2026-03-23 616320ee8de1b67057f9ec76d4967c1b24a734be 25 American football 1 /wiki/american%20football Jaxon Smith-Njigba 70 /wiki/jaxon%20smith-njigba NFL 115 /wiki/national%20football%20league Seattle Seahawks 13 /wiki/seattle%20seahawks wide receiver 36 /wiki/wide%20receiver American football Jaxon Smith-Njigba NFL Seattle Seahawks wide receiver American football /feed/2026/03/23/in-american-football-the-seattle-seahawks-signs-a-four-year-deal-worth-168-million-with-wide-receiver-jaxon-smith-njig KUOW 23 07cca0a01efc6f2ba7dca928a2495d23b3f9470d 3 https://www.kuow.org/stories/seahawks-wr-jaxon-smith-njigba-agree-to-4-year-168-8-million-deal-ap-source-says 2026 In American football, the Seattle Seahawks signs a four-year deal worth $168 million with wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, with at least $120 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. 2026-03-23 38270b0057f005c70f0df7b549ab32d115dd768c 24 February 22 elections 1 /wiki/2026%20laotian%20parliamentary%20election National Assembly of Laos 13 /wiki/national%20assembly%20of%20laos President of Laos 70 /wiki/president%20of%20laos Prime Minister 171 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20laos Sonexay Siphandone 115 /wiki/sonexay%20siphandone Thongloun Sisoulith 36 /wiki/thongloun%20sisoulith February 22 elections National Assembly of Laos President of Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone Thongloun Sisoulith February 22 elections /feed/2026/03/23/following-the-february-22-elections-to-the-national-assembly-of-laos-thongloun-sisoulith-is-reelected-as-president-of-l Xinhua 23 95f7e185b662e6b06f6b88abcb8f5de1416a4b3a 3 https://english.news.cn/20260323/11ad6684da3a40c3ae31c2c7e4ca6dc9/c.html 2026 Xinhua 23 9c55d3b2e4ccf4dd36ebfbc5a6b4309f6f6fa5a1 3 https://english.news.cn/20260323/56fffc5895d64a2aaf871772c6104d2b/c.html 2026 Following the February 22 elections to the National Assembly of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith is reelected as President of Laos and Sonexay Siphandone as Prime Minister. 2026-03-23 c1fe839b6feb7284bee6217005a0b8443b4e7c57 23 2026 Italian constitutional referendum 1 /wiki/2026%20italian%20constitutional%20referendum High Council of the Judiciary 37 /wiki/high%20council%20of%20the%20judiciary%20(italy) Italy 2 /wiki/italy constitutional amendment 14 /wiki/constitutional%20amendment sortition 71 /wiki/sortition 2026 Italian constitutional referendum High Council of the Judiciary Italy constitutional amendment sortition 2026 Italian constitutional referendum /feed/2026/03/23/in-italy-the-constitutional-amendment-that-proposed-to-select-members-of-the-high-council-of-the-judiciary-through-sort Reuters 23 a23c0e13d8d4058d337a97166bf2b7679666644e 3 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exit-polls-suggest-italys-meloni-has-narrowly-lost-justice-referendum-vote-2026-03-23/ 2026 In Italy, the constitutional amendment that proposed to select members of the High Council of the Judiciary through sortition is rejected by a 46% to 54% vote. 2026-03-23 0d88ef30719981b835b006f18e3684b03d557de7 22 2026 Hatzola arson attack 1 /wiki/2026%20hatzola%20arson%20attack ISTAR 13 /wiki/istar Jagers te Paard Battalion 36 /wiki/jagers%20te%20paard%20battalion 2026 Hatzola arson attack ISTAR Jagers te Paard Battalion 2026 Hatzola arson attack /feed/2026/03/23/as-a-reaction-to-the-2026-hatzola-arson-attack-belgium-deploys-istar-jagers-te-paard-battalion-to-guard-jewish-site APT via YouTube 23 be0675f8130349184351518ae0c9f8a94c9864a1 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3YMMQ_F9l8 2026 As a reaction to the 2026 Hatzola arson attack, Belgium deploys (ISTAR) Jagers te Paard Battalion, to guard Jewish "sites" and communities. 