The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation claims that oil tanker Al Salmi has been hit by an Iranian drone at a port in Dubai, causing a fire onboard and damage to the vessel. Dubai authorities say that the fire has been contained hours after the incident.
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Armed conflicts and attacks
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Armed conflicts and attacks
India says it has ended the Naxalite insurgency after home minister Amit Shah reported that most of the remaining Naxal fighters had been killed, arrested, or had surrendered following intensified security operations.
An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site.
A human rights organization in Haiti claims that the death toll from the previous day's massacre in the Artibonite department was at least 70 people, higher than official reports.
At least 10 people are killed, 25 others are injured and more than 45,000 displaced after Somalia's national army ​took control of Baidoa, the capital city of the South West state, two weeks after the state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen said that his administration was severing ties with the federal government and opposed constitutional amendments backed by the Somali federal government.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says that Iran has not started negotiations with the Trump administration but also says that the United States have submitted a negotiation request.
The Syrian Army says that drone attacks have targeted several of their bases near the Iraqi border. However, the Syrian Army also says that several of the drones were shot down and did not say where the drones came from.
Israeli leaders announce the "completion phase" of war and order the IDF to strike "economic" targets in Iran to damage the Iranian economy.
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says that he "believe"s Iran is negotiating with the U.S. despite Baghaei's denial.
Business and economy
The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority rules that around 12 million people are entitled to financial compensation after being mis-sold motor finance agreements between 2014 and 2024. The compensation scheme will see each motorist awarded around ÂŁ829, costing car finance lenders a total of ÂŁ9.1bn.
United States crude oil settles above US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years.
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed and three others are injured after a car crashes between Hopefield, South Africa and Langebaanweg in the Western Cape.
International relations
The United States resumes operations at its embassy in Caracas after a seven-year closure, aiming to restore direct diplomatic engagement with Venezuela under Delcy RodrĂguez's de facto presidency.
Law and crime
One person is killed and eight others are injured in a school shooting in San CristĂłbal, Santa Fe, Argentina. A 15-year-old suspect is taken into custody.
The Iranian parliament security approves a series of measures to impose tolls on vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Bahrain Ministry of Interior says that three men have been arrested for allegedly trying to form a terrorist cell linked to Hezbollah.
Victoria Police fatally shoot fugitive Dezi Freeman following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history.
Politics and elections
Myanmar military ruler Min Aung Hlaing steps down as Army chief to stand as a candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election, the first to be held since the 2021 coup.
Science and technology
NASA begins the countdown for the launch of Artemis II, set to be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, with liftoff scheduled for 1 April.
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