Dubai International Airport suspends operations after an aerial interception near the airport during Iranian drone and missile attacks in the region. Airport operations later partially resume as the United Arab Emirates continues responding to the aerial threats.
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March 7, 2026 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Syniehubov says that Russia has launched a barrage of drones and missiles that has killed at least ‌eight people, including two children, and injured ten others in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
At least four people are killed, including two policemen, and more than 35 others are injured, including three seriously, in two seperate bombings targeting a police patrol van and a market in Wana and Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
At least 45 bandits and three military personnel are killed in a clash between Nigerian Armed Forces troops and armed bandits in Dan Musa, Katsina State, Nigeria.
Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says that Iran is ready for normal talks but also rejects the current position by the United States.
At least 33 people are injured, including three minors and five others seriously, in a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, Department of La Libertad, Peru. No group has yet claimed responsibility.
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's attacks on Middle East neighbors, although the military later continues the strikes.
Business and economy
The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announces a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining operations in response to Iranian attacks and threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
English child murderer Ian Huntley dies in hospital nine days after being attacked by a fellow inmate at HM Prison Frankland in County Durham, England.
Politics and elections
In Nepal, RSP prime ministerial candidate Balen Shah defeats former Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli in Jhapa 5.
Guinea dissolves 40 political parties by decree, including the three main opposition groups—the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea, the Rally of the Guinean People, and the Union of Republican Forces—for failing to meet legal requirements, and orders the seizure of their assets.
Sports
Russia wins their first Winter Paralympics medal since 2014 after Varvara Voronchikhina and Alexey Bugaev each won a bronze medal in para alpine skiing.
March 6, 2026 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
United States president Donald Trump calls for the "unconditional surrender" of Iran, saying there will be no deal or further talks. This comes after Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that several countries have initiated mediation efforts to end the war.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports at least 100,000 civilians have now been displaced from their homes due to the fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan, while Afghan forces say they have destroyed 14 more Pakistani military outposts along the border and downed a drone.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society reports the death toll from the Israeli and American air campaign in Iran has risen to 1,332.
U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters launch air-to-surface missiles at Popular Mobilization Forces positions near Mosul, Iraq.
The Qatari government announces that its military had intercepted nine Iranian drones, while one drone struck an uninhabited area.
The Qatar Civil Aviation Authority partially reopens the country's airspace through designated contingency routes with limited capacity. Operations initially included evacuation flights for stranded passengers and air cargo services.
An Iranian ballistic missile strikes Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi defense ministry says air defenses intercepted three missiles launched to the base, as well as four drones east of the province.
The Sudanese military recaptures the town of Barah in North Kordofan, Sudan, following a ground assault backed by airstrikes against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reportedly inflicting heavy losses on the RSF and destroying 32 RSF combat vehicles.
The U.S. defense department says its military has carried out airstrikes on narcoterrorists in Ecuador at the request of the Ecuadorian government, targeting a camp belonging to a faction of the FARC dissidents at the border with the Colombia.
At least 41 people are killed, including three soldiers, and 40 more injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in and around Al-Nabi Shayth, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.
Anti-war protesters chanting Death to America and Death to Israel clash with Iranian diaspora protesters clash at a Ali Khamenei vigil at Washington Square Park in New York City.
Disasters and accidents
A wave of severe weather, and a related tornado outbreak, kill at least eight people and cause widespread damage in the central United States.
Health and environment
The Japanese Agriculture Ministry confirms a H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Abira, Hokkaido.
Law and crime
Police in Moscow, Russia detain Iranian nationals who celebrated the killing of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in public.
Politics and elections
Kosovan president Vjosa Osmani dissolves the Kuvendi, attempting to set new parliamentary elections within 45 days. The Vetëvendosje party maintains that the constitution allows parliament 60 more days to try to elect a president, seeking to challenge Osmani's decree at the Constitutional Court.
Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the late former Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, says he is ready to lead a potential transition if the Iranian government falls.
Science and technology
Indonesia announces that it will prohibit social media access for users under the age of 16 and begin deactivating accounts belonging to minors on several major platforms as part of a phased policy intended to address risks such as internet fraud and excessive internet use.
Sports
The opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo is held in Verona Arena, Verona, Italy.
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