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**[[President of Kenya|Kenyan president]] [[William Ruto]] announces an agreement with Haiti to deploy 1,000 police officers as part of a mission approved by the [[United Nations]] to combat [[gang violence]] in the Caribbean nation. [https://www.reuters.com/world/kenya-haiti-sign-agreement-allowing-police-deployment-2024-03-01/ (Reuters)] |
**[[President of Kenya|Kenyan president]] [[William Ruto]] announces an agreement with Haiti to deploy 1,000 police officers as part of a mission approved by the [[United Nations]] to combat [[gang violence]] in the Caribbean nation. [https://www.reuters.com/world/kenya-haiti-sign-agreement-allowing-police-deployment-2024-03-01/ (Reuters)] |
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*[[Mexican drug war]] |
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**Four [[Mexican Armed Forces|Mexican soldiers]] are killed |
**Four [[Mexican Armed Forces|Mexican soldiers]] are killed in a trap near [[Aguililla]], [[Michoacán]], [[Mexico]]. [https://apnews.com/article/mexico-cartels-soldiers-killed-lopez-obrador-beaaf0bf57f061f6b1d9fa0fcf3ea86c (AP)] |
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**[[Alexander Stubb]] is sworn in as the 13th [[President of Finland]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-inaugurates-alexander-stubb-president-nato-era-2024-03-01/ (Reuters)] |
**[[Alexander Stubb]] is sworn in as the 13th [[President of Finland]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-inaugurates-alexander-stubb-president-nato-era-2024-03-01/ (Reuters)] |
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*[[2024 Iranian legislative election]] |
*[[2024 Iranian legislative election]] |
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**[[Elections in Iran|Parliamentary elections]] are held in [[Iran]] |
**[[Elections in Iran|Parliamentary elections]] are held in [[Iran]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/29/what-to-expect-as-iran-heads-to-polls-in-double-elections (Al Jazeera)] |
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*[[Death and funeral of Alexei Navalny]] |
*[[Death and funeral of Alexei Navalny]] |
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**The funeral of [[Russia]]n politician and activist [[Alexei Navalny]] is held in [[Moscow]], Russia. [https://apnews.com/article/russia-alexei-navalny-funeral-9263c4d0688b883fa9f853f5d0310e45 (AP)] |
**The funeral of [[Russia]]n politician and activist [[Alexei Navalny]] is held in [[Moscow]], Russia. [https://apnews.com/article/russia-alexei-navalny-funeral-9263c4d0688b883fa9f853f5d0310e45 (AP)] |
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*In an address to the nation, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|UK Prime Minister]] [[Rishi Sunak]] declares that "democracy is under threat" from [[Islamism]] and [[Far-right politics|far-right extremism]] following the election of [[George Galloway]] in the [[2024 Rochdale by-election]], and threats made against [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|members of parliament]] over the [[Israel–Hamas war|war in Gaza]]. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-extremists-democracy-targeted-b2505591.html (''The Independent'')] |
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Revision as of 03:57, 2 March 2024
March 1, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Amhara
- Intense fighting between Fano and the Ethiopian government breaks out in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara region, Ethiopia. (The East African)
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- An Israeli airstrike in Baniyas, Syria, kills three people, including an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps field commander. (Al Arabiya)
- At least eight people are injured when a suspected homemade bomb explodes in a cafe in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. (Reuters)
International relations
- Haitian crisis
- The G9 gang launches an offensive in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with its leader Jimmy Chérizier announcing the aim of capturing Haiti's cabinet officials and police chief. Four police officers are killed in a shooting outside a police station. (AP)
- Kenyan president William Ruto announces an agreement with Haiti to deploy 1,000 police officers as part of a mission approved by the United Nations to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation. (Reuters)
- Mexican drug war
- Four Mexican soldiers are killed in a trap near Aguililla, Michoacán, Mexico. (AP)
Law and crime
- A soldier kills four people in a spree shooting in Scheeßel and Bothel, Lower Saxony, Germany, before being arrested. (AP)
- Nineteen people, including 6 children, are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Szczecin, Poland. (Barron's)
- Iranian Grammy winner Shervin Hajipour is sentenced to four years in jail and is ordered to write anti-American music. (RFE/RL)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Finnish presidential election
- Alexander Stubb is sworn in as the 13th President of Finland. (Reuters)
- 2024 Iranian legislative election
- Parliamentary elections are held in Iran. (Al Jazeera)
- Death and funeral of Alexei Navalny
- The funeral of Russian politician and activist Alexei Navalny is held in Moscow, Russia. (AP)
- In an address to the nation, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declares that "democracy is under threat" from Islamism and far-right extremism following the election of George Galloway in the 2024 Rochdale by-election, and threats made against members of parliament over the war in Gaza. (The Independent)