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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154328" 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_Israel" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Israel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A missile barrage from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a> causes a fire at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAZAN_Group" target="_blank">BAZAN oil refinery</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa" target="_blank">Haifa</a>. <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-891624" target="_blank">(The Jerusalem Post)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Kuwait" target="_blank">2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iranian</a> attack on a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Kuwait" target="_blank">power</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination" target="_blank">water desalination plant</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a> kills an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indians_in_Kuwait" target="_blank">Indian</a> worker and damages a building at the site. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/iranian-attack-damages-kuwait-power-and-desalination-plant-kills-worker" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_in_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Spain in the 2026 Iran war</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Spain–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a> closes its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace" target="_blank">airspace</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" target="_blank">U.S. aircraft</a> involved in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_operation" target="_blank">military action</a> against Iran. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy368j1e3lo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war" target="_blank">Gaza war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_peace_plan" target="_blank">Gaza war peace plan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo" target="_blank">Kosovo</a> approves the deployment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Security_Force" target="_blank">troops</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza</a> as part of an international <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping" target="_blank">peacekeeping</a> force. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kosovo-approves-troops-gaza-under-us-backed-scheme-2026-03-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Somali Civil War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia" target="_blank">Constitutional crisis in Somalia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 10 people are killed, 25 others are injured and more than 45,000 displaced after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Somalia's national army</a> took control of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidoa" target="_blank">Baidoa</a>, the capital city in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_State_of_Somalia" target="_blank">South West state</a>, later the state <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_South_West_State_of_Somalia" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdiaziz_Laftagareen" target="_blank">Abdiaziz Laftagareen</a> two weeks after his administration said it was severing ties with the federal government and opposed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia" target="_blank">constitutional amendments</a> backed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_federal_government" target="_blank">Somali federal government</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somali-national-army-takes-control-part-biggest-city-south-west-state-2026-03-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://reliefweb.int/node/4204907" target="_blank">(ReliefWeb)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/somali/articles/c4g829qze8lo" target="_blank">(BBC News Somali)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" target="_blank">Naxalite–Maoist insurgency</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a> says it has ended the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite" target="_blank">Naxalite</a> insurgency after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_%28India%29" target="_blank">home minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Shah" target="_blank">Amit Shah</a> reported that most of the remaining Naxal fighters had been killed, arrested, or had surrendered following intensified <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">security</a> operations. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260330-india-declares-victory-over-maoist-insurgency" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war" target="_blank">Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_crude" target="_blank">Brent crude</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil" target="_blank">oil</a> passes US$116 per <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_%28unit%29" target="_blank">barrel</a>, the highest it has been since the start of the war. <a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/03/30/crude-oil-trump-sends-3500-troops-iran/8301774879238/" target="_blank">(UPI)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/business/oil-prices-rise-116-iran-intl" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Conduct_Authority" target="_blank">Financial Conduct Authority</a> rules that around 12 million people are entitled to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_compensation" target="_blank">financial compensation</a> after being mis-sold motor finance agreements between 2014 and 2024. The compensation scheme will see each motorist awarded around <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling" target="_blank">£</a>829, costing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_finance" target="_blank">car finance</a> lenders a total of £9.1bn. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vlm2ggrwlo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and three are injured after a car crashes between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopefield%2C_South_Africa" target="_blank">Hopefield, South Africa</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langebaanweg" target="_blank">Langebaanweg</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Cape" target="_blank">Western Cape</a>. <a href="https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/western-cape-crash-claims-five-lives/" target="_blank">(SABC News)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<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%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Cuba–Russia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Russian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29" target="_blank">tanker</a> Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying 100,000 tonnes of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum" target="_blank">crude oil</a>, arrives