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Shohei Ohtani
- At least 25 people are killed in a tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama, United States.
- The World Baseball Classic concludes with Japan defeating the United States for the championship (MVP Shohei Ohtani pictured).
- An earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan kills at least 30 people and injures more than 380 others.
- Swiss bank UBS announces its intention to acquire its competitor Credit Suisse in a government-brokered deal.
- The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova for the abduction of children from Ukraine.
March 26, 2023 (Sunday)
Disasters and accidents
- European migrant crisis
- Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling
- At least 29 sub-Saharan Africans are killed when two boats sink off the coast of Tunisia. (France 24)
- Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling
International relations
- China–Honduras relations
- Honduras switches its formal diplomatic recognition of "China" from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Cuban parliamentary election
- Cubans head to the polls to elect members of the country's legislature. (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
- 2023 Turkmen parliamentary election
- Citizens in Turkmenistan head to the polls to elect the 125 members of the Assembly. (MenaFN)
March 25, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War
- Three Yemeni soldiers are killed and several others are injured by a Houthi drone attack on a convoy carrying government officials, including Yemen's defense minister. (Xinhua)
Disasters and accidents
- Pokhran missile incident
- Three surface-to-air missiles are misfired by the Indian Army during an exercise in the Pokhran ranges in the western Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, India. There are no reports of damage or casualties. (Dawn)
- Three people are killed by heavy snow and rainfall in Afghanistan. (AP)
- One person is killed and three others are injured in a train crash at Galați railway station in Romania. (Digi24)
- Tornado outbreak of March 24–25, 2023
- A deadly tornado hits Mississippi, United States, killing at least 26 people, devastating several rural towns, and prompting Governor Tate Reeves to declare a state of emergency, while President Joe Biden promises federal assistance. (BBC News)
International relations
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- 2022–2023 blockade of the Republic of Artsakh
- The Ministry of Defence in Russia accuses Azerbaijan of violating the 2020 ceasefire agreement after a unit of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces crosses the Line of Contact in Shushi Province, Artsakh, and seizes control of dirt roads near the Lachin corridor. (France 24)
- 2022–2023 blockade of the Republic of Artsakh
- Russia and weapons of mass destruction, Belarus–Russia relations
- Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by July. The nuclear missiles will be operated by Russian forces. It will be the first time that Russian nuclear weapons have been deployed abroad since 1996. (BBC News) (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, says that more than 5,000 criminals have been pardoned following the completion of their mission in the war in Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Corruption in Venezuela
- Twenty-one Venezuelan government officials and businessmen are arrested in an anti-corruption probe targeting state oil company PDVSA and cryptocurrency regulator Sunacrip. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2023 New South Wales state election
- Labor is declared the winner after Chris Minns wins at least 47 seats. Premier Dominic Perrottet concedes defeat and resigns as Liberal leader. (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
Science and technology
- Asteroid 2023 DZ2 makes a close pass between the Earth and the Moon. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- The einstein problem is solved by a single shape that tiles a plane without repeating. (Science News) (New Scientist)
March 24, 2023 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- 2023 Syria clashes
- A rocket attack targets a U.S. military base in Syria in retaliation for retaliatory airstrikes from the United States hours earlier. No damages or casualties are reported. (Al Arabiya)
- Fifteen people are killed and 40 others are kidnapped in Hama Governorate during an ambush on truffle hunters by Islamic State members. (UCA News)
- 2023 Syria clashes
Disasters and accidents
- Tornado outbreak of March 24, 2023
- At least 23 people are killed after a series of violent tornadoes impact the U.S. state of Mississippi. (BBC News)
- 2023 Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion
- Five people are killed, nine others are injured and six others are missing after an explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. (The Guardian)
- Illegal immigration to the United States
- Twelve people are injured and 30 houses were damaged by a tornado in Fazilka district, Punjab, India. (Devdiscourse)
Law and crime
- Assassination of Jovenel Moïse
- A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen pleads guilty to three murder-related charges in a court in the United States over his role in the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse. (Reuters)
- 2019 Samoa assassination plot
- Two men are found guilty of conspiring to kill the former Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi after a trial before the country's Supreme Court. (RNZ)
March 23, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war
- 2023 Syria clashes
- A United States contractor is killed and five others are injured when a drone hits a U.S. base near Al-Hasakah in northern Syria. The United States responds with airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets, killing eleven people. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Syria clashes
- Armed conflict for control of the favelas in Greater Rio de Janeiro
- A police raid in a favela in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, results in the deaths of 13 people and the capture of two Comando Vermelho gang leaders from the northern states of Pará and Sergipe. (Barron's)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Tunisia migrant boat disaster
- Five people are killed when migrant boats sink off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- Equatorial Guinea confirms eight new cases of the Marburg virus, bringing the total cases to nine in the country. (AP)
Law and crime
- 2023 French pension reform strikes
- Riots occur across France a day after President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech on pension reform. The entrance to City Hall in Bordeaux is set on fire. (Le Monde)
- Freedom of expression in India
- Former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi is sentenced to two years in prison for defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a campaign rally in April 2019. (BBC News)
- A 28-year-old Muslim man is charged by West Midlands Police with attempted murder for immolating two elderly Muslim men outside of mosques in London and Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 27 February and 20 March. (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- The world's first rocket made by extensive 3D printing, Terran 1, makes its first launch but fails to reach orbit. (NYT)
