Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 

Shots are fired at the United States consulate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with no casualties. Police are investigating the shooting as a national security incident. (CBS News) 

Iranian sports minister Ahmad Donyamali states that Iran will not participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, citing security concerns amid the Iran war. (Reuters) 

Seven people are killed and 18 are injured after an Israeli strike on Temnine Et Tahta, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. Five people are also injured after a strike on the nearby village of Aali en Nahri. (BBC News) 

Four people are injured in the UAE after two drones fall near Dubai International Airport. (Xinhua) 

A United Nations aid worker is killed in a series of explosions caused by drone strikes in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the occupying M23 rebels blaming the Congolese government. (AP) 

At least 17 people are killed in a drone strike on a secondary school and a health center in Shukeiri, White Nile State, Sudan. Local authorities and the Sudan Doctors Union blame the Rapid Support Forces. (AP) 

Spain permanently withdraws its ambassador to Israel and terminates the position after bilateral diplomatic relations worsened this week. (Reuters) 

José Antonio Kast is sworn in as President of Chile, succeeding Gabriel Boric. (Washington Post) 

Tuesday,  March 10th, 2026 

The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rises by more than five percent to US$87.65 per barrel after United States president Donald Trump escalated threats related to the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via SpaceWar.com) 

U.S. intelligence sources report that Iran has started to deploy underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. (CNN) 

The Ruwais refinery in Al Dhannah, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, shuts down after a drone strike that causes a fire. (Reuters) 

British warship HMS Dragon leaves Portsmouth and heads to Cyprus in response to a drone strike on the RAF Akrotiri base. (BBC News) 

French president Emmanuel Macron announces that France and other states will create a naval escort mission for merchant ships in the framework of Operation Aspides. (USNI News) 

According to Iran International, American and Israeli airstrikes have killed many Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders and generals, including Basij chief Asadollah Badfar. Prior to his reported death, Badfar was involved in crackdowns against the 2025–2026 protests. (Iran International) 

Australia grants humanitarian visas to five Iranian women football players who sought asylum, including captain Zahra Ghanbari, Mona Hamoudi, Fatemeh Pasandideh, Atefeh Ramezanizadeh, and Zahra Sarbali, citing fears of persecution after refusing to sing Iran’s national anthem before an Asian Cup match in Gold Coast, Queensland. (Reuters) 

Lebanon Maronite Catholic priest Father Pierre al-Rahi is killed by an Israeli double strike on a house in the Christian-majority town of Al-Qlayaa. (ICN) 

The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces announce several overnight drone strikes on Russian electronic warfare stations and warehouses in Donetsk and Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Ukrainska Pravda) 

Train services between Beijing and Pyongyang will resume for the first time since it was suspended six years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Yonhap) 

Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un reaffirms North Korea‘s relations with China in a letter written to Chinese president Xi Jinping. (Korea Times) 

Six people were killed and 37 others injured in a Ukrainian missile attack in Bryansk, Russia. (Xinhua) 

Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul orders remote work and the suspension of official international trips for government officials, and reduced electricity use in government buildings amid supply concerns linked to the Iranian war. (Reuters) 

The Indonesian rescue agency ends search and rescue operations after a garbage landslide at the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, on March 8 killed seven people, with all individuals previously reported missing accounted for. (Reuters) 

Five people are killed and eleven others are injured when a bus collides with a truck on the Kampala–Gulu Highway near Bweyale Town, Kiryandongo District, Uganda. (Daily Monitor) 

Dutch foreign minister Tom Berendsen announces the temporary relocation of staff and operations of the Netherlands’ embassy in Tehran to Baku, Azerbaijan, citing security risks to personnel amid the Iranian war. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

The Iranian intelligence ministry announces the arrest of 30 individuals, including one unidentified foreign national, on allegations of espionage during the war, accusing the foreign suspect of providing information on the locations and movements of Iranian security forces and military facilities to hostile parties. (AFP via SpaceWar.com) 

Six people are killed and five others are injured in a suspected arson attack on a postal bus in Kerzers, Fribourg Canton, Switzerland. (AFP via The Guardian) 

Shots are fired at the United States consulate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with no casualties. Police are investigating the shooting as a national security incident. (CBS News) 

Cardinal Louis Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, retires at the age of 76.  (Vatican News) 

Brazilian skier Cristian Ribera wins Brazil’s, Latin America’s and South America’s first ever medal at the Winter Paralympics. (BBC) 

In basketball, Miami Heat player Bam Adebayo scores 83 points in a 150–129 win over the Washington Wizards, marking the second-most points in a game in NBA history and most since Wilt Chamberlain‘s 100-point game in 1962. Adebayo’s 36 free throw makes and 43 attempts also set single-game NBA records.  (ESPN) 

