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Ali Khamenei
- Israel and the United States launch strikes on Iran, killing supreme leader Ali Khamenei (pictured).
- A Bolivian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes into a road in El Alto, killing more than 20 people.
- A military conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalates as the countries exchange cross-border strikes.
- Floods in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, leave at least 70 people dead and thousands of others displaced.
March 2, 2026 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)
- 2026 Hezbollah–Israel strikes
- As a response to Israel's attacks against Iran and Israel's occupation of parts of Lebanon, Hezbollah fired two projectiles targeting an Israeli military base near Haifa. Israel then responded with attacks in Beirut and across many villages in Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 Hezbollah–Israel strikes
- Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Ukrainian drones strike an oil terminal in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai. Four residential buildings in the area are reportedly damaged in the attack. (Kyiv Independent)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
March 1, 2026 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran
- Assassination of Ali Khamenei
- Iran confirms the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in an attack yesterday in Tehran by Israel and the United States. Forty days of mourning are declared. (Al Jazeera)
- High ranking clerics in Iran declare jihad against America and Israel, issuing a fatwa against them. (Telegraph)
- Key Iranian regime officials Abdolrahim Mousavi, Aziz Nasirzadeh, Mohammad Pakpour and Ali Shamkhani are confirmed killed after an airstrike during a meeting yesterday in Tehran. (The Hill)
- Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is allegedly killed along with his bodyguards in an Israeli targeted killing strike on his home in Narmak. (The Times of Israel)
- The Israeli Air Force launches a new wave of airstrikes across Tehran, targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij facilities with multiple explosions reported. (AA)
- A person is injured in a drone strike on Duqm port in Oman. (AA)
- Iran launches two ballistic missiles towards Cyprus, not far from the British military bases on the island. They were both intercepted before reaching Cyprus. Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides states that the country is not a target of Iran. (Cyprus Mail)
- A Palau-flagged tanker is struck by a missile in the Gulf of Oman, injuring four crew members. (Reuters)
- An Iranian drone strikes the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manama, Bahrain, which houses American embassy personnel. No casualties are reported. (Egypt Independent)
- Nine people are killed and 49 others are wounded in an Iranian ballistic missile strike on a synagogue in Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem District, Israel. (The Times of Israel) (CNN)
- The IRGC says it has launched missiles at the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean. (BBC News)
- Three U.S. service members are killed and five others are seriously wounded in an Iranian missile strike, according to the United States Central Command. (LBC)
- Multiple Iranian Shahed drones strike French naval air station Camp de la Paix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (The New Arab)
- Four Popular Mobilization Forces members are killed in an unidentified airstrike targeting one of their headquarters in Diyala Governorate. (Al Arabiya)
- British military base RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus is hit by a drone after declaring a security threat. No injures nor victims are reported. (Cyprus Mail)
- US-Bangla Airlines announces that they will resume flights to Saudi Arabia and Oman as scheduled. However, they also announced they will temporarily suspend flights to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. (Dhaka Tribune)
- Assassination of Ali Khamenei
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian forces launch artillery strikes on Kherson, Ukraine, killing three people and wounding two others. (Ukrinform)
- Southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
- Anti-aircraft fire is reported over Kabul, Afghanistan, as Pakistani warplanes launch strikes against Taliban targets. (France 24)
Business and economy
- Danish shipping firm Maersk says that it is suspending all vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz until further notice due to the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf. (AFP via Business Recorder)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 15 people are killed and 18 others are critically injured in an explosion at an explosives factory in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India. (DNA)
International relations
- 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi says that he has told Oman foreign minster Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi that Iran is open to serious efforts at de-escalation. (APA)
- U.S. President Donald Trump said that the Iranian leadership has agreed to talks a day after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran and stated he has agreed to do so. (CBS News)
- Belgium–Russia relations
- Belgium's special forces, with French Naval assistance, seize a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the North Sea. (Le Monde)
Law and crime
- 2026 Karachi United States Consulate attack
- Hundreds of protestors attempted to storm the consulate of the United States in Karachi, Pakistan, leading to clashes with security forces which left at least 22 people dead and multiple others wounded. (AP)
- 2026 Austin bar shooting
