Iranian Shahed drones strike two oil refineries in Kuwait and cause large fires, according to the Kuwait National Petroleum Company.
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March 19, 2026 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Government officials in Chad announce that 17 people have been killed following a drone strike from Sudan at a funeral late Wednesday in the border town of Tiné.
A U.S. Air Force F-35 fighter jet is hit with a surface-to-air missile in Iranian airspace forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reports its forces have destroyed a factory in Karaj, Iran, which assembled surface-to-surface missiles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
A raid kills eleven members of the Sinaloa Cartel in Sinaloa, Mexico, with a senior cartel leader being captured along with many weapons.
Arts and culture
The King Charles III England Coast Path, the world's longest coastal footpath, is formally opened by Charles III.
Disasters and accidents
Seventeen bodies are recovered from a boat that washed ashore in the Comoros. The victims are believed to be migrants from Madagascar and Mozambique.
International relations
The Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopens for limited movement, allowing a restricted number of Palestinian patients to enter Egypt for medical treatment and some people to return to Gaza under coordinated security procedures, following its closure as a security measure amid the 2026 Iran war.
Germany drops out of defending Israel in the International Court of Justice's genocide case against Israel, citing their need to defend themselves in a separate case launched against them by Nicaragua.
Law and crime
Politics and elections
The National Assembly of Thailand re-elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister following his Bhumjaithai Party's victory in the recent election.
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