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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154282" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Middle Eastern crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations" target="_blank">2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anonymous state intelligence sources tell <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Intelligence_%28Iran%29" target="_blank">Iranian Ministry of Intelligence</a> have signalled to the U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" target="_blank">Central Intelligence Agency</a> an openness to talks on ‌bringing an end to the war. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-intelligence-operatives-signalled-openness-talks-with-cia-end-war-nyt-2026-03-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_Kurdistan_offensive" target="_blank">2026 Iranian Kurdistan offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thousands of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_Political_Forces_of_Iranian_Kurdistan" target="_blank">Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan</a> fighters launch a ground offensive into Iran from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> with heavy fighting underway. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Iranian forces</a> reportedly withdraw from the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marivan" target="_blank">Marivan</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-888881" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a> <a href="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/iran-eastern-states/artc-exclusive-thousands-of-kurdish-fighters-launch-ground-offensive-into-iran-against-regime-official-says" target="_blank">(i24 News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_IRIS_Dena" target="_blank">Sinking of IRIS Dena</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Navy" target="_blank">Iranian</a> frigate {{ship|IRIS|Dena}} is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo" target="_blank">torpedoed</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipwrecking" target="_blank">sunk</a> by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" target="_blank">U.S. Navy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine" target="_blank">submarine</a> in waters off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a>, killing 87 of the 180 people on board, while 32 others are rescued by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy" target="_blank">Sri Lanka Navy</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-101-people-missing-after-submarine-attack-iranian-ship-off-sri-lanka-2026-03-04/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An Iranian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" target="_blank">ballistic missile</a> strikes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Udeid_Air_Base" target="_blank">Al Udeid Air Base</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar" target="_blank">Qatar</a>, the largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">U.S. military</a> base in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East" target="_blank">the region</a>. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-us-strikes-2026/card/iranian-missile-strikes-biggest-u-s-air-base-in-the-middle-east-qatar-says-yKI2wRCWxfnRaSBSWyxg?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfQMKCO0L29_wj2FntyTj49x6lLBtW1yaHIfz20-WAqSdMATd74p6TkGTCfpi0%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69a82f9e&amp;gaa_sig=zm-FaA1S8o6JTWiTWBP3jLuob7AYfhMTlU7pwCMykxXGPZfQ41Ig7oLXEBMU8P7W3fo_NRedjYG-3upwCA7tFQ%3D%3D" target="_blank">(The Wall Street Journal)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" target="_blank">F-35</a> shoots down an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force" target="_blank">Iranian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-130" target="_blank">Yak-130 fighter jet</a> over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a> with an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" target="_blank">air-to-air missile</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-air-force-f-35-shoots-down-russian-made-iranian-fighter-jet-over-tehran/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> forces shoot down an Iranian ballistic missile that was about to enter Turkish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace" target="_blank">airspace</a>. <a href="https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/turkiye-intercepts-iranian-ballistic-missile-heading-toward-its-airspace-3215600" target="_blank">(Türkiye Today)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" target="_blank">U.S. defense secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth" target="_blank">Pete Hegseth</a> announces that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" target="_blank">United States Air Force</a> will have uncontested <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_supremacy" target="_blank">air supremacy</a> of Iranian airspace within days, and that Iran's military capabilities are &quot;evaporating by the hour&quot; due to constant U.S. and Israeli strikes. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/pete-hegseth-iran-us-israel-war" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict" target="_blank">Hezbollah–Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_strikes" target="_blank">2026 Hezbollah–Israel strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> strikes on a hotel and residential areas in the towns of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramoun%2C_Keserwan" target="_blank">Aramoun</a> and Saadiyat, in the south of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut" target="_blank">Beirut</a>, have killed eleven people and injured four others. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/4/israeli-forces-bomb-hotel-in-beirut-residential-building-in-lebanons-east" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three people are killed and six more injured during two Israeli strikes on the road to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut%E2%80%93Rafic_Hariri_International_Airport" target="_blank">airport</a> in Beirut. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/4/iran-live-news-us-embassy-in-dubai-hit-israel-pounds-tehran-beirut?update=4365501" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Cuban crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%932026_Cuba_blackouts" target="_blank">2024–2026 Cuba blackouts</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A major <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage" target="_blank">blackout</a> across much of western <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba" target="_blank">Cuba</a>, including the capital <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana" target="_blank">Havana</a>, leaves millions without power. Officials estimate it will last at least 72 hours. