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.
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March 14, 2022 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
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.
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.
The United Nations reports that around 161,000 people in Yemen are expected to face a famine in the second half of the year.
Disasters and accidents
Evacuation warnings are lifted in Santa Barbara County after 50% of the Hollister Fire is contained.
Health and environment
New Brunswick lifts their COVID-19 restrictions including their mask mandate, social distancing rules, and limits on gatherings.
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.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announces that the city has ended their mask requirements and other COVID-19 measures for business.
Ontario health officials report no deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the first time since December 20.
International 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.
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.
Law and crime
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.
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.
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.
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.
Politics and elections
Jean Charest, a candidate for the upcoming Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, tests positive for COVID-19.
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.
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