Current Affairs Today Headline -22 February 2022

National News

• Maritime exercise Milan-2022 to be conducted in Visakhapatnam for first time, invitations extended to navies of 45 countries.
• SC appointed expert committee submits interim report on Pegasus row, hearing scheduled on February 23. 
• India, UAE CEPA agreement to provide 10 lakh job opportunities; increase bilateral trade by USD 100 billion, says Piyush Goyal. 
• Northern Army Commander visits Galwan valley in Eastern Ladakh to review security situation.
• Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation grants emergency use authorisation to Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine CORBEVAX for 12-18 year age group. 
• SC to hear review petition of Shapoorji Pallonji Group against ouster of Cyrus Mistry on March 9.
• The fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will take place on February 23. 
• Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray has launched the new Armour dive boat at Tarkarli MTDC, Sindhurdurg, making it state's first scuba dive boat.

International News

• Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the recognition of two separatist republics in eastern Ukraine - Donetsk and Lugansk - as independent. 
• UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting on the Ukraine crisis. 
• US President Joe Biden signs executive order to prohibit new investment, trade and financing by US persons to and from breakaway regions in Ukraine. 
• Russian President Vladimir Putin orders Russian armed forces to Ukraine breakaway regions.
• Colombia's Constitutional Court decriminalizes abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Sports News

• 16-year-old Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa stunned Magnus Carlsen with ‘historic’ win in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s Airthings Masters tournament. 
• Cricket Australia grants NoC to Australians including David Warner, Pat Cummins to participate in IPL 2022.