Seven people are killed and 27 others are injured in an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak at a restaurant in Langfang, Hebei Province, China.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is indicted over accusations of lying about his COVID-19 vaccination status.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that at least 65 bodies have been discovered at a mass grave in the Libyan Desert. The IOM says the bodies are those of migrants who were being smuggled towards Europe.
city and special administrative region of China
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
bilateral relations between Russia and Lithuania
The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Sibir Battalion, and the Russian Volunteer Corps enter Belgorod and Kursk oblasts. Russia claims to have repelled the attacks.
2023 rebel military operation in Myanmar
Voters in Turkey go to the polls for their local elections.
Several civilians are killed after fighting breaks out in Ibtenki refugee camp in eastern Chad.
Three UN observers and a translator are injured by a shell in southern Lebanon.
Four people are killed and 21 others are injured in a fire at a nursing home in Bedburg-Hau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
February 2024 death of a Russian opposition leader
Five people are killed after an IAI Astra 1125 private jet crashes near Hot Springs, Virginia, United States.
American attorney and politician (born 1954)
sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
Twelve people are killed in an explosion at a mine in Harnai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
2024 California Republican presidential primary
embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid escalating violence in the country.
North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens
abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korea from 1977-83
Slovakia's Slovenské elektrárne shuts down operations at its Vojany Power Station, the last coal-fired power plant in the country.
Nine people are killed and one is injured after a van crashes into a semi truck in Wisconsin, United States.
Anderson was suspended by the Conservatives after claiming that London mayor Sadiq Khan was "controlled" by radical Islamists.
organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies
Iraq's National Security Council formally bans the Kurdistan Workers' Party following a high-level meeting between Iraqi and Turkish officials in Baghdad, Iraq.
2023 federal criminal trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
A police officer is killed and two others are injured during a shooting, over a search at a home for suspected drug trafficking, in Charleroi, Belgium.
Kenyan president William Ruto announces an agreement with Haiti to deploy 1,000 police officers as part of a mission approved by the United Nations to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
Citizens in Portugal vote for the 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic.
department in Tapoa Province, Burkina Faso
Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 December 2023 – present)
Argentina orders the deployment of at least two gendarmerie to the Argentine embassy in Venezuela, where allies of opposition leader María Corina Machado have taken refuge amid increased tensions between the two countries.
One woman killed and twelve others injured in a mass shooting at a night club in West Point, Mississippi, U.S. Suspect(s) remains at large.
The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Sergey Kobylash, the commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, and Viktor Sokolov, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, for their involvement in Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure.
Israeli Air Force jets launch airstrikes in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, striking "Hezbollah military command centers".
city of regional significance in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine
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 the China Securities Regulatory Commission accused the group of inflating its revenue.
A court in Tunisia sentences four people to death and two others to life in prison for the 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid.
Voters elect the next president of Russia. Incumbent president Vladimir Putin is seeking a fifth term in office.
A man fatally stabs his wife and three children in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Four Tajik men are charged with terrorism. They are brought to Basmanny District court in Moscow, where they are ordered to be held in pre-trial detention until at least May 22.
Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
overview about the accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
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Argentina tells the International Civil Aviation Organization that Venezuela violated the Convention on International Civil Aviation when Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro banned Argentine aircraft from its airspace earlier this month.
substance used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease
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Harvard University removes the binding of human skin from the 19th-century book Des destinées de l'âme by Arsène Houssaye, which has been kept in its library since 1934.
Local People's Defence Force groups capture the town of Kani in Sagaing Region.
city and capital of Sumy Oblast in north-eastern Ukraine
urgent movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard
Director Christopher Nolan wins Academy Award for Best Director, and lead actor Cillian Murphy wins the Best Actor award.
A federal court in the United States sentences Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion in a cryptocurrency fraud.
International Organization for Migration
Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign
Former Kyrgyzstan deputy Raimbek Matraimov is detained in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is extradited to Kyrgyzstan.
abortion induced non-surgically, through drugs
Former president Donald Trump wins the 2024 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses.
exclave of Russia sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
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annual awards for cinematic achievements
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
Iran confiscates the cargo of the American oil tanker Advantage Sweet in response to U.S.-led sanctions restricting the sale of medication for epidermolysis bullosa to Iran.
New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs
Argentine state news agency Télam is closed after 80 years and police surround its offices in Buenos Aires a week after president Javier Milei threatened to close the agency.
members of traditional transnational organized crime syndicates in Japan
Republican Party caucuses are held in Idaho, Michigan, and Missouri for the 2024 United States presidential election. Former president Donald Trump wins all three contests.
SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 3
third integrated flight of SpaceX Starship
The U.S. military begins airdropping humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
The United States evacuates its citizens by helicopter as fighting spreads.
capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
1804–1995 combined military forces of Haiti
A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 enroute between Sydney and Auckland loses altitude due to a technical issue, injuring 50 passengers and crew.
The Russian military states that it has captured the town of Ivanivske in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
ancient Levantine metropolis and modern city in Gaza Strip, State of Palestine
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Four police officers are killed in a shooting outside a police station.
measuring the strength ("size") of earthquakes
Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Madagascar, killing at least eleven people and causing widespread flooding, according to local officials.
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civil aviation that does not include flying for hire
Storming of the Legislative Council Complex
The Alliance of Sahel States, composed of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, announces the creation of a joint force to combat jihadist groups in the three countries.
Iranian protest movement since September 2022
Twenty-three people are killed in a rainstorm in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro states, Brazil.
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Chadian president Mahamat Déby accuses jihadist group Boko Haram of being behind the attack.
The painting Head of an Old Farmer's Wife in a White Hat by Vincent van Gogh is sold at auction for more than €4.5 million.
A Special Investigative committee of the Seimas releases its findings, accusing President Gitanas Nausėda of receiving illegal support from the head of the State Security Department and for recruiting members of the Belarusian and Russian security services for his election campaign. Nauseda rejects the findings, accusing them of being politically motivated.
South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)
genocide case at International Court of Justice
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces while campaigning that his Vice Presidential pick will be attorney Nicole Shanahan.
armed conflict around the Gaza Strip that started on 7 October 2023
the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado
Gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier says that if armed groups under his command are included in talks for a future transitional government, then they would consider ceasing hostilities.
political and economic union of 27 European states
Polish President Andrzej Duda signs a law suspending the country's participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
Ukraine launches 25 drones at Russian cities, hitting a major oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
A scientific expedition to the Bounty Trough off the coast of New Zealand reports the discovery of more than one hundred new species.
Date: 17 June 1970 – present (53 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Schools across South Sudan close for the day, as an extreme heat wave is expected to hit the country.
Haiti declares a state of emergency in response to the attacks on the country's two largest prisons.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728
The US Supreme Court unanimously overturns the Colorado Supreme Court ruling removing former US President Donald Trump from the Colorado presidential primary ballot, based on the lack of authority of states to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution "against federal officeholders and candidates".
South Korean cryptocurrency fraudster (born 1991)
Fourteen people are rescued from kidnappers by Nigerian forces and local vigilante groups in Katsina State, Nigeria.
A Russian missile strike kills at least five people and injures eight others in an industrial area of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia
police brutality case in Braxton, Mississippi
The Supreme Court of Pakistan unanimously rules that former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was denied a fair trial before his execution by hanging in April 1979.
prefecture-level city in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
Pouria Zeraati, an Iranian dissident journalist working for IITV, is injured in a stabbing in London.
A Romanian court rules that social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate can be extradited to the United Kingdom to face charges of sexual aggression.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (15 years, 2 months, 1 week and 5 days)
capital city of Vinnytsia Oblast in western Ukraine
Former President Donald Trump officially surpasses the 1,215 delegate threshold needed to win his third consecutive Republican Party nomination for President, joining Richard Nixon as the only people in U.S. history to win the Republican nomination thrice.
The Brazilian Federal Police arrests three men, including federal deputy Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos, for ordering and planning the assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco in 2018.
Japanese officials search a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in Osaka after five deaths possibly linked to its dietary supplements.
The Kachin Independence Army launches a large offensive against junta outposts near Laiza and on the highway between Bhamo and Myitkyina.
one of the services of the armed forces of the Netherlands
village in the Qazakh District of Azerbaijan
Once the council is installed, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry will resign.
Incumbent President Joe Biden officially surpasses the 1,968 delegate threshold needed to become the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for President.
