March 2, 2023 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russia accuses a Ukrainian sabotage group of attacking the villages of Lyubechane and Sushany in Bryansk Oblast and taking hostages. However, Ukraine accuses Russia of staging a false "provocation".

(Reuters)

2023 Bryansk Oblast attack2022–23 Western Russia attacks2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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A Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the city of Zaporizhzhia kills three civilians and injures at least four others, according to Ukrainian police.

(Reuters)

Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Disasters and accidents

Twenty people are injured by severe turbulence on a Condor flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Mauritius.

(AP)

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Six people are killed and five others are injured by a methane explosion in Harnai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.

(AP)

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International relations

Israel criticizes the government of Brazil for allowing two Iranian warships to dock in Rio de Janeiro and urges Brazil to send the warships away calling it a "dangerous and regretful development".

(Reuters)

Brazil–Israel relations

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Politics and elections

The National Assembly of Vietnam elects Võ Văn Thưởng as the country's new president, succeeding Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

(Nikkei Asia)

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