2025-03-31 ef4a681bac2d865f442d5961aa5ab34cfc6e5149 20 2027 French presidential election 71 /wiki/2027%20french%20presidential%20election Marine Le Pen 14 /wiki/marine%20le%20pen National Rally 2 /wiki/national%20rally National Rally assistants affair 1 /wiki/national%20rally%20assistants%20affair embezzlement 37 /wiki/embezzlement 2027 French presidential election Marine Le Pen National Rally National Rally assistants affair embezzlement National Rally assistants affair /feed/2025/03/31/national-rally-politician-marine-le-pen-is-convicted-of-embezzlement-and-banned-from-running-for-political-office-for-fi France24 31 67b628fdc888caf29a3574e6693c7dae5b5609c9 3 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250331-%F0%9F%94%B4-french-court-convicts-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-in-embezzlement-trial 2025 National Rally politician Marine Le Pen is convicted of embezzlement and banned from running for political office for five years, meaning she cannot stand in the next French presidential election. 2025-03-31 252dc57c3f8d1a7cf39fc49216691ab1e925c97a 19 Abu Dhabi 2 /wiki/abu%20dhabi Israeli 71 /wiki/israelis Killing of Zvi Kogan 1 /wiki/killing%20of%20zvi%20kogan Moldovan 116 /wiki/moldovans United Arab Emirates 14 /wiki/united%20arab%20emirates Zvi Kogan 239 /wiki/zvi%20kogan life sentence 317 /wiki/life%20sentence rabbi 172 /wiki/rabbi to death 37 /wiki/death%20sentence Abu Dhabi Israeli Killing of Zvi Kogan Moldovan United Arab Emirates Zvi Kogan life sentence rabbi to death Killing of Zvi Kogan /feed/2025/03/31/a-court-in-abu-dhabi-united-arab-emirates-sentences-three-people-to-death-for-killing-israeli-moldovan-rabbi-zvi-kogan AP 31 82349dadebb21468ec37b4bccd3fd3281e84dcd0 3 https://apnews.com/article/emirates-death-sentence-rabbi-zvi-kogan-0c167275788c9c23df300a2f76fad60d 2025 A court in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, sentences three people to death for killing Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan in 2024. A fourth accomplice who aided in the murder receives a life sentence. 2025-03-31 8692772658f108d12ad82fb469be757ba7da5dde 18 Greenland 37 /wiki/greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen 14 /wiki/jens-frederik%20nielsen Prime Minister of Greenland 2 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20greenland Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland 1 /wiki/proposed%20united%20states%20acquisition%20of%20greenland United States 71 /wiki/united%20states Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen Prime Minister of Greenland Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland United States Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland /feed/2025/03/31/newly-elected-prime-minister-of-greenland-jens-frederik-nielsen-rules-out-greenland-joining-the-united-states-while-he-i AP 31 83356e81f0a2521fe90752da7c9cd8ca70922108 3 https://apnews.com/article/greenland-trump-denmark-ff85e2f04c5e967b1bbd7714b9972bf8 2025 Newly elected Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen rules out Greenland joining the United States while he is in office. 2025-03-31 d5769f5e0dc869e187992e5c35d764a7a1de3a94 16 Alexandr Nesterovschi 239 /wiki/alexandr%20nesterovschi Chișinău 172 /wiki/chisinau Moldova 2 /wiki/moldova Moldova–Russia relations 1 /wiki/moldova-russia%20relations Russian embassy 116 /wiki/list%20of%20diplomatic%20missions%20of%20russia Transnistria 317 /wiki/transnistria diplomat 37 /wiki/diplomat foreign affairs ministry 14 /wiki/ministry%20of%20foreign%20affairs%20(moldova) personae non gratae 71 /wiki/persona%20non%20grata Alexandr Nesterovschi Chișinău Moldova Moldova–Russia relations Russian embassy Transnistria diplomat foreign affairs ministry personae non gratae Moldova–Russia relations /feed/2025/03/31/the-moldovan-foreign-affairs-ministry-expels-three-russian-diplomats-and-declares-them-personae-non-gratae-after-accus DW 31 4f62ef489dec6edf2a18cc6b97d069b0e2426dda 3 https://www.dw.com/en/moldova-expels-russian-diplomats-for-aiding-fugitive-mp/a-72100437 2025 The Kyiv Independent 31 ad6e0c5160056dae6653f22607e13e06a9df1d91 3 https://kyivindependent.com/moldova-expels-three-russian-diplomats-for-aiding-fugitive-mps-escape-to-transnistria/ 2025 The Moldovan foreign affairs ministry expels three Russian diplomats and declares them "personae non gratae" after accusing the Russian embassy in Chișinău of helping Alexandr Nesterovschi, a pro-Russia politician convicted of corruption, escape to Transnistria. 