All news: Friday 6 March 2026

Protests against the 2026 Iran war in the United States

Iranian diaspora protesters clash with anti-war protesters at a Ali Khamenei vigil at Washington Square Park in New York City, United States.

Protests against the 2026 Iran war

Demonstrators in Sanaa, Yemen, rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon amidst the conflict.

2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar

The Qatari government announces that its military had intercepted nine Iranian drones, while one drone struck an uninhabited area.

2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar

The Qatar Civil Aviation Authority partially reopens the country's airspace through designated contingency routes with limited capacity. Operations initially included evacuation flights for stranded passengers and air cargo services.

2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations

United States president Donald Trump calls for the "unconditional surrender" of Iran, saying there will be no deal or further talks. This comes after Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that several countries have initiated mediation efforts to end the war.

2026 Iranian strikes on Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's State Security Service affirms it has thwarted a terror attack plotted by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including possible strikes against the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.

2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain

The Bahraini military announces that its air defence continue to intercept successive waves of Iranian attacks, with 84 missiles and 147 drones destroyed since the onset of hostilities.

2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region

Drones hit a hotel in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.

2026 Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia

An Iranian ballistic missile strikes Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi defense ministry says air defenses intercepted three missiles launched to the base, as well as four drones east of the province.

2026 Iran war

An Israeli IAI Heron UAV is shot down over Khuzestan province, Iran.

2026 Iran war

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters launch air-to-surface missiles at Popular Mobilization Forces positions near Mosul, Iraq.

2026 Iran war

The Iranian Red Crescent Society reports the death toll from the Israeli and American air campaign in Iran has risen to 1,332.

2026 Hezbollah–Israel war

At least 41 people are killed, including three soldiers, and 40 more injured in Israeli air and ground raids on Al-Nabi Shayth, Beqaa Valley. The Israeli commandos tried unsuccessfully to locate and take away the remains of missing pilot Ron Arad.

2026 Hezbollah–Israel war

Three Ghanaian peacekeepers are injured in an Israeli missile strike in southern Lebanon.

Operation Southern Spear

The U.S. defense department says its military has carried out airstrikes on narcoterrorists in Ecuador at the request of the Ecuadorian government, targeting a camp belonging to a faction of the FARC dissidents at the border with Colombia.

2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports at least 100,000 civilians have now been displaced from their homes due to the fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan, while Afghan forces say they have destroyed 14 more Pakistani military outposts along the border and downed a drone.

Sudanese civil war

The Sudanese military recaptures the town of Barah in North Kordofan, Sudan, following a ground assault backed by airstrikes against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), reportedly inflicting heavy losses on the RSF and destroying 32 RSF combat vehicles.

Prisoners of war in the Russo-Ukrainian war

Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war, with 300 soldiers returned to each side.

A wave of severe weather and a related tornado outbreak, kill at least eight people and cause widespread damage in the central United States.

2026 Iranian leadership crisis

Exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the late former shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, says he is ready to lead a potential transition if the Iranian government falls.

2026 Kosovan presidential election

Kosovan president Vjosa Osmani dissolves the Kuvendi, attempting to set new parliamentary elections within 45 days. The Vetëvendosje party maintains that the constitution allows parliament 60 more days to try to elect a president, seeking to challenge Osmani's decree at the Constitutional Court.

2026 Iranian diaspora protests

Police in Moscow, Russia, detain Iranian nationals who celebrated the killing of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei in public.

Immigration policy of the second Trump administration

A United States appeals court declines to allow Donald Trump's administration to end temporary protected status for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals, leaving in place a lower court order that blocks the policy while the case proceeds.

Internet in Indonesia

Indonesia announces that it will prohibit social media access for users under the age of 16 and begin deactivating accounts belonging to minors on several major platforms as part of a phased policy intended to address risks such as internet fraud and excessive internet use.

2020–2026 H5N1 outbreak

The Japanese agriculture ministry confirms a H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Abira, Hokkaido.

2026 Winter Paralympics

The opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo is held in Verona Arena, Verona, Italy.