Here’s What You Need To Know:
1. An ISIS suicide bomber killed at least 33 people in Kabul as Afghans were celebrating the Persian new year.
2. A shopping mall fire in Eastern Russia killed at least 64 people. No fire alarms went off.
3. Turkish army and Syrian opposition fighters have total control of the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria.
4. Months after going on the run from Spanish authorities, Catalonia‘s former President was detained in Germany on an international warrant.
5. U.S. President Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on up to $60 billion in Chinese imports in retaliation for years of alleged intellectual property theft
6. A gunman in southern France killed 3 people in a hostage takeover of a supermarket. ISIS has claimed responsibility.
7. Five Indian soldiers and five suspected militants were killed in a gun battle near the border between India and Pakistan in the disputed region of Kashmir.
8. Turkey’s President Erdogan announced the country is conducting operations in northern Iraq against Kurdish rebels it deems “terrorists.”
9. In Nigeria, the terrorist group known as Boko Haram released nearly all of the 110 girls they had kidnapped from a boarding school last month.
10. Peru‘s President Kuczynski resigned ahead of an impeachment vote. He was ensnared in a bribery scandal with a Brazilian construction company.
Afghanistan
- ISIS suicide bomber kills 33 as Afghans celebrate new year
- Sticky bomb blast in Kabul kills 1, wounds 13
- Car bomb near sports stadium kills 13 in southern Helmand province
- 3 killed in blast outside Hekmatyar rally
Australia
Belarus
Brazil
- At least 7 die in Rio police shootout as army takeover drags on
- Bishop arrested on corruption charges
- Police arrest Catholic bishop of Formosa in corruption probe
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
China
- China targets $3 billion of U.S. goods in tariff spat
- Air force drills again in South China Sea, Western Pacific
- 14 missing after Chinese vessel capsizes off Malaysia
Congo
Croatia
Czech Republic
Egypt
- Car bomb in Alexandria kills 2 police officers
- Authorities expel British reporter ahead of presidential election
- Police kill 6 militants accused of Alexandria bombing
El Salvador
France
- Islamist gunman attacks supermarket in southern France, kills 3
- Former President Sarkozy held on allegations he received millions of euros from Libyan leader Gadhafi
- Thousands protest economic policies, disrupts travel, schools
- U.S. slaps sanctions on French chemical weapons expert accused of working for ISIS
Germany
Ghana
India
Iraq
- Turkish air strike kills 12 Kurdish militants in Northern Iraq
- Iraq sends money to pay Kurdish salaries for first time since 2014
- Turkey begins offensive against Kurds in Northern Iraq
Israel
Italy
Japan
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
- Tropical storm Eliakim kills 17 in Madagascar
- Former finance minister detained over loss of public funds
Maldives
Mali
Mexico
Moldova
Myanmar
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Palestine
- Hamas kills man wanted in attack on Palestinian Prime Minister
- Teen Palestinian protester gets 8 months in prison
- President Abbas threatens to end Gaza reconciliation with Hamas
Peru
- President Kuczynski resigns ahead of impeachment vote
- Judge bars former President Kuczynski from leaving country
- New President Vizcarra promises to fight corruption
Philippines
- Police kill 13 suspected drug dealers and arrests more than 100 people in one day
- Bus crash kills at least 19 people in Manila
Russia
- 64 dead in shopping mall fire in Siberia
- Reporter accuses Russian presidential candidate of groping
- Kosovo parliament ratifies border deal with Montenegro after stormy session
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
- President Kiska rejects proposed government shuffle
- President Kiska appoints new government amid crisis over slain reporter
Somalia
- At least 14 dead, several hurt in car bomb in Mogadishu
- Suicide car bomb kills 3 near Parliament in Mogadishu
South Korea
- Former President Lee arrested over corruption scandal
- Coast Guard tries to rescue 192 after ferry hits rock
- Korea’s to hold high-level talks to set up Kim-Moon summit
South Sudan
Spain
- Judge charges 13 Catalan separatist leaders with rebellion
- Catalonia’s parliament suspends vote on jailed candidate
- Former leader of Catalonia arrested in German, protests begin
Syria
- Turkish army and allies in ‘total control’ of Syria’s Afrin
- Russia says over 105,000 civilians have left Eastern Ghouta
- Rebels to evacuate opposition-held town in Ghouta
- Rocket attack on Damascus kills 35 people
- Government demands Turkish forces leave Afrin
- Bomb blast in Afrin kills 7 civilians
- Air strike kills 17 in Ghouta
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
- Authorities detain more than 100 suspected PKK members ahead of Newroz spring festival
- President Erdogan calls anti-war students “terrorists”
- U.S. drops assault charges against 11 of Turkish president’s security team
- Erdogan says Turkey may extend Afrin campaign along whole Syrian border
- Turkish embassy in Denmark attacked with petrol bombs, no injuries
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- U.K. and E.U. agree on a “large part” to terms for Brexit transition period
- British editor in U.A.E. gets 10 years in jail for wife’s slaying
- Russia-U.K. war of words over ex-spy poisoning turns uglier
United States of America
- President Trump announces $50 billion in China tariffs
- President Trump picks hardliner Bolton to replace McMaster as national security advisor
- Trump moves to limit transgender individuals from military service
- Trump to boost export of lethal drones to more U.S. allies
Vatican
Venezuela
- U.S. President bans Venezuela’s crypto-currency deals
- U.S. Treasury places 4 Venezuelans on U.S. sanctions list
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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