2025-03-31 ae69bf9f90fedb956a68951f03482e56b7d6b5b2 15 China–United States relations 1 /wiki/china-united%20states%20relations Dong Jingwei 116 /wiki/dong%20jingwei Hong Kong 37 /wiki/hong%20kongers United States 2 /wiki/united%20states national security office 71 /wiki/office%20for%20safeguarding%20national%20security under U.S. sanctions 14 /wiki/united%20states%20government%20sanctions China–United States relations Dong Jingwei Hong Kong United States national security office under U.S. sanctions China–United States relations /feed/2025/03/31/the-united-states-announces-sanctions-on-six-chinese-and-hong-kong-officials-including-head-of-the-national-security-of DW 31 45bfe1dd239b0b76a45ac00eb002cd7f958ab9ba 3 https://www.dw.com/en/us-sanctions-6-over-hong-kong-security-crackdown/a-72101752 2025 The United States announces sanctions on six Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including head of the national security office Dong Jingwei, accusing them of "transnational oppression and undermining Hong Kong autonomy". 2025-03-31 b1cd20ca2e0ce2f9cf00d1d5c073fbee862b32fe 13 Brazil 71 /wiki/brazil Brazilian police 2 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20brazil Brazil–Syria relations 1 /wiki/brazil-syria%20relations Ponta Porã 172 /wiki/ponta%20pora Syria 14 /wiki/syria consulate 37 /wiki/consulate electronic device 116 /wiki/electronic%20device Brazil Brazilian police Brazil–Syria relations Ponta Porã Syria consulate electronic device Brazil–Syria relations /feed/2025/03/31/brazilian-police-arrest-a-syrian-consulate-employee-in-brazil-after-discovering-over-600-smuggled-electronic-devices-and G1 31 9add873ff40345ac6e2e0fa838a2cde976f7c5a4 3 https://g1.globo.com/ms/mato-grosso-do-sul/noticia/2025/03/28/vice-consul-da-siria-e-preso-com-mais-de-600-aparelhos-eletronicos-contrabandeados-em-ms.ghtml 2025 Brazilian police arrest a Syrian consulate employee in Brazil after discovering over 600 smuggled electronic devices and other luxury goods valued at over US$700,000 in his diplomatic vehicle during a highway inspection in Ponta Porã. 2025-03-31 dd8e41ee21ddbbc194121272cbdd18d0a52020d1 12 Australia–North Korea relations 1 /wiki/australia-north%20korea%20relations Japan 172 /wiki/japan Kadena Air Base 71 /wiki/kadena%20air%20base North Korea 239 /wiki/north%20korea Okinawa Prefecture 116 /wiki/okinawa%20prefecture P-8 Poseidon 37 /wiki/boeing%20p-8%20poseidon Royal Australian Air Force 2 /wiki/royal%20australian%20air%20force Yellow Sea 317 /wiki/yellow%20sea maritime patrol aircraft 14 /wiki/maritime%20patrol%20aircraft Australia–North Korea relations Japan Kadena Air Base North Korea Okinawa Prefecture P-8 Poseidon Royal Australian Air Force Yellow Sea maritime patrol aircraft Australia–North Korea relations /feed/2025/03/31/the-royal-australian-air-force-deploys-a-long-range-maritime-patrol-aircraft-p-8-poseidon-to-kadena-air-base-in-okinawa NK News 31 1caa5f08650f680fdbcf8e70ea5a872bee88ac65 3 https://www.nknews.org/2025/03/australia-deploys-aircraft-to-monitor-north-koreas-illicit-maritime-activities/ 2025 The Royal Australian Air Force deploys a long-range maritime patrol aircraft P-8 Poseidon to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, to monitor North Korean maritime activities in the Yellow Sea, including weapons shipments prohibited under international sanctions. 