- Three people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 14 others are injured in a mass shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas, United States. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the attack as potential terrorism. (KVUE)
Politics and elections
- 2026 Iranian leadership crisis, 2026 Iranian Supreme Leader election
- Iran appoints Ayatollah Alireza Arafi to the Interim Leadership Council that assumed authority following the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with the body set to govern alongside president Masoud Pezeshkian and chief justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i until the Assembly of Experts selects a new supreme leader. (AFP via Al Arabiya)
- Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado says she will return to the country in the coming weeks. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- AI boom, Regulation of artificial intelligence
- Vietnam's artificial intelligence (AI) law takes effect, mandating labeling of AI-generated content and disclosure when users interact with automated systems. The law, which applies to domestic and foreign developers, providers, and deployers operating in the country, also provides for the creation of a national AI data center. (AFP via The Straits Times)
February 28, 2026 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran
- Israel launches an attack on Iran, calling it a preemptive strike, killing several Iranian high-ranking officials including supreme leader Ali Khamenei. (CNN) (NBC News)
- The United States takes part in the attack on Iran with president Trump announcing a "major U.S. combat operation" targeting Iranian missile facilities and naval assets, and calls on the Iranian military to overthrow Khamenei. (Iran International) (Ynet)
- Explosions are reported in Tehran, Iran, as U.S.-launched Tomahawk missiles strike Iranian targets, including the supreme leader's office. Satellite imagery confirms the destruction of Khamenei's compound. (The Times of Israel) (AP) (Middle East Online) (BBC News)
- Iran launches ballistic missiles at a United States Navy facility in Bahrain, targeting the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Iranian drones strike residential areas of Manama. The Bahraini interior ministry urges citizens and residents to seek nearest safe locations. (AP) (AFP via Al Khaleej) (Defense Mirror)
- The Cabinet of Israel declares a state of emergency related to the strikes on Iran. Israel closes all border crossings with the Gaza Strip, citing security measures, and suspends the rotation of humanitarian personnel. (The Times of Israel) (AAP via The Canberra Times)
- Iran launches missiles at Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE state that they have intercepted Iranian missiles. The U.S. embassies in Bahrain and Qatar instruct their personnel to shelter in place. (AFP via L'Orient–Le Jour) (Middle East Eye) (Reuters) (Wafa)
- At least two people are killed and five more are injured when an unidentified airstrike targets the Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters in Jurf al-Nasr, Iraq. (AFP via Times of Israel) (An-Nahar) (The National)
- Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, and Syria close their respective airspaces to civilian flights as a precautionary measure, while the UAE partially closes its airspace. Later, the UAE indefinitely suspends all flights from the Al Maktoum and Dubai international airports. (The Independent) (Gulf News) (Hindustan Times)
- Iranian Shahed drones strike Kuwait International Airport resulting in minor injures to several airport workers as well as damage to the main airport terminal. (The Times Kuwait)
- Iran says it has launched a ballistic missile attack on Dubai with reports of multiple missiles striking the city. At least one hotel on the Palm Islands is hit and is ablaze, injuring at least four people. The Burj Khalifa is evacuated. An Iranian drone strikes the luxury hotel Burj Al Arab causing a fire. (News.az) (Hindustan Times) (BBC News) (The Mirror)
- Iranian defence minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Pakpour, and Expediency Discernment Council member Ali Shamkhani are killed by Israeli strikes. (AFP via BSS) (Reuters)
- The IRGC Navy announces the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels. (News18) (Reuters)
- The Iranian Red Crescent Society reports 201 people have been killed and 747 others have been injured so far in Israeli and American strikes on Iran. (AP)
- An Iranian missile strikes Tel Aviv, killing a woman, and wounding at least 22 other people, including several seriously, and badly damaging several buildings. Search and rescue efforts are underway. (Ynet News) (Times of Israel)
- One person is killed and seven others are wounded in an Iranian airstrike on Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, while four are injured in a similar airstrike on Dubai International Airport. (Newswire) (AFP via Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy's lead Moudge-class frigate IRIS Jamaran is sunk by U.S forces off Chabahar Port. (BBC News)
- Red Sea crisis
Disasters and accidents
- At least 21 people are killed and eight others are injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. (AFP via CTV News)
- Six people, including a legislator from Emurua Dikirr, are killed when an Airbus Helicopters H125 crashes in Nandi County, Kenya. (Aviation Safety Network) (Reuters)
- Five people are killed when an ammunition and missile depot belonging to the National Guard detonates in Suwayda, Sweida Governorate, Syria. (AFP via LBCI) (Arabi21 in Arabic)
February 27, 2026 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Gaza war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli air and drone strikes kill at least five people and injure several others in central and southern Gaza, despite an ongoing United States-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas. (AFP via The Hindu)
