [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]] is elected president again, beating President [[Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somalia elects new president after long overdue elections |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/15/somalia-elects-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-as-president |access-date=2022-05-16 |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516103244/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/15/somalia-elects-hassan-sheikh-mohamud-as-president |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 16]] – [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]: The [[Siege of Mariupol]] ends in a Russian victory as Ukrainian troops are evacuated from [[Mariupol]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Mariupol steelworks after 82-day assault |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/hundreds-of-ukrainian-troops-evacuated-from-azovstal-steelworks-after-82-day-assault |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516223642/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/hundreds-of-ukrainian-troops-evacuated-from-azovstal-steelworks-after-82-day-assault |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Минобороны показало кадры сдачи в плен украинских военных с "Азовстали" |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/17/05/2022/628387f09a79477b17a88c5c |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=РБК |date=May 17, 2022 |language=ru |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517115730/https://www.rbc.ru/politics/17/05/2022/628387f09a79477b17a88c5c |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[May 18]] – [[Finland]] and [[Sweden]] applied to join [[NATO]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Henley |first=Jon |date=2022-05-18 |title=Sweden and Finland formally apply to join Nato |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/18/sweden-and-finland-formally-apply-to-join-nato |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518073117/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/18/sweden-and-finland-formally-apply-to-join-nato |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=2022-05-18 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
* [[May 20]] – [[2022 monkeypox outbreak]]: The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) holds an emergency meeting to discuss the spread of [[monkeypox]] in nearly a dozen countries, as the number of reported cases reaches 100.<ref>{{cite news|title=WHO to hold emergency meeting on monkeypox on Friday -sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-hold-emergency-meeting-monkeypox-friday-sources-2022-05-20/|publisher=Reuters|date=20 May 2022|access-date=21 May 2022|archive-date=May 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520215707/https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-hold-emergency-meeting-monkeypox-friday-sources-2022-05-20/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WHO working closely with countries responding to monkeypox|url=https://www.who.int/news/item/20-05-2022-who-working-closely-with-countries-responding-to-monkeypox|publisher=WHO|date=20 May 2022|access-date=21 May 2022|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521134059/https://www.who.int/news/item/20-05-2022-who-working-closely-with-countries-responding-to-monkeypox|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[May 21]] – [[2022 Australian federal election]]: The [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] party, led by [[Anthony Albanese]], defeats the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]-[[National Party of Australia|National]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] [[Morrison government|government]] led by [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Scott Morrison]]. Albanese is sworn in as Prime Minister two days later.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 May 2022 |title=With Anthony Albanese at the helm, Labor is projected to win 2022 federal election |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-21/labor-anthony-albanese-projected-to-win-2022-federal-election/101084660 |access-date=21 May 2022 |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526022121/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-21/labor-anthony-albanese-projected-to-win-2022-federal-election/101084660 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|work=BBC News|date=2022-05-21|title=Albanese leads Labor to Australia election win|language=en|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-australia-61532469|access-date=2022-05-22|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521120226/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-australia-61532469|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 24]] – [[Uvalde school shooting]]: 18-year-old Salvador Ramos fatally shoots 19 students and two teachers at [[Robb Elementary School]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Levenson |first1=Eric |last2=Rose |first2=Andy |last3=Almasy |first3=Steve |date=2022-05-24 |title=Gunman at a Texas elementary school kills 19 students and two adults before being fatally shot, officials say |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/us/uvalde-texas-elementary-school-shooting/index.html |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
* [[May 27]] – [[Fiji]] announces that it will become the 14th member of the [[Indo-Pacific Economic Framework]] in order to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific. This comes amid a visit by Chinese foreign minister [[Wang Yi (politician)|Wang Yi]] to [[Kiribati]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fiji to join Biden's economic framework aimed at countering China |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/27/fiji-to-join-bidens-economic-framework-aimed-at-countering-china |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130192608/https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/27/fiji-to-join-bidens-economic-framework-aimed-at-countering-china |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 28]] – Spanish club [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] beat English club [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] 1–0 to win the [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] [[2022 UEFA Champions League Final|final]] played at the [[Stade de France]] in [[Paris]], France.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61609200 | title=Champions League agony for Liverpool as Real win | work=BBC Sport | access-date=May 21, 2023 | archive-date=June 6, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606200753/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61609200 | url-status=live }}</ref>