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Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
U.S. president Donald Trump, in his prime address since the start of the war, says that U.S. forces will soon “finish the job” and that objectives are “nearing completion”. However, he also says that the U.S. would hit them “extremely hard” within the next 2–3 weeks if a deal is not reached to end the war. (AFP via The Daily Star)
United States crude oil surges to over US$113 per barrel. (NBC News)
The B1 highway bridge linking Tehran and Karaj, which was inaugurated earlier this year, is hit by Israeli–U.S. airstrikes. Eight people are killed and 95 others are injured. (Reuters via The Times of Israel)
The Pasteur Institute of Iran sustains heavy damage in US-Israeli strikes. (Telegraph)
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian releases a letter to the American people and suggests that diplomatic engagement is possible. (The New York Times)
U.S. President Donald Trump claims that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has asked for a ceasefire, which the United States “will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear”. The Iranian Foreign Ministry replies that Trump’s claim is “false and baseless”. (Forbes)
Iran conducts strikes on Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain and on an Oracle data center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However, the Dubai government dismisses any reports the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has targeted the Oracle data center and says it’s false. (Gulf News)
Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says that Iran and Oman are drafting a protocol to oversee maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz. (AA)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asks Gen. Randy George, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, to step down and take immediate retirement. (CBS News)
U.S. president Donald Trump dismisses Pam Bondi as Attorney General, with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replacing her on an acting basis. (CNN)
The United Kingdom hosts a summit with 40 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
Argentina orders Iranian chargé d’affaires Mohsen Soltani Tehrani to leave the country within 48 hours after Iranian officials issued statements that Argentina described as false and offensive. The move follows Argentina’s designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. (AFP via LBCI)
Austria denies United States aircraft use of its airspace for military operations against Iran. (Reuters)
Moldova’s parliament approves the country’s withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as Moldova’s government says CIS’s core values and principles are no longer respected, particularly with regard to territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders and refer to the actions of Russia in the region, including the war against Ukraine and the illegal military presence on the territory of Moldova. (Moldova Press)
Air China, China Southern Airlines, and its subsidiary XiamenAir increase fuel surcharges by ¥60–120 (US$8.70–17.50) on domestic flights in response to rising oil prices linked to the Iran war. (AFP via The Standard)
The Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, sentences German sculptor Jacques Tilly in absentia to eight years and six months in prison for spreading false information about the military and offending religious believers through his public works and statements concerning Russia’s actions in Ukraine. (Reuters)
Kenya reports at least 16 Kenyans are missing after being recruited to fight for the Russian military in Ukraine, while 38 others are currently in Russian hospitals in unknown conditions as they are under restricted access. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says the men were offered a US$2,700 monthly salary by Russian agents for joining the war. (BBC News)
A Russian Antonov An-72 is destroyed in a Ukrainian airstrike on Kirovske Air Base in Kirovske Raion, Russian-occupied Crimea. (The Kyiv Independent)
Two Rapid Support Forces drones hit the Al-Jabalain hospital in White Nile State killing 10, including seven medical staff. (Xinhua)
2025 Drents Museum heist Dutch authorities recover the Helmet of Coțofenești and other treasures from the Dacian royal collection, which were stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen, Drenthe, in 2025. (AFP via CTV News)
Minor damage is reported near the Kizad area in Abu Dhabi after the United Arab Emirates air defenses successfully intercepts a missile. (Khaleej Times)
Pakistan increases fuel prices, raising petrol by 42.7 percent and diesel by 54.9 percent in response to higher global energy costs linked to the Iran war. (AFP via New Straits Times)
Both pilots are killed when a Beechcraft Model 18 operating on a cargo flight crashes in Coron, Palawan, Philippines. (Xinhua)
Myanmar’s military ruler, General Min Aung Hlaing, is elected President of the Republic by the Electoral College. Min secures 429 votes, against 126 for Nyo Saw and 29 for Nan Ni Ni Aye, who become first and second vice presidents, respectively. (AP)
Cuba announces the pardon of 2,010 prisoners, with releases scheduled over the coming months based on criteria such as conduct and health. (AFP via Free Malaysia Today)
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
NASA launches Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, for a flyby of the Moon. (Space.com)
The Israeli military says that the air force has completed strikes against vital targets in Iran, including military and nuclear targets. (Ynet)
Iran fires three ballistic missiles at Qatar, with two intercepted and a third one hitting a oil tanker registered by QatarEnergy. (Khaama Press)
As confirmed by the U.S. defense department and international media, two more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance drones have been shot down over Iranian territory. (CBS News)
A fuel storage at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, is hit by Iranian drones, causing a major fire. (Gulf News)
A U.S. strike on Tehran reportedly damages the former U.S. embassy, which was converted into a museum following its takeover during the Iranian Revolution. The St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is also damaged. (Iran International) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
A Bangladeshi national is killed by shrapnel during a drone interception in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (AFP via The Daily Star)
Ten civilians are injured, including a girl from Bnei Brak, Israel, who is in critical condition, after a missile barrage from Iran. (The Times of Israel)
Israeli airstrikes kill seven people, including the Hezbollah commander for Iraq, Youssef Hashem, and injure dozens more in Beirut and nearby Khalde, Lebanon. (AFP via Naharnet)
Israeli airstrikes kill seven people, including the Hezbollah commander for Iraq, and injure dozens in Beirut and nearby Khalde, Lebanon. (AFP via Naharnet)
The Israeli military reports a missile launched by Houthi militias is intercepted. (The Times of Israel)
The Russian defence ministry says its forces have taken full control of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military denies this claim, saying its 3rd Assault Brigade continues to hold a small number of positions near the front line. (AP)
A Russian drone strike kills four civilians in Zolotonosha, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. (The New Voice of Ukraine)
Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are reportedly held in China in an effort to end the current conflict. (Reuters)
Malaysia announces a remote work policy for government officials and employees of state-owned enterprises starting April 15 to reduce fuel consumption amid rising energy costs linked to the Iran war. The government also reduces subsidized fuel quotas while maintaining market-based pricing for unsubsidized fuel. (AFP via CNA)
