Portal:Current events/2026 March 29

March 29, 2026 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
  - 2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      - Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00 pm to 4:00 am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. (AFP via L'Orient Today)
    - 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      - Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. (Saudi Gazette)
  - 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
    - The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their "full support" for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. (AFP via France 24)
    - United States president Donald Trump tells Financial Times that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and "take the oil" in Iran, although "a deal could be made fairly quickly". (Financial Times) (Xinhua)
  - 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)
  - 2026 Lamerd sports hall attack
    - A visual evidence released by The New York Times shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. (The New York Times)
- 2026 Lebanon war
  - An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. (Times of Israel)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
  - A person is killed by a Ukrainian drone attack in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia. (Reuters)
  - Several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are detected across southeastern Finland. One of the UAVs is identified as Ukrainian after it crashes near Kouvola. (Yle)
- Three people are killed and thirteen others are injured in a Russian glide bomb attack on Kramatorsk, Ukraine. (The Guardian)
Gaza war
- Ten Palestinians are killed, including a 15-year-old boy, and 18 others are injured in artillery fire and airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza City, Palestine. (Haaretz)
Sudanese civil war
- Kordofan campaign
  - At least 14 people are killed and 23 others are injured in a drone strike on Dilling, South Kordofan, Sudan. (Xinhua)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
- One person is killed and at least 15 others, including children, are injured in a Pakistani artillery strike in Asadabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. (The Afghan Times)
Communal conflicts in Nigeria
- Twelve people are killed by unknown gunmen at a bar in Angwan Rukuba, Plateau State, Nigeria. A mob kills ten additional people in retaliation to the attack. (BBC News)
Haitian conflict
- At least 16 people are killed and 10 others are injured by the Gran Grif gang in Petite-Rivière-de-l'Artibonite, Haiti, during a gun fight with a vigilante group. Human rights activists allege that more than 30 people were killed and dozens were missing. (AP) (ABC News)
South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar reports that at least 73 miners were killed and 25 others were seriously injured by unknown gunmen over the weekend after a mining dispute near Juba. (AFP via FMT)

Arts and culture

For the first time ever, Israel 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 Iran war. (Vatican News) (The Jerusalem Post)

Disasters and accidents

At least 45 people are killed and 74 others are injured after five days of severe weather across parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Reuters) (AP via CTV News)
Seven people are killed and two others are injured after a building partially collapses in Hailin, Heilongjiang, China. (Xinhua)
Three people are killed and 20 others are injured when a church collapses in Accra, Ghana. (BBC News)
A nightclub burns down in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. All 750 people inside were evacuated, three of whom are treated for shock. (Tagesschau) (AP)

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

2026 Beijing ramming attack
- An unknown number of casualties are reported when a loader is intentionally driven into a crowded market in Fangshan, Beijing, China. A man in his 50s is arrested. (FTV News)

Politics and elections

2026 New Democratic Party leadership election
- Avi Lewis is elected leader of Canada's New Democratic Party. (BBC)

Sports

2026 Formula One World Championship
- In auto racing, Mercedes-Benz's Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to lead the World Championship at 19 years and 216 days old after winning the Japanese Grand Prix. (AFP via RFI)