Monday, March 9th, 2026 

An explosion is reported at the American embassy in Oslo, Norway, causing minor damage; terrorism is suspected and the Norwegian Police has identified a man fleeing on camera after the incident. (CP24) 

NATO conducts military drills in Greenland involving over 25,000 troops from 14 nations including Denmark and the United States in a effort to de-escalate tensions over efforts by Trump to purchase the island. The exercise will last until March 19. (The Independent) 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rises after United States president Donald Trump says that the war in Iran is “very complete”, hinting that could end soon. Additionally, oil prices have dipped under $100 following his remarks. (CNBC) 

Turkey and NATO forces shoot down a suspected Iranian ballistic missile violating Turkish airspace, with debris falling in Gaziantep Province. (Türkiye Today) 

Azerbaijan reopens its border crossings with Iran to cargo traffic after closing them following a drone incident in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, who denies Iran’s involvement, tells Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev that Iran is investigating the incident. (Reuters) 

The Crown Prosecution Service charges a former Syrian soldier from the Air Force Intelligence Directorate with three counts of murder and three counts of torture as crimes against humanity under the International Criminal Court Act for his attacks on civilians in Damascus in 2011. (AP) 

Bapco Energies declares force majeure on certain refinery operations in Bahrain after damage to its facilities by Iranian strikes, temporarily affecting shipments. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

Bangladesh closes all universities by advancing the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to reduce electricity consumption during an energy crisis linked to the Iran war. (Reuters) 

Islamist militants conduct coordinated overnight attacks on several locations in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 12 soldiers and three civilians in fighting with government forces. The assaults target military positions in Borno and Yobe states and result in damage to military facilities and nearby homes. (Reuters) 

At least fourteen migrants are found drowned and seven others are rescued after their boat collides with a Coast Guard boat off the coast of Demre, Antalya Province, Turkey. (AP) 

The death toll from floods in Nairobi, Kenya, rises to 42. (CBC) 

A synagogue in Liège, Belgium, is damaged by an explosion. It is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism. (Euronews) 

The United States reaches a deferred prosecution agreement with Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank to resolve criminal charges alleging that the bank helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions. Under the agreement, Halkbank must implement compliance monitoring and avoid transactions that benefit Iran, after which the charges may be dismissed pending court approval. (Reuters) 

Malagasy president Michael Randrianirina dismisses prime minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo and his cabinet. (Reuters) 

The ruling Historic Pact coalition wins 25 of 102 seats in the Senate, becoming the largest bloc but falling short of a majority. The Democratic Centre places second with 17 seats, while other seats are distributed among several parties, resulting in a hung parliament that will require coalition negotiations. (Reuters) 

The Constitutional Court of Kosovo issues an injunction that freezes President Vjosa Osmani‘s decree dissolving the Kuvendi, while also preventing both the President from calling snap elections and the Kuvendi from carrying out parliamentary business until the Constitutional Court delivers its final ruling. (Euronews) (KOHA) 

António José Seguro is sworn in as President of Portugal, succeeding Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. (Público) 

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Turkey and NATO forces shoot down an Iranian ballistic missile violating Turkish airspace, with debris falling in Gaziantep Province. (Türkiye Today) 

A synagogue in Liege was damaged by an explosion in the early hours of Monday. It is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism. (Euronews) 

Bapco Energies declares force majeure on certain refinery operations in Bahrain after damage to its facilities by Iranian strikes, temporarily affecting shipments. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

Bangladesh closes all universities by advancing the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to reduce electricity consumption during an energy crisis linked to the Iran war. (Reuters) 

Azerbaijan reopens its border crossings with Iran to cargo traffic after closing them following a drone incident in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, who denies Iran’s involvement, tells Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev that Iran is investigating the incident. (Reuters) 

António José Seguro is sworn in as President of Portugal, succeeding Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. (Público) 

Sunday, March 8th, 2026 

Diaspora protesters surround the bus of the Iranian women’s soccer team following their match against the Philippines in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, amidst fears of their safety upon returning to Iran. (ABC News Australia) 

An explosion is reported at the American embassy in Oslo, Norway, causing minor damage; terrorism is suspected and the Norwegian Police has identified a man fleeing on camera after the incident. (CP24) 

An Iranian drone hits and damages a desalination plant in Bahrain. In addition, falling missile debris injures three people and damages a university building in Manama. (Asharq Al-Awsat) 

The Bahraini health ministry reports that an Iranian drone strike on the island of Sitra injured 32 civilians, including four with serious injuries. (AFP via The Times of Israel) 

The main building of the Public Institution for Social Security in Kuwait City suffers an airstrike. A large fire breaks out, but no injuries are reported. (Arab Times) 

