Portal:Current events
Topics in the news
- The Power of the Dog wins Best Film and Best Director (Jane Campion pictured) at the British Academy Film Awards.
- The wreck of the Endurance, sunk in 1915 during Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, is discovered.
- Yoon Suk-yeol is elected president of South Korea.
- Australian cricketer Shane Warne dies at the age of 52.
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Russian Central Bank mulls splitting its stock exchange into two: the one for Russian residents and the other for foreigners. (Forbes Russia)
- 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 to be replaced with cheaper agency workers. (BBC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The United Kingdom ends all remaining restrictions on international travel related to COVID-19. (Centre for Aviation)
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Law and crime
- Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov signs a law to rename Isfana as Razzaqov in honor of former Kirghizia Communist Party Secretary Iskhak Razzakov. The law was passed by the Kyrgyzstan Parliament on March 16. (AKIPress)
Science and technology
- Internet censorship in Russia
- Russia's telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, considers blocking YouTube as it accuses the platform of terrorism and of endangerment of Russian citizens' lives. This might happen either today or next week. (Interfax Russia) (RIA Novosti)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announces that the UK is deploying a Sky Sabre air defence system to Poland, and 100 troops to operate it as part of NATO's response to Russian military aggression. (Sky News)
- Panama's maritime authority states that Russia has attacked three Panamanian-flagged civil vessels in the Black Sea since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, causing one of the ships to sink. No deaths have been reported. (Reuters)
- According to Ukrainian intelligence information, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pledges to supply Russia with 40,000 mercenaries. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
- The U.S. House of Representatives votes 424-8 to suspend trade relations with Russia and Belarus following the invasion. (NBC News)
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- DP World-owned shipping company P&O Ferries fires all 800 crew members across its entire fleet of ferries and replaces them with cheaper agency workers who were bussed in by the company in advance. Many crew members refuse to leave their ships after being made redundant and are forcibly removed. (BBC News)
- Amazon agrees to purchase American film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for US$8.5 billion. (Variety)
Disasters and accidents
- An Emirati-flagged ship sinks off the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf due to winds exceeding 70 km/h. (IRIBNEWS)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- 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)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
- Health Canada approves the usage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 6 and 11 years. (CP24)
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record 621,328 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Yonhap)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
Law and crime
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian President Vladimir Putin orders the Federal Security Service to arrest Rosgvardiya Deputy Chief General Roman Gavrilov. (Euroweekly News)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Bulgarian Interior Ministry says that former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has been detained by police amid a probe into corruption and the alleged misuse of European Union funds. Former Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov is also arrested as part of the operation. (Reuters)
- Pardon of Alberto Fujimori
- The Constitutional Court of Peru restores a humanitarian pardon for former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder and corruption, previously reversed by the Supreme Court three years before. (The Guardian)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Siege of Mariupol
- Mariupol theatre airstrike
- The Donetsk Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol, which is currently being used as an air raid shelter holding up to 1,200 civilians, is largely destroyed by bombing. Ukraine accuses Russia of conducting an airstrike targeting the theatre, while Russian authorities deny responsibility, instead accusing the Azov Battalion of having planned and carried out the bombing. (BBC News) (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty)
- Mariupol theatre airstrike
- Siege of Mariupol
- Northeastern Ukraine offensive
- Siege of Chernihiv
- Russian troops reportedly shoot dead ten people queuing for food in Chernihiv. The Russian Defence Ministry denies Russian forces were behind the killings. (Sky News) (Reuters)
- Siege of Chernihiv
- Southern Ukraine offensive
- Battle of Melitopol
- Captured Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov is freed in exchange for nine Russian POWs. (Ukrinform)
- Battle of Melitopol
- Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says that the UK has begun supplying Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles to the Ukrainian military. (Reuters)
- U.S. President Joe Biden announces a further $800 million in "security assistance" to Ukraine, including 800 anti-aircraft systems, and thousands of anti-tank missiles and armed combat drones to counter Russia's invasion. (Reuters)
- Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses his ministers on the ongoing situation in Ukraine and the Russian economy, saying that Russian "traitors" and "scum" would be "spat out like a midge that accidentally flew into their mouths", and also accuses a so-called "fifth column" of attempting to destroy the country from within. (Reuters)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Fukushima earthquake
- A 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off Fukushima, Japan, triggering tsunami warnings and causing power outages for millions of people in Tokyo. At least four people are killed and 94 others are injured. (Al Jazeera) (NDTV)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record 400,741 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Korea Herald)
- COVID-19 vaccine
