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March 24

International relations

Greenlandic prime minister Múte Bourup Egede says a planned visit to the island by senior American officials, including National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Second Lady Usha Vance, is "highly aggressive" and was designed to "demonstrate power over us".
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Business and economy

British supermarket chain Morrisons announces that it will permanently close 52 cafes and 17 stores as part of cost-cutting measures with the loss of at least 365 jobs expected.
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Law and crime

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March 23

Armed conflicts and attacks

Hamas announces that an Israeli airstrike killed Salah al-Bardawil, a top member of the group's political bureau.
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Hamas says that an Israeli airstrike killed Ismail Barhoum, a member of the group's political bureau, via the operating theater at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis where Barhoum was receiving treatment after sustaining critical injuries in an air strike targeting his home in Khan Yunis last Tuesday.
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At least six police officers are killed and five others are injured in an al-Shabaab attack on a police reservists camp in Fafi, Garissa, Kenya. Dozens of militants are also killed.
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Eight people, including at least four police officers, are killed in two separate mass shootings in Nushki and Kalat District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Source: Report.az external link
The Israel Defense Forces report that they intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis from Yemen, which triggered sirens across central Israel.
Source: Times of Israel external link
Seven people are killed and dozens are injured across Ukraine by overnight Russian drone strikes, including three civilians killed in Kyiv.
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Ukrainian troops reportedly recapture the village of Nadiia, Luhansk Oblast.
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Law and crime

A statement by social media company X expresses that it objects to "multiple court orders" from the government of Turkey to block more than 700 accounts belonging to opposition political figures, journalists, news outlets, and student protesters.
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Disasters and accidents

A van crashes into a ravine and catches fire in Nuevo León, Mexico, killing twelve people and injuring four others. The vehicle fire also sparked a small wildfire in the surrounding forest.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Several hundred thousands of anti-Erdoğan government protesters demonstrate outside of Istanbul City Hall, with the nationwide protests becoming the largest Turkish political demonstration movement in over a decade.
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Sports

In tennis, Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino player to defeat a top-10 opponent since the WTA rankings began in 1975, after winning in the third round of the Women's singles tournament at the Miami Open against world No. 5 Madison Keys.
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In association football, Mexico wins its first Nations League title after defeating Panama 2–1 in the final held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, United States.
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International relations

U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz says that the U.S. wants the "full dismantlement" of Iran's nuclear program and that "all options are on the table."
Source: Reuters external link

March 22

Law and crime

The United States lifts a $10 million dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of Afghan warlord Sirajuddin Haqqani after the Taliban released an American citizen who had been kept in captivity for two years.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

International relations

Foreign ministers from Japan, China, and South Korea meet in Tokyo to discuss cooperation on shared challenges like aging populations and climate change, seeking to improve relations and prepare for a leaders' summit. Japan raises security concerns about North Korea while China criticizes protectionism and the politicization of science.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

Anti-Erdoğan government protests spread to fifty-five of Turkey's eighty-one provinces, with Republican People's Party leader Özgür Özel estimating that over half a million protesters are demonstrating in Istanbul alone. 343 protesters are arrested by Turkish police.
Source: France 24 external link

