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**Eight [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] gunmen are killed after trying to storm [[Gwadar]]'s [[Gwadar Port|port]] in the [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan Province]], [[Pakistan]]. Two security guards are also wounded in the [[shootout|gunfight]], which lasted for two hours. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/pakistans-gwadar-port-attacked-eight-armed-fighters-killed (Al Jazeera English)] |
**Eight [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] gunmen are killed after trying to storm [[Gwadar]]'s [[Gwadar Port|port]] in the [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan Province]], [[Pakistan]]. Two security guards are also wounded in the [[shootout|gunfight]], which lasted for two hours. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/20/pakistans-gwadar-port-attacked-eight-armed-fighters-killed (Al Jazeera English)] |
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**Twelve bodies are found in [[Mexico]], five in [[Jalisco]] and seven in [[Sonora]]. [https://apnews.com/article/mexico-five-bodies-suv-jalisco-cartel-579e2654eac4c869e1429f8e9c0c5ea8 (Associated Press)] |
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'''Disasters and accidents''' |
'''Disasters and accidents''' |
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Revision as of 09:23, 21 March 2024
March 20, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gang war in Haiti
- Gangs attack the neighborhood of Petion-Ville in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing at least five people. (The Washington Post)
- The United States evacuates citizens by helicopter as fighting spreads. (The Guardian)
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Eight Balochistan Liberation Army gunmen are killed after trying to storm Gwadar's port in the Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Two security guards are also wounded in the gunfight, which lasted for two hours. (Al Jazeera English)
- Mexican Drug War
- Twelve bodies are found in Mexico, five in Jalisco and seven in Sonora. (Associated Press)
Disasters and accidents
- Twelve people are killed in an explosion at a mine in Harnai District, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Associated Press)
- Eight people are killed, one is injured, and two are missing after the South Korean-flagged tanker Keoyoung Sun loaded with 980 tons of acrylic acid capsizes near Mutsure Island, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. (Al Jazeera English)
International relations
- Argentina–Venezuela relations
- Argentina announces a charge against Venezuela before the International Civil Aviation Organization for allegedly violating the Convention on International Civil Aviation after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro banned Argentine aircraft from its airspace earlier this month amid traded accusations with Argentinian President Javier Milei. (Infobae)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Fine Gael leadership election
- Leo Varadkar announces his resignation as Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, triggering a leadership election. Varadkar will remain as Taoiseach until his successor as party leader is elected. (CNN International)
- 2024 Indonesian general election
- The General Elections Commission announces that Prabowo Subianto had received the most votes in the presidential election, but the determination of the winner as president-elect is still waiting complaints from other candidates at the Constitutional Court. (Al Jazeera English)