2025–26 Premier League In association football, the Premier League fines Chelsea F.C. £10.75 million and gives them a two-year transfer ban for making secret payments worth £47 million to unregistered agents and third-parties between 2011 and 2018.
Rahim Yar Khan A roof collapses at a shop in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, killing eight people and injuring more than 50 others.
Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital Eleven people are killed and ten others are injured in a massive fire at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, India.
2026 Cuban crisis Cuba announces that citizens living abroad will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as the government seeks to expand commercial activity amid an economic crisis.
Middle Eastern crisis The Israeli military's 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border.
The Israeli Air Force strikes the Iranian Space Research Center in central Tehran and completely destroys it, saying that it was being used for potential space warfare activities against Israeli satellites.
Iran launches drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates, killing a Palestinian man in Abu Dhabi and forcing the temporary closure of Dubai International Airport.
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2026 FC Barcelona presidential election In association football, Joan Laporta is re-elected president of FC Barcelona.
2026 Formula One World Championship In auto racing, Mercedes-Benz driver Kimi Antonelli wins his first Formula One Grand Prix after also setting his maiden pole position at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix. He becomes the second-youngest Grand Prix winner at 19 years old.
2026 Winter Paralympics In para ice hockey, the United States defeats Canada 6–2, completing the three-peat of hockey championships at the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Italy.
The Winter Paralympics conclude in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, with China as the highest-ranked team in the medal table. The Paralympic flag is handed over to the organizers of the 2030 Winter Paralympics to be held in the French Alps.
2026 Vietnamese legislative election Vietnamese citizens vote to elect the 500 members of the 16th National Assembly. The sole legal party contesting the election is the Communist Party.
2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election Congolese people vote to elect a president, with incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso seeking a fifth consecutive term.
2026 North Korean parliamentary election North Koreans vote to elect the 687 members of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly.
2026 Kazakh constitutional referendum Kazakhstanis vote in a referendum to approve a new constitution.
Meningitis Two people are killed and eleven others are hospitalized in serious condition following a meningitis outbreak at the University of Kent in Canterbury, Kent, England.
2026 Kenya floods The death toll from severe flooding in Kenya rises to 66, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Japan announces it will start releasing 80 million barrels of oil from its reserves, the largest such release in the country's history, in response to disruptions in the oil supply caused by the conflict.
98th Academy Awards "Sinners" wins four Academy Awards following a record 16 nominations, with Ryan Coogler for original screenplay, Michael B. Jordan for lead actor, Autumn Durald Arkapaw for cinematography, and Ludwig Göransson for score.
At the Academy Awards, "One Battle After Another" wins six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and the inaugural Achievement in Casting award.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict Afghan forces launch mortars into Pakistan, with one hitting a residential property in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing four members of the same family and wounding two others.
Middle Eastern crisis Eight police officers, including the police chief of the Deir al-Balah Governorate, are killed by an Israeli attack on a police vehicle in Az-Zawayda, Palestine.
2026 Six Nations Championship In rugby union, France defeats England 48–46 to win the Six Nations Championship in the final.
2025–26 Premier League In association football, English attacking midfielder Max Dowman scores for Arsenal in a 2–0 win over Everton to become the youngest ever goal scorer in Premier League history at 16 years and 73 days old.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war In auto racing, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile cancels the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, both scheduled to occur in April, due to safety concerns amid the Iran war.
Ecuadorian conflict Ecuador begins enforcing a curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. in the provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Los Ríos, and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas to support military operations against criminal organizations.
Antisemitism in Europe An explosion lightly damages a Jewish school in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with no reported injuries, making it the third attack against Jewish buildings in the Low Countries this week.
2026 Cuban crisis Cuban authorities arrest five people after a small group of protesters damaged and set fire to a Communist Party office in Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, during demonstrations over prolonged blackouts and shortages of basic goods.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict According to Taliban officials, fourteen Pakistani soldiers are killed and eleven others are injured by Afghan fighters during the capture of a Pakistani guard post along the Durand Line in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Russo-Ukrainian war Five people are killed and three others are injured in Russian drone strikes on residential areas and critical infrastructure across Ukraine.
Gaza war Four people are killed and two others are injured when Israel Defense Forces soldiers open fire on a civilian car in northern Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Middle Eastern crisis Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days amidst the reignited war between Israel and Hezbollah.
Palestinian militant group Hamas calls for Iran to cease their attacks on Middle East neighbors during the war. They also reaffirm Tehran's right to defend itself from Israel and the United States.
The port of Fujairah, a bunkering hub and export terminal in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, suffers a drone attack. UAE authorities report that its air defence intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones.
Three Kuwaiti soldiers are injured after two drones struck Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, damaging the facility.
Fifteen people are killed in a reported Israeli and United States missile strike on an HVAC factory in Isfahan, Iran.
United States president Donald Trump calls on the country's allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.