March 18, 2024:
1. President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russias election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine.
2. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that a direct conflict between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario.
3. Israeli troops raided the compound of Gazas Al Shifa Hospital early on Monday in an operation that Palestinian health authorities said caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings.
4. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear arguments over whether a New York state official can be sued for violating the National Rifle Associations constitutional free speech rights by allegedly pressuring banks and insurers to avoid doing business with the influential group due to its gun rights advocacy.
5. Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musks SpaceX was building hundreds of spy satellites for a U.S. intelligence agency.
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