• Sat, 28 Mar 2026

• Iran-backed Houthis enter the month-old war and could further threaten global shipping
• French police thwart a suspected bombing outside a Bank of America building in Paris
• Zelenskyy visits Gulf Arab states to talk drone defense and seek strategic ties
• Pope visits Monaco to urge its people to reject idolatry of power and wealth fueling wars
• Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills 3 journalists covering the war
• Moroccan court jails rapper who has criticized ties with Israel and corruption
• The Latest: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel
• Yemens Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel, their first since war started
• Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting

• Fri, 27 Mar 2026

• Mexico says a third of 130,000 missing people might be alive, fueling criticism from families
• Rubio pushes postwar plan for Strait of Hormuz after meeting G7 allies skeptical about Iran strategy
• Pro-Iranian group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patels personal account
• UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last year
• The war in Iran sparks a global fertilizer shortage and threatens food prices
• School stabbing in Chile leaves 1 dead and 4 injured
• Hamas considers a proposal to disarm in Gaza thats central to the territorys future
• Cubas president expresses concern over 2 missing aid sailboats headed to island
• UNICEF says Iran war means more children will suffer in Somalia
• The Latest: Israel launches strikes on heart of Tehran as Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline
• The Latest: Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline as Wall Street has biggest loss of war
• North Korean and Belarussian leaders sign friendship treaty
• After markets rattle, Trump once again punts on following through with threat on Iran power plants

• Thu, 26 Mar 2026

• What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations
• AP is calling Israels attack on Lebanon an invasion. What does that mean and why does it matter?
• Spanish woman, 25, dies by legal euthanasia in case that drew national spotlight
• Costa Rica to accept 25 third country deportees from US every week
• In a southern Lebanese city emptied by Israels offensive, some vow to stay put
• Iran and the US harden their positions over talks to end the nearly month-old war
• Zelenskyy visits Saudi Arabia as Ukraine provides expertise against Iranian drones
• Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive
• A knife-wielding man kills a woman at a Tokyo Pokemon shop before taking his own life
• EU lawmakers approve trade deal with US but add safeguards
• Iran wars environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say
• EU lawmakers vote to make it easier to set up migrant detention centers outside the bloc
• Balen Shahs political rise in Nepal reflects a broader shift after youth-led protests
• Hungarys government files charges against prominent journalist for alleged espionage
• Cuban president says Ral Castro involved in US talks that are in early stages

• Wed, 25 Mar 2026

• Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium
• The Latest: Iran dismisses US ceasefire plan and issues its own counterproposal
• Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say
• UN calls for reparations to remedy the historical wrongs of trafficking enslaved Africans
• Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
• Brazils Bolsonaro to be discharged from hospital to return to house arrest
• Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
• Prime Minister Carney says Air Canada CEOs English-only condolences lacked compassion
• South Africa arrests 12 senior police officers on suspicion of corruption
• UK police arrest 2 men over arson attack on ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity
• Russia says it shot down almost 400 Ukrainian drones as Moscow and Kyiv escalate aerial barrages
• Cambodian man deported by the US to Eswatini is being repatriated, his lawyer says
• Cancer nurse turned archbishop celebrates election as first woman to lead Church of England
• Danish election produces inconclusive result that leaves prime ministers future unclear
• The Latest: US offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
• Trump administration offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran

• Tue, 24 Mar 2026

• Brazils Bolsonaro to serve sentence at home due to ill health, judge to review in 90 days
• Bahrains UN proposal calling for all necessary means to open Strait of Hormuz faces opposition
• Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy
• Petro questions use of secondhand planes by Colombias military after deadly crash
• As US pressure grows for leadership change in Cuba, a Castro could be the next president
• Poland faced a surge in cyberattacks in 2025, including a major assault on the energy sector
• Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has started
• Irans parliamentary speaker Qalibaf is floated as a possible US contact in talks as war rages
• Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies
• Libya tows drifting Russian shadow fleet tanker to avert a Mediterranean spill
• An arson attack leaves Britains Jewish community feeling vulnerable
• A 1,000-year-old cliff-top temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes
• Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental case
• Rebels in Congo used containers to hold journalists in brutal conditions, advocacy group says
• Kim vows to irreversibly cement North Koreas nuclear status
• At least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says
• EU and Australia sign free trade pact and announce a new defense partnership

• Mon, 23 Mar 2026

• 229 migrants calling for help found in back of truck in eastern Mexico
• UK police probe possible Iran link after Jewish charity ambulances set on fire
• Trump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacy
• The Latest: Trump says Iran wants to make a deal but the Islamic Republic denies any talks
• Europes far right backs Orbn as Hungarys coming election puts his brand to the test
• Zimbabwe releases on bail top opponent of changes extending the presidents rule
• Italian voters reject judicial reform in a setback for Premier Giorgia Meloni
• Orbns top opponent says Hungarys alleged Russian backchannel treason to be investigated
• After years of grief, trial opens over Greek rail disaster that killed college students
• International Energy Agency head says global economy faces major, major threat from Iran war
• 50 years after Argentinas bloody coup, families still search for and bury the disappeared
• Japanese national returns home after monthslong detention in Iran
• Iran threatens to completely close Strait of Hormuz and hit power plants after Trump ultimatum
• The Latest: New threats from Trump and Iran heighten risks to energy supplies

• Sun, 22 Mar 2026

• Socialist Grgoire becomes Paris mayor as the far right wins Nice in key municipal elections
• Slovenias liberals and populists neck and neck, preliminary results show
• Cuba begins to restore power after nationwide grid collapse
• Italys justice referendum becomes a high stakes test for conservative Premier Giorgia Meloni
• A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says
• Cubas power grid collapses leaving it without electricity for the 3rd time this month
• Iran strikes near Israeli nuclear research center as Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants

• Sat, 21 Mar 2026

• The Latest: Israel intensifying attacks, Iran shows defiance as its nuclear site hit

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