Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
An Iranian ballistic missile strikes the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military base in the region. (The Wall Street Journal)
An Israeli F-35 shoots down an Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet over Tehran with an air-to-air missile. (The Times of Israel)
Turkey and NATO forces shoot down an Iranian ballistic missile that was about to enter Turkish airspace. (Türkiye Today)
U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth announces that the United States Air Force will have uncontested air supremacy of Iranian airspace within days, and that Iran's military capabilities are "evaporating by the hour" due to constant U.S. and Israeli strikes. (The Guardian)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Anonymous state intelligence sources tell The New York Times that the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence have signalled to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency an openness to talks on bringing an end to the war. (Reuters)
2026 Iranian Kurdistan offensive
Thousands of Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan fighters launch a ground offensive into Iran from Iraq with heavy fighting underway. Iranian forces reportedly withdraw from the city of Marivan. (The Jerusalem Post) (i24 News)
Israeli strikes on a hotel and residential areas in the towns of Aramoun and Saadiyat, in the south of Beirut, have killed eleven people and injured four others. (Al Jazeera)
Three people are killed and six more injured during two Israeli strikes on the road to the airport in Beirut. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
2026 Cuban crisis
Air France announces the suspension of flights between France and Cuba, starting from March 29 until at least June 15 due to a jet fuel shortage in Cuba. (AFP via Jamaica Observer)
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran conflict
Several of the United Arab Emirates stock exchanges will resume, including Nasdaq Dubai, Dubai Financial Market, and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, after being put on pause for two days due to the Iranian strikes. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
At least six people are killed and 15 others are injured when a passenger bus and a semi-trailer truck collide in Tamacine, Touggourt Province, Algeria. (Xinhua)
A nationwide blackout occurs in Iraq with the Ministry of Electricity saying the power grid has gone down entirely, and that the cause is under investigation. (Philenews)
Law and crime
Yakuza purported leader Takeshi Ebisawa is convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking nuclear material, drugs, and weapons. (Japan Times)
Banco Master scandal
The Supreme Court of Brazil orders the arrest of former Banco Master president and major shareholder Daniel Vorcaro in a fraud investigation of potentially up to 12 billion reais in missing funds. (AP)
Hong Kong–mainland China relations, China–United Kingdom relations, Chinese intelligence activity abroad
The Central Criminal Court in London, United Kingdom, charge two British Chinese nationals of violating the National Security Act for spying on diasporic Hong Kongers on behalf of the China-appointed Government of Hong Kong. (AP)
Scam centers in Cambodia
Taiwanese prosecutors indict 62 people, including Chen Zhi, for their alleged links to the Prince Group, a multinational criminal network that operates scam centers in Cambodia. They also charge 13 companies with offences related to the criminal organization and money laundering. (DW)
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