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March 10

International relations

Train services between Beijing and Pyongyang will resume for the first time since it was suspended six years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Yonhap external link
Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un reaffirms North Korea's relations with China in a letter written to Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Source: Korea Times external link

March 9

Politics and elections

Source: Reuters external link
The ruling Historic Pact coalition wins 25 of 102 seats in the Senate, becoming the largest bloc but falling short of a majority. The Democratic Centre places second with 17 seats, while other seats are distributed among several parties, resulting in a hung parliament that will require coalition negotiations.
Source: Reuters external link
The Constitutional Court of Kosovo issues an injunction that freezes President Vjosa Osmani’s decree dissolving the Kuvendi, while also preventing both the President from calling snap elections and the Kuvendi from carrying out parliamentary business until the Constitutional Court delivers its final ruling.
Source: KOHA external link
Source: Público external link

International relations

Azerbaijan reopens its border crossings with Iran to cargo traffic after closing them following a drone incident in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, who denies Iran's involvement, tells Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev that Iran is investigating the incident.
Source: Reuters external link
NATO conducts military drills in Greenland involving over 25,000 troops from 14 nations including Denmark and the United States in a effort to de-escalate tensions over efforts by Trump to purchase the island. The exercise will last until March 19.
Source: The Independent external link

Disasters and accidents

At least fourteen migrants are found drowned and seven others are rescued after their boat collides with a Coast Guard boat off the coast of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey.
Source: AP external link
The death toll from floods in Nairobi, Kenya, rises to 42.
Source: CBC external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Turkey and NATO forces shoot down a suspected Iranian ballistic missile violating Turkish airspace, with debris falling in Gaziantep Province.
Source: Türkiye Today 2 external link
Islamist militants conduct coordinated overnight attacks on several locations in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 12 soldiers and three civilians in fighting with government forces. The assaults target military positions in Borno and Yobe states and result in damage to military facilities and nearby homes.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

The Crown Prosecution Service charges a former Syrian soldier from the Air Force Intelligence Directorate with three counts of murder and three counts of torture as crimes against humanity under the International Criminal Court Act for his attacks on civilians in Damascus in 2011.
Source: AP external link
A synagogue in Liège, Belgium, is damaged by an explosion. It is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism.
Source: Euronews external link
The United States reaches a deferred prosecution agreement with Turkey's state-owned lender Halkbank to resolve criminal charges alleging that the bank helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions. Under the agreement, Halkbank must implement compliance monitoring and avoid transactions that benefit Iran, after which the charges may be dismissed pending court approval.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

Bapco Energies declares force majeure on certain refinery operations in Bahrain after damage to its facilities by Iranian strikes, temporarily affecting shipments.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link
Bangladesh closes all universities by advancing the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to reduce electricity consumption during an energy crisis linked to the Iran war.
Source: Reuters external link
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rises after United States president Donald Trump says that the war in Iran is “very complete”, hinting that could end soon. Additionally, oil prices have dipped under $100 following his remarks.
Source: Semafor external link

March 8

Politics and elections

Colombians vote to elect 183 members of the Chamber of Representatives and 103 members of the Senate.
Source: AP external link
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei, is elected as the next Supreme Leader of Iran.
Source: AP external link
The Rastriya Swatantra Party wins 124 direct seats and leads in one more from 164 of 165 constituencies reported so far in Nepal. The results from the Dhanusha 1 constituency are withheld pending an order from the Supreme Court.
Source: The Himalayan Times external link
Swiss voters reject a referendum proposing to reduce the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation's annual licence fee. They also reject a proposal for a climate fund and support efforts to maintain the status of cash and remove individual taxation for married couples.
Source: Swissinfo.ch external link

Business and economy

The price of oil surpasses US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years.
Source: CNBC external link

Law and crime

Peruvian authorities arrest three people following a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, La Libertad Department, that injured 44 people.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

An Iranian drone hits and damages a desalination plant in Bahrain. In addition, falling missile debris injures three people and damages a university building in Manama.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat external link
The Bahraini health ministry reports that an Iranian drone strike on the island of Sitra injured 32 civilians, including four with serious injuries.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The main building of the Public Institution for Social Security in Kuwait City suffers an airstrike. A large fire breaks out, but no injuries are reported.
Source: Arab Times external link
The United States Central Command confirms that a U.S. service member has died of wounds sustained after an Iranian attack on a base in Saudi Arabia on March 1, bringing the confirmed death toll among U.S. forces to seven since the start of the conflict.
Source: CNN external link
Joint airstrikes by Israel and the United States are carried out against oil facilities in Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing at least four truck drivers and causing large fires.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
According to Israeli sources, United Arab Emirates (UAE) warplanes carried out airstrikes against Iran, and purportedly struck a desalination plant. However, UAE officials denied any involvement in the attacks.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Four people are killed and 10 more injured in an Israeli airstrike on a Ramada hotel in central Beirut.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Two Israeli soldiers are killed in overnight clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Israel launches an airstrike and tank shell targeting Hamas members in Gaza City and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing six Palestinians, including two children.
Source: Reuters external link
Two Palestinians are shot dead by Israeli settlers in Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank. Another Palestinian is killed after Israeli soldiers throw smoke grenades during the attack.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A military projectile struck a residential area in Al-Kharj, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, killing two people and injuring 12 others.
Source: Oman Daily Observer external link
Civilians flee Akobo, South Sudan, after the military issued an evacuation order to prepare for a military operation.
Source: AP external link
An explosion is reported at the American embassy in Oslo, Norway, causing minor damage. The Norwegian Police has identified a man fleeing on camera after the incident and is treating the incident as terrorism.
Source: CP24 external link
Six people are killed during an American airstrike against a boat in the Pacific Ocean.
Source: ABC News external link
Two people are arrested after throwing improvised explosive devices at an anti-Islam demonstration outside Gracie Mansion in New York City, United States.
Source: The Guardian external link

