Current events: 2026-03-15

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank
    • Israeli forces kill a Palestinian couple and two of their children in the occupied West Bank. (BBC News) (Haaretz)
• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      • An Italian MQ-9 Reaper is destroyed in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem base, Kuwait. (ANSA)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • Japan announces it will start releasing 80 million barrels of oil from its reserves, the largest such release in the country's history, in response to disruptions in the oil supply caused by the conflict. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Kenya floods
  • The death toll from severe flooding in Kenya rises to 66, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 French municipal elections
  • The first round of municipal elections is taking place in France. (Reuters)
• 2026 Kazakh constitutional referendum
  • Kazakhstanis vote in a referendum to approve a new constitution. (Reuters)
• 2026 North Korean parliamentary election
  • North Koreans vote to elect the 687 members of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly. (The Diplomat)
• 2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election
  • Congolese people vote to elect a president, with incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso seeking a fifth consecutive term. (Reuters)
• 2026 Vietnamese legislative election
  • Vietnamese citizens vote to elect the 500 members of the 16th National Assembly. The sole legal party of Vietnam contesting the election is the Communist Party of Vietnam. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 Winter Paralympics
  • In para ice hockey, the United States defeats Canada 6–2, completing the three-peat of hockey championships at the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Italy. (AP)
• 2026 FC Barcelona presidential election
  • Joan Laporta is re-elected president of FC Barcelona. (ESPN)

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