North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui says that North Korea will not hold any talks with Japan on any issue, including the issue of Japanese abductees in North Korea. This follows an announcement by Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida in which he stated his desire to meet with North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un "without any preconditions".
recreational activity and sport using skis
local enaction bill on national security
Ukraine launches a wave of drone strikes in Russia for a second consecutive day, causing a fire at a Rosneft oil refinery in Ryazan Oblast, while a Ukrainian drone is reportedly shot down near Kirishi refinery in Leningrad Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the attacks are an attempt to disrupt the upcoming presidential election.
a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion
village in Bakhmut Raion (district), Donetsk Oblast (province), Ukraine
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The national state of emergency is also extended for another month amid ongoing civil unrest.
aerial warfare branch of Poland's armed forces
Local government executive leaders in England and Wales
Lithuania strips Russian ballerina Ilze Liepa of her Lithuanian citizenship after she openly shows her sympathies for President Vladimir Putin.
armed conflict between Morocco and self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Polisario Front
rapid spread of infectious disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time
The Russian government states in a press conference that the invasion of Ukraine is now a "war" and is no longer a "special military operation", the official term used for the war by the Russian government. In another press conference later in the day, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov tells reporters that although the invasion is a de facto war, the Russian government is not currently planning to change the invasion's de jure status as a "special military operation".
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 crashes into the Black Sea off Sevastopol, Crimea. The pilot is reported to have safely ejected.
List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
conflict between Gangs and the Nigerian government
Meta Platforms experiences a large-scale outage of most of its services, including Facebook and Instagram. Isolated outages are also reported by users of Google, X, and Microsoft Teams.
insurgency throughout the Sahel and West Africa
Thirty-six people are killed and 50 others are injured across Pakistan by heavy rainfall, which has also caused landslides.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announces a $2 billion offer to buy both professional tennis tours, the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour.
The United Kingdom's High Court of Justice grants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a stay of extradition to the United States, and demands that the US not consider the death penalty against Assange if he is sent to the US to face espionage charges.
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Around 80 people are kidnapped by unknown bandits near Kajuru Station, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
constitutional legislative body in Malta
forms of unrest arising from a mass act of civil disobedience in which the participants become hostile toward authority, and authorities incur difficulties in maintaining public safety and order, over the disorderly crowd
Prominent Haitian gang leader Ti Greg, who escaped from prison earlier this month, is shot dead by police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Salvadorans elect all 44 mayors and municipal councils and all 20 deputies to the Central American Parliament.
Pope Francis laicizes Belgian bishop Roger Vangheluwe due to allegations of abuse.
Gangs exchange gunfire with police and soldiers in an attempt to seize control of Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
A bus carrying Christian pilgrims from Botswana crashes in Limpopo, South Africa, killing 45 people.
Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Two people are killed and at least eight others are injured in a Russian drone attack on an apartment building in Sumy.
Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign when a transitional presidential council is formed.
Eight people are killed and at least ten others are injured by armed gangs in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
first-level administrative division of Russia
Filipino former legislator Arnolfo Teves Jr. is arrested in Dili, East Timor, after being placed in the Interpol Red Notice in connection with his role in the 2023 massacre in Negros Oriental, Philippines.
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has approved a military operation to capture Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid international pressure to stop the offensive.
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association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities)
A rerun of the 2023 Belgrade election is called amid protests following reports of irregularities in the election.
a group of people united to promote an agreed-upon cause
The European Union evacuates all diplomatic staff from Haiti.
primary judicial organ of the United Nations
Russian-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine, say that shelling has hit critical infrastructure at the plant and that "such attacks are unacceptable".
maritime warfare branch of Italy's military
battle during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
capital city of Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine
At least four people are killed by several wildfires across the State of Mexico, Mexico.
An ongoing severe drought in southern Africa causes around 20 million people to experience hunger.
military of the Federal Republic of Somalia
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The British government announces that it will ban foreign state ownership of newspapers amid a controversial bid by a United Arab Emirates-led consortium to take over the Telegraph Media Group, which publishes The Daily Telegraph.
Hundreds of people protest in eastern Cuba against ongoing food shortages and power outages.
The Croatian government votes to dissolve the parliament, thereby requiring that a parliamentary election be held within the next two months.
and British airstrikes across western Yemen, including in Al Hudaydah, have killed eleven people and injured 14 others.
Eight people are killed, one is injured, and two are missing after the South Korean-flagged tanker Keoyoung Sun loaded with 980 tons of acrylic acid capsizes near Mutsure Island, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
The pro-Beijing Legislative Council of Hong Kong unanimously passes the local enaction bill on national security, which had been tasked by Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law.
An Israeli airstrike in Baniyas, Syria, kills three people, including an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official.
Argentina announces diplomatic actions against Venezuela after president Nicolás Maduro banned Argentina-licensed aircraft from entering Venezuelan airspace amid deteriorating relations between the two countries.
military forces of the Russian Federation
2024 United States presidential campaign of Nikki Haley
2015–present armed conflict in Afghanistan
combined military forces of the United States
The U.S. military airlifts non-essential personnel from the U.S.
A Houthi missile hits Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned and operated oil tanker Huang Pu. It suffers minimal damage and a fire on board is quickly extinguished. No casualties are reported, and the vessel resumes its course.
sovereign wealth fund owned by Saudi Arabia
Iranian ethnic group native to Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
The perpetrators remain at large after escaping in a vehicle.
Two New Zealand skiers are killed and another is injured during an avalanche on Mount Yotei in Hokkaido, Japan.
Four Mexican soldiers are killed by an improvised explosive device in a trap near Aguililla, Michoacán, Mexico. The soldiers were inspecting a camp, likely used by cartel members, when they stepped on an anti-personnel mine set in the underbrush.
Former Ukrainian Chief of Staff Valerii Zaluzhnyi is appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The town of Montmorillon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine is hit by severe flooding following heavy rains.
merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo
SpaceX successfully launches the first Starship rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built, at Starbase in Texas, United States, after two previous failed attempts. The rocket reached an altitude of more than 200 kilometres (120 mi), but was destroyed during re-entry.
city and administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
material or logistical assistance for people in need
Donald Trump wins with 84.4% of the vote.
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
environmental policy intended to stop using the combustion of coal
Hezbollah says that two of its members were killed in the airstrikes.
Niger's military junta revokes a military accord with the United States that allowed U.S. Defense Department personnel on its soil.
Date: 12 March 2024 – present (4 weeks and 2 days)
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
The Barbados-flagged bulk carrier True Confidence is hit by a Houthi ballistic missile in the Red Sea, killing three crew members and injuring six others. The vessel is subsequently abandoned.
The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance law, passed by the Legislative Council, comes into effect in Hong Kong.
Russia launches major airstrikes on Kyiv and Lviv in Western Ukraine using Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and drones with strikes damaging ground level infrastructure at Ukraine's main gas storage site.
United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy
The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.
The New York Times reports that private records for millions of AT&T customers have been affected by a data breach and leaked onto the dark web.
Four armed men storm the Bank of the Republic of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, injuring a security guard. All the attackers are killed in the ensuing shootout with police.
The Freedom of Russia Legion claims that the Russian government committed the attack.
Seventeen people are killed and another is injured when a passenger van collides with a dump truck and catches fire in Antipas, Cotabato, Philippines.
aerial warfare branch of Ukraine's armed forces
Three gunmen attack the police headquarters in Yerevan, Armenia.
The Netherlands awards a contract to French defense firm Naval Group to build its Orka-class submarines.
At least one civilian is killed and four others are injured in a Russian ballistic missile attack on Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
A Special Investigative committee of the Seimas releases its findings, accusing President Gitanas Nausėda of receiving illegal support from the head of the State Security Department and for recruiting members of the Belarusian and Russian security services for his election campaign.
Gaza, Gaza Governorate, Palestinian territories
announces while campaigning that his Vice Presidential pick will be attorney Nicole Shanahan.
ongoing political and social crisis in Haiti
At least four people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a house party in King City, California, U.S.. Three suspects remain at large.
military engagement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
Five skiers are found dead after they went missing two days ago while travelling from the town of Zermatt to the village of Arolla in Switzerland.
Five people are killed when an aid package airdropped from a C-17 aircraft into the Gaza Strip fails to deploy its parachute and subsequently crushes them.
An Israeli airstrike targeting Aleppo International Airport in Syria kills 38 Syrian soldiers, seven Hezbollah fighters and seven Iran-backed militiamen. The incident marks the deadliest Israeli attack on Syria since 2021.
