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- Syrian civil war
- Western Syria clashes
- 2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites, March 2025 Western Syria clashes
- The number of reported civilians killed by extrajudicial massacres in western Syria rises to 1,068, the majority of whom are Alawites in addition to several Christians. (France 24)
- 2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites, March 2025 Western Syria clashes
- Western Syria clashes
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 North Sea ship collision
- An oil tanker is reportedly on fire in the North Sea off the coast of Kingston upon Hull, England, after colliding with a cargo ship. Thirty-seven crew members are rescued by search and rescue boats, with 32 injured and one hospitalized when brought to shore. (BBC News) (DW)
Business and economy
- 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that the province will charge 25% more for electricity supplied to the United States, which includes the states of Michigan, Minnesota, and New York. (AP)
- British Columbia Premier David Eby announces that the province will ban all United States imported alcohol within government-operated liquor stores. (CBC News)
- Economy of the United States
- U.S. stocks experience a relatively steep drop as the Nasdaq Composite falls 4% and the S&P 500 falls 2.7%. Economists attribute the drop to recent all-time highs, recession fears, and concerns about a potential U.S. government shutdown and the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. (Reuters)
International relations
- 2025 Organization of American States Secretary General election
- The Organization of American States elects Albert Ramdin of Suriname to serve as its secretary general for the 2025–2030 period. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 Spanish floods
- A court charges the dismissed Valencian regional minister {{ill|Salomé Pradas|es}} and the former regional secretary of Emergencies for the management of emergency warnings during the floods that caused 228 deaths in October 2024 in the Valencian Community. (El País)
- International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines, Philippine drug war
- Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte says he will accept arrest if the International Criminal Court issues a warrant over his deadly war on drugs campaign. He is in Hong Kong to attend a campaign rally to address Filipino migrant workers ahead of the 2025 Senate elections. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Syrian peace process
- The Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sign a ceasefire and a deal to integrate the SDF into state institutions and bring the Rojava region under government control. (Al Jazeera) (France24)
Science and technology
- Twitter under Elon Musk
- X, formerly known as Twitter, suffers from multiple global system outages, as owner Elon Musk claims that the site is being targeted in a "massive cyberattack". (AP)
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