The port of Fujairah, an oil bunkering hub and export terminal in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, suffers a drone attack.
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March 14, 2026 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Five people are killed and three others are injured in Russian drone strikes on residential areas and critical infrastructure across Ukraine.
According to Taliban officals, fourteen Pakistani soldiers are killed and eleven others are injured by Afghan fighters during the capture of a Pakistani guard post along the Durand Line in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Law and crime
An explosion lightly damages a Jewish school in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with no reported injuries, making it the third attack against Jewish buildings in the Low Countries this week.
March 13, 2026 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Two migrant workers are killed and several other people are injured after security forces intercept a drone in an industrial area in Sohar, Oman.
Six people are killed and several others injured in a Pakistani airstrike on a residential area in Kabul, Afghanistan. A fuel depot in Kandahar is also bombed.
U.S. officials say a marine expeditionary unit of 5,000 marines and sailors will deploy to the Persian Gulf to reinforce existing forces stationed in the region.
Sri Lanka repatriates the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed when the frigate IRIS Dena was sunk by a United States submarine off the coast of Galle on 4 March. Thirty-two rescued sailors remain in Sri Lanka while authorities continue to host other Iranian naval personnel under humanitarian arrangements.
Twelve medical staff members, including doctors, nurses and paramedics, are killed in an Israeli airstrike against a medical facility in Burj Qalaouiyah, Bint Jbeil District, Lebanon.
United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted.
The Saudi Arabian defense ministry reports that air defenses intercepted and destroyed 56 hostile drones targeting several areas across the country.
Business and economy
Saudi Arabia cuts oil production by 20% after the shutdown of two offshore oil fields, including Safaniya.
Disasters and accidents
The United States military confirms that all six crew members aboard an Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker died when the aircraft crashed in western Iraq yesterday.
International relations
Cuban president Miguel DĂaz-Canel confirms that Cuba is in talks with the U.S. to find solutions to the oil blockade in his country.
El Salvador and the United States sign Agreement 123 under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to build a nuclear power plant in El Salvador that is planned to be operational by 2030.
Law and crime
Bolivian authorities arrest suspected Uruguayan drug cartel leader Sebastian Marset during a police operation in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Marset, who is wanted by several countries and has a US$2 million reward linked to money laundering allegations, is detained along with four other individuals.
Politics and elections
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns of a stronger response than in January if new protests against the regime erupt.
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