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/cuba-blackout-power-outage-havana-western-island-f7d1a4927bbcefb774ccf34dbbc9a794" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France" target="_blank">Air France</a> announces the suspension of flights between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba" target="_blank">Cuba</a>, starting from March 29 until at least June 15 due to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_fuel" target="_blank">jet fuel</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortage" target="_blank">shortage</a> in Cuba. <a href="https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/03/04/air-france-suspend-cuba-service-fuel-shortage/" target="_blank">(AFP via Jamaica Observer)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_conflict" target="_blank">Economic impact of the 2026 Iran conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Several of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_exchange" target="_blank">stock exchanges</a> will resume, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Dubai" target="_blank">Nasdaq Dubai</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Financial_Market" target="_blank">Dubai Financial Market</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Securities_Exchange" target="_blank">Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange</a>, after being put on pause for two days due to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">Iranian strikes</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-exchanges-resume-trading-wednesday-2026-03-03/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least six people are killed and 15 others are injured when a passenger <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus" target="_blank">bus</a> and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-trailer_truck" target="_blank">semi-trailer truck</a> collide in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamacine" target="_blank">Tamacine</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touggourt_Province" target="_blank">Touggourt Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria" target="_blank">Algeria</a>. <a href="https://english.news.cn/africa/20260305/6a8b8f2823c7470891da335b3e8401b2/c.html" target="_blank">(Xinhua)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A nationwide <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage" target="_blank">blackout</a> occurs in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a> with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Electricity_%28Iraq%29" target="_blank">Ministry of Electricity</a> saying the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_grid" target="_blank">power grid</a> has gone down entirely, and that the cause is under investigation. <a href="https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/international/iraq-blackout-iran-shipping-threat-lebanon-war-day-five/" target="_blank">(Philenews)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Master_scandal" target="_blank">Banco Master scandal</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Brazil" target="_blank">Supreme Court</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a> orders the arrest of former Banco Master president and major shareholder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Vorcaro" target="_blank">Daniel Vorcaro</a> in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud" target="_blank">fraud</a> investigation of potentially up to 12 billion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_real" target="_blank">reais</a> in missing funds. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/brazil-banco-master-bank-fraud-13c9a88612145e7e5fc759c019af2ac2" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93mainland_China_relations" target="_blank">Hong Kong–mainland China relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations" target="_blank">China–United Kingdom relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_intelligence_activity_abroad" target="_blank">Chinese intelligence activity abroad</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Bailey" target="_blank">Central Criminal Court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" target="_blank">London</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>, charge two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Chinese" target="_blank">British Chinese</a> nationals of violating the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Act_2023" target="_blank">National Security Act</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage" target="_blank">spying</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kongers_in_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">diasporic Hong Kongers</a> on behalf of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Council_of_China" target="_blank">China</a>-appointed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Hong_Kong" target="_blank">Government of Hong Kong</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/uk-hong-kong-spying-trial-3555bb4708cb92ebe56c502d9749d7d7" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_centers_in_Cambodia" target="_blank">Scam centers in Cambodia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwanese</a> prosecutors indict 62 people, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Zhi_%28businessman%29" target="_blank">Chen Zhi</a>, for their alleged links to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Group" target="_blank">Prince Group</a>, a multinational criminal network that operates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_center" target="_blank">scam centers</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodia</a>. They also charge 13 companies with offences related to the criminal organization and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering" target="_blank">money laundering</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/taiwan-indicts-62-linked-to-alleged-scam-center-in-cambodia/a-76207992" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza" target="_blank">Yakuza</a> purported leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Ebisawa" target="_blank">Takeshi Ebisawa</a> is convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking nuclear material, drugs, and weapons. