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News As Facts
03-24-2026 23:45 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
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== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz states that the military will
control a "security zone" up to the Litani River in southern Lebanon
until the threat of Hezbollah is removed. (The Times of Israel)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/katz-says-israel-will-hold-
security-zone-in-south-lebanon-until-hezbollah-threat-removed/
Fifteen fighters from Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF),
including a commander, are killed in an American airstrike on a PMF base
in the Al Anbar Governorate. (AFP via BSS)
https://www.bssnews.net/international/371171
A Russian Shahed drone strikes and severely damages the Bernardine
Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Lviv, western Ukraine. (The New
Voice of Ukraine) https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russian-drone-
strike-hits-central-lviv-damages-historic-monastery-50594529.html
Shrapnel from an Iranian ballistic missile wounds three people,
including a two-month-old baby, in a Bedouin community in the Negev,
Israel. (The Jerusalem Post) https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-
news/article-891047
Hezbollah rocket fire kills a woman and injures two others in northern
Israel. (The Jerusalem Post) https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-
news/article-891047
Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine kill at least three
people, including two in Poltava and one in Zaporizhzhia, and injures
several others. The attacks also damage residential buildings and
infrastructure in the areas. (AFP via BSS)
https://www.bssnews.net/international/371114
The New York Times reports that the United States has sent Iran a
15-point plan to end the war. (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/trump-iran-war-negotiations.html
== Business and economy ==
Australia and the European Union sign a free trade agreement after eight
years of negotiations. (AP) https://apnews.com/article/australia-eu-
trade-agreement-china-us-tariffs-0ceec9b36ff1fc5f00500b57b65619ba
BMW Brilliance recalls nearly 180,000 vehicles in China due to a defect
in the air conditioning wiring that may cause a short circuit and
increase the risk of fire. (AFP via The Straits Times)
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/bmw-recalls-180000-cars-in-
china-over-fire-risk
Philippine president Bongbong Marcos declares a state of national energy
emergency in response to risks to the fuel supply linked to the Iran
war. (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/philippine-
president-declares-energy-emergency-over-middle-east-conflict-
risk-2026-03-24/
American video game company Epic Games announces that it will lay off
more than 1,000 employees along with more than $500 million in savings
from cuts to contracting and marketing amid a sharp decline in the
number of people playing its flagship video game Fortnite. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/epic-games-said-tuesday-that-
it-will-lay-off-more-than-1000-employees-2026-03-24/
== Disasters and accidents ==
At least 84 people are killed in flash floods across Kenya, including in
Kisumu, Uasin Gishu, and Tana River counties. (The Star)
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-03-24-flash-floods-kill-84-across-
kenya
== International relations ==
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry declares the Iranian ambassador a persona
non grata and gives him until March 29 to leave the country, due to
Iranian government’s financial and military support of Shia paramilitary
group Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/lebanon-declares-iranian-
ambassador-persona-non-grata-amid-israeli-attacks
== Politics and elections ==
Danes, Faroe Islanders, and Greenlanders vote to elect 179 seats of the
Folketing. Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen seeks a third term in
office during the aftermath of the Greenland crisis. (AP), (Reuters)
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-parliament-election-
greenland-c6951fa94fc601efa1401318112a3a04
Frederiksen's left-wing bloc wins the most seats but fails to secure a
majority. (Le Monde)
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/24/danish-pm-s-
left-wing-bloc-leads-election-but-no-majority_6751788_4.html
== Space and technology ==
NASA states that it plans to pause the Lunar Gateway project and
redirect efforts toward developing infrastructure for sustained
operations on the Moon's surface, including a future moonbase. (AFP via
The Witness) https://witness.co.za/international/2026/03/24/nasa-to-
pause-orbital-lunar-space-station-project/
OpenAI says it will shut down its Sora app. (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-shuttering-sora-video-
generating-service-rcna264989
== End News As Facts 03-24-2026 23:45 UTC ==
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