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March 6

Politics and elections

Kosovan president Vjosa Osmani dissolves the Kuvendi, attempting to set new parliamentary elections within 45 days. The Vetëvendosje party maintains that the constitution allows parliament 60 more days to try to elect a president, seeking to challenge Osmani's decree at the Constitutional Court.
Source: RKS external link

Health and environment

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Science and technology

Indonesia announces that it will prohibit social media access for users under the age of 16 and begin deactivating accounts belonging to minors on several major platforms as part of a phased policy intended to address risks such as internet fraud and excessive internet use.
Source: AFP via CNA external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump calls for the "unconditional surrender" of Iran, saying there will be no deal or further talks. This comes after Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that several countries have initiated mediation efforts to end the war.
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Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed and severe damage is reported during a tornado outbreak in the United States Midwest.
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March 5

Armed conflicts and attacks

Spain announces that the frigate will join French aircraft carrier and Greek Navy ships to protect the British military bases in Cyprus.
Source: The Straits Times external link
Italy announces that it will dispatch naval assets to Cyprus. The Dutch navy is also joining the European naval task force.
Source: Euronews external link
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is not seeking a ceasefire or negotiations with the United States.
Source: CNBC external link
Suspected Iranian drones strike Nakhchivan International Airport in Azerbaijan, targeting the passenger terminal. At least two people are injured.
Source: BBC News external link
The Bahraini military reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones have been intercepted and destroyed. A missile hit an oil refinery, causing a fire.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Iraqi forces shoot down a drone that attempted to attack the United States' airbase near Baghdad.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The Qatari military says that the country was targeted today by 14 ballistic missiles and four drones coming from Iran; all of them were intercepted and no casualties were reported.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The United Arab Emirates's air defence systems intercept six ballistic missiles and 125 drones launched by Iran. Six people were injured by falling debris over Abu Dhabi.
Source: The National News external link
United States president Donald Trump says U.S. Air Force jets will provide "extensive air cover" for Kurdish forces in any ground offensive against the Iranian government.
Source: The Telegraph external link
China is reportedly in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Reuters external link
The Israeli military issues an evacuation order for Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon, a densely populated suburb which is also a stronghold of Hezbollah, telling residents to "save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately". Thousands of people flee following the warning.
Source: The Los Angeles Times external link
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war, with 200 soldiers returned to each side.
Source: Meduza external link
The Ukrainian Navy shoots down a Russian Naval Aviation Kamov Ka-27 helicopter over the Black Sea.
Source: ASN external link

Disasters and accidents

At least six people are killed, eight others are rescued, and six are trapped when a nursing home collapses in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Source: Xinhua external link
Two people are killed and four others are injured when a Beechcraft 1900 of the Algerian Air Force crashes at Boufarik Airport near Boufarik, Blida Province, Algeria.
Source: ASN external link
An Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighter jet crashes shortly after taking off from Jorhat Airport in Karbi Anglong district, Assam, India, killing both pilots.
Source: Deccan Herald external link
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that an explosion struck a tanker anchored in waters about 60 kilometers off the coast of Kuwait, causing an oil spill from a damaged cargo tank.
Source: The New Zealand Herald external link

Law and crime

Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko pardons 18 political prisoners, including 15 for political charges and three who were convicted of unspecified crimes.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

South Korean president Lee Jae Myung orders the activation of a ₩100 trillion (about US$68 billion) stabilization fund to address volatility in the country's financial markets linked to the Iran war.
Source: The Economic Times external link
Around 24 U.S. states file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after president Trump imposed a 10% global tariff, the first lawsuit challenging those tariffs.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

In Kosovo, the 120 members of the Kuvendi fail to elect the president. The Kuvendi is expected to dissolve, with parliamentary elections scheduled to be set within 45 days.
Source: RKS external link
Nepalis vote to elect 275 seats of the House of Representatives nearly six months after the Gen Z protests.
Source: AP external link
Source: The Independent external link