2025-03-31 069e49367b6ea6c785e38dc2b0bba15a7e1d7204 11 England 115 /wiki/england Greater London 70 /wiki/greater%20london Heathrow Airport 36 /wiki/heathrow%20airport bus 13 /wiki/bus multiple-vehicle collision 1 /wiki/multiple-vehicle%20collision England Greater London Heathrow Airport bus multiple-vehicle collision Multiple-vehicle collision /feed/2025/03/31/three-people-are-killed-in-a-multiple-vehicle-collision-involving-a-bus-and-a-car-near-heathrow-airport-in-greater-londo The Independent 31 6cdeb8878913a0e702733722351fadc66fcd1ddf 3 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/heathrow-airport-bus-car-crash-deaths-roads-b2725169.html 2025 Three people are killed in a multiple-vehicle collision involving a bus and a car near Heathrow Airport in Greater London, England. 2025-03-31 b327a2403d49e2b62e47367437af366007660436 10 Asturias 36 /wiki/asturias Degaña 13 /wiki/degana Spain 70 /wiki/spain coal mine 1 /wiki/coal%20mining Asturias Degaña Spain coal mine Coal mine /feed/2025/03/31/five-people-are-killed-and-four-are-injured-after-an-explosion-at-a-coal-mine-in-degana-asturias-spain BBC News 31 579b0432031ffd1c8999007bd1a06613159d4877 3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dj1dx0y78o 2025 Five people are killed and four are injured after an explosion at a coal mine in Degaña, Asturias, Spain. 2025-03-31 551f80a2c4eaf2fba8df90b335cb74934c8bb0c4 9 Americans 238 /wiki/americans Gitanas Nauseda 171 /wiki/gitanas%20nauseda Lithuania 36 /wiki/lithuania Lithuanian president 115 /wiki/president%20of%20lithuania M88 vehicle 13 /wiki/m88%20recovery%20vehicle Pabradė Training Area 70 /wiki/pabrade%20training%20area U.S. Army 1 /wiki/united%20states%20army Americans Gitanas Nauseda Lithuania Lithuanian president M88 vehicle Pabradė Training Area U.S. Army U.S. Army /feed/2025/03/31/the-recovery-operation-of-the-us-army-m88-vehicle-that-sank-in-lithuanian-swamps-on-pabrade-training-area-finishes-aft DW 31 cc8a51696226d4eb0113789a59feaa96ae2ab044 3 https://www.dw.com/en/lithuania-says-3-out-of-4-missing-us-soldiers-found-dead/a-72093038 2025 LRT 31 f494e41b034c5e5702d09bcc758d816ad83e63a9 3 https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2525052/lithuania-recovers-us-army-vehicle-from-swamp?srsltid=AfmBOooFIeD1JqZpTZp2lj3mWCqZE2Yd_QEIjTUsGNEQAzXcpp8MiZpy 2025 The recovery operation of the U.S. Army M88 vehicle that sank in Lithuanian swamps on Pabradė Training Area finishes after five days. Lithuanian president Gitanas Nauseda says that 3 out of 4 missing Americans are found dead, with the last person still missing. 2025-03-31 c4ddbf242d3f6eec3b41c97dabb08bc8784c9c59 8 MW 7.7 earthquake 1 /wiki/2025%20myanmar%20earthquake Myanmar 37 /wiki/myanmar Myanmar government 2 /wiki/provisional%20government%20of%20myanmar day of mourning 14 /wiki/national%20day%20of%20mourning earthquake 71 /wiki/earthquake MW 7.7 earthquake Myanmar Myanmar government day of mourning earthquake MW 7.7 earthquake /feed/2025/03/31/the-myanmar-government-declares-a-period-of-national-mourning-in-myanmar-to-last-until-april-6-as-the-death-toll-from-th AFP via ''Barron's 31 fe453de2ae35254bb3fe1290eccbd9db35d5dd1b 3 https://www.barrons.com/news/myanmar-junta-declares-a-week-of-national-mourning-after-quake-faee3b34 2025 The Myanmar government declares a period of national mourning in Myanmar to last until April 6 as the death toll from the earthquake last week rises to over 3,050 people. 2025-03-31 28b6f440af39c6833f4cdab869591d1eeec1161e 7 Caribbean guilder 1 /wiki/caribbean%20guilder Curaçao 13 /wiki/curacao Netherlands Antillean guilder 70 /wiki/netherlands%20antillean%20guilder Sint Maarten 36 /wiki/sint%20maarten Caribbean guilder Curaçao Netherlands Antillean guilder Sint Maarten Caribbean guilder /feed/2025/03/31/the-caribbean-guilder-becomes-legal-tender-in-curacao-and-sint-maarten-which-will-co-circulate-alongside-its-predecesso NOS 31 071b7702ff759aca9da289f03ba1a92bb7a76909 3 https://nos.nl/artikel/2561937-van-vogel-naar-vis-nieuw-geld-voor-curacao-en-sint-maarten 2025 The Caribbean guilder becomes legal tender in Curaçao and Sint Maarten, which will co-circulate alongside its predecessor, the Netherlands Antillean guilder, until 1 July 2025. 