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'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
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**[[March 2024 Polish airspace violation]]
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***A [[Russian Armed Forces|Russian]] [[cruise missile]] violates [[NATO]] airspace over [[Poland]], prompting the activation of aircraft from the [[Polish Air Force]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kyiv-lviv-under-russian-air-attack-poland-activates-aircraft-officials-say-2024-03-24/ (Reuters)] [https://news.sky.com/story/russia-ukraine-war-latest-children-evacuated-as-ukraine-attacks-russia-putin-passes-new-law-to-boost-army-numbers-12541713 (Sky News)]
**[[Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)|Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure]]
**[[Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)|Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure]]
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***[[March 2024 Polish airspace violation]]
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****A [[Russian Armed Forces|Russian]] [[cruise missile]] violates [[NATO]] airspace over [[Poland]], prompting the activation of aircraft from the [[Polish Air Force]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kyiv-lviv-under-russian-air-attack-poland-activates-aircraft-officials-say-2024-03-24/ (Reuters)] [https://news.sky.com/story/russia-ukraine-war-latest-children-evacuated-as-ukraine-attacks-russia-putin-passes-new-law-to-boost-army-numbers-12541713 (Sky News)]
***Russia launches major [[airstrike]]s on [[Kyiv]] and [[Lviv]] in [[Western Ukraine]] using [[Kh-47M2 Kinzhal|Kinzhal]] [[Hypersonic weapon|hypersonic missile]]s and [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|drones]] with strikes damaging ground level infrastructure at [[Ukraine]]'s main gas storage site. [https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukraine-boosts-power-imports-after-russian-attack-losing-generation-capacities-2024-03-24/ (Reuters)]
***Russia launches major [[airstrike]]s on [[Kyiv]] and [[Lviv]] in [[Western Ukraine]] using [[Kh-47M2 Kinzhal|Kinzhal]] [[Hypersonic weapon|hypersonic missile]]s and [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|drones]] with strikes damaging ground level infrastructure at [[Ukraine]]'s main gas storage site. [https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukraine-boosts-power-imports-after-russian-attack-losing-generation-capacities-2024-03-24/ (Reuters)]
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*[[Crocus City Hall attack]]
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**Four [[Tajiks|Tajik]] men are [[criminal charge|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. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68652380 (BBC)]
*[[Nigerian bandit conflict]]
*[[Nigerian bandit conflict]]
**[[Kuriga kidnapping]]
**[[Kuriga kidnapping]]
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*[[2024 Ecuadorian conflict]]
*[[2024 Ecuadorian conflict]]
**[[Brigitte García]], the youngest mayor in [[Ecuador]], and one of her advisors are found shot dead in [[Manabí Province]], western [[Ecuador]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuadors-youngest-mayor-found-shot-death-alongside-advisor-2024-03-24/ (Reuters)]
**[[Brigitte García]], the youngest mayor in [[Ecuador]], and one of her advisors are found shot dead in [[Manabí Province]], western [[Ecuador]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuadors-youngest-mayor-found-shot-death-alongside-advisor-2024-03-24/ (Reuters)]
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*[[Crocus City Hall attack]]
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*Three gunmen attack the [[Police of Armenia|police]] [[headquarters]] in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]. Two of the attackers are injured by their [[grenade]]s, all three gunmen are detained. No casualties are reported. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/gunmen-storm-police-station-armenian-capital-yerevan-news-agencies-report-2024-03-24/ (Reuters)]
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**Four [[Tajiks|Tajik]] men are [[criminal charge|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. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68652380 (BBC)]
*[[Salvadoran gang crackdown]]
*[[Salvadoran gang crackdown]]
**[[President of El Salvador|Salvadoran President]] [[Nayib Bukele]] announces the beginning of [[Blockade of southern Chalatenango|a blockade of four municipalities]] in northern [[El Salvador]], mobilizing 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers to arrest suspected gang members. [https://diario.elmundo.sv/nacionales/bukele-anuncia-capturas-y-cerco-militar-por-homicidios-en-chalatenango (El Mundo)]
**[[President of El Salvador|Salvadoran President]] [[Nayib Bukele]] announces the beginning of [[Blockade of southern Chalatenango|a blockade of four municipalities]] in northern [[El Salvador]], mobilizing 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers to arrest suspected gang members. [https://diario.elmundo.sv/nacionales/bukele-anuncia-capturas-y-cerco-militar-por-homicidios-en-chalatenango (El Mundo)]
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*Three gunmen attack the [[Police of Armenia|police]] [[headquarters]] in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]. Two of the attackers are injured by their [[grenade]]s, all three gunmen are detained. No casualties are reported. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/gunmen-storm-police-station-armenian-capital-yerevan-news-agencies-report-2024-03-24/ (Reuters)]


'''Disasters and accidents'''
'''Disasters and accidents'''
*[[2024 East Sepik earthquake]]
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**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. [https://www.voanews.com/a/five-dead-1-000-homes-destroyed-in-papua-new-guinea-earthquake/7541249.html (VOA)]
*Twenty-three people are killed in a [[rainstorm]] in [[Espírito Santo]] and [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] [[States of Brazil|states]], [[Brazil]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/death-toll-heavy-rains-southeastern-brazil-jumps-23-108444350 (ABC News)]
*Twenty-three people are killed in a [[rainstorm]] in [[Espírito Santo]] and [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] [[States of Brazil|states]], [[Brazil]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/death-toll-heavy-rains-southeastern-brazil-jumps-23-108444350 (ABC News)]
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*A magnitude 6.9 [[earthquake]] has hit a remote part of western [[Papua New Guinea]], killing three people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 homes. [https://apnews.com/article/papua-new-guinea-earthquake-ring-of-fire-5aa452e95bc2605602e3f8e02e329686 (AP)]
*A [[Rallying|rally car]] veers off the road and [[traffic collision|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. [https://apnews.com/article/rally-car-race-accident-hungary-60bb6c1afc9dd6f332e8d3f4ee7b5908 (AP)]
*A [[Rallying|rally car]] veers off the road and [[traffic collision|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. [https://apnews.com/article/rally-car-race-accident-hungary-60bb6c1afc9dd6f332e8d3f4ee7b5908 (AP)]


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'''Sports'''
'''Sports'''
*[[Netherlands|Dutch]] female [[darts]] players [[Anca Zijlstra]] and [[Aileen de Graaf]] leave the Netherlands National Team to protest a [[trans woman]] [[Transgender people in sports|playing on the team]], citing a desire to have an equal playing field. [https://nos.nl/artikel/2514076-dartsters-stappen-uit-oranje-selectie-omdat-teamgenoot-trans-vrouw-is (NOS)]
*[[Netherlands|Dutch]] female [[darts]] players [[Anca Zijlstra]] and [[Aileen de Graaf]], leave the Netherlands National Team to protest [[trans woman|trans]] athlete [[Noa-Lynn van Leuven]] [[Transgender people in sports|playing on the team]]. [https://nos.nl/artikel/2514076-dartsters-stappen-uit-oranje-selectie-omdat-teamgenoot-trans-vrouw-is (NOS)]
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