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March 15, 2026 (Sunday)
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Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
Politics and Elections
Congolese people vote to elect a president, with incumbent Denis Sassou Nguesso seeking a fifth consecutive term.
Politics and elections
Vietnamese citizens vote to elect the 500 members of the 16th National Assembly. The sole legal party of Vietnam contesting the election is the Communist Party of Vietnam.
March 14, 2026 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Fifteen people are killed in a reported Israeli and United States missile strike on an HVAC factory in Isfahan, Iran.
Three Kuwaiti soldiers are injured after two drones struck Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, damaging the facility.
Palestinian militant group Hamas calls for Iran to cease their attacks on Middle East neighbors during the war. They also reaffirm Tehranâs right to defend itself from Israel and the United States.
United States president Donald Trump calls on the country's allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to Taliban officials, 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.
The port of Fujairah, a bunkering hub and export terminal in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, suffers a drone attack. UAE authorities report that its air defence intercepted nine ballistic missiles and 33 drones.
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.
Ecuador begins enforcing a curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. in the provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Los RĂos, and Santo Domingo de los TsĂĄchilas to support military operations against criminal organizations.
Cuban authorities arrest five people after a small group of protesters damaged and set fire to a Communist Party office in MorĂłn, Ciego de Ăvila Province, during demonstrations over prolonged blackouts and shortages of basic goods.
Sports
In association football, English attacking midfielder Max Dowman scores for Arsenal in a 2â0 win over Everton to become the youngest ever goal scorer in Premier League history at 16 years and 73 days old.
In auto racing, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile cancels the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, both scheduled to occur in April, due to safety concerns amid the Iran war.
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