Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic Canada announces that they will end their COVID-19 testing requirements for vaccinated travelers on April 1. (The Buffalo News)
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signs a law to rename the town of Isfana as Razzaqov in honor of former Secretary of the Communist Party of Kirghizia Iskhak Razzakov. The law was passed by the Kyrgyzstan Parliament on March 16. (AKIPress)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Zaporizhzhia Nine people die after they are hit by Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia. (National Post) Southern Ukraine offensive A Russian missile strike destroys a Ukrainian military barracks in Mykolaiv, killing at least 50 soldiers, many more are believed to be buried under rubble. (Sky News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Zaporizhzhia Nine people die after they are hit by Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia. (National Post) Southern Ukraine offensive A Russian missile strike destroys a Ukrainian military barracks in Mykolaiv, killing at least 50 soldiers, many more are believed to be buried under rubble. (Sky News)
A Russian missile strike destroys a Ukrainian military barracks in Mykolaiv, killing at least 50 soldiers, many more are believed to be buried under rubble. (Sky News)
Battle of Zaporizhzhia Nine people die after they are hit by Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia. (National Post)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic The United Kingdom ends all remaining COVID-19 restrictions on international travel. (Centre for Aviation) COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador Ecuador ends the restrictions of public and private gathering designated to curb the spread of COVID-19 after the country reached 85% of its vaccinated population. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong Hong Kong surpasses 1 million cases of COVID-19. (CBC)
COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador Ecuador ends the restrictions of public and private gathering designated to curb the spread of COVID-19 after the country reached 85% of its vaccinated population. (Reuters)
COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong Hong Kong surpasses 1 million cases of COVID-19. (CBC)
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic The United Kingdom ends all remaining COVID-19 restrictions on international travel. (Centre for Aviation)
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian Central Bank is considering splitting its stock exchange into two separate stock exchanges, one for Russian residents and the other for foreigners. (Forbes Russia)
Ecuador ends the restrictions of public and private gathering designated to curb the spread of COVID-19 after the country reached 85% of its vaccinated population. (Reuters)
Four crew members are killed as a United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft crashes in Beiarn, Norway, while participating in the NATO military exercise Cold Response. (NRK) (CBS News)
Hong Kong surpasses 1 million cases of COVID-19. (CBC)
Internet censorship in Russia, Censorship of YouTube Russia's telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, considers blocking YouTube as it accuses the platform of "terrorism and of endangerment of Russian citizens' lives." (Interfax Russia) (RIA Novosti)
Nine people die after they are hit by Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia. (National Post)
Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia–Ukraine relations Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky says that progress has been made regarding the neutrality status of Ukraine. (Reuters)
Russia–Ukraine relations Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky says that progress has been made regarding the neutrality status of Ukraine. (Reuters)
Russia's telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, considers blocking YouTube as it accuses the platform of "terrorism and of endangerment of Russian citizens' lives." (Interfax Russia) (RIA Novosti)
Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky says that progress has been made regarding the neutrality status of Ukraine. (Reuters)
Southern Ukraine offensive A Russian missile strike destroys a Ukrainian military barracks in Mykolaiv, killing at least 50 soldiers, many more are believed to be buried under rubble. (Sky News)
The Çanakkale 1915 Bridge, connecting the European and Asian continents in Turkey, is opened for traffic. It surpasses Japan's Akashi Kaikyō Bridge as the world's longest suspension bridge. (CNN)
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers organizes protests in Dover, Liverpool and Kingston upon Hull after P&O Ferries fired all British crew members across its entire fleet of ferries and replaced them with cheaper agency workers. (BBC News)
The Russian Central Bank is considering splitting its stock exchange into two separate stock exchanges, one for Russian residents and the other for foreigners. (Forbes Russia)
The United Kingdom ends all remaining COVID-19 restrictions on international travel. (Centre for Aviation)
Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic The United Kingdom ends all remaining COVID-19 restrictions on international travel. (Centre for Aviation)
2022 East Timorese presidential election Timorese are called to the polls to choose the country's president. (Reuters)
2022 South Australian state election Preliminary election results show Peter Malinauskas and his Labor Party winning a majority. (ABC News Australia)
Politics of Australia 2022 South Australian state election Preliminary election results show Peter Malinauskas and his Labor Party winning a majority. (ABC News Australia)
Preliminary election results show Peter Malinauskas and his Labor Party winning a majority. (ABC News Australia)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia says that on Friday it used the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile for the first time in Ukraine to destroy a weapons storage facility in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. (Reuters)
Serdar Berdimuhamedow is sworn-in as President of Turkmenistan, succeeding his father Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. (Yeni Şafak)
Timorese are called to the polls to choose the country's president. (Reuters)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia says that on Friday it used the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile for the first time in Ukraine to destroy a weapons storage facility in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. (Reuters)
An anti-NATO protest is held in Bulgaria during a meeting between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to oppose Bulgaria selling weapons to Ukraine during the invasion. (Novinite) (The Bharat Express News)
China reports its first death from COVID-19 since January 2021. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra Maharashtra reports 97 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, making it the first time that the Indian state has reported less than 100 new cases of COVID-19 since April 2020. (Business Standard) COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China reports its first death from COVID-19 since January 2021. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra Maharashtra reports 97 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, making it the first time that the Indian state has reported less than 100 new cases of COVID-19 since April 2020. (Business Standard) COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China reports its first death from COVID-19 since January 2021. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra Maharashtra reports 97 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, making it the first time that the Indian state has reported less than 100 new cases of COVID-19 since April 2020. (Business Standard)
COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra Maharashtra reports 97 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, making it the first time that the Indian state has reported less than 100 new cases of COVID-19 since April 2020. (Business Standard)
COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China China reports its first death from COVID-19 since January 2021. (ABC News)
COVID-19 pandemic in Vanuatu, 2022 FIFA World Cup Vanuatu withdraws from the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier after several players and staff members on the team tested positive for COVID-19 amid a sudden spike in cases nationwide. (Times of India)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports COVID-19 pandemic in Vanuatu, 2022 FIFA World Cup Vanuatu withdraws from the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier after several players and staff members on the team tested positive for COVID-19 amid a sudden spike in cases nationwide. (Times of India)
Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney says that an agreement to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could be reached within 48 hours. (Mehr News)
Maharashtra reports 97 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, making it the first time that the Indian state has reported less than 100 new cases of COVID-19 since April 2020. (Business Standard)
Nuclear program of Iran Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney says that an agreement to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could be reached within 48 hours. (Mehr News)
Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine An anti-NATO protest is held in Bulgaria during a meeting between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to oppose Bulgaria selling weapons to Ukraine during the invasion. (Novinite) (The Bharat Express News)
Russia says that on Friday it used the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile for the first time in Ukraine to destroy a weapons storage facility in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. (Reuters)
Twenty-two people are killed and 38 more injured during a bus–truck collision in Melela Kibaoni, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. (Al Jazeera)
Vanuatu withdraws from the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier after several players and staff members on the team tested positive for COVID-19 amid a sudden spike in cases nationwide. (Times of India)
2022 East Timorese presidential election Preliminary results show that former president José Ramos-Horta is ahead of the incumbent Francisco Guterres in the presidential election. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war Russia–Ukraine relations Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says that Russia and Ukraine are nearing an agreement on certain peace issues in an effort to end the war. (Reuters) According to the Daily Express tabloid, a BBC correspondent says that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “finally agreed” to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Wales Online) Zelenskyy says that he is ready to meet with Putin. (CNN)
Preliminary results show that former president José Ramos-Horta is ahead of the incumbent Francisco Guterres in the presidential election. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
A concert is held by anti-war demonstrators near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, to call for the war to end. (Reuters)
According to the Daily Express tabloid, a BBC correspondent says that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “finally agreed” to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Wales Online)
Economic consequences of the Russo-Ukrainian war Boycott of Russia and Belarus Bulgaria says it will end gas imports from Russia's Gazprom when its 10-year deal with Gazprom expires at the end of 2022, signalling a shift away from Russian energy. Bulgarian Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov says Bulgaria will also seek increased gas imports from Azerbaijan. (Politico)
Protests against the Russo-Ukrainian war 2022 protests in Russian-occupied Ukraine Residents in Kherson confront Russian military vehicles and tell them to "go home". (Sky News) A concert is held by anti-war demonstrators near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, to call for the war to end. (Reuters)
Russia–Ukraine relations Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says that Russia and Ukraine are nearing an agreement on certain peace issues in an effort to end the war. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Siege of Mariupol The city council of Mariupol says that Russian Armed Forces have forcefully deported "several thousand" people to camps and remote cities in Russia. (Reuters) (CNN)
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu says that Russia and Ukraine are nearing an agreement on certain peace issues in an effort to end the war. (Reuters)
Yemeni Civil War Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict The Shia Islamist Houthis fire missiles at an ARAMCO facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
2021–2022 North Korean missile tests South Korea claims that North Korea fired a short-range multiple rocket launcher into the sea. (AP) (Reuters)
2022 protests in Russian-occupied Ukraine Residents in Kherson confront Russian military vehicles and tell them to "go home". (Sky News)
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Siege of Mariupol The city council of Mariupol says that Russian Armed Forces have forcefully deported "several thousand" people to camps and remote cities in Russia. (Reuters) (CNN)
2022 Strépy-Bracquegnies car crash A car is driven into a crowd preparing to celebrate carnival in Strépy-Bracquegnies, Belgium, killing six people and injuring around 40 others. (BBC News)
A car is driven into a crowd preparing to celebrate carnival in Strépy-Bracquegnies, Belgium, killing six people and injuring around 40 others. (BBC News)
A mine collapse in Özgön near the Osh Region in Kyrgyzstan kills three people. (AKIPress)
At least five people are dead and dozens more missing after a ferry collides with a vessel and sinks in Bangladesh. (Reuters)
Boycott of Russia and Belarus Bulgaria says it will end gas imports from Russia's Gazprom when its 10-year deal with Gazprom expires at the end of 2022, signalling a shift away from Russian energy. Bulgarian Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov says Bulgaria will also seek increased gas imports from Azerbaijan. (Politico)
Bulgaria says it will end gas imports from Russia's Gazprom when its 10-year deal with Gazprom expires at the end of 2022, signalling a shift away from Russian energy. Bulgarian Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov says Bulgaria will also seek increased gas imports from Azerbaijan. (Politico)
Five people die after a fishing boat is hit by a rogue wave off the North Cape, New Zealand. (Stuff)
France ends all attempts to negotiate with Russia and freezes financial assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation worth €22 billion. France also freezes properties owned by Russian oligarchs worth €150 million. (The Jerusalem Post)
France–Russia relations France ends all attempts to negotiate with Russia and freezes financial assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation worth €22 billion. France also freezes properties owned by Russian oligarchs worth €150 million. (The Jerusalem Post)
Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict The Shia Islamist Houthis fire missiles at an ARAMCO facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
Residents in Kherson confront Russian military vehicles and tell them to "go home". (Sky News)
