Sunday, March 23, 2025
15 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first
Conflict
March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip
Hamas announces that an Israeli airstrike killed Salah al-Bardawil, a top member of the group's political bureau.
March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip
Hamas says that an Israeli airstrike killed Ismail Barhoum, a member of the group's political bureau, via the operating theater at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis where Barhoum was receiving treatment after sustaining critical injuries in an air strike targeting his home in Khan Yunis last Tuesday.
2025 Garissa attack
At least six police officers are killed and five others are injured in an Al-Shabaab attack on a police reservists camp in Fafi, Garissa, Kenya. Dozens of militants are also killed.
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sixteen Pakistani Taliban gunmen are killed by soldiers in a shootout while attempting to enter in to Ghulam Khan.
Insurgency in Balochistan
Eight people, including at least four police officers, are killed in two separate mass shootings in Nushki and Kalat District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Red Sea crisis
The Israel Defense Forces report that they intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis from Yemen, which triggered sirens across central Israel.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Seven people are killed and dozens are injured across Ukraine by overnight Russian drone strikes, including three civilians killed in Kyiv.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian troops reportedly recapture the village of Nadiia, Luhansk Oblast.
World
Middle Eastern crisis
U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz says that the U.S. wants the "full dismantlement" of Iran's nuclear program and that "all options are on the table".
Politics
2025 Turkish protests
Several hundred thousands of anti-Erdoğan government protesters demonstrate outside of Istanbul City Hall, with the nationwide protests becoming the largest Turkish political demonstration movement in over a decade.
Crime & Justice
2025 Turkish protests
A statement by social media company X expresses that it objects to "multiple court orders" from the government of Turkey to block more than 700 accounts belonging to opposition political figures, journalists, news outlets, and student protesters.
Justice
Workers of the Shiv Sena party of Maharastra attack the Habitat Venue in Mumbai after a video posted by comedian Kunal Kamra allegedly attacking Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
Disasters
Disasters
A van crashes into a ravine and catches fire in Nuevo León, Mexico, killing twelve people and injuring four others. The vehicle fire also sparked a small wildfire in the surrounding forest.
Sport
2025 Miami Open
In tennis, Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino player to defeat a top-10 opponent since the WTA rankings began in 1975, after winning in the third round of the Women's singles tournament at the Miami Open against world No. 5 Madison Keys.
2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
In association football, Mexico wins its first Nations League title after defeating Panama 2–1 in the final held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, United States.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for March 23, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.