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March 18, 2018
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2018-03-18
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkish military operation in Afrin
The
Turkish Army
and
Free Syrian Army
seize the
Kurdish
stronghold of
Afrin
from the
YPG
in northern
Syria
, raising the Turkish flag above the city centre. A statue of the Kurdish legendary figure,
Kaveh the Blacksmith
, is bulldozed by Turkish-backed forces.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
2018 Manila Pavilion Hotel fire
Three people are killed in a fire at the
Manila
Pavilion Hotel in the
Philippines
.
(Reuters)
Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse
The
Miami Police Department
states that they believe they have recovered the last of the victims killed by the bridge's collapse.
(NPR)
Cirque du Soleil fatal accidents
A
Cirque du Soleil
performer dies after falling 15 feet (4.6 m) during a performance in
Tampa
,
Florida
.
(CBC)
2017–18 Australian bushfire season
A
bushfire
destroys dozens of buildings in
Tathra, New South Wales
,
Australia
.
(BBC)
Law and crime
2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
ends the state of emergency declared on March 6, 2018.
(BBC)
Far-right politics in the United Kingdom
Lutz Bachmann
, the founder of the German nationalist group
Pegida
, is detained and prevented from speaking at a free speech rally at
Speakers' Corner
in
Hyde Park, London
, at which activist
Tommy Robinson
is also speaking.
(The Independent)
(The Guardian)
Politics and elections
Russian presidential election, 2018
Voters in
Russia
cast their votes for the
President of Russia
. Incumbent
Vladimir Putin
wins a fourth term in office, with just over 75% of the popular vote.
(Reuters)
Sports
2018 Winter Paralympics
The
closing ceremony
of the
Winter Paralympics
takes place with the
United States team
winning the
medal table
with 36 medals (13 gold, 15 silver and 8 bronze).
(BBC)
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