Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Five people are killed and 170 others are injured in an Israeli missile strike on a petrochemical complex in Bandar-e Mahshahr, Khuzestan province, Iran. (BBC News)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi rejects reports that Iran has declined to meet American officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, amidst stalled ceasefire efforts. He also reaffirms that Iran remains open for peace talks to end the war. (Arab News Pakistan) (CNN-News18)
Russia evacuates 198 more staff from Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant as an airstrike kills an Iranian security guard at the plant. (Reuters)
The Israeli military says on Telegram that it has started striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut after destroying a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent them from crossing. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
Eleven people are injured in an airstrike carried out by Israel in the southern Lebanon city of Tyre. (AA)
Russo-Ukrainian war
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Turkey to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the meeting, Erdogan said that his country is willing to hold the next round of peace talks between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine. (RBC-Ukraine)
Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Five people are killed and 19 others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a market in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Somali Civil War
The Somali intelligence and security agency says that security forces have killed nine al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (Garowe Online)
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed in a fire at a gas lighter factory in Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh. (TRT World)
One person is killed and at least six others are reportedly trapped after a four-story hotel collapses in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. (India Today) (CNN-News18)
The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority reports 77 deaths and 137 injuries in flooding, landslides and lightning caused by severe weather in the country over the past 10 days. (AP)
International relations
Foreign relations of Italy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives in Qatar after previously visiting Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. She becomes the first leader of a European Union or NATO country to visit the Middle East since the start of the Iran war on February 28. (Arab News)
Law and crime
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces that the U.S. State Department has revoked the green cards of the niece and grandniece of deceased IRGC Quds Force general Qasem Soleimani. This comes after they were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (NBC News) (Dawn)
A vehicle crashes into a Lao New Year parade in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States injuring at least 15 people. (New York Times)
Protests against the 2026 Iran war
Two demonstrators are arrested outside the RAF Lakenheath station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. The protest comes after media reports that a U.S. F-15E fighter jet that was shot down took off from the base. (Irish News)
Protests break out across provinces in Iraq to demand an end to the aggression and end to the war in the region following calls for protests by Shiite National Movement leader Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr. (SABA)
Protests against the 2026 Iran war in Israel
The Israeli High Court of Justice orders police to allow anti-war protests in Israel. (The Times of Israel)
Police clash with anti-war protesters at the Habima Square in Tel Aviv, defying the recent high court order. This comes after protesters defy a previous order by the Israeli military to limit gatherings to 150 people. (Haaretz) (The Times of Israel)
Politics and elections
2026 Maldivian constitutional referendum, 2026 Maldivian local elections
Maldivians vote to elect members of local councils and decide on a constitutional referendum that proposes holding presidential and parliamentary elections concurrently on the same day in 2028. (Raajje TV)
Early provisional results indicate that voters rejected the proposed constitutional amendment, while also allowing the Maldivian Democratic Party to retain five mayoral seats. (Raajje TV) (The Times of Maldives)
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