## [2017-03-29](/feed/2017/03/29/index.md)

##### Last month's presidential election
### [Former candidate Manuel Valls (PS) announces his support for Emmanuel Macron (En Marche!) rather than for his own party's nominee, Benoît Hamon. ](/feed/2017/03/29/former-candidate-manuel-valls-ps-announces-his-support-for-emmanuel-macron-en-marche-rather-than-for-his-own-party.md)
##### Brexit
### [The United Kingdom formally notifies the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community. There is not yet agreement on a negotiations roadmap. ](/feed/2017/03/29/the-united-kingdom-formally-notifies-the-european-council-of-its-intention-to-withdraw-from-the-european-union-and-the-e.md)
##### United States immigration ban
### [In response to a federal appeal, U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson (Hawaii), who on March 15 issued a temporary, national restraining order on implementation of the revised federal immigration-refugee rules, upgrades his earlier ruling to a preliminary injunction until Hawaii's lawsuit is resolved. ](/feed/2017/03/29/in-response-to-a-federal-appeal-us-district-judge-derrick-watson-hawaii-who-on-march-15-issued-a-temporary-nation.md)
##### Pickup truck
### [A head on crash between a pickup truck and a church bus outside Garner State Park in the American state of Texas kills at least 12 people and injures 3 others. ](/feed/2017/03/29/a-head-on-crash-between-a-pickup-truck-and-a-church-bus-outside-garner-state-park-in-the-american-state-of-texas-kills-a.md)
##### European Commission
### [The European Commission blocks the third attempt of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse at a merger, citing the danger of a "de facto monopoly in the crucial area of fixed income instruments". ](/feed/2017/03/29/the-european-commission-blocks-the-third-attempt-of-the-london-stock-exchange-and-deutsche-borse-at-a-merger-citing-the.md)
##### Swedish Academy
### [The Swedish Academy announces that American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has agreed to accept his Nobel Prize in Literature this weekend at a private location in Stockholm. ](/feed/2017/03/29/the-swedish-academy-announces-that-american-singer-songwriter-bob-dylan-has-agreed-to-accept-his-nobel-prize-in-literatu.md)
##### Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
### [A car bomb attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad kills at least 15 people and injures 40 others. ](/feed/2017/03/29/a-car-bomb-attack-on-a-police-checkpoint-in-baghdad-kills-at-least-15-people-and-injures-40-others.md)
##### Turkish military intervention in Syria
### [Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announces an end to the operation Euphrates Shield, which was part of international military operations against ISIL. He adds: "Any operation following this one will have a different name." ](/feed/2017/03/29/turkish-prime-minister-binali-yildirim-announces-an-end-to-the-operation-euphrates-shield-which-was-part-of-internation.md)
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