Current events: 2026-03-29

Wikipedia Current Events · 2026-03-29T20:04:07-0400

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - The Foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, met in Islamabad, express their "full support" for potential US-Iran talks hosted by Pakistan. (France 24)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
    - Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00{{nbsp}}pm to 4:00{{nbsp}}am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. (AFP via L'Orient Today)
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
    - An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. (Reuters)
- Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks over Kuwait. (Saudi Gazette)
- For the first time ever, Israeli police block the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre during Palm Sunday, citing heightened risk in the Old City during the current war with Iran. (Vatican News) (The Jerusalem Post)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Several unmanned aerial vehicles are detected across southeastern Finland. One of the UAVs is identified as Ukrainian after it crashes near Kouvola.(Yle)

Disasters and accidents

A nightclub burns down in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. All 750 people inside were evacuated, three of whom are treated for shock. (Tagesschau) (Associated Press)

International relations

Iran–Lebanon relations
- Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, remains in the country despite being declared persona non grata and ordered to leave. The expulsion order prompts opposition from outlawed Iran-armed group Hezbollah and a cabinet boycott by its ministers and allies. (AFP via LBCI)

Law and crime

Porepunkah police shootings
- Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a fugitive who was on the run for seven months after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia, at a property in northeast Victoria, Australia. (ABC News) (BBC News)

Politics and elections

Privacy & Transparency