Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Iran threatens to retaliate against the energy and water systems of the Gulf countries if United States president Donald Trump follows through with his 48-hours ultimatum to hit Iran's electricity grid. (Reuters)
2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
Fifteen people are injured in central Israel in Iranian ballistic missile strikes. (Ynet Global)
One person is killed after a rocket fired from Lebanon struck a vehicle near Israel's northern border, marking the first reported Israeli fatality from cross-border fire since hostilities with Hezbollah resumed earlier in March. (AFP via The Daily Star)
The Israeli military destroys the largest bridge crossing the Litani River in southern Lebanon. (AA)
Terrorism in the United Kingdom
At least four Hatzalah ambulances are set ablaze and destroyed in an apparent anti-semitic arson attack in Golders Green, London, England. No casualties are reported. (The Jerusalem Post)
Disasters and accidents
One person is killed and 10 others are injured, including one critically, when a natural gas explosion collapses two residential buildings in Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey. (The Canadian Press)
2026 Cuban crisis
Cuba restores its power after the power grid collapsed the previous day. (CBS News)
Air Canada Express Flight 8646
A Bombardier CRJ900LR operating as an Air Canada Express flight from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, collides with a firetruck while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, United States. Both pilots are killed and 41 others are injured. (ABC News) (The Hindustan Times)