There is controversy in Israel over the proposed introduction of the capital punishment law targeting Palestinians convicted of fatal terrorist attacks.Although the death penalty already exists in Israel, it is not currently enforced. If the proposed bills are passed, that would change.
Over the years, there have been several attempts to revive capital punishment in Israel, but they didn't get very far. Until now. Last week, on March 25, 2026, the parliamentary committee approved the final version of the "Penal Bill (Amendment – Death Penalty for Terrorists)".
Myanmar's junta strongman Min Aung Hlaing took a step closer to becoming the country's civilian president on Monday after lawmakers nominated him for a three-way runoff largely seen as a formality. The 69-year-old general has ruled Myanmar since a 2021 coup that toppled the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
The leader of Taiwan's largest opposition party is set to visit China in April after accepting an invite from Chinese President Xi Jinping. In a statement on Monday, Kuomintang (KMT) said its chairperson, Cheng Li-wun, was "grateful" for the invitation and had "gladly" accepted it.
The Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," church officials there said, with Israel citing security concerns amid the war with Iran.
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war during a Palm Sunday Mass, as the Iran war entered its second month. Addressing tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square, the pontiff emphasized that Jesus must not be used to legitimize any form of warfare.
Finland's Defense Ministry reported on Sunday a suspected territorial violation by unmanned aerial vehicles in the southern part of the country.
Russia may soon allow people to legally register vehicles stolen in the EU and brought into the country. Lawmakers there have been discussing legislative changes to that effect proposed by the Russian Interior Ministry since early February.
Students are being recruited at universities and other educational institutions around Russia for the Russian Defense Ministry's drone units.
A man lowers a suitcase from the balcony of a building damaged by a US-Israeli strike on a commercial district on March 29, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
Over one million Lebanese displaced by Israel's invasion, thousands of U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East, with more on the way, delays continue at U.S. airports with no funding deal in sight.
Social media users have grown better at spotting obvious signs of AI doctoring in celebrity photos or glitchy cityscapes. But in the US‑Israel war with Iran, a new type of deception has entered the spotlight: fake satellite imagery.