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Mojtaba Khamenei

• Mojtaba Khamenei (pictured) is elected Supreme Leader of Iran following the assassination of his father, Ali Khamenei.
• Flooding in Kenya leaves at least 43 people dead.
• The Winter Paralympics open in northern Italy.
• Israel and the United States launch strikes on Iran, killing senior officials and sparking a wider war.
• A Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Bolivian Air Force crashes into a road in El Alto, killing more than 20 people.

Ongoing:

• Russo-Ukrainian war
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• Sudanese civil war
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Recent deaths:

• Philip Trusttum
• Andrew Watson
• Alvin Greene
• Ian Huntley
• Bernard Lafayette
• Käthe Menzel-Jordan

March 11, 2026 (2026-03-11) (Wednesday)

March 10, 2026 (2026-03-10) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
    • The Ruwais refinery in Al Dhannah, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, shuts down after a drone strike that causes a fire. (Reuters)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • Intelligence sources report that Iran has started to deploy underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. (CNN)
  • United Kingdom involvement in the 2026 Iran war
    • British warship HMS Dragon leaves Portsmouth and heads to Cyprus in response to a drone strike on the RAF Akrotiri base. (BBC 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) (Jerusalem Post)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • 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)

Business and economy

• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 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)
  • 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)

Disasters and accidents

• 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)

International relations

• Australia–Iran relations, Defection of Iran women's national football team
  • 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)
• Azerbaijan–Netherlands relations, Iran–Netherlands relations, Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • 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)
• China–North Korea relations, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport
  • Train services between Beijing, China, and Pyongyang, North Korea, are announced to resume for the first time since it was suspended six years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Yonhap)

Law and crime

• 2026 Iran war
  • 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)
• 2026 Kerzers bus fire
  • Six people are killed and five others are injured in suspected arson attack on a postal bus in Kerzers, Fribourg, 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)

Politics and elections

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

Sports

• 2026 Winter Paralympics
  • Brazil at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
    • Brazilian skier Cristian Ribera wins Brazil's, Latin America's and South America's first ever medal at the Winter Paralympics. (BBC)
• 2025–26 NBA season
  • 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. (AP)(ESPN)

March 9, 2026 (2026-03-09) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 interceptions of Iranian missiles in Turkey
      • Turkey and NATO forces shoot down a suspected Iranian ballistic missile violating Turkish airspace, with debris falling in Gaziantep Province. (Türkiye Today)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • 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) (Al Jazeera)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Hezbollah–Israel war
      • 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)
• Boko Haram insurgency
  • 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)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
    • 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)
  • 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 it could end soon. Additionally, oil prices have dipped under $100 following his remarks. (CNBC) (Semafor)

Disasters and accidents

• Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling
  • 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)
• 2026 Kenya floods
  • The death toll from floods in Nairobi, Kenya, rises to 42. (Reuters)

International relations

• Azerbaijan–Iran relations
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Azerbaijan
    • 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)
• Greenland crisis
  • 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 annex the island. The exercise will last until March 19. (The Independent)

Law and crime

• Syrian civil war, Syria–United Kingdom relations
  • 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)
• Terrorism in Belgium
  • A synagogue in Liège, Belgium, is damaged by an explosion. It is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism. (Euronews)
• United States sanctions against Iran
  • 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)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian parliamentary election
  • 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)
• 2026 Kosovan presidential election
  • 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)
• 2026 Portuguese presidential election
  • António José Seguro is sworn in as President of Portugal, succeeding Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. (Público)
• Malagasy president Michael Randrianirina dismisses prime minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo and his cabinet. (Reuters)

