WORLD AGENDA
MARCH 2026

Mar 31, China: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with his counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, as the leaders of the world's two biggest economies look to navigate a trade relationship again plunged into uncertainty

Mar 15, France: Parisian voters choose a new mayor for the first time in 12 years, with polls too close to call between right-wing candidate Rachida Dati (above right) and current Socialist deputy incumbent Emmanuel Grégoire

Mar 5, Nepal: The first general elections since the deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government in September take place in the Himalayan nation of 30 million people

Mar, Greenland: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is to visit Denmark’s semi-autonomous territory and announce a package to boost EU support amid Trump threats

Mar, India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Noida International Airport, the country’s largest air hub, near Jewar in the state of Uttar Pradesh

Mar 15, U.S.: The 98th Academy Awards held in Los Angeles with vampire horror Sinners (right) leading the way with 16 nominations, the most ever for a single film

Mar 8, Australia: A groundbreaking F1 season kicks off in Melbourne with the biggest rulebook overhaul in a decade – a new engine and greater in-race aerodynamics control offer a new challenge for drivers to improve overall racing

Mar 10 U.S.: The 150th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell (right) making the first-ever telephone call in Boston to his assistant, Thomas Watson, who was in another room but out of earshot

Sources: NewsAhead, Emma Luck
Pictures: Getty Images, National Portrait Gallery, Warner Bros
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