March 22 Chhattisgarh, India: Between 300–350 Maoist rebels attacked a police patrol in the jungle region of Chhattisgarh state near the village of Elmaguda, killing at least 17 police and…
Russia-Saudi oil war rages on
Oil prices reached a historic price drop on March 8 as an outcome of the global coronavirus pandemic, leading to increased tensions in an ongoing oil war between Russian and…
35,000 migrants and refugees remain at Greece-Turkey border
Tensions continue to increase as 35,000 migrants and refugees remain stuck in the Turkish border zone of the Greece-Turkey border. Turkey has been pushing to allow the displaced…
Turkey and Syria reach ceasefire agreement
Turkey and Russia agreed to a ceasefire deal on March 12 in Syria’s Idlib region to contain a conflict which has displaced nearly a million people in three months, according…
Backlash against citizen law leaves 53 dead in riots
Riots in New Delhi, India have led to 53 people killed and more than 200 injured in response to the introduction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new citizenship law. …
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March 8 Bogota: Colombia: Social activist Jorge Macana was shot multiple times before dying from his injuries in his home. Many public shops in the area surrounding his home were…
Scotland becomes first country to provide free menstrual products
Scottish Parliament passed a bill on March 3 that would provide free menstrual products to all. Scotland is the first country to pass a law mandating free menstrual products and…
U.S. conducts air raid against Taliban days after reduction of violence deal
Recent airstrike The United States conducted an air raid against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan on March 4, less than a week after a reduction of violence deal was signed….
Election blunder triggers protests in Dominican Republic
Protests erupted in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo last month after a Feb. 16 municipal election was suddenly cancelled due to technical difficulties. The election was suspended by officials…
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March 2 Eastern Cape, South Africa: Approximately 25 people were killed after a bus carrying over 80 passengers rolled down a steep embankment while traveling to Butterworth from Chebe. Most…
French health minister named new mayoral candidate
French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn was named as a new candidate of the Paris mayoral race by French President Emmanuel Macron after Benjamin Griveaux’s withdrawal from the race. France…