March 25, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Seven Chadian soldiers conducting a patrol near Lake Chad are killed in an IED bombing. Chadian president Mahamat Déby accuses jihadist group Boko Haram of being behind the attack. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Antipas highway collision
- Seventeen people are killed and another is injured when a passenger van collides with a dump truck and catches fire in Antipas, Cotabato, Philippines. (AFP via Barron's)
Health and environment
- Puerto Rico declares an epidemic of dengue fever following an increase in cases. (AP)
International relations
- Israel–Hamas war
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728
- The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by Hamas, with the United States abstaining. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancels a planned visit to the U.S. in response to the abstention. (Reuters)
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728
Politics and elections
- An investigation by Humo magazine and the website Apache reveals that Belgian Vlaams Belang politician Filip Dewinter worked as a "senior political advisor" for China for several years. (NOS)