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March 24

International relations

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry declares the Iranian ambassador a and gives him until March 29 to leave the country, due to Iranian government’s financial and military support of Shia paramilitary group Hezbollah.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Space and technology

NASA states that it plans to pause the Lunar Gateway project and redirect efforts toward developing infrastructure for sustained operations on the Moon's surface, including a future moonbase.
Source: The Witness external link
OpenAI says it will shut down its Sora app.
Source: NBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 84 people are killed in flash floods across Kenya, including in Kisumu, Uasin Gishu, and Tana River counties.
Source: The Star external link

Business and economy

Australia and the European Union sign a free trade agreement after eight years of negotiations.
Source: AP external link
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos declares a state of national energy emergency in response to risks to the fuel supply linked to the Iran war.
Source: Reuters external link
BMW Brilliance recalls nearly 180,000 vehicles in China due to a defect in the air conditioning wiring that may cause a short circuit and increase the risk of fire.
Source: The Straits Times external link
American video game company Epic Games announces that it will lay off more than 1,000 employees ​along with ​more ⁠than $500 million in savings from ​cuts to contracting ​and ⁠marketing amid a sharp decline in the number of people playing its flagship video game .
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

It is reported from The New York Times that the United States has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war.
Source: CNBC external link
Shrapnel from an Iranian ballistic missile wounds three people, including a two-month-old baby, in a Bedouin community in the Negev, Israel.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Fifteen fighters from Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), including a commander, are killed in an American airstrike on a PMF base in the Al Anbar Governorate.
Source: AFP via BSS external link
Hezbollah rocket fire kills a woman and injures two others in northern Israel.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz states that the military will control a "security zone" up to the Litani River in southern Lebanon until the threat of Hezbollah is removed.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine kill at least three people, including two in Poltava and one in Zaporizhzhia, and injures several others. The attacks also damage residential buildings and infrastructure in the areas.
Source: AFP via BSS external link
A Russian Shahed drone strikes and severely damages the Bernardine Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Lviv, western Ukraine.
Source: The New Voice of Ukraine external link

Politics and elections

Danes, Faroe Islanders, and Greenlanders vote to elect 179 seats of the Folketing. Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen seeks a third term in office during the aftermath of the Greenland crisis.
Source: Reuters external link

March 23

Politics and elections

A protest is held in Detroit, Michigan against Trump’s threat on Truth Social the previous day to bomb Iranian nuclear power plants if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened within 48 hours.
Source: Detroit News external link
A protest organized by Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi is held in Nagpur in central India over the government response to the Iran war and mentions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Epstein Files.
Source: Mid-Day external link
In Italy, the constitutional amendment that proposed to select members of the High Council of the Judiciary through sortition is rejected by a 46% to 54% vote.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: Xinhua external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

U.S. president Donald Trump says he is postponing his 48-hour ultimatum for five days before attacking the Iranian power plants as Iran and the U.S. have held "very good and productive conversations" on ending the war. Trump also claims that a "mayor points of agreement" focused on Iran's renunciation of the nuclear weapon are being talked. Iran denies any dialogue took place.
Source: States Newsroom external link
Kata'ib Hezbollah says that it will extend its pause on strikes on the United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, for five more days.
Source: Gulf News external link
A person is killed and another is injured in a strike on a transmission site of the Persian Gulf Radio and Television Centre in southern Iran.
Source: AFP via LBCI external link
At least one person is killed in an Israeli strike on Hazmieh, Greater Beirut, Lebanon. The Israeli military states that the attack targeted a member of the Iran's Quds Force in the area.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link
At least 15 people are killed and 23 others are injured in strikes on Lagawa District, West Kordofan, Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces attribute the attack to the Sudanese army.
Source: Business Recorder external link
A Sudanese rebel faction led by Yasir Arman calls for the United Nations Security Council to end the use of drones on Sudanese citizens.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link

Health and environment

In its annual report, the World Meteorological Organization states that Earth's energy imbalance and ocean heat content reached record levels in 2025, driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: AFP via CNA external link

Law and crime

A U.S. civic court finds entertainer Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972. The woman is awarded $59.25 million.
Source: BBC News external link
The Federal Court of Justice of Germany dismisses a lawsuit by Environmental Action Germany to ban BMW and Mercedes Benz from selling new combustion engine vehicles after 2030.
Source: DW external link
Puerto Rican police seize $12 million worth of cocaine found on a drug smuggling boat off the island’s northern coast. Three suspects are arrested.
Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 66 people are killed when a military Lockheed C-130, carrying 125 people, crashes in Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link
At least one person is killed and several others are injured in an explosion in Kwara State, Nigeria.
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

Brent crude futures fall 11%, trading just below US$100 a barrel for the first time in days, following the announcement by U.S. president Donald Trump about talks with Iran to end the war.
Source: Reuters external link
Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing to cope with extra demand by drivers from neighboring countries.
Source: BBC News external link

Sports

In American football, the Seattle Seahawks signs a four-year deal worth $168 million with wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, with at least $120 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history.
Source: KUOW external link

March 22

Disasters and accidents

Cuba restores its power after the power grid collapsed the previous day.
Source: CBS News external link
A Bombardier CRJ900LR operating as an Air Canada Express flight from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, collides with a firetruck while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, United States. Both pilots are killed and 41 others are injured.
Source: The Hindustan Times external link
One person is killed and 10 others are injured, including one critically, when a natural gas explosion collapses two residential buildings in Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.
Source: The Canadian Press external link