March 8, 2026 (2026-03-08) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      • 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)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      • 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)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
      • 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 alleged attacks. (Middle East Eye)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Hezbollah–Israel war
      • 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)
  • Gaza war
    • 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)
  • Israeli settler violence, Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
    • 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, Saudi Arabia, killing two people and injuring 12 others. (AFP via Oman Daily Observer)
• Jonglei clashes
  • Civilians flee Akobo, South Sudan, after the military issued an evacuation order to prepare for a military operation. (AP)
• Terrorism in Norway
  • An explosion is reported at the American embassy in Oslo, Norway, causing minor damage. The Norwegian Police has identified a man fleeing on camera after the incident and is treating the incident as terrorism. (CP24)
• United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
  • Six people are killed during an American airstrike against a boat in the Pacific Ocean. (ABC News)
• Two counter-protesters are arrested after throwing improvised explosive devices at an anti-Islam demonstration outside Gracie Mansion in New York City, United States. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war, 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  • The price of oil surpasses US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• Five people are killed and 60 others are injured when a bus carrying Zimbabwean nationals collides with a car on N6 near Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (The Citizen)
• 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 in a historic building adjoining the Glasgow Central railway station in Scotland, United Kingdom. The building collapses, destroying a number of businesses and shops. The fire also causes the disruption and cancellation of many train services, with Glasgow Central promptly shutting down until further notice. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Internal conflict in Peru
  • Peruvian authorities arrest three people following a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, La Libertad Department, that injured 44 people. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian parliamentary election
  • Colombians vote to elect 183 members of the Chamber of Representatives and 103 members of the Senate. (AP)
• 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader election
  • Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei, is elected as the next Supreme Leader of Iran. (AP)
• 2026 Nepalese general election
  • The Rastriya Swatantra Party wins 124 direct seats and leads in one more from 164 of 165 constituencies reported so far in Nepal. The results from the Dhanusha 1 constituency are withheld pending an order from the Supreme Court. (The Himalayan Times)
• 2026 Swiss referendums
  • Swiss voters reject a referendum proposing to reduce the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation's annual licence fee. They also reject a proposal for a climate fund and support efforts to maintain the status of cash and remove individual taxation for married couples. (Swissinfo.ch)

Sports

• 2026 Men's T20 World Cup
  • India wins the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, beating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final. They became the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups, the first team to win the title at home as hosts, and the first team to win the tournament three times. (ESPNcricinfo)
• 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, 2026 Iranian diaspora protests
  • 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 after members of the team gave SOS hand signals from the team bus. (ABC News Australia) (DW)
• 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)

March 7, 2026 (2026-03-07) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 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)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
      • 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. (AP) (TRT World) (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
    • 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)
  • 2026 Hezbollah–Israel war
    • 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)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • 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) (BBC News)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • 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)
• Internal conflict in Peru
  • 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)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • 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)

Business and economy

• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 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)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Kenya floods
  • Flash floods in Nairobi, Kenya, disrupt flights and result in at least 23 deaths. (Reuters)

Health and environment

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

International relations

• Shield of the Americas
  • 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).
• United States–Venezuela relations
  • 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)

Law and crime

• Soham murders
  • 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 mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, United States. (NBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Nepalese general election
  • 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)

Sports

• 2026 Winter Paralympics
  • Russia at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
    • 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)

March 6, 2026 (2026-03-06) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
      • The Qatari government announces that its military had intercepted nine Iranian drones, while one drone struck an uninhabited area. (QNA via Gulf Times)
      • 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)
    • Pro-Iranian protests during the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran
      • 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)
      • Demonstrators in Sanaa, Yemen, rally in solitary with Iran and Lebanon amidst the conflict. (Middle East Eye)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • 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)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Azerbaijan
      • 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)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      • 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)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
      • Drones hit a hotel in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. (Iraqi News)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
      • 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)
    • U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters launch air-to-surface missiles at Popular Mobilization Forces positions near Mosul, Iraq. (Iraqi News) (Shafaq)
    • 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)
  • 2026 Hezbollah–Israel war
    • 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) (The Guardian)
    • Three Ghanaian peacekeepers are injured in an Israeli missile strike in southern Lebanon. (France 24)
• Ecuadorian conflict
  • Operation Southern Spear
    • 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)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
  • 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)
• Sudanese civil war
  • 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)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Prisoners of war in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war, with 300 soldiers returned to each side. (The Moscow Times)

