Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
    • Bapco Energies declares force majeure on certain refinery operations in Bahrain after damage to its facilities by Iranian strikes, temporarily affecting shipments. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
  • Bangladesh closes all universities by advancing the Eid al-Fitr holidays as part of emergency measures to reduce electricity consumption during an energy crisis linked to the Iran war. (Reuters)

International relations

• Azerbaijan–Iran relations
  • 2026 Iranian strikes on Azerbaijan
    • Azerbaijan reopens its border crossings with Iran to cargo traffic after closing them following an alleged drone incident in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, who denies Iran's involvement, tells Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev that Iran is investigating the incident. (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
      • An Iranian drone hits and damages a desalination plant in Bahrain. In addition, falling missile debris injures three people and damages a university building in Manama. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
      • The Bahraini health ministry reports that an Iranian drone strike on the island of Sitra injured 32 civilians, including four with serious injuries. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
      • The main building of the Public Institution for Social Security in Kuwait City suffers an airstrike. A large fire breaks out, but no injuries are reported. (Arab Times)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia
      • The United States Central Command confirms that a U.S. service member has died of wounds sustained after an Iranian attack on a base in Saudi Arabia on March 1, bringing the confirmed death toll among U.S. forces to seven since the start of the conflict. (CNN)
    • Joint airstrikes by Israel and the United States are carried out against oil facilities in Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing at least four truck drivers and causing large fires. (Al Jazeera)
    • According to Israeli sources, United Arab Emirates (UAE) warplanes carried out airstrikes against Iran, and purportedly struck a desalination plant. However, UAE officials denied any involvement in the attacks. (Middle East Eye)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Hezbollah–Israel war
      • Four people are killed and 10 more injured in an Israeli airstrike on a Ramada hotel in central Beirut. (AFP via France 24)
      • Two Israeli soldiers are killed in overnight clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
  • Gaza war
    • Israel launches an airstrike and tank shell targeting Hamas members in Gaza City and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing six Palestinians, including two children. (Reuters)
  • Israeli settler violence, Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
    • Two Palestinians are shot dead by Israeli settlers in Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank. Another Palestinian is killed after Israeli soldiers throw smoke grenades during the attack. (Al Jazeera)
  • A military projectile struck a residential area in Al-Kharj, Riyadh Province, killing two people and injuring 12 others. (AFP via Oman Daily Observer)
• United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
  • Six people are killed during an American airstrike against a boat in the Pacific Ocean. (ABC News)
• Jonglei clashes
  • Civilians flee Akobo, South Sudan, after the military issued an evacuation order to prepare for a military operation. (AP)
• Two people are arrested after throwing improvised explosive devices at Zohran Mamdani's residence during an Islamophobic demonstration outside Gracie Mansion in New York City, United States. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war, 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
  • The price of oil surpasses US$100 per barrel for the first time in four years. (CNBC)

Disasters and accidents

• At least four people are killed and several others are trapped after a section of the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, collapses amid heavy rainfall. (Reuters)
• Two people are killed and 19 people are injured following a mining incident in Samarkandek, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan. (Gazeta)
• A fire occurs near the Glasgow Central railway station in Scotland, United Kingdom, destroying multiple buildings and businesses. The fire also causes the disruption and cancellation of many train services, with Glasgow Central promptly shutting down until further notice. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• An explosion is reported at the American embassy in Oslo, Norway, causing minor damage; terrorism is suspected. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Colombian parliamentary election
  • Colombians vote to elect 183 members of the Chamber of Representatives and 103 members of the Senate. (AP)
• 2026 Nepalese general election
  • The Rastriya Swatantra Party wins 124 direct seats and leads in one more from 164 of 165 constituencies reported so far. The results from the Dhanusha 1 constituency are withheld pending an order from the Supreme Court. (The Himalayan Times)
• 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader election
  • Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei, is elected as the next Supreme Leader of Iran. (AP)
• 2026 Swiss referendums
  • Swiss voters reject a referendum proposing to reduce the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation's annual licence fee from 335 francs to 200 francs, with interim results showing about 62 percent voting against the measure. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup
  • 2026 Iranian diaspora protests
    • Diaspora protesters surround the bus of the Iranian women's soccer team following their match against the Philippines in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, amidst fears of their safety upon returning to Iran. (ABC News Australia)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • 2026 Iran war
    • 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
      • Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali says that Iran is ready for normal talks but also rejects the current position by the United States. (TASS)
    • 2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates
      • 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 (UAE) continues responding to the aerial threats. (AFP via Vanguard) (AFP via The Daily Star)
    • Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologizes for Iran's attacks on its Middle Eastern neighbors and states that the Interim Leadership Council had agreed not to attack them "unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries". The military later continues the strikes. The governments of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE report attacks targeting their territories. (AP) (TRT World) (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
    • The United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, is attacked with four rockets. Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani orders the security forces to pursue the perpetrators of the "terrorist act". (Al Jazeera)
  • 2026 Hezbollah–Israel war
    • The Lebanese health ministry reports that Israeli airstrikes on multiple locations in southern Lebanon killed eight people, including six in Kherbet Selem and two in Kfar Reman. (AFP via Middle East Eye)
• Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Syniehubov says that Russia has launched a barrage of drones and missiles on residential areas in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killing ten people, including two children and injuring ten, as well as damaging the city's power grids. (CTV News) (BBC News)
• Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • At least four people are killed, including two policemen, and more than 35 others are injured, including three seriously, in two separate bombings targeting a police patrol van and a market in Wana and Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Arab News)
• Internal conflict in Peru
  • At least 33 people are injured, including three minors and five others seriously, in a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, La Libertad Department, Peru. No group has yet claimed responsibility. (AP)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • At least 45 bandits and three military personnel are killed in a clash between Nigerian troops and armed bandits in Dan Musa, Katsina State, Nigeria. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
  • 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. (AFP via Al-Ahram)

Disasters and accidents

• Flash floods in Nairobi, Kenya, disrupt flights and result in at least 23 deaths. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• Sudan's health ministry announces that the country will launch a hepatitis B vaccine campaign for newborns in 10 states. (Sudan Tribune)

International relations

• Shield of the Americas
  • United States president Donald Trump meets with leaders from twelve American countries for the launching of a new multinational military cooperation initiative called Shield of the Americas, led by special envoy Kristi Noem. (Bloomberg).
• United States–Venezuela relations
  • At the Shield of the Americas summit, U.S. president Trump says that the United States formally recognizes the Venezuelan government of Delcy Rodríguez. (Euronews)

Law and crime

• Soham murders
  • Child murderer Ian Huntley dies in a hospital nine days after being attacked by a fellow inmate at HM Prison Frankland in County Durham, England, United Kingdom. (BBC News)
• An improvised explosive device is detonated during a protest outside the residence of New York City, United States mayor Zohran Mamdani. (NBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2026 Nepalese general election
  • Partial preliminary results in Nepal indicate that the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 60 of 165 first-past-the-post seats, while also leading in 61 other consituencies. In Jhapa 5, RSP prime ministerial candidate Balen Shah defeats former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli. (AP) (The Himalayan Times)
• 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. (AFP via France 24)

Sports

• 2026 Winter Paralympics
  • Russia at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
    • Russia wins their first Winter Paralympics medal since 2014 after Varvara Voronchikhina and Alexey Bugaev each won a bronze medal in para alpine skiing. (The Moscow Times)