Disasters and accidents

A de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo cargo plane en route from Dhobley Airport in Lower Juba, Jubaland, to Aden Adde International Airport in Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu, crashes in the Ceel Xabaaloow settlement in Lower Shabelle, South West State, killing all five Kenyan crew members on board.
Source: Idil News external link
Three firefighters and a civilian are killed after multiple wildfires sweep across a large forested area in South Korea.
Source: DW external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports that thousands of Syrian civilians are still missing following sectarian reprisal massacres committed by Syrian government-affiliated forces that killed at least 1,614 coastal civilians, including many Alawites and Christians.
Source: SOHR external link
The SOHR also reports several efforts by pro-government forces to hide the scale of the atrocities by gathering unaccounted bodies into mass graves, through cremation, or retaining hundreds of unidentified corpses from families.
Source: SOHR external link
Six people, including a child, are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon in the heaviest exchange of fire since the ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah almost four months ago. The strikes were carried out in retaliation for rockets from Lebanon being fired into Israel.
Source: CTV News external link
An overnight Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, kills three people and wounds twelve others. Several apartments in residential areas are targeted during the attack.
Source: AP external link
Russian artillery targets Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, killing three people and injuring one other person.
Source: Reuters external link
At least 100 al-Shabaab militant fighters are killed in a Somali Air Force airstrike in the Lower Shabelle region of the South West State, Somalia.
Source: TRAC external link
The Sudanese Armed Forces say that they seized control of the main headquarters of the central bank from the Rapid Support Forces as it continues to make advances in Khartoum.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Ethiopian National Defense Forces claimed to have killed more than 300 fighters from the Fano armed group in two days of clashes in the northern Amhara region of Ethiopia.
Source: Reuters external link
Niger declares three days of national mourning after yesterday's attack in which 44 people were killed in a mosque in Fambita.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A ballistic missile disintegrates over Saudi Arabia after being fired by the Houthis from Yemen against Israel.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link

March 21

Politics and elections

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is sworn in as the first female President of Namibia, suceeding Nangolo Mbumba.
Source: BBC external link
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters hold demonstrations in Istanbul, İzmir, Ankara, and several other cities in Turkey against the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following its detention of over 100 opposition figures and crackdown on public gatherings and social media content.
Source: Reuters external link
Tunisian president Kais Saied appoints Sara Zaafarani as the new Prime Minister. She succeeds Kamel Madouri, who has been sacked by Saied amid an economic and migration crisis.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

The United Arab Emirates commits to a US$1.4 trillion investment into the United States economy over ten years.
Source: Reuters external link

Science and technology

The Trump administration announces a new air superiority sixth-generation fighter aircraft produced by Boeing, the Boeing F-47.
Source: TWZ external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli Defense Minster Israel Katz orders the Israel Defense Forces to occupy new areas of the Gaza Strip, and threatens to annex sections of Gaza if Hamas refuses to release all its remaining Israeli hostages.
Source: The Guardian external link
Israel intercepts a ballistic missile that the Houthis in Yemen claim to have fired at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
Source: Reuters external link
A gas pumping and measuring station in Kursk Oblast, Russia, is set on fire after a major explosion occurs. Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the attack.
Source: Reuters external link
An explosion occurs at an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, caused by a fire that has been burning since Tuesday. The fire spreads to another tank and increases to 10,000 m (110,000 sq ft), injuring two firefighters.
Source: Reuters external link
The German Navy reportedly seizes the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker , suspected to be part of the Russian shadow fleet, along with at least 43.3 million ($46 million) worth of cargo, in the Baltic Sea.
Source: The Times external link
The Sudanese Armed Forces retakes the presidential palace in Khartoum, Sudan, after the Rapid Support Forces' withdrawal.
Source: BBC external link
At least 44 people are killed and thirteen others are injured in an attack on a mosque in Fambita, Niger. The Ministry of National Defense blames the Islamic State.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Three people are killed and fifteen others are injured in a mass shooting in a parking lot during a large gathering at Young Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States.
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Disasters and accidents

A 19-year-old dies in hospital from his injuries after a canopy collapsed in 2024 at the Novi Sad railway station in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia, which killed 15 others.
Source: CTV News external link
According to the International Organization of Migration, a record 8,938 migrant deaths were recorded in 2024, over 200 more than 2023, the previous record year. Most deaths are attributed to Asia, the Mediterranean Sea, and Africa.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Heathrow Airport in London, England, closes for most of the day due to a "significant power outage" resulting from a fire at an electrical substation in nearby Hayes. At least 1,351 flights are affected by the shutdown, with many diverted to alternative airports or returning to their origin airport.
Source: NBC News external link
The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupts, prompting at least 4,700 villagers to evacuate and causing at least seven outbound flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, to cancel.
Source: DW external link