- A compromise is reached regarding a COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property waiver for developing countries. According to the compromise, developing countries which have exported less than 10% of the world's COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2021 do not need to seek consent from the owner of the patent before authorising the vaccine. The patent waiver does not apply to other COVID-19-related pharmaceutical products. (Politico)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
International relations
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that there is hope of reaching a compromise aimed at a ceasefire. (Politico EU)
- In a report from the Financial Times, a peace plan is drafted by Ukraine and Russia. The conditions include a ceasefire and Russian withdrawal if Ukraine abandons all attempts of joining NATO and accepts limits on its armed forces. (Naharnet) (Financial Times)
- Japan–Russia relations
- Japan announces that it will revoke Russia's most favoured nation trade status as part of further sanctions on Russia. (Reuters)
- Belarus–Canada relations
- Canada bans Belarusian aircraft from its airspace due to Belarus's support of Russia in the invasion. (The Hill)
- Russia in the Council of Europe
- Russia is expelled from the Council of Europe due to the invasion of Ukraine, although the Russian Foreign Ministry had previously announced that it would be quitting the organisation. (AP)
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- Iran–United Kingdom relations
- Iranian-British dual citizens Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are released from prison in Iran and return to the United Kingdom after spending 5 years and 11 months, and 2 years and 7 months, respectively, in prison for suspected espionage. (BBC News)
- The British government releases US$500 million of sanctioned Iranian assets after Iran releases the prisoners. (BBC News)
- 2021–2022 North Korean missile tests
- The South Korean military says that North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile from Pyongyang International Airport, which exploded prematurely in mid-air. (Reuters)
- Iranian nuclear program
- The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announces a new independent branch called the Nuclear Command Corps. (Asriran)
- China–United States relations, Chinese espionage in the United States
- Prosecutors for the U.S. Justice Department accuse five people working on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security of conspiring to spy on and intimidate several dissidents living in the United States, such as the father of Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu, and Tiananmen Square protest leader and current congressional candidate Xiong Yan. The department says it is the first time that federal elections in the country have been interfered with in this manner. Three have been arrested while two remain at large. (The Guardian) (BBC News)
Law and crime
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The International Court of Justice orders Russia to immediately halt its invasion of Ukraine. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposes a series of reforms to the national parliament, including re-establishing the Constitutional Court, reducing the membership requirement for establishing political parties from 20,000 to 5,000, reducing the number of parliament deputies appointed by the president, and restoring three regions that were merged during the 1990s. He says that the purpose of these reforms is to move the current political system from "superpresidential" rule to a presidential republic with a strong parliament. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission bans Russian television networks RT and RT France from Canadian airwaves. (CBC)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kyiv offensive
- Battle of Kyiv
- The Kyiv city government and Kyiv Oblast administration impose a 35-hour curfew starting at 20:00 local time (18:00 UTC). (Reuters)
- Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and producer Oleksandra Kuvshynova are killed, and war correspondent Benjamin Hall is injured, while covering the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Horenka, Kyiv Oblast. (The Guardian)
- Battle of Kyiv
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Siege of Mariupol
- Around 2,000 private cars have left Mariupol since a humanitarian corridor was imposed, with another 2,000 cars waiting to leave. (Deccan Herald)
- Russian troops storm the Mariupol regional intensive care hospital and take around 400 people hostage. Local authorities confirm that the damaged hospital is now under Russian control. (BBC News)
- Siege of Mariupol
- Southern Ukraine offensive
- The Russian Defence Ministry says that its forces have taken full control of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast and that they destroyed six Ukrainian Air Force jets, seven helicopters, and 13 UAVs in the last 24 hours. (The Nation)
- Satellite images from Planet Labs appear to show multiple Russian helicopters burning at Kherson International Airport after Ukrainian forces said they struck the airport. This is the second major Ukrainian attack on the facility since it fell to Russian forces on 2 March. (The Drive) (CNN)
- Ukrainian refugee crisis
- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says that over three million people have now fled Ukraine since the invasion began. (The Independent)
- Kyiv offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Two Palestinians are shot and killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian sources. A man is also killed in the Bedouin town of Rahat in the Negev following clashes with members of the Border Police. (Al Jazeera) (The Jerusalem Post)
Arts and culture
- Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré wins the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize, becoming the first African and black person to do so. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
- Puerto Rican government-debt crisis
- Puerto Rico exits out of bankruptcy after completing the largest public debt restructuring in U.S. history. (NBC News)
- U.S. President Joe Biden signs a $1.5 trillion budget bill, which includes $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine. (The Hill)
- The United Kingdom's Gambling Commission awards the next licence to run the National Lottery to Czech-owned lottery operator Allwyn Entertainment Ltd, replacing Camelot Group which has operated the lottery since it was started in 1994. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- University of the Southwest pick-up truck accident
