Italy denies the United States Air Force the use the Sigonella base in Sicily for operations related to the war in Iran.
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Reuters 
March 31
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation claims that oil tanker 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.
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The Guardian
Four Israeli soldiers are killed while fighting in Southern Lebanon.
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The Jerusalem Post
March 30
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed and three others are injured after a car crashes between Hopefield, South Africa and Langebaanweg in the Western Cape.
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SABC News
International 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 presidency.
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AFP via Channels TV
Law and crime
The Iranian parliament security approves a series of measures to impose tolls on vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Lokmat Times
The Knesset passes a bill allowing for mandatory executions of Palestinians convicted of terrorist attacks that kill Israelis.
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The Guardian
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.
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AFP via ABS-CBN News
The Bahrain Ministry of Interior says that three men have been arrested for allegedly trying to form a terrorist cell linked to Hezbollah.
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VIN News
Politics and elections
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.
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Reuters
Business and economy
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UPI
United States crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years.
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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.
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BBC News
Science and technology
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.
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The Register
Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli leaders announce the "completion phase" of war and order the IDF to strike "economic" targets in Iran to damage the Iranian economy.
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Times of Israel
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran has not started negotiations with the Trump administration but also says that the United States have submitted a negotiation request.
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The Hill
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The Jerusalem Post
An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site.
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Al Jazeera
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.
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Reuters
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Reuters
Two Indonesian peacekeepers of the UNIFIL mission are killed in Southern Lebanon when a projectile hits their vehicle.
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BBC News
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.
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BBC News Somali
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.
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AFP via France 24
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.
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DW
March 29
International relations
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, remains in the country despite being declared and ordered to leave. The expulsion order prompts opposition from outlawed Iran-armed group Hezbollah and a cabinet boycott by its ministers and allies.
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AFP via LBCI
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.
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AP via CTV News
Seven people are killed and two others are injured after a building partially collapses in Hailin, Heilongjiang, China.
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Xinhua
Sports
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.
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AFP via RFI
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.
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The Jerusalem Post
Armed conflicts and attacks
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.
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AFP via France 24
United States president Donald Trump tells that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and "take the oil" in Iran, although "a deal could be made fairly quickly".
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Xinhua
Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00pm to 4:00am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran.
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L'Orient Today
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.
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Reuters
Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait.
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Saudi Gazette
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.
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Times of Israel
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Reuters
Several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are detected across southeastern Finland. One of the UAVs is identified as Ukrainian after it crashes near Kouvola.
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Yle
Three people are killed and thirteen others are injured in a Russian glide bomb attack on Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
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The Guardian
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.
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Haaretz
At least 14 people are killed and 23 others are injured in a drone strike on Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan.
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Xinhua
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.
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ABC News
One person is killed and at least 15 others, including children, are injured in a Pakistani artillery strike in Asadabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
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The Afghan Times
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.
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BBC 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.
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FMT
Law and crime
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.
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FTV News
Politics and elections
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BBC
March 28
Sports
In Thoroughbred racing, American racehorse Magnitude wins the 30th Dubai World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, amidst the Iran war.
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ESPN
In chess, the Candidates Tournament 2026 starts in Cyprus. Between 28 March and 16 April, eight players compite in a double round-robin tournament. The winner will face Gukesh Dommaraju for the World Championship.
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FIDE
Politics and elections
The third No Kings protests are held across the United States against the policies of president Donald Trump's administration including the Iran war, ICE operations, and the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti.
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Reuters
Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi urges the United States not to strike a deal or negotiate for peace with the Iranian regime and also calls for a resurgence in protests.
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Reuters
The South West House of Representatives re-elects incumbent president Abdiaziz Laftagareen for the second time amid tensions with the Somali federal government that resulted in the military being deployed to the Lower Shabelle, Bay and Bakool regions of Somalia.
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Hiiraan Online
Disasters and accidents
Twenty-two bodies are recovered from a vessel found adrift off the coast of Crete, Greece, according to the Greek coast guard. Twenty-six people are rescued by Frontex. Several survivors said some people were also thrown overboard into the Mediterranean Sea on the orders of a human trafficker during the journey.
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Reuters
Armed conflicts and attacks
The smelter facility of Aluminium Bahrain in Askar, Southern Governorate, is targeted by Iranian attacks.
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CNBC
Emirates Global Aluminium reports that one of its facilities in Abu Dhabi sustained significant damage and several injuries during missile and drone attacks attributed to Iran.
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The Times of Israel
An airstrike in Kirkuk, Iraq, hits a base of the Popular Mobilization Forces, killing one member and injuring four others.
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AFP via LBCI
Iranian-backed militias launch a drone attack targeting the Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani's private residence in Duhok.
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K24
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Awaz the Voice
The United States Central Command announces the arrival in the Middle East of 3,500 sailors and marines aboard of .
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Gulf Times
A man is detained and another is at large after trying to ignite an improvised explosive device near a Bank of America building in Paris, France. Anti-terrorism prosecutors are investigating.
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Sky News
Five paramedics are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon.
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Al Jazeera
Three journalists are killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike in Jezzine District, South Governorate, Lebanon.
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KGO-TV
The Houthis launch a ballistic missile from their territory in Yemen towards Israel, signifying the group's entrance in the war. The Israeli military says that the missile was successfully intercepted and no injuries were reported. A second attack, also without damage, is reported hours later.
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Ahram Online
Kuwait International Airport is targeted by multiple drone strikes, causing significant damage to its radar system.
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Saudi Gazette
Two people are killed and twelve more are injured in a nighttime Russian drone attack on Odesa. A maternity hospital is also damaged.
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BBC News
Law and crime
Five police officers are killed and three others are injured in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
Four people are killed and two others are injured during clashes between insurgent groups in Kamjong district, Manipur, India.
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Hindustan Times
Seven people are injured in a vehicle ramming attack in Derby, Derbyshire, England. An Indian national in his 30s is arrested with counter-terrorism police investigating.
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The Guardian
Nepal's former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli is arrested over his alleged involvement in the crackdown on the 2025 protests.
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BBC News
International relations
Qatar and Ukraine sign a defense pact that includes cooperation on countering missile and drone threats.
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The News