German federal government Postal ballots of the 2018 SPD coalition party member vote are due. The vote will determine if the SPD is allowed to form a coalition with Angela Merkel's CDU.
Politics of the European Union European Union lawmakers strike a deal on opening up the 3.6 and 26 GHz bandwidths by 2020 to make room for the new 5G network.
Italian general election, 2018 Antonio Tajani, the current President of the European Parliament, accepts the offer of Silvio Berlusconi to stand as a candidate for Prime Minister of Italy for Forza Italia.
Central Michigan University shooting A student shoots his parents dead in a dorm at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States.
Cannabis in Greece The Hellenic Parliament passes a bill legalising the use of medical cannabis in Greece. New Democracy, Communist Party, Golden Dawn and the Union of Centrists voted against the government-sponsored bill.
2016–2018 investigations involving Benjamin Netanyahu An Israel Police anti-corruption unit questions Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara.
Cuba–United States relations The United States permanently downgrades their embassy in Havana, making its status 'unaccompanied', meaning a post at which no family members are permitted to reside. The status change comes after alleged health attacks.
Russia–United States relations Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denies White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders' claim that Russia breached any international arms control pacts, after President Vladimir Putin's March 1 speech on nuclear weapons.
2018 Baku fire At least 25 people are killed in a fire at a drug-rehabilitation clinic in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Another storm A massive winter storm occurs in the East Coast of the United States, leaving millions without power and cancelling thousands of airplane flights.
2017–18 European windstorm season An avalanche near Entraunes in southeastern France, kills at least four people and leaves another one missing.
War A suicide car bomber kills one person and injures fourteen others near the Australian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Ituri conflict An attack on a village, part of the unrest between ethnic Lendu and Hema communities, leaves 49 people dead in the Ituri Province of DR Congo.
2018 Ouagadougou attacks A terrorist attack at the French embassy and military headquarters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, leaves 28 people dead and at least 50 others injured.