The United States Central Command confirms that a U.S. service member has died of wounds sustained after an Iranian attack on a base in Saudi Arabia on March 1, bringing the confirmed death toll among U.S. forces to seven since the start of the conflict. (CNN) 

Joint airstrikes by Israel and the United States are carried out against oil facilities in Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing at least four truck drivers and causing large fires. (Al Jazeera) 

According to Israeli sources, United Arab Emirates (UAE) warplanes carried out airstrikes against Iran, and purportedly struck a desalination plant. However, UAE officials denied any involvement in the attacks. (Middle East Eye) 

Four people are killed and 10 more injured in an Israeli airstrike on a Ramada hotel in central Beirut. (AFP via France 24) 

Two Israeli soldiers are killed in overnight clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

Israel launches an airstrike and tank shell targeting Hamas members in Gaza City and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing six Palestinians, including two children. (Reuters) 

Two Palestinians are shot dead by Israeli settlers in Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank. Another Palestinian is killed after Israeli soldiers throw smoke grenades during the attack. (Al Jazeera) 

A military projectile struck a residential area in Al-Kharj, Riyadh Province, killing two people and injuring 12 others. (AFP via Oman Daily Observer) 

Six people are killed during an American airstrike against a boat in the Pacific Ocean. (ABC News) 

Civilians flee Akobo, South Sudan, after the military issued an evacuation order to prepare for a military operation. (AP) 

Two people are arrested after throwing improvised explosive devices at an anti-Islam demonstration outside Gracie Mansion in New York City, United States. (The Guardian) 

The price of oil surpasses US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years. (CNBC) 

At least four people are killed and several others are trapped after a section of the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, collapses amid heavy rainfall. (Reuters) 

Two people are killed and 19 people are injured following a mining incident in Samarkandek, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan. (Gazeta) 

A fire occurs near the Glasgow Central railway station in Scotland, United Kingdom, destroying multiple buildings and businesses. The fire also causes the disruption and cancellation of many train services, with Glasgow Central promptly shutting down until further notice. (BBC News) 

Colombians vote to elect 183 members of the Chamber of Representatives and 103 members of the Senate. (AP) 

The Rastriya Swatantra Party wins 124 direct seats and leads in one more from 164 of 165 constituencies reported so far. The results from the Dhanusha 1 constituency are withheld pending an order from the Supreme Court. (The Himalayan Times) 

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei, is elected as the next Supreme Leader of Iran. (AP) 

Swiss voters reject a referendum proposing to reduce the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation‘s annual licence fee from 335 francs to 200 francs, with interim results showing about 62 percent voting against the measure. (Reuters) 

Nathan Martin wins the 2026 Los Angeles Marathon in the marathon’s closest-ever finish, becoming the second consecutive American to win the event. (Los Angeles Times) 

Saturday, March 7th, 2026 

Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says that Iran is ready for normal talks but also rejects the current position by the United States. (TASS) 

The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announces a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining operations in response to Iranian attacks and threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via Al-Ahram) 

Dubai International Airport suspends operations after an aerial interception near the airport during Iranian drone and missile attacks in the region. Airport operations later partially resume as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues responding to the aerial threats. (AFP via Vanguard) (AFP via The Daily Star) 

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran‘s attacks on its Middle Eastern neighbors and states that the Interim Leadership Council had agreed not to attack them “unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries”. The military later continues the strikes. The governments of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE report attacks targeting their territories.  (TRT World) 

The United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, is attacked with four rockets. Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani orders the security forces to pursue the perpetrators of the “terrorist act”. (Al Jazeera) 

The Lebanese health ministry reports that Israeli airstrikes on multiple locations in southern Lebanon killed eight people, including six in Kherbet Selem and two in Kfar Reman. (AFP via Middle East Eye) 

Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Syniehubov says that Russia has launched a barrage of drones and missiles on residential areas in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing ten people, including two children and injuring ten, as well as damaging the city’s power grids. (CTV News) 

At least four people are killed, including two policemen, and more than 35 others are injured, including three seriously, in two separate bombings targeting a police patrol van and a market in Wana and Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Arab News) 

At least 33 people are injured, including three minors and five others seriously, in a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, La Libertad Department, Peru. No group has yet claimed responsibility. (AP) 

At least 45 bandits and three military personnel are killed in a clash between Nigerian troops and armed bandits in Dan Musa, Katsina State, Nigeria. (Reuters) 

Flash floods in Nairobi, Kenya, disrupt flights and result in at least 23 deaths. (Reuters) 

Sudan‘s health ministry announces that the country will launch a hepatitis B vaccine campaign for newborns in 10 states. (Sudan Tribune) 

United States president Donald Trump meets with leaders from twelve American countries for the launching of a new multinational military cooperation initiative called Shield of the Americas, led by special envoy Kristi Noem. (Bloomberg). 

