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March 31, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2024 Ecuadorian conflict
- Eight people are killed and at least ten others are injured by armed gangs in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (NOS)
Haitian crisis
- Canada deploys 70 members of its armed forces to Jamaica to train peacekeepers for a future intervention in Haiti. (CBC News)
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree for a larger than normal spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000 citizens for military service. (CNBC) (Reuters)

Business and economy

The New York Times reports that private records for millions of AT&T customers have been affected by a data breach and leaked onto the dark web. (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

2024 France floods
- The town of Montmorillon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine is hit by severe flooding following heavy rains. (Sky News)
An ongoing severe drought in southern Africa causes around 20 million people to experience hunger. (AP) (The Independent)

Law and crime

In the largest heist in city history, $30 million is stolen from a GardaWorld money storage facility in Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Los Angeles Times) (KABC-TV) (CNN)

Politics and elections

2024 Turkish local elections
- 2024 Istanbul mayoral election
  - Ekrem İmamoğlu is re-elected as mayor of Istanbul. (The New York Times)
- Voters in Turkey go to the polls for their local elections. (France 24)
Visa policy of the Schengen Area
- Bulgaria and Romania partially join the Schengen Area, allowing travel by air and sea without border checks, Austria vetoed travel by land without border checks over fears that non-EU citizens could get easier access to the European Union. (France 24)

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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
-*Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] signs a decree for a larger than normal spring conscription campaign surpassing the previous ones, calling up 150,000 citizens for statutory military service. [https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/31/russias-putin-signs-decree-on-spring-military-conscription.html (CNBC)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-putin-signs-decree-spring-military-conscription-2024-03-31/ (Reuters)]
 *[[2024 Ecuadorian conflict]]
-**In [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador eight people are killed and at least 10 people injured who were playing [[volleyball]]. [https://nos.nl/artikel/2514903-zeker-dertien-mensen-doodgeschoten-door-gewapende-bendes-in-ecuador (NOS)]
+**Eight people are killed and at least ten others are injured by armed [[gang]]s in [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]. [https://nos.nl/artikel/2514903-zeker-dertien-mensen-doodgeschoten-door-gewapende-bendes-in-ecuador (NOS)]
+*[[Haitian crisis (2018–present)|Haitian crisis]]
+**[[Canada]] deploys 70 members of [[Canadian Armed Forces|its armed forces]] to [[Jamaica]] to train peacekeepers for a future intervention in [[Haiti]]. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/caf-members-deploy-jamaica-haiti-mission-1.7159885 (CBC News)]
+*[[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] signs a decree for a larger than normal spring [[conscription]] campaign, calling up 150,000 citizens for [[Conscription in Russia|military service]]. [https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/31/russias-putin-signs-decree-on-spring-military-conscription.html (CNBC)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-putin-signs-decree-spring-military-conscription-2024-03-31/ (Reuters)]
 '''Business and economy'''
-*''[[The New York Times]]'' reports that private records for millions of [[AT&T]] customers have been affected by a data breach and leaked onto the dark web. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/business/att-passcodes-reset-data-breach.html/ (''The New York Times'')]
+*''[[The New York Times]]'' reports that private records for millions of [[AT&T]] customers have been affected by a [[data breach]] and leaked onto the [[dark web]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/business/att-passcodes-reset-data-breach.html/ (''The New York Times'')]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
+*[[2024 France floods]]
-*[[2018–2021 Southern African drought|Southern African drought]]
+**The town of [[Montmorillon]] in [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] is hit by severe flooding following heavy rains. [https://news.sky.com/video/heavy-rainfall-causes-severe-flooding-in-french-town-13105255 (Sky News)]
-**Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 million facing hunger. [https://apnews.com/article/southern-africa-drought-hunger-food-climate-2ef702abc386f7182dbc5f8f4192be3c (AP)] [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/zimbabwe-ap-south-africa-world-food-programme-malawi-b2521184.html (''The Independent'')]
+*An ongoing severe [[drought]] in [[southern Africa]] causes around 20 million people to experience hunger. [https://apnews.com/article/southern-africa-drought-hunger-food-climate-2ef702abc386f7182dbc5f8f4192be3c (AP)] [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/zimbabwe-ap-south-africa-world-food-programme-malawi-b2521184.html (''The Independent'')]
 '''Law and crime'''
+*In the largest heist in city history, [[United States dollar|$]]30 million is stolen from a [[GardaWorld]] money storage facility in [[Sylmar, Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States]]. [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-03/sylmar-burglary-money-storage-facility-30-million (''Los Angeles Times'')] [https://abc7.com/la-heist-millions-stolen-from-money-storage-facility-sylmar-easter-sunday/14614219/ (KABC-TV)] [https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/04/us/la-bank-heist-money-storage-facility/index.html (CNN)]
-*An illegal [[rave]] with 8000 people is held at the [[runway]] of [[Quimper–Cornouaille Airport]], France. [https://nos.nl/artikel/2514940-duizenden-mensen-bij-illegale-rave-op-vliegveld-in-frankrijk (NOS)]
 '''Politics and elections'''
+*[[2024 Turkish local elections]]
+**[[2024 Istanbul mayoral election]]
+***[[Ekrem İmamoğlu]] is re-elected as mayor of [[Istanbul]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/31/world/middleeast/istanbul-mayor-race-turkey.html (''The New York Times'')]
+**Voters in [[Turkey]] go to the polls for their [[Local election|local elections]]. [https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240331-all-eyes-on-istanbul-as-turkey-goes-to-local-polls-in-test-of-erdogan-s-popularity (France 24)]
 *[[Visa policy of the Schengen Area]]
-**[[Bulgaria]] and [[Romania]] join the [[Schengen Area]], opening up travel by air and sea without border checks, with Austria vetoing free travel by land over fears of non-EU citizens getting easier access to the union. [https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240331-bulgaria-romania-partially-join-european-union-visa-free-schengen-zone-austria-migrants-land-sea-air (France 24)]
+**[[Bulgaria]] and [[Romania]] partially join the [[Schengen Area]], allowing travel by air and sea without border checks, [[Austria]] [[veto]]ed travel by land without border checks over fears that non-[[EU]] citizens could get easier access to the European Union. [https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240331-bulgaria-romania-partially-join-european-union-visa-free-schengen-zone-austria-migrants-land-sea-air (France 24)]
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