- Myanmar police killed at least 18 anti-coup protesters and wounded 30 on Sunday, marking the deadliest day of crackdowns amid an ongoing coup (3/1)
- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to three years in prison (3/1)
- EU officials plan to propose a “Digital Green Pass” to designate if someone has been vaccinated, tested negative, or recovered from Covid-19 (3/2)
- 279 Nigerian schoolgirls were released after being kidnapped last week (3/2)
- Myanmar police killed at least 38 anti-coup protesters, marking the deadliest day of military crackdowns since the coup began in February (3/4)
- The UN Commissioner for Human Rights called for an investigation into reported human rights abuses in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (3/4)
- Italy blocked a shipment of 250k Covid-19 vaccine doses from being sent to Australia, citing a shortage of vaccines in Italy and the EU more broadly (3/5)
- Pope Francis arrived in Iraq today, becoming the first pontiff to visit Iraq (3/5)
March 5, 2021
