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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154321" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations" target="_blank">2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> reports that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> has sent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> a 15-point plan to end the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War" target="_blank">war</a>. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/trump-iran-war-negotiations.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Israel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shrapnel from an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missile</a> wounds three people, including a two-month-old baby, in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedouin" target="_blank">Bedouin</a> community in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negev" target="_blank">Negev</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-891047" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Iraq in the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fifteen fighters from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Mobilization_Forces" target="_blank">Popular Mobilization Forces</a> (PMF), including a commander, are killed in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on a PMF base in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate" target="_blank">Al Anbar Governorate</a>. <a href="https://www.bssnews.net/international/371171" target="_blank">(AFP via BSS)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict" target="_blank">Hezbollah–Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> rocket fire kills a woman and injures two others in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_District_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">northern Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-891047" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Ministry" target="_blank">defense minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz" target="_blank">Israel Katz</a> states that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">the military</a> will control a &quot;security zone&quot; up to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litani_River" target="_blank">Litani River</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern Lebanon</a> until the threat of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> is removed. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/katz-says-israel-will-hold-security-zone-in-south-lebanon-until-hezbollah-threat-removed/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia strikes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure" target="_blank">Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> missile and drone strikes across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> kill at least three people, including two in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltava" target="_blank">Poltava</a> and one in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia</a>, and injures several others. The attacks also damage residential buildings and infrastructure in the areas. <a href="https://www.bssnews.net/international/371114" target="_blank">(AFP via BSS)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Lviv strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahed_drones" target="_blank">Shahed drone</a> strikes and severely damages the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardine_Church%2C_Lviv" target="_blank">Bernardine Church</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" target="_blank">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a>, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv" target="_blank">Lviv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ukraine" target="_blank">western Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russian-drone-strike-hits-central-lviv-damages-historic-monastery-50594529.html" target="_blank">(The New Voice of Ukraine)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations" target="_blank">Australia–European Union relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> sign a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreement" target="_blank">free trade agreement</a> after eight years of negotiations. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/australia-eu-trade-agreement-china-us-tariffs-0ceec9b36ff1fc5f00500b57b65619ba" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos" target="_blank">Bongbong Marcos</a> declares a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_crisis" target="_blank">state of national energy emergency</a> in response to risks to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_the_Philippines" target="_blank">fuel supply</a> linked to the Iran war. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/philippine-president-declares-energy-emergency-over-middle-east-conflict-risk-2026-03-24/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Brilliance" target="_blank">BMW Brilliance</a> recalls nearly 180,000 vehicles in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> due to a defect in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_air_conditioning" target="_blank">air conditioning</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_wiring" target="_blank">wiring</a> that may cause a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_circuit" target="_blank">short circuit</a> and increase the risk of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_fire" target="_blank">fire</a>. <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/bmw-recalls-180000-cars-in-china-over-fire-risk" target="_blank">(AFP via The Straits Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932026_video_game_industry_layoffs" target="_blank">2022–2026 video game industry layoffs</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_industry" target="_blank">video game company</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Games" target="_blank">Epic Games</a> announces that it will <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layoff" target="_blank">lay off</a> more than 1,000 employees along with more ⁠than $500 million in savings from cuts to contracting and ⁠<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing" target="_blank">marketing</a> amid a sharp decline in the number of people playing its flagship <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game" target="_blank">video game</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortnite" target="_blank">Fortnite</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/epic-games-said-tuesday-that-it-will-lay-off-more-than-1000-employees-2026-03-24/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 84 people are killed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood" target="_blank">flash floods</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenya</a>, including in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisumu_County" target="_blank">Kisumu</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uasin_Gishu_County" target="_blank">Uasin Gishu</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tana_River_County" target="_blank">Tana River counties</a>. <a href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-03-24-flash-floods-kill-84-across-kenya" target="_blank">(The Star)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations" target="_blank">Iran–Lebanon relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Emigrants_%28Lebanon%29" target="_blank">Lebanese Foreign Ministry</a> declares the Iranian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador" target="_blank">ambassador</a> a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_non_grata" target="_blank">persona non grata</a> and gives him until March 29 to leave <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">the country</a>, due to Iranian government’s financial and military support of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam" target="_blank">Shia</a> paramilitary group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a>.<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/lebanon-declares-iranian-ambassador-persona-non-grata-amid-israeli-attacks" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Danish_general_election" target="_blank">2026 Danish general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danes" target="_blank">Danes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islanders" target="_blank">Faroe Islanders</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlanders" target="_blank">Greenlanders</a> vote to elect 179 seats of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folketing" target="_blank">Folketing</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark" target="_blank">Danish prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mette_Frederiksen" target="_blank">Mette Frederiksen</a> seeks a third term in office during the aftermath of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_crisis" target="_blank">Greenland crisis</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/denmark-parliament-election-greenland-c6951fa94fc601efa1401318112a3a04" target="_blank">(AP)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/danes-vote-an-election-clouded-by-trumps-greenland-desires-2026-03-24/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Frederiksen's left-wing bloc wins the most seats but fails to secure a majority. <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/24/danish-pm-s-left-wing-bloc-leads-election-but-no-majority_6751788_4.html" target="_blank">(Le Monde)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Space and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program" target="_blank">Artemis program</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" target="_blank">NASA</a> states that it plans to pause the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Gateway" target="_blank">Lunar Gateway</a> project and redirect efforts toward developing infrastructure for sustained operations on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon" target="_blank">Moon</a>'s surface, including a future <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonbase" target="_blank">moonbase</a>. <a href="https://witness.co.za/international/2026/03/24/nasa-to-pause-orbital-lunar-space-station-project/" target="_blank">(AFP via The Witness)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI" target="_blank">OpenAI</a> says it will shut down its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sora_%28text-to-video_model%29" target="_blank">Sora app</a>. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-shuttering-sora-video-generating-service-rcna264989" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_March_24" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154321, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations']2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations[/URL] [LIST] [*][I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times']The New York Times[/URL][/I] reports that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] has sent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] a 15-point plan to end the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War']war[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/trump-iran-war-negotiations.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel']2026 Iranian strikes on Israel[/URL] [LIST] [*]Shrapnel from an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missile[/URL] wounds three people, including a two-month-old baby, in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedouin']Bedouin[/URL] community in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negev']Negev[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-891047']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war']Iraq in the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*]Fifteen fighters from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Mobilization_Forces']Popular Mobilization Forces[/URL] (PMF), including a commander, are killed in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']American[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on a PMF base in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate']Al Anbar Governorate[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bssnews.net/international/371171'](AFP via BSS)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict']Hezbollah–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] rocket fire kills a woman and injures two others in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_District_%28Israel%29']northern Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-891047']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Ministry']defense minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz']Israel Katz[/URL] states that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defense_Forces']the military[/URL] will control a "security zone" up to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litani_River']Litani River[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern Lebanon[/URL] until the threat of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] is removed. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/katz-says-israel-will-hold-security-zone-in-south-lebanon-until-hezbollah-threat-removed/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Zaporizhzhia strikes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_against_Ukrainian_infrastructure']Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] missile and drone strikes across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] kill at least three people, including two in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltava']Poltava[/URL] and one in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia']Zaporizhzhia[/URL], and injures several others. The attacks also damage residential buildings and infrastructure in the areas. [URL='https://www.bssnews.net/international/371114'](AFP via BSS)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Lviv strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]A Russian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahed_drones']Shahed drone[/URL] strikes and severely damages the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardine_Church%2C_Lviv']Bernardine Church[/URL], a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site']UNESCO World Heritage Site[/URL], in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv']Lviv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ukraine']western Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russian-drone-strike-hits-central-lviv-damages-historic-monastery-50594529.html'](The New Voice of Ukraine)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93European_Union_relations']Australia–European Union relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] sign a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade_agreement']free trade agreement[/URL] after eight years of negotiations. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/australia-eu-trade-agreement-china-us-tariffs-0ceec9b36ff1fc5f00500b57b65619ba'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war']Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongbong_Marcos']Bongbong Marcos[/URL] declares a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_crisis']state of national energy emergency[/URL] in response to risks to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_the_Philippines']fuel supply[/URL] linked to the Iran war. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/philippine-president-declares-energy-emergency-over-middle-east-conflict-risk-2026-03-24/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Brilliance']BMW Brilliance[/URL] recalls nearly 180,000 vehicles in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] due to a defect in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_air_conditioning']air conditioning[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_wiring']wiring[/URL] that may cause a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_circuit']short circuit[/URL] and increase the risk of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_fire']fire[/URL]. [URL='https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/bmw-recalls-180000-cars-in-china-over-fire-risk'](AFP via [I]The Straits Times[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%932026_video_game_industry_layoffs']2022–2026 video game industry layoffs[/URL] [LIST] [*]American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_industry']video game company[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Games']Epic Games[/URL] announces that it will [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layoff']lay off[/URL] more than 1,000 employees along with more ⁠than $500 million in savings from cuts to contracting and ⁠[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketing']marketing[/URL] amid a sharp decline in the number of people playing its flagship [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game']video game[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortnite']Fortnite[/URL][/I]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/epic-games-said-tuesday-that-it-will-lay-off-more-than-1000-employees-2026-03-24/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least 84 people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood']flash floods[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenya[/URL], including in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisumu_County']Kisumu[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uasin_Gishu_County']Uasin Gishu[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tana_River_County']Tana River counties[/URL]. [URL='https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-03-24-flash-floods-kill-84-across-kenya']([I]The Star[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations']Iran–Lebanon relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Emigrants_%28Lebanon%29']Lebanese Foreign Ministry[/URL] declares the Iranian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador']ambassador[/URL] a [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_non_grata']persona non grata[/URL][/I] and gives him until March 29 to leave [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']the country[/URL], due to Iranian government’s financial and military support of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam']Shia[/URL] paramilitary group [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL].[URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/lebanon-declares-iranian-ambassador-persona-non-grata-amid-israeli-attacks'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Danish_general_election']2026 Danish general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danes']Danes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islanders']Faroe Islanders[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlanders']Greenlanders[/URL] vote to elect 179 seats of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folketing']Folketing[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Denmark']Danish prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mette_Frederiksen']Mette Frederiksen[/URL] seeks a third term in office during the aftermath of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_crisis']Greenland crisis[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/denmark-parliament-election-greenland-c6951fa94fc601efa1401318112a3a04'](AP)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/danes-vote-an-election-clouded-by-trumps-greenland-desires-2026-03-24/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]Frederiksen's left-wing bloc wins the most seats but fails to secure a majority. [URL='https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/24/danish-pm-s-left-wing-bloc-leads-election-but-no-majority_6751788_4.html']([I]Le Monde[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Space and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program']Artemis program[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA']NASA[/URL] states that it plans to pause the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Gateway']Lunar Gateway[/URL] project and redirect efforts toward developing infrastructure for sustained operations on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon']Moon[/URL]'s surface, including a future [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonbase']moonbase[/URL]. [URL='https://witness.co.za/international/2026/03/24/nasa-to-pause-orbital-lunar-space-station-project/'](AFP via [I]The Witness[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI']OpenAI[/URL] says it will shut down its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sora_%28text-to-video_model%29']Sora app[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-shuttering-sora-video-generating-service-rcna264989'](NBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_March_24"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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