March 30
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 
Armed conflicts and attacks
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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
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Reuters
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
At least 10 people killed, 25 others injured and more 45.000 displaced after Somalia's national army took control Baidoa, capital city in South West state, later the state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen two weeks after his administration said it was severing ties with the federal government and opposed constitutional amendments backed by the Somali federal government.
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BBC News Somali
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
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed and three are injured after a car crashes between Hopefield, South Africa and Langebaanweg in the Western Cape.
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SABC News
Business and economy
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UPI
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 flyby of the Moon since Apollo 8, and scheduled for 1 April.
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The Register
Law and crime
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 Knesset passes a bill allowing for mandatory executions of Palestinians convicted of terrorist attacks that kill Israelis.
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The Guardian
March 29
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
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
Politics and elections
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BBC
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
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
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
March 28
International relations
Qatar and Ukraine sign a defense pact that includes cooperation on countering missile and drone threats.
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The News
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
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
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
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
Sports
In throughbred 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
March 27
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.
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AFP via RFI
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.
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UPI
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.
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AFP via France 24
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.
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AP
The foreign ministers of the G7 nations reach an agreement to protect passage through the Strait of Hormuz if the war ends.
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Euronews
One man is killed and several are injured by Iranian ballistic missile attacks on central and southern Israel.
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The Jerusalem Post
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.
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BBC
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates report that they have intercepted missile and drone attacks from Iran.
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AA
The Israeli Air Force strikes a uranium processing facility in Yazd, Iran. There were no casualties or radiation leaks, according to Iran's Atomic Energy Organization.
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Al Jazeera
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The Times of Israel
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.
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Sudan Tribune
Law and crime
One person is killed and four others are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile.
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ABC News
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.
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Reuters
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.
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AFP via RFI
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.
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Times of India
In Mongolia, the State Great Khural accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar.
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AP
Disasters and accidents
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AP
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AP
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.
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AP