Current events: 2026-03-22

Wikipedia Current Events · 2026-03-22T20:38:50-0400

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

2026 Cuban crisis
- 2024–2026 Cuba blackouts
  - Cuba restores their power after the power grid collapsed the previous day. (CBS News)
One person is killed and 10 others are injured, including one critically, when a natural gas explosion collapses two residential buildings in Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey. (The Canadian Press)

Politics and elections

Protests against the 2026 Iran war
- Between 200 and 300 demonstrators gather in Amsterdam, Netherlands to protest against the war and the Iranian government. (NL Times)
2026 Italian constitutional referendum
- Italians begin voting on a constitutional amendment that proposes separating the careers of judges and public prosecutors by splitting the High Court of the Judiciary into two bodies, while also establishing a High Disciplinary Court to oversee disciplinary proceedings. (Reuters)
2026 Slovenian parliamentary election
- Slovenians vote for 90 seats in the National Assembly. A tight race is forecasted between the incumbent prime minister Robert Golob and his predecessor Janez Janša. (Reuters)
2026 French municipal elections
- The second round of municipal elections takes place in France. (France24)
2026 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
- In Germany, the SDP declines to second place in Rhineland-Palatinate for the first time since 1991. The CDU becomes the largest in seats in the Landtag, while AfD advances to third place. (Reuters)