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March 30, 2026 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
India says it has ended the Naxalite insurgency after home minister Amit Shah reported that most of the remaining Naxal fighters had been killed, arrested, or had surrendered following intensified security operations.
An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site.
At least 10 people killed, 25 others injured and more 45.000 displaced after Somalia's national army ​took control Baidoa, capital city in South West state, later the state president Abdiaziz Laftagareen two weeks after his administration said it was severing ties with the federal government and opposed constitutional amendments backed by the Somali federal government.
Business and economy
The United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority rules that around 12 million people are entitled to financial compensation after being mis-sold motor finance agreements between 2014 and 2024. The compensation scheme will see each motorist awarded around ÂŁ829, costing car finance lenders a total of ÂŁ9.1bn.
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed and three are injured after a car crashes between Hopefield, South Africa and Langebaanweg in the Western Cape.
International relations
The United States resumes operations at its embassy in Caracas after a seven-year closure, aiming to restore direct diplomatic engagement with Venezuela under Delcy RodrĂguez's de facto presidency.
The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil, arrives in Matanzas, Cuba, despite the United States blockade of the nation.
Law and crime
One person is killed and eight others are injured in a school shooting in San CristĂłbal, Santa Fe, Argentina. A 15-year-old suspect is taken into custody.
Politics and elections
Myanmar military ruler Min Aung Hlaing steps down as Army chief to stand as a candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election, the first to be held since the 2021 coup.
Science and technology
NASA begins the countdown for the launch of Artemis II, set to be the first crewed flyby of the Moon since Apollo 8, and scheduled for 1 April.
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