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/japan/crime-legal/yakuza-new-york-court-sentence/" target="_blank">(Japan Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Tokyo High Court orders the dissolution of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church" target="_blank">Unification Church</a>. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-ruling/(" target="_blank">Japan Times)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154282, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Middle Eastern crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war']2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iran%E2%80%93United_States_negotiations']2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations[/URL] [LIST] [*]Anonymous state intelligence sources tell [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times']The New York Times[/URL][/I] that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Intelligence_%28Iran%29']Iranian Ministry of Intelligence[/URL] have signalled to the U.S. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency']Central Intelligence Agency[/URL] an openness to talks on ‌bringing an end to the war. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-intelligence-operatives-signalled-openness-talks-with-cia-end-war-nyt-2026-03-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_Kurdistan_offensive']2026 Iranian Kurdistan offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]Thousands of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_Political_Forces_of_Iranian_Kurdistan']Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan[/URL] fighters launch a ground offensive into Iran from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] with heavy fighting underway. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Armed_Forces']Iranian forces[/URL] reportedly withdraw from the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marivan']Marivan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-888881']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/iran-eastern-states/artc-exclusive-thousands-of-kurdish-fighters-launch-ground-offensive-into-iran-against-regime-official-says'](i24 News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_IRIS_Dena']Sinking of IRIS [I]Dena[/I][/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Navy']Iranian[/URL] frigate {{ship|IRIS|Dena}} is [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo']torpedoed[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipwrecking']sunk[/URL] by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy']U.S. Navy[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine']submarine[/URL] in waters off [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka']Sri Lanka[/URL], killing 87 of the 180 people on board, while 32 others are rescued by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy']Sri Lanka Navy[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-101-people-missing-after-submarine-attack-iranian-ship-off-sri-lanka-2026-03-04/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]An Iranian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile']ballistic missile[/URL] strikes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Udeid_Air_Base']Al Udeid Air Base[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar']Qatar[/URL], the largest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']U.S. military[/URL] base in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East']the region[/URL]. [URL='https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-us-strikes-2026/card/iranian-missile-strikes-biggest-u-s-air-base-in-the-middle-east-qatar-says-yKI2wRCWxfnRaSBSWyxg?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfQMKCO0L29_wj2FntyTj49x6lLBtW1yaHIfz20-WAqSdMATd74p6TkGTCfpi0%3D&gaa_ts=69a82f9e&gaa_sig=zm-FaA1S8o6JTWiTWBP3jLuob7AYfhMTlU7pwCMykxXGPZfQ41Ig7oLXEBMU8P7W3fo_NRedjYG-3upwCA7tFQ%3D%3D']([I]The Wall Street Journal[/I])[/URL] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II']F-35[/URL] shoots down an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force']Iranian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-130']Yak-130 fighter jet[/URL] over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL] with an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-to-air_missile']air-to-air missile[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-air-force-f-35-shoots-down-russian-made-iranian-fighter-jet-over-tehran/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] forces shoot down an Iranian ballistic missile that was about to enter Turkish [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace']airspace[/URL]. [URL='https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/turkiye-intercepts-iranian-ballistic-missile-heading-toward-its-airspace-3215600'](Türkiye Today)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense']U.S. defense secretary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth']Pete Hegseth[/URL] announces that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force']United States Air Force[/URL] will have uncontested [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_supremacy']air supremacy[/URL] of Iranian airspace within days, and that Iran's military capabilities are "evaporating by the hour" due to constant U.S. and Israeli strikes. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/pete-hegseth-iran-us-israel-war']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict']Hezbollah–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_strikes']2026 Hezbollah–Israel strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] strikes on a hotel and residential areas in the towns of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramoun%2C_Keserwan']Aramoun[/URL] and Saadiyat, in the south of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut']Beirut[/URL], have killed eleven people and injured four others. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/4/israeli-forces-bomb-hotel-in-beirut-residential-building-in-lebanons-east'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Three people are killed and six more injured during two Israeli strikes on the road to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beirut%E2%80%93Rafic_Hariri_International_Airport']airport[/URL] in Beirut. