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Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
  - 2026 Lebanon war
    - The Israel Defense Forces on Telegram says that it has started striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut after destroying a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent them from crossing. (Times of Israel)
    - Eleven people are injured in an airstrike carried out by Israel in the southern Lebanon city of Tyre. (Anadolu Ajansi)

Politics and elections

2026 Maldivian constitutional referendum
- Maldivians vote on a proposed constitutional amendment that would place presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day in 2028. (Raajje TV)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
      - The United Arab Emirates intercepts 18 ballistic missiles, four cruise missiles, and 47 drones from Iran. Falling debris from the interception kills one person and injures others at the Habshan oil facility in the Abu Dhabi emirate. (Al Jazeera) (AFP via Vanguard)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - Maltese-flagged CMA CGM Kribi, a container ship registered by French shipping company CMA CGM crosses the Strait of Hormuz after departing Dubai, making it the first ship from Western Europe to cross the strait since the war started. (AFP via France 24) (Euronews)
    - Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says that a liquefied natural gas oil tanker registered in Japan crosses the Strait of Hormuz for the first since the beginning of the Iran war. A third ship also crosses the strait. (Kyodo News) (The Guardian)
  - Aviation shootdowns and accidents during the 2026 Iran war
    - Iranian forces shoot down a U.S. F-15E fighter jet in Iranian airspace. U.S. officials say a search is underway for the two crew members, one of whom is rescued. Iran’s state media says a reward will be given to any citizen who helps capture an American pilot. (CNN) (Reuters) (The Guardian
    - Two U.S. military helicopters are hit with small arms fire while conducting a search and rescue operation for the downed F-15E pilots. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News) (New York Post)
    - A U.S. A-10 Warthog crashes near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by Iranian anti-aircraft fire. The pilot ejects and is rescued. (The Guardian) (AA)
  - At least three people are killed in a strike on a residential area in Tehran, Iran. (Al Jazeera)
  - The Kyrgyz emergency ministry says that Kyrgyzstan has dispatched over 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Iran. The shipment is ordered by Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov. (Xinhuanet)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - The U.S. embassy in Beirut warns Americans to leave Lebanon due to the situation in the country. (BBC News)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
- Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning says that peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing in a effort to end the war. (AP)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Six people are killed and five others, including a child, are injured in Russian drone and missile strikes across Ukraine. (DW)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- Pakistan introduces free public transport in Islamabad and Punjab for one month and provides targeted subsidies in other regions to offset the impact of recent fuel price increases. (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Jorm earthquake
- A Mw 5.8 earthquake hits parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing eight people and injuring another in Kabul. (ABC News)
Four people are killed when a small plane crashes into a restaurant in Capão da Canoa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (Nasha Niva)
One person is killed and at least 47 others are injured when a wall collapses at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Lima, Peru. (The Times of India)
At least 35 people are injured after a passenger train derails in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. (The Moscow Times)