- Nine people die in a head-on collision between a pickup truck and a van carrying members of the University of the Southwest men's and women's golf teams in Andrews County, Texas, United States. Six students and a faculty member are killed in the team vehicle, with two other students airlifted to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas in critical condition. The driver of the pickup and its passenger also die. (ESPN)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- Brazil reports its first two cases of the Deltacron variant in the Northern states of Pará and Amapá. (The Brazilian Report)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- China reports a record 5,280 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (The Straits Times) (NDTV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia
- Namibia drops its requirement of face mask and mandatory PCR COVID-19 test for vaccinated visitors as the number of cases falls. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19. (NPR)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
International relations
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- The fourth round of talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations resumes a day after talks were suspended for technical reasons. (The Quint) (CBS News)
- Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak reaffirms that ceasefire negotiations are ongoing. (The Free Press Journal)
- Podolyak says that talks between Ukraine and Russia are difficult but also says that there is "certainly room for compromise". Talks between both countries will continue tomorrow. (AP) (Reuters)
- Ukraine–European Union relations
- The prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic travel to Kyiv by train to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in order to demonstrate "unequivocal support" of the European Union for the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. (CNN)
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russia–United States relations
- Russia sanctions U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, CIA Director William Burns, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in response to United States sanctions on Russian officials. (Sky News)
- Canada–Russia relations
- Russia sanctions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, General Wayne Eyre and most members of the Canadian parliament. All those sanctioned are banned from entering Russia. (CBC News)
- Russia–Spain relations
- Spanish police seize a superyacht at the Port of Barcelona which is owned by Russian oligarch Sergey Chemezov, after Chemezov was sanctioned by the European Union. (Reuters)
- Belarus–United States relations
- The United States imposes additional sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. (CNN)
- Russia–United States relations
- Enlargement of NATO
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledges that Ukraine will not be able to join NATO. (The Independent)
- Russia in the Council of Europe
- Russia formally withdraws from the Council of Europe. (Reuters)
- Russia–Ukraine relations
Law and crime
- 2022 Karnataka hijab row
- In India, the Karnataka High Court upholds restrictions on the wearing of the hijab in its schools, with Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi saying in the court's judgement that the wearing of the hijab "does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith." (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Illia Kyva, a politician for the pro-Russian Opposition Platform — For Life, is deprived of his MP status in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. A further four MPs quit the party. (Interfax Ukraine)
- 2022 Northeastern U.S. serial shooter
- The DC Police Department arrest a suspected serial killer involved in the murders of two homeless men, and the attempted murder of three others in Washington, D.C. and New York City. (The New York Post)
Politics and elections
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The United States Senate unanimously passes a bipartisan resolution declaring Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal, and calls for his investigation by the International Criminal Court. (Reuters)
- War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Turkmenistan presidential election
- Serdar Berdimuhamedow is elected President of Turkmenistan, succeeding his father Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. (AP)
Science and technology
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Siege of Mariupol
- Local officials in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, say that over 160 cars have left the city in the first successful attempt to arrange a humanitarian corridor to evacuate the city. (Reuters)
- Russia denies having requested military assistance from China, as alleged by several US officials. (BBC News) (Al Jazeera)
- A Russian Air Force airstrike on a television tower in Rivne Oblast in Western Ukraine kills at least nine people, according to Rivne governor Vitaliy Koval. (Reuters)
- A Russian Orlan-10 UAV crashes near a village in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania. (Euronews)
- Siege of Mariupol
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
- Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
- Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan asks the OSCE Minsk Group to help initiate peace talks with Azerbaijan in an effort to normalize relations following the conflict. (ThePrint)
- Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
- 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
- Yemeni Civil War
- Famine in Yemen
- The United Nations reports that around 161,000 people in Yemen are expected to face a famine in the second half of the year. (Bloomberg)
- Famine in Yemen
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 California wildfires
- Evacuation warnings are lifted in Santa Barbara County after 50% of the Hollister Fire is contained. (KCRA-TV)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care facilities
- Long-term care homes in Ontario will keep their vaccine mandates for employees despite the province lifting all mandates. (Global News)
- Ontario health officials report no deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the first time since December 20. (CTV News Toronto)
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term care facilities
- COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick
- New Brunswick lifts their COVID-19 restrictions including their mask mandate, social distancing rules, and limits on gatherings. (CBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea
- Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol announces that South Korea will begin its COVID-19 vaccine campaign for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years on March 31. Booster doses will also be administered for children between the ages of 12 and 17 years. (Korea Herald)
- COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- The incidence rate for COVID-19 reaches an all-time high in Germany for the third consecutive day, at a seven-day moving average rate of 1,543 infections per 100,000 people. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announces that the city has ended their mask requirements and other COVID-19 measures for business. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
International relations
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- The fourth round of talks between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations resumes in an effort to end the war but is delayed until tomorrow due to technical issues. (Wall Street Journal) (Reuters)
- Russia–Slovakia relations
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- Germany–United States relations
- Germany announces that it will buy 35 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from the United States to replace its aging fleet of Panavia Tornados. Germany will also purchase 15 Eurofighter Typhoon jets from Airbus. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
- Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian state television journalist, interrupts a live news broadcast of Channel One Russia, holding a sign saying "No War" and "Stop the war. Do not believe propaganda, they tell you lies here", and is promptly arrested. (MSN)
- Anti-war protesters seize the mansion of Oleg Deripaska in London. Four of the protesters who were seen on the balcony of Deripaska's mansion are later arrested. (The Guardian)
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Andrey Turchak, the secretary-general of the ruling party United Russia, declares that the party will draft a bill criminalising compliance with the Western sanctions. (Kommersant)
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Northeastern U.S. serial shooter
- The New York City Police Department releases images of a suspected serial killer who has shot five homeless men, two fatally, in New York City and Washington, D.C. in the last week. (The New York Times)
- Cameroon bans shisha smoking, becoming the sixth African country to do so. (Africanews)
Politics and elections
- Political impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Jean Charest, a candidate for the upcoming Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, tests positive for COVID-19. (CBC)
Science and technology
- A DDoS cyberattack temporarily takes down Israeli government websites, including the websites of the interior, health, justice, and welfare ministries and the prime minister's office. (Middle East Eye)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Usage of white phosphorus bombs is reported overnight in the town of Popasna in Luhansk Oblast. (Ukrayinska Pravda)
- Kyiv offensive
- Brent Renaud, a filmmaker and photojournalist formerly affiliated with The New York Times, is shot and killed by Russian troops in Irpin, Kyiv Oblast. His colleague, another U.S. citizen, is wounded and evacuated to a hospital. (Jerusalem Post)
- Battle of Melitopol
- Russian occupation forces install Halyna Danylchenko as the new mayor of Melitopol following the abduction of Ivan Fedorov. Danilchenko, a former member of the city council, calls on residents to "adapt to the new reality" and stop "committing extremist acts". However, the city council refuses to recognise Danilchenko as mayor and calls on Ukrainian authorities to indict her for treason. (Sky News) (Ukrayinska Pravda)
- Siege of Mariupol
- Ukrainian authorities say that 2,187 civilians have now been killed in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast. Mariupol's City Council says that Russian forces are deliberately targeting residential buildings and densely populated areas in the port city. (Ukrayinska Pravda)
- Aftermath of the Battle of Chernobyl
- Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko announces that power has been restored to the former power plant in Chernobyl. (Axios)
- Russian airstrikes inflict significant damage on the Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport in western Ukraine, with no casualties immediately reported. (CNN)
- An airstrike on the NATO–Ukraine Partnership for Peace Yavoriv military base some 10–20 km (6.2–12.4 mi) from the border with Poland kills 35 people and injures 134 others. (USA Today)
- White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan warns that Russia could be preparing to use chemical weapons in Ukraine. (USA Today)
- Russian forces abduct Yevgeny Matveyev, the mayor of Dniprorudne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, after he refused to cooperate with the military. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, saying "it is only a matter of time before Russian rockets fall on your territory, on NATO territory". (NDTV)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Persian Gulf crisis
- 2022 Erbil rocket attacks
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims responsibility for the overnight missile strikes on Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, saying that the strikes were in response to "recent crimes of the fake Zionist regime". The missiles were launched from Iran's East Azerbaijan province. (The Jerusalem Post)
- 2022 Erbil rocket attacks
- Insurgency in Northern Chad; aftermath of the 2021 Northern Chad offensive
- The Transitional Military Council of Chad meets with 44 different armed rebel and opposition groups, including the Front for Change and Concord in Chad, Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad, and the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development in Doha, Qatar for peace talks. The President of Chad, Mahamat Déby, hopes that the talks will be the first step towards agreeing on a new constitution and holding free elections. (ABC News) (France24)
- The Transitional Military Council says that it has released hundreds of prisoners of war and has granted amnesty to several prominent leaders as a condition for the talks. (France24)
- Benishangul-Gumuz conflict
- The Ethiopian government says that it will take action against men who were seen in a video wearing Ethiopian military and police uniforms and burning civilians alive in the Metekel Zone. (Reuters)
Arts and culture
- 75th British Academy Film Awards
- The 75th British Academy Film Awards is held, with The Power of the Dog winning Best Film and Best Director. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Around 12 people in Mozambique are dead after Tropical Cyclone Gombe struck the Nampula and Zambezia provinces. (Phys.org)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai
- Shanghai restricts access and urges residents not to leave the city amid an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases. (Seven News Australia)
- Areas in the Jinshan and Minhang districts of Shanghai are elevated to medium-risk areas of COVID-19. (Shanghai Daily)
- Shenzhen enters a lockdown until March 20 after 66 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the city. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- Former President Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19. (People)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
International relations
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- Ukrainian negotiator and presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliyak and Russian delegate Leonid Slutsky say that there are signs of progress in the peace talks. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman says that Russia is willing to engage in negotiations aimed at a ceasefire. (Reuters)
- Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov and Ukrainian adviser Mykhailo Podoliyak confirm that the fourth round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will resume tomorrow. (Times of Israel) (Market Screener)
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that the purpose of the talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations is to ensure direct talks between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (GMA Network)
- India–Ukraine relations
- The embassy of India in Ukraine is relocated from Lviv to Poland due to the attacks on Western Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Russia–Ukraine relations
Law and crime
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
- Around 250 anti-war protesters are detained in Russia for opposing the military invasion of Ukraine. (The Moscow Times)
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
Politics and elections
- 2022 Colombian parliamentary election
- Colombians go to the polls to elect the members of the Congress. (France 24)
Sports
- 2022 Winter Paralympics
- The closing ceremony of the Winter Paralympics is held in Beijing. (CBC)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- Russian soldiers have damaged the Sviatohirsk Lavra, a popular Orthodox pilgrimage site under the jurisdiction of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, at around 22:00 local time. (Kyiv Independent) (Ukrayinska Pravda)
- Russia warns that it could fire on any future NATO armaments shipments to Ukraine, saying that the weapons shipments are "legitimate military targets" for its military. (Financial Times)
- Eastern Ukraine offensive
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Persian Gulf crisis, Iraqi conflict, 2022 Erbil rocket attacks
- Iran launches twelve ballistic missiles at the Iraqi city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, with explosions reported near the U.S. consulate and Erbil International Airport. The missiles are believed to be Fateh-110s. There are no reports of injuries or deaths. (The Jerusalem Post) (MSN) (Al Arabiya)
- Iraqi security officials confirm that the missiles were launched from Iran and that several missiles hit the U.S. consulate building. (DW)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
- Pokémon Go suspends operations in Russia and Belarus following the invasion. (Gamerant.com)
- The Central Bank of Russia announces that stock trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange will remain suspended until at least March 18 due to the fallout from the Russian invasion. (The Wall Street Journal)
- 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 Lualaba train accident
- At least 61 people are killed and 54 more injured by a train crash in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022 California wildfires
- The Hollister Fire near Santa Barbara County, grows to 1,000 acres, prompting evacuations off the Gaviota Coast. (Merced Sun-Star)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- China reports more than 3,100 cases of COVID-19, a new single-day record. (South China Morning Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record 383,665 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Korea Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
- Vietnam reports a record 454,197 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including a record 225,693 new cases in Hanoi, which is the highest single-day total in any municipality or province. (VnExpress)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
International relations
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- Israel–Ukraine relations, Israel–Russia relations
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine should be held in Jerusalem. He also says that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could have a positive impact on the negotiations. (Times of Israel)
- Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations, Azerbaijan–Russia relations
- Azerbaijani foreign policy adviser Hikmet Hajiyev says that Azerbaijan is open to holding talks between Ukraine and Russia. (Trend)
- Israel–Ukraine relations, Israel–Russia relations
- Russia–Ukraine relations
Law and crime
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Melitopol
- Demonstrators gather to protest the abduction of Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov. (BBC News)
- Anti-war protesters gather in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, to listen to a videotaped speech by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Reuters)
- Battle of Melitopol
- International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Italian police seize sailing yacht A at the Port of Trieste after its owner, Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, was sanctioned by the European Union. (The Guardian)
- Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia executes 81 people, making it the largest execution in Saudi Arabian history, surpassing a January 1980 mass execution of 63 militants who were convicted of attempting to seize the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. (Time)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Turkmenistan presidential election
- A presidential election is held in Turkmenistan, with Serdar Berdimuhamedow expecting to be elected President of Turkmenistan to succeed his father, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo surpasses Josef Bican as the sport's official top goalscorer of all time as recorded by FIFA, after scoring his 806th and 807th goals during a Premier League match with Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur. (The Indian Express)