Orlivka, Ocheretyne settlement hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders abandons his bid to become the next Prime Minister of the Netherlands citing a lack of support from other political parties in coalition formation talks. Wilders led his party to a surprise victory in the 2023 Dutch general election with 37 seats.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
village in Yasynuvata Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is found guilty of drug trafficking charges in a federal court in New York, United States.
The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia is hit by a missile causing extensive damage and a large fire.
military offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Sudanese National Forces Coordination, a coalition of pro-SAF armed groups led by vice president Malik Agar, declares its support politically and militarily for the SAF.
The death toll from yesterday's terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, increases to at least 137 people. Russian authorities report that 11 suspects, including the four assailants, have been arrested.
International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine
The French judiciary sentences the former leader of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy Kunti Kamara to 30 years in prison on charges of committing "crimes against humanity".
Filipino former legislator Arnolfo Teves Jr.
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cotabato
The Sudanese Army says that it has taken control of the national television and radio broadcaster in Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces.
NGO owned by Icelandic company Sunshine Press Productions ehf that has published news leaks provided by anonymous sources
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Three gunmen attack the police headquarters in Yerevan, Armenia. Two of the attackers are injured by their grenades, all three gunmen are detained. No casualties are reported.
Gunmen kidnap at least 287 school children in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
No casualties are reported, and the vessel resumes its course.
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Eight people, including two children, are killed and eight others are injured in a Russian drone strike on an apartment block in Odesa, Ukraine.
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Israeli warplanes launch airstrikes against Hezbollah targets near the towns of Ras Baalbek and Hermel in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon, killing at least three Hezbollah members.
head of state and head of government of Brazil
the practice and process of applying Islamic doctrine to personal life and society
Toussaint Louverture International Airport
The Caribbean Community holds an emergency summit in Kingston, Jamaica, in response to the deteriorating security situation in Haiti.
electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires
2024 United States Supreme Court case regarding the 2024 presidential eligibility of Donald Trump
Alexander Stubb is sworn in as the 13th President of Finland.
A bus crashes into a tunnel wall on an expressway in Linfen, China, killing 14 people.
About 20 armed pirates hijack a Bangladeshi bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean that was en route to the United Arab Emirates. The vessel is under the control of the pirates and is heading towards the coast of Somalia.
Peruvian political crisis (2016–present)
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Hezbollah launches more than 100 Katyusha rockets into northern Israel, targeting several Israeli military outposts.
International police organization (founded 1923)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo lifts the 2003 moratorium on the death penalty in an attempt to reduce the level of violence in the country.
head of state and head of government of Kenya
Ekrem İmamoğlu is re-elected as mayor of Istanbul.
capital city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
The Sudanese Army captures the Wad al-Bashir bridge in Omdurman.
Kwon was arrested in March 2023 in Montenegro.
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
A suicide bomber attacks a bus in Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing five Chinese workers and their Pakistani driver.
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
is arrested in Dili, East Timor, after being placed in the Interpol Red Notice in connection with his role in the 2023 massacre in Negros Oriental, Philippines.
The pupils kidnapped on March 7 from schools in Kuriga, Chikun, Kaduna State, are freed.
grave containing multiple number of human corpses, usually buried anonymously
ship designed to transport liquids or gases in bulk
Shehbaz Sharif is elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan for a second term.
The pilot is reported to have safely ejected.
More than a million people are left without power across Ukraine due to the strikes, with five people killed and dozens more reportedly injured.
1 Legislative Council Road, Central, Hong Kong
A rally car veers off the road and crashes into a group of spectators during the Esztergom-Nyerges Rally between the towns of Lábatlan and Bajót in northwest Hungary, killing four people and injuring eight others.
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single incident where multiple victims are harmed or killed in a knife-enabled crime
Bulgaria and Romania partially join the Schengen Area, allowing travel by air and sea without border checks, Austria vetoed travel by land without border checks over fears that non-EU citizens could get easier access to the European Union.
At least three people are killed by tornadoes in Logan County, Ohio, United States.
Three people are killed and at least 36 others are injured in a Russian missile strike on apartment buildings in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
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The opposition politician Leonid Volkov is attacked outside his home in Vilnius, Lithuania, apparently on orders by Vladimir Putin. The incident is being investigated as a terror crime.
Ukraine says that three Russian sabotage groups have been intercepted in Sumy Oblast.
compulsory enlistment into national or military service
Russian special forces conduct a counter-terrorism operation in Karabaluk, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia, killing six militants.
embassy complex in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the earth's surface and a cumulonimbus cloud in the air
Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
The airport has hosted a Russian military presence since 1992.
direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree for a larger than normal spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000 citizens for military service.
Former Conservative Party deputy chairman and Ashfield MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK, becoming the party's first member of parliament. Anderson was suspended by the Conservatives after claiming that London mayor Sadiq Khan was "controlled" by radical Islamists.
At least seven people are killed and 30 others are injured by a car bombing in Azaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, near the Turkish border.
The European Union agrees to provide an additional €5 billion to their Ukrainian military aid fund.
Italian Navy destroyer Caio Duilio shoots down a Houthi drone in self-defence while in the Red Sea.
The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio.
Former Mississippi sheriff's deputy Hunter Elward is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his role in torturing two men in January 2023.
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
The US Supreme Court announces that it will hear oral arguments on whether to restrict access to mifepristone, a commonly-used abortion pill.
A soldier kills four people in a spree shooting in Scheeßel and Bothel, Lower Saxony, Germany, before being arrested.
widespread scarcity of food followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality
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act with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on a second party
Russian missile strikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine
representative of the voters to a parliament
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Bawean, East Java, Indonesia, causing severe damage.
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms
The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington.
The bodies of at least twelve people are discovered in the neighborhood of Pétion-Ville, in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The perpetrators of the killings are unknown.
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coordinated military actions of a state or a non-state actor
Police in Angola report that around 50 people have died after being forced to drink a toxic concoction to prove they are not witches.
The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia is hit by a missile causing extensive damage and a large fire. A trolleybus initially reported as carrying civilians was destroyed in the attack, later confirmed to have been empty apart from the driver who was killed. Shelling also damages one of the two power lines connected to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
The bodies of at least twelve people are discovered in the neighborhood of Pétion-Ville, in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.
Canada and Sweden resume funding for UNRWA, which had been suspended following the UNRWA October 7 controversy.
The SPLA reportedly attacked Moroccan army headquarters in the Al-Mahbas sector.
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complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplace(s) of monks or nuns
Puerto Rico declares an epidemic of dengue fever following an increase in cases.
Former president Donald Trump wins all three contests.
Meta Platforms experiences a large-scale outage of most of its services, including Facebook and Instagram.
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)
A Russian Aerospace Forces Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane with 15 people on board crashes in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.
Yemen's internationally-recognized government reports that the abandoned ship Rubymar that was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile has sunk.
Four people are killed and 35 others are injured after a double-decker FlixBus overturns and crashes on the Bundesautobahn 9 near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
The 2024 North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses are held. Donald Trump wins with 84.4% of the vote.
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
armed forces of the United States of Mexico
A Russian cruise missile violates NATO airspace over Poland, prompting the activation of aircraft from the Polish Air Force.
accession process of new countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2024 Alaska Republican presidential primary
highest mountain in the U.S. state of New Hampshire
Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
Jason Palmer wins the American Samoa Democratic Presidential caucus.
The Russian Ministry of Defence announces that its forces have captured the Ukrainian village of Tonenke in Donetsk Oblast.
ongoing armed conflict in Myanmar since the 2021 coup d'etat
Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
The General Elections Commission announces that Prabowo Subianto had received the most votes in the presidential election, but the determination of the winner as president-elect is still waiting complaints from other candidates at the Constitutional Court.
team collaboration and videoconferencing application developed by Microsoft
A police officer is killed and two others are injured during a shooting, over a search at a home for suspected drug trafficking, in Charleroi, Belgium. The suspect was shot and killed by police.
hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Ukrainians
maritime warfare branch of Mexico's military
Following a laboratory investigation, eight children and one adult in Zanzibar are found to have died of chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people were hospitalized.
Five people are killed and two other passengers are injured after a private aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Diapaga Airport in Diapaga Department, Burkina Faso.
North Africa, East Africa, and West Asia
At least four people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a house party in King City, California, U.S..
