Portal:Current events/2024 March 28: Difference between revisions

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+'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
+*[[Myanmar civil war (2021–present)|Myanmar civil war]]
+**[[Operation 0307]]
+***The [[Kachin Independence Army]] captures the town of [[Lweje]] and its nearby [[border control|border crossings]] in [[Kachin State]], [[Myanmar]], after [[Tatmadaw|junta forces]] abandoned their posts and fled across [[China–Myanmar border|the border]] into [[China]]. [https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/kachin-rebels-claim-china-border-trade-town-after-ousting-nine-myanmar-junta-battalions.html (Irrawaddy)]
+'''Business and economy'''
+*[[Coal phase-out]]
+**[[Slovakia]]'s [[Slovenské elektrárne]] shuts down operations at its [[Vojany Power Station]], the last [[coal]]-fired [[power plant]] in the country.   [https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/03/28/slovakia-plans-to-be-coal-free-by-2024-6-years-earlier-than-originally-planned (Euronews)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
+*[[2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season]]
+**[[2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season#Tropical Cyclone Gamane|Cyclone Gamane]] makes landfall in [[Madagascar]], killing at least eleven people and causing widespread [[flood]]ing, according to local officials. [https://apnews.com/video/hurricanes-and-typhoons-madagascar-d60276045bbb4405a4c6585f2cf3ca20 (AP)]
 *[[Mamatlakala highway accident]]
-**A bus accident in [[South Africa]] kills at least 45 people. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/bus-accident-south-africa-kills-least-45-transport-ministry-says-2024-03-28/ (Reuters)]
+**A bus carrying [[Christians|Christian]] [[pilgrim]]s from [[Botswana]] [[traffic collision|crashes]] in [[Limpopo]], [[South Africa]], killing 45 people. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/bus-accident-south-africa-kills-least-45-transport-ministry-says-2024-03-28/ (Reuters)]
-*A [[Russia]]n [[Sukhoi Su-35]] crashes into the sea off [[Sevastopol]]. The pilot is reported to have safely ejected. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-military-plane-crashes-sea-off-crimea-local-governor-2024-03-28/ (Reuters)]
+*A [[Russian Air Force|Russian]] [[Sukhoi Su-35]] [[plane crash|crashes]] into the [[Black Sea]] off [[Sevastopol]], [[Crimea]]. The pilot is reported to have safely ejected. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-military-plane-crashes-sea-off-crimea-local-governor-2024-03-28/ (Reuters)]
+'''International relations'''
+*[[Israel–Hamas war]]
+**[[South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)|''South Africa v. Israel'']]
+***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. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/world-court-orders-israel-take-measures-ensure-food-gets-into-gaza-2024-03-28/ (Reuters)] [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/28/famine-is-setting-in-icj-orders-israel-to-unblock-gaza-food-aid (''The Guardian'')]
 '''Law and crime'''
+*''[[United States v. Bankman-Fried]]''
-*[[Russiagate (disambiguation)|Russiagate]]
+**A [[United States district court|federal court]] in the [[United States]] [[sentence (law)|sentences]] [[Sam Bankman-Fried]] to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion in a [[cryptocurrency]] fraud. [https://www.reuters.com/technology/sam-bankman-fried-be-sentenced-multi-billion-dollar-ftx-fraud-2024-03-28/ (Reuters)]
-**The [[Security Information Service|Czech information service]] revealed that Russia paid via the "Voice of Europe" website hundreds of thousands of euros to European politicians aimed at influencing the European elections. [https://www.parool.nl/wereld/tsjechische-geheime-dienst-rusland-betaalde-cash-aan-bevriende-nederlandse-en-europese-politici~bcb86a89/?referrer=https://www.google.nl/ (Parool)]
+*[[Russian interference in European politics]]
-*A [[United States district court|federal court]] in the [[United States]] sentences [[Sam Bankman-Fried]] to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion in a cryptocurrency fraud. [https://www.reuters.com/technology/sam-bankman-fried-be-sentenced-multi-billion-dollar-ftx-fraud-2024-03-28/ (Reuters)]
+**The [[Security Information Service|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. [https://www.parool.nl/wereld/tsjechische-geheime-dienst-rusland-betaalde-cash-aan-bevriende-nederlandse-en-europese-politici~bcb86a89/?referrer=https://www.google.nl/ (Parool)]
-'''International relations
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-*[[Israel-Hamas war]]
-World Court orders Israel to halt Gaza famine; Hamas says ceasefire needed
-[https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinian-fighters-battle-israeli-forces-around-gazas-al-shifa-hospital-2024-03-28/]
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