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
- 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
- Clashes break out on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with Pakistan launching airstrikes on several locations in Afghanistan, including the capital of Kabul, targeting Taliban government forces directly, in what Pakistani defense minister Khawaja Asif describes as "open war". (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2026 Bolivian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash
- Twenty people are killed and 30 more are injured after the crash of a Bolivian Air Force aircraft into a busy avenue in El Alto, Bolivia. (Reuters)
- Seven people are killed and 19 others are injured in a blast and fire at a café in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan. (Reuters)
- Six people are killed and several others are injured after a sleeper bus collides with a trailer on National Highway 25 in Rajasthan, India. (News18)
- Two people are killed and 49 more injured after a tram derails in Milan, Italy, and crashes into pedestrians and a building. (BBC News) (Rai News)
Law and crime
- 2025 Pertamina corruption case
- A court in Jakarta, Indonesia, sentences nine individuals, including two former chief executives of subsidiaries of state-owned energy company Pertamina, to prison terms ranging from nine to 15 years in a corruption case involving alleged unlawful oil terminal leasing and crude oil imports that prosecutors say caused significant state losses. (Reuters)
- Humanitarian aid during the Gaza war
- The Supreme Court of Israel issues an interim order suspending a government ban on 37 foreign non-governmental organizations operating in Gaza and the West Bank, allowing them to continue their operations while the court reviews a petition challenging the revocation of their legal status. (AFP via France 24)
- A Tunisian court sentences former prime minister Ali Laarayedh, who has been detained since 2022, to 24 years in prison for facilitating the travel of Tunisian nationals to Syrian conflict zones during his premiership, while seven co-defendants, including former interior ministry officials, receive prison terms ranging from three to 24 years. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- Artificial intelligence in government
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei rejects a U.S. Department of Defense request to loosen security safeguards on the Claude large language model for potential use in mass surveillance and autonomous weapons systems. (BBC News) (SRF)
- OpenAI announces that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy its technology on the latter's network. (Politico)
February 26, 2026 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
- Afghanistan announces attacks against Pakistani military positions along their shared border in response to Pakistani air strikes launched 4 days prior. Pakistan, in turn, says its forces have responded. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2026 Zona da Mata floods
- The death toll from the floods across Minas Gerais, Brazil, rises to 54 people, with fourteen more still missing. (AFP via France 24)
- Seven people are killed and 25 others are injured after a gas cylinder explodes inside a house in Chaman, Pakistan. (Daily Times)
Law and crime
- 2022 Greek surveillance scandal
- A Greek court sentences four individuals, including Intellexa's Israel-based founder Tal Dilian, to eight years in prison for breaching data and violating privacy laws after they deployed the Predator spyware, targeting the mobile phones of more than 90 politicians, journalists, businesspeople, and military officials in 2022. (AFP via Times of Israel)
Politics and elections
- 2026 Gorton and Denton by-election
- Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer wins the constituency of Gorton and Denton in Greater Manchester, England, in the party's first by-election win. (The New York Times) (The Washington Post)
- 2026 Danish general election
- Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen calls a snap election for March 24 amid the Greenland crisis. (AP via NBC News)
- Corruption in Albania
- Albanian prime minister Edi Rama dismisses deputy prime minister and infrastructure minister Belinda Balluku after anti-corruption prosecutors indicted her on suspicion of interfering in the award of two public construction contracts worth more than €200 million. (Reuters)
February 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Seven people are killed and ten others are injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a fertilizer plant just outside of Dorogobuzh in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. (TRT World)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2026 Cuban crisis
- 2026 Cuban boat incident
- The Cuban coast guard trades fire with an American marked speedboat registered in Florida 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) off of Cuba. According to Cuban government sources, the boat's occupants fired on coast guard personnel who approached it for identification, and injured a coast guard commander in the shootout, with returning fire killing four and injuring six unidentified gunmen. (CBS News)
- 2026 Cuban boat incident
- 2025–2026 Iran internal crisis
- Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) fighters allegedly attack Iranian security forces near Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's headquarters in Tehran. Both MEK and Iranian government sources claim dozens of MEK fighters were killed or arrested, though MEK additionally asserts that government forces also suffered "heavy losses" during the alleged clashes. (Jerusalem Post)
Business and economy
- Economy of South Korea
