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March 30

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.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

The Russian shadow fleet tanker , carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil, arrives in Matanzas, Cuba, despite the ongoing U.S. blockade of the island.
Source: BBC News external link
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.
Source: AFP via Channels TV external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

A missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon causes a fire at the BAZAN oil refinery in Haifa.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Spain closes its airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in military action against Iran.
Source: BBC News external link
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 didn’t say where the drones came from.
Source: Reuters external link
Kosovo approves the deployment of troops to Gaza as part of an international peacekeeping force.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: BBC News Somali external link
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.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
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.
Source: DW external link

Business and economy

Brent crude oil passes US$116 per barrel, the highest it has been since the start of the war.
Source: UPI external link
United States crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years.
Source: CNN external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link

Law and crime

The Iranian parliament security approves a series of measures to impose tolls on vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Lokmat Times external link
The Knesset passes a bill allowing for mandatory executions of Palestinians convicted of terrorist attacks that kill Israelis.
Source: The Guardian external link
Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a sovereign citizen and fugitive following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history.
Source: Reuters external link
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.
Source: AFP via ABS-CBN News external link

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.
Source: SABC News external link

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 in 1968, and is scheduled for 1 April.
Source: The Register external link

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.
Source: AFP via LBCI external link

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.
Source: AP via CTV News external link
Seven people are killed and two others are injured after a building partially collapses in Hailin, Heilongjiang, China.
Source: Xinhua external link
Three people are killed and 20 others are injured when a church collapses in Accra, Ghana.
Source: BBC News 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

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.
Source: FTV News external link

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.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link

Politics and elections

Avi Lewis is elected leader of Canada's New Democratic Party.
Source: BBC 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
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".
Source: Xinhua 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 on Kuwait.
Source: Saudi Gazette external link
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.
Source: Times of Israel 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
Three people are killed and thirteen others are injured in a Russian glide bomb attack on Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
Source: The Guardian 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
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.
Source: ABC News external link
One person is killed and at least 15 others, including children, are injured in a Pakistani artillery strike in Asadabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Source: The Afghan Times external link
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.
Source: BBC News external link
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.
Source: FMT 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 winning the Japanese Grand Prix.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

March 28

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
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.
Source: FIDE 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

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

International relations

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

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
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
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
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