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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154306" 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/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> launches <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicles_in_the_Iranian_military" target="_blank">drone attacks</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" target="_blank">United Arab Emirates</a>, killing a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> man in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi" target="_blank">Abu Dhabi</a> and forcing the temporary closure of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_International_Airport" target="_blank">Dubai International Airport</a>. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/16/iranian-drone-attack-dubai-international-airport/" target="_blank">(The Telegraph)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis" target="_blank">2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Several <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" target="_blank">NATO</a> allies of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">Italy</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a> rule out sending warships to lift the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade" target="_blank">blockade</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a> following a request from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-allies-rebuff-trumps-request-support-strait-hormuz-2026-03-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> rules out sending warships to lift the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade" target="_blank">blockade</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" target="_blank">Strait of Hormuz</a>. <a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-trump-netanyahu-how-long-will-the-war-last/3a066ef3-fe97-4b15-8222-982b2e91de3f" target="_blank">(Nine News Australia).</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli Air Force</a> strikes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Space_Research_Center" target="_blank">Iranian Space Research Center</a> in central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a> and completely destroys it, saying that it was being used for potential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_warfare" target="_blank">space warfare</a> activities against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite" target="_blank">satellites</a>. <a href="https://iranwire.com/en/news/150520-israeli-army-announces-destruction-of-a-military-space-center-in-tehran/" target="_blank">(Iran Wire)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata%27ib_Hezbollah" target="_blank">Kata'ib Hezbollah</a> senior commander <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ali_al-Askari" target="_blank">Abu Ali al-Askari</a> is killed in a airstrike in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad" target="_blank">Baghdad</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-890170" target="_blank">(Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Baghdad" target="_blank">Embassy of the United States, Baghdad</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad" target="_blank">Baghdad</a>, Iraq, is reportedly attacked by two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">suicide drones</a>, causing a powerful explosion. <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/lizrds8gt" target="_blank">(Ynet)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Tulip_Al_Rasheed_Hotel" target="_blank">Royal Tulip Al Rasheed Hotel</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Zone" target="_blank">Green Zone</a> in Baghdad, Iraq, is struck by a drone. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/16/hotel-in-iraqi-capital-baghdad-struck-as-attacks-on-us-embassy-intercepted" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Hezbollah–Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war" target="_blank">2026 Lebanon war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least seven people, including four children, are injured by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> rocket and drone attacks on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Israel" target="_blank">northern Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-begins-targeted-ground-operation-to-expand-south-lebanon-buffer-against-hezbollah/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-890098" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">military</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91st_Division_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">91st Division</a> launches a ground operation against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon" target="_blank">southern</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, expanding a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone" target="_blank">buffer zone</a> along <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_barrier" target="_blank">the border</a>. <a href="https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/03/16/idf-ground-operation-southern-lebanon-hezbollah-division-91/" target="_blank">(Israel Hayom)</a> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/troops-have-moved-deeper-into-lebanon-to-create-buffer-against-hezbollah-idf-says/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least four members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Mobilization_Forces" target="_blank">Popular Mobilization Forces</a> (PMF) are killed and three others are injured in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> on a checkpoint at the entrance to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qa%27im_%28town%29" target="_blank">Al-Qa'im</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate" target="_blank">Al Anbar Governorate</a>. A PMF official attributes the strike to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">United States</a>. <a href="https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/915097/strike-kills-at-least-four-iraqi-fighters-near-syria-border-security-s/en" target="_blank">(AFP via LBCI)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war" target="_blank">International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> imposes sanctions against nine Russian individuals over their role in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucha_massacre" target="_blank">the atrocities</a> committed during Russia’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bucha" target="_blank">occupation of Bucha</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">initial 2022 invasion</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/post/72031" target="_blank">(Kyiv Post)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Prisoners of war in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Cabinet_Secretary" target="_blank">Prime Cabinet Secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musalia_Mudavadi" target="_blank">Musalia Mudavadi</a> says that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Kenya" target="_blank">Kenyan government</a> has identified two prisoners of war from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenya</a> that have been detained by authorities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> after being involved in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_military_operation" target="_blank">special military operations</a>. <a href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-03-16-two-kenyans-identified-as-prisoners-of-war-in-ukraine" target="_blank">(The Star Kenya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_conflict" target="_blank">2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kabul_hospital_airstrike" target="_blank">2026 Kabul hospital airstrike</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> carries out an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> against a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation" target="_blank">drug rehabilitation</a> centre in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul" target="_blank">Kabul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>, killing over 400 people. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/16/afghanistan-pakistan-border-clashes-children-killed-taliban/ab85acd4-213e-11f1-954a-6300919c9854_story.html" target="_blank">(The Washington Post)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan" target="_blank">Insurgency in Balochistan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army" target="_blank">Pakistani soldiers</a> are killed and several others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" target="_blank">roadside bombing</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duki_District" target="_blank">Duki District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan</a>, Pakistan. <a href="https://www.news18.com/world/five-pakistani-soldiers-killed-in-roadside-blast-after-remote-controlled-bomb-goes-off-in-balochistan-ws-l-9970578.html" target="_blank">(CNN-News18)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Scores of people are killed and injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb" target="_blank">bombings</a> at three locations, including the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Market" target="_blank">Monday Market</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maiduguri_Teaching_Hospital" target="_blank">University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital</a>, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiduguri" target="_blank">Maiduguri</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borno_State" target="_blank">Borno State</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a>. No group has claimed responsibility. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-bombings-boko-haram-borno-maiduguri-2256cebae89370b21930b006c5aa6f6e" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</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/Cuba" target="_blank">Cuba</a> announces that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_post-revolution_exodus" target="_blank">citizens living abroad</a> will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Cuba" target="_blank">the government</a> seeks to expand commercial activity amid an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_crisis" target="_blank">economic crisis</a>. <a href="https://www.indopremier.com/ipotnews/newsDetail.php?jdl=Cubans_abroad_will_be_able_to_invest__own_businesses_on_island__minister&amp;news_id=1723800&amp;group_news=ALLNEWS&amp;taging_subtype=CUBA&amp;name=&amp;search=y_general&amp;q=CUBA,%20&amp;halaman=1" target="_blank">(AFP via Indo Premier)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<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">Cuba reports a nationwide <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage" target="_blank">power outage</a> following a total <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_grid" target="_blank">electrical grid</a> collapse. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/cuba-power-outage-electricity-4dcd92d4b7b3bbeda88622b543074ceb" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eleven people are killed and ten others are injured in a massive fire at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srirama_Chandra_Bhanja_Medical_College_and_Hospital" target="_blank">Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttack" target="_blank">Cuttack</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odisha" target="_blank">Odisha</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-hospital-fire-deaths-injuries-scb-medical-college-and-hospital-trauma-care-cuttack-cm-majhi-latest-news-101773623349129.html" target="_blank">(Hindustan Times)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A roof collapses at a shop in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahim_Yar_Khan" target="_blank">Rahim Yar Khan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Punjab</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, killing eight people and injuring more than 50 others. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roof-collapse-women-welfare-9e67be7c6bf9b0ff1a5de9a6bbba1b4f" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least four people are killed and four others are injured in a building collapse in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi" target="_blank">Nairobi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" target="_blank">Kenya</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/planned-demolition-of-a-building-in-nairobi-goes-wrong-leaves-at-least-4-dead" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_against_Iran" target="_blank">International sanctions against Iran</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> imposes sanctions against 16 individuals and three entities for their role in suppressing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests" target="_blank">protests</a> earlier this year. <a href="https://shafaq.com/amp/en/Middle-East/EU-sanctions-Iranian-officials-firms-over-protest-repression" target="_blank">(Shafaq)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoveries_of_exoplanets" target="_blank">Discoveries of exoplanets</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A molten ocean is discovered on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoplanet" target="_blank">exoplanet</a> L 98-59 d, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_star" target="_blank">dwarf star</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_98-59" target="_blank">L 98-59</a> that orbits a red dwarf star 34-light years away from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth" target="_blank">Earth</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/science/molten-alien-planet-with-sulfur-choked-atmosphere-displays-unique-hellscape-2026-03-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02815-8" target="_blank">(Nature)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_Premier_League" target="_blank">2025–26 Premier League</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football" target="_blank">association football</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League" target="_blank">Premier League</a> fines <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." target="_blank">Chelsea F.C.