Armed conflicts and attacks

Three people, including a child, are killed and eight others are injured by a Russian drone strike on an apartment block in Odesa. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-killed-eight-wounded-by-russian-drone-attack-ukraines-odesa-2024-03-02/

Politics and elections

In Australia, Jodie Belyea retains the seat of Dunkley for the Australian Labor Party despite a notable swing towards the Liberal Party. (ABC News Australia)

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-02/victorian-winner-dunkley-by-election-labor-jodie-belyea/103532906