in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas" target="_blank">Matanzas</a>, Cuba, despite the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis" target="_blank">United States blockade of the nation</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrevyx28z2o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" target="_blank">United States–Venezuela relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> resumes operations at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Caracas" target="_blank">its embassy</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas" target="_blank">Caracas</a> after a seven-year closure, aiming to restore direct diplomatic engagement with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodr%C3%ADguez" target="_blank">Delcy Rodríguez</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_facto" target="_blank">de facto</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela" target="_blank">presidency</a>. <a href="https://www.channelstv.com/2026/03/30/us-embassy-resumes-operations-in-venezuela-after-seven-years/" target="_blank">(AFP via Channels TV)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Crist%C3%B3bal_school_shooting" target="_blank">San Cristóbal school shooting</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and eight others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting" target="_blank">school shooting</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Crist%C3%B3bal%2C_Santa_Fe" target="_blank">San Cristóbal</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Province" target="_blank">Santa Fe</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina" target="_blank">Argentina</a>. A 15-year-old suspect is taken into custody. <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/31/school-shooting-in-argentina-leaves-one-dead-eight-wounded-0053" target="_blank">(AFP via ABS-CBN News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Israel" target="_blank">Capital punishment in Israel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset" target="_blank">Knesset</a> passes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_Bill_%28Amendment_No._159%29_%28Death_Penalty_for_Terrorists%29%2C_2025" target="_blank">a bill</a> allowing for mandatory executions of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> convicted of terrorist attacks that kill <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis" target="_blank">Israelis</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/israel-passes-law-death-penalty-palestinian-convicted-terrorists" target="_blank">(''The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Myanmar_presidential_election" target="_blank">2026 Myanmar presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw" target="_blank">Myanmar military</a> ruler <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing" target="_blank">Min Aung Hlaing</a> steps down as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_Defence_Services" target="_blank">Army chief</a> to stand as a candidate for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Myanmar" target="_blank">president</a> in the upcoming presidential election, the first to be held since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Myanmar_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" target="_blank">2021 coup</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-leader-nominated-presidential-vote-by-mp-2026-03-30/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program" target="_blank">Artemis program</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" target="_blank">NASA</a> begins the countdown for the launch of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II" target="_blank">Artemis II</a>, set to be the first crewed flyby of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon" target="_blank">Moon</a> since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8" target="_blank">Apollo 8</a>, and scheduled for 1 April. <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/countdown_artemis_2/" target="_blank">(The Register)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_March_30" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154328, 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_Israel']2026 Iranian strikes on Israel[/URL] [LIST] [*]A missile barrage from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL] causes a fire at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAZAN_Group']BAZAN oil refinery[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa']Haifa[/URL]. [URL='https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-891624']([I]The Jerusalem Post[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Kuwait']2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iranian[/URL] attack on a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Kuwait']power[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination']water desalination plant[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait']Kuwait[/URL] kills an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indians_in_Kuwait']Indian[/URL] worker and damages a building at the site. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/iranian-attack-damages-kuwait-power-and-desalination-plant-kills-worker'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_in_the_2026_Iran_war']Spain in the 2026 Iran war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Spain–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL] closes its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace']airspace[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force']U.S. aircraft[/URL] involved in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_operation']military action[/URL] against Iran. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy368j1e3lo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war']Gaza war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_peace_plan']Gaza war peace plan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo']Kosovo[/URL] approves the deployment of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Security_Force']troops[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza[/URL] as part of an international [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping']peacekeeping[/URL] force. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kosovo-approves-troops-gaza-under-us-backed-scheme-2026-03-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Civil_War_%282009%E2%80%93present%29']Somali Civil War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia']Constitutional crisis in Somalia[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 10 people are killed, 25 others are injured and more than 45,000 displaced after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_Armed_Forces']Somalia's national army[/URL] took control of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidoa']Baidoa[/URL], the capital city in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_West_State_of_Somalia']South West state[/URL], later the state [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_South_West_State_of_Somalia']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdiaziz_Laftagareen']Abdiaziz Laftagareen[/URL] two weeks after his administration said it was severing ties with the federal government and opposed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_crisis_in_Somalia']constitutional amendments[/URL] backed by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_federal_government']Somali federal government[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somali-national-army-takes-control-part-biggest-city-south-west-state-2026-03-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://reliefweb.int/node/4204907'](ReliefWeb)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/somali/articles/c4g829qze8lo'](BBC News Somali)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency']Naxalite–Maoist insurgency[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL] says it has ended the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naxalite']Naxalite[/URL] insurgency after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_%28India%29']home minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Shah']Amit Shah[/URL] reported that most of the remaining Naxal fighters had been killed, arrested, or had surrendered following intensified [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces']security[/URL] operations. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260330-india-declares-victory-over-maoist-insurgency'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war']Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_crude']Brent crude[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil']oil[/URL] passes US$116 per [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_%28unit%29']barrel[/URL], the highest it has been since the start of the war. [URL='https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/03/30/crude-oil-trump-sends-3500-troops-iran/8301774879238/'](UPI)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/business/oil-prices-rise-116-iran-intl'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_Conduct_Authority']Financial Conduct Authority[/URL] rules that around 12 million people are entitled to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_compensation']financial compensation[/URL] after being mis-sold motor finance agreements between 2014 and 2024. The compensation scheme will see each motorist awarded around [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling']£[/URL]829, costing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_finance']car finance[/URL] lenders a total of £9.1bn. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vlm2ggrwlo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Five people are killed and three are injured after a car crashes between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopefield%2C_South_Africa']Hopefield, South Africa[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langebaanweg']Langebaanweg[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Cape']Western Cape[/URL]. [URL='https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/western-cape-crash-claims-five-lives/'](SABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis']2026 Cuban crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Cuba–Russia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The Russian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_%28ship%29']tanker[/URL] [I]Anatoly Kolodkin[/I], carrying 100,000 tonnes of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum']crude oil[/URL], arrives in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanzas']Matanzas[/URL], Cuba, despite the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis']United States blockade of the nation[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrevyx28z2o'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations']United States–Venezuela relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] resumes operations at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States%2C_Caracas']its embassy[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracas']Caracas[/URL] after a seven-year closure, aiming to restore direct diplomatic engagement with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delcy_Rodr%C3%ADguez']Delcy Rodríguez[/URL]'s [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_facto']de facto[/URL][/I] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela']presidency[/URL]. [URL='https://www.channelstv.com/2026/03/30/us-embassy-resumes-operations-in-venezuela-after-seven-years/'](AFP via Channels TV)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Crist%C3%B3bal_school_shooting']San Cristóbal school shooting[/URL] [LIST] [*]One person is killed and eight others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shooting']school shooting[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Crist%C3%B3bal%2C_Santa_Fe']San Cristóbal[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_Province']Santa Fe[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina']Argentina[/URL]. A 15-year-old suspect is taken into custody. [URL='https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/3/31/school-shooting-in-argentina-leaves-one-dead-eight-wounded-0053'](AFP via ABS-CBN News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Israel']Capital punishment in Israel[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knesset']Knesset[/URL] passes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_Bill_%28Amendment_No._159%29_%28Death_Penalty_for_Terrorists%29%2C_2025']a bill[/URL] allowing for mandatory executions of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] convicted of terrorist attacks that kill [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis']Israelis[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/israel-passes-law-death-penalty-palestinian-convicted-terrorists'](''The Guardian)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Myanmar_presidential_election']2026 Myanmar presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatmadaw']Myanmar military[/URL] ruler [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing']Min Aung Hlaing[/URL] steps down as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander-in-Chief_of_Defence_Services']Army chief[/URL] to stand as a candidate for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Myanmar']president[/URL] in the upcoming presidential election, the first to be held since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Myanmar_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat']2021 coup[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-leader-nominated-presidential-vote-by-mp-2026-03-30/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program']Artemis program[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA']NASA[/URL] begins the countdown for the launch of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II']Artemis II[/URL], set to be the first crewed flyby of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon']Moon[/URL] since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8']Apollo 8[/URL], and scheduled for 1 April. [URL='https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/countdown_artemis_2/']([I]The Register[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_March_30"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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