Portal:Current events/2024 March 26

March 26, 2024 (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
- The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, collapses after the container ship Dali strikes a bridge column, causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water below. (CBS News)
- President Joe Biden says that the federal government will pay for the full cost of rebuilding the bridge. (WMAR-TV)

Law and crime

Abortion in the United States
- The US Supreme Court announces that it will hear oral arguments on whether to restrict access to mifepristone, a commonly-used abortion pill. (BBC News)
The United Kingdom's High Court of Justice grants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a stay of extradition to the United States, and demands that the US not consider the death penalty against Assange if he is sent to the US to face espionage charges. (AP)
Former Kyrgyzstan deputy Raimbek Matraimov is detained in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is extradited to Kyrgyzstan. (AKIPress)

Politics and elections