2017 Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
The Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Kanazawa, Ishikawa, to Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan, is completed.
2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
ongoing electoral process in the United States
The Thai House of Representatives approves a bill to legalize same-sex marriage by a vote of 400–10, with five abstentions.
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
armed conflict in Western Asia since 2013
The incident marks the deadliest Israeli attack on Syria since 2021.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea, killing five people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 homes.
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
individual copy of Arsene Houssaye's essay Des destinés de l'âme bound in human skin for Ludovic Bouland
private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Armenia formally requests that Russia withdraws its troops from Zvartnots International Airport near Yerevan, saying that the airport must be served solely by the Armenian Border Guard. The airport has hosted a Russian military presence since 1992.
The Liberal Party win a plurality of seats in the state.
The Telegraph reports Russia has captured approximately 195 square miles (510 km) and is taking around 1,000 casualties per day since the start of the Second Russian winter campaign in October 2023.
2024 Texas Republican presidential primary
A drone reportedly hits a military base in Transnistria, destroying an Mi-8 helicopter.
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
Zimbabwean police arrest a self-proclaimed prophet and rescue 251 children from a compound operated by his followers.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that at least 65 bodies have been discovered at a mass grave in the Libyan Desert.
Canada deploys 70 members of its armed forces to Jamaica to train peacekeepers for a future intervention in Haiti.
The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack in a statement issued by its official Amaq News Agency.
The U.S. military airlifts non-essential personnel from the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid escalating violence in the country.
In Australia, Jodie Belyea retains the seat of Dunkley for the Australian Labor Party despite a notable swing towards the Liberal Party.
1990–present conflict between Moldova and its separatist region of Transnistria
Gangs attack the neighborhood of Pétion-Ville in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing at least five people.
2024 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses
The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by Hamas, with the United States abstaining. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels a planned visit to the U.S. in response to the abstention.
media event where newsmakers meet journalists
Dutch female darts players Anca Zijlstra and Aileen de Graaf, leave the Netherlands National Team to protest trans athlete Noa-Lynn van Leuven playing on the team.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches drone attacks on Kiryat Shmona Airport and Ben Gurion Airport in Israel.
The Czech information service reveals that Russia paid hundreds of thousands of euros through its "Voice of Europe" website to European politicians in order to influence European elections.
At age 37, Harris will become Ireland's youngest ever Taoiseach upon taking office.
province of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra
A standoff involving several hostages ends with the gunman's arrest.
Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member.
Russian president Vladimir Putin is reelected to a fifth term in office with 87% of the vote.
city in Turkey located at the Bosporus Strait
Leo Varadkar announces his resignation as Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, triggering a leadership election.
subprefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
act of nuclear terrorism by Russia during the Russian-Ukrainian war (2022)
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations
highest ranking diplomatic offical from the United States of America to the United Nations
The opposition politician Leonid Volkov is attacked outside his home in Vilnius, Lithuania, apparently on orders by Vladimir Putin.
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023
A trolleybus initially reported as carrying civilians was destroyed in the attack, later confirmed to have been empty apart from the driver who was killed.
Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Ismail al-Ghoul is arrested by Israeli forces at Al-Shifa hospital, with the network joined by journalist advocacy groups in denouncing his arrest.
The Bundesrat approves a partial legalization of cannabis in Germany, which is expected to come into effect on April 1.
Islamist doctrine advocating the use of violence for political-religious purposes
Armed wing of National Unity Government of Myanmar
institution of the European Union defining the EU's general political direction and priorities and consisting of heads of state or government of the EU's member states
Date: 2 February 2015 – present (8 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020, and from 2022 to 2024.
The death toll of the capsized South Korean-flagged tanker Keoyoung Sun increases to nine with one person still missing.
aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces
2024 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary
primary election in the District of Columbia, US
The Ukrainian Air Force launches a wave of airstrikes across Crimea, with several explosions reported in Sevastopol.
Three people are fatally shot in Levittown, Pennsylvania, United States with the gunman fleeing to Trenton, New Jersey by commandeering a car to his house. A standoff involving several hostages ends with the gunman's arrest.
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok signs a bill formally authorizing the Foreign Ministry to ratify Sweden's accession to NATO.
American award for achievements in music
primary, making it her first win in the Republican Party contest.
Former South Carolina governor and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley ends her presidential campaign.
The Kachin Independence Army captures the town of Lweje and its nearby border crossings in Kachin State, Myanmar, after junta forces abandoned their posts and fled across the border into China.
raised structure in a body of water, typically supported by well-spaced piles or pillars
Russia strikes several power plants in Ukraine.
series of attacks in Kryvyi Rih in 2022 and 2023
national government of the United States
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that the upcoming local elections in Turkey will be his last election as president as he will not run in the upcoming 2028 presidential election, bringing an end to his presidency.
2024 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary
4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1928–1979)
regional command of the Russian (and former Soviet) Navy
Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand
ongoing military conflict in Eastern Europe since 2022
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 crashes into the Black Sea off Sevastopol, Crimea.
President Joe Biden says that the federal government will pay for the full cost of rebuilding the bridge.
The Russian government states in a press conference that the invasion of Ukraine is now a "war" and is no longer a "special military operation", the official term used for the war by the Russian government.
An investigation by Humo magazine and the website Apache [nl] reveals that Belgian Vlaams Belang politician Filip Dewinter worked as a "senior political advisor" for China for several years.
Israeli Police kill a 13-year-old boy who allegedly fired fireworks at them in Shuafat, East Jerusalem.
the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
highest court of jurisdiction in the United States
sovereign state in northern South America
The Philippines announces that Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyaf has been "fully dismantled", bringing an end to the decades-long jihadist insurgency. Twenty members of the group remain in Sulu and Basilan provinces, and negotiations are ongoing for their surrender.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul deploys 750 national guard troops to the New York City subways to counter crime and a recent spike in violent assaults.
The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Georgia, Mississippi, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington.
Voters in Ireland reject two constitutional referendums on the family and care.
southernmost region of the African continent
attacks in western Russia during the invasion of Ukraine since 2022
Wilders led his party to a surprise victory in the 2023 Dutch general election with 37 seats.
search for witches or evidence of witchcraft, often involving moral panic, or mass hysteria
Oppenheimer wins an Oscar for Best Picture. Director Christopher Nolan wins Academy Award for Best Director, and lead actor Cillian Murphy wins the Best Actor award.
location where key leadership and coordination functions take place, often recognized as the central home for a disparate organization
An al-Shabaab member blows himself up outside a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing three guards and two security forces.
Date: 9 April 2023 – present (1 year and 1 day)
armed conflict in Amhara Region in Ethiopia since 2023
Sudanese forces capture several South Sudanese mercenaries fighting for the RSF in Omdurman.
Irish education minister Simon Harris is elected as Leader of Fine Gael following the resignation of Leo Varadkar. At age 37, Harris will become Ireland's youngest ever Taoiseach upon taking office.
Russia launches a massive attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region with ballistic and cruise missiles, injuring at least 17 people.
ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa
A court in Hong Kong sentences 12 people, including actor Gregory Wong and activists Ventus Lau and Owen Chow, to prison terms ranging from four to seven years in prison for storming the Legislative Council Complex in July 2019.
Voters in Switzerland accept the referendum to increase monthly pensions but reject the referendum to increase the retirement age.
Former Conservative Party deputy chairman and Ashfield MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK, becoming the party's first member of parliament.
One skier is killed and two others are injured after falling in Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States.
In the largest heist in city history, $30 million is stolen from a GardaWorld money storage facility in Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Former Roman Catholic bishop and avowed paedophile
person who is not a member of the military
census-designated place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Twelve bodies are found in Mexico, five inside a truck in the municipality of Villa Corona, Jalisco and seven in Sonora.
Russian jurist and opposition leader (1976–2024)
northeastern part of the Sahara comprising desert areas in Egypt, Libya and Sudan
Haiti's main seaport Port international de Port-au-Prince suspends operations after being attacked and looted by armed gangs.
2024 Maine Democratic presidential primary
political elections for public offices in Iran
U.S. Democratic Party organization for US citizens abroad
The European Council agrees to open talks on Bosnia and Herzegovina's membership of the European Union days after the recommendation by the European Commission.
