Kazakhs vote to determine whether to approve a new constitution.
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Reuters 
March 15
Politics and elections
North Koreans vote to elect the 687 members of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly.
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The Diplomat
Congolese people vote to elect a president, with incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso seeking a fifth consecutive term.
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Reuters
Vietnamese people vote to elect the 500 members of the 16th National Assembly. The sole legal party of Vietnam contesting the election is the Communist Party of Vietnam.
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Reuters
Law and crime
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Haaretz
March 14
Armed conflicts and attacks
United States president Donald Trump calls on the country's allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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BBC News
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WSJ
Fifteen people are killed in a reported Israeli and United States missile strike on an HVAC factory in Isfahan, Iran.
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AFP via LBCI
Three Kuwaiti soldiers are injured after two drones struck Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, damaging the facility.
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The Times of Israel
The port of Fujairah, a bunkering hub and export terminal in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, suffers a drone attack. UAE Authorities report that the air defence intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones today.
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Gulf News
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Politico
Palestinian militant group Hamas calls for Iran to cease their attacks on Middle East neighbors during the war. They also reaffirm Tehran’s right to defend itself from Israel and the United States.
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CBS News
Five people are killed and three others are injured in Russian drone strikes on residential areas and critical infrastructure across Ukraine.
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Reuters
According to Taliban officials, fourteen Pakistani soldiers are killed and eleven others are injured by Afghan fighters during the capture of a Pakistani guard post along the Durand Line in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
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Kabul Now
Sports
In auto racing, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile cancels the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, both scheduled to occur in April, due to safety concerns amid the Iran war.
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AFP via France 24
In association football, English attacking midfielder Max Dowman scores for Arsenal in a 2–0 win over Everton to become the youngest ever goal scorer in Premier League history at 16 years and 73 days old.
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Sky Sports
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The Guardian
Law and crime
Cuban authorities arrest five people after a small group of protesters damaged and set fire to a Communist Party office in Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, during demonstrations over prolonged blackouts and shortages of basic goods.
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Jamaica Observer
An explosion lightly damages a Jewish school in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with no reported injuries, making it the third attack against Jewish buildings in the Low Countries this week.
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Euronews
Ecuador begins enforcing a curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. in the provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Los Ríos, and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to support military operations against criminal organizations.
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Reuters
March 13
Business and economy
Saudi Arabia cuts oil production by 20% after the shutdown of two offshore oil fields, including Safaniya.
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Reuters
Disasters and accidents
The United States military confirms that all six crew members aboard an Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker died when the aircraft crashed in western Iraq yesterday.
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The Times of Israel
Politics and elections
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns of a stronger response than in January if new protests against the regime erupt.
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AFP via Al Arabiya
International relations
Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel confirms that Cuba is in talks with the U.S. to find solutions to the oil blockade in his country.
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BBC News
El Salvador and the United States sign Agreement 123 under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to build a nuclear power plant in El Salvador that is planned to be operational by 2030.
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El Mundo
Law and crime
Bolivian authorities arrest suspected Uruguayan drug cartel leader Sebastián Marset during a police operation in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Marset, who is wanted by several countries and has a US$2 million reward linked to money laundering allegations, is detained along with four other individuals.
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AFP via France 24
Armed conflicts and attacks
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Caspian Post
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The Jerusalem Post
United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted.
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AFP via ABS-CBN News
Sri Lanka repatriates the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed when the frigate IRIS was sunk by a United States submarine off the coast of Galle on 4 March. Thirty-two rescued sailors remain in Sri Lanka while authorities continue to host other Iranian naval personnel under humanitarian arrangements.
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AFP via RFI
U.S. officials say a marine expeditionary unit of 5,000 marines and sailors will deploy to the Persian Gulf to reinforce existing forces stationed in the region.
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Forbes
Twelve medical staff members, including doctors, nurses and paramedics, are killed in an Israeli airstrike against a medical facility in Burj Qalaouiyah, Bint Jbeil District, Lebanon.
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Al Jazeera
Two migrant workers are killed and several other people are injured after security forces intercept a drone in an industrial area in Sohar, Oman.
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Daily Sun
The Saudi Arabian defense ministry reports that air defenses intercepted and destroyed 56 hostile drones targeting several areas across the country.
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Saudi Gazette
Six people are killed and several others injured in a Pakistani airstrike on a residential area in Kabul, Afghanistan. A fuel depot in Kandahar is also bombed.