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/4/iran-live-news-us-embassy-in-dubai-hit-israel-pounds-tehran-beirut?update=4365501'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis']2026 Cuban crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%932026_Cuba_blackouts']2024–2026 Cuba blackouts[/URL] [LIST] [*]A major [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage']blackout[/URL] across much of western [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba']Cuba[/URL], including the capital [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana']Havana[/URL], leaves millions without power. Officials estimate it will last at least 72 hours. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/cuba-blackout-power-outage-havana-western-island-f7d1a4927bbcefb774ccf34dbbc9a794'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France']Air France[/URL] announces the suspension of flights between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']France[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba']Cuba[/URL], starting from March 29 until at least June 15 due to a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_fuel']jet fuel[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortage']shortage[/URL] in Cuba. [URL='https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/03/04/air-france-suspend-cuba-service-fuel-shortage/'](AFP via [I]Jamaica Observer[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_conflict']Economic impact of the 2026 Iran conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Several of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_exchange']stock exchanges[/URL] will resume, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Dubai']Nasdaq Dubai[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Financial_Market']Dubai Financial Market[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_Securities_Exchange']Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange[/URL], after being put on pause for two days due to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates']Iranian strikes[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-exchanges-resume-trading-wednesday-2026-03-03/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least six people are killed and 15 others are injured when a passenger [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus']bus[/URL] and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-trailer_truck']semi-trailer truck[/URL] collide in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamacine']Tamacine[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touggourt_Province']Touggourt Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria']Algeria[/URL]. [URL='https://english.news.cn/africa/20260305/6a8b8f2823c7470891da335b3e8401b2/c.html'](Xinhua)[/URL] [*]A nationwide [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage']blackout[/URL] occurs in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL] with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Electricity_%28Iraq%29']Ministry of Electricity[/URL] saying the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_grid']power grid[/URL] has gone down entirely, and that the cause is under investigation. [URL='https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/international/iraq-blackout-iran-shipping-threat-lebanon-war-day-five/'](Philenews)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Master_scandal']Banco Master scandal[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Brazil']Supreme Court[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil']Brazil[/URL] orders the arrest of former Banco Master president and major shareholder [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Vorcaro']Daniel Vorcaro[/URL] in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud']fraud[/URL] investigation of potentially up to 12 billion [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_real']reais[/URL] in missing funds. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/brazil-banco-master-bank-fraud-13c9a88612145e7e5fc759c019af2ac2'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93mainland_China_relations']Hong Kong–mainland China relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations']China–United Kingdom relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_intelligence_activity_abroad']Chinese intelligence activity abroad[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Bailey']Central Criminal Court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London']London[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL], charge two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Chinese']British Chinese[/URL] nationals of violating the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Act_2023']National Security Act[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage']spying[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kongers_in_the_United_Kingdom']diasporic Hong Kongers[/URL] on behalf of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Council_of_China']China[/URL]-appointed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Hong_Kong']Government of Hong Kong[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/uk-hong-kong-spying-trial-3555bb4708cb92ebe56c502d9749d7d7'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_centers_in_Cambodia']Scam centers in Cambodia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwanese[/URL] prosecutors indict 62 people, including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Zhi_%28businessman%29']Chen Zhi[/URL], for their alleged links to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Group']Prince Group[/URL], a multinational criminal network that operates [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_center']scam centers[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia']Cambodia[/URL]. They also charge 13 companies with offences related to the criminal organization and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering']money laundering[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/taiwan-indicts-62-linked-to-alleged-scam-center-in-cambodia/a-76207992'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza']Yakuza[/URL] purported leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Ebisawa']Takeshi Ebisawa[/URL] is convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking nuclear material, drugs, and weapons. [URL='https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/japan/crime-legal/yakuza-new-york-court-sentence/']([I]Japan Times[/I])[/URL] [*]The Tokyo High Court orders the dissolution of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_Church']Unification Church[/URL]. [URL='https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-ruling/('][I]Japan Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_March_4"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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