Current events: 2026-03-12

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
      • Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues his first public message since his election in which he says that Iran should continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz and advises neighboring countries to close American military bases in their territory. Khamenei also vows to 'avenge the blood of our martyrs'. (BBC News) (Los Angeles Times)
      • German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd says that projectile fragments hit the Liberia-flagged container vessel Source Blessing ⁠near the Strait. (Reuters)
      • The Government of Oman orders the evacuation of vessels from the Mina Al Fahal oil port. (Oil Price)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region
      • The Italian military base in Erbil is struck by a missile, with no casualties of injuries reported. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
      • At least six French soldiers are injured in an Iranian drone attack on a military base in Erbil. (Reuters)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      • An Iranian strike hits fuel storage tanks at a facility in Muharraq Governorate. (Qatar News Agency)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      • The Kuwait International Airport is targeted by several drones, causing material damage but no injuries. (NDTV)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
      • The Saudi Ministry of Defense announces the interception of two missiles and the destruction of seven drones. (Qatar News Agency)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • Eight people are killed and 31 more injured by an Israeli airstrike on the Ramlet al-Baida beach in central Beirut, Lebanon. Seven more people are also killed in other attacks in the country. (Al Jazeera)
      • Hezbollah launches over 200 rockets and 20 UAVs at northern Israel, injuring two people. (The Times of Israel)
  • At least 20 people are killed in an airstrike targeting a Popular Mobilization Forces building in Akashat, Iraq. (Sky News)

Arts and culture

• Chilean architect Smiljan Radic receives the 2026 Pritzker Architecture Prize, recognizing his contributions to contemporary architecture. (AFP via France 24)

Business and economy

• German economic crisis
  • The Lufthansa pilot union announces a 48-hour strike for all flights departing German airports until Saturday over ongoing disputes about pensions, causing major delays. (The Independent)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 102 people are killed and one person is rescued after a series of landslides in the Gamo Zone of Ethiopia. (Ethiopia Observer) (AP)
• Eight people are killed after an artisanal mine collapses in Ouham-Pendé, Central African Republic. (AP)
• A United States Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker carrying at least six crew members crashes after an incident involving another aircraft in western Iraq. The conditions of the crew is unknown. (BNO News)

International relations

• Iran–Thailand relations, 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  • The Government of Thailand summons Iran's ambassador, demanding an apology and an explanation for the attack on the bulk carrier {{ship|MV|Mayuree Naree|2007|6}} in the waters of the Strait the previous day. (BERNANA)
• South Africa's genocide case against Israel, Gaza genocide
  • Iceland and the Netherlands announce they will both intervene on the side of South Africa in the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel. (The Express Tribune)

Law and crime

• 2026 Old Dominion University shooting
  • One person is killed and two other people are critically injured in a school shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The suspect is also dead. (CNN) (WAVY-TV)
• Crocus City Hall attack
  • A Russian military court sentences nineteen people for their involvement in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, in 2024. Fifteen of those are sentenced to life in prison while the other four are given between 19 and 22 years in prison. (BBC News)
• Temple Israel synagogue attack
  • The perpetrator is killed and 31 others are injured in a shooting and vehicle-ramming attack at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States. (CNN)
• A rabbi is seriously injured in a stabbing in Ramat Gan, Israel, as local police suspect a terrorist motive. (The Times of Israel)
• The Israeli military drops charges against five soldiers accused of raping a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman detention camp. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Nepalese general election
  • The Nepalese election commission releases the official results of the recent election, with Balen Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party winning 182 seats in the 275-member House of Representatives. The result gives the party a majority in the House and places it two seats short of a supermajority. (AFP via The Hindu)

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