Portal:Current events/2017 March 20

March 20, 2017 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
- A car bomb in Baghdad's southwestern Hayy Al-A'amel neighborhood kills at least 23 people, and wounds 45 others. (AP via Fox News)
Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian Civil War, March 2017 Israel–Syria incident
- The Syrian Army shoots down an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Skylark drone over Syria's Quneitra Governorate. (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

A large tree falls into a pool at the base of the Kintampo waterfalls in Ghana, killing at least 18 people and injuring 22 others. (Al Jazeera)
2017 South Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 crash
- An Antonov An-26 of South Supreme Airlines crashes upon landing at Wau Airport, South Sudan, the 43 people on board survived. (The Aviation Herald) (CNN)

Politics and elections

East Timorese presidential election, 2017
- Elections are held in East Timor to vote for the nation's 4th President. Francisco Guterres, runner-up in the 2007 and 2012 elections, is expected to win due to the support of Xanana Gusmão. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
- The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence holds a hearing about Russian interference in the 2016 election and confirms that there is an ongoing investigation into ties between Trump's team and Russia. (The Washington Post)
Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination
- The Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings on the nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States. (CNN)
Brexit
- British Prime Minister Theresa May announces that her government will trigger article 50, which begins the process of withdrawing from the European Union, on March 29. (The Guardian)

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