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March 26, 2024 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 2024 Shangla bombing
  - A suicide bomber attacks a bus in Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing five Chinese workers and their Pakistani driver. (AP)
Syrian civil war
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
  - The Israeli Air Force bombs Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, killing an Iranian Quds Force officer and 15 other militants. (AP)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 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. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
- 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. (CBS News)
- President Joe Biden says that the federal government will pay for the full cost of rebuilding the bridge. (WMAR-TV)

Law and crime

Abortion in the United States
- The US Supreme Court announces that it will hear oral arguments on whether to restrict access to mifepristone, a commonly-used abortion pill. (BBC News)
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. (AP)
Former Kyrgyzstan deputy Raimbek Matraimov is detained in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is extradited to Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress)

Politics and elections

2024 United States presidential election
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
  - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces while campaigning that his Vice Presidential pick will be attorney Nicole Shanahan. (NBC News)

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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
 *[[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
+**[[2024 Shangla bombing]]
-**A [[Suicide attack|suicide bomber]] blows himself up near a car in [[Shangla District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]], killing five [[China|Chinese]] workers and the Pakistani driver. [https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-suicide-bombing-chinese-killed-1d034ad3f21143bd5f2e8ffdb7c23265 (AP)]
+***A [[Suicide attack|suicide bomber]] attacks a bus in [[Shangla District]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]], killing five [[Chinese people in Pakistan|Chinese]] workers and their Pakistani driver. [https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-suicide-bombing-chinese-killed-1d034ad3f21143bd5f2e8ffdb7c23265 (AP)]
+*[[Syrian civil war]]
+**[[Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war]]
+***The [[Israeli Air Force]] bombs [[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]], [[Syria]], killing an [[Iran]]ian [[Quds Force]] officer and 15 other militants. [https://apnews.com/article/syria-airstrikes-deir-elzour-iran-israel-b386b4c4a1d5f55d9fc5a96015b99a53 (AP)]
+*[[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)|Israel–Hezbollah conflict]]
+**[[Israel]]i warplanes launch [[airstrike]]s against [[Hezbollah]] targets near the towns of [[Ras Baalbek]] and [[Hermel]] in [[Baalbek-Hermel Governorate]], [[Lebanon]], killing at least three Hezbollah members. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/suspected-israeli-airstrikes-hit-northeast-lebanon-say-four-security-sources-2024-03-26/ (Reuters)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
 *[[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse]]
-**The [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]] in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], collapses after a container ship strikes a bridge column causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below.[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/francis-scott-key-bridge-baltimore-collapse-container-ship/ (CBS News)]
+**The [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]] in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]], collapses after the container ship {{MV|Dali||2}} strikes a bridge column, causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/francis-scott-key-bridge-baltimore-collapse-container-ship/ (CBS News)]
+**[[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]] says that the [[Government of the United States|federal government]] will pay for the full cost of rebuilding the bridge. [https://www.wmar2news.com/local/president-biden-says-federal-government-will-pay-full-cost-to-replace-the-bridge (WMAR-TV)]
+'''Law and crime'''
+*[[Abortion in the United States]]
+**The [[Supreme Court of the United States|US Supreme Court]] announces that it will hear oral arguments on whether to restrict access to [[mifepristone]], a commonly-used [[abortion pill]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68657692 (BBC News)]
+*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]] [[criminal charge|charges]]. [https://apnews.com/article/britain-wikileaks-julian-assange-espionage-appeal-98c15267f0cdf63685bfb49766749a0a (AP)]
+*Former [[Kyrgyzstan]] deputy [[Raimbek Matraimov]] is detained in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]], and is extradited to Kyrgyzstan. [https://akipress.com/news:765829:Former_Deputy_Chairman_of_State_Customs_Service_of_Kyrgyzstan_extradited_to_Bishkek_from_Baku/ (AKIPress)]
+'''Politics and elections'''
+*[[2024 United States presidential election]]
+**[[Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign]]
+***[[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] announces while campaigning that his Vice Presidential pick will be attorney [[Nicole Shanahan]]. [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/rfk-jr-intends-name-attorney-nicole-shanahan-vp-pick-rcna144983/ (NBC News)]
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