Law and crime

Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
- The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of China announces that former Party Secretary of Xinjiang Ma Xingrui is under investigation over suspected “serious violation of law and discipline”, becoming the third member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party to be investigated by the commission. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2026 Myanmar presidential election
- Myanmar’s military ruler, General Min Aung Hlaing, is elected president by the Electoral College. Min secures 429 votes, against 126 for Nyo Saw and 29 for Nan Ni Ni Aye, who become first and second vice presidents, respectively. (AP) (Xinhua)
Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aid scandal
- Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffles his cabinet after several officials were implicated in a European Public Prosecutor’s Office investigation into alleged irregularities in the allocation of European Union farm subsidies. (Xinhua)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain, 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
    - Minor damage is reported near the Kizad area in Abu Dhabi after the United Arab Emirates air defenses successfully intercepts an Iranian missile. (Khaleej Times)
  - Iran conducts strikes on Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain and on an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However, the Dubai government dismisses any reports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has targeted the Oracle data center and says it’s false. (The Caspian Post) (Gulf News)
- 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  - Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to oversee maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz. (AA)
  - The United Kingdom hosts a summit with 40 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
- Austria–United States relations
  - Austria denies United States aircraft use of its ‌airspace for military operations against Iran. (Reuters)
- The B1 highway bridge linking Tehran and Karaj, which was inaugurated earlier this year, is hit by Israeli–U.S. airstrikes. Eight people are killed and 95 others are injured. (Reuters via The Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
- The Pasteur Institute of Iran sustains heavy damage in Israeli–U.S. strikes. (The Telegraph)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - Kenya reports at least 16 Kenyans are missing after being recruited to fight for the Russian military in Ukraine, while 38 others are currently in Russian hospitals in unknown conditions as they are under restricted access. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says the men were offered a US$2,700 monthly salary by Russian agents for joining the war. (BBC News)
- Crimea attacks
  - A Russian Antonov An-72 is destroyed in a Ukrainian airstrike on Kirovske Air Base in Kirovske Raion, Russian-occupied Crimea. (The Kyiv Independent)
Sudanese civil war
- Aftermath of the Battle of Khartoum
  - The United Nations reopens their headquarters in Khartoum for the first time in since 2023 after it was relocated to Port Sudan following the outbreak of the war in mid-April 2023. (Sudan Tribune)
- Two Rapid Support Forces drones hit the Al-Jabalain hospital in White Nile State killing 10, including seven medical staff. (Xinhua)

Arts and culture

Religion in the United Arab Emirates
- Dubai moves worship services at churches, temples, and gurdwaras online or suspend in-person services due to the Iran war. (Gulf Business)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- Air China, China Southern Airlines, and its subsidiary XiamenAir increase fuel surcharges by ¥60–120 (US$8.70–17.50) on domestic flights in response to rising oil prices linked to the Iran war. (AFP via The Standard)
- Pakistan increases fuel prices, raising petrol by 42.7 percent and diesel by 54.9 percent in response to higher global energy costs linked to the Iran war. (AFP via New Straits Times)
- United States crude oil surges to over $113 per barrel. (NBC News)
The Somali Ministry of Ports and Maritime Transport announces that Somalia has registered the Guney (IMO 8230417) ship under the Somali flag, its first national-flagged vessel since 1991. (FTL Somalia) (Anadolu Ajansı)

Disasters and accidents

2026 North Maluku earthquake
- One person is killed and another is injured when a building in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, collapses following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia. (AFP via France 24)
2025–26 European windstorm season
- One person is killed and hundreds are trapped indoors by flooding in Nea Makri, Attica, Greece, amid gale-force winds along the Mediterranean coast. (Reuters)
Four people are killed when a Cessna 172 crashes into a field in Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico. (PotosíNoticias in Spanish)
Both pilots are killed when a Beechcraft Model 18 operating on a cargo flight crashes in Coron, Palawan, Philippines. (Xinhua)

International relations

Argentina–Iran relations
- Argentina orders Iranian chargé d’affaires Mohsen Soltani Tehrani to leave the country within 48 hours after Iranian officials issued statements that Argentina described as false and offensive. The move follows Argentina’s designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. (AFP via LBCI)
Moldova–Russia relations, Accession of Moldova to the European Union
- Moldova’s parliament approves the country’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as the government says CIS’s core values and principles are no longer respected, such as territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders, and refers to Russia’s actions in the region, including the war against Ukraine and the illegal military presence on Moldovan territory. (Moldova Press) (TASS)

Law and crime

2025 Drents Museum heist
- Dutch authorities recover the Helmet of Coțofenești and other treasures from the Dacian royal collection, which were stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen, Drenthe, in 2025. (AFP via CTV News)
Kampala school stabbing
- Four children are killed in a mass stabbing at a school in Kampala, Uganda. The suspected perpetrator, an adult man, is arrested. (Al Jazeera)
Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, Protests against the Russo-Ukrainian war
- The Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, sentences German sculptor Jacques Tilly in absentia to eight years and six months in prison for spreading false information about the military and offending religious believers through his public works and statements concerning Russia’s actions in Ukraine. (Reuters)
Twelve people are injured when a masked man detonates two pyrotechnic explosives on an train in Siegburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A 20-year-old man is arrested by Federal Police and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and violation of explosives law. A right-wing political motive is suspected. (Deutschlandfunk)