2025-03-31 b56e1c70de1a75946571e467aa1a4ab69febe602 6 Japan 1 /wiki/japan Sukiya 13 /wiki/sukiya%20(restaurant%20chain) cockroach 70 /wiki/cockroach rat 36 /wiki/rat Japan Sukiya cockroach rat Japan /feed/2025/03/31/japanese-restaurant-chain-sukiya-orders-the-temporary-closure-of-almost-all-of-its-nearly-2000-locations-in-the-country AP 31 fa737d1c38d6d0b7ff01f881d3f5514c7c0aa447 3 https://apnews.com/article/japan-beef-bowl-chain-rat-insect-1fa6100fac147e43efc4b4a09ef25650 2025 CBS News 31 ee3095209ca9e46f5db571511b0b3606ff20d8bc 3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sukiya-rat-found-soup-japan-restaurant-shutting-2000-branches/ 2025 Japanese restaurant chain Sukiya orders the temporary closure of almost all of its nearly 2,000 locations in the country after finding a rat and a cockroach in its food. 2025-03-31 7a500f1a806b42feb07839d7c613040d223b52d2 5 Bushehr 116 /wiki/bushehr IRGC Navy 14 /wiki/islamic%20revolutionary%20guard%20corps%20navy Iran 2 /wiki/iran Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Persian Gulf 71 /wiki/persian%20gulf fuel-smuggling network 239 /wiki/shadow%20fleet oil tanker 37 /wiki/oil%20tanker port 172 /wiki/port Bushehr IRGC Navy Iran Middle Eastern crisis Persian Gulf fuel-smuggling network oil tanker port Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2025/03/31/the-iranian-irgc-navy-seizes-two-foreign-oil-tankers-in-the-persian-gulf-and-is-towing-the-vessels-to-the-country-s-bush Al Arabiya 31 c4e8e7ce935c94b0eda911a13c8e1378577b5671 3 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/03/31/iran-s-irgc-seizes-two-foreign-tankers-carrying-smuggled-diesel-fuel 2025 The Iranian IRGC Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country's Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a "fuel-smuggling network". It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. 2025-03-31 cc521bcaa1ab29ca301134168cee6a57cc3f92e0 4 Kharkiv 71 /wiki/kharkiv Kyivskyi district 37 /wiki/kyivskyi%20district,%20kharkiv Russian 2 /wiki/russian%20armed%20forces Russian invasion of Ukraine 1 /wiki/russian%20invasion%20of%20ukraine Ukraine 116 /wiki/ukraine drone attack 14 /wiki/drone%20warfare Kharkiv Kyivskyi district Russian Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine drone attack Russian invasion of Ukraine /feed/2025/03/31/six-russian-drones-hit-kyivskyi-district-of-kharkiv-ukraine-damaging-several-buildings-and-injuring-three-people Ukrainska Pravda 31 70c1abb7d75e12595814a1eb37da0e064020b663 3 https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/03/31/7505286/ 2025 Six Russian drones hit Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv, Ukraine, damaging several buildings and injuring three people. 2025-03-31 faa68157c2bf920d81936fb23240075c1ad3bd92 2 Gaza 37 /wiki/gaza%20strip Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Palestine Red Crescent Society 71 /wiki/palestine%20red%20crescent%20society UN 172 /wiki/un aid worker 2 /wiki/aid%20worker civil defense 116 /wiki/civil%20defense mass grave 14 /wiki/mass%20grave Gaza Gaza war Palestine Red Crescent Society UN aid worker civil defense mass grave Gaza war /feed/2025/03/31/the-bodies-of-fourteen-aid-workers-killed-on-march-23-are-recovered-from-a-mass-grave-in-southern-gaza-one-body-had-pre CNN 31 b6482a52a353cd61af5dc3ab36b8119d0f87c7cf 3 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/middleeast/aid-workers-found-gaza-mass-grave-intl-hnk/index.html 2025 The bodies of fourteen aid workers killed on March 23 are recovered from a mass grave in southern Gaza. One body had previously been recovered and one more is believed to remain buried. Of the sixteen workers, nine are members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, six are civil defense workers, and one is a UN agency employee.