## [2020-03-1](/feed/2020/03/1/index.md)

##### Luis Lacalle Pou
### [Luis Lacalle Pou is sworn in as the new President of Uruguay and succeeds leftist Tabaré Vázquez. ](/feed/2020/03/1/luis-lacalle-pou-is-sworn-in-as-the-new-president-of-uruguay-and-succeeds-leftist-tabare-vazquez.md)
##### 2020 Tajik parliamentary election
### [Parliamentary elections are held in Tajikistan. ](/feed/2020/03/1/parliamentary-elections-are-held-in-tajikistan.md)
##### Democratic presidential nominee
### [Former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg suspends his presidential campaign. ](/feed/2020/03/1/former-south-bend-indiana-mayor-pete-buttigieg-suspends-his-presidential-campaign.md)
##### Foreign relations of Syria
### [Syria and Libya's Tobruk-based government led by Aguila Saleh Issa agree to establish diplomatic relations following a high level visit to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem. Both governments agree to counter "Turkish aggression" in the region. ](/feed/2020/03/1/syria-and-libya-s-tobruk-based-government-led-by-aguila-saleh-issa-agree-to-establish-diplomatic-relations-following-a-h.md)
##### European migrant crisis
### [Greece deploys its military on the border with Turkey to prevent thousands of migrants from entering the European Union, and suspends all asylum applications for a month while also vowing to deport any migrants who enter Greek territory illegally. ](/feed/2020/03/1/greece-deploys-its-military-on-the-border-with-turkey-to-prevent-thousands-of-migrants-from-entering-the-european-union.md)
### [Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu says 76,358 migrants have left Turkey from Edirne Province as of this morning towards Europe. ](/feed/2020/03/1/turkish-interior-minister-suleyman-soylu-says-76358-migrants-have-left-turkey-from-edirne-province-as-of-this-morning-t.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [The Dominican Republic confirms its first case. ](/feed/2020/03/1/the-dominican-republic-confirms-its-first-case.md)
### [Florida confirms its first two cases, and Governor Ron DeSantis declares a public health emergency. ](/feed/2020/03/1/florida-confirms-its-first-two-cases-and-governor-ron-desantis-declares-a-public-health-emergency.md)
### [A nursing home in Kirkland, Washington locks down due to fears of COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/1/a-nursing-home-in-kirkland-washington-locks-down-due-to-fears-of-covid-19.md)
### [San Marino reports its first death. ](/feed/2020/03/1/san-marino-reports-its-first-death.md)
### [Scotland confirms its first case of COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/03/1/scotland-confirms-its-first-case-of-covid-19.md)
### [Armenia confirms its first case. ](/feed/2020/03/1/armenia-confirms-its-first-case.md)
### [South Korea halts religious services and closes churches as the infected toll surpass 3,700. ](/feed/2020/03/1/south-korea-halts-religious-services-and-closes-churches-as-the-infected-toll-surpass-3700.md)
##### An agreement
### [Afghan president Ashraf Ghani rejects a clause in the U.S.–Taliban deal setting the release of Taliban prisoners ahead of intra-Afghan talks scheduled for March 10. ](/feed/2020/03/1/afghan-president-ashraf-ghani-rejects-a-clause-in-the-us-taliban-deal-setting-the-release-of-taliban-prisoners-ahead-o.md)
##### Civil war
### [The Syrian Army launches an operation in the southern city of Al-Sanamayn, Daraa Governorate, after "armed militants" attempted to take over the majority-Sunni city. The operation is reportedly still ongoing as gunmen still hold western parts of the city. ](/feed/2020/03/1/the-syrian-army-launches-an-operation-in-the-southern-city-of-al-sanamayn-daraa-governorate-after-armed-militants-at.md)
### [Turkish drone strikes kill 19 Syrian Government troops in the past 24 hours, raising the total killed by Turkey in the past 3 days to 93 Syrian Government troops and 14 Hezbollah fighters. ](/feed/2020/03/1/turkish-drone-strikes-kill-19-syrian-government-troops-in-the-past-24-hours-raising-the-total-killed-by-turkey-in-the-p.md)
### [Turkish drone strikes target the Hama Military Airport. ](/feed/2020/03/1/turkish-drone-strikes-target-the-hama-military-airport.md)
### [Turkish drone and artillery strikes target Aleppo International Airport. ](/feed/2020/03/1/turkish-drone-and-artillery-strikes-target-aleppo-international-airport.md)
### [Syrian state media says the Syrian Air Defense Force has downed three Turkish drones used to hit Syrian Army and air bases. ](/feed/2020/03/1/syrian-state-media-says-the-syrian-air-defense-force-has-downed-three-turkish-drones-used-to-hit-syrian-army-and-air-bas.md)
### [Two Syrian Air Force Su-24 jet aircraft are shot down by Turkish Air Force F-16s using air-to-air missiles over the Syria–Turkey border, while a Turkish drone is shot down by Syrian government forces in Idlib. ](/feed/2020/03/1/two-syrian-air-force-su-24-jet-aircraft-are-shot-down-by-turkish-air-force-f-16s-using-air-to-air-missiles-over-the-syri.md)
### [Turkey launches an operation in Syria's Idlib Governorate codenamed Operation Spring Shield. ](/feed/2020/03/1/turkey-launches-an-operation-in-syria-s-idlib-governorate-codenamed-operation-spring-shield.md)
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