Sourced timelines of the stories shaping 2026. Each page collects the key events, links to our coverage, and says plainly where reporting is incomplete. We update them as confirmed reporting arrives.
Timelines
- Saudi Arabia and the Houthis: the Red Sea blockade, the push toward the Bab al-Mandab strait, attacks on Saudi oil and airports, and Pakistan’s role under the Makkah pact.
- The US-Iran war: the February 28 strikes, the Hormuz blockade, the Islamabad talks, the IAEA referral and the Pentagon’s cost estimates.
- Pakistan: the PTI long march and KP governor’s rule: the government-PTI talks, the emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the rise in militant violence.
- Ukraine, Russia and European security: Patriot shortages, the Leipzig drone plot, strikes on Kyiv’s bridges and stalled peace talks.