Disasters and accidents

• 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)

Health and environment

• 2020–2026 H5N1 outbreak
  • The Japanese agriculture ministry confirms a H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Abira, Hokkaido. (MENAFN)

Law and crime

• 2026 Iranian diaspora protests
  • Police in Moscow, Russia, detain Iranian nationals who celebrated the killing of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei in public. (The Moscow Times)
• Immigration policy of the second Trump administration
  • 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)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Iranian leadership crisis
  • 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)
• 2026 Kosovan presidential election, 2026 Kosovan parliamentary election
  • 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. (AP) (Balkan Insight) (RKS)

Science and technology

• Internet in Indonesia
  • 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)

Sports

• 2026 Winter Paralympics
  • The opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo is held in Verona Arena, Verona, Italy. (AP)

March 5, 2026 (2026-03-05) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Akrotiri and Dhekelia
      • Spain announces that the frigate Cristóbal Colón will join French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and Greek Navy ships to protect the British military bases in Cyprus. (AFP via The Straits Times)
      • Italy announces that it will dispatch naval assets to Cyprus. The Dutch navy is also joining the European naval task force. (Euronews)
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran is not seeking a ceasefire or negotiations with the United States. (CNBC)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Azerbaijan
      • Suspected Iranian drones strike Nakhchivan International Airport in Azerbaijan, targeting the passenger terminal. At least two people are injured. (Euronews) (Reuters) (BBC News)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      • The Bahraini military reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones have been intercepted and destroyed. A missile hit an oil refinery, causing a fire. (WAM via Gulf News) (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Iraq
      • Iraqi forces shoot down a drone that attempted to attack the United States' airbase near Baghdad. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
      • The Qatari military says that the country was targeted today by 14 ballistic missiles and four drones coming from Iran; all of them were intercepted and no casualties were reported. (Al Jazeera)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
      • The United Arab Emirates's air defence systems intercept six ballistic missiles and 125 drones launched by Iran. Six people were injured by falling debris over Abu Dhabi. (Al Jazeera) (The National News)
    • 2026 Kurdish rebellion in Iran
      • United States president Donald Trump says U.S. Air Force jets will provide "extensive air cover" for Kurdish forces in any ground offensive against the Iranian government. (The Telegraph)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • China is reportedly in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Hezbollah–Israel war
      • The Israeli military issues an evacuation order for Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon, a densely populated suburb which is also a stronghold of Hezbollah, telling residents to "save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately". Thousands of people flee following the warning. (The Times of Israel) (The Los Angeles Times)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Prisoners of war in the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war, with 200 soldiers returned to each side. (Meduza)
  • The Ukrainian Navy shoots down a Russian Naval Aviation Kamov Ka-27 helicopter over the Black Sea. (RBC-Ukraine) (ASN)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • South Korean president Lee Jae Myung orders the activation of a ₩100 trillion (about US$68 billion) stabilization fund to address volatility in the country's financial markets linked to the Iran war. (AFP via The Economic Times)
• Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • Around 24 U.S. states file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after president Trump imposed a 10% global tariff, the first lawsuit challenging those tariffs. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• At least six people are killed, eight others are rescued, and six are trapped when a nursing home collapses in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Xinhua)
• Four people are killed and two others are injured when a Beechcraft 1900 of the Algerian Air Force crashes at Boufarik Airport near Boufarik, Blida Province, Algeria. (ASN)
• An Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighter jet crashes shortly after taking off from Jorhat Airport in Karbi Anglong district, Assam, India, killing both pilots. (AP) (Deccan Herald)
• The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that an explosion struck a tanker anchored in waters about 60 kilometers off the coast of Kuwait, causing an oil spill from a damaged cargo tank. (AFP via The New Zealand Herald)

