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Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 

Following a laboratory investigation, eight children and one adult on Zanzibar are found to have died of chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people were hospitalized. (NOS) 

A Romanian court rules that social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate can be extradited to the United Kingdom to face charges of sexual aggression. (BBC News) 

Former President Donald Trump officially surpasses the 1,215 delegate threshold needed to win his third consecutive Republican Party nomination for President, joining Richard Nixon as the only people in U.S. history to win the Republican nomination thrice. (NBC News) 

An explosion caused due to a suspected gas leak at a restaurant in the city of Langfang, China, kills 2 people and injures 26. (China Daily) 

The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Sibir Battalion, and the Russian Volunteer Corps enter Belgorod and Kursk oblasts. Russia claims to have repelled the attacks. (The Guardian) 

Ukraine launches 25 drones at Russian cities, hitting a major oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. (The Guardian) 

A Russian Aerospace Forces Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane with 15 people on board crashes in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. (The Guardian) 

Three people are killed and at least 36 others are injured in a Russian missile strike on apartment buildings in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters) 

The opposition politician Leonid Volkov was attacked outside his home in Vilnius, Lithuania, apparently on orders by Vladimir Putin. The incident is being investigated as a terror-related hate crime. (Al Jazeera) 

Tuesday,  March 12th, 2024 

Israeli Air Force jets launch airstrikes in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, striking “Hezbollah military command centers”. Hezbollah says that two of its members were killed in the airstrikes. (Reuters) 

Hezbollah launches more than 100 Katyusha rockets into northern Israel, targeting several Israeli military outposts. (The New York Times) 

About 20 armed pirates hijack a Bangladeshi bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean that was en route to the United Arab Emirates. The vessel is under the control of the pirates and is heading towards the coast of Somalia. (The National News) 

The Sudanese Army says that it has taken control of the national television and radio broadcaster in Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces. (Reuters) 

Argentina announces diplomatic actions against Venezuela after president Nicolás Maduro banned Argentina-licensed aircraft from entering Venezuelan airspace amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. (The San Diego Union-Tribune) 

Israel Police kill a 12-year-old boy who fired fireworks at them in Shuafat, East Jerusalem. (Al Arabiya) 

A court in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, overturns the death sentence of Yakuza Kudo-kai leader Satoru Nomura and sentences him to life in prison. Nomura had originally been sentenced to death for a 1998 murder. (The Mainichi) 

Three Coptic Christian monks from Egypt are killed during a mass stabbing at a monastery in Cullinan, South Africa. (Reuters) 

The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Georgia, Mississippi, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington. Democrats Abroad also concludes its primary. (AP) 

Incumbent President Joe Biden officially surpasses the 1,968 delegate threshold needed to become the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for President. (The Washington Post) 

The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington. (AP) 

A scientific expedition to the Bounty Trough off the coast of New Zealand reports the discovery of more than one hundred new species. (The New York Times) 

Saudi Arabia‘s Public Investment Fund announces a $2 billion offer to buy both professional tennis tours, the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour. (The Telegraph) 

Monday,  March 11th, 2024 

The European Union evacuates all diplomatic staff from Haiti. (Politico) 

The Caribbean Community holds an emergency summit in Kingston, Jamaica, in response to the deteriorating security situation in Haiti. (Al Jazeera) 

Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign when a transitional presidential council is formed. (AP) 

Houthi officials say that at least 17 U.S. and British airstrikes across western Yemen, including in Al Hudaydah, have killed eleven people and injured 14 others. (Reuters) 

A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 enroute between Sydney and Auckland loses altitude due to a technical issue, injuring 50 passengers and crew. (BBC News) 

Former Conservative Party deputy chairman and Ashfield MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK, becoming the party’s first member of parliament. Anderson was suspended by the Conservatives after claiming that London mayor Sadiq Khan was “controlled” by radical Islamists. (BBC News) 

A man fatally stabs his wife and three children in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. (The Guardian) 

In Switzerland, five skiers are found dead after they went missing two days ago en route from the town of Zermatt to the village of Arolla. A sixth person is still missing. (AP) 

One skier is killed and two are injured after falling on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. (AP) 

Two New Zealand skiers are killed and another is injured during an avalanche on Mount Yotei in Hokkaido, Japan. (The Guardian) 

Five skiers are found dead after they went missing two days ago while travelling from the town of Zermatt to the village of Arolla in Switzerland. A sixth skier is still missing. (AP) 

