Monday, March 10, 2025

2025 massacres of Syrian Alawites

The number of civilians reported by one war monitor to be killed in extrajudicial massacres in western Syria rises to 1,068, the majority of whom are Alawites with some Christians reportedly caught in the violence.

2025 Organization of American States Secretary General election

The Organization of American States elects Albert Ramdin of Suriname to serve as its secretary general for the 2025–2030 period.

Syrian peace process

The Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sign a ceasefire and a deal to integrate the SDF into state institutions and bring the Rojava region under government control.

Politics

Alexander Turchin is appointed Prime Minister of Belarus, succeeding Roman Golovchenko.

2024 Spanish floods

A court charges the dismissed Valencian regional minister Salomé Pradas [es] and the former regional secretary of Emergencies for the management of emergency warnings during the floods that caused 228 deaths in October 2024 in the Valencian Community.

2025 North Sea ship collision

An oil tanker is reportedly on fire in the North Sea off the coast of Kingston upon Hull, England, after colliding with a cargo ship. Thirty-seven crew members are rescued by search and rescue boats, with 32 injured and one hospitalized when brought to shore.

Disasters

Thirty-two people are killed and at least 12 others are injured in two bus crashes in Mexico.

Disasters

Three people, including two hospital workers, are killed when a medical transport helicopter crashes in a forested area near Tupelo, Mississippi, United States.

2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces that the province will charge 25% more for electricity supplied to the United States, which includes the states of Michigan, Minnesota, and New York.

2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico

British Columbia Premier David Eby announces that the province will ban all U.S.-imported alcohol within government-operated liquor stores.

Economy of the United States

U.S. stocks experience a relatively steep drop as the Nasdaq Composite falls 4% and the S&P 500 falls 2.7%. Economists attribute the drop to recent all-time highs, recession fears, and concerns about a potential U.S. government shutdown and the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

Twitter under Elon Musk

X suffers from multiple global system outages, as owner Elon Musk claims that the site is being targeted in a "massive cyberattack".

Culture

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announce the discovery of the wreckage of the SS Western Reserve that sank in Lake Superior in 1892, which killed 26 of the 27 people onboard. It was the first steel plate lake freighter to operate on the Great Lakes.