Saturday, March 29, 2025

10 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first

Conflict

  1. March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip

    The Israeli Defense Forces launch a new ground offensive on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

  2. March 2025 United States attacks in Yemen

    One person is killed and four more are injured by U.S. military airstrikes in the Saada Governorate, Yemen.

  3. Kharkiv strikes

    A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine, kills two people and injures 30 others, including five children. A shopping centre, multi-story residential buildings, a medical facility, and an office building were among those targeted.

  4. Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Ten civilians are killed in an alleged anti-insurgents security operation in Katlang, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Pakistani government reports that circumstances will be investigated.

Politics

  1. Second Syrian transitional government

    Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announces the creation of a new transitional government, following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Crime & Justice

  1. Protests against Elon Musk

    Protests are held at Tesla dealerships across the United States, Canada, and Europe to protest against DOGE chief and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's role in the second Trump administration.

  2. Gaza war protests

    Security forces open fire at a pro-Palestine march organized by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, in Abuja, Nigeria, killing five people and arresting 19 more. A policeman is killed in the subsequent clashes.

  3. Justice

    Four people are injured in a stabbing attack in Trondheim, Norway, with the perpetrator being arrested.

Disasters

  1. 2025 Brooklyn Park TBM-700 crash

    A SOCATA TBM-700 crashes into an unoccupied house in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States, killing everyone on board.

  2. Disasters

    One person is killed and four others are injured in an explosion at a factory in İzmir, Turkey.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for March 29, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.