Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore collapses (wreckage pictured) after being hit by a container ship.
- Bassirou Diomaye Faye is elected President of Senegal.
- A mass shooting and explosions kill 143 people at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia.
- Following the Indonesian general election, Prabowo Subianto wins the presidential election, and the Democratic Party of Struggle wins the most votes in the legislative election.
March 29, 2024
(Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict, Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- An Israeli airstrike targeting Aleppo International Airport kills 36 Syrian soldiers and 6 Hezbollah fighters. The incident marks the deadliest Israeli attack on Syria since 2021. (SOHR)
Arts and culture
- After research and criticism since 2014, Harvard University removes the binding of human skin from the 19th-century book Des destinées de l'âme by Arsène Houssaye kept in its library since 1934. (NOS)
International relations
- Japan–North Korea relations
- North Korean state media cites foreign minister Choe Son Hui as saying that North Korea rejects any talks with Japan on any issue, including the Japanese abductees, after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he was willing to meet in person with Kim Jong Un. (Reuters)
March 28, 2024
(Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Myanmar civil war
- Operation 0307
- The Kachin Independence Army captures the town of Lweje and its nearby border crossings in Kachin State, Myanmar, after junta forces abandoned their posts and fled across the border into China. (Irrawaddy)
- Operation 0307
Business and economy
- Coal phase-out
- Slovakia's Slovenské elektrárne shuts down operations at its Vojany Power Station, the last coal-fired power plant in the country. (Euronews)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Madagascar, killing at least eleven people and causing widespread flooding, according to local officials. (AP)
- Mamatlakala highway accident
- A bus carrying Christian pilgrims from Botswana crashes in Limpopo, South Africa, killing at least 45 people. (Reuters)
- A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 crashes into the Black Sea off Sevastopol, Crimea. The pilot is reported to have safely ejected. (Reuters)
International relations
- Israel–Hamas war
- South Africa v. Israel
- The International Court of Justice, in a unanimous decision, orders Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip unimpeded, warning that famine is already occurring. (Reuters) (The Guardian)
- South Africa v. Israel
Law and crime
- The Czech information service reveals that Russia paid hundreds of thousands of euros through its "Voice of Europe" website to European politicians in order to influence European elections. (Parool)
- A federal court in the United States sentences Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion in a cryptocurrency fraud. (Reuters)
March 27, 2024
(Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Bombing of Kharkiv
- One person is killed, and sixteen others, including four children, are injured by Russian guided bomb strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Bombing of Kharkiv
Disasters and accidents
- Leipzig FlixBus highway accident
- Four people are killed and 35 others are injured after a double-decker FlixBus overturns and crashes near Leipzig, Germany. (BBC News)
- At least four people have died after several wildfires spread across the State of Mexico, Mexico. (Reuters)
International relations
- Argentina–Venezuela relations
- Argentina orders the deployment of at least two gendarmerie to the Argentine embassy in Venezuela, where allies of opposition leader María Corina Machado have taken refuge amid increased tensions between the two countries. (Infobae)
Law and crime
- 2024 Rockford stabbings
- Four people are killed and seven others are injured during a stabbing spree in Rockford, Illinois, United States. (AP)
- Capital punishment in Tunisia
- A court in Tunisia sentences four people to death and two others to life in prison for the 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid. (Al Jazeera)
- First Liberian Civil War
- The French judiciary sentences the former leader of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy Kunti Kamara to 30 years in prison on charges of committing "crimes against humanity." (Barron's)
- Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand
- The Thai House of Representatives approves a bill to legalize same-sex marriage by a vote of 400–10, with five abstentions. (AP via MSN News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Lithuanian presidential election
- A Special Investigative committee of the Seimas releases its findings, accusing President Gitanas Nausėda of receiving illegal support from the head of the State Security Department and for recruiting members of the Belarusian and Russian security services for his election campaign. Nauseda rejects the findings, accusing them of being politically motivated. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Belarusian Service)
- Myriam Spiteri Debono is unanimously elected by the Parliament as the next President of Malta. (Times of Malta)
March 26, 2024
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 2024 Shangla bombing
- A suicide bomber attacks a bus in Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing five Chinese workers and their Pakistani driver. (AP)
- 2024 Shangla bombing
- Syrian civil war
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- The Israeli Air Force bombs Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, killing an Iranian Quds Force officer and 15 other militants. (AP)
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Israeli warplanes launch airstrikes against Hezbollah targets near the towns of Ras Baalbek and Hermel in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, killing at least three Hezbollah members. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
- The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, collapses after the container ship Dali strikes a bridge column, causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below. (CBS News)
- President Joe Biden says that the federal government will pay for the full cost of rebuilding the bridge. (WMAR-TV)
Law and crime
- Abortion in the United States
- The US Supreme Court announces that it will hear oral arguments on whether to restrict access to mifepristone, a commonly-used abortion pill. (BBC News)
- The United Kingdom's High Court of Justice grants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a stay of extradition to the United States, and demands that the US not consider the death penalty against Assange if he is sent to the US to face espionage charges. (AP)
