The Biggest International Stories Of 2022
Huff Post2022 was undoubtedly a year of major international news, though dominated by Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine. After Truss stepped aside, Rishi Sunak, a onetime Treasury secretary in Johnson’s cabinet and Truss’ leadership challenger over the summer, was picked to take over, making history as the first nonwhite British prime minister and the country’s first leader of South Asian descent. DOUGLAS MAGNO via Getty Images Still, Bolsonaro’s loss has been cast as a rebuke of his four-year leadership, during which he attacked the country’s institutions and undermined Brazil’s democracy. Argentina’s World Cup Win Argentina clinched a victory over France in the final of the 2022 World Cup hosted in Qatar — in possibly one of the best games in the event’s history. ADRIAN DENNIS via Getty Images This year’s World Cup was controversial given it was hosted in Qatar, a country with a poor human rights record.
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