Kazakhstan says that it does not want to be behind a "new iron curtain", and that international companies boycotting Russia are welcome to "move production to Kazakhstan". (Reuters)
Kazakhstan–Russia relations Kazakhstan says that it does not want to be behind a "new iron curtain", and that international companies boycotting Russia are welcome to "move production to Kazakhstan". (Reuters)
Kyiv offensive Battle of Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn says that Irpin has been recaptured by Ukrainian Ground Forces. (Times of Israel)
Las Tinajas massacre Twenty people are killed and four more are injured in a mass shooting at an illegal cockfighting pit in Las Tinajas, Michoacán, Mexico. (BBC News)
Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn says that Irpin has been recaptured by Ukrainian Ground Forces. (Times of Israel)
P&O sacking of 800 staff The United Kingdom's Maritime and Coastguard Agency seizes P&O Ferries-operated ferry MS Pride of Kent at the Port of Dover after the ferry "failed safety checks" by authorities. It is the second P&O Ferries ship to be detained by UK authorities since the firm fired all 800 British crew members and replaced them with cheaper agency workers. (Sky News) The Department for Transport gives P&O Ferries a deadline of March 31 to rehire all the fired staff. (BBC News)
Premier Daniel Andrews tests positive for COVID-19. (Sky News Australia)
Russia cautions against expecting any "significant breakthroughs" ahead of the first round of in-person negotiations with Ukraine. (MSN)
Russian troops shell Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast, killing one person. (Ukrinform)
The Department for Transport gives P&O Ferries a deadline of March 31 to rehire all the fired staff. (BBC News)
The United Kingdom's Maritime and Coastguard Agency seizes P&O Ferries-operated ferry MS Pride of Kent at the Port of Dover after the ferry "failed safety checks" by authorities. It is the second P&O Ferries ship to be detained by UK authorities since the firm fired all 800 British crew members and replaced them with cheaper agency workers. (Sky News)
Trostyanets is retaken by Ukrainian Armed Forces. (Jerusalem Post)
Twenty people are killed and four more are injured in a mass shooting at an illegal cockfighting pit in Las Tinajas, Michoacán, Mexico. (BBC News)
Belgium–Russia relations, Czech Republic–Russia relations, Ireland–Russia relations, Netherlands–Russia relations Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and the Czech Republic expel Russian diplomats. (Reuters)
Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and the Czech Republic expel Russian diplomats. (Reuters)
Estonia–Russia relations, Latvia–Russia relations, Lithuania–Russia relations Russia expels diplomats from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, in retaliation for the earlier expulsions of Russian diplomats from these countries. (Reuters)
Kyiv offensive, Northeastern Ukraine offensive Russian troops begin retreating from positions in Kyiv Oblast and Chernihiv Oblast, according to Ukrainian and American officials. The United States European Command confirms the Russian withdrawal, observing a "major strategy shift". (U.S. News & World Report) (Times of Israel)
Russia expels diplomats from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, in retaliation for the earlier expulsions of Russian diplomats from these countries. (Reuters)
Russian troops begin retreating from positions in Kyiv Oblast and Chernihiv Oblast, according to Ukrainian and American officials. The United States European Command confirms the Russian withdrawal, observing a "major strategy shift". (U.S. News & World Report) (Times of Israel)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo joins the East African Community, becoming the largest country in both area and population to do so, and thereby granting the bloc access to the Atlantic Ocean. (Bloomberg)
The Ukrainian and Russian delegations hold face-to-face peace talks in Turkey for the first time in two weeks. (AP)
According to a new study, the antiparasitic drug ivermectin does not prevent hospitalizations from COVID-19. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Eastern Ukraine offensive Siege of Mariupol Ukraine says that Russian artillery and aircraft have targeted a Red Cross hospital in the city of Mariupol. (Times of Israel)
Siege of Mariupol Ukraine says that Russian artillery and aircraft have targeted a Red Cross hospital in the city of Mariupol. (Times of Israel)
Treatment and management of COVID-19 According to a new study, the antiparasitic drug ivermectin does not prevent hospitalizations from COVID-19. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Ukraine says that Russian artillery and aircraft have targeted a Red Cross hospital in the city of Mariupol. (Times of Israel)