2026-03-23 3f6a5cb159b00db24b70fe2bed101b94191e9a07 21 Illegal drug trade in Puerto Rico 1 /wiki/illegal%20drug%20trade%20in%20puerto%20rico Puerto Rican police 2 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20puerto%20rico US$ 14 /wiki/united%20states%20dollar cocaine 37 /wiki/cocaine drug smuggling 71 /wiki/drug%20smuggling the island 116 /wiki/puerto%20rico Illegal drug trade in Puerto Rico Puerto Rican police US$ cocaine drug smuggling the island Illegal drug trade in Puerto Rico /feed/2026/03/23/puerto-rican-police-seize-12-million-worth-of-cocaine-found-on-a-drug-smuggling-boat-off-the-island-s-northern-coast-t AP 23 b2f0097710d163b4a86c55e1ca98497e6e4cad7f 3 https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-boat-drugs-seized-8b7e5f5d5f9c5903235a3385404fbff2 2026 Puerto Rican police seize $12 million worth of cocaine found on a drug smuggling boat off the island's northern coast. Three suspects are arrested. 2026-03-23 21ce82c6c9b45cd745b623f75cb883d55728b6af 20 BMW 71 /wiki/bmw Climate change in Germany 1 /wiki/climate%20change%20in%20germany Environmental Action Germany 37 /wiki/environmental%20action%20germany Federal Court of Justice 2 /wiki/federal%20court%20of%20justice Germany 14 /wiki/germany Mercedes Benz 116 /wiki/mercedes%20benz combustion engine 172 /wiki/internal%20combustion%20engine BMW Climate change in Germany Environmental Action Germany Federal Court of Justice Germany Mercedes Benz combustion engine Climate change in Germany /feed/2026/03/23/the-federal-court-of-justice-of-germany-dismisses-a-lawsuit-by-environmental-action-germany-to-ban-bmw-and-mercedes-benz DW 23 aac315c1113adf18a82e2c1b63af88be6b15d00c 3 https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-rejects-climate-case-against-bmw-mercedes/a-76485571 2026 The Federal Court of Justice of Germany dismisses a lawsuit by Environmental Action Germany to ban BMW and Mercedes Benz from selling new combustion engine vehicles after 2030. 2026-03-23 ce291af965301306722054b41a256b16d780cc69 18 Bill Cosby 14 /wiki/bill%20cosby Bill Cosby sexual assault cases 1 /wiki/bill%20cosby%20sexual%20assault%20cases U.S. civic court 2 /wiki/judiciary%20of%20the%20united%20states drugging and sexually assaulting 71 /wiki/rape%20in%20the%20united%20states liable 37 /wiki/legal%20liability Bill Cosby Bill Cosby sexual assault cases U.S. civic court drugging and sexually assaulting liable Bill Cosby sexual assault cases /feed/2026/03/23/a-us-civic-court-finds-entertainer-bill-cosby-liable-for-drugging-and-sexually-assaulting-a-woman-in-1972-the-woman-i AP 23 37df5e959df2b0035e7157b55ab356d42b43a1d1 3 https://apnews.com/article/bill-cosby-verdict-sexual-assault-motsinger-83b384df93fd9bf862b553b19b5aa4f9 2026 BBC News 23 f722a3b2ec5e4fe0cac2b760aed53a6a0c10beee 3 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1eq7v91n4xo 2026 A U.S. civic court finds entertainer Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972. The woman is awarded $59.25 million. 2026-03-23 b4dcf805cbc39f98be4d2afa7446a63f21f5b91a 17 Climate crisis 1 /wiki/climate%20crisis World Meteorological Organization 2 /wiki/world%20meteorological%20organization energy imbalance 14 /wiki/energy%20balance%20(energy%20economics) greenhouse gas emissions 71 /wiki/greenhouse%20gas%20emissions ocean heat content 37 /wiki/ocean%20heat%20content Climate crisis World Meteorological Organization energy imbalance greenhouse gas emissions ocean heat content Climate crisis /feed/2026/03/23/in-its-annual-state-of-the-global-climate-report-the-world-meteorological-organization-states-that-earth-s-energy-imb AFP via CNA 23 675693bc1d73de7d6ec6c2d27986a852ccca9aa7 3 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/heat-world-temperature-global-warming-6010916 2026 In its annual "State of the Global Climate" report, the World Meteorological Organization states that Earth's energy imbalance and ocean heat content reached record levels in 2025, driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions. 2026-03-23 7e88f01c028dd1a1bbd0893c76bb193801f9be3c 16 Kwara State 1 /wiki/kwara%20state Nigeria 13 /wiki/nigeria Kwara State Nigeria Kwara State /feed/2026/03/23/at-least-one-person-is-killed-and-several-others-are-injured-in-an-explosion-in-kwara-state-nigeria AP 23 443a523ce427d80bf47215252c954a33f5236726 3 https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-deadly-explosion-kwara-muslim-militants-c592a8910b015fc58da24c42793cb595 2026 At least one person is killed and several others are injured in an explosion in Kwara State, Nigeria. 