United Nations resolution adopted in March 2024
Israel announces the death of senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa, following an airstrike on a tunnel complex last week, making Issa the highest ranking Hamas official killed in the war so far.
dislike of or opposition to the American government or its policies, or to Americans in general
Two Somali National Army airstrikes kill 39 alleged al-Shabaab militants in Afgooye, Somalia.
participation of transgender and transsexual individuals in competitive sports
Thousands of prisoners escape from the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after it was stormed by armed gangs.
Date: March 18, 1968 – February 22, 2019 (50 years, 11 months and 4 days)
The European Union's counter-piracy mission says that one of its warships is currently shadowing the hijacked Bangladeshi bulk carrier Abdullah as it sails toward the coast of Somalia. At least 23 crew members are being held hostage by pirates on the ship.
Varadkar will remain as Taoiseach until his successor as party leader is elected.
Ukrainian photojournalist and war correspondent
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, collapses after the container ship Dali strikes a bridge column, causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below.
Northern Ukraine skirmishes (2022–present)
Intense fighting between the Fano militia and the Ethiopian government breaks out in Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara Region.
A suicide bomber kills 21 people and injures 50+ at a New Kabul Bank in Kandahar, Afghanistan. ISIS-K claims responsibility.
List of newspapers in the United Kingdom
maritime facility where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo
Denmark announces plans to extend military conscription to women for the first time and to also increase the standard service time.
disagreement over the possession or control of land between countries or their subdivisions
type of court of the United States federal court system
20 Days in Mariupol (directed by filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov), a documentary that focuses on the siege of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, wins an Oscar for Best Documentary.
Date: 27 October 2023 – present (5 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
The new submarines will replace the aging Walrus-class submarine fleet.
2024 Vermont Democratic presidential primary
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)
runs the diplomatic relations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (a.k.a. North Korea) with other countries
26th Minister of Defense to of Indonesia and Indonesian politician, Elected President of the Republic of Indonesia 2024-2029
infrastructure important to national security
A civilian is killed and three others are injured by airstrikes launched by Ukraine in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
discipline of motorsport where competitors follow an itinerary often including motoring tests of skill or speed
country on the west coast of Southern Africa
Date: 7 March 2024 Around 08:30 (07:30 GMT)
2024 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
Nineteen people, including six children, are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Szczecin, Poland.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels a planned visit to the U.S.
External observers widely consider he had "no real opposition".
measures taken to regulate the movement of goods and people across borders
United Nations Security Council resolution
CARICOM and United Nations officials appoint seven seats out of eight of a presidential council to address the political crisis in Haiti. Once the council is installed, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry will resign.
Voters elect the next president of Russia.
South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season
American entrepreneur, attorney, and Vice Presidential nominee for RFK Jr.
crime of stealing a car from a victim by force
Finnish politician and the 13th President of Finland (2024–)
Lithuania and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley wins the Washington, D.C.
A UN fact-finding mission probe finds that the government of Iran committed violations amounting to crimes against humanity during the Mahsa Amini protests.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
The IOM says the bodies are those of migrants who were being smuggled towards Europe.
tropical disease caused by the dengue virus, transmitted by mosquito
2024 Missouri Democratic presidential primary
A product that provides additional source of nutrients.
city in Monterey County, California, United States
Former President Donald Trump officially surpasses the 1,215 delegate threshold needed to win his third consecutive Republican Party nomination for President, joining Richard Nixon as the only people in U.S.
vehicle that operates on the surface of the water without a crew
Legislative Council Complex, Central, Hong Kong
Shelling also damages one of the two power lines connected to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
The parliamentary election was originally scheduled to be held on September 22.
2024 Oklahoma Republican presidential primary
March 2024 Irish constitutional referendums
2024 gender equality amendment to Irish constitution
bilateral relations between Argentina and Venezuela
set of terrorist acts or campaign committed by individuals or groups who profess or claim to profess Islamic or Islamist motivations or goals
The G9 gang launches an offensive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with its leader Jimmy Chérizier announcing the aim of capturing Haiti's cabinet officials and police chief. Four police officers are killed in a shooting outside a police station.
legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine consisting of soldiers from the Russian Federation
digital medium of exchange using cryptography on a ledger to secure transactions and to verify transfer of ownership
head of state and government of Argentina
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
At least eight people are injured when a suspected homemade bomb explodes in a cafe in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
sovereign state in Southern Europe situated on an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
Intelligence agency of the Czech Republic
International Civil Aviation Organization
At least 23 Nigerien soldiers are killed, 17 are injured, and 34 others are missing after an ambush in Teguey [de], Tillabéri Region, Niger, by unknown jihadists.
2024 Maine Republican presidential primary
Eight Balochistan Liberation Army gunmen are killed after trying to storm Gwadar's port in the Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Two security guards are also wounded in the gunfight, which lasted for two hours.
removal of a Catholic bishop, priest or deacon from the status of being a member of the clergy
central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2023 murder of the governor of Negros Oriental, Philippines
suburban neighbourhood in the southwest of the urban area of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
election for a city council or other local government
Two security guards are also wounded in the gunfight, which lasted for two hours.
aviation occurrence that affects or could affect the safety of operation
An appeals court in Montenegro overturns a decision to extradite South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to the United States on fraud charges. Kwon was arrested in March 2023 in Montenegro.
About 20 armed pirates hijack a Bangladeshi bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean that was en route to the United Arab Emirates.
power to unilaterally stop an official action
2024 Illinois Republican presidential primary
American-British Internet personality, former kickboxer (born 1986)
A court in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, overturns the death sentence of Yakuza Kudo-kai leader Satoru Nomura and sentences him to life in prison. Nomura had originally been sentenced to death for a 1998 murder.
person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution
The 2024 North Dakota Republican presidential caucuses are held.
The Russian Navy patrol ship Sergey Kotov is sunk in the Black Sea after being struck by Ukrainian MAGURA V5 naval drones.
U.S. president Joe Biden delivers the 2024 State of the Union address to the 118th United States Congress.
The Kachin Independence Army launches a large offensive against junta outposts near Laiza and on the highway between Bhamo and Myitkyina. Five outposts are seized with fighting ongoing at five other outposts.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Lower house of the Congress of the Philippines
age at which a person is expected or required to retire
capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine
termination of a pregnancy in the United States
shooting technique of two consecutive strikes
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
The Israeli Air Force bombs Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, killing an Iranian Quds Force officer and 15 other militants.
2024 Kansas Republican presidential primary
Convention on International Civil Aviation
2024 Mississippi Republican presidential primary
A court in Russia sentences the Volga Maniac serial killer to life in prison for the murders of 31 elderly women in Tatarstan in 2011 and 2012.
Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces
Oppenheimer wins an Oscar for Best Picture.
Primary elections are held for the Republican and Democratic parties in Louisiana and for the Democratic Party in Missouri.
motor vehicle accident in Leipzig, Germany
ship accident in Baltimore on 26 March 2024
2024 Michigan Republican presidential nominating contests
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
The Russian government claims that the Ukrainian government committed the attack. This was denied by them, who instead claim that the attack was a false flag attack by the Russian government designed to provoke public opinion in Russia against Ukraine and allow the Russian Army to mobilize more troops in its invasion of Ukraine.
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Myriam Spiteri Debono is unanimously elected by the Maltese Parliament as the next President of Malta.
Mobile phone signals were also jammed during the flight.
Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war
Afghanistan claims five women and three children are killed in two Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, following accusations that attacks in Pakistan were masterminded in Afghanistan, which the Taliban authorities deny.
transfer of the meaning of something in one language into another
municipality in Visp district, canton of Valais, Switzerland
2024 bus accident in Limpopo, South Africa
container ship built in 2015; cause of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024
city in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions
Nauseda rejects the findings, accusing them of being politically motivated.
Iranian Grammy winner Shervin Hajipour is sentenced to up to four years in jail and is ordered to write anti-American music.
The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.
head of the government of Greater London
U.S. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump win their respective contests on Super Tuesday with one-third of the delegates. Former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley wins the Vermont primary, securing her first statewide victory in the Republican parties. Jason Palmer wins the American Samoa Democratic Presidential caucus.
One person is killed, and sixteen others are injured, by Russian guided bomb strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The United States deploys a Marine Corps Security Force Regiment platoon to secure the U.S. embassy complex in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
collision of a vehicle with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or other object
At least 20 people are killed and at least 73 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine.
CARICOM and United Nations officials appoint seven seats out of eight of a presidential council to address the political crisis in Haiti.
