Monday 11th March
Antony Blinken will meet with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica to try and resolve the situation in Haiti. (AP)
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that “NATO military personnel are already present in Ukraine” and that he “can’t disclose them.” (Sky News)
The Hungarian prime minister has said that Donald Trump will not give a penny to the Ukraine-Russia war. (BBC News)
Tuesday 12th March
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden win their respective parties’ nominations to run in the presidential election. (BBC News)
Hezbollah launched over 100 rockets into northern Israel in an attempt to strike some of the country’s military outposts. (The New York Times)
The Israeli Air Force has struck “Hezbollah military command centres” in the Beqaa Valley. (Reuters)
Wednesday 13th March
The European Union has reached an agreement to provide Ukraine with an additional €5 billion in military aid. (Reuters)
Ukraine launched a large wave of drone attacks in Russia, causing a fire at the Rosneft oil refinery. (Reuters)
The United States deployed a platoon of the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment to secure their embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid ongoing unrest. (NBC News)
Thursday 14th Match
Russian officials at the Zaporizhzhiah Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine have said that shelling has hit critical infrastructure at the plant. (Reuters)
A Royal Air Force plane carrying the UK’s defence secretary Grant Shapps had its GPS signals jammed while flying near Russia, with the Russian military suspected of being behind the jamming. (BBC News)
Denmark has announced plans to both extend military conscription to women and increase the standard service time. (BBC News)
Space X has successfully launched its first starship rocket from its base in Texas, United States. The rocket reached 200 kilometres before being destroyed during re-entry. (Al Jazeera)
Friday 15th Match
People in Russia head to the polls to vote for their next president, with Vladimir Putin looking for his fifth term in office. (BBC News)
At least 20 people have been killed and at least 73 injured as Russia launches a double-tap missile strike in Odessa, Ukraine. (CNN)
Benjamin Netanyahu claims he has approved a military operation to capture Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip even after international pressure mounts to stop the offensive. (Reuters)
Saturday 16th March
Russia reports that two civilians have been killed by shells fired from Ukraine on the city of Belgorod. (AP)
Vaughan Gething becomes the first black First Minister of Wales after being elected the leader of Welsh Labour with 51.7% of the votes. (BBC News)
The first maritime humanitarian aid has reached and been unloaded on the shore, delivering around 200 metric tonnes of food. (BBC News)
A court in Hong Kong has sentenced 12 people to prison over the storming of the city’s legislative council during the height of anti-governmental protests in 2019. (AP)
Sunday 17th March
A volcano in Iceland erupts for the fourth time in three months, sending fountains of lava into the night sky. (AP)
The widow of Alexei Navalny has taken part in protests against Vladimir Putin in Berlin as the Russian election takes place. Yulia Navalnaya has encouraged supporters to protest at Russian polling stations. (Sky News)
Early results of the Russian election show that Putin has nearly 88% of the votes. (AP)
The European Union has announced an $8 billion aid package to Egypt as concerns mount over migration. (AP)
Vladimir Putin wins the Russian election. (BBC News)
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