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*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
**[[Kharkiv strikes (2022–present)|Bombing of Kharkiv]]
**[[Kharkiv strikes (2022–present)|Bombing of Kharkiv]]
***One person is killed, and sixteen others, including four children, are injured by [[Russian Armed Forces|Russian]] [[guided bomb]] strikes on [[Kharkiv]], [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-airstrikes-kill-least-one-ukrainian-city-kharkiv-mayor-says-2024-03-27/ (Reuters)]
***One person is killed, and sixteen others are injured, by [[Russian Armed Forces|Russian]] [[guided bomb]] strikes on [[Kharkiv]], [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-airstrikes-kill-least-one-ukrainian-city-kharkiv-mayor-says-2024-03-27/ (Reuters)]


'''Disasters and accidents'''
'''Disasters and accidents'''
*[[Leipzig FlixBus highway accident]]
*[[Leipzig FlixBus highway accident]]
**Four people are killed and 35 others are injured after a [[Double-decker bus|double-decker]] [[FlixBus]] overturns and crashes near [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68673114 (BBC News)]
**Four people are killed and 35 others are injured after a [[Double-decker bus|double-decker]] [[FlixBus]] overturns and crashes on the [[Bundesautobahn 9]] near [[Leipzig]], [[Saxony]], [[Germany]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68673114 (BBC News)]
*At least four people have died after several wildfires spread across the [[State of Mexico]], [[Mexico]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/forest-fires-spread-mexico-least-four-dead-2024-03-27/ (Reuters)]
*At least four people are killed by several [[wildfire]]s across the [[State of Mexico]], [[Mexico]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/forest-fires-spread-mexico-least-four-dead-2024-03-27/ (Reuters)]


'''International relations'''
'''International relations'''
*[[Argentina–Venezuela relations]]
*[[Argentina–Venezuela relations]]
**[[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. [https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2024/03/27/argentina-enviara-gendarmes-a-venezuela-para-custodiar-la-embajada-en-caracas/ (Infobae)]
**[[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. [https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2024/03/27/argentina-enviara-gendarmes-a-venezuela-para-custodiar-la-embajada-en-caracas/ (Infobae)]


'''Law and crime'''
'''Law and crime'''
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**Four people are killed and seven others are injured during a [[Spree killer|stabbing spree]] in [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/rockford-stabbing-mutiple-fatal-wounded-5d454ca27b95d6567e6ec4b6b04e20ea (AP)]
**Four people are killed and seven others are injured during a [[Spree killer|stabbing spree]] in [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/rockford-stabbing-mutiple-fatal-wounded-5d454ca27b95d6567e6ec4b6b04e20ea (AP)]
*[[Capital punishment in Tunisia]]
*[[Capital punishment in Tunisia]]
**A court in [[Tunisia]] sentences four people to death and two others to [[life in prison]] for the 2013 murder of politician [[Chokri Belaid]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/27/tunisia-sentences-four-to-death-for-2013-murder-of-politician-chokri-belaid (Al Jazeera)]
**A court in [[Tunisia]] [[sentence (law)|sentences]] four people [[capital punishment|to death]] and two others to [[life in prison]] for the 2013 [[murder]] of politician [[Chokri Belaid]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/27/tunisia-sentences-four-to-death-for-2013-murder-of-politician-chokri-belaid (Al Jazeera)]
*[[First Liberian Civil War]]
*[[First Liberian Civil War]]
**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." [https://www.barrons.com/news/france-court-hands-liberian-rebel-shorter-30-year-sentence-efc6a6f9 (''Barron's'')]
**The French judiciary sentences the former leader of the [[United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy]] [[Kunti Kamara]] to 30 years in prison on [[criminal charge|charges]] of committing "[[crimes against humanity]]". [https://www.barrons.com/news/france-court-hands-liberian-rebel-shorter-30-year-sentence-efc6a6f9 (''Barron's'')]
*[[Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand]]
*[[Recognition of same-sex unions in Thailand]]
**The [[Thailand|Thai]] [[House of Representatives (Thailand)|House of Representatives]] approves a bill to legalize [[same-sex marriage]] by a vote of 400–10, with five abstentions. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lawmakers-in-thailand-overwhelmingly-approve-a-bill-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage/ar-BB1kBMAo (AP via MSN News)]
**The [[Government of Thailand|Thai]] [[House of Representatives (Thailand)|House of Representatives]] approves a bill to legalize [[same-sex marriage]] by a vote of 400–10, with five abstentions. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lawmakers-in-thailand-overwhelmingly-approve-a-bill-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage/ar-BB1kBMAo (AP via MSN News)]


'''Politics and elections'''
'''Politics and elections'''
*[[2024 Lithuanian presidential election]]
*[[2024 Lithuanian presidential election]]
**A Special Investigative committee of the [[Seimas]] releases its findings, accusing [[President of Lithuania|President]] [[Gitanas Nausėda]] of receiving illegal support from the head of the [[State Security Department of Lithuania|State Security Department]] and for recruiting members of the [[Belarus|Belarusian]] and [[Russia]]n security services for his election campaign. Nauseda rejects the findings, accusing them of being politically motivated. [https://www.svaboda.org/a/32879780.html (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Belarusian Service)]
**A Special Investigative committee of the [[Seimas]] releases its findings, accusing [[President of Lithuania|President]] [[Gitanas Nausėda]] of receiving illegal support from the head of the [[State Security Department of Lithuania|State Security Department]] and for recruiting members of the [[Belarus|Belarusian]] and [[Russia]]n security services for his election campaign. Nauseda rejects the findings, accusing them of being politically motivated. [https://www.svaboda.org/a/32879780.html (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Belarusian Service)]
*[[2024 Maltese presidential election]]
*[[Myriam Spiteri Debono]] is unanimously elected by the Maltese [[Parliament of Malta|Parliament]] as the next [[President of Malta]]. [https://timesofmalta.com/article/parliament-approves-myriam-spiteri-debono-malta-next-president.1089991 (Times of Malta)]
**[[Myriam Spiteri Debono]] is unanimously elected by the [[Malta|Maltese]] [[Parliament of Malta|Parliament]] as the next [[President of Malta]]. [https://timesofmalta.com/article/parliament-approves-myriam-spiteri-debono-malta-next-president.1089991 (Times of Malta)]
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