Armed conflicts and attacks

The pupils kidnapped on March 7 from schools in Kuriga, Chikun, Kaduna State, are freed. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68649221

Armed conflicts and attacks

Four Tajik men are charged with terrorism. They are brought to Basmanny District court in Moscow, where they are ordered to be held in pre-trial detention until at least May 22. (BBC)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68652380

Armed conflicts and attacks

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announces the beginning of a blockade of four municipalities in northern El Salvador, mobilizing 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers to arrest suspected gang members. (El Mundo)

• https://diario.elmundo.sv/nacionales/bukele-anuncia-capturas-y-cerco-militar-por-homicidios-en-chalatenango

Disasters and accidents

A rally car veers off the road and crashes into a group of spectators during the Esztergom-Nyerges Rally between the towns of Lábatlan and Bajót in northwest Hungary, killing four people and injuring eight others. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/rally-car-race-accident-hungary-60bb6c1afc9dd6f332e8d3f4ee7b5908

Law and crime

The Brazilian Federal Police arrests three men, including federal deputy Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos, for ordering and planning the assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco in 2018. (G1) (The Guardian)

• https://g1.globo.com/politica/blog/andreia-sadi/post/2024/03/24/decisao-moraes-mandantes-mareielle.ghtml
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/24/marielle-franco-two-powerful-politicians-arrested-over-brazil

Politics and elections

Irish education minister Simon Harris is elected as Leader of Fine Gael following the resignation of Leo Varadkar. At age 37, Harris will become Ireland's youngest ever Taoiseach upon taking office. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/ireland-premier-simon-harris-leo-varadkar-d63a5d855800dcd2b121ea7b5c1d3f86