Thursday, March 7th, 2024
Sweden becomes the 32nd country to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), after the president of Hungary approves it. (Reuters)
Armenia formally requests that Russia withdraws its troops from Zvartnots International Airport near Yerevan, saying that the airport must be served solely by the Armenian Border Guard. The airport has hosted a Russian military presence since 1992. (RFE/RL)
Iran confiscates the cargo of the American oil tanker Advantage Sweet in response to US-led sanctions restricting the sale of medication for epidermolysis bullosa to Iran. (Barron’s)
The Barbados-flagged bulk carrier True Confidence is hit by a Houthi ballistic missile in the Red Sea, killing three crew members and injuring six others. The vessel is subsequently abandoned. (Reuters)
A Mexican Navy Eurocopter Panther helicopter crashes in the Pacific Ocean, killing three crew members and leaving two others missing. Three others are rescued. (AP)
Six people are killed, including four children, and another person is injured during a mass shooting at a home in Ottawa, Canada. A man has been arrested. (CBC News)
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
Meta Platforms experiences a large-scale outage of most of its services, including Facebook and Instagram. Isolated outages are also reported by users of Google, X, and Microsoft Teams. (The Guardian)
The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Sergey Kobylash, the commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, and Viktor Sokolov, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, for their involvement in Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure. (Reuters)
The Russian Navy patrol ship Sergey Kotov is sunk in the Black Sea after being struck by Ukrainian MAGURA V5 naval drones. (The Guardian)
The Supreme Court of Pakistan unanimously rules that former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was denied a fair trial before his execution by hanging in April 1979. (Al Jazeera)
U.S. Congressman Dean Phillips ends his campaign and endorses President Joe Biden. (ABC News)
Former South Carolina governor and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley ends her presidential campaign. (The Washington Post) (The Hill)
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok signs a bill formally authorizing the Foreign Ministry to ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO. (Reuters)
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
Chinese and Philippine coast guards clash over the disputed Second Thomas Shoal. (Sky News)
An appeals court in Montenegro overturns a decision to extradite South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to the United States on fraud charges. Kwon was arrested in March 2023 in Montenegro. (AP)
The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia. (ABC News)
The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia. (ABC News)
U.S. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump win their respective contests on Super Tuesday with one-third of the delegates. Former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley wins the Vermont primary, securing her first statewide victory in the Republican parties. Jason Palmer wins the American Samoa Democratic Presidential caucus. (The Washington Post)
Monday, March 4th, 2024
The US Supreme Court unanimously overturns the Colorado Supreme Court ruling removing former US President Donald Trump from the Colorado presidential primary ballot, based on the lack of authority of states to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution “against federal officeholders and candidates”. (The New York Times)
Gangs exchange gunfire with police and soldiers in an attempt to seize control of Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP)
Thousands of prisoners escape from the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after it was stormed by armed gangs. (BBC News)
Haiti declares a state of emergency in response to the attacks on the country’s two largest prisons. (The Guardian)
Four people are killed and 21 others are injured in a fire at a nursing home in Bedburg-Hau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (AP)
Argentine state news agency Télam is closed after 80 years and police surround its offices in Buenos Aires a week after president Javier Milei threatened to close the agency. (Reuters)
The 2024 North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses are held. Donald Trump wins with 84.4% of the vote. (AP)
Sunday, March 3rd, 2024
Russian special forces conduct a counter-terrorism operation in Karabaluk, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia, killing six militants. (Reuters)
Voters in Switzerland accept the referendum to increase monthly pensions but reject the referendum to increase the retirement age. (Swissinfo)
Thirty-six people are killed and 50 others are injured across Pakistan by heavy rainfall, which has also caused landslides. (AP)
A rerun of the 2023 Belgrade election is called amid protests following reports of irregularities in the election. (AP)
Shehbaz Sharif is elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan for a second term. (Reuters)
Salvadorans elect all 44 mayors and municipal councils and all 20 deputies to the Central American Parliament. (El Mundo)
At least four people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a house party in King City, California, U.S.. Three suspects remain at large. (CNN)
One woman killed and twelve others injured in a mass shooting at a night club in West Point, Mississippi, U.S. Suspect remain at large. (CNN)
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley wins the Washington, D.C. primary, making it her first win in the Republican Party contest. (Axios)
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