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News As Facts
03-29-2026 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 -0.22% $66,669 OIL (WTI) + $99
== Armed conflicts and attacks ==
Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00 pm to 4:00 am to
restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported
attacks attributed to Iran. (AFP via L'Orient Today)
https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1501346/bahrain-announces-
curfew-for-maritime-traffic-ministry.html
An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern
Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for
the immediate vicinity of the site. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/adama-chemicals-plant-
southern-israel-hit-by-iranian-missile-or-debris-2026-03-29/
For the first time ever, Israeli police block the Latin Patriarch of
Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre during Palm Sunday, citing heightened risk in the Old City
during the current war with Iran. (Vatican News), (The Jerusalem Post)
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-03/israeli-police-stop-
latin-patriarch-of-jerusalem-from-entering.html
Several unmanned aerial vehicles are detected across southeastern
Finland. One of the UAVs is identified as Ukrainian after it crashes
near Kouvola. (Yle) https://yle.fi/a/74-20217941
== International relations ==
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, remains in the country
despite being declared persona non grata and ordered to leave. The
expulsion order prompts opposition from outlawed Iran-armed group
Hezbollah and a cabinet boycott by its ministers and allies. (AFP via
LBCI) https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon-news/919584/irans-ambassador-
wont-leave-lebanon-despite-expulsion-diplomatic-sourc/en
== Law and crime ==
A nightclub burns down in Kehl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. All 750
people inside were evacuated, three of whom are treated for shock.
(Tagesschau), (Associated Press)
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/badenwuerttemberg/feuer-in-
club-in-kehl-100.html
== Politics and elections ==
Avi Lewis is elected leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd74q2nqp0o
== End News As Facts 03-29-2026 22:00 UTC ==
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