Wednesday, March 26, 2025

18 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first

Conflict

RSF occupation of the Khartoum International Airport
The Sudanese Armed Forces retakes Khartoum International Airport from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and seizes state institutions in Khartoum captured earlier in the war by the RSF.
RSF occupation of the Khartoum International Airport
Sudanese military leader and Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declares the liberation of Khartoum from RSF forces after two years of fighting.
Puntland counter-terrorism operations
The U.S. military conducts airstrikes targeting ISIS militants in the Golis Mountains as part of a coordinated operation led by AFRICOM. The strikes reportedly kill militants without causing any civilian casualties in militant hideouts located in the Golis Mountains of Puntland's Bari Region.
Colombian conflict
A motocycle bomb explosion near a police station in Piendamó, Cauca Department, Colombia, injures 19 civilians.
Mexican drug war
Two off duty police officers were killed and another was kidnapped after they were ambushed while traveling on Federal Highway 180D, Cardel-Nautla, in the municipality of Vega de Alatorre.

Kenya–Kosovo relations
Kenya formally recognizes Kosovo as an independent sovereign state.

United States government group chat leak
The Atlantic magazine releases the full text of a Signal group chat involving senior U.S. national security officials about recent strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. In the conversation, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provides exact times of warplane launches, strike packages, and targets.
Politics
The High Court in Seoul, South Korea, clears Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung of charges of violating election laws, allowing him to run in the next South Korean presidential election, where he is heavily favored to win.

2022 Brazilian coup plot
The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil unanimously votes to bring former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven others as defendants to trial on charges of attempting a coup.
Justice
German Federal Police carry out raids in six states targeting 17 people suspected to be members of Brigade N'Hamedu, a group advocating against the government of Eritrea by causing violence and disruptions at Eritrean cultural events in Germany.

2025 Bolivia floods
Bolivia declares a national emergency after severe floods kill over fifty people and leave more than 100,000 people displaced from their homes.
March 2025 South Korea wildfires
The death toll from the wildfires in Uiseong and Sancheong counties, South Korea, increases to 24, with 19 others injured.
Disasters
Four American soldiers go missing during training in the Pabradė Training Area in Lithuania. A search for the soldiers is underway and an investigation has been launched.
Disasters
The European Commission issues a new preparedness strategy for citizens of European Union member states to stockpile 72 hours of food, water and essentials for use in the event of an attack or natural disaster.
Disasters
A state of emergency is declared in Slovakia due to foot-and-mouth disease.

Tariffs in the second Trump administration
U.S. President Donald Trump announces a 25% tariff on all car imports to the U.S. will take effect from April 2.
Business
Tanzania hits Kenya with eggs, sausage, milk taxes.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for March 26, 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.