Armed conflicts and attacks

According to Syria's state media, clashes occur at the Lebanon–Syria border, after the Syrian transitional government accused Hezbollah militants of kidnapping three soldiers into Lebanon and subsequently killing them. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-syria-army-border-hezbollah-hts-beb2bb44fabc186ab67e661a26b47e3b

Armed conflicts and attacks

The M23 rebels announce they will withdraw from peace talks that was due to occur with the Congolese government tomorrow due to sanctions imposed on the group by the European Union earlier today. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/m23-rebels-withdraw-from-congo-peace-talks/a-71956448

Armed conflicts and attacks

Lithuanian prosecutors accuse Russia's military intelligence of orchestrating an arson attack on an IKEA store in Vilnius in May of last year. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lithuania-says-russian-military-intelligence-was-behind-ikea-arson-last-year-2025-03-17/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The U.S. launches airstrikes on targets in Al Hudaydah and the Al Jawf Governorate. Tens of thousands of people attend a rally against the U.S. attacks on Yemen in the capital city Sanaa. (Euronews) (France24)

• https://www.euronews.com/2025/03/17/us-steps-up-attacks-on-yemen-vowing-escalation-against-houthi-rebels
• https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250317-yemen-s-huthis-claim-us-aircraft-carrier-attacks

Business and economy

German automaker Audi announces it will cut 7,500 jobs in the country due to slowing electric vehicle demand. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/germany-auto-giant-audi-to-slash-7500-jobs-from-workforce/a-71956776

Disasters and accidents

Thirteen people, including popular Garifuna musician Aurelio Martínez, are killed and five others are rescued when an Aerolínea Lanhsa Jetstream 41 crashes into the Caribbean Sea shortly after takeoff from Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport in Roatán, Bay Islands Department, Honduras. (South China Morning Post)

• https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3302893/least-12-die-honduras-plane-crashes-water-after-take

Disasters and accidents

Three people are killed when a Extra EA-400 plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Samedan Airport near La Punt Chamues-ch, Grisons, Switzerland. (The Times of India)

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/small-plane-crash-in-swiss-alps-kills-three-on-denmark-bound-flight/articleshow/119158302.cms

Disasters and accidents

Seven migrant bodies are recovered after a boat capsizes off the coast of Cyprus. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/search-rescue-off-cyprus-underway-after-reports-boat-capsizing-2025-03-17/

International relations

Rwanda expels the Belgian ambassador after Belgium accused Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels in their campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Belgium expels the Rwandan ambassador in return. The two countries sever diplomatic relations with one another, with Rwanda accusing Belgium of sustaining neocolonialism. (DW) (BBC News)

• https://www.dw.com/en/belgium-rwanda-expel-diplomats-over-dr-congo-conflict/a-71944830
• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2r9709v8no