Iran launches drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates, killing a Palestinian man in Abu Dhabi and forcing the temporary closure of Dubai International Airport.
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March 16, 2026 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israeli military's 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border.
The Israeli Air Force strikes the Iranian Space Research Center in central Tehran and completely destroys it, saying that it was being used for potential space warfare activities against Israeli satellites.
At least four members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are killed and three others are injured in an airstrike on a checkpoint at the entrance to Al-Qa'im, Al Anbar Governorate. A PMF official attributes the strike to the United States.
Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy and Spain rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump.
At least seven people, including four children, are injured by Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel.
The European Union imposes sanctions against nine Russian individuals over their role in the atrocities committed during Russia’s occupation of Bucha during the initial 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says that the Kenyan government has identified two prisoners of war from Kenya that have been detained by authorities in Ukraine after being involved in Russia's special military operations.
Five Pakistani soldiers are killed and several others are injured in a roadside bombing in Duki District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Pakistan carries out an airstrike against a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing over 200 people.
Scores of people are killed and injured in bombings at three locations, including the Monday Market and University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. No group has claimed responsibility.
Business and economy
Cuba announces that citizens living abroad will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as the government seeks to expand commercial activity amid an economic crisis.
Disasters and accidents
Eleven people are killed and ten others are injured in a massive fire at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, India.
A roof collapses at a shop in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, killing eight people and injuring more than 50 others.
International relations
The European Union imposes sanctions against 16 individuals and three entities for their role in suppressing protests earlier this year.
Science and technology
Sports
In association football, the Premier League fines Chelsea F.C. ÂŁ10.75 million and gives them a two-year transfer ban for making secret payments worth ÂŁ47 million to unregistered agents and third-parties between 2011 and 2018.
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