Five people, with 3 children including pilot killed in a plane crash on Interstate 40 near Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
diplomatic relations between North Korea and Russia
punitive economic measures between nations
2024 Kansas Democratic presidential primary
military unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine consisting of the citizens of the Russian Federation, notably from Siberia
U.S. president Joe Biden announces the construction of a temporary pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip to facilitate large-scale delivery of humanitarian aid.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announces the beginning of a blockade of four municipalities in northern El Salvador, mobilizing 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers to arrest suspected gang members.
Date: 2 September 1990 – present (33 years, 7 months, 1 week and 2 days)
2008 European military operation in Somalia
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley wins the Washington, D.C. primary, making it her first win in the Republican Party contest.
2024 United States presidential election
federal subject (a republic) of the Russian Federation, located in the Volga Federal District
Four Philippine Coast Guard sailors are injured in contested waters when watercannons are deployed by the Chinese Coast Guard. The vessels were escorting a resupply convoy to a Philippine outpost in disputed territory at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, claimed by several nations.
The funeral of Russian politician and activist Alexei Navalny is held in Moscow, Russia.
American multinational technology corporation
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2022 to 2023 and since 2024
Safeguarding National Security Ordinance
Four Philippine Coast Guard sailors are injured in contested waters when watercannons are deployed by the Chinese Coast Guard.
series of Israeli military engagements in the occupied West Bank
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
An Israeli airstrike targeting Aleppo International Airport in Syria kills 38 Syrian soldiers, seven Hezbollah fighters and seven Iran-backed militiamen.
metropolitan statistical area in central Maryland, United States
2024 United States presidential campaign of Dean Phillips
hospital in Gaza Governorate, State of Palestine
village in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit
election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for office
political party in the United Kingdom, successor to Brexit Party
Twenty members of the group remain in Sulu and Basilan provinces, and negotiations are ongoing for their surrender.
Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders abandons his bid to become the next Prime Minister of the Netherlands citing a lack of support from other political parties in coalition formation talks.
American cryptocurrency entrepreneur convicted of fraud (born 1992)
2024 Georgia Democratic presidential primary
initiative to come to the polling stations at 12 noon on 17 March in the 2024 Russian presidential elections
consolidated city-county in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, and the state capital of Tennessee
federal subject of Russia, republic of Russia
neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
Islamist political and military organization in Yemen
legislature of Thailand, sometimes serving as the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand
head of state and of government of Turkey
At least 20 people are killed and 155 are injured at a food distribution point in the Kuwait Roundabout.
The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by Hamas, with the United States abstaining.
Date: 31 July 2022 – present (1 year, 8 months, 1 week and 5 days)
The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, and Ohio.
part of the United Kingdom Labour Party that operates in Wales
Administrative division in the city of Moscow, Russia
March 2024 Kuwait Roundabout mass killing
IDF attack on Kuwaiti Roundabout in Gaza
day in the US presidential election when many states hold primary elections
Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
2024 Florida Republican presidential primary
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Russia says that two civilians have been killed by Ukrainian shelling in the city of Belgorod.
municipality in the center of the Netherlands
administrative division of the Philippines
Three Coptic Christian monks from Egypt are killed during a mass stabbing at a monastery in Cullinan, South Africa.
award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
At least 23 Nigerien soldiers are killed, 17 are injured, and 34 others are missing after an ambush in Teguey [de], Tillabéri Region, Niger, by unknown jihadists. The Nigerien junta states that 30 jihadists were also killed.
cross-border shellings that have occurred since 1949, lately since mid-2003
Russia vetoes the continued monitoring of United Nations sanctions on the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
intergovernmental organization and international tribunal
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
Jihadist militant group in the southwestern Philippines
Democrats Abroad also concludes its primary.
Israeli Air Force jets launch airstrikes in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, striking "Hezbollah military command centers". Hezbollah says that two of its members were killed in the airstrikes.
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
online news outlet associated with the so-called Islamic State
The Barbados-flagged bulk carrier True Confidence is hit by a Houthi ballistic missile in the Red Sea, killing three crew members and injuring six others.
Five outposts are seized with fighting ongoing at five other outposts.
detention after charges are filed until a trial
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
Indonesian general election held in 2024
Parliamentary elections are held in Iran.
Houthi officials say that at least 17 U.S. and British airstrikes across western Yemen, including in Al Hudaydah, have killed eleven people and injured 14 others.
an international airport located in Tabarre
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (20 years, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Date: Sporadic airstrike waves since 14 September 2022
bilateral relations between Armenia and Russia
city in and county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, that is also the capital city of Hawaii
60th quadrennial presidential election of the United States
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
The United States deploys a Marine Corps Security Force Regiment platoon to secure the U.S.
At least eight missile strikes on Zaporizhzhia are reported, while a "critical infrastructure object" is damaged in Vinnytsia.
A Mexican Navy Eurocopter Panther helicopter crashes in the Pacific Ocean, killing three crew members and leaving two others missing.
The Croatian government votes to dissolve the parliament, thereby requiring that a parliamentary election be held within the next two months. The parliamentary election was originally scheduled to be held on September 22.
diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Project 22160 patrol ship "Vasily Bykov" class
Date: 24 December 1989 – 2 August 1997 (7 years, 7 months, 1 week and 2 days)
human settlement in Republic of Ingushetia, Russia
Armenia begins a process of border demarcation with Azerbaijan in the Tavush Province, amid Azerbaijiani demands that Armenia withdraw its forces from the disputed villages of Bağanis Ayrum, Aşağı Əskipara, Xeyrimli, and Qızılhacılı.
city in southwestern Ukraine, establish Odesa urban hromada (municipality). Residence of Odesa Oblast and Odesa Raion
American politician and diplomat (born 1972)
Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
drug therapy against cancer or infections
demonstrations in Belgrade since December 2023
Haiti's main seaport Port international de Port-au-Prince suspends operations after being attacked and looted by armed gangs. The national state of emergency is also extended for another month amid ongoing civil unrest.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
regency of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra
Hong Kong political faction in favour of the Chinese Communist Party
2024 Georgia Republican presidential primary
Eastern part of Jerusalem, in dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs since 1967
Republican Party caucuses are held in Idaho, Michigan, and Missouri for the 2024 United States presidential election.
accession of a country to the European Union
The International Court of Justice, in a unanimous decision, orders Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip unimpeded, warning that famine is already occurring.
This follows an announcement by Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida in which he stated his desire to meet with North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un "without any preconditions".
Four people are killed and seven others are injured during a stabbing spree in Rockford, Illinois, United States.
leader of the Irish political party Fine Gael
head of state and head of government of Honduras
Russia claims to have captured the village of Orlivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
SpaceX successfully launches the first Starship rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built, at Starbase in Texas, United States, after two previous failed attempts.
The suspect was shot and killed by police.
taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe and Western Asia
This was denied by them, who instead claim that the attack was a false flag attack by the Russian government designed to provoke public opinion in Russia against Ukraine and allow the Russian Army to mobilize more troops in its invasion of Ukraine.
Brenda Dacres is elected Mayor of Lewisham, becoming the first black woman directly elected mayor in England.
battle in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sixteen SWAT officers are injured in an explosion at a training center in Orange County, California, United States.
ecoclimatic and biogeographic transition zone in Africa
British politician, Secretary of State for Defence
Vaughan Gething is elected leader of Welsh Labour with 51.7% of the vote, making him the first Black First Minister of Wales upon taking office.
Al-Shabaab insurgents storm a Somali military base in Lower Shabelle, killing seven soldiers, including the commander of the base, while ten al-Shabaab fighters are reportedly killed in the ensuing shootout.
The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance law, passed by the Legislative Council, comes into effect in Hong Kong. The new law allows for a pre-charge detention of up to 16 days, and restricts legal rights for suspects, including their access to lawyers.
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civil jet aircraft designed to transport executives and other VIPs
Russia launches dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukrainian cities for a second consecutive day with reports of power outages in Kharkiv after critical infrastructure was damaged.
Date: 20 December 2017 – present (6 years, 3 months and 22 days)
It suffers minimal damage and a fire on board is quickly extinguished.
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (14 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)
2024 rebel military operation in Kachin State, Myanmar
Dozens of people are killed in an Israeli attack on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Civil conflict over control of Port-au-Prince
country primarily located in North America
census-designated place in Bath County, Virginia, United States of America
324 Berrigan Dr, Barrhaven, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
Brigitte García, the youngest mayor in Ecuador, and one of her advisors are found shot dead in Manabí Province, western Ecuador.
intentional or unintentional release of secure information to an untrusted environment
Nomura had originally been sentenced to death for a 1998 murder.