Politics and elections

2026 Cuban crisis
- Cuba announces the pardon of 2,010 prisoners, with releases scheduled over the coming months based on criteria such as conduct and health. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today)
Second cabinet of Donald Trump
- U.S. president Donald Trump dismisses Pam Bondi as Attorney General, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replacing her on an acting basis. (BBC News) (CNN)
General Randy George, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, steps down upon U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth’s request. (CBS News) (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      - A fuel storage at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, is hit by Iranian drones, causing a major fire. (Gulf News)
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
      - Iran fires three ballistic missiles at Qatar, with two intercepted and a third one hitting a oil tanker registered by QatarEnergy. (Khaama Press)
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
      - A Bangladeshi national is killed by shrapnel during a drone interception in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (AFP via The Daily Star)
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian releases a letter to the American people and suggests that diplomatic engagement is possible. (The New York Times)
    - U.S. president Donald Trump, in his first primetime address since the start of the war, says that U.S. forces will soon “finish the job” and that objectives are “nearing completion”. However, he also says that the U.S. would hit them “extremely hard” within the next 2–3 weeks if a deal is not reached to end the war. (AFP via The Daily Star) (AP)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
    - Ten civilians are injured, including a girl from Bnei Brak, Israel, who is in critical condition, after a missile barrage from Iran. (The Times of Israel)
  - A U.S. strike on Tehran reportedly damages the former U.S. embassy, which was converted into a museum following its takeover during the Iranian Revolution. The St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is also damaged. (Iran International) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
  - As confirmed by the U.S. defense department and international media, two more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance drones have been shot down over Iranian territory. (CBS News) (Iran International)
  - The Israeli military says that the air force has completed strikes against vital targets in Iran, including military and nuclear targets. (Ynet)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Israeli airstrikes kill seven people, including the Hezbollah commander for Iraq, Youssef Hashem, and injure dozens more in Beirut and nearby Khalde, Lebanon. (AFP via Naharnet)
- Red Sea crisis
  - The Israeli military reports a missile launched by Houthi militias is intercepted. (The Times of Israel)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Eastern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - The Russian defence ministry says its forces have taken full control of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military denies this claim, saying its 3rd Assault Brigade continues to hold a small number of positions near the front line. (AP)
- A Russian drone strike kills four civilians in Zolotonosha, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. (The New Voice of Ukraine)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
- Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are reportedly held in China in an effort to end the current conflict. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- Malaysia announces a remote work policy for government officials and employees of state-owned enterprises starting April 15 to reduce fuel consumption amid rising energy costs linked to the Iran war. The government also reduces subsidized fuel quotas while maintaining market-based pricing for unsubsidized fuel. (AFP via CNA)
- The Taiwanese transport ministry announces that airlines will increase fuel surcharges on international flights by 157 percent starting April 7, following a rise in global oil prices linked to the Iran war. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Disasters and accidents

A boat carrying Afghan migrants capsizes off the coast of Bodrum, Turkey, leaving at least 19 people dead, according to the Turkish Coast Guard. Twenty other migrants are rescued. (AP)
Five people are killed and 21 others are injured, including one critically, when a truck crashes into and sets on fire several vehicles at a tollbooth in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. (Blu Radio in Spanish)
Four people are killed in a roof collapse at a coal mine in Xing County, Shanxi, China. (China Daily)

International relations

United States–Venezuela relations
- The United States lifts sanctions on Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez. (AP)

Law and crime

Scam centers in Cambodia
- Cambodia extradites the former chairperson of Huione Group to China, where law enforcement authorities accuse him of involvement in a large-scale online fraud and money laundering network linked to Huione. Investigators identify him as an associate of suspected crime leader Chen Zhi, who was previously extradited in connection with the case. (AFP via The Star)