Ukrainian negotiator Davyd Arakhamia says that the Russian and Ukrainian delegations will resume their peace talks online on April 1 after the latest round of negotiations in Turkey has ended. (Reuters)
A Palestinian militant uses a screwdriver to stab and seriously injure an Israeli civilian on a bus in Neve Daniel, before being shot dead by another passenger. (Haaretz)
Battle of Chernobyl Energoatom confirms that the Russian forces who occupied the former nuclear power plant in Chernobyl have left the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. (Ukrinform) The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms that Russian forces have handed over control of the former nuclear power plant back to Ukraine. Russian troops also withdraw from the city of Slavutych, returning to Belarus. (CNBC)
Energoatom confirms that the Russian forces who occupied the former nuclear power plant in Chernobyl have left the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. (Ukrinform)
Expo 2020 The world expo in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was delayed to October 1, 2021, closes after six months. (AP)
Georgia says plans by the breakaway state of South Ossetia, which is internationally recognized as occupied Georgian territory, to hold a referendum on becoming a part of Russia are "unacceptable". (Reuters)
Georgia–Russia relations Georgia says plans by the breakaway state of South Ossetia, which is internationally recognized as occupied Georgian territory, to hold a referendum on becoming a part of Russia are "unacceptable". (Reuters)
Scientists sequence the complete human genome for the first time, more than three decades after the Human Genome Project was first commenced. (CNN)
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms that Russian forces have handed over control of the former nuclear power plant back to Ukraine. Russian troops also withdraw from the city of Slavutych, returning to Belarus. (CNBC)
The world expo in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was delayed to October 1, 2021, closes after six months. (AP)
Battle of Bucha Ukrainian forces recapture Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, from Russian troops. (Ukrinform)
Battle of Irpin Ukrainian forces recapture the city of Irpin after driving out the last Russian troops. Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn confirms that the city has been fully liberated. (BBC News)
Eight people are killed and 20 more are injured during a coal mine collapse in Aleksinac, Serbia. (Al Jazeera)
Italy ends its two-year state of emergency and begins to gradually lift attendance limits for outdoor and indoor sports venues, along with a requirement that anyone over the age of 50 should be vaccinated to enter their place of work. (Reuters)
Kyiv offensive Battle of Bucha Ukrainian forces recapture Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, from Russian troops. (Ukrinform) Battle of Irpin Ukrainian forces recapture the city of Irpin after driving out the last Russian troops. Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn confirms that the city has been fully liberated. (BBC News) The body of Reuters journalist Maks Levin is found in the town of Huta Mezhyhirska, near Kyiv. Levin had already disappeared several days before and is the sixth journalist to be killed in the country since Russia invaded. (The Guardian)
The body of Reuters journalist Maks Levin is found in the town of Huta Mezhyhirska, near Kyiv. Levin had already disappeared several days before and is the sixth journalist to be killed in the country since Russia invaded. (The Guardian)
The Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis agree to a UN-brokered nationwide truce, the first in years, for two months to mark the start of Ramadan. As part of the deal, fuel shipments will be allowed to enter the Houthi-controlled port of Al Hudaydah and commercial flights will resume in the capital of Sanaa. (Reuters)
Two bombs explode at a playing field in Herat, Afghanistan, killing five people and injuring 25 more. (ABC News)
Ukrainian forces recapture Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, from Russian troops. (Ukrinform)
Ukrainian forces recapture the city of Irpin after driving out the last Russian troops. Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn confirms that the city has been fully liberated. (BBC News)
Battle of Chernobyl The Ukrainian flag is raised over the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant following its recapture from Russian forces. A ceremony is held to honour the staff at the former plant who continued to work under Russian occupation. (CNN)