At the Shield of the Americas summit, U.S. president Trump says that the United States formally recognizes the Venezuelan government of Delcy Rodríguez. (Euronews) 

Child murderer Ian Huntley dies in a hospital nine days after being attacked by a fellow inmate at HM Prison Frankland in County Durham, England, United Kingdom. (BBC News) 

An improvised explosive device is detonated during a protest outside the residence of New York City, United States mayor Zohran Mamdani. (NBC News) 

Partial preliminary results in Nepal indicate that the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 60 of 165 first-past-the-post seats, while also leading in 61 other consituencies. In Jhapa 5, RSP prime ministerial candidate Balen Shah defeats former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli. (AP) (The Himalayan Times) 

Guinea dissolves 40 political parties by decree, including the three main opposition groups—the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea, the Rally of the Guinean People, and the Union of Republican Forces—for failing to meet legal requirements, and orders the seizure of their assets. (AFP via France 24) 

Russia wins their first Winter Paralympics medal since 2014 after Varvara Voronchikhina and Alexey Bugaev each won a bronze medal in para alpine skiing. (The Moscow Times) 

Friday, March 6th, 2026 

Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the late former shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, says he is ready to lead a potential transition if the Iranian government falls. (Naijan News) 

An Iranian ballistic missile strikes Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi defense ministry says air defenses intercepted three missiles launched to the base, as well as four drones east of the province. (The Caspian Post) (Saudi Gazette) 

An Israeli IAI Heron UAV is shot down over Khuzestan province, Iran. (Aviation Safety Network) 

Iranian diaspora protesters clash with anti-war protesters at a Ali Khamenei vigil at Washington Square Park in New York City, United States. (Times of Israel) 

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. (BBC News) 

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters launch air-to-surface missiles at Popular Mobilization Forces positions near Mosul, Iraq. (Iraqi News) (Shafaq) 

The Qatari government announces that its military had intercepted nine Iranian drones, while one drone struck an uninhabited area. (QNA via Gulf Times) 

Demonstrators in Sanaa, Yemen, rally in solitary with Iran and Lebanon amidst the conflict. (Middle East Eye) 

The Qatar Civil Aviation Authority partially reopens the country’s airspace through designated contingency routes with limited capacity. Operations initially included evacuation flights for stranded passengers and air cargo services. (AFP via Deccan Chronicle) 

The Bahraini military announces that its air defence continue to intercept successive waves of Iranian attacks, with 84 missiles and 147 drones destroyed since the onset of hostilities. (Emirates News Agency) 

Drones hit a hotel in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. (Iraqi News) 

Azerbaijan‘s State Security Service affirms it has thwarted a terror attack plotted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including possible strikes against the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. (Euronews) 

The Iranian Red Crescent Society reports the death toll from the Israeli and American air campaign in Iran has risen to 1,332. (Turkiye Today) 

At least 41 people are killed, including three soldiers, and 40 more injured in Israeli air and ground raids on Al-Nabi Shayth, Beqaa Valley. The Israeli commandos tried unsuccessfully to locate and take away the remains of missing pilot Ron Arad. (Al Jazeera) 

Three Ghanaian peacekeepers are injured in an Israeli missile strike in southern Lebanon. (France 24) 

The U.S. defense department says its military has carried out airstrikes on narcoterrorists in Ecuador at the request of the Ecuadorian government, targeting a camp belonging to a faction of the FARC dissidents at the border with Colombia. (Reuters) 

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports at least 100,000 civilians have now been displaced from their homes due to the fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan, while Afghan forces say they have destroyed 14 more Pakistani military outposts along the border and downed a drone. (Sky News) 

The Sudanese military recaptures the town of Barah in North Kordofan, Sudan, following a ground assault backed by airstrikes against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reportedly inflicting heavy losses on the RSF and destroying 32 RSF combat vehicles. (Al Jazeera) 

A wave of severe weather, and a related tornado outbreak, kill at least eight people and cause widespread damage in the central United States. (CNN) 

The Japanese agriculture ministry confirms a H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Abira, Hokkaido. (MENAFN) 

Police in Moscow, Russia, detain Iranian nationals who celebrated the killing of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei in public. (The Moscow Times) 

A United States appeals court declines to allow Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary protected status for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals, leaving in place a lower court order that blocks the policy while the case proceeds. (Reuters) 

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. (Balkan Insight) 

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. (AFP via CNA) 

The opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo is held in Verona Arena, Verona, Italy. (AP) 

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