Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran launches drone attacks on the United Arab Emirates, killing a Palestinian man in Abu Dhabi and forcing the temporary closure of Dubai International Airport. (The Telegraph)

• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/16/iranian-drone-attack-dubai-international-airport/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israeli Air Force strikes the Iranian Space Research Center in central Tehran and completely destroys it, saying that it was being used for potential space warfare activities against Israeli satellites. (Iran Wire)

• https://iranwire.com/en/news/150520-israeli-army-announces-destruction-of-a-military-space-center-in-tehran/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israeli military's 91st Division launches a ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, expanding a buffer zone along the border. (Israel Hayom) (The Times of Israel)

• https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/03/16/idf-ground-operation-southern-lebanon-hezbollah-division-91/
• https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/troops-have-moved-deeper-into-lebanon-to-create-buffer-against-hezbollah-idf-says/

Business and economy

Cuba announces that citizens living abroad will be permitted to invest in and own businesses in the country as the government seeks to expand commercial activity amid an economic crisis. (AFP via Indo Premier)

• https://www.indopremier.com/ipotnews/newsDetail.php?jdl=Cubans_abroad_will_be_able_to_invest__own_businesses_on_island__minister&news_id=1723800&group_news=ALLNEWS&taging_subtype=CUBA&name=&search=y_general&q=CUBA,%20&halaman=1

Disasters and accidents

Eleven people are killed and ten others are injured in a massive fire at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, India. (Hindustan Times)

• https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/odisha-hospital-fire-deaths-injuries-scb-medical-college-and-hospital-trauma-care-cuttack-cm-majhi-latest-news-101773623349129.html

Disasters and accidents

A roof collapses at a shop in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan, killing eight people and injuring more than 50 others. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-roof-collapse-women-welfare-9e67be7c6bf9b0ff1a5de9a6bbba1b4f

Sports

In association football, the Premier League fines Chelsea F.C. are £10.75 million and gives them a two-year transfer ban for making secret payments worth £47 million to unregistered agents and third-parties between 2011 and 2018. (BBC Sport)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckg2m450zgzo