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Note that all times listed are in GMT and major events are highlighted. For more detailed coverage of the top stories, please refer to our regularly updated News Advisory. Today’s events include:
– Earth Hour taking place worldwide, with photos, videos, and live videos available.
– Former US president Donald Trump holding a campaign rally for the 2024 election in Waco, Texas at 2200 GMT.
– International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Ramadan continuing (to April 21) globally.
– Art Basel Hong Kong in Hong Kong, Czech speaker of Chamber of Deputies Marketa Pekarova Adamova visiting Taipei, and 52nd UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva (to March 31).
– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting London and Paul Rusesabagina, hero of “Hotel Rwanda,” expected to be released from his 25-year prison sentence on terrorism charges in Kigali, Rwanda.
– Belgian King Filip and Queen Mathilde conducting a state visit in South Africa, Ibero-American Summit in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and tennis tournaments (WTA tour and ATP tour) in Miami (to April 2).
– Euro 2024 qualifying matches continuing with England vs. Ukraine, along with various other football matches around the world.
– Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan visiting Malaysia and Singapore (to 30), major transport strike organized by unions in Germany, and parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan.
– Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way ruling coalition holding crisis talks in Berlin (Germany), Carmelo Ovono Obiang, son of Equatorial Guinea’s president, being questioned in Madrid (Spain) over allegations of kidnap and torture, and US Vice President Kamala Harris visiting Accra, Ghana (to 29).
– Various court cases and hearings taking place worldwide, including those involving Twitter, Amnesty International, and the European Court of Human Rights.
– UN Security Council and General Assembly meetings discussing topics such as Somalia, global warming, and security in Africa.
– H&M releasing their Q1 results in Stockholm (Sweden), and inflation for March being estimated in Wiesbaden (Germany).
