In setback to Turkiye's Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election — ground.news: 206 media reports — 31 March 2024 (LINK)

Gunmen in Ecuador kill 8, injure 8 others in attack in coastal city of Guayaquil as violence surges — ground.news: 70 media reports — 31 March 2024 (LINK)

Israel proposes dismantlement of UNRWA in exchange for allowing more aid into Gaza — ground.news: 9 media reports — 31 March 2024 (LINK)

9,000 patients need emergency evacuation from Gaza — WHO — ground.news: 15 media reports — 30 March 2024 (LINK)

Death toll in Israeli strikes on Syria climbs to 52 — ground.news: 13 media reports — 30 March 2024 (LINK)

Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine — ground.news: 52 media reports — 30 March 2024 (LINK)

UN investigating explosion that wounded three of its personnel, translator in Lebanon — ground.news: 48 media reports — 30 March 2024 (LINK)

UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza — ground.news: 170 media reports — 29 March 2024 (LINK)

Israeli military says it has killed Hezbollah deputy commander in Lebanon air strike — The Guardian UK ● — 29 March 2024 (LINK)

Haiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle 'catastrophic' gang violence, UN expert says — ground.news: 35 media reports — 29 March 2024 (LINK)

Russian veto ends U.N. panel monitoring North Korea sanctions — washingtonpost — 29 March 2024 (LINK)

US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, the first revision in 27 years — AP — 29 March 2024 (LINK)

— Under the revisions, questions about race and ethnicity that previously were asked separately on forms will be combined into a single question. That will give respondents the option to pick multiple categories at the same time, such as "Black," "American Indian" and "Hispanic".

A Middle Eastern and North African category will be added to the choices available for questions about race and ethnicity. People descended from places such as Lebanon, Iran, Egypt and Syria had been encouraged to identify as white, but now will have the option of identifying themselves in the new group.

Bus carrying Easter worshipers plunges off bridge killing 45 people in South Africa — CNN — 29 March 2024 (LINK)

8 migrants apparently from Asia die in apparent boat accident off Mexico's southern Pacific coast — ground.news: 13 media reports — 29 March 2024 (LINK)

U.S. updates export curbs on AI chips and tools to China — ground.news: 21 media reports — 29 March 2024 (LINK)

Deadly Israeli strikes overnight hit Gaza as fierce fighting takes place in north, south — ground.news: 5 media reports — 28 March 2024 (LINK)

Top UN court orders Israel to allow food and medical aid into Gaza — see_link — 28 March 2024 (LINK)

Navigating transport of live animals and plants: CITES online workshop shares best practices, regulations and guidelines — CITES — 28 March 2024 (LINK)

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for $8bn FTX fraud — ground.news: 138 media reports — 28 March 2024 (LINK)

— Judge Kaplan said the sentence reflected "that there is a risk that this man will be in position to do something very bad in the future. And it's not a trivial risk at all." He added that it was "for the purpose of disabling him to the extent that can appropriately be done for a significant period of time." Prior to sentencing, Bankman-Fried,32, had said, "My useful life is probably over. It's been over for a while now, from before my arrest."

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse live updates: 2 bodies recovered; NTSB to interview cargo ship pilots — yahoo — 28 March 2024 (LINK)

— Authorities said eight workers were fixing potholes on the bridge when the cargo ship Dali lost power and struck it, causing it to collapse. Two of the workers were rescued.

4 dead, 7 injured in stabbing rampage in Rockford, Illinois, residential area, authorities say — CNN — 28 March 2024 (LINK)

Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump — AP — 28 March 2024 (LINK)

Delhi court extends custody of Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal till April 1 — timesofindia — 28 March 2024 (LINK)

UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women's rights forum in unopposed bid despite 'abysmal' record in words of human rights groups — The Guardian UK ● — 27 March 2024 (LINK)

783 million people face chronic hunger. Yet the world wastes 19% of its food, UNEP says — ground.news main source: AP, 23 media reports — 27 March 2024 (LINK)

AI 'apocalypse' could take away almost 8m jobs in UK, says report: Women, younger workers and lower paid are at most risk — The Guardian UK ● — 27 March 2024 (LINK)

Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage — ground.news: 84 media reports — 27 March 2024 (LINK)

US journalist Evan Gershovich marks a year in a Russian prison as courts extends his time behind bars until June 30 — the fifth extension of his detention — AP — 27 March 2024 (LINK)

6 presumed dead after cargo ship slams into Baltimore bridge — ground.news: 167 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

Airstrikes in Syria kill an Iranian adviser and a member of a World Health Organization team engineer Emad Shehab among 12 dead — ground.news main source: AP, 14 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

Trump's Truth Social platform soars 59% in first day of trading on Nasdaq — ground.news: 162 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

Julian Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition until 20 May as U.K. court asks U.S. for assurances — ground.news: 107 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

Seven soldiers in Chad killed in an explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists — ground.news: 14 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

Trump New York fraud bond cut to $175 million within 10 days in appeal from $454 million award — ground.news: 174 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

Malam Bacai Sanha Jr, son of Guinea-Bissau's ex-president jailed 6 years in US for trafficking drugs to fund coup — ground.news: 10 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

Moscow schoolboys helped 'save over 100' from Crocus City Hall attack by pointing people towards exits along with other employees — ground.news: 26 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

China wins 3-year WTO dispute with Australia over steel import duties — ground.news main source: AP, 27 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

Former China football chief given life sentence for $11m bribery, and other administrators sentenced to up to 14 years in prison — ground.news: 46 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

Subaru recalls nearly 119,000 vehicles in U.S. over airbag defect — ground.news: 15 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

High-end outerwear firm Canada Goose to cut 17% of its corporate workforce, following string of retail layoffs — ground.news: 28 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

12 Palestinians drown while trying to retrieve airdrops — ground.news: 54 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

UN expert accuses Israel of several acts of 'genocide' in Gaza: Israel rejected the report, calling it an "obscene inversion of reality" — ground.news: 63 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

Several countries, including the US, UK, and Egypt, participated in the first Jordanian-led airdrops to provide food aid to Gaza — ground.news: 27 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

Israel's Netanyahu cancels delegation to Washington after US did not veto UN vote on Gaza calling for ceasefire during Ramadan — ground.news: 132 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

U.S. and Britain accuse China-linked hackers of 'malicious' cyber campaigns, announce sanctions — Beijing: evidence insufficient — ground.news: 75 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

UN chief calls for slavery reparations over transatlantic trade — ground.news: 11 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

4 men charged in Moscow attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says 2 accept guilt: 137 dead, seven more men detained for alleged involvement in the attack: court statement said two of the suspects accepted their guilt: all are citizens of Tajikistan. The offense carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment — ground.news main source: AP, 14 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

Several countries, including the US, UK, and Egypt, participated in the first Jordanian-led airdrops to provide food aid to Gaza — ground.news: 27 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

Israel's Netanyahu cancels delegation to Washington after US did not veto UN vote on Gaza calling for ceasefire during Ramadan — ground.news: 132 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

UN expert accuses Israel of several acts of 'genocide' in Gaza: Israel rejected the report, calling it an "obscene inversion of reality" — ground.news: 63 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

U.S. and Britain accuse China-linked hackers of 'malicious' cyber campaigns, announce sanctions — Beijing: evidence insufficient — ground.news: 75 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in wake of cabin panel blowout. Larry Kellner, chair of Boeing's board of directors, will also leave the role — The Guardian UK ● — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

EU launches probe into Meta, Apple and Alphabet under sweeping new tech law — ground.news: 21 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)