Russia launches dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukrainian cities for a second consecutive day with reports of power outages in Kharkiv after critical infrastructure was damaged. At least eight missile strikes on Zaporizhzhia are reported, while a "critical infrastructure object" is damaged in Vinnytsia. More than a million people are left without power across Ukraine due to the strikes, with five people killed and dozens more reportedly injured.
land warfare branch of Germany's military since 1955
act of one or more inmates leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways
Shia Muslim town in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
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FKU IK-3, Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines
part of the World Wide Web that is not directly reachable from the public Internet
lower house of the National Congress of Brazil
Eastern European peninsula, in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, disputed between Ukraine (de jure) and Russia (de facto)
capital city of the United States of America
Seven Chadian soldiers conducting a patrol near Lake Chad are killed in an IED bombing. Chadian president Mahamat Déby accuses jihadist group Boko Haram of being behind the attack.
Four Tajik men are charged with terrorism.
The vessel is under the control of the pirates and is heading towards the coast of Somalia.
Ukraine launches a wave of drone strikes in Russia for a second consecutive day, causing a fire at a Rosneft oil refinery in Ryazan Oblast, while a Ukrainian drone is reportedly shot down near Kirishi refinery in Leningrad Oblast.
Twenty-six people are killed and eleven others are missing during flash floods in villages in the Pesisir Selatan Regency of West Sumatra province, Indonesia.
The death toll from yesterday's terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, increases to at least 137 people.
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
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lower house of the United States Congress
specialized agency of the United Nations, coordinates the international civil aviation regulations and policy
The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Sibir Battalion, and the Russian Volunteer Corps enter Belgorod and Kursk oblasts.
The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Georgia, Mississippi, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington. Democrats Abroad also concludes its primary.
warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property
Russian officials say at least ten missiles have been shot down over the peninsula, and that at least two civilians have been injured.
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Date: 5 May 2021–present (2 years, 11 months and 1 week)
At least 21 people are killed and 38 others are injured in a traffic accident in Grishk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Catherine, Princess of Wales announces that she was diagnosed with cancer following recent abdominal surgery and is currently undergoing chemotherapy.
At least 135 people, including two attackers, are killed and more than 140 others are injured in a mass shooting at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, with the building subsequently catching on fire following an explosion. The perpetrators remain at large after escaping in a vehicle.
Four armed men storm the Bank of the Republic of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, injuring a security guard.
Three people are fatally shot in Levittown, Pennsylvania, United States with the gunman fleeing to Trenton, New Jersey by commandeering a car to his house.
blockade of the Salvadoran gang crackdown
chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
administrative division (oblast) in central Russia
branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states
Former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley wins the Vermont primary, securing her first statewide victory in the Republican parties.
An al-Shabaab member blows himself up outside a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing three guards and two security forces. Six gunmen then stormed the hotel in 13-hour siege, causing a gunfight with the army in which three soldiers and the six attackers are killed. Twenty-seven other people are wounded.
Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
Seven Chadian soldiers conducting a patrol near Lake Chad are killed in an IED bombing.
Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)
combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight
The Dutch Royal Marechaussee arrests three British soldiers of the HMS Prince of Wales after multiple incidents in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)
wave attacks during the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says that failure to compromise could result in war "by the end of the week".
A Royal Air Force plane carrying UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and several journalists has its GPS signals jammed while flying near Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Mobile phone signals were also jammed during the flight. The Russian military is suspected of being behind the jamming.
international treaty that established the ICAO
extended period when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply
Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
SpaceX super heavy-lift reusable launch vehicle
state in West Asia, designated 15 November 1988
disputes over ownership of islands in the South China Sea
organised and prolonged violent conflict between states
Hungarian lawyer, president of Hungary (2024–), member of the Hungarian Constitutional Court (2014–2024)
global international and intergovernmental organization
Eight Balochistan Liberation Army gunmen are killed after trying to storm Gwadar's port in the Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
Russian government euphemism for the Russian invasion of Ukraine
A Sri Lankan family, of four children and their mother, are killed with the father injured in a mass stabbing at a residence in the suburb of Barrhaven, in Ottawa, Canada. A young man is arrested.
Leo Varadkar announces his resignation as Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, triggering a leadership election. Varadkar will remain as Taoiseach until his successor as party leader is elected.
capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Isolated outages are also reported by users of Google, X, and Microsoft Teams.
military force charged with police duties among civilian populations
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
maritime warfare branch of Russia's military
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
A capsized boat carrying Rohingya refugees is found off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia, with 69 refugees rescued.
liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated
2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Date: 15 February 2011 – present (13 years, 1 month)
An appeals court in Montenegro overturns a decision to extradite South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to the United States on fraud charges.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in SSC-Khatumo and southern Somalia
county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
The Ukrainian Air Force launches a wave of airstrikes across Crimea, with several explosions reported in Sevastopol. Russian officials say at least ten missiles have been shot down over the peninsula, and that at least two civilians have been injured.
activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
The Russian military is suspected of being behind the jamming.
collapsed toll bridge in Baltimore, Maryland
portable device to make telephone calls using a radio link
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coast guard of the People's Republic of China
A nightclub in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands is evacuated of 150 patrons when a man claiming to be a suicide bomber hostages four people for seven hours. The suspect is arrested at the scene.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the attacks are an attempt to disrupt the upcoming presidential election.
Turkey presidential administration since 2014
Four Mexican soldiers are killed by an improvised explosive device in a trap near Aguililla, Michoacán, Mexico.
military occupation and annexation by Russia
American businessman and politician (born 1969)
Sahelian zone at the conjunction of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet inc.
President of the United States since 2021
military organization to protect the political system of the Islamic Republic in Iran
Armenia begins a process of border demarcation with Azerbaijan in the Tavush Province, amid Azerbaijiani 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".
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
Incumbent president Vladimir Putin is seeking a fifth term in office.
U.S. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump win their respective contests on Super Tuesday with one-third of the delegates.
Pouria Zeraati, an Iranian dissident journalist working for IITV, is injured in a stabbing in London. He is hospitalized in stable condition.
President of Vietnam Võ Văn Thưởng resigns after just over a year in office amid the Communist Party's anti-corruption campaign, making him the shortest-serving president in Vietnamese history.
Three Jenin Brigades militants are killed during an airstrike against a vehicle by Israel in Jenin, Palestine.
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Two of the attackers are injured by their grenades, all three gunmen are detained.
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date: 11 October 2023 – present (6 months and 1 day)
area of 29 European states without mutual border controls
operational independent, professionally watching and patrolling of an assigned scope by security forces
annual award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
trade restrictions levied by the United States government
body that organises elections in Indonesia
geographical and historical region in the western territories of Ukraine
upgraded series of the Su-27 fighter aircraft
Date: 12 May 2021 – present (2 years, 10 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
political and military crisis on the Armenia–Azerbaijan border
response of Lithuania to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
crises in the Gaza Strip resulting from the Israel–Hamas war since 2023
Date: 7 March 2024 - present (1 month and 5 days)
The G9 gang launches an offensive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with its leader Jimmy Chérizier announcing the aim of capturing Haiti's cabinet officials and police chief.
bilateral relations between Niger and United States
administrative division (oblast) in central Ukraine
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
municipality in Kleve District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date: 24 May 2020 – present (3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
The new law allows for a pre-charge detention of up to 16 days, and restricts legal rights for suspects, including their access to lawyers.
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partial mobilization of military reservists declared by Russia on September 21, 2022 for the invasion of Ukraine
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Russian interference in European politics
Aero-Cosmic Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte says that she will not resign following accusations of illicit enrichment after her residence was raided by police.
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incident in which an active shooter shoots multiple people with a firearm, especially with an intent to kill in a public space
one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
commune and suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti
military of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
A Mexican Navy Eurocopter Panther helicopter crashes in the Pacific Ocean, killing three crew members and leaving two others missing. Three others are rescued.
