Armed conflicts and attacks
Red Sea Crisis
Israel intercepts a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis, who say it was targeting Ben Gurion International Airport. (Reuters)
Red Sea Crisis Israel intercepts a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis, who say it was targeting Ben Gurion International Airport. (Reuters)
Southern Syria clashes (July 2025–present)
Disasters and accidents
Three people are killed in a stampede during a public celebration in Garut, West Java, Indonesia. (Jakarta Globe)
At least three people are killed in an explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department training facility in Monterrey Park, California, United States. (ABC7)
Four people are killed and over a dozen are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on Interstate 35 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. (AP)
Law and crime
The United States government declares the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba a terrorist group after it committed the attack in Pahalgam in April. (DW)
March 2025 American deportations of Venezuelans
The governments of El Salvador, the United States, and Venezuela conduct a prisoner swap involving over 200 Venezuelans incarcerated at the Terrorism Confinement Center in exchange for the release of 10 Americans from Venezuelan custody. (Reuters)
Political ineligibility of Jair Bolsonaro
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil orders former president Jair Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle bracelet and places him on nightly house arrest, and forbids him from approaching embassies, foreign ambassadors, and diplomats. (AP)
2024 South Korean martial law crisis
The Seoul Central District Court rejects a petition by former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to release him due to unreasonable request, more than a week after he was re-arrested of charges of failed martial law attempt on December 3, 2024. (The Korea Herald)
Politics and elections
The Trinidad and Tobago government declares a state of emergency after uncovering plot by criminal organizations to allegedly target and kill government officials. (AP)
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