2026-03-23 aa22765bbfbf14d8e8216c0c00d6541b4dd88a2e 15 2026 Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash 1 /wiki/2026%20colombian%20air%20force%20lockheed%20c-130%20crash Colombia 71 /wiki/colombia Lockheed C-130 14 /wiki/lockheed%20c-130%20hercules Puerto Leguízamo 37 /wiki/puerto%20leguizamo military 2 /wiki/colombian%20aerospace%20force 2026 Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash Colombia Lockheed C-130 Puerto Leguízamo military 2026 Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash /feed/2026/03/23/at-least-66-people-are-killed-when-a-military-lockheed-c-130-carrying-125-people-crashes-in-puerto-leguizamo-colombia AFP via ABS-CBN News 23 949c97b1f26e7927bbd2802879177c930da99212 3 https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/24/at-least-66-dead-after-colombia-military-transport-plane-crashes-1015 2026 At least 66 people are killed when a military Lockheed C-130, carrying 125 people, crashes in Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia. 2026-03-23 0e563174f0d91926c18ddb7fb73fa243f4cf466f 14 EU 14 /wiki/eu Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/economic%20impact%20of%20the%202026%20iran%20war Slovenia 2 /wiki/slovenia EU Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war Slovenia Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/03/23/slovenia-becomes-first-eu-country-to-introduce-fuel-rationing-to-cope-with-extra-demand-by-drivers-from-neighboring-coun BBC News 23 29250d2df100b1aec015605b88e0513ea503d233 3 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77m4zx6zvmo 2026 Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing to cope with extra demand by drivers from neighboring countries. 2026-03-23 0ed96ee74b2058f4fc17c949f9601d5375ffb4b0 13 Brent crude 2 /wiki/brent%20crude Donald Trump 71 /wiki/donald%20trump Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war 1 /wiki/economic%20impact%20of%20the%202026%20iran%20war US$ 14 /wiki/united%20states%20dollar president 37 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states Brent crude Donald Trump Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war US$ president Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war /feed/2026/03/23/brent-crude-futures-fall-11-trading-just-below-us-100-a-barrel-for-the-first-time-in-days-following-the-announcement Reuters 23 31ed0a014c054d05ffcf05dbff7bbfa18502ab62 3 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-rise-after-us-iran-threaten-hit-energy-targets-middle-east-2026-03-22/ 2026 Brent crude futures fall 11%, trading just below US$100 a barrel for the first time in days, following the announcement by U.S. president Donald Trump about talks with Iran to end the war. 2026-03-23 93074a698a6ae2de2c4b0d943e7a5a3efb5bb85f 12 Sudan 37 /wiki/sudan Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war United Nations Security Council 14 /wiki/united%20nations%20security%20council Yasir Arman 2 /wiki/yasir%20arman Sudan Sudanese civil war United Nations Security Council Yasir Arman Sudanese civil war /feed/2026/03/23/a-sudanese-rebel-faction-led-by-yasir-arman-calls-for-the-united-nations-security-council-to-end-the-use-of-drones-on-su Sudan Tribune 23 75be8466f16bc073965bb390d8c4bb4f554e6087 3 https://sudantribune.com/article/312029 2026 A Sudanese rebel faction led by Yasir Arman calls for the United Nations Security Council to end the use of drones on Sudanese citizens. 2026-03-23 d3e7d9bf7809a9515ea2231ebd14c038af8fc2e2 11 Lagawa District 2 /wiki/lagawa%20district Rapid Support Forces 71 /wiki/rapid%20support%20forces Sudan 37 /wiki/sudan Sudanese Army 116 /wiki/sudanese%20armed%20forces Sudanese civil war 1 /wiki/sudanese%20civil%20war West Kordofan 14 /wiki/west%20kordofan Lagawa District Rapid Support Forces Sudan Sudanese Army Sudanese civil war West Kordofan Sudanese civil war /feed/2026/03/23/at-least-15-people-are-killed-and-23-others-are-injured-in-strikes-on-lagawa-district-west-kordofan-sudan-the-rapid-s AFP via ''Business Recorder 23 368462bfc47f5c80ffcd2b81b408ce958294c2f7 3 https://www.brecorder.com/news/40412793/ongoing-hostilities-in-me-pm-conveys-to-pezeshkian-deep-concern 2026 At least 15 people are killed and 23 others are injured in strikes on Lagawa District, West Kordofan, Sudan. The Rapid Support