International relations

• Evacuations during the 2026 Iran war
  • Australia and New Zealand deploy military assets, including two RNZAF aircraft, and crisis response teams to the Middle East to assist and evacuate their respective nationals. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
• Iran–Lebanon relations
  • The Lebanese cabinet bans activities by members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps within Lebanon and instructs authorities to detain and deport individuals linked to the group. The cabinet also introduces a visa requirement for Iranian nationals entering the country. (AFP via Al-Ahram)
• France-Lebanon relations
  • French president Emmanuel Macron announces that France will strengthen its cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and provide them with armored transport vehicles as well as operational and logistical support. (The Times of Israel)
• Foreign relations of Ecuador
  • Ecuador declares Cuba's ambassador to the country a persona non grata and orders him and all his diplomatic staff to leave the country within 48 hours. Shortly after the announcement, a man was filmed by the Associated Press on the roof of the Cuban embassy in Quito burning a bag of papers. (AP)
• United States–Venezuela relations
  • The United States and Venezuela agree to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations. (AFP via RFI)

Law and crime

• Human rights in Belarus
  • Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko pardons 18 political prisoners, including 15 for political charges and three who were convicted of unspecified crimes. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Kosovan presidential election
  • In Kosovo, the 120 members of the Kuvendi fail to elect the president. The Kuvendi is expected to dissolve, with parliamentary elections scheduled to be set within 45 days. (DTT-NET) (RKS)
• 2026 Nepalese general election
  • Nepalis vote to elect 275 seats of the House of Representatives nearly six months after the Gen Z protests. (AP)
• Second cabinet of Donald Trump
  • U.S. president Donald Trump dismisses Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security and nominates Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her. (The Independent)
• 2026 U.S. House of Representatives election in Texas district 23
  • Brandon Herrera, a gun manufacturer and youtuber presumptively becomes the GOP's nominee for the district, after incumbent representative Tony Gonzales drops from the race following a scandal involving a former aide. (BBC)

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Ongoing events

Disasters and humanitarian

• Cuban crisis
• Gaza genocide
• Ukrainian energy crisis

Economics

• Global memory supply shortage
• Strait of Hormuz crisis
• United States tariff policy

• United States–Canada–Mexico trade war

Politics and diplomacy

• China–Japan diplomatic crisis
• Epstein files release
• Gaza peace plan
• Greenland crisis
• Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
• Slovak–Ukraine oil dispute
• United States deportation efforts

Protests and strikes

• Gen Z protests
• Georgian protests and political crisis
• Iranian domestic and diaspora protests

Elections and referendums

Recent

• March

• 05: Nepal, House of Representatives
• 05: Kosovo, President (indirect)
• 08: Iran, Supreme Leader (indirect)
• 08: Switzerland, Referendums
• 08: Colombia, Senate, House of Representatives

Upcoming

• 15: North Korea, Supreme People's Assembly
• 15: Vietnam, National Assembly
• 15: Kazakhstan, Constitutional referendum
• 15: Republic of the Congo, President
• 16: India, Rajya Sabha (indirect; 1st phase)
• 22: Slovenia, National Assembly
• 22–23: Italy, Constitutional referendum
• 24: Denmark, Folketing

Sports

• Association football

• 2025–26 UEFA Champions League
• 2025–26 UEFA Europa League
• 2025–26 UEFA Conference League
• 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
• 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup
• 2025–26 Premier League
• 2025–26 La Liga
• 2025–26 Serie A
• 2025–26 Bundesliga
• 2025–26 Ligue 1
• 2026 Copa Libertadores
• 2026 Major League Soccer season
• 2025–26 Women's Super League

• Baseball

• 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season
• 2026 World Baseball Classic

• Basketball

• 2025–26 EuroLeague
• 2025–26 NBA season
• 2025–26 EuroLeague Women
• 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's season
• 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's season