Politics and elections

Alice Mina and Vladimiro Selva are sworn in as the new Captains Regent of San Marino. (San Marino RTV)

Science and technology

Artemis program
- NASA launches Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, for a flyby of the Moon. (BBC News) (Space.com)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran has the “necessary will” to end the war, provided that the “guarantees required to prevent repetition of the aggression” are met. (RFE/RL)
    - Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms that direct contacts, although “not negotiations”, with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff are under way. (Al Jazeera)
    - U.S. president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces plan to end operations in Iran within about two to three weeks while continuing military action, stating that the withdrawal is not contingent on reaching an agreement with Iran. (AFP via RFI)
    - U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the talks between Iran and the United States “are very real” but also states that the U.S. will “negotiate with bombs” until a ceasefire is reached. (Time)
  - 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    - The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation claims that oil tanker Al Salmi has been hit by an Iranian drone at a port in Dubai, causing a fire onboard and damage to the vessel. Dubai authorities say that the fire has been contained hours after the incident. (The Guardian)
  - France–Israel relations
    - The Israeli defense ministry halts sales of defense products to France following president Emmanuel Macron’s decision not to allow U.S. aircraft to pass through French airspace en route to Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
  - Italy–United States relations
    - Italy denies the United States Air Force the use of the Sigonella base in Sicily for operations related to the Iran war. (Reuters)
  - Poland–United States relations
    - Poland refuses a request by the United States to relocate its Patriot air defense systems to the Middle East for the Iran war. (Politico)
  - China and Pakistan release a five-point peace plan for the Iran war following a meeting between the two countries’ foreign ministers, Wang Yi and Ishaq Dar, respectively. The plan includes a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. (The Guardian) (Axios) (Chinese Foreign Ministry)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Israeli defense minister Israel Katz announces that Israel will destroy “all houses” near the Blue Line as part of its creation of a new buffer zone. (Reuters)
  - Four Israeli soldiers are killed in action while fighting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Iraqi conflict
  - American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson is kidnapped by armed men in Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC News)
Mexican drug war
- Seven dismembered bodies are found on a road in Cualac, Guerrero, Mexico. (BNO News)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- 2026 Iran war fuel crisis
  - The American Automobile Association reports that the United States national average gas price has reached $4.02 a gallon, the highest since 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP)
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges over 1,000 points and the Nasdaq increases to 3.4% after Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran has signaled it is willing to end the conflict if security guarantees and assurances are met. (Moneycheck) (XTB)
- Stocks in the U.S. also rise following reports that president Donald Trump has told aides that he is willing to end the war without securing the Strait of Hormuz. (Quartz)

Disasters and accidents

2026 Crimea Antonov An-26 crash
- Thirty military personnel are killed when a Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 crashes in Crimea. (Reuters) (The Moscow Times)
Dozens of people are killed and many others are injured after multiple explosions occur at a military ammunition depot in Bujumbura, Burundi, causing extensive damage to nearby residential areas. (AFP via The Standard)
Eleven people are killed in a shophouse complex fire in Wamena, Highland Papua, Indonesia. (iNews)

Law and crime

LGBTQ rights in the United States, Legality of conversion therapy
- Chiles v. Salazar
  - The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy in an 8–1 decision, ruling that it infringed on the First Amendment, thereby invalidating similar bans in 22 other states. (AP) (Colorado Public Radio)
LGBTQ rights in Senegal
- Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye approves a law increasing penalties for same-sex sexual acts to up to 10 years in prison and criminalizing the promotion or financing of such acts. The measure amends existing provisions in the penal code that already penalize these acts. (Reuters)
A court in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nullifies a fine of more than R$16 million (US$3 million) imposed on football player Neymar in 2023 over alleged environmental violations linked to construction at his Mangaratiba property, citing procedural flaws in the investigation. (AFP via RFI)

