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News As Facts
03-26-2026 21:30 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
over RF with Saildocs via Winlink and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA
== Financial Markets ==
S&P 500 -1.74% $6,477 BTC -2.71% $68,960 OIL (WTI) +3.64% $93
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Israel claims to have assassinated Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/26/iranian-naval-commander-
alireza-tangsiri-killed-in-attack-says-israel
Nine people are injured in Israel after seven salvos of ballistic
missiles by Iran. (The Times of Israel)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-injured-as-iran-fires-7-missile-salvos-
at-israel-within-hours-many-with-cluster-warheads/
One person is killed and 11 are injured by Hezbollah rocket fire in
Nahariya, Israel. (Jerusalem Post) https://www.jpost.com/israel-
news/defense-news/article-891315
Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff confirms that the United States
has shared a 15-point peace plan to Iran through the Pakistani
government. (The Pakistan Connect)
https://thepakistanconnect.com/pakistan-acting-as-mediator-between-us-
iran/
Two people are killed and three others are injured by falling debris
from an intercepted ballistic missile in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates. (Hindustan Times) https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-
news/indian-national-killed-by-falling-debris-of-intercepted-missile-in-
abu-dhabi-101774529456584.html
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirms that indirect negotiations
between the United States and Iran are taking place. (The Hindu)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pakistan-says-us-iran-
indirect-talks-are-taking-place/article70788187.ece
Two Israeli soldiers are killed in action in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-israeli-soldiers-killed-
south-lebanon-combat-military-says-2026-03-26/
== Business and economy ==
Norway's Storting passes a bill temporarily cutting petrol and diesel
taxes in response to surging energy costs amid the Strait of Hormuz
crisis. (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/norways-parliament-vote-
proposals-cut-fuel-taxes-amid-middle-east-war-2026-03-26/
Mauritius and South Sudan announce measures restricting electricity
consumption due to the international energy crisis with Juba's main
electricity distributor, Juba Electric Distribution Company, saying the
capital will start experiencing daily power cuts on a "rotational basis"
from today. (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8wkq1n9epo
== Disasters and accidents ==
At least 13 people are killed and 28 others are injured when a private
bus collides head-on with a truck in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh,
India. (The Times of India)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/at-
least-10-dead-20-injured-after-private-bus-collides-with-lorry-bursts-
into-flames-in-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/129814380.cms
At least nine people are killed and around 30 others are injured when a
bus collides with a truck and overturns in Chhindwara district, Madhya
Pradesh, India. (Hindustan Times) https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-
news/9-dead-30-injured-in-bus-truck-collision-in-mp-s-chhindwara-
police-101774540563582.html
Two people are killed, including a child, and at least 90 families are
affected in flooding in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (ATN)
https://www.ariananews.af/two-killed-hundreds-affected-in-severe-floods-
in-kandahar/
== International relations ==
Belarus and North Korea sign a "friendship and cooperation" treaty after
North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un welcomed Belarusian president
Alexander Lukashenko to Pyongyang. (AFP via The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/north-korea-belarus-
friendship-cooperation-treaty
Australia announces a six-month ban on short-term visa applications from
Iranian passport holders for tourism and work, citing concerns that some
visitors may not depart Australia once their visas expire due to the
Iran war. The new policy includes limited exemptions. (AFP via The Times
of Israel) https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/australia-bans-
visitors-from-iran-for-6-months-fearing-theyll-overstay-visas/
During a state visit to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon
and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev officially inaugurates the
Tajikistan embassy in Tashkent. (Kun.uz)
https://kun.uz/en/news/2026/03/26/shavkat-mirziyoyev-and-emomali-rahmon-
inaugurate-new-tajik-embassy-building-in-tashkent
Russia says the United Kingdom's decision to board and detain Russian
shadow fleet vessels is hostile and vows a "political, legal and
asymmetric" response against the UK to protect Russian interests.
(Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/russia-says-britains-
decision-detain-its-vessels-is-hostile-vows-response-2026-03-26/
British Chief of the General Staff Roland Walker warns that the UK is
now on an "inevitable collision course" with Russia and urges the
government to prepare. (MSN) https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/other/we-
are-on-an-inevitable-collision-course-with-russia-britain-s-army-chief-
warns/ar-AA1WVX3s
== Law and crime ==
Two people are killed, including the perpetrator, in a stabbing attack
in a Pokémon Center at the Sunshine City building in Tokyo, Japan. (CTV
News) https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/a-knife-wielding-man-kills-a-
woman-at-a-tokyo-pokemon-shop-before-taking-his-own-life/
== Politics and elections ==
Two days after the Danish election, Faroe Islanders vote to elect 33
members of the Løgting. (Dagur.fo in Faroese), (Euractiv)
https://dagur.fo/portalurin-og-fm1-fylgja-logtingsvalinum
== End News As Facts 03-26-2026 21:30 UTC ==
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