Forces attribute the attack to the Sudanese army. 2026-03-23 705827305434b18cc96af00ade92e974621e3585 9 Greater Beirut 37 /wiki/greater%20beirut Hazmieh 14 /wiki/hazmieh Israel 2 /wiki/israel Israel Defense Forces 116 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces Lebanon 71 /wiki/lebanon Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis Quds Force 172 /wiki/quds%20force Greater Beirut Hazmieh Israel Israel Defense Forces Lebanon Middle Eastern crisis Quds Force Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/03/23/at-least-one-person-is-killed-in-an-israeli-strike-on-hazmieh-greater-beirut-lebanon-the-israeli-military-states-that AFP via Al Arabiya 23 73ce442c94fef2536479f4ec95c3b6a0e1a2173e 3 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/03/23/lebanon-says-one-killed-near-beirut-as-israel-says-struck-irgc-member 2026 At least one person is killed in an Israeli strike on Hazmieh, Greater Beirut, Lebanon. The Israeli military states that the attack targeted a member of Iran's Quds Force in the area. 2026-03-23 c2b155f70588e2a4a91b66845043921e37f07579 6 Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis southern Iran 14 /wiki/southern%20iran transmission site 2 /wiki/transmitter Middle Eastern crisis southern Iran transmission site Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/03/23/a-person-is-killed-and-another-is-injured-in-a-strike-on-a-transmission-site-of-the-persian-gulf-radio-and-television-ce AFP via LBCI 23 7729b8dbec0dc2fc29523d6b2a6ed51b6aa52d77 3 https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/917314/iran-media-says-one-dead-in-attack-on-broadcaster-in-coastal-region/en 2026 A person is killed and another is injured in a strike on a transmission site of the Persian Gulf Radio and Television Centre in southern Iran. 2026-03-23 505cea34a1d11d8f70b4db043b28ae713539c22c 5 Baghdad 71 /wiki/baghdad Iraq 116 /wiki/iraq Kata'ib Hezbollah 2 /wiki/kata'ib%20hezbollah Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis United States 14 /wiki/united%20states embassy 37 /wiki/embassy%20of%20the%20united%20states,%20baghdad Baghdad Iraq Kata'ib Hezbollah Middle Eastern crisis United States embassy Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/03/23/kata-ib-hezbollah-says-that-it-will-extend-its-pause-on-strikes-on-the-united-states-embassy-in-baghdad-iraq-for-five AFP via ''Gulf News 23 4524474d7850cc12d76a44540e2b3161ccdc8c7c 3 https://gulfnews.com/amp/story/world%2Fmena%2Firaqi-pro-iran-group-extends-pause-in-us-embassy-attacks-1.500483016 2026 Kata'ib Hezbollah says that it will extend its pause on strikes on the United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, for five more days. 2026-03-23 5f6e234c910ee6e78b1ff51aae2d5205db5567b4 3 Donald Trump 37 /wiki/donald%20trump Iran 116 /wiki/iran Middle Eastern crisis 1 /wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis United States 2 /wiki/united%20states power plants 172 /wiki/list%20of%20power%20stations%20in%20iran president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20united%20states processing facility 239 /wiki/nuclear%20program%20of%20iran ultimatum 71 /wiki/ultimatum Donald Trump Iran Middle Eastern crisis United States power plants president processing facility ultimatum Middle Eastern crisis /feed/2026/03/23/us-president-donald-trump-says-he-is-postponing-his-48-hour-ultimatum-for-five-days-before-attacking-the-iranian-power ABC News 23 ce58d8dfd80d57ec301d977d7c5ea33b6f29143d 3 https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-us-iran-major-points-agreement-including-nuclear/story?id=131323034 2026 States Newsroom 23 c59e30c88781de7d5db89c47757741ab5e0f7ea9 3 https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trump-claims-good-and-productive-talks-iran-about-war-iran-denies-negotiations 2026 U.S. president Donald Trump says he is postponing his 48-hour ultimatum for five days before attacking the Iranian power plants as Iran and the U.S. have held "very good and productive conversations" on ending the war. Trump also claims that a "major points of agreement" focused on Iran's renunciation of the nuclear weapon are being talked. Iran denies any dialogue took place.