Wednesday, March 25, 2026
32 stories, grouped by subject, the most important first
Conflict
2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
A drone strikes a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, causing a fire at the site.
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
According to Press TV, Iran has rejected a United States proposal to end the war and sets out five conditions for a ceasefire.
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
A senior Iranian official says that Iran is still reviewing the proposal despite an initial response that was considered "negative".
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi states that Iran seeks to end the war "on its own terms" but does not plan to enter negotiations with the U.S. and will continue its current policy.
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty says that Egypt is ready to host negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war.
2026 Iranian strikes on Israel
An Iranian cluster bomb wounds nine people, including six children and an elderly woman, in Bnei Brak, Israel.
Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
Seven fighters are killed and 13 others are injured in a strike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq. The attack follows an American strike on the same base yesterday.
2026 Iran war
Iran says it has received intelligence that the U.S. and an "unnamed regional country" are planning to invade and capture its Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf as thousands of U.S. Marines are due to arrive in the region in the coming days.
Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war
A stray Ukrainian drone strikes a power station in Auvere, Estonia, while another crashes in Latvia during a large-scale drone attack on Russia.
Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
A Ukrainian drone strike kills two people in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, according to Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
El Fasher massacre
The Sudan Doctors Network says that Rapid Support Forces have killed 16 civilians, including three women, in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan.
United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear
The United States Southern Command (Southcom) says its forces have struck a drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing four occupants. This brings the number of alleged narcoterrorists killed in Operation Southern Spear to 163 since U.S. strikes began.
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
A ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan collapses with resumed cross-border shelling killing two people in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, while Afghan forces claim to have destroyed three Pakistani military outposts along the border. Both sides accuse each other of breaking the ceasefire first.
World
Belarus–North Korea relations
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko visits Pyongyang, North Korea, to meet with its supreme leader Kim Jong Un in a effort to improve relations between the two countries.
Hungary–Ukraine relations
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán says Hungary will gradually suspend gas supplies to Ukraine until Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline resumes, citing disruptions to deliveries crossing Ukraine.
Russia–United Kingdom relations
British prime minister Keir Starmer authorizes the military to board Russian shadow fleet vessels used by the Russian government to evade international sanctions.
World
The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution proposed by Ghana recognizing the Atlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity and calling for dialogue on reparations, despite opposition and abstentions from Western countries.
Politics
2026 Kosovan presidential election
Kosovo's Constitutional Court rules that President Vjosa Osmani's decree to dissolve had no legal effect, giving the Kuvendi 34 more days to elect the next president before automatically moving to new elections within 45 days.
2026 Philippine energy crisis
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos signs into law a measure allowing the suspension or reduction of excises on petroleum products when global oil prices reach a specified threshold, subject to time limits and reporting requirements.
2026 Danish general election
After winning her party, the Social Democrats, a reduced majority in the elections, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen resigns, but is tasked by King Frederik X with leading talks to form a new government.
Crime & Justice
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
A Chinese court sentences former Aviation Industry Corporation chairperson Tan Ruisong to death with a two-year reprieve after convicting him of corruption-related offenses, including bribery, embezzlement, and insider trading, during his tenure as chairperson.
Mahadev Betting App Case
The Indian enforcement directorate says that it has attached ₹1,700 crore (US$180 million) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and has seized villas in the Burj Khalifa as part of the Mahadev online betting app money laundering investigation.
Terrorism in Kuwait
Kuwaiti authorities arrest six individuals suspected of links to Hezbollah over an alleged plot to carry out assassinations targeting state officials.
K.G.M. v. Meta et al.
A jury in California, United States, rules in favor of a woman who sued Google and Meta Platforms for her addictions to websites Instagram and YouTube as a child.
Disasters
Disasters
The International Organization for Migration reports that 922 migrants have died or went missing along the "Eastern Route" from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula in 2025, marking the deadliest year for Red Sea migration and a significant increase from 2024.
Disasters
At least 26 people are killed, including seven children, 11 others survive and around 13 are reported missing when a passenger bus carrying around 50 people plunges into the Padma River in Goalanda Upazila, Rajbari District, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Business
2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
COSCO Shipping resumes new container shipment bookings from the Far East to several Gulf countries after Iran allowed non-hostile vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since yesterday.
2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
India purchases a shipment of liquefied petroleum gas from Iran for the first time since 2019 following a temporary easing of U.S. sanctions, with the cargo set to be distributed among state-run fuel companies, in response to supply disruptions caused by the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Gold prices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, rise after a 15-day drop amidst potential diplomacy to end the Iran war.
Culture
Culture
Under the St Peter and Paul Church [nl] in Maastricht, Netherlands, the remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan are believed to be found.
Culture
Sarah Mullally is enthroned as the first female primate of the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for March 25, 2026, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.