Current events: 2024-03-19

Wikipedia Current Events · Mar 19, 2024

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 guard. Three of the attackers are killed in the ensuing shootout. (Barron's)
Israel–Hamas war
- Israel announces the death of senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa, following an airstrike on a tunnel complex the previous week, making him the highest ranking Hamas official killed in the war yet. (BBC)
Somali Civil War
- Two Somali airstrikes kill 39 alleged al-Shabaab militants in Afgooye, Somalia. (Horseed Media)

Law and crime

Founder of Chinese property developer Evergrande Group Hui Ka Yan is fined 47 million yuan ($6.53 million) and barred from the securities market for life after China Securities Regulatory Commission accused the group for inflating its revenue. (Reuters)
The pro-Beijing Legislative Council of Hong Kong unanimously (89–0) passes the local enaction bill on national security, which had been tasked by Article 23 of the HKSAR Basic Law. (Reuters)
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is indicted over accusations of lying about his COVID-19 vaccination status. (AP)
Rankin County torture incident
- Former Mississippi sheriff's deputy Hunter Edward is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his role in torturing 2 black men. (CBS)

International relations

Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
- Armenia begins a process of border demarcation with Azerbaijan in the Tavush Province, amid Azeri demands that Armenia withdraw its forces from the disputed villages of Bağanis Ayrum, Aşağı Əskipara, Xeyrimli, and Qızılhacılı. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says that failure to compromise could result in war "by the end of the week". (Reuters) (RFE/RL)

Politics and elections

2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
  - The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio. (The Hill)
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
  - The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio. (The Hill)
Haitian crisis
- CARICOM and United Nations officials appoint a presidential council with seven seats to address the political crisis in Haiti. Once the council is installed, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry will resign. (Miami Herald)