Provisional counts indicate the government has lost mayoral seats in every city, while the MDP says voters rejected the referendum and backed it across council races.
Authorities in Cuba started freeing inmates after announcing a pardon for 2,010 prisoners, in the second release wave in less than a month as Washington intensifies pressure on Havana.
Cuba said it will pardon 2,010 prisoners and release them over coming months, including some women, younger inmates and older prisoners, on the event date 2026-04-02.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to retire immediately, alongside other personnel changes at the Pentagon.
Cambodia extradited a China-born suspect to China on the event date 2026-04-01 as authorities linked him to a large online fraud and laundering network.
A Rio de Janeiro court annulled a multimillion-dollar fine against Neymar on the event date 2026-03-31 after finding flaws in the environmental case against him.
Bahrain’s interior ministry said three men were arrested on the event date 2026-03-30 over allegations that they formed a Hezbollah-linked cell and prepared attacks inside the country.
Iran’s parliamentary security committee has approved a plan that would add fees for vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz and bar certain ships altogether, according to state media.
Israel’s parliament approved a bill that would require executions for Palestinians convicted of certain attacks that kill Israelis, escalating a long-running debate over punishment and deterrence.
Officers confronted Freeman at a rural property in north-east Victoria, ending a major manhunt launched after two police officers were killed and a third was wounded in August 2025.
Abdiaziz Laftagareen secures another term in Baidoa after a vote rejected by Mogadishu, sharpening a dispute over elections, authority and security in southern Somalia.