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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 130832" 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">Gangs attack the neighborhood of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petion-Ville" target="_blank">Petion-Ville</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince" target="_blank">Port-au-Prince</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" target="_blank">Haiti</a>, killing at least five people. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/20/haiti-gangs-petionville-attack-violence/90d910f8-e6dd-11ee-9eba-1558f848ec25_story.html" target="_blank">(The Washington Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The United States evacuates citizens by helicopter as fighting spreads. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/20/haiti-us-evacuation-violence" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> Disasters and accidents</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twelve people are killed in an explosion at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_Pakistan" target="_blank">mine</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harnai_District" target="_blank">Harnai District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-coal-mine-blast-44e58508054b2a8a78bd60dba513e40e" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eight people are killed, one is injured, and two are missing after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korean</a>-flagged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29" target="_blank">tanker</a> Keoyoung Sun loaded with 980 tons of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_acid" target="_blank">acrylic acid</a> capsizes near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutsure_Island" target="_blank">Mutsure Island</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamanashi_Prefecture" target="_blank">Yamanashi Prefecture</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/several-missing-as-south-korean-flagged-tanker-capsizes-off-japan" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" target="_blank">Argentina–Venezuela relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina" target="_blank">Argentina</a> announces a charge against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> before the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization" target="_blank">International Civil Aviation Organization</a> for allegedly violating the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_International_Civil_Aviation" target="_blank">Convention on International Civil Aviation</a> after Venezuelan President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro" target="_blank">Nicolás Maduro</a> banned Argentine aircraft from its airspace earlier this month amid traded accusations with Argentinian President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei" target="_blank">Javier Milei</a>. <a href="https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/03/20/argentina-enfrenta-a-venezuela-en-naciones-unidas-por-la-decision-ilegal-de-maduro-contra-los-vuelos-de-aerolineas/" target="_blank">(Infobae)</a></li>
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</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Fine_Gael_leadership_election" target="_blank">2024 Fine Gael leadership election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" target="_blank">Leo Varadkar</a> announces his resignation as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoiseach" target="_blank">Taoiseach</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_Fine_Gael" target="_blank">leader</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Gael" target="_blank">Fine Gael</a>, triggering a leadership election. Varadkar will remain as Taoiseach until his successor as party leader is elected. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/20/europe/leo-varadkar-ireland-prime-minister-resignation-intl/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Vietnam" target="_blank">President of Vietnam</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B5_V%C4%83n_Th%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Fng" target="_blank">Võ Văn Thưởng</a> resigns amid an anti-corruption campaign conducted by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Vietnam" target="_blank">Communist Party of Vietnam</a>. His resignation is accepted by the Communist Party's Central Committee. (<a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/vietnamese-president-vo-van-thuong-resigns-after-just-over-a-year-/7535136.html" target="_blank">VOA)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_March_20" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 130832, 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] [*]Gangs attack the neighborhood of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petion-Ville']Petion-Ville[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince']Port-au-Prince[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti']Haiti[/URL], killing at least five people. [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/20/haiti-gangs-petionville-attack-violence/90d910f8-e6dd-11ee-9eba-1558f848ec25_story.html']([I]The Washington Post[/I])[/URL] [*]The United States evacuates citizens by helicopter as fighting spreads. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/20/haiti-us-evacuation-violence']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [/LIST] [*]Twelve people are killed in an explosion at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_Pakistan']mine[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harnai_District']Harnai District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-coal-mine-blast-44e58508054b2a8a78bd60dba513e40e'](AP)[/URL] [*]Eight people are killed, one is injured, and two are missing after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korean[/URL]-flagged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29']tanker[/URL] Keoyoung Sun loaded with 980 tons of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_acid']acrylic acid[/URL] capsizes near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutsure_Island']Mutsure Island[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamanashi_Prefecture']Yamanashi Prefecture[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/several-missing-as-south-korean-flagged-tanker-capsizes-off-japan'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations']Argentina–Venezuela relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina']Argentina[/URL] announces a charge against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] before the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization']International Civil Aviation Organization[/URL] for allegedly violating the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_International_Civil_Aviation']Convention on International Civil Aviation[/URL] after Venezuelan President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Maduro']Nicolás Maduro[/URL] banned Argentine aircraft from its airspace earlier this month amid traded accusations with Argentinian President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Milei']Javier Milei[/URL]. [URL='https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/03/20/argentina-enfrenta-a-venezuela-en-naciones-unidas-por-la-decision-ilegal-de-maduro-contra-los-vuelos-de-aerolineas/']([I]Infobae[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Fine_Gael_leadership_election']2024 Fine Gael leadership election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Varadkar']Leo Varadkar[/URL] announces his resignation as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoiseach']Taoiseach[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_Fine_Gael']leader[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_Gael']Fine Gael[/URL], triggering a leadership election. Varadkar will remain as Taoiseach until his successor as party leader is elected. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/20/europe/leo-varadkar-ireland-prime-minister-resignation-intl/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Vietnam']President of Vietnam[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B5_V%C4%83n_Th%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Fng']Võ Văn Thưởng[/URL] resigns amid an anti-corruption campaign conducted by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Vietnam']Communist Party of Vietnam[/URL]. His resignation is accepted by the Communist Party's Central Committee. ([URL='https://www.voanews.com/a/vietnamese-president-vo-van-thuong-resigns-after-just-over-a-year-/7535136.html']VOA)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2024_March_20"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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