Global events and international developments affecting markets.
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For the first month of its confrontation with the United States and Israel, Iran has focused on preventing domestic upheaval by deploying security forces, loyalist militias and organising mass street demonstrations. Authorities have detained suspected dissidents, carried out executions and enlisted supporters - including children - to staff checkpo…
Elements of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division have begun arriving in the Middle East, adding headquarters, logistics and a brigade combat team to a growing American force posture. The deployment expands U.S. capacity for potential operations related to Iran as the administration weighs a range of options, including seizure of strategic sites a…
A Mexican immigrant being held at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Los Angeles was found unconscious on March 25 and later died at a hospital, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The death raises the count to at least 14 people who have died in ICE custody in 2026, and comes amid record detention populations and a 2025 fundi…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that at least 14 people died while in its custody from January 2026 through late March 2026. The tally follows 31 deaths in 2025, the agency said, and the deaths occurred at detention centers and hospitals in several states. Officials have described a mix of medical emergencies, presumed suici…
Germany says it will discuss reports that Chile's incoming right-wing government plans to abandon efforts to convert the settlement founded by German cult leader Paul Schaefer into a memorial to victims of torture. A German foreign ministry spokesperson reaffirmed Berlin's support and said the issue will be on the agenda at the next German-Chilean …
Chinese-born, U.S.-based sculptor Gao Zhen, known for satirical depictions of Mao Zedong, was tried in a closed hearing on charges of "defaming national heroes and martyrs." The one-day session in Sanhe City People’s Court concluded with no immediate verdict. Gao, detained in August 2024 during a family visit to China, faces up to three years in pr…
Remarks by Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger characterizing Ukrainian drone production as the work of 'housewives' using kitchen 3-D printers provoked strong reactions in Ukraine, including from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, government officials and an online campaign under #MadeByHousewives. Rheinmetall later issued a statement expressing respect f…
Artemis II will carry four crew members on a roughly 10-day mission that sends NASA’s Orion spacecraft on a high-speed loop around the Moon and back. Launch is targeted from Kennedy Space Center aboard the Space Launch System, with a launch window opening on April 1 and backups available. The flight will include Earth-orbit checkouts, a translunar …
Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to invest heavily in northern defence infrastructure has prompted mixed reactions in Canada's Arctic communities. While some local officials view designation as a potential economic turning point, many residents and Indigenous leaders say pressing everyday needs - from birthing facilities and doctors to concerns ab…
Kosovo's government has authorized the deployment of troops to Gaza to join an international stabilization force organized under a U.S.-backed initiative. The move follows a U.S. invitation received in December and comes amid ongoing violence in Gaza and high casualty figures reported by local health authorities.
Ukraine is attempting to convert battlefield gains in drone interception into export opportunities amid renewed demand from Middle Eastern states confronting Iranian drone threats. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has pursued government-level accords with Gulf countries while domestic manufacturers await export licenses and investment to scale product…
After Lebanon’s public health system failed to provide affordable dialysis, Syrian father Abdulaziz Aldarwish spent his savings and borrowed money to take his son Yahia by boat to Cyprus. Two years after leaving Lebanon, and following a perilous week at sea, Yahia received a pediatric kidney transplant in Athens with his father as the donor, made p…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on March 30 he wants greater clarity from U.S. President Donald Trump on the goals of the ongoing war in Iran and urged steps toward de-escalation. The conflict, which escalated after an initial Israeli strike on February 28 that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and led to the succe…
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza and a separate shooting in the occupied West Bank killed at least four Palestinians, medics and Palestinian authorities said. The incidents occurred as violence continues despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and amid Israel's expanding campaign involving Iran and a new offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Negotiations at a four-day World Trade Organization meeting in Yaounde concluded without agreement on a package of reforms or a clear extension of the moratorium on duties for electronic transmissions. Brazil blocked a U.S.-led effort to prolong the moratorium, and delegates were unable to agree on a length of extension acceptable to all parties, p…
A U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taipei on March 30 urged Taiwan to approve President Lai Ching-te’s pending $40 billion defence budget, saying further delays could weaken the island’s deterrence against increased pressure from Beijing. Lawmakers emphasized U.S. support, highlighted recent and pending arms sales, and signalled close monitor…
Myanmar’s commander-in-chief, Min Aung Hlaing, stepped down from his military post to stand for the presidency through a parliamentary process following the country’s contested recent polls. Lawmakers in the lower house named him as one of two vice-presidential nominees; the upper house will add a candidate and the presidency will be decided from t…
A projectile detonated at a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) position close to the village of Adchit al-Qusayr, killing one peacekeeper and critically injuring another. Indonesia has confirmed the fatality was one of its nationals and reported additional injuries from indirect artillery fire near its contingent’s location. UNIFIL is…
Pakistan said it was preparing to host negotiations aimed at achieving a comprehensive and lasting halt to the conflict engulfing Iran and the wider region. The offer followed a meeting of regional foreign ministers that explored ways to reopen shipping lanes and create conditions for early talks, even as Tehran accused the United States of simulta…
A juvenile humpback whale, dubbed Timmy by rescue teams, has been unable to exit shallow waters along Germany's Baltic coast after a week of rescue efforts. Estimated at 12 to 15 metres long, the animal has been stressed, showing skin irritation and with fishing gear caught in its mouth. Rescuers used dredging equipment and boats to guide the whale…
Speaking to tens of thousands in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, the pope said God will not heed the prayers of leaders who start wars and have 'hands full of blood.' He described the conflict as 'atrocious,' warned that Jesus cannot be used to justify warfare, and lamented the suffering of Christians in the Middle East who may be unable to obse…
Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and a Franciscan friar from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark Palm Sunday, the Latin Patriarchate said, with authorities citing security risks connected to the Iran war. The closures extend across the Old City and have affected observance of Easter, Ramadan and Passover, draw…
Pakistan hosted foreign ministers from Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at halting the Iran war, with early discussions centered on proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. Delegations have floated plans tied to maritime traffic management, including fee structures and a possible consortium to oversee flows, and Pakistan …
A current Supreme Court case tests whether the 14th Amendment’s long-understood guarantee of birthright citizenship will stand after a presidential directive seeks to deny automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are neither citizens nor lawful permanent residents. The dispute echoes the 1898 Wong Kim Ark decision,…
Trade ministers meeting at the World Trade Organization in Cameroon entered the final day of negotiations without a breakthrough as the United States and India remain at odds over extending the e-commerce moratorium that prevents customs duties on digital transmissions. India has signaled willingness to accept a two-year extension; the United State…