Sports

India wins the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, beating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final. They became the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups, the first team to win the title at home as hosts, and the first team to win the tournament three times.
Diaspora protesters surround the bus of the Iranian women's soccer team following their match against the Philippines in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, amidst fears of their safety upon returning to Iran after members of the team gave SOS hand signals from the team bus.
Source: DW external link
Nathan Martin wins the 2026 Los Angeles Marathon in the marathon's closest-ever finish, becoming the second consecutive American to win the event.
Source: Los Angeles Times external link

Disasters and accidents

At least four people are killed and several others are trapped after a section of the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, collapses amid heavy rainfall.
Source: Reuters external link
Five people are killed and 60 others are injured when a bus carrying Zimbabwean nationals collides with a car on N6 near Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Source: The Citizen external link
Two people are killed and 19 people are injured following a mining incident in Samarkandek, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan.
Source: Gazeta external link
A fire occurs near the Glasgow Central railway station in Scotland, United Kingdom, destroying multiple buildings and businesses. The fire also causes the disruption and cancellation of many train services, with Glasgow Central promptly shutting down until further notice.
Source: BBC News external link

March 7

Business and economy

The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announces a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining operations in response to Iranian attacks and threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Al-Ahram external link

International relations

United States president Donald Trump meets with leaders from twelve American countries for the launching of a new multinational military cooperation initiative called Shield of the Americas, led by special envoy Kristi Noem. .
At the Shield of the Americas summit, U.S. president Trump says that the United States formally recognizes the Venezuelan government of Delcy Rodríguez.
Source: Euronews external link

Politics and elections

Partial preliminary results in Nepal indicate that the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 60 of 165 first-past-the-post seats, while also leading in 61 other consituencies. In Jhapa 5, RSP prime ministerial candidate Balen Shah defeats former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli.
Source: The Himalayan Times external link
Guinea dissolves 40 political parties by decree, including the three main opposition groups—the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea, the Rally of the Guinean People, and the Union of Republican Forces—for failing to meet legal requirements, and orders the seizure of their assets.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says that Iran is ready for normal talks but also rejects the current position by the United States.
Source: TASS external link
Dubai International Airport suspends operations after an aerial interception near the airport during Iranian drone and missile attacks in the region. Airport operations later partially resume as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues responding to the aerial threats.
Source: The Daily Star external link
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's attacks on its Middle Eastern neighbors and states that the Interim Leadership Council had agreed not to attack them "unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries". The military later continues the strikes. The governments of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE report attacks targeting their territories.
Source: Reuters external link
The United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, is attacked with four rockets. Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani orders the security forces to pursue the perpetrators of the "terrorist act".
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Lebanese health ministry reports that Israeli airstrikes on multiple locations in southern Lebanon killed eight people, including six in Kherbet Selem and two in Kfar Reman.
Source: Middle East Eye external link
Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Syniehubov says that Russia has launched a barrage of drones and missiles on residential areas in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing ten people, including two children and injuring ten, as well as damaging the city's power grids.
Source: BBC News external link
At least four people are killed, including two policemen, and more than 35 others are injured, including three seriously, in two separate bombings targeting a police patrol van and a market in Wana and Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Source: Arab News external link
At least 33 people are injured, including three minors and five others seriously, in a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, La Libertad Department, Peru. No group has yet claimed responsibility.
Source: AP external link
At least 45 bandits and three military personnel are killed in a clash between Nigerian troops and armed bandits in Dan Musa, Katsina State, Nigeria.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Flash floods in Nairobi, Kenya, disrupt flights and result in at least 23 deaths.
Source: Reuters external link

Law and crime

Child murderer Ian Huntley dies in a hospital nine days after being attacked by a fellow inmate at HM Prison Frankland in County Durham, England, United Kingdom.
Source: BBC News external link
An improvised explosive device is detonated during a protest outside the residence of mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, United States.
Source: NBC News external link

Health and environment

Sudan's health ministry announces that the country will launch a hepatitis B vaccine campaign for newborns in 10 states.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Sports

Russia wins their first Winter Paralympics medal since 2014 after Varvara Voronchikhina and Alexey Bugaev each won a bronze medal in para alpine skiing.
Source: The Moscow Times external link