Five skiers are found dead after they went missing two days ago while travelling from the town of Zermatt to the village of Arolla in Switzerland. A sixth skier is still missing.
grave wrongful act as part of a widespread or systematic attack directedagainst any civilian population
U.S. Congressman Dean Phillips ends his campaign and endorses President Joe Biden.
identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon, which is used in many different disciplines to determine causality
clandestine acquisition of confidential information
UN staff alleged part in 2023 attack on Israel
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitical entity enter territory owned by another such entity
missile designed to target surface watercraft
tanker designed for the transport of oil
Irish education minister Simon Harris is elected as Leader of Fine Gael following the resignation of Leo Varadkar.
act of preventing and punishing crimes without legal authority
Date: 9 January 2024 – present (2 months and 4 weeks)
island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean
Ukraine (spillover into Moldova, Poland and Belarus)
ongoing large-scale arrests of alleged gang members in El Salvador
Date: 7 October 2023 – present (6 months and 5 days)
Legislature of the Central American Integration System
Armenia formally requests that Russia withdraws its troops from Zvartnots International Airport near Yerevan, saying that the airport must be served solely by the Armenian Border Guard.
Afghanistan claims five women and three children are killed in two Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, following accusations that attacks in Pakistan were masterminded in Afghanistan, which the Taliban authorities deny. In response, Taliban forces open mortar fire on Pakistani troops at the border.
person killing in multiple locations in a short time
border skirmishes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014
president of the United States from 1969 to 1974
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province of Indonesia, on island of Java
practical rather than theoretical reality
ship design project of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Russian president Vladimir Putin is reelected to a fifth term in office with 87% of the vote. External observers widely consider he had "no real opposition".
Following a laboratory investigation, eight children and one adult in Zanzibar are found to have died of chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy.
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an industry for advising and assisting political campaigns
prolonged period of excessively hot weather
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press secretary for Russian president Vladimir Putin (born 1967)
Date: 29 March 2022 – present (2 years, 1 week and 5 days)
divides the territories of China and Myanmar
The Russian government claims that the Ukrainian government committed the attack.
combustible sedimentary rock composed primarily of carbon
head of government or prime minister of Ireland
Medication used as first of a two-part medical abortion
Russian nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile
Internationally operating German intercity bus company
easterly region of the African continent
Baltimore metropolitan area, Maryland, United States
capital and most populous city of Russia
The executive of Ukraine, consisting of the prime minister and cabinet ministers.
violent group of individuals claiming control over a territory
power plant in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Ukraine
Date: 15 April 2023 – present (11 months and 4 weeks)
human settlement in Priuralsky District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
abduction of primary and secondary children in Kaduna State
One woman killed and twelve others injured in a mass shooting at a night club in West Point, Mississippi, U.S.
Regional route R518 5 km (3.1 mi) west from Mmamatlakala, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Limpopo
In response, Taliban forces open mortar fire on Pakistani troops at the border.
informal diplomatic relationship between the United States and Iran
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
military aviation activity conducted to transport cargo and personnel
SpaceX spaceport in Boca Chica Village, Texas, United States
form of land mine designed for use against humans
history to win the Republican nomination thrice.
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
device that shoots a high-velocity stream of water
The Netherlands awards a contract to French defense firm Naval Group to build its Orka-class submarines. The new submarines will replace the aging Walrus-class submarine fleet.
A suicide bomber kills 21 people and injures 50+ at a New Kabul Bank in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
depression in the sumerged eastern part of Zealandia
The European Union's counter-piracy mission says that one of its warships is currently shadowing the hijacked Bangladeshi bulk carrier Abdullah as it sails toward the coast of Somalia.
district in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
industrial sector which manufactures weapons and military technology and equipment
Date: 6 February 2015 – present (9 years, 1 month, 4 weeks and 2 days)
administrative division (oblast) in northwestern Russia
Six gunmen then stormed the hotel in 13-hour siege, causing a gunfight with the army in which three soldiers and the six attackers are killed.
Ethiopian Peoples Defence Force in Ethiopia
nuclear-power plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine
highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated
All the attackers are killed in the ensuing shootout with police.
Date: 8 October 2023 – present (6 months and 4 days)
ocean bounded by Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antartica
Date: 2 November 2023 – present (5 months, 1 week and 3 days)
armed conflict in the Crimean Peninsula during the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022
At least 135 people, including two attackers, are killed and more than 140 others are injured in a mass shooting at the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia, with the building subsequently catching on fire following an explosion.
member of the British Royal Family and Princess of Wales since 2022
the law enforcement and defense force of Haiti
combined law enforcement agencies of the Netherlands
At least 23 crew members are being held hostage by pirates on the ship.
A Sri Lankan family, of four children and their mother, are killed with the father injured in a mass stabbing at a residence in the suburb of Barrhaven, in Ottawa, Canada.
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head of state and of government of the U.S. state of South Carolina
North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui says that North Korea will not hold any talks with Japan on any issue, including the issue of Japanese abductees in North Korea.
Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
land warfare branch of Nigeria's military
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
The Nigerien junta states that 30 jihadists were also killed.
A court in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, overturns the death sentence of Yakuza Kudo-kai leader Satoru Nomura and sentences him to life in prison.
a truck, which by using hydraulic pistons has the ability to tip its hinged open boxed bed, effectively dumping the content of the bed to the ground
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
American online social media and social networking service
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A nightclub in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands is evacuated of 150 patrons when a man claiming to be a suicide bomber hostages four people for seven hours.
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Province in Central Visayas, Philippines
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
Latin expression, roughly meaning 'by law', often opposed to 'de facto', meaning 'in fact' or 'in practice'
Dozens of people are killed in an Israeli attack on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The Israeli military claims that twenty Hamas militants were killed, including a senior figure of the group.
The vessels were escorting a resupply convoy to a Philippine outpost in disputed territory at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, claimed by several nations.
bilateral diplomatic relations between Japan and North Korea
northernmost region of the African continent
inter-state military alliance for the collective defense architecture of the states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali
Irish political party election to succeed Leo Varadkar
administrative division (oblast) in the north of Ukraine
governorate of the Palestinian National Authority
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
town and administrative center of Krasnogorsky District of Moscow Oblast in Russia
group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth and spread
industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products
country straddling Southeast Europe and West Asia
leader of the executive branch of the Government of Pakistan
selection of the Democratic Party nominee
Russia claims to have repelled the attacks.
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)
The incident is being investigated as a terror crime.
Subprefecture of Hokkaido prefecture, Japan
state division of the Liberal Party of Australia
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
The Philippines announces that Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyaf has been "fully dismantled", bringing an end to the decades-long jihadist insurgency.
ground warfare branch of Pakistan's military
capital of New Jersey, United States and seat of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
The Israeli military claims that twenty Hamas militants were killed, including a senior figure of the group.
sovereign state situated on several islands in Southeast Asia
The rocket reached an altitude of more than 200 kilometres (120 mi), but was destroyed during re-entry.
(Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Belarusian Service)
uncontrolled fire of natural, accidental or criminal origin, which spreads over a natural or agricultural area covered by combustible vegetation
Russian authorities report that 11 suspects, including the four assailants, have been arrested.
National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
Nigerien ruling military junta since 2023
unintended escape of gas from a pipeline or other containment
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person assigned male at birth who identifies as a woman
2024 Washington Republican presidential primary
organ representing the German states since 1949
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
The soldiers were inspecting a camp, likely used by cartel members, when they stepped on an anti-personnel mine set in the underbrush.
form of attack in which a perpetrator rams vehicle into people or structures
In another press conference later in the day, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov tells reporters that although the invasion is a de facto war, the Russian government is not currently planning to change the invasion's de jure status as a "special military operation".
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
They are brought to Basmanny District court in Moscow, where they are ordered to be held in pre-trial detention until at least May 22.
overview of conscription in Russian Empire, Soviet Union and Russian Federation
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executive department of the United States federal government
gun battle between armed persons outside the context of organized military operations
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955 onwards
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
military unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine consisting of naturalized citizens of the Russian Federation
Incident in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution
The perpetrators of the killings are unknown.
motor vehicle accident in the Philippines
Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949)
city in Clay County, Mississippi, United States of America
2024 Hawaii Republican presidential caucuses
Somalia-based Islamist movement affiliated with al-Qaeda
A Houthi missile hits Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned and operated oil tanker Huang Pu.
legality, use and culture of cannabis in Germany
22 March 2024 terrorist attack in Russia
A Royal Air Force plane carrying UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and several journalists has its GPS signals jammed while flying near Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
political term for the top leader in North Korea
military transport aircraft series by Boeing
Houthi officials say that at least 17 U.S.
Ongoing investigation by the International Crime Court