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling" target="_blank">£</a>10.75 million and gives them a two-year suspended <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_%28association_football%29" target="_blank">transfer</a> ban for making secret payments worth £47 million to unregistered agents and third-parties between 2011 and 2018. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckg2m450zgzo" target="_blank">(BBC Sport)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154306, 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/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_United_Arab_Emirates']2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] launches [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicles_in_the_Iranian_military']drone attacks[/URL] on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates']United Arab Emirates[/URL], killing a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinian[/URL] man in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi']Abu Dhabi[/URL] and forcing the temporary closure of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_International_Airport']Dubai International Airport[/URL]. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/16/iranian-drone-attack-dubai-international-airport/']([I]The Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis']2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]Several [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO']NATO[/URL] allies of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany']Germany[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy']Italy[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL] rule out sending warships to lift the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade']blockade[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL] following a request from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-allies-rebuff-trumps-request-support-strait-hormuz-2026-03-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL] rules out sending warships to lift the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade']blockade[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz']Strait of Hormuz[/URL]. [URL='https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-trump-netanyahu-how-long-will-the-war-last/3a066ef3-fe97-4b15-8222-982b2e91de3f'](Nine News Australia).[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli Air Force[/URL] strikes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Space_Research_Center']Iranian Space Research Center[/URL] in central [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL] and completely destroys it, saying that it was being used for potential [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_warfare']space warfare[/URL] activities against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite']satellites[/URL]. [URL='https://iranwire.com/en/news/150520-israeli-army-announces-destruction-of-a-military-space-center-in-tehran/'](Iran Wire)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata%27ib_Hezbollah']Kata'ib Hezbollah[/URL] senior commander [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ali_al-Askari']Abu Ali al-Askari[/URL] is killed in a airstrike in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad']Baghdad[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-890170']([I]Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Baghdad']Embassy of the United States, Baghdad[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad']Baghdad[/URL], Iraq, is reportedly attacked by two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']suicide drones[/URL], causing a powerful explosion. [URL='https://www.ynetnews.com/article/lizrds8gt'](Ynet)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Tulip_Al_Rasheed_Hotel']Royal Tulip Al Rasheed Hotel[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Zone']Green Zone[/URL] in Baghdad, Iraq, is struck by a drone. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/16/hotel-in-iraqi-capital-baghdad-struck-as-attacks-on-us-embassy-intercepted'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah%E2%80%93Israel_conflict_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Hezbollah–Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war']2026 Lebanon war[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least seven people, including four children, are injured by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] rocket and drone attacks on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Israel']northern Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-begins-targeted-ground-operation-to-expand-south-lebanon-buffer-against-hezbollah/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-890098']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']military[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91st_Division_%28Israel%29']91st Division[/URL] launches a ground operation against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Lebanon']southern[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL], expanding a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffer_zone']buffer zone[/URL] along [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_barrier']the border[/URL]. [URL='https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/03/16/idf-ground-operation-southern-lebanon-hezbollah-division-91/']([I]Israel Hayom[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/troops-have-moved-deeper-into-lebanon-to-create-buffer-against-hezbollah-idf-says/']([I]The Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]At least four members of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Mobilization_Forces']Popular Mobilization Forces[/URL] (PMF) are killed and three others are injured in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] on a checkpoint at the entrance to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qa%27im_%28town%29']Al-Qa'im[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Anbar_Governorate']Al Anbar Governorate[/URL]. A PMF official attributes the strike to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']United States[/URL]. [URL='https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/915097/strike-kills-at-least-four-iraqi-fighters-near-syria-border-security-s/en'](AFP via LBCI)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war']International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] imposes sanctions against nine Russian individuals over their role in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucha_massacre']the atrocities[/URL] committed during Russia’s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bucha']occupation of Bucha[/URL] during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']initial 2022 invasion[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.kyivpost.com/post/72031']([I]Kyiv Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_war_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Prisoners of war in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Cabinet_Secretary']Prime Cabinet Secretary[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musalia_Mudavadi']Musalia Mudavadi[/URL] says