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'''Law and crime''' |
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*[[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] arrest Michelle Angelica Pineda known as "La Chely" in a motel in [[El Paso, Texas]]. Wanted by the [[Federal government of Mexico]] for a series of brutal murders, she is believed to have illegally entered the United States and was serving as a drug trafficking operative for a Mexican gang. The raid led to her arrest and transfer to state police of [[Chihuahua]], Mexico. [https://www.ktsm.com/news/fbi-la-chely-arrested-deported-in-connection-with-multiple-murders/ (KTSM)] |
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**A spokesman for the government in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] announces that the country has lifted the 2003 moratorium on the [[death penalty]] in a decision made earlier this week in an attempt to curb violence in the country. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/congo-reinstates-death-penalty-after-20-years-struggles-108156667 (ABC News)] |
**A spokesman for the government in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] announces that the country has lifted the 2003 moratorium on the [[death penalty]] in a decision made earlier this week in an attempt to curb violence in the country. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/congo-reinstates-death-penalty-after-20-years-struggles-108156667 (ABC News)] |
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Revision as of 00:05, 16 March 2024
March 15, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has approved a military operation to capture Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid international pressure to stop the offensive. (Reuters)
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
- At least 20 people are killed and at least 73 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine. (CNN)
- Odesa strikes
Business and economy
- The Netherlands awards a contract to French defense firm Naval Group to build its Orka-class submarines. The new submarines will replace the aging Walrus-class submarine fleet. (Le Monde)
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrest Michelle Angelica Pineda known as "La Chely" in a motel in El Paso, Texas. Wanted by the Federal government of Mexico for a series of brutal murders, she is believed to have illegally entered the United States and was serving as a drug trafficking operative for a Mexican gang. The raid led to her arrest and transfer to state police of Chihuahua, Mexico. (KTSM)
- Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- A spokesman for the government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo announces that the country has lifted the 2003 moratorium on the death penalty in a decision made earlier this week in an attempt to curb violence in the country. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Russian presidential election
- Voters head to the polls to elect the next President of Russia. Incumbent President Vladimir Putin is seeking a fifth term in office. (TASS)
- War in Sudan
- The Sudanese National Forces Coordination, a coalition of pro-SAF armed groups led by vice president Malik Agar, declares its support politically and militarily for the SAF. (Radio Dabanga)