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Portal:Current events/2022 March 18

March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

  • Russo-Ukrainian War
    • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
      • Battle of Zaporizhzhia
        • Nine people die after they are hit by Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia. (National Post)
      • Southern Ukraine offensive
        • A Russian missile strike destroys a Ukrainian military barracks in Mykolaiv, killing at least 50 soldiers, many more are believed to be buried under rubble. (Sky News)

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

  • Four crew members are killed as a United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft crashes in Beiarn, Norway, while participating in the NATO military exercise Cold Response. (NRK) (CBS News)

Health and environment

International relations

  • Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russia–Ukraine relations
      • Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky says that progress has been made regarding the neutrality status of Ukraine. (Reuters)
  • Western Sahara conflict
    • Spanish minister of foreign affairs José Manuel Albares announces that Spain supports Morocco's proposal to recognize Western Sahara as a Moroccan autonomy for the first time, as it considers it is "the most serious, realistic, and credible basis" for resolving the conflict. (The New York Times)

Law and crime

Science and technology

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