Sports
- World Athletics bans trans women who have gone through male puberty from competing in female events. (BBC Sport)
March 22, 2023 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Zaporizhzhia residential building airstrikes
- A Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the city of Zaporizhzhia kills a civilian and injures 25 others. (AP)
- A Russian drone strike in Rzhyshchiv kills at least nine civilians and injures 29 others. (Yahoo)
- Zaporizhzhia residential building airstrikes
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Yemeni Civil War
- Ten Yemeni soldiers are killed by Houthi Islamists in Harib District, Marib Governorate, despite a truce reached between the government and the rebels on Monday. (AFP via France 24)
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Fifteen people are killed after an attack in Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Politics and elections
- 2023 vote of no confidence in the government of Pedro Sánchez
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government survives a second vote of no confidence presented by far-right party Vox, with independent Ramón Tamames as its candidate. (El Periódico)
Science and technology
- Argentine mathematician Luis Caffarelli wins this year's Abel Prize "for his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations including free-boundary problems and the Monge–Ampère equation". He becomes the first Latin American to win this prize. (The Guardian)
- American engineer Robert Metcalfe wins this year's Turing Award for the invention of Ethernet. (Reuters)
March 21, 2023 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–United Kingdom relations
- The United Kingdom confirms that it will provide Ukraine with depleted uranium armour-piercing shells, alongside its Challenger 2 main battle tanks, saying that there is a "low risk" of radiation contamination. Russian president Vladimir Putin says Russia would be "forced to react" to the British move. (BBC News) (BBC News)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Russia–United Kingdom relations
- Somali Civil War
- The Somali National Army and pro-government militants kill 30 al-Shabaab jihadists and injure many others while defending a military base in the south of the country. (Xinhua)
- 2018–2023 Haitian crisis
- The United Nations reports that 187 people have been killed in a wave of violence in Haiti in the past eleven days during clashes between gangs. Since the beginning of the year, 531 people have been murdered in the country. (AP) (France24)
Arts and culture
- List of national monuments of the United States
- President of the United States Joe Biden designates two new national monuments, Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada and Castner Range in Texas. (Reuters via Al Arabiya)
- Utah adopts a new flag after the governor officializes it. It will come into official use in March of 2024. (The Washington Post)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Badakhshan earthquake
- An earthquake strikes Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province, killing at least 30 people and injuring over 300. 20 deaths are in neighboring Pakistan. (BBC News)
Health and environment
- 2022–2023 mpox outbreak
- Around three new cases of mpox are discovered in Thailand. (Thai PBS World)
- Tanzania reports that five people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus. The Health Ministry added that three others are being treated and that 161 people are being tracked by authorities, although the ministry stated that this is not of serious concern for the country. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Uganda
- The parliament of Uganda approves a bill with harsher provisions against homosexual relationships. The bill includes the charges of "aggravated homosexuality" and "attempted homosexuality" with sentences of up to 10 years in prison. (AP)
Science and technology
- Astrobiology
- Scientists find the presence of uracil, one of the components of RNA, and vitamin B3 in the samples from asteroid 162173 Ryugu. (CNN)
Sports
- 2023 World Baseball Classic championship
- The World Baseball Classic concludes with Japan defeating the United States for the championship. (Japan Times)
March 20, 2023 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The European Union approves a €2 billion plan to supply 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine. (The Washington Post) (Kyiv Post)
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Ukraine's Ministry of Defence says that a Russian shipment of Kalibr cruise missiles was blown up as it was being transported by rail in Dzhankoi, Crimea. At least one person is reportedly injured. (Reuters)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Arts and culture
- Scientists discover ruins of a pearling town near Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates. The town is considered to be the oldest ever found in the country, dating back to the 6th century. (Khaleej Times)
Health and environment
- Climate change
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change completes its Sixth Assessment Report, summarizing actions humans must take now for a 50% chance to avoid irreversible climate change by 2030. (The Guardian)
International relations
- China–Russia relations
- 2023 visit by Xi Jinping to Russia
- Chinese president Xi Jinping visits Russia in his first international trip since being re-elected, meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow. (Reuters)
- 2023 visit by Xi Jinping to Russia
- North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- North Korea conducts drills simulating a nuclear counterattack in response to joint amphibious landing exercises by the United States and South Korea. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- War crimes in Afghanistan
- Brereton Report
- A 41-year-old Australian former soldier is arrested and charged with the murder of an Afghan man while he was deployed in Afghanistan, becoming the first Australian military member to be charged following the release of the report. (CNN)
- Brereton Report
- XXXTentacion murder trial
- Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, and Dedrick Williams are found guilty of first-degree murder for the 2018 shooting of rapper XXXTentacion. (The New York Times)
- More than 100 Sikh separatists are arrested during a three-day hunt by police in Punjab, India. The group's leader Amritpal Singh is still wanted. (Al Jazeera)
- South Africa prepares for a "nationwide shutdown" as the military is deployed ahead of protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters. (The Independent)
- Censorship in the United Kingdom
- The British government bans far-right Danish activist Rasmus Paludan from entering the United Kingdom over a threat to burn a Quran in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. (BBC News)
- Explosive devices disguised as USB flash drives are sent to least five news organizations in Ecuador; one journalist at Ecuavisa in Guayaquil suffers minor injuries. (The Guardian)
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