Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • The Lebanese health ministry reports that an Israeli airstrike on the Ramlet al-Baida beach in central Beirut killed at least seven people and injured 21 others. (AFP via SpaceWar.com)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • Seven people are killed and 23 others are injured after an Israeli strike on Temnine Et Tahta, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. Five people are also injured after a strike on the nearby village of Aali en Nahri. (BBC News)
      • Hezbollah launches over 100 rockets at Israel, injuring five civilians in Upper Galilee. (The Jerusalem Post)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian lists preconditions for ending the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States. The conditions include recognizing Iran's legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm international guarantees against future aggression. (Xinhua)
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • One crew member is killed on an oil tanker in Iraqi waters by an Iranian projectile. (Reuters)
    • Four people are injured in the United Arab Emirates after two drones fall near Dubai International Airport. (Xinhua)
• Kivu conflict
  • A United Nations aid worker from France is killed in a series of explosions caused by drone strikes in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the occupying M23 rebels blaming the Congolese government. (AP)
• Sudanese civil war
  • At least 17 people are killed in a drone strike on a secondary school and a health center in Shukeiri, White Nile State, Sudan. Local authorities and the Sudan Doctors Union blame the Rapid Support Forces. (AP)
• Terrorism in Norway
  • Norwegian police arrest three brothers on suspicion of involvement in a bombing outside the U.S. embassy in Oslo on 8 March that caused minor damage but no injuries. A terrorist motive is suspected. (AFP via CTV News)

International relations

• Israel–Spain relations
  • Spain permanently withdraws its ambassador to Israel and terminates the position after bilateral diplomatic relations worsened this week. (Reuters)
• Romania–United States relations, 2026 Iran war
  • Romania authorizes the United States to use its air bases to refuel aircraft and deploy monitoring and satellite communications equipment in support of military operations related to the Iran war, following approval by the Romanian parliament and the Supreme Council of National Defence. (AFP via Al Arabiya)

Law and crime

• Censorship of TikTok, Mass media in Albania
  • The Albanian constitutional court rules that the government's ban on the social media platform TikTok violated constitutional protections for freedom of expression and press freedom, after authorities blocked the service in 2025 following a fatal stabbing linked to a dispute on the platform. (AFP via France 24)
• Europol reports that more than 330 people in 70 countries have been arrested during an international operation against organized networks suspected of trafficking illegal waste within Europe and exporting it to Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with large quantities of dangerous goods and nearly €10 million (US$11.6 million) in assets seized. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2025 Chilean general election
  • José Antonio Kast is sworn in as President of Chile, succeeding Gabriel Boric. (Washington Post)

Sports

• 2026 FIFA World Cup, Iran at the FIFA World Cup
  • Iranian sports minister Ahmad Donyamali states that Iran will not participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, citing security concerns amid the Iran war. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
    • The Ruwais refinery in Al Dhannah, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, shuts down after a drone strike that causes a fire. (Reuters)
  • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
    • United States intelligence sources report that Iran has started to deploy underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. (CNN)
  • United Kingdom involvement in the 2026 Iran war
    • Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon leaves Portsmouth and heads to Cyprus in response to a drone strike on the United Kingdom's RAF Akrotiri base. (BBC News)
  • According to Iran International, American and Israeli airstrikes have killed many Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders and generals, including Basij chief Asadollah Badfar. Prior to his reported death, Badfar was involved in crackdowns against the 2025–2026 protests. (Iran International) (Jerusalem Post)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
    • Six people are killed and 37 others are injured in a Ukrainian missile attack in Bryansk, Russia. (Xinhua)
  • The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces announce several overnight drone strikes on Russian electronic warfare stations and warehouses in Donetsk and Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Ukrainska Pravda)

Business and economy

• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rises by more than five percent to US$87.65 per barrel after United States president Donald Trump escalated threats related to the Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via SpaceWar.com)
  • Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul orders remote work and the suspension of official international trips for government officials, and reduced electricity use in government buildings amid supply concerns linked to the Iranian war. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• Tornadoes of 2026
  • At least two are killed and six are injured after a hailstorm and four possible tornadoes strike the vicinity of Kankakee, Illinois, and Wheatfield, Indiana, United States. (WLS-TV)
• The Indonesian rescue agency ends search and rescue operations after a garbage landslide at the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, on March 8 killed seven people, with all individuals previously reported missing accounted for. (Reuters)
• Five people are killed and eleven others are injured when a bus collides with a truck on the Kampala–Gulu Highway near Bweyale Town, Kiryandongo District, Uganda. (Daily Monitor)

Health and environment

• Arctic sea ice decline
  • The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that Arctic sea ice reached about 14.22 million square kilometers, which is among the lowest levels recorded in more than four decades of satellite monitoring. (AFP via RFI)

International relations

• Australia–Iran relations, Defection of Iran women's national football team
  • Australia grants humanitarian visas to five Iranian women football players who sought asylum, including captain Zahra Ghanbari, Mona Hamoudi, Fatemeh Pasandideh, Atefeh Ramezanizadeh, and Zahra Sarbali, citing fears of persecution after refusing to sing Iran's national anthem before an Asian Cup match in Gold Coast, Queensland. (Reuters)
• Azerbaijan–Netherlands relations, Iran–Netherlands relations, Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
  • Dutch foreign minister Tom Berendsen announces the temporary relocation of staff and operations of the Netherlands' embassy in Tehran to Baku, Azerbaijan, citing security risks to personnel amid the Iranian war. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
• China–North Korea relations, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport
  • Train services between Beijing, China, and Pyongyang, North Korea, are announced to resume for the first time since it was suspended six years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Yonhap)

Law and crime

• 2026 Iran war
  • The Iranian intelligence ministry announces the arrest of 30 individuals, including one unidentified foreign national, on allegations of espionage during the war, accusing the foreign suspect of providing information on the locations and movements of Iranian security forces and military facilities to hostile parties. (AFP via SpaceWar.com)
• 2026 Kerzers bus fire
  • Six people are killed and five others are injured in a suspected arson attack on a postal bus in Kerzers, Fribourg Canton, Switzerland. (AFP via The Guardian)
• Shots are fired at the United States consulate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with no casualties. Police are investigating the shooting as a national security incident. (CBS News)

Politics and elections

• Cardinal Louis Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, based in Iraq, retires at the age of 76. (AP) (Vatican News)
• Malagasy interim president and military leader Michael Randrianirina removes prime minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo from power and dissolves the entire Cabinet without explanation, five months after they were assigned following the 2025 protests. (DW)

Sports

• 2026 Winter Paralympics
  • Brazil at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
    • Brazilian skier Cristian Ribera wins Brazil's, Latin America's and South America's first ever medal at the Winter Paralympics. (BBC)
• 2025–26 NBA season
  • Bam Adebayo's 83-point game
    • In basketball, Miami Heat player Bam Adebayo scores 83 points in a 150–129 win over the Washington Wizards, marking the second-most points in a game in NBA history and most since Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962. Adebayo’s 36 free throws and 43 attempts also set single-game NBA records. (AP) (ESPN)