- Former Kyrgyzstan deputy Raimbek Matraimov is detained in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is extradited to Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces while campaigning that his Vice Presidential pick will be attorney Nicole Shanahan. (NBC News)
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
March 25, 2024
(Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Seven Chadian soldiers conducting a patrol near Lake Chad are killed in an IED bombing. Chadian president Mahamat Déby accuses jihadist group Boko Haram of being behind the attack. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Antipas highway collision
- Seventeen people are killed and another is injured when a passenger van collides with a dump truck and catches fire in Antipas, Cotabato, Philippines. (AFP via Barron's)
Health and environment
- Puerto Rico declares an epidemic of dengue fever following an increase in cases. (AP)
International relations
- Israel–Hamas war
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728
- The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by Hamas, with the United States abstaining. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels a planned visit to the U.S. in response to the abstention. (Reuters)
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728
Politics and elections
- An investigation by Humo magazine and the website Apache reveals that Belgian Vlaams Belang politician Filip Dewinter worked as a "senior political advisor" for China for several years. (NOS)
March 24, 2024
(Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- March 2024 Polish airspace violation
- A Russian cruise missile violates NATO airspace over Poland, prompting the activation of aircraft from the Polish Air Force. (Reuters) (Sky News)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
- Russia launches major airstrikes on Kyiv and Lviv in Western Ukraine using Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and drones with strikes damaging ground level infrastructure at Ukraine's main gas storage site. (Reuters)
- March 2024 Polish airspace violation
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- Kuriga kidnapping
- The pupils kidnapped on March 7 from schools in Kuriga, Chikun, Kaduna State, are freed. (BBC News)
- Kuriga kidnapping
- 2024 Ecuadorian conflict
- Brigitte García, the youngest mayor in Ecuador, and one of her advisors are found shot dead in Manabí Province, western Ecuador. (Reuters)
- Crocus City Hall attack
- Four Tajik men are charged with terrorism. They are brought to Basmanny District court in Moscow, where they are ordered to be held in pre-trial detention until at least May 22. (BBC)
- Salvadoran gang crackdown
- Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announces the beginning of a blockade of four municipalities in northern El Salvador, mobilizing 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers to arrest suspected gang members. (El Mundo)
- Three gunmen attack the police headquarters in Yerevan, Armenia. Two of the attackers are injured by their grenades, all three gunmen are detained. No casualties are reported. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 East Sepik earthquake
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea, killing five people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 homes. (VOA)
- Twenty-three people are killed in a rainstorm in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states, Brazil. (ABC News)
- A rally car veers off the road and crashes into a group of spectators during the Esztergom-Nyerges Rally between the towns of Lábatlan and Bajót in northwest Hungary, killing four people and injuring eight others. (AP)
Law and crime
- Assassination of Marielle Franco
- The Brazilian Federal Police arrests three men, including federal deputy Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos, for ordering and planning the assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco in 2018. (G1) (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Fine Gael leadership election
- Irish education minister Simon Harris is elected as Leader of Fine Gael following the resignation of Leo Varadkar. At age 37, Harris will become Ireland's youngest ever Taoiseach upon taking office. (AP)
Sports
- Dutch female darts players Anca Zijlstra and Aileen de Graaf leave the Netherlands National Team to protest trans athlete Noa-Lynn van Leuven playing on the team. (NOS)
March 23, 2024
(Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- The Ukrainian Air Force launches a wave of airstrikes across Crimea, with several explosions reported in Sevastopol. Russian officials say at least ten missiles have been shot down over the peninsula, and that at least two civilians have been injured. (NDTV)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- The Russian military states that it has captured the town of Ivanivske in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Barron's)
- Crimea attacks
- Crocus City Hall attack
- The death toll from yesterday's terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, increases to at least 137 people. Russian authorities report that 11 suspects, including the four assailants, have been arrested. (Reuters) (The Moscow Times)
- Red Sea crisis
- A Houthi missile hits Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned and operated oil tanker Huang Pu. It suffers minimal damage and a fire on board is quickly extinguished. No casualties are reported, and the vessel resumes its course. (X) (Newsweek) (Marine Log)
- Somali civil war
- 2024 Busley army base attack
- Al-Shabaab insurgents storm a Somali military base in Lower Shabelle, killing seven soldiers, including the commander of the base, while ten al-Shabaab fighters are reportedly killed in the ensuing shootout. (Reuters)
- 2024 Busley army base attack
Law and crime
- The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance law, passed by the Legislative Council, comes into effect in Hong Kong. The new law allows for a pre-charge detention of up to 16 days, and restricts legal rights for suspects, including their access to lawyers. (Hong Kong Free Press)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Tasmanian state election
- The Liberal Party win a plurality of seats in the state. (ABC News Australia)
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Primary elections are held for the Republican and Democratic parties in Louisiana and for the Democratic Party in Missouri. (AP)
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