2026 Vietnamese legislative election Vietnamese citizens vote to elect the 500 members of the 16th National Assembly. The sole legal party of Vietnam contesting the election is the Communist Party of Vietnam.
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 to determine whether to approve a new constitution.
2026 Kenya floods The death toll from severe flooding in Kenya rises to 66, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli forces kill a Palestinian couple and two of their children in the occupied West Bank.
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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.
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.
2025–2026 Iranian protests The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns of a stronger response than in January if new protests against the regime erupt.
Illegal drug trade in Latin America Bolivian authorities arrest suspected Uruguayan drug cartel leader Sebastián Marset during a police operation in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Marset, who is wanted by several countries and has a US$2 million reward linked to money laundering allegations, is detained along with four other individuals.
El Salvador–United States relations El Salvador and the United States sign Agreement 123 under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to build a nuclear power plant in El Salvador that is planned to be operational by 2030.
2026 Cuban crisis Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel confirms that Cuba is in talks with the U.S. to find solutions to the oil blockade in his country.
United States The United States military confirms that all six crew members aboard an Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker died when the aircraft crashed in western Iraq yesterday.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Saudi Arabia cuts oil production by 20% after the shutdown of two offshore oil fields, including Safaniya.
Nigerian bandit conflict Armed men ambush and kill twenty security personnel, including two senior military officers, in Plateau State, Nigeria.
Sudanese civil war Eleven people are killed and 20 others are injured in a drone strike on a fuel reserve in western Sudan.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict Six people are killed and several others injured in a Pakistani airstrike on a residential area in Kabul, Afghanistan. A fuel depot in Kandahar is also bombed.
Middle Eastern crisis The Saudi Arabian defense ministry reports that air defenses intercepted and destroyed 56 hostile drones targeting several areas across the country.
Two migrant workers are killed and several other people are injured after security forces intercept a drone in an industrial area in Sohar, Oman.
Twelve medical staff members, including doctors, nurses and paramedics, are killed in an Israeli airstrike against a medical facility in Burj Qalaouiyah, Bint Jbeil District, Lebanon.
U.S. officials say a marine expeditionary unit of 5,000 marines and sailors will deploy to the Persian Gulf to reinforce existing forces stationed in the region.
Sri Lanka repatriates the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed when the frigate IRIS "Dena" was sunk by a United States submarine off the coast of Galle on 4 March. Thirty-two rescued sailors remain in Sri Lanka while authorities continue to host other Iranian naval personnel under humanitarian arrangements.
United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted.