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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 130575" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti" target="_blank">Gang war in Haiti</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The bodies of at least twelve people are discovered in the affluent neighborhood of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petion-Ville" target="_blank">Petion-Ville</a>, in the Haitian capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince" target="_blank">Port-au-Prince</a>. The perpetrators of the killings are unknown. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/18/at-least-12-bodies-found-after-new-gang-attacks-in-upscale-haiti-suburb" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes" target="_blank">Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five women and three children are killed during two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistani</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>, following accusations that attacks in Pakistan were masterminded in Afghanistan, which the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban" target="_blank">Taliban</a> authorities deny. In response, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Army" target="_blank">Taliban forces</a> opened fire on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army" target="_blank">Pakistani troops</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durand_Line" target="_blank">border</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-carried-out-two-air-strikes-inside-afghanistan-killed-8-people-taliban-2024-03-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dozens of people are killed in an Israeli attack on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital" target="_blank">Al-Shifa Hospital</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>. The Israeli military claims twenty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> militants were killed, including a senior figure of the group. <a href="https://nos.nl/collectie/13959/artikel/2513241-chaos-en-paniek-na-grote-israelische-aanval-op-al-shifa-ziekenhuis" target="_blank">(NOS)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68594153" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_Arabic" target="_blank">Al Jazeera Arabic</a> reporter Ismail al-Ghoul is arrested by Israeli forces at Al-Shifa hospital, with the news organization denouncing his arrest. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/18/al-jazeera-journalist-beaten-arrested-by-israeli-forces-from-gaza-hospital" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict" target="_blank">Nigerian bandit conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Around 80 people are kidnapped by unknown bandits near Kajuru Station in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaduna_State" target="_blank">Kaduna State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-68399883?ns_mchannel=social&amp;ns_source=twitter&amp;ns_campaign=bbc_live&amp;ns_linkname=65f8631a46578322549c0055%26Dozens%20abducted%20in%20new%20Nigeria%20kidnap%262024-03-18T15%3A54%3A53.809Z&amp;ns_fee=0&amp;pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:a77a1931-5c1b-4de5-afd9-2269ae73f9b6&amp;pinned_post_asset_id=65f8631a46578322549c0055&amp;pinned_post_type=share&amp;src_origin=BBCS_BBC" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Schools across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan" target="_blank">South Sudan</a> close for the day, as an extreme <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave" target="_blank">heat wave</a> is expected to hit the country. <a href="https://www.firstpost.com/world/south-sudan-shutters-all-schools-as-it-prepares-for-an-extreme-heat-wave-13750030.html" target="_blank">(Firstpost)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A police officer is killed and two more injured during a shooting, over a search at home for suspected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade" target="_blank">drug trafficking</a>, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi" target="_blank">Charleroi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank">Belgium</a>. The suspect has been shot and killed by police. <a href="https://www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/huiszoeking-ging-over-handel-in-wapens-drugs-en-voertuigen-agent-overleden-nadat-schutter-vuur-had-geopend-vanachter-deur~b55f5007/" target="_blank">(DeMorgen)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Cuban_protests" target="_blank">2024 Cuban protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reports indicate that hundreds of people have protested in eastern Cuba against food shortages and power outages. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68595885" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_March_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 130575, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti']Gang war in Haiti[/URL] [LIST] [*]The bodies of at least twelve people are discovered in the affluent neighborhood of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petion-Ville']Petion-Ville[/URL], in the Haitian capital of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince']Port-au-Prince[/URL]. The perpetrators of the killings are unknown. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/18/at-least-12-bodies-found-after-new-gang-attacks-in-upscale-haiti-suburb'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_border_skirmishes']Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes[/URL] [LIST] [*]Five women and three children are killed during two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistani[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL], following accusations that attacks in Pakistan were masterminded in Afghanistan, which the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban']Taliban[/URL] authorities deny. In response, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Army']Taliban forces[/URL] opened fire on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army']Pakistani troops[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durand_Line']border[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-carried-out-two-air-strikes-inside-afghanistan-killed-8-people-taliban-2024-03-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Dozens of people are killed in an Israeli attack on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital']Al-Shifa Hospital[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL]. The Israeli military claims twenty [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] militants were killed, including a senior figure of the group. [URL='https://nos.nl/collectie/13959/artikel/2513241-chaos-en-paniek-na-grote-israelische-aanval-op-al-shifa-ziekenhuis'](NOS)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68594153'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_Arabic']Al Jazeera Arabic[/URL] reporter Ismail al-Ghoul is arrested by Israeli forces at Al-Shifa hospital, with the news organization denouncing his arrest. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/18/al-jazeera-journalist-beaten-arrested-by-israeli-forces-from-gaza-hospital'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_bandit_conflict']Nigerian bandit conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Around 80 people are kidnapped by unknown bandits near Kajuru Station in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaduna_State']Kaduna State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-68399883?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=65f8631a46578322549c0055%26Dozens%20abducted%20in%20new%20Nigeria%20kidnap%262024-03-18T15%3A54%3A53.809Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:a77a1931-5c1b-4de5-afd9-2269ae73f9b6&pinned_post_asset_id=65f8631a46578322549c0055&pinned_post_type=share&src_origin=BBCS_BBC'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Schools across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan']South Sudan[/URL] close for the day, as an extreme [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave']heat wave[/URL] is expected to hit the country. [URL='https://www.firstpost.com/world/south-sudan-shutters-all-schools-as-it-prepares-for-an-extreme-heat-wave-13750030.html'](Firstpost)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]A police officer is killed and two more injured during a shooting, over a search at home for suspected [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade']drug trafficking[/URL], in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleroi']Charleroi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium']Belgium[/URL]. The suspect has been shot and killed by police. [URL='https://www.demorgen.be/snelnieuws/huiszoeking-ging-over-handel-in-wapens-drugs-en-voertuigen-agent-overleden-nadat-schutter-vuur-had-geopend-vanachter-deur~b55f5007/'](DeMorgen)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Cuban_protests']2024 Cuban protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Reports indicate that hundreds of people have protested in eastern Cuba against food shortages and power outages. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68595885'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_March_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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