The Taiwanese transport ministry announces that airlines will increase fuel surcharges on international flights by 157 percent starting April 7, following a rise in global oil prices linked to the Iran war. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Ten people are injured, including a girl from Bnei Brak, Israel, in critical condition, after a missile barrage from Iran. (The Times of Israel)
A boat carrying Afghan migrants capsizes off the coast of Bodrum, Turkey, leaving at least 19 people dead, according to the Turkish Coast Guard. Twenty other migrants are rescued. (AP)
Five people are killed and 21 others are injured, including one critically, when a truck crashes into and sets on fire several vehicles at a tollbooth in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia. (Blu Radio in Spanish)
Four people are killed in a roof collapse at a coal mine in Xing County, Shanxi, China. (China Daily)
The United States lifts sanctions on Venezeulan acting president Delcy Rodríguez. (AP)
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. (AFP via France 24)
Cambodia extradites the former chairperson of Huione Group to China, where law enforcement authorities accuse him of involvement in a large-scale online fraud and money laundering network linked to Huione. Investigators identify him as an associate of suspected crime leader Chen Zhi, who was previously extradited in connection with the case. (AFP via The Star)
Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
Iranian president Masud Pezeshkian says that Iran has the “necessary will” to end the war, provided that the “guarantees required to prevent repetition of the aggression” are met. (RFE/RL)
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms that direct contacts, although “not negotiations”, with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff are under way. (Al Jazeera)
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. (AFP via RFI)
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. (Time)
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation claims that oil tanker Al Salmi 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. (The Guardian)
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. (The Jerusalem Post)
Italy denies the United States Air Force the use of the Sigonella base in Sicily for operations related to the Iran war. (Reuters)
Poland refuses a request by the United States to relocate its Patriot air defense systems to the Middle East for the Iran war. (Politico)
Poland refuses a request by the United States to relocate its Patriot air defense systems to the Middle East for the war in Iran. (Politico)
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. (Axios)
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz announces that Israel will destroy “all houses” near the Israel–Lebanon border. (Reuters)
Four Israeli soldiers are killed in action while fighting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. (The Jerusalem Post)
American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson is kidnapped by armed men in Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC News)
Thirty people are killed when a Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 crashes in Crimea. (Reuters)
Dozens of people are killed and many others are injured after multiple explosions occur at a military ammunition depot in Bujumbura, Burundi, causing extensive damage to nearby residential areas. (AFP via The Standard)
Eleven people are killed in a shophouse complex fire in Wamena, Highland Papua, Indonesia. (iNews)
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. (AP)
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. (Moneycheck)
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. (Quartz)
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. (Colorado Public Radio)
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. (AFP via RFI)
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. (Reuters)
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Monday, March 30th, 2026
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. (The Register)
United States crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years. (CNN)
Brent Crude oil passes US$116 per barrel, the highest it has been since the start of the war. (UPI)
Israeli leaders announce the “completion phase” of war and order the IDF to strike “economic” targets in Iran to damage the Iranian economy. (Times of Israel)
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran has not started negotiations with the Trump administration but also says that the United States have submitted a negotiation request. (The Hill)
A missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon causes a fire at the BAZAN oil refinery in Haifa. (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. (Al Jazeera)
Spain closes its airspace to U.S. aircraft involved in military action against Iran. (BBC News)
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. (Reuters)
Kosovo approves the deployment of troops to Gaza as part of an international peacekeeping force. (Reuters)
Two Indonesian peacekeepers of the UNIFIL mission are killed in Southern Lebanon when a projectile hits their vehicle. (BBC News)
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. (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. (AFP via France 24)
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. (DW)
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. (BBC News)
Five people are killed and three others are injured after a car crashes between Hopefield, South Africa and Langebaanweg in the Western Cape. (SABC News)
Four people are killed and nine others are injured in an explosion in an under-construction tunnel in Chongqing, China. (Xinhua)
The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil, arrives in Matanzas, Cuba, despite the ongoing U.S. blockade of the island. (BBC News)
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 de facto presidency. (AFP via Channels TV)
The Iranian parliament security approves a series of measures to impose tolls on vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz. (ANI via Lokmat Times)
The Knesset passes a bill allowing for mandatory executions of Palestinians convicted of terrorist attacks that kill Israelis. (The Guardian)
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. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
The Bahrain Ministry of Interior says that three men have been arrested for allegedly trying to form a terrorist cell linked to Hezbollah. (VIN News)
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. (Reuters)
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Sunday, March 29th, 2026
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. (AFP via France 24)
United States president Donald Trump tells Financial Times that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and “take the oil” in Iran, although “a deal could be made fairly quickly”. (Financial Times)
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. (Vatican News)
At least 45 people are killed and 74 others are injured after five days of severe weather across parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Reuters)
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. (AFP via RFI)
Saturday, March 212026
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)
The United States Central Command announces the arrival in the Middle East of 3,500 sailors and marines aboard of USS Tripoli. (Gulf Times)
IIn throughbred racing, American racehorse Magnitude wins the 30th Dubai World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, amidst the Iran war. (ESPN)
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)
The smelter facility of Aluminium Bahrain in Askar, Southern Governorate, is targeted by Iranian attacks.(CNBC)
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. (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)
Kuwait International Airport is targeted by multiple drone strikes, causing significant damage to its radar system. (Saudi Gazette)
Qatar and Ukraine sign a defense pact that includes cooperation on countering missile and drone threats. (AFP via The News)
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