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March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks- Aftermath of the 2017 Parsons Green bombing
- Convicted terrorist Ahmed Hassan Mohammed Ali is jailed for life in London for one count of attempted murder and one of causing an explosion with intent to endanger life. He will have to serve 34 years before becoming eligible for parole. (Surrey Advertiser)
- Carcassonne and Trèbes attack
- War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- A car bomb is driven into a crowd outside the Ghazi Muhammad Ayub Khan Stadium in Lashkar Gah, Helmund, before detonating. At least 13 people are killed. (BBC)
- Northern Mali conflict
- Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga visits seperatist rebel stronghold Kidal. (WBOY-TV 12 News)
Business and economy
- Economy of Denmark
- Boeing loses a case in Copenhagen city court against the Danish Ministry of Defense over access to documents used in the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters in preference over Boeing F/A 18 Super Hornets. Boeing argued the evaluation process used in the purchase had been "flawed". (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2018 disasters in Vietnam
- A fire at a condominium complex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, kills at least 13 people and injures another 27, with most people dying of suffocation or jumping from high floors. (The Washington Post)
International relations
- Poland in the European Union
- Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz asks the European Commission to halt its use of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union against the nation in exchange for modifications to controversial proposed judicial reforms. (Radio Poland)
- Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, Russia–European Union relations
- The European Union agrees with the United Kingdom's assessment of the incident, stating that "there is no plausible alternative explanation" to Russian involvement. (NPR)
- The EU ambassador to Russia is recalled from Moscow. (BBC)
- Iran–United States relations, Cyberwarfare in Iran
- The United States charges and sanctions nine Iranians and the Iranian company Mabna Institute for hacking and attempting to hack hundreds of universities. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Crime in South Korea
- Former President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak is detained on charges of taking bribes when he was in office. (Reuters)
- School shootings in the United States
- One of the victims of the shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland dies from her injuries. (CNN)
- Crime in the United Kingdom
- Two lorry drivers receive prison terms, one of 14 years, for killing eight people when their vehicles collided with a bus on the M1 in Buckinghamshire, England, in 2017. (BBC)
- Censorship in the United Kingdom
- The House of Commons of the UK Parliament discusses implications for freedom of speech arising from a case where a man was convicted of hate crimes for posting a video of a pug responding to Nazi slogans. The case has drawn criticism from campaigners and prominent comedians. (Russia Today) (The Herald)
Politics and elections
- 2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis
- Thirteen high-ranking independentists declare in front of the judge of the Spanish Supreme Court, except Marta Rovira who is "self-exiled" in Switzerland. (AP via U.S. News & World Report) (The Washington Post)
- The judge imprisons without bail Jordi Turull, Josep Rull, Carme Forcadell, Dolors Bassa and Raul Romeva. (La Vanguardia)
- Judge Llarena reactivates the European Arrest Warrant against Carles Puigdemont, Marta Rovira and the four fugitive ex-members of dismissed regional government. (El Mundo)
- Abortion in Poland
- Thousands protest across Poland against the government's proposed restrictions on abortion. (The Guardian)
- Resignation of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
- The Peruvian Congress votes 105–12 to accept President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's resignation. (ABC News)
- Vice President Martín Vizcarra is sworn in to replace Kuczyski. (The Guardian)
- Politics of the United Kingdom
- Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn sacks Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Smith after he called for a second referendum on European Union membership. He is replaced by Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd. (The Guardian)