## [2026-03-19](/feed/2026/03/19/index.md)

##### 2026 Thai general election
### [The National Assembly of Thailand re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister following his Bhumjaithai Party's victory in the recent election. ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-national-assembly-of-thailand-re-elects-anutin-charnvirakul-as-prime-minister-following-his-bhumjaithai-party-s-vict.md)
##### Iranian
### [An Iranian man and a Romanian woman are arrested by Police Scotland for attempting to enter Royal Navy base HMNB Clyde. ](/feed/2026/03/19/an-iranian-man-and-a-romanian-woman-are-arrested-by-police-scotland-for-attempting-to-enter-royal-navy-base-hmnb-clyde.md)
##### Reactions to the 2025–2026 Iranian protests
### [Iran executes three men arrested during protests last January by hanging. ](/feed/2026/03/19/iran-executes-three-men-arrested-during-protests-last-january-by-hanging.md)
##### International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Russian leaders
### [The International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands, rules that Tajikistan has violated the Rome Statute after failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the country in October 2025. ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-international-criminal-court-at-the-hague-netherlands-rules-that-tajikistan-has-violated-the-rome-statute-after-fa.md)
##### South Africa's genocide case against Israel
### [Germany withdraws from defending Israel in South Africa's International Court of Justice genocide case against Israel, citing their need to defend themselves in a separate case launched against them by Nicaragua. ](/feed/2026/03/19/germany-withdraws-from-defending-israel-in-south-africa-s-international-court-of-justice-genocide-case-against-israel-c.md)
##### Egypt–Palestine relations
### [The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war. ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-rafah-border-crossing-between-egypt-and-the-gaza-strip-reopens-for-limited-movement-allowing-a-restricted-number-of.md)
##### Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
### [In a joint statement after talks hosted by the United States, DR Congo and Rwanda say they have "agreed to a series of coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions and advance progress on the ground". ](/feed/2026/03/19/in-a-joint-statement-after-talks-hosted-by-the-united-states-dr-congo-and-rwanda-say-they-have-agreed-to-a-series-of-c.md)
##### Comoros
### [Seventeen bodies are recovered from a boat that washed ashore in the Comoros. The victims are believed to be migrants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ](/feed/2026/03/19/seventeen-bodies-are-recovered-from-a-boat-that-washed-ashore-in-the-comoros-the-victims-are-believed-to-be-migrants-fr.md)
##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
### [KLM says that they will not resume flights to Dammam, Dubai, Riyadh until May 17, citing safety considerations amid the Iran war. ](/feed/2026/03/19/klm-says-that-they-will-not-resume-flights-to-dammam-dubai-riyadh-until-may-17-citing-safety-considerations-amid-the.md)
##### King Charles III England Coast Path
### [The King Charles III England Coast Path, the world's longest coastal footpath, is formally opened by Charles III. ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-king-charles-iii-england-coast-path-the-world-s-longest-coastal-footpath-is-formally-opened-by-charles-iii.md)
##### Mexican drug war
### [A raid kills eleven Sinaloa Cartel members in Sinaloa, Mexico, with a senior cartel leader being captured along with many weapons. The daughter of El Mayo is initially detained and then released due to the lack of arrest warrants. ](/feed/2026/03/19/a-raid-kills-eleven-sinaloa-cartel-members-in-sinaloa-mexico-with-a-senior-cartel-leader-being-captured-along-with-man.md)
##### Sudanese civil war
### [The Chadian government announces that 17 people have been killed at a funeral late Wednesday in the border town of Tiné following a drone attack orginating from Sudan. ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-chadian-government-announces-that-17-people-have-been-killed-at-a-funeral-late-wednesday-in-the-border-town-of-tine.md)
##### 2026 Iran war
### [The United States approves $16.46 billion in military sales to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait amidst the Iran war. ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-united-states-approves-1646-billion-in-military-sales-to-the-united-arab-emirates-and-kuwait-amidst-the-iran-war.md)
### [The United States Central Command reports its forces have destroyed a factory in Karaj, Iran, which assembled surface-to-surface missiles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-united-states-central-command-reports-its-forces-have-destroyed-a-factory-in-karaj-iran-which-assembled-surface-to.md)
### [A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jet is hit in Iranian airspace forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase. ](/feed/2026/03/19/a-us-air-force-f-35-fighter-jet-is-hit-in-iranian-airspace-forcing-the-pilot-to-make-an-emergency-landing-at-a-regiona.md)
### [The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom issue a joint statement condemning the Iranian attacks on commercial vessels and expressing their "readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait". ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-leaders-of-france-germany-italy-japan-the-netherlands-and-the-united-kingdom-issue-a-joint-statement-condemning.md)
### [Iranian Shahed drones strike the Mina al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah oil refineries and cause large fires, according to the Kuwait National Petroleum Company. ](/feed/2026/03/19/iranian-shahed-drones-strike-the-mina-al-ahmadi-and-mina-abdullah-oil-refineries-and-cause-large-fires-according-to-the.md)
### [A drone hits Aramco's SAMREF refinery in ‌the Red Sea port of Yanbu. ](/feed/2026/03/19/a-drone-hits-aramco-s-samref-refinery-in-the-red-sea-port-of-yanbu.md)
### [The BAZAN Group refinery in Haifa is struck in an Iranian missile attack, but with "no significant damage", according to Energy Minister Eli Cohen. ](/feed/2026/03/19/the-bazan-group-refinery-in-haifa-is-struck-in-an-iranian-missile-attack-but-with-no-significant-damage-according-to.md)
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