Dame Sarah Mullally was enthroned on March 25, 2026, as the Church of England’s 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to hold the office in the role’s roughly 1,400-year history. The 90-minute installation at Canterbury Cathedral drew about 2,000 guests, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. A former NHS nurse and England’s chief nursing officer, Mullally took her seat in the ancient Chair of St Augustine, renewed vows and delivered her first sermon, in which she prayed for victims of international conflicts and acknowledged the pain caused by past safeguarding failures. The service featured readings and prayers in multiple languages and included female Anglican bishops from Africa; it also prompted criticism from conservative provinces and groups such as Gafcon. Mullally, who was legally confirmed in January, walked to Canterbury after a six-day pilgrimage and has pledged to prioritise safeguarding, unity and trauma-informed responses to survivors. Her predecessor Justin Welby