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News As Facts
03-28-2026 22:00 UTC
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This world news was downloaded with permission from www.newsasfacts.com
and formatted for BBS by Andrew K4EXA.
== Financial Markets ==
S&P 500 -1.67% $6,368 BTC +1.33% $66,767 OIL (WTI) +7.09% $101
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Five paramedics are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Zawtar al-
Gharbiyah, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/28/iran-war-live-trump-
again-slams-natos-lack-of-support-for-war-on-tehran?update=4441805
Emirates Global Aluminium reports that one of its facilities in Abu
Dhabi sustained significant damage and several injuries during missile
and drone attacks attributed to Iran. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/emirates-global-aluminium-
reports-injuries-and-damage-after-iran-attack-on-abu-dhabi-facility/
An airstrike in Kirkuk, Iraq, hits a base of the Popular Mobilization
Forces, killing one member and injuring four others. (AFP via LBCI)
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/middleeastnews/919320/strike-kills-iraqi-
fighter-in-northern-kirkuk-medical-security-sources/en
A ballistic missile is launched by the Houthis from Yemen towards
Israel, representing the group's entrance in the war. The Israel Defense
Forces says that the missile was successfully intercepted and no
injuries were reported. (Reuters), (The Times of Israel)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-it-
identified-launch-missile-yemen-2026-03-28/
A man is detained and another is at large after trying to ignite an
improvised explosive device near a Bank of America building in Paris,
France. Anti-terrorism prosecutors are investigating. (Sky News)
https://news.sky.com/story/police-thwart-suspected-bomb-attack-outside-
a-bank-of-america-building-in-paris-13522371
Three journalists are killed and several others injured in an Israeli
airstrike in Jezzine District, South Governorate, Lebanon. A responding
paramedic is also killed by another strike. (KGO-TV)
https://abc7news.com/post/israeli-airstrike-lebanon-kills-al-manar-tvs-
ali-shoeib-mayadeen-fatima-ftouni-brother-mohammed/18796602/
== Disasters and accidents ==
One person is killed and 25 others are injured, including seven
critically, in a fire at a high-rise building in Xiaodian, Taiyuan,
Shanxi, China. (Xinhua)
https://english.news.cn/20260328/d0ba71e34ab949ee92e10d1bcbd0a1df/c.html
Twenty-two bodies are recovered from a vessel found adrift off the coast
of Crete, Greece, according to the Greek coast guard. Twenty-six people
are rescued by Frontex. Several survivors said some people were also
thrown overboard into the Mediterranean Sea on the orders of a human
trafficker during the journey. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/twenty-two-migrants-die-off-greek-coast-
after-six-days-sea-afp-reports-2026-03-28/
== International relations ==
Qatar and Ukraine sign a defense pact that includes cooperation on
countering missile and drone threats. (AFP via The News)
https://www.thenews.pk/story/1406868-zelensky-agrees-air-defence-
cooperation-with-uae-qatar-on-gulf-tour
== Law and crime ==
Nepal's former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli is arrested over his
alleged involvement in the crackdown on the 2025 protests. (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn89ry7y835o
Five police officers are killed and three others are injured in an
ambush by unidentified gunmen in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur,
Philippines. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2202983/5-cops-killed-in-maguindanao-del-
sur-ambush
Around 18 people are arrested during anti-war protests held across
Israel against the Iran war, including 13 in Tel Aviv and 5 in Haifa.
Protests are also held in Jerusalem and Beersheba. (Haaretz), (Times of
Israel) https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2026-03-28/ty-
article/.premium/anti-war-protests-gather-across-country-police-
violently-disperse-demonstrators/0000019d-3553-d3e9-adbf-77df542a0000
== Politics and elections ==
The third No Kings protests are held in all 50 U.S. states against the
policies of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration including
the Iran war, ICE operations, and the January shootings of Renée Good
and Alex Pretti. (CNN), (Reuters)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/28/us/live-news/no-kings-protests-03-28-26
The South West House of Representatives re-elects incumbent President
Abdiaziz Laftagareen for the second time amid tensions with the Somali
federal government that resulted in armed forces being deployed to Lower
Shabelle, Bay and Bakool region of Somalia. (Somali Guardian), (Hiiraan
Online) https://www.somaliguardian.com/news/somalia-news/somalias-
southwest-president-re-elected-in-vote-rejected-by-federal-government/
== Sports ==
In throughbred racing, American racehorse Magnitude wins the 30th Dubai
World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, amidst the Iran war. (The
National News), (ESPN)
https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/03/28/dubai-world-cup-a-
symbol-of-uaes-determination-amid-conflict-and-crisis/
== End News As Facts 03-28-2026 22:00 UTC ==
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