Current events: 2026-03-06

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • United States president Donald Trump calls for the "unconditional surrender" of Iran, saying there will be no deal or further talks. This comes after Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that several countries have initiated mediation efforts to end the war. (BBC News)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
      • An Iranian ballistic missile strikes Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Defense Ministry says air defenses intercepted three missiles launched to the base, as well as four drones east of the province. (The Caspian Post), (Saudi Gazette)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      • The Bahrain Defence Force announces that its air defence continue to intercept successive waves of Iranian attacks, with 84 missiles and 147 drones destroyed since the onset of hostilities. (Emirates News Agency-WAM)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
      • The Qatari Government announces that the Armed Forces intercepted nine Iranian drones, while one drone struck an uninhabited area. (Gulf Times)
    • An Israeli IAI Heron UAV is shot down over Khuzestan province, Iran. (Aviation Safety Network)
    • U.S. Air Force AH-64 Apache helicopters launch air-to-surface missiles at Popular Mobilization Forces positions near Mosul, Iraq. (Iraqi News) (Shafaq)
    • Drones hit a hotel in Erbil, northern Iraq. (Iraqi News)
    • The Iranian Red Crescent Society reports the death toll from the Israeli and American air campaign in Iran has risen to 1,332. (Turkiye Today)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • Three Ghanaian peacekeepers are injured in an Israeli missile strike in southern Lebanon. (France 24)
• Ecuadorian conflict
  • Operation Southern Spear
    • The U.S. Defense Department says the U.S. military has carried out airstrikes on narcoterrorists in Ecuador at the request of the Ecuadorian government. (Reuters)
• 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
  • The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports at least 100,000 civilians have now been displaced from their homes due to the fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan, while Afghan forces say they have destroyed 14 more Pakistani military outposts along the border and downed a drone. (Sky News)
• Sudanese civil war
  • The Sudanese Armed Forces recaptures the town of Barah in North Kordofan, Sudan, following a ground assault backed by airstrikes against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reportedly inflicting heavy losses on the RSF and destroying 32 RSF combat vehicles. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

• 2020–2026 H5N1 outbreak
  • The Japanese agriculture ministry confirms a H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Abira, Hokkaido. (MENAFN)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Kosovan presidential election, 2026 Kosovan parliamentary election
  • Kosovan president Vjosa Osmani dissolves the Kuvendi, attempting to set new parliamentary elections within 45 days. The Vetëvendosje party maintains that the constitution allows parliament 60 more days to try to elect a president, seeking to challenge Osmani's decree at the Constitutional Court. (AP) (Balkan Insight) (RKS)

Science and technology

• Internet in Indonesia
  • Indonesia announces that it will prohibit social media access for users under the age of 16 and begin deactivating accounts belonging to minors on several major platforms as part of a phased policy intended to address risks such as internet fraud and excessive internet use. (AFP via CNA)

Sports

• 2026 Winter Paralympics
  • The opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo is held in Verona Arena, Verona, Italy. (AP)

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