International relations

Australia and New Zealand deploy military assets, including two RNZAF aircraft, and crisis response teams to the Middle East to assist and evacuate their respective nationals.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link
The Lebanese cabinet bans activities by members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps within Lebanon and instructs authorities to detain and deport individuals linked to the group. The cabinet also introduces a visa requirement for Iranian nationals entering the country.
Source: Al-Ahram external link
Ecuador declares Cuba's ambassador to the country a and orders him and all his diplomatic staff to leave the country within 48 hours. Shortly after the announcement, a man was filmed by the Associated Press on the roof of the Cuban embassy in Quito burning a bag of papers.
Source: AP external link
The United States and Venezuela agree to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

March 4

Law and crime

The Supreme Court of Brazil orders the arrest of former Banco Master president and major shareholder Daniel Vorcaro in a fraud investigation of potentially up to 12 billion reals in missing funds.
Source: AP external link
The Central Criminal Court in London, United Kingdom, charge two British Chinese nationals of violating the National Security Act for spying on diasporic Hong Kongers on behalf of the China-appointed Hong Kong government.
Source: AP external link
Taiwanese prosecutors indict 62 people, including Chen Zhi, for their alleged links to the Prince Group, a multinational criminal network that operates scam centers in Cambodia. They also charge 13 companies with offences related to the criminal organization and money laundering.
Source: DW external link
The Tokyo High Court in Japan orders the dissolution of the Unification Church.
Source: Japan Times external link

Science and technology

The KAIROS rocket developed by private spaceflight company Space One suffers its third launch failure from Spaceport Kii in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, while carrying a small government test satellite. The flight was terminated two minutes after launch.
Source: Space.com external link

Business and economy

A major blackout across much of western Cuba, including Havana, leaves millions without power, following a fault at the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas. Officials estimate it will last at least 72 hours.
Source: AP external link
Air France announces the suspension of flights between France and Cuba, starting from March 29 until at least June 15 due to a jet fuel shortage in Cuba.
Source: Jamaica Observer external link
Several of the United Arab Emirates stock exchanges will resume, including Nasdaq Dubai, Dubai Financial Market, and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, after being put on pause for two days due to the Iranian strikes.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

Four people are injured after an explosion at an oil extraction plant in Logan Township, New Jersey, United States.
Source: CBS News external link
At least six people are killed and 15 others are injured when a passenger bus and a semi-trailer truck collide in Tamacine, Touggourt Province, Algeria.
Source: Xinhua external link
A nationwide blackout occurs in Iraq with the Ministry of Electricity saying the power grid has gone down entirely, and that the cause is under investigation.
Source: Philenews external link

Politics and elections

Slovak prime minister Robert Fico announces that his government will repeal a law abolishing the country's whistleblower protection office after the Constitutional Court suspended the measure and the European Commission opened infringement proceedings against Slovakia.
Source: AFP via Indo Premier external link
The United States Senate rejects a War Powers Resolution that would check president Donald Trump's power in the Iran war, making it the first vote on the conflict in U.S. Congress.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Anonymous state intelligence sources tell that the Iranian intelligence ministry have signalled to the United States Central Intelligence Agency an openness to talks on ‌bringing an end to the war.
Source: Reuters external link
An Iranian ballistic missile strikes the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military base in the region.
Source: The Wall Street Journal external link
The Iranian frigate IRIS  is torpedoed and sunk by U.S. Navy submarine USS in waters off Sri Lanka, killing at least 87 of the 180 people on board, while 32 others are rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy with 61 remaining missing.
Source: Reuters external link
U.S. Marine veteran Brian McGinnis interrupts a U.S. Senate hearing in protest of the Iran war and is removed by the United States Capitol Police assisted by US Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT).
Source: Military.com external link
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Turkey and NATO forces shoot down an Iranian ballistic missile that was about to enter Turkish airspace.
Source: Türkiye Today external link
U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth announces that the U.S. Air Force will have uncontested air supremacy of Iranian airspace within days, and that Iran's military capabilities are "evaporating by the hour" due to constant U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Source: The Guardian external link
Israeli strikes on a hotel and residential areas in the towns of Aramoun and Saadiyat, in the south of Beirut, kill eleven people and injure four others.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Three people are killed and six more injured during two Israeli strikes on the road to the airport in Beirut.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
A task force rescues two minors in an operation against FARC dissidents in Puerto Valencia, El Retorno, Guaviare Department, and arrests four militants and recovers M60 machine guns, assault rifles, explosives, and ammunition.
Source: in Spanish external link
Five cartel members are killed in a shootout with government forces in Rayones, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Source: Milenio external link