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Reuters
Eleven people are killed and 20 others are injured in a drone strike on a fuel reserve in western Sudan.
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Reuters
March 12
Armed conflicts and attacks
Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues his first public message since his election in which he says that Iran should continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz and advises neighboring countries to close American military bases in their territory. Khamenei also vows to "avenge the blood of our martyrs".
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Los Angeles Times
German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd says that projectile fragments hit the Liberia-flagged container vessel near the Strait.
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Reuters
Oman orders the evacuation of vessels from the Mina Al Fahal oil port.
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Oil Price
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Qatar News Agency
Kuwait International Airport is targeted by several drones, causing material damage but no injuries.
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NDTV
The Saudi defense ministry announces the interception of two missiles and the destruction of seven drones.
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Qatar News Agency
A French soldier is killed and six others are injured in an Iranian drone attack on a military base in Erbil, Iraq.
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Al Jazeera
Eight people are killed and 31 more injured by an Israeli airstrike on the Ramlet al-Baida beach in central Beirut, Lebanon. Seven more people are also killed in other attacks in the country.
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Al Jazeera
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The Times of Israel
At least 20 people are killed in an airstrike targeting a Popular Mobilization Forces building in Akashat, Iraq.
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Sky News
The Italian military base in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, is struck by a missile, with no casualties of injuries reported.
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Asharq Al-Awsat
Business and economy
The United States treasury department issues a temporary license permitting the delivery and sale of Russian oil and petroleum products already loaded onto vessels before March 12, easing sanctions on such shipments until April 11 amid rising global energy prices.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Lufthansa pilot union announces a 48-hour strike for all flights departing German airports until Saturday over ongoing disputes about pensions, causing major delays.
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The Independent
International relations
Iceland and the Netherlands announce they will both intervene on the side of South Africa in the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel.
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The Express Tribune
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney announces nearly CAN$35 billion (US$25.7 billion) in funding to strengthen Canada's Arctic infrastructure, including upgrades to military facilities and the construction of new icebreakers to expand the country's operational capacity in the region.
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AFP via France 24
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes denies a request by imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro to receive a visit from American diplomat Darren Beattie, ruling that the meeting falls outside the diplomatic purposes stated in Beattie's visa authorization.
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Reuters
Cuba announces plans to release 51 prisoners following discussions with the Holy See, stating that the detainees have served most of their sentences and demonstrated good conduct.
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AFP via Indo Premier
Hungary returns two seized armored cars to Ukraine but retains approximately US$82 million in cash and gold as authorities investigate suspected money laundering.
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Reuters
Thailand summons Iran's ambassador, demanding an apology and an explanation for the attack on the bulk carrier MV in the waters of the Strait the previous day.
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BERNAMA
Politics and elections
The Nepalese election commission releases the official results of the recent election, with Balen Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party winning 182 seats in the 275-member House of Representatives. The result gives the party a majority in the House and places it two seats short of a supermajority.
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The Hindu
Polish president Karol Nawrocki announces that he will veto legislation enabling Poland to access €43.7 billion (US$50.3 billion) in European Union loans under the Security Action for Europe program to fund military spending.
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Reuters
Law and crime
Two people are killed, including the perpetrator, and two other people are critically injured in a school shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
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WAVY-TV
A Russian military court sentences 19 people for their involvement in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, in 2024. Fifteen of those are sentenced to life in prison while the other four are given between 19 and 22 years in prison.
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BBC News
Two unidentified men assault and injure the deputy director of KontraS, an Indonesian human rights organization, in an acid attack in central Jakarta.
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Tempo English
The perpetrator is killed and 31 others are injured in a shooting and vehicle-ramming attack at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States.
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CNN
The International Criminal Court at The Hague dismisses an investigation into whether U.S. sanctions against Venezuelan officials qualify as crimes against humanity.
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AP
A rabbi is seriously injured in a stabbing in Ramat Gan, Israel, as local police suspect a terrorist motive.
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The Times of Israel
The Israeli military drops charges against five soldiers accused of raping a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman detention camp.
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AP
Disasters and accidents
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AP
At least four crew members are killed when a United States Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker carrying six crew members crashes after an incident involving another aircraft in western Iraq.
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BBC News
Sports
In basketball, Oklahoma City Thunder player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaks the NBA record set by Wilt Chamberlain for most consecutive 20-point games with 127 games.
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ESPN
Arts and culture
Chilean architect Smiljan Radić receives the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize, recognizing his contributions to contemporary architecture.
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AFP via France 24