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March 27, 2025 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Five people are wounded in a mass stabbing at Dam Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The suspect is arrested by police.
A Kenyan police officer deployed in Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission is killed in a suspected gang ambush, according to Haitian authorities. Kenya has confirmed that the officer is missing but has not yet verified his death.
Business and economy
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a 25% tariff on automotive imports to the United States is a "direct attack" on his country by the Trump administration and vows to respond.
Japan confirms it has asked the U.S. for an exemption from the new automotive tariffs, saying the 25% tariff on vehicle imports would have a massive negative impact on its automotive industry. Japan is one of the largest exporters of cars to the United States.
The United States suspends financial contributions to the World Trade Organization.
Disasters and accidents
Ongoing climate-exacerbated wildfires in South Korea develop into the worst natural fire disaster in the nation's history after doubling in size over the course of 24 hours, killing at least 26 people and destroying much of the ancient Gounsa temple site.
Two people are killed, including alpine skier Berkin Usta, and four others are injured in a fire at a ski resort in UludaÄź, Turkey.
Health and environment
British environmental activist group Just Stop Oil announces they will end all civil resistance, direct action, and vandalism-related protests immediately and disband by April after the British government announced it will halt the granting of oil and gas permits.
International relations
The European Union announces that they have expanded sanctions against Belarus to include the Central Election Commission of Belarus for political repression in the country.
Law and crime
South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar is detained by security forces following an arrest warrant on "unclear charges", according to his spokesperson. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition says Machar's arrest has effectively ended the 2018 peace agreement which ended the civil war.
The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina issues an international arrest warrant for Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accusing him of repeatedly taking actions that could violate the Dayton Accords.
March 26, 2025 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Sudanese Armed Forces retakes Khartoum International Airport from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and seizes state institutions in Khartoum captured earlier in the war by the RSF.
Sudanese military leader and Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declares the liberation of Khartoum from RSF forces after two years of fighting.
The U.S. military conducts airstrikes targeting ISIS militants in the Golis Mountains as part of a coordinated operation led by AFRICOM. The strikes reportedly kill militants without causing any civilian casualties in militant hideouts located in the Golis Mountains of Puntland's Bari Region.
A motocycle bomb explosion near a police station in PiendamĂł, Cauca Department, Colombia, injures 18 civilians.
Business and economy
U.S. President Donald Trump announces a 25% tariff on all car imports to the U.S. will take effect from April 2.
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from the wildfires in Uiseong and Sancheong counties, South Korea, increases to 24, with 19 others injured.
Bolivia declares a national emergency after severe floods kill over fifty people and leave more than 100,000 people displaced from their homes.
The European Commission issues a new preparedness strategy for citizens of European Union member states to stockpile 72 hours of food, water and essentials for use in the event of an attack or natural disaster.
Four American soldiers go missing during training in the PabradÄ— Training Area in Lithuania. A search for the soldiers is underway and an investigation has been launched.
International relations
Law and crime
German Federal Police carry out raids in six states targeting 17 people suspected to be members of Brigade N'Hamedu, a group advocating against the government of Eritrea by causing violence and disruptions at Eritrean cultural events in Germany.
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil unanimously votes to bring former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven others as defendants to trial on charges of attempting a coup.
Politics and elections
The Atlantic magazine releases the full text of a Signal group chat involving senior U.S. national security officials about recent strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. In the conversation, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provides exact times of warplane launches, strike packages, and targets.
The High Court in Seoul, South Korea, clears Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung of charges of violating election laws, allowing him to run in the next South Korean presidential election, where he is heavily favored to win.
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