March 3

International relations

Oman Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi renews his push for diplomacy, stating that diplomatic options are still available.
Source: Al Jazeera external link

Science and technology

A total lunar eclipse occurs in eastern Asia, Oceania, Pacific, and the Americas.
Source: EclipseWise external link
Astronomers announce the discovery 1,900 light-years from Earth of TIC 120362137, the tightest known quadruple star system, using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
Source: Space.com external link

Disasters and accidents

More than 200 people are killed, including around 70 minors, when a landslide collapses a mine at the Rubaya mines in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A different landslide collapsed mines at the same site in January, killing over 400.
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Two people are killed and three others are critically injured after a helicopter crashes in Pililla, Rizal, Philippines.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Law and crime

Cuban prosecutors charge six Cuban nationals with "crimes of terrorism" and accuse them of entering Cuba with a US-flagged boat to cause unrest in the country, which was intercepted by the Cuban coast guard, resulting in a shootout.
Source: DW external link
Trinidad and Tobago declares a new state of emergency in response to a wave of violent crime in the country, including 63 murders since the beginning of the year and a series of gang-related mass shootings.
Source: AP external link
Purported yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa is convicted by a New York federal court and sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking nuclear material, drugs, and weapons.
Source: Japan Times external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

An Iranian drone strike damages Al Minhad Air Base, the headquarters of the Australian military's Joint Task Force 633. Australian defence minister Richard Marles confirms that there were no casualties in the strike.
Source: Reuters external link
A large fire is reported at an oil terminal in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, following an Iranian Shahed drone attack.
Source: Sky News external link
France deploys Rafale fighter jets to the UAE in response to Iranian attacks, according to French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot.
Source: France 24 external link
British prime minister Keir Starmer says he has approved the deployment of Royal Navy warship HMS to the island of Cyprus to protect the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia from further Iranian attacks.
Source: Cyprus Mail external link
Qatar announces it has arrested 10 people from two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cells for espionage and sabotage.
Source: Gulf Times external link
Explosions and fires are reported at the United States embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following a series of Iranian drone strikes.
Source: YnetNews external link
The Iranian Red Crescent Society says the death toll from Israeli and American airstrikes in Iran has risen to 787 with thousands more wounded.
Source: AP external link
The Israeli Air Force strikes the presidential administration and Supreme National Security Council buildings in Tehran, Iran, with "multiple munitions".
Source: BBC News external link
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discloses that the initial U.S. attack on Iran was due to an Israeli intention to attack Iranian leadership, which would have jeopardized U.S. forces in the region.
Source: Telegraph external link
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms the entrances to the underground Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran have been bombed. However, there are no signs of any increase in radiation at the facility.
Source: Reuters external link
Airstrikes hit the Assembly of Experts building in Qom, Iran. The building appears to have been severely damaged in the attack.
Source: Al Arabiya external link
Jordan reopens their airspace to civilian aviation traffic, including for transits, arrivals, and departures, after a closure that has been in effect since Monday evening.
Source: Ammon News external link
U.S. forces destroy Iran's lead Shahid Soleimani-class corvette, the IRIS .
Source: Naval News external link
Following a series of drone and rocket attacks by Hezbollah, the Israeli military launch a ground offensive into Lebanon, capturing several positions along the Israel—Lebanon border.
Source: Turkiye Today external link
The Taliban confirms 28 Afghan troops have been killed in recent clashes with Pakistani forces along their border. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reports at least 42 civilians have been killed.
Source: Hasht-e-Subh Daily external link
The U.S. Southern Command announces that the U.S. military has joined the Ecuadorian Armed Forces against narcoterrorists and drug cartels in the country.
Source: Politico external link
Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker catches fire in the Mediterranean Sea after being struck by a Ukrainian naval drone.
Source: The Moscow Times external link

Politics and elections

Anti-war protests are held in Des Moines, Iowa, against the US-Israel strikes.
Source: USA Today external link
The United Kingdom announces that it will stop issuing student visas to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan and suspend work visas for Afghan nationals, citing a rise in asylum applications from individuals entering through legal visa processes.
Source: AFP via CNA external link