Sunday, March 10th, 2024 

Oppenheimer wins an Oscar for Best Picture(The Guardian). Director Christopher Nolan wins Academy Award for Best Director(NBC News), and lead actor Cillian Murphy wins the Best Actor award. (BBC) 

20 Days in Mariupol (directed by filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov), a documentary that focuses on the siege of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, wins an Oscar for Best Documentary. (The Guardian) 

The painting Head of an Old Farmer’s Wife in a White Hat by Vincent van Gogh is sold at auction for more than €4.5 million. (NOS) 

Citizens in Portugal vote for the 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic. (DW) 

The U.S. military airlifts non-essential personnel from the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid escalating violence in the country. (Reuters) 

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Sunday, March 10th, 2024 

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul deploys 750 national guard troops to the New York City subways to counter crime and a recent spike in violent assaults. (Reuters) 

U.S. president Joe Biden announces the construction of a temporary pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip to facilitate large-scale delivery of humanitarian aid. (The Guardian) 

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that the upcoming local elections in Turkey will be his last election as president as he will not run in the upcoming 2028 presidential election, bringing an end to his presidency after two decades. (Reuters) 

The U.S. military airlifts non-essential personnel from the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid escalating violence in the country. (Reuters) 

The 20 Days in Mariupol (directed by filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov), a documentary that focuses on the Siege of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, wins a Oscar for Best Documentary. (The Guardian) 

The painting Head of an Old Farmer’s Wife in a White Hat by Vincent van Gogh is sold at auction for more than €4.5 million. (NOS) 

One skier is killed and two are injured after falling on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. (AP) 

Following a laboratory investigation, eight children and one adult on Zanzibar are found to have died of chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people were hospitalized. (NOS) 

Citizens in Portugal vote for the 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic. (DW) 

Saturday, March 9th, 2024 

Five people are killed when an aid package airdropped from a C-17 aircraft into the Gaza Strip fails to deploy its parachute and subsequently crushes them. (BBC News) 

Canada and Sweden resume funding for UNRWA, which had been suspended following the UNRWA October 7 controversy. (BBC News) 

Nineteen people are killed and seven others are missing during flash floods in villages in the Pesisir Selatan Regency of West Sumatra province, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera) 

Nine people are killed and one is injured after a van crashes into a semi truck in Wisconsin, United States. (ABC News) 

Voters in Ireland reject two constitutional referendums on the family and care. (Sky News) 

Votes are counted in Ireland with the Irish government admitting defeat in twin referendums. (Sky News) 

Friday,  March 8th, 2024 

Lithuania strips Russian ballerina Ilze Liepa of her Lithuanian citizenship after she openly shows her sympathies for President Vladimir Putin. (The Moscow Times) 

Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member. (Reuters) 

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is found guilty of drug trafficking charges in a federal court in New York, United States. (AP) 

Former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses. (ABC News) 

Brenda Dacres is elected Mayor of Lewisham, becoming the first black woman directly elected mayor in England. (BBC News) 

Armenia Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan says Armenia is considering applying for membership in the European Union. (Reuters) 

A UN fact-finding mission probe finds that the government of Iran committed violations amounting to crimes against humanity during the Mahsa Amini protests. (Times of India) 

Thursday, March 7th, 2024 

Former Ukrainian Chief of Staff Valerii Zaluzhnyi is appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Reuters) 

U.S. president Joe Biden delivers the 2024 State of the Union address to the 118th United States Congress. (NPR) 

The Kachin Independence Army launches a large offensive against junta outposts near Laiza and on the highway between Bhamo and Myitkyina. Five outposts are seized with fighting ongoing at five other outposts. (ABC News) 

Local People’s Defence Force groups capture the town of Kani in Sagaing Region. (The Irrawaddy) 

Haiti’s main seaport Port international de Port-au-Prince suspends operations after being attacked and looted by armed gangs. The national state of emergency is also extended for another month amid ongoing civil unrest. (BBC News) 

Iran confiscates the cargo of the American oil tanker Advantage Sweet in response to U.S.-led sanctions restricting the sale of medication for epidermolysis bullosa to Iran. (Barron’s) 

The Alliance of Sahel States, composed of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, announces the creation of a joint force to combat jihadist groups in the three countries. (Africanews) 

Gunmen kidnap at least 287 school children in Kaduna State, Nigeria. (CNN) 

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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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