• International cricket

• 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship

• Golf

• 2026 PGA Tour
• 2026 European Tour
• 2026 LPGA Tour

• Ice hockey

• 2025–26 NHL season
• 2025–26 PWHL season

• Motorsport

• 2026 Formula One World Championship
• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
• 2026 MotoGP World Championship
• 2026 IndyCar Series

• Rugby union

• 2026 Six Nations Championship
• 2026 Super Rugby Pacific

• Tennis

• 2026 ATP Tour
• 2026 WTA Tour

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March / February

• 09: Alexander Butterfield.
• 07: Country Joe McDonald
• 07: Ian Huntley
• 06: Jennifer Runyon
• 04: Bob Harlan
• 04: Lou Holtz
• 04: Mosiuoa Lekota
• 04: Song Ping
• 03: Andrew Watson
• 02: Yanar Mohammed
• 01: Davíð Oddsson
• 28: Lorraine Bayly
• 28: John P. Hammond
• 28: Ali Khamenei
• 28: Senior Iranian officials
• 27: Bo Gritz
• 27: Neil Sedaka
• 25: Jeff Galloway
• 25: Roman Kofman
• 25: Ludwig Scotty
• 25: Antonio Tejero
• 23: Robert Carradine
• 23: Oliver Grant
• 23: Sondra Lee
• 22: El Mencho
• 21: MaryAnn Bin-Sallik
• 21: Kara Braxton
• 21: Willie Colón
• 21: Rondale Moore
• 21: Dan Simmons
• 20: Bill Mazeroski
• 19: Eric Dane
• 18: Leila Shahid
• 18: Jan Timman
• 17: Anna dePeyster
• 17: Jesse Jackson
• 17: Doug Moe
• 17: Shinya
• 16: Semyon Gluzman
• 16: Billy Steinberg
• 16: Frederick Wiseman
• 15: Robert Duvall
• 14: Tom Noonan
• 12: Roy Face
• 12: Palmerston
• 11: Bud Cort
• 11: Jung Eun-woo
• 11: Cees Nooteboom
• 11: James Van Der Beek
• 10: Andrew Ranken
• 10: Jose de Venecia Jr.

Ongoing conflicts

Global

• War against the Islamic State

Africa

• Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda

• M23 campaign

• Cameroon

• Anglophone Crisis

• Central African Republic

• Civil war

• Ethiopia

• Fano insurgency

• Sahel

• Burkina Faso
• Chad Basin

• Mali
• Niger

• Somalia

• Civil war

• Sudan

• Darfur campaign

• Kordofan campaign

Americas

• Haiti

• Gang war

• Mexico

• Mexican drug war

• Venezuela

• United States intervention

Asia−Pacific

• Afghanistan

• Islamic State–Taliban

• Republican insurgency

• Afghanistan and Pakistan

• Insurgency in Balochistan
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• India

• Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

• Myanmar

• Civil war

Europe

• Russia and Ukraine

• Russo-Ukrainian war

Middle East

• Iran

• Iran war

• Israel

• Hezbollah–Israel war

• Gaza war

• Syria

• Post-Assad conflict

• Yemen

• Civil war

See also – List of ongoing proxy wars

2026 events and developments by topic

Arts

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• Architecture
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• Literature (Poetry)
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• Radio
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• Video games

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• Elections
• International leaders
• Sovereign states
• Sovereign state leaders
• Territorial governors

Science and technology

• Archaeology
• Biotechnology
• Computing
• Palaeontology
• Quantum computing and communication
• Senescence research
• Space/Astronomy
• Spaceflight
• Sustainable energy research

Environment and environmental sciences

• Climate change
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• Tornadoes
• Wildfires)

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• Rail transport
• Transportation technology

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• Belarus
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• Benin
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• Botswana
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• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
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• Cape Verde
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• Chile
• China
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