The edition of
Sunday 9 March 2025
15 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
One war monitor says that over 1,300 Syrians are killed within 72 hours amid ongoing clashes between the transitional government and pro-Assad forces, including at least 973 Alawites, Christians, and civilians of other religious minorities killed in reprisal massacres by fighters associated with the Syrian Transitional Government.
The Israeli military cuts off the electric power distribution supply for the Gaza Strip, affecting over 2 million Palestinians and causing a desalination plant that supplies drinking water to reduce its water output.
French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu says that France will use €195 million in interest from Russian assets to fund a military aid package to Ukraine.
Nine people are killed by Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Lubero Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Politics
Mark Carney wins a landslide victory in the Liberal Party leadership election, with 86.85% of the vote, becoming prime minister–designate of Canada, replacing Justin Trudeau.
Nationalist candidate Călin Georgescu, the first-round winner in the 2024 election, is barred from running in the 2025 election by the Central Electoral Bureau.
Business
More than 40,000 passengers at Hamburg Airport in Hamburg, Germany, are affected and flights are cancelled after a worker protest organized by the trade union ver.di.
The Law
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student who played a prominent role during pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and revoke his green card and student visa.
The United States Secret Service shoots and arrests an armed man outside the White House in Washington, D.C. following a confrontation with law enforcement.
Environment
A Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft carrying five people crashes in a retirement community in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, United States, shortly after taking off from Lancaster Airport.
Twenty-five people are killed after a boat capsizes along the Kwa River in Mushie, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The death toll from floods in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, increases to 16.
Sport
In international cricket, India wins the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy by defeating New Zealand in the final.
In American football, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett becomes the highest paid non-quarterback in the National Football League after agreeing to a deal with the Browns that totals his salary at $40 million per year.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 9 March 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.