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Sunday, March 22nd, 2026 

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Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00 pm to 4:00 am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. (AFP via L’Orient Today) 

For the first time ever, Israeli police block the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Palm Sunday. (Vatican News) 

Seven people are injured in a vehicle ramming attack in Derby, England, United Kingdom. A man in his 30s has been arrested. (The Guardian) 

Saturday, March 212026 

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. (Reuters) 

The United States Central Command announces the arrival in the Middle East of 3,500 sailors and marines aboard of USS Tripoli. (Gulf Times) 

The smelter facility of Aluminium Bahrain in Askar, Southern Governorate, is targeted by Iranian attacks.(CNBC) 

Kuwait International Airport is targeted by multiple drone strikes, causing significant damage to its radar system. (Saudi Gazette) 

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. (AFP via The Times of Israel) 

An airstrike in Kirkuk, Iraq, hits a base of the Popular Mobilization Forces, killing one member and injuring four others. (AFP via LBCI) 

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. (Reuters)  

Iran says it has dismantled a terrorist cell in the Golestan province and has arrested two suspects. (Awaz the Voice) 

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. (Sky News) 

Five paramedics are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) 

Three journalists are killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike in Jezzine District, South Governorate, Lebanon. (KGO-TV) 

Two people are killed and twelve more are injured in a nighttime Russian drone attack on Odesa. A maternity hospital is also damaged. (BBC News) 

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. (Xinhua) 

Qatar and Ukraine sign a defense pact that includes cooperation on countering missile and drone threats. (AFP via The News) 

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. (Haaretz) (Times of Israel) 

Five police officers are killed and three others are injured in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) 

Nepal‘s former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli is arrested over his alleged involvement in the crackdown on the 2025 protests. (BBC News) 

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. (CNN) (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. (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. (Somali Guardian) 

In throughbred racing, American racehorse Magnitude wins the 30th Dubai World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, amidst the Iran war.  (ESPN) 

Friday, March 27th, 2026 

Iran recruiting children as young as 12 to man Tehran checkpoints. (The Times of Israel) 

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 damages a refuelling aircraft. (Al Jazeera) 

One man is killed and several are injured by Iranian ballistic missile attacks on central and southern Israel. (The Jerusalem Post) 

Iranian ambassador to the United Nations Ali Bahreini says that Iran will facilitate and expedite humanitarian aid to cross the Strait of Hormuz. (AP) 

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates report that they have intercepted missile and drone attacks from Iran. (AA) 

The foreign ministers of the G7 nations reach an agreement to protect passage through the Strait of Hormuz if the war ends. (Euronews) 

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. (Al Jazeera) 

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. (Sudan Tribune) 

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. (AFP via South China Morning Post) (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. (AFP via France 24) 

Landslides triggered by heavy rain kill at least 20 people in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. (AP) 

Seven people are killed and five others are injured in a landslide on the Zoji La in Ladakh, India. (NDTV) 

Three people are killed in a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach on Kauaʻi, Hawaii, United States. (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. (AP) 

One person is killed and four others are injured in a mass stabbing at a school in Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile. (ABC News) 

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. (Reuters) 

Russia designates filmmaker and teacher Pavel Talankin, the co-director and subject of the 2025 documentary film Mr Nobody Against Putin, as a foreign agent after authorities accuse him of spreading disinformation about the government and opposing the war in Ukraine. (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. (Kashmir Convener) (Times of India) 

In Mongolia, the State Great Khural accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar. (AP) 

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. (AFP via RFI) 

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Friday, March 27th, 2026 

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. (AFP via South China Morning Post) (UPI) 

Landslides triggered by heavy rain kill at least 20 people in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. (AP) 

Three people are killed in a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach on Kauaʻi, Hawaii, United States. (AP) 

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. (Reuters) 

Russia designates filmmaker and teacher Pavel Talankin, the co-director and subject of the 2025 documentary film Mr Nobody Against Putin, as a foreign agent after authorities accuse him of spreading disinformation about the government and opposing the war in Ukraine. (AFP via RFI) 

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Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates report that they have intercepted missile and drone attacks. (AA) 

Balendra Shah, whose Rastriya Swatantra Party won a landslide majority in the 5 March general election, is sworn as Prime Minister of Nepal, succeeding interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki. (Reuters) 

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Thursday, March 26th, 2026 

Two people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a stabbing attack at a Pokémon Center at Sunshine City in Tokyo, Japan. (CTV News) 

U.S. president Donald Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ten days, untill 6 April, or “face further assassinations of senior officials”. (The Guardian) 

Israel claims to have assassinated Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. (Al Jazeera) 

U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff confirms that the United States has shared a 15-point peace plan to Iran through the Pakistani government. (The Pakistan Connect) (Xinhua) 

Pakistani foreign minister Ishaq Dar confirms that indirect negotiations between Iran and the U.S. are taking place. (The Hindu) 

Nine people are injured in Israel after seven salvos of ballistic missiles by Iran. (The Times of Israel) 

Two people are killed and three others are injured by falling debris from an intercepted ballistic missile in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Hindustan Times) 

Australia announces a six-month ban on short-term visa applications from Iranian passport holders for tourism and work, citing concerns that some visitors may not depart Australia once their visas expire due to the Iran war. The new policy includes limited exemptions. (AFP via The Times of Israel) 

Ugandan military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba says the country is ready to join the war “on the side of Israel” and says the Ugandan military will enter the war soon if Iranian attacks on Israel do not end soon. (The New Arab) 

British Chief of the General Staff Roland Walker warns that the UK is now on an “inevitable collision course” with Russia and urges the government to prepare. (MSN) 

One person is killed and 11 are injured by Hezbollah rocket fire in Nahariya, Israel. (The Jerusalem Post) 

Zimbabwe confirms that 15 of its citizens have been killed after being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, with more than 60 others still on the front line. Information minister Soda Zhemu alleges that most of them were lured to Russia through social media. (BBC News) 

A court in Chelyabinsk Oblast bans the distribution of the documentary film Mr Nobody Against Putin in Russia. (AFP via The Guardian) 

Norway‘s Storting passes a bill temporarily cutting petrol and diesel taxes in response to surging energy costs amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis. (Reuters) 

Mauritius and South Sudan announce measures restricting electricity consumption due to the international energy crisis, with Juba‘s main electricity distributor saying the capital will start experiencing daily power cuts on a “rotational basis” from today. (BBC News) 

Russia says the United Kingdom’s decision to board and detain shadow fleet vessels is hostile and vows a “political, legal and asymmetric” response against the UK to protect Russian interests. (Reuters) 

The International Olympic Committee announces that participation in women’s events will be limited to athletes classified as female based on biological criteria, with eligibility determined through a one-time genetic test starting from the 2028 Olympic Games. The policy replaces previous rules that allowed individual sports federations to set their own criteria. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) 

The End