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March 30

Law and crime

Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a fugitive who was on the run for seven months after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia, at a property in northeast Victoria, Australia.
Source: BBC News external link

March 29

Politics and elections

Source: BBC external link

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 he won the Japanese Grand Prix.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Law and crime

Multiple people are killed and injured in a vehicle-ramming attack when a man drives a loader into a crowded market in Fangshan, Beijing, China.
Source: BNO News external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 17 people are killed and 26 others are injured in overnight severe weather across parts of Afghanistan.
Source: AP via CTV News external link
Nine people are trapped after a building partially collapses in Hailin, Heilongjiang, China.
Source: Xinhua external link
A nightclub burns down in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. All 750 people inside were evacuated, three of whom are treated for shock.
Source: AP external link

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.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
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.
Source: L'Orient Today external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks over Kuwait.
Source: Saudi Gazette external link
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.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
A person is killed by a Ukrainian drone attack in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia.
Source: Reuters external link
Several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are detected across southeastern Finland. One of the UAVs is identified as Ukrainian after it crashes near Kouvola.
Source: Yle external link
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.
Source: Haaretz external link
At least 14 people are killed and 23 others are injured in a drone strike on Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan.
Source: Xinhua external link
Several people are killed by the Gran Grif gang in Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite, Haiti, during fighting with a vigilante group.
Source: AP external link

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.
Source: AFP via LBCI external link

March 28

International relations

Qatar and Ukraine sign a defense pact that includes cooperation on countering missile and drone threats.
Source: The News external link

Law and crime

Around 18 people are arrested during anti-war protests held across Israel against the Iran war, including 13 in Tel Aviv and 5 in Haifa. Protests are also held in Jerusalem and Beersheba.
Source: Times of Israel external link
Five police officers are killed and three others are injured in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer external link
Four people are killed and two others are injured during clashes between insurgent groups in Kamjong district, Manipur, India.
Source: Hindustan Times external link
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.
Source: The Guardian external link
Nepal's former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli is arrested over his alleged involvement in the crackdown on the 2025 protests.
Source: BBC News external link

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.
Source: Reuters external link
Three people are killed and 23 others are injured, including nine critically, in a fire at a high-rise building in Xiaodian, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Source: Xinhua external link

Sports

In throughbred racing, American racehorse Magnitude wins the 30th Dubai World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, amidst the Iran war.
Source: ESPN external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The smelter facility of Aluminium Bahrain in Askar, Southern Governorate, is targeted by Iranian attacks.
Source: CNBC external link
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.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
An airstrike in Kirkuk, Iraq, hits a base of the Popular Mobilization Forces, killing one member and injuring four others.
Source: AFP via LBCI external link
Iranian-backed militias launch a drone attack targeting the Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani’s private residence in Duhok.
Source: K24 external link
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.
Source: Ahram Online external link
Iran says it has dismantled a terrorist cell in Gorgan, Golestan and has arrested two suspects.
Source: Awaz the Voice external link
The United States Central Command announces the arrival in the Middle East of 3,500 sailors and marines aboard of .
Source: Gulf Times external link
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.
Source: Sky News external link
Five paramedics are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Three journalists are killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike in Jezzine District, South Governorate, Lebanon.
Source: KGO-TV external link
Kuwait International Airport is targeted by multiple drone strikes, causing significant damage to its radar system.
Source: Saudi Gazette external link
Two people are killed and twelve more are injured in a nighttime Russian drone attack on Odesa. A maternity hospital is also damaged.
Source: BBC News external link

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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: Hiiraan Online external link

March 27

Law and crime

One person is killed and four others are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile.
Source: ABC News external link

Politics and elections

Following his Rastriya Swatantra Party's landslide victory in the general election, Balendra Shah is sworn as Prime Minister of Nepal, succeeding interim prime minister Sushila Karki.
Source: Reuters external link
Russia designates filmmaker and teacher Pavel Talankin, the co-director and subject of the 2025 documentary film , as a foreign agent after authorities accuse him of spreading disinformation about the government and opposing the war in Ukraine.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
Lawmakers from the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference protest outside the legislative assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, India, in solidarity with Iran and against the assassination of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei amidst the Iran war. Additionally, a major confrontation breaks out between INC lawmaker Irfan Hafiz Lone and BJP lawmaker Yudhvir Sethi during the protest.
Source: Times of India external link
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

Brent crude oil surpasses US$110 per barrel after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy turned away three container ships and declared the Strait of Hormuz closed.
Source: UPI external link
A United States appeals court overturns a $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina related to the 2012 nationalization of oil company YPF, ruling that the shareholders' claims are not valid under Argentine law. The decision reverses a 2023 lower court ruling that had ordered compensation to minority investors.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Disasters and accidents

Landslides triggered by heavy rain kill at least 20 people in Mbeya Region, Tanzania.
Source: AP external link
Seven people are killed and five others are injured in a landslide on the Zoji La in Ladakh, India.
Source: NDTV external link
Three people are killed in a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach on Kauaʻi, Hawaii, United States.
Source: AP external link
Two children are killed and at least seven others are injured in a three-vehicle collision involving a dump truck, SUV and school bus on Tennessee State Route 70 in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States.
Source: AP external link

Sports

In her last performance before retiring, Japan's Kaori Sakamoto wins the gold medal in the women's singles event of the 2026 Figure Skating Championships.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian ambassador to the United Nations Ali Bahreini says that Iran will facilitate and expedite humanitarian aid to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: AP external link
The foreign ministers of the G7 nations reach an agreement to protect passage through the Strait of Hormuz if the war ends.
Source: Euronews external link
One man is killed and several are injured by Iranian ballistic missile attacks on central and southern Israel.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
An Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia with at least six ballistic missiles and 29 drones injures 15 American soldiers and heavily damages a Boeing E-3 Sentry (AWACS) aircraft.
Source: BBC external link
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates report that they have intercepted missile and drone attacks from Iran.
Source: AA external link
Iran recruiting children as young as 12 to man Tehran checkpoints.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North reports that a Sudanese Army airstrike on a funeral gathering in the town of Al Sunut in South Kordofan has killed seven civilians and injured 39 others.
Source: Sudan Tribune external link