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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 

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) 

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) 

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) 

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. (BBC News) 

Tuesday,  March 21^st,  2023 

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 killed in the country. (France24) 

Scientists discover 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) 

An earthquake strikes Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province, killing at least 13 people and injuring over 300, mostly in neighboring Pakistan. (Reuters) 

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) 

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) 

Monday,  March 20th, 2023 

Chinese president Xi Jinping visits Russia in his first international trip since being re-elected, meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow. (Reuters) 

The European Union approves a €2 billion plan to supply 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine.  (Kyiv Post) 

 North Korea conducts drills simulating a nuclear counterattack in response to joint amphibious landing exercises by the United States and South Korea. (Reuters) 

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) 

South Africa prepares for a “nationwide shutdown” as the military is deployed ahead of protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters. (The Independent) 

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) 

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) 

More than 100 Sikh separatists are arrested during a three-day hunt by police in Punjab, India. The group’s leader is still wanted. (Al Jazeera) 

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At least 19 people are killed and 25 others are injured when their bus falls into a ditch in Madaripur District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. (WION) 

Sunday, March 19th, 2023 

Russian president Vladimir Putin visits Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, for the first time since the invasion began. (AP) 

Nine Chinese nationals are killed and two others are injured when suspected rebels storm the Chinese-run Chimbolo gold mine in Ouaka, Central African Republic. (AP) 

UBS Group AG, supported by the Swiss government, reaches a deal to merge with Credit Suisse as the latter faces imminent insolvency. (BBC News) 

Incumbent president Milo Đukanović wins the first round and will face Jakov Milatović in the runoff on 2 April. (Reuters) 

Ruling party Amanat wins the election to the Mäjilis. (Reuters) 

Saturday, March 18th, 2023 

Russian forces shell Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, with cluster munitions, killing at least two civilians and injuring five others. (Ukrinform) 

A 6.8 earthquake strikes the Ecuadorian province of Guayas, damaging buildings and killing at least sixteen people, including one in neighboring Peru. (The Guardian) 

A court in Iran sentences two men to death over the October 2022 mass shooting at the Shah Cheragh mosque in Shiraz, which killed 15 people. (Al Arabiya) 

Slovakia announces that it will donate its MiG-29 fighter jets, and supply part of its Kub air-defense system to Ukraine. (Reuters) 

The Taliban kill several Islamic State – Khorasan Province insurgents and seize weapons and ammunitions during raids at hideouts in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. (Xinhua) 

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Friday,  March 17th, 2023 

The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, presidential commissioner for children’s rights, for alleged war crimes involving the abduction and forced adoption of children from Ukraine. (AP) 

Poland announces that it will deliver four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member state to send warplanes to Ukraine. (Sky News) 

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that Turkey will begin the process of ratifying Finland’s membership of NATO without Sweden, which Turkey accuses of supporting the PKK. (Yle) 

Hungary announces that a vote on Finland’s membership application will take place on March 27. Fidesz parlimentary group leader Máté Kocsis says that Sweden’s application will be considered at a later date. (AFP via Barron’s) 

Fourteen people are killed and at least 12 others are injured by a roof collapse at a cold storage warehouse in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, India. (Metro) 

New Zealand bans the use of Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok on all government devices. (The Guardian) 

Thursday, March 16th, 2023 

The Moldovan parliament approves a law that formally declares the country’s official language as Romanian. (Reuters) 

The Libyan National Army says that it has found about two and a half tonnes of uranium ore contained in ten drums, near the border with Chad, that was reported missing by the International Atomic Energy Agency. (BBC News) 

Two police officers are killed by a 16-year-old gunman while responding to a domestic dispute call at an apartment complex in Inglewood, Edmonton, Canada. The perpetrator kills himself after seriously wounding his mother. (CBC News) 

Over 220 Brazilian National Guardsmen are deployed to the northeastern states of Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba after riots caused by imprisoned gang members result in three deaths and class cancellations in both states. (AP) 

The British government bans the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on all government devices, citing security concerns. (Sky News) 

Four people including including Islamic Jihad and Hamas commanders are killed and five more injured during a raid by Israeli security forces in the Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank. (The Jerusalem Post)

Eight miltants and two civilian children are killed during a military operation by the Pakistani military in Zinghara, South Waziristan. (Xinhua) 

The death toll from Cyclone Freddy has increased to over 300. Most of the deaths occurring in Malawi. (Al Jazeera) 

French President Emmanuel Macron invokes a Constitutional amendment allowing him to circumvent the National Assembly in order to pass a controversial reform bill raising the retirement age in the country from 62 to 64, without the law going to a vote. (New York Times) 

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