- South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index surpasses 6,000 points for the first time, crossing the threshold shortly after the opening of trading. (AFP via BSS)
Disasters and accidents
- The death toll from the explosion of a truck on a highway in Santiago, Chile, on February 19, rises to 12. Nine people remain hospitalized, including five in critical condition. (Xinhua)
- A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in western Turkey, killing the pilot. (NOS)
International relations
- Cuba–United States relations
- 2026 Cuban crisis
- The United States announces that it will ease certain restrictions to permit Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba's private sector for commercial and humanitarian purposes amid an energy shortage. (Reuters)
- 2026 Cuban crisis
- India–Israel relations
- Israel's Knesset speaker Amir Ohana awards Indian prime minister Narendra Modi the newly established Medal of the Knesset to honor him for his "significant contributions to the State of Israel and the Jewish people." (Times of Israel)
Law and crime
- Assassination of Marielle Franco
- The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil sentences former Rio de Janeiro legislators Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão to 76 years and three months in prison each for ordering the 2018 killing of city councilor Marielle Franco and her driver, convicting them of double aggravated homicide, participation in an armed criminal organization, and attempted murder. (AFP via France 24)
February 24, 2026 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Nuclear risk during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- The Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia accuses France and the United Kingdom of preparing to supply Ukraine with a nuclear weapon, prompting the Russian foreign ministry to warn that such a move would lead to a direct conflict between NATO states and Russia. (TRT World) (Reuters)
- Nuclear risk during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- Myanmar Civil War
- Conflict in Rakhine State
- The Myanmar Air Force airstrikes on suspected rebel targets kill at least 17 in the Rakhine state. (Al Jazeera)
- Conflict in Rakhine State
- M23 campaign
- The governor of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports the discovery of two mass graves containing at least 172 bodies in Uvira, South Kivu, following the withdrawal of the March 23 Movement (M23) from the city. Rights groups previously reported alleged killings during the M23's presence. (Reuters)
- Syrian conflict
- Three Saraya al-Jawad gunmen and a soldier are killed in a shootout in Latakia, Syria. (Al Jazeera)
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Five police officers are killed by the Pakistani Taliban during two ambushes in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
- Four police officers are killed and three civilians injured in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint in Bhakkar District, Punjab, Pakistan. (Xinhua)
- Terrorism in Russia
- Two people are killed, including the suspect, and two others are injured in a suicide bombing targeting a police car near the Savyolovsky railway station in Moscow, Russia. (AFP via Arab News) (Xinhua)
Business and economy
- AI boom, 2024–present global memory supply shortage
- American technology company Meta agrees to purchase millions of artificial intelligence chips from AMD, with AMD committing to supply up to six gigawatts of graphics processing units and issuing Meta warrants convertible into 160 million shares as part of a long-term partnership. (AFP via The Peninsula Qatar)
Disasters and accidents
- Thirty people are killed, 39 others are reported missing and at least 440 are displaced from their homes after heavy rain triggers flash flooding in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (AFP via France 24) (Reuters)
- Four people are killed and several others are injured when an Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation Bell AH-1 SuperCobra helicopter crashes into a fruit market in Dorcheh, Isfahan province, Iran. (Reuters) (JFeed)
- At least four people are killed and nine others are injured in an explosion at a house in Antonio Ante Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. (Xinhua)
- Four people are killed and another is critically injured from carbon monoxide poisoning at an apartment building in Kursk Oblast, Russia. (Xinhua)
- The death toll from an explosion and fire at a six-story residential building in Chattogram, Bangladesh, rises to three. (News.Az)
International relations
- Bolivia–United States relations
- Bolivia resumes operational cooperation with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to combat drug trafficking and organized crime after a 17-year suspension. Bolivia says the renewed collaboration will include efforts to address money laundering linked to the illicit drug trade. (Reuters)
- Guinea–Sierra Leone relations
- Sierra Leone says that Guinea has detained several of its army and police personnel and seized their ammunition during construction work on border facilities in Sulima Chiefdom, Falaba District. (Reuters)
- Hungary–Ukraine relations
- Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán announces that Hungary has ended all support for Ukraine, including through European Union framework, until Ukraine resumes oil transfers via the Druzhba pipeline. (AA)
Politics and elections
- Denisse Miralles is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Peru, succeeding Ernesto Álvarez Miranda. (Andina)
Science and technology
- The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fines American social media network Reddit £14.5m for "using the data of children under the age of 13 unlawfully", and potentially exposing them to "inappropriate and harmful content", including pornography. (The Guardian)
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