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April 1

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli airstrikes kill seven people and injure dozens in Beirut and nearby Khalde, Lebanon, with the Israeli military stating that the attacks targeted a senior commander of Hezbollah.
Source: AFP via Kurdistan24 external link

March 31

Business and economy

The American Automobile Association reports that the United States national average gas price has reached $4.02 a gallon, the highest since 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Source: AP external link
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surges over 1,000 points and the Nasdaq increases to 3.4% after Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran has signaled it is willing to end the conflict if security guarantees and assurances are met.
Source: XTB external link
Stocks in the U.S. also rise following reports that president Donald Trump has told aides that he is willing to end the war without securing the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Quartz external link

Politics and elections

Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye approves a law increasing penalties for same-sex sexual acts to up to 10 years in prison and criminalizing the promotion or financing of such acts. The measure amends existing provisions in the penal code that already penalize these acts.
Source: Reuters external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms that direct contacts, although "not negotiations", with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff are under way.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
U.S. president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces plan to end operations in Iran within about two to three weeks while continuing military action, stating that the withdrawal is not contingent on reaching an agreement with Iran.
Source: AFP via RFI external link
U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth says that the talks between Iran and the United States "are very real" but also states that the U.S. will "negotiate with bombs" until a ceasefire is reached.
Source: Time external link
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation claims that oil tanker has been hit by an Iranian drone at a port in Dubai, causing a fire onboard and damage to the vessel. Dubai authorities say that the fire has been contained hours after the incident.
Source: The Guardian external link
The Israeli defense ministry halts sales of defense products to France following president Emmanuel Macron's decision not to allow U.S. aircraft to pass through French airspace en route to Israel.
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Italy denies the United States Air Force the use of the Sigonella base in Sicily for operations related to the Iran war.
Source: Reuters external link
Poland refuses a request by the United States to relocate its Patriot air defense systems to the Middle East for the Iran war.
Source: Politico external link
China and Pakistan releases a five-point peace plan for the Iran war following a meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers, Wang Yi and Ishaq Dar, respectively. The plan includes a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Axios external link
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz announces that Israel will destroy "all houses" near the Israel–Lebanon border.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: The Jerusalem Post external link
Source: BBC News external link

Disasters and accidents

Twenty-nine people are killed when a Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 crashes in Crimea.
Source: Reuters external link

Sports

Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah receives a record fine of Rs. 20 million (US$71,500) for a social media post criticizing Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz, while other disciplinary cases arise in the Pakistan Super League, including a fine for Shaheen Shah Afridi and a ball-tampering charge against Fakhar Zaman.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link

Law and crime

The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Colorado's ban on conversion therapy in an 8–1 decision, ruling that it infringed on the First Amendment, thereby invalidating similar bans in 22 other states.
Source: Colorado Public Radio external link
A court in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nullifies a fine of more than R$16 million (US$3 million) imposed on football player Neymar in 2023 over alleged environmental violations linked to construction at his Mangaratiba property, citing procedural flaws in the investigation.
Source: AFP via RFI external link

March 30

Disasters and accidents

Five people are killed and three others are injured after a car crashes between Hopefield and Langebaanweg in Western Cape, South Africa.
Source: SABC News external link
Four people are killed and nine others are injured in an explosion in an under-construction tunnel in Chongqing, China.
Source: Xinhua external link
At least 28 people are killed in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding.
Source: Al Jazeera 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

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli leaders announce the "completion phase" of war and order the military to strike "economic" targets in Iran to damage the Iranian economy.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran has not started negotiations with the United States but also says that the U.S. have submitted a negotiation request.
Source: The Hill external link
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 did not 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
Two Indonesian peacekeepers of the UNIFIL mission are killed in Southern Lebanon when a projectile hits their vehicle.
Source: BBC News 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

Sports

FIFA president Gianni Infantino insists that the Iranian soccer team will play in the upcoming World Cup despite the war.
Source: ESPN external link

International relations

The Russian 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

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
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
The Bahraini interior ministry says that three men have been arrested for allegedly trying to form a terrorist cell linked to Hezbollah.
Source: VINnews external link

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
Mongolia's parliament appoints Nyam-Osoryn Uchral as prime minister, the third to hold the post within a year, following the resignation of his predecessor, Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, after nine months in office. His appointment follows his removal as parliamentary speaker amid opposition protests and a legislative boycott.
Source: Daily Tribune external link

Science and technology

NASA begins the countdown for the launch of Artemis II, set to be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, with liftoff scheduled for 1 April.
Source: The Register external link

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.
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

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

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

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

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