that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Kenya']Kenyan government[/URL] has identified two prisoners of war from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenya[/URL] that have been detained by authorities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] after being involved in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_military_operation']special military operations[/URL]. [URL='https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-03-16-two-kenyans-identified-as-prisoners-of-war-in-ukraine']([I]The Star Kenya[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_conflict']2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kabul_hospital_airstrike']2026 Kabul hospital airstrike[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Armed_Forces']Pakistan[/URL] carries out an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] against a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation']drug rehabilitation[/URL] centre in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul']Kabul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL], killing over 400 people. [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/16/afghanistan-pakistan-border-clashes-children-killed-taliban/ab85acd4-213e-11f1-954a-6300919c9854_story.html']([I]The Washington Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan']Insurgency in Balochistan[/URL] [LIST] [*]Five [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army']Pakistani soldiers[/URL] are killed and several others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device']roadside bombing[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duki_District']Duki District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan[/URL], Pakistan. [URL='https://www.news18.com/world/five-pakistani-soldiers-killed-in-roadside-blast-after-remote-controlled-bomb-goes-off-in-balochistan-ws-l-9970578.html'](CNN-News18)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Scores of people are killed and injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb']bombings[/URL] at three locations, including the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Market']Monday Market[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maiduguri_Teaching_Hospital']University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital[/URL], in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiduguri']Maiduguri[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borno_State']Borno State[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria']Nigeria[/URL]. No group has claimed responsibility. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-bombings-boko-haram-borno-maiduguri-2256cebae89370b21930b006c5aa6f6e'](AP)[/URL] [/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/Cuba']Cuba[/URL] announces that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_post-revolution_exodus']citizens living abroad[/URL] will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Cuba']the government[/URL] seeks to expand commercial activity amid an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_crisis']economic crisis[/URL]. [URL='https://www.indopremier.com/ipotnews/newsDetail.php?jdl=Cubans_abroad_will_be_able_to_invest__own_businesses_on_island__minister&news_id=1723800&group_news=ALLNEWS&taging_subtype=CUBA&name=&search=y_general&q=CUBA,%20&halaman=1'](AFP via Indo Premier)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%932026_Cuba_blackouts']2024–2026 Cuba blackouts[/URL] [LIST] [*]Cuba reports a nationwide [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_outage']power outage[/URL] following a total [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_grid']electrical grid[/URL] collapse. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/cuba-power-outage-electricity-4dcd92d4b7b3bbeda88622b543074ceb'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Eleven people are killed and ten others are injured in a massive fire at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srirama_Chandra_Bhanja_Medical_College_and_Hospital']Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttack']Cuttack[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odisha']Odisha[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-hospital-fire-deaths-injuries-scb-medical-college-and-hospital-trauma-care-cuttack-cm-majhi-latest-news-101773623349129.html']([I]Hindustan Times[/I])[/URL] [*]A roof collapses at a shop in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahim_Yar_Khan']Rahim Yar Khan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%2C_Pakistan']Punjab[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], killing eight people and injuring more than 50 others. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roof-collapse-women-welfare-9e67be7c6bf9b0ff1a5de9a6bbba1b4f'](AP)[/URL] [*]At least four people are killed and four others are injured in a building collapse in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi']Nairobi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya']Kenya[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/planned-demolition-of-a-building-in-nairobi-goes-wrong-leaves-at-least-4-dead'](CTV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_against_Iran']International sanctions against Iran[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] imposes sanctions against 16 individuals and three entities for their role in suppressing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Iranian_protests']protests[/URL] earlier this year. [URL='https://shafaq.com/amp/en/Middle-East/EU-sanctions-Iranian-officials-firms-over-protest-repression'](Shafaq)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoveries_of_exoplanets']Discoveries of exoplanets[/URL] [LIST] [*]A molten ocean is discovered on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoplanet']exoplanet[/URL] L 98-59 d, a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_star']dwarf star[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_98-59']L 98-59[/URL] that orbits a red dwarf star 34-light years away from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth']Earth[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/science/molten-alien-planet-with-sulfur-choked-atmosphere-displays-unique-hellscape-2026-03-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02815-8'](Nature)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_Premier_League']2025–26 Premier League[/URL] [LIST] [*]In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football']association football[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League']Premier League[/URL] fines [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_F.C.']Chelsea F.C.[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling']£[/URL]10.75 million and gives them a two-year suspended [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_%28association_football%29']transfer[/URL] ban for making secret payments worth £47 million to unregistered agents and third-parties between 2011 and 2018. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckg2m450zgzo'](BBC Sport)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_March_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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