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Armed conflicts and attacks
An Iranian Khorramshahr missile strikes Ramat Gan in central Israel, killing two people. (The Times of Israel) (Ynet News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
An oil tanker near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, is struck by an unknown projectile. (Forbes)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Wall Street Journal reports that Russia is actively sharing military intelligence with Iran, including satellite images of United States military bases and locations of potential targets, as well as improved drone technology. (Reuters) (The Wall Street Journal)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Three Lebanese soldiers are killed and four more are injured during Israeli airstrikes in the Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. (L'Orient Today)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 18 people are killed and several others are injured in an attack by armed bandits in a village in Jibia, Katsina State, Nigeria. (Channels TV) (The Punch)
- https://www.channelstv.com/2026/03/17/18-killed-several-injured-as-bandits-launch-reprisal-attack-in-katsina/?utm_source=webpush&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=18%20Killed,%20Several%20Injured%20As%20Bandits%20Launch%20Reprisal%20Attack%20In%20Katsina
- https://punchng.com/bandits-kill-15-in-fresh-katsina-community-attack/
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Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed following a fire at the Dos Bocas Refinery in Paraíso, Tabasco, Mexico. (AFP via New Zealand Herald)
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Health and environment
Argentine foreign minister Pablo Quirno announces the country's formal withdrawal from the World Health Organization. (La Nación in Spanish)
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Politics and elections
U.S. National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns in protest of the war with Iran, saying that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation" and alleged the U.S. entered into the war due to pressure from Israel and its American lobby. (Reuters)
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Sports
In baseball, Venezuela defeats the United States 3–2 in the championship game to win their first World Baseball Classic. (Yahoo! Sports)