Armed conflicts and attacks

Seven Chadian soldiers conducting a patrol near Lake Chad are killed in an IED bombing. Chadian president Mahamat Déby accuses jihadist group Boko Haram of being behind the attack. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/chad-soldiers-explosion-boko-haram-74f2d8ca4717249b9b01f8e5f62e08e9

Disasters and accidents

Seventeen people are killed and another is injured when a passenger van collides with a dump truck and catches fire in Antipas, Cotabato, Philippines. (AFP via Barron's)

• https://www.barrons.com/news/13-killed-in-philippine-road-crash-808e538f

Health and environment

Puerto Rico declares an epidemic of dengue fever following an increase in cases. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-dengue-public-health-emergency-dfaecf752677c736082cbb9e801457bc

International relations

The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by Hamas, with the United States abstaining. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels a planned visit to the U.S. in response to the abstention. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-security-council-demands-immediate-ceasefire-gaza-2024-03-25/