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Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure March 2024 Ukraine missile strikes Russia launches dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukrainian cities for a second consecutive day with reports of power outages in Kharkiv after critical...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign The Russian Ministry of Defence announces that its forces have occupied the Ukrainian village of Tonenke, Donetsk Oblast. (Al Arabiya) Kyiv strikes Russia launches a massive attack on Kyiv and the surrounding...

Armed conflicts and attacks Gang war in Haiti Gangs attack the neighborhood of Petion-Ville in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing at least five people. (The Washington Post) The United States evacuates citizens by helicopter as fighting spreads. (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents Twelve...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia claims to have captured the village of Orlivka, in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. (Anadolu Agency) Gang war in Haiti Four armed men storm the Bank of the Republic of Haiti, with security guards and Haitian police, wounding a security...

Armed conflicts and attacks Gang war in Haiti The bodies of at least twelve people are discovered in the affluent neighborhood of Petion-Ville, in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The perpetrators of the killings are unknown. (Al Jazeera) Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes Five...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Northern Ukraine skirmishes Ukraine says that three Russian sabotage groups have been intercepted in Sumy Oblast. (The Kyiv Independent) Transnistria conflict A drone reportedly hits a military base in Transnistria. (The Kyiv...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia says that two civilians have been killed by Ukrainian shelling in the city of Belgorod. (AP) Law and crime A court in Hong Kong sentences 12 people to prison terms...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Rafah offensive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has approved a military operation to capture Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid international pressure to stop the offensive. (Reuters)...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine A civilian is killed and three others are injured during airstrikes launched by Ukraine in the Russian city of Belgorod...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Two people are killed and at least eight others are injured by a Russian drone attack on apartment building in Sumy. (The Kyiv Independent) Military aid to Ukraine during the...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2024 Western Russia incursion The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Sibir Battalion and the Russian Volunteer Corps enter Belgorod and Kursk oblasts. Russia claims to have repelled...

Armed conflicts and attacks Red Sea crisis An explosion near a ship in the Red Sea is suspected to have been an attack by Yemen's Houthis, though the blast caused no damage to the vessel. (ABC) Disasters and accidents In Switzerland, five skiers are found dead after they went missing two...

Armed conflicts and attacks Haitian crisis 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) Arts and culture The painting Head of an Old Farmer's Wife in a White Hat by Vincent van Gogh is...

Politics and elections March 2024 Irish constitutional referendums Votes are counted in Ireland with the Irish government admitting defeat in twin referendums. (Sky News) International relations Sweden and Canada resume funding for UNRWA, halted after the UNRWA October 7 controversy. (BBC)...

Disasters and accidents Gaza humanitarian crisis Five people are killed after an aid package airdropped by a C-17 into the Gaza Strip fails to deploy its parachute and subsequently crushes them. It is unclear what country the aircraft belonged to. (BBC News) Law and crime Former Honduran...

Armed conflicts and attacks Islamist insurgency in the Sahel The Alliance of Sahel States, comprised of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, announce the creation of a joint force to combat jihadist groups in the three countries. (Africanews) Myanmar civil war The Kachin Independence Army launches...

Armed conflicts and attacks Haitian crisis Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry remains in Puerto Rico after an international trip, while unable to get back to Haiti amid gang violence. (NPR) Red Sea crisis The Barbados-flagged bulk carrier {{MV|True Confidence||2}} is hit by a Houthi...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian Navy patrol ship Sergey Kotov is sunk in the Black Sea after being struck by Ukrainian MAGURA V5 naval drones. (The Guardian) International relations Enlargement of NATO Sweden–NATO relations Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok...

Armed conflicts and attacks Haitian crisis Gangs exchange gunfire with police and soldiers in an attempt to seize control of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP) Disasters and accidents Four people are killed and 21 others are injured in a fire at a...

Armed conflicts and attacks Insurgency in the North Caucasus Russian special forces conduct a counter-terrorism operation in Karabulak, Republic of Ingushetia, killing six militants. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents Thirty-six people are killed and 50 others are injured across Pakistan...