Politics and elections

The second round of municipal elections takes place in France.
Source: France 24 external link
Italians begin voting on a constitutional amendment that proposes separating the careers of judges and public prosecutors by splitting the High Court of the Judiciary into two bodies, while also establishing a High Disciplinary Court to oversee disciplinary proceedings.
Source: Reuters external link
In Germany, the Social Democratic Party declines to second place in Rhineland-Palatinate for the first time since 1991. The Christian Democratic Union party becomes the largest in seats in the Landtag, while Alternative for Germany advances to third place.
Source: Reuters external link
Slovenians vote for 90 seats in the National Assembly. A tight race is forecasted between the incumbent prime minister Robert Golob and his predecessor Janez Janša.
Source: Reuters external link
Between 200 and 300 National Council of Resistance of Iran-alligned demonstrators of the Iranian opposition gather in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to protest the war and the Iranian government.
Source: NL Times external link
Following the March 15 elections to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, Kim Jong Un is reelected chairman of the State Affairs Commission (head of State) and Pak Thae Song is reappointed as premier.
Source: KBS external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Fifteen people are injured in central Israel in Iranian ballistic missile strikes.
Source: Ynet Global external link
Iran threatens to retaliate against the energy and water systems of the Gulf countries if United States president Donald Trump follows through with his 48-hours ultimatum to ​hit Iran's electricity grid.
Source: Reuters external link
One person is killed after a rocket fired from Lebanon struck a vehicle near Israel's northern border, marking the first reported Israeli fatality from cross-border fire since hostilities with Hezbollah resumed earlier in March.
Source: The Daily Star external link
The Israeli military destroys the largest bridge crossing the Litani River in southern Lebanon.
Source: AA external link
At least four Hatzalah ambulances are set ablaze and destroyed in an apparent anti-semitic arson attack in Golders Green, London, England. No casualties are reported.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link

March 21

Law and crime

The Iranian parliament says that it is preparing to pass a law that would impose fees on ships for "safe passage" through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Middle East Monitor external link

Disasters and accidents

Cuba reports a nationwide power outage following a total electrical grid collapse, the third major blackout to occur on the island this month.
Source: AP external link
Seven people are killed when a Qatar Emiri Air Force helicopter crashes after a techincal malfunction during a routine mission over Qatar's territorial waters.
Source: ASN external link
Two skiers are killed and 25 others are trapped, including five injured, in an avalanche near Ratschings in South Tyrol, Italy.
Source: CTV News external link
Two people are killed in an explosion when a tipper truck and a tank truck collide outside of a gas station on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Ajah, Lagos State, Nigeria. Several surrounding buildings were destroyed in the initial blast and the ensuing fire.
Source: The Punch external link
At least 230 people are rescued, ten of whom are hospitalized for hypothermia, during flooding and storms in Hawaii, United States. Around 5,500 people are evacuated ahead of a second storm.
Source: CBC external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Source: Al Jazeera external link
At least 88 people are injured, including seven seriously, and nine buildings are damaged in an Iranian ballistic missile attack in Arad, Israel. A mass casualty incident is declared.
Source: Channel 12 external link
At least 78 people are injured, including a 10-year-old, in Dimona, Israel, by Iranian ballistic missile attacks.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
U.S. president Donald Trump issues an ultimatum to Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz within the next 48 hours or the U.S. military will "obliterate" their energy infrastructure, including all Iranian power stations.
Source: BBC News external link
A group of 22 countries in a joint statement calls on Iran to cease attacks and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: The Shillong Times external link
reports that the U.S. has reportedly begun initial discussions on the next phase and what peace talks with Iran might look like.
Source: AA external link
Iran fires two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. However, neither missile hits the base, with one of the missiles failing in-flight, and the other having been intercepted by a United States warship using a SM-3 interceptor.
Source: The Wall Street Journal external link
The United States Central Command says that its military has struck over 8,000 targets in Iran, including 130 Iranian Navy vessels, since the start of the war.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for targeting 27 American military bases in Iraq and across the region over the past 24 hours. One police officer is killed in a drone strike on the headquarters of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in Baghdad.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Russia launches attacks in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, against energy infrastructure, causing smoke contamination.
Source: RBC-Ukraine external link
Two people are killed and six others, including two children, are wounded in a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia.
Source: AP external link
Two people are killed and another is injured in an Ukrainian artillery strike in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

Large scale protests occurs in Berlin, Germany against the war. Demonstrators call for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve conflicts.
Source: Bastille Post external link
Anti-war protests and diaspora protests against the Iranian regime are held at the Colonial Building in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Source: CBC external link
In South Australia, the Labor Party wins a landslide victory over the Liberal Party. One Nation also secures second place in first-preference votes.
Source: The Guardian external link
Around 200,000 people gather in Prague, Czech Republic, to express discontent with some steps taken by the current government coalition, including cuts in defence expenditure and proposed changes to the financing of public service media.
Source: SRF external link

International relations

The 10th CELAC Summit is held in Bogotá, Colombia.
Source: Xinhua external link

Sports

In women's association football, the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup concludes with Japan defeating hosts Australia in the final to win their third title.
Source: Reuters external link