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Christopher Nolan
- At the Academy Awards, Oppenheimer (director Christopher Nolan pictured) wins seven awards, including Best Picture.
- Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, author of Dragon Ball, dies at the age of 68.
- Sweden becomes the thirty-second member state of NATO.
- The Haitian government declares a state of emergency after gangs storm two prisons and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
March 12, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Haitian crisis
- Gang war in Haiti
- Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign when a transitional presidential council is created. (AP)
- Gang war in Haiti
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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. (The Guardian)
- Ukraine launches 25 drones at Russian cities, hitting a major oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod. (The Guardian)
- A Russian Aerospace Forces Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane with 15 people on board crashes in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. (The Guardian)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- War in Sudan
- The Sudanese Army says it took control of the national television and radio broadcaster in Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in Japan
- A court in Fukuoka, 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. (The Mainichi)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Georgia, Mississippi, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington. Democrats Abroad also concludes its primary. (AP)
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington. (AP)
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Science and technology
- Scientists on an expedition to the Bounty Trough discover more than a hundred new species in New Zealand. (NYT)
March 11, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Haitian crisis
- Gang war in Haiti
- The European Union evacuates all diplomatic staff from Haiti. (Politico)
- The Caribbean Community holds an emergency summit in Kingston, Jamaica, in response to the deteriorating security situation in Haiti. (Al Jazeera)
- Gang war in Haiti
- Red Sea crisis
- 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. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 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. (AP)
- Two New Zealand skiers are killed and another is injured during an avalanche on Mount Yotei in Hokkaido, Japan. (The Guardian)
- LATAM Airlines Flight 800
- A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 enroute between Sydney and Auckland loses altitude due to a technical issue, injuring 50 passengers and crew. (BBC News)
Law and crime
- A man fatally stabs his wife and three children in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- 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. (BBC News)
March 10, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Haitian crisis
- The U.S. military airlifts non-essential personnel from the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid escalating violence in the country. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- 96th Academy Awards
- 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. (The Guardian) (NBC News) (BBC News)
- 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. (The Guardian)
- 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. (NOS)
Disasters and accidents
- Five people are killed after an IAI Astra 1125 private jet crashes near Hot Springs, Virginia, United States. (The Independent)
- One skier is killed and two others are injured after falling in Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. (AP)
Health and environment
- 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. (NOS)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Portuguese legislative election
- Citizens in Portugal vote for the 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic. (DW)
March 9, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- Canada and Sweden resume funding for UNRWA, which had been suspended following the UNRWA October 7 controversy. (BBC News)
- Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
Disasters and accidents
- 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. (AP)
- Nine people are killed and one is injured after a van crashes into a semi truck in Wisconsin, United States. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- March 2024 Irish constitutional referendums
- Voters in Ireland reject two constitutional referendums on the family and care. (Sky News)
March 8, 2024 (Friday)
Disasters and accidents
- Israel–Hamas war
- Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- 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. (BBC News)
- Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
Law and crime
- Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is found guilty of drug trafficking charges in a federal court in New York, United States. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Turkish local elections
- 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. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
- 2024 United Kingdom local elections
- Brenda Dacres is elected Mayor of Lewisham, becoming the first black woman directly elected mayor in England. (BBC News)
- A UN fact-finding mission probe finds that the government of Iran committed violations amounting to crimes against humanity during the Mahsa Amini protests. (Times of India)
March 7, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Myanmar civil war
- Operation 1027
- 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. (ABC News)
- Local People's Defence Force groups capture the town of Kani in Sagaing Region. (The Irrawaddy)
- Operation 1027
- Haitian crisis
- 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. (BBC News)
- Iran–United States relations
- 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. (Barron's)
- Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- 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. (Africanews)
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- Gunmen kidnap at least 287 school children in Kaduna State, Nigeria. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- Israel–Hamas war
- Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
- 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. (The Guardian) (Reuters)
- Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
International relations
- Enlargement of NATO
- Lithuania–Russia relations
- Lithuania strips Russian ballerina Ilze Liepa of her Lithuanian citizenship after she openly shows her sympathies for President Vladimir Putin. (The Moscow Times)
- Ukraine–United Kingdom relations
- Former Ukrainian Chief of Staff Valerii Zaluzhnyi is appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 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. (Reuters) (The Washington Post) (WNBC-TV)
Politics and elections
- 2024 State of the Union Address
- U.S. president Joe Biden delivers the 2024 State of the Union address to the 118th United States Congress. (NPR)
March 6, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Red Sea crisis
- 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. (Reuters) (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- A Mexican Navy Eurocopter Panther helicopter crashes in the Pacific Ocean, killing three crew members and leaving two others missing. Three others are rescued. (AP)
- 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. (Africanews)
International relations
- Armenia–Russia relations
- 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. (RFE/RL)
Law and crime
- Killing of the Wickramasinghe family
- 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. (CBOT-DT)
- 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. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign
- U.S. Congressman Dean Phillips ends his campaign and endorses President Joe Biden. (ABC News)
- Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- Nikki Haley 2024 presidential campaign
- Former South Carolina governor and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley ends her presidential campaign. (The Washington Post) (The Hill)
- Nikki Haley 2024 presidential campaign
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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