Sports

Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah receives a record fine of Rs. 20 million (US$71,500) for a social media post criticizing Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz, while other disciplinary cases arise in the Pakistan Super League, including a fine for Shaheen Shah Afridi and a ball-tampering charge against Fakhar Zaman. (AFP via France 24)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Israeli strikes on Iran
    - Israeli leaders announce the “completion phase” of war and order the military to strike “economic” targets in Iran to damage the Iranian economy. (The Times of Israel)
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran has not started negotiations with the United States but also says that the U.S. have submitted a negotiation request. (The Hill)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
    - A missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon causes a fire at the BAZAN oil refinery in Haifa. (The Jerusalem Post)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
    - An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. (Al Jazeera)
  - Spain in the 2026 Iran war, Spain–United States relations
    - Spain closes its airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in military action against Iran. (BBC News)
  - Syria in the 2026 Iran war
    - The Syrian Army says that drone attacks have targeted several of their bases near the Iraqi border. However, the Syrian Army also says that several of the drones were shot down and did not say where the drones came from. (Reuters)
- Gaza war
  - Gaza war peace plan
    - Kosovo approves the deployment of troops to Gaza as part of an international peacekeeping force. (Reuters)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - Two Indonesian peacekeepers of the UNIFIL mission are killed in Southern Lebanon when a projectile hits their vehicle. (BBC News)
Somali Civil War
- Constitutional crisis in Somalia
  - At least 10 people are killed, 25 others are injured and more than 45,000 displaced after Somalia’s national army took control of Baidoa, the capital city of the South West state, two weeks after the state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen said that his administration was severing ties with the federal government and opposed constitutional amendments backed by the Somali federal government. (Reuters) (ReliefWeb) (BBC News Somali)
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- India says it has ended the Naxalite insurgency after home minister Amit Shah reported that most of the remaining Naxal fighters had been killed, arrested, or had surrendered following intensified security operations. (AFP via France 24)
Haitian conflict
- A human rights organization in Haiti claims that the death toll from the previous day’s massacre in the Artibonite department was at least 70 people, higher than official reports. (DW)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- Brent Crude oil passes US$116 per barrel, the highest it has been since the start of the war. (UPI)
- United States crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years. (CNN)
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority rules that around 12 million people are entitled to financial compensation after being mis-sold motor finance agreements between 2014 and 2024. The compensation scheme will see each motorist awarded around £829, costing car finance lenders a total of £9.1bn. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and three others are injured after a car crashes between Hopefield and Langebaanweg in Western Cape, South Africa. (SABC News)
Four people are killed and nine others are injured in an explosion in an under-construction tunnel in Chongqing, China. (Xinhua)
At least 28 people are killed in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

A study published in the Carcinogenesis journal shows that nicotine vaping can cause lung or oral cancer. (ScienceAlert)

International relations

2026 Cuban crisis
- Cuba–Russia relations
  - The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil, arrives in Matanzas, Cuba, despite the ongoing U.S. blockade of the island. (BBC News)
United States–Venezuela relations
- The United States resumes operations at its embassy in Caracas after a seven-year closure, aiming to restore direct diplomatic engagement with Venezuela under Delcy Rodríguez’s de facto presidency. (AFP via Channels TV)

Law and crime

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- The Iranian parliament security approves a series of measures to impose tolls on vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz. (ANI via Lokmat Times)
Capital punishment in Israel
- The Knesset passes a bill allowing for mandatory executions of Palestinians convicted of terrorist attacks that kill Israelis. (The Guardian)
Porepunkah police shootings
- Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a self-prclaimed sovereign citizen and fugitive following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history.(ABC News) (The Guardian) (Reuters)
San Cristóbal school shooting
- One person is killed and eight others are injured in a school shooting in San Cristóbal, Santa Fe, Argentina. A 15-year-old suspect is taken into custody. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
The Bahraini interior ministry says that three men have been arrested for allegedly trying to form a terrorist cell linked to Hezbollah. (VINnews)

