Saturday

March 14, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis

2026 Iran war

Fifteen people are killed in a reported Israeli and United States missile strike on an HVAC factory in Isfahan, Iran. (AFP via LBCI)

Three Kuwaiti soldiers are injured after two drones struck Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, damaging the facility. (AFP via The Times of Israel)

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. (Reuters) (Gulf News)

The U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, is hit by a missile from an unknown origin. (Politico)

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. (CBS News)

Hezbollah–Israel conflict

2026 Lebanon war

Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days amidst the reignited war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Reuters)

Russo-Ukrainian war

Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure

Five people are killed and three others are injured in Russian drone strikes on residential areas and critical infrastructure across Ukraine. (Reuters)

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. (Kabul Now)

Disasters and accidents

Seven Indian pilgrims are killed and eight others are injured when a minibus returning from the Manakamana Temple veers off a road and plunges down a slope in Gandaki Province, Nepal. (Hindustan Times)