The Ukrainian flag is raised over the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant following its recapture from Russian forces. A ceremony is held to honour the staff at the former plant who continued to work under Russian occupation. (CNN)
Ukraine retakes full control of the Kyiv Oblast as the last Russian troops return to Belarus. (Reuters)
Around ten people are injured in downtown Chapel Hill, North Carolina, after a series of riots broke out following UNC's victory against Duke in the Final Four. (CNN)
Former Crown Prince of Jordan Hamzah bin Hussein announces on Twitter that he is renouncing his "Prince" title, saying that his "personal convictions" are not in line with the "modern methods of our institutions". Hamzah has been under house arrest since last March after he accused Jordanian leaders of corruption and incompetence. (BBC News)
One person is killed and several more are injured after a militant bombs a money exchange hub in Kabul, Afghanistan. While the Taliban says that ten people were injured, the city's emergency hospital counts an injury toll of 59. (Reuters)
A train derails in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing seven people and injuring 14 others. (The Punch)
Lithuania bans Russian IT companies from relocating to Lithuania. (LRT)
Lithuania orders the closure of the Russian consulate in Klaipėda and downgrades diplomatic ties with Russia, ordering the Russian ambassador to leave the country. (LRT)
Lithuania–Russia relations Lithuania orders the closure of the Russian consulate in Klaipėda and downgrades diplomatic ties with Russia, ordering the Russian ambassador to leave the country. (LRT)
The third part of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report is released, studying methods to mitigate climate change. (Met Office)
A Dominica-flagged vessel berthed at the port in Mariupol is hit by artillery from the Russian Navy. One person is injured, but all crew members are successfully evacuated. (Reuters)
A UN peacekeeper from Nepal is killed in Djugu territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by suspected militia members. (Reuters)
Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden expel over 100 Russian diplomatic staff from their countries. Latvia closes the Russian consulates in Daugavpils and Liepāja, while Estonia closes the Russian diplomatic facilities in Narva and Tartu. These actions come as a reaction to the newly revealed Bucha massacre. (Politico) (Interfax Ukraine) (TASS) (National Post) (Al Arabiya)
Eastern Ukraine offensive Siege of Mariupol A Dominica-flagged vessel berthed at the port in Mariupol is hit by artillery from the Russian Navy. One person is injured, but all crew members are successfully evacuated. (Reuters)
Five people are killed and ten others are injured when a train collides with a pickup truck in Mindszent, Hungary. (Reuters)
Global minimum corporate tax rate Poland blocks European Union's adoption of the 15% minimum corporate tax after previous holdouts have abandoned their opposition for the reform. (Politico)
Poland blocks European Union's adoption of the 15% minimum corporate tax after previous holdouts have abandoned their opposition for the reform. (Politico)
Siege of Mariupol A Dominica-flagged vessel berthed at the port in Mariupol is hit by artillery from the Russian Navy. One person is injured, but all crew members are successfully evacuated. (Reuters)
Turkey moves its embassy back to Kyiv from Chernivtsi. (Anadolu Agency)
Turkey–Ukraine relations Turkey moves its embassy back to Kyiv from Chernivtsi. (Anadolu Agency)
A hand grenade is thrown into the Pul-e Khishti Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least one person and injuring five others. (La Prensa Latina) (Deutsche Welle)
A man dies after ramming his vehicle into the fence of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania and setting himself on fire. (Gazeta de Cluj) (Reuters)
Battle of Sievierodonetsk Russian forces shell Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, setting ten high-rise buildings on fire. (The Guardian)
Four Europeans go missing after a diving trip off the coast of Mersing, in the Johor state of Malaysia. Authorities say that a search operation is ongoing and one person has since been rescued. (The Guardian) (ABC News)
Poland arrests two Belarusian citizens on charges of spying for Minsk. (Reuters)
Russian forces shell Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, setting ten high-rise buildings on fire. (The Guardian)
A DHL Boeing 757-200 cargo plane breaks into two parts after making an emergency landing at the Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica. No one is injured. (Reuters)
At least 11 people are killed and a dozen injured in a landslide in Abriaquí municipality, Colombia. (CNN)