Politics and elections

2026 Myanmar presidential election
- Myanmar military ruler Min Aung Hlaing steps down as army chief to stand as a candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election, the first to be held since the 2021 coup. (Reuters)
Mongolia’s parliament appoints Nyam-Osoryn Uchral as prime minister, the third to hold the post within a year, following the resignation of his predecessor, Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, after nine months in office. His appointment follows his removal as parliamentary speaker amid opposition protests and a legislative boycott. (AFP via Daily Tribune)

Science and technology

Artemis program
- NASA begins the countdown for the launch of Artemis II, set to be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, with liftoff scheduled for 1 April. (The Register)

Sports

2026 FIFA World Cup, Iran at the FIFA World Cup
- FIFA president Gianni Infantino insists that the Iranian soccer team will play in the upcoming World Cup despite the war. (ESPN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      - Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00 pm to 4:00 am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. (AFP via L’Orient Today)
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      - Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. (Saudi Gazette)
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their “full support” for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. (AFP via France 24)
    - United States president Donald Trump tells Financial Times that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and “take the oil” in Iran, although “a deal could be made fairly quickly”. (Financial Times) (Xinhua)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
    - An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. (Reuters)
  - 2026 Lamerd sports hall attack
    - A visual evidence released by The New York Times shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. (The New York Times)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. (Times of Israel)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - A person is killed by a Ukrainian drone attack in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
  - Several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are detected across southeastern Finland. One of the UAVs is identified as Ukrainian after it crashes near Kouvola. (Yle)
- Three people are killed and thirteen others are injured in a Russian glide bomb attack on Kramatorsk, Ukraine. (The Guardian)
Gaza war
- Ten Palestinians are killed, including a 15-year-old boy, and 18 others are injured in artillery fire and airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza City, Palestine. (Haaretz)
Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
  - At least 14 people are killed and 23 others are injured in a drone strike on Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan. (Xinhua)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict
- One person is killed and at least 15 others, including children, are injured in a Pakistani artillery strike in Asadabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. (The Afghan Times)
Communal conflicts in Nigeria
- Twelve people are killed by unknown gunmen at a bar in Angwan Rukuba, Plateau State, Nigeria. A mob kills ten additional people in retaliation to the attack. (BBC News)
Haitian conflict
- At least 16 people are killed and 10 others are injured by the Gran Grif gang in Petite-Rivière-de-l’Artibonite, Haiti, during a gun fight with a vigilante group. Human rights activists allege that more than 30 people were killed and dozens were missing. (AP) (ABC News)
South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar reports that at least 73 miners were killed and 25 others were seriously injured by unknown gunmen over the weekend after a mining dispute near Juba. (AFP via FMT)

Arts and culture

For the first time ever, Israel Police block the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Palm Sunday, citing heightened risk in the Old City during the Iran war. (Vatican News) (The Jerusalem Post)

Disasters and accidents

At least 45 people are killed and 74 others are injured after five days of severe weather across parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Reuters) (AP via CTV News)
Seven people are killed and two others are injured after a building partially collapses in Hailin, Heilongjiang, China. (Xinhua)
Three people are killed and 20 others are injured when a church collapses in Accra, Ghana. (BBC News)
A nightclub burns down in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. All 750 people inside were evacuated, three of whom are treated for shock. (Tagesschau) (AP)

International relations

Iran–Lebanon relations
- Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, remains in the country despite being declared persona non grata and ordered to leave. The expulsion order prompts opposition from outlawed Iran-armed group Hezbollah and a cabinet boycott by its ministers and allies. (AFP via LBCI)

Law and crime

2026 Beijing ramming attack
- An unknown number of casualties are reported when a loader is intentionally driven into a crowded market in Fangshan, Beijing, China. A man in his 50s is arrested. (FTV News)

Politics and elections

2026 New Democratic Party leadership election
- Avi Lewis is elected leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party. (BBC)

Sports

2026 Formula One World Championship
- In auto racing, Mercedes-Benz’s Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to lead the World Championship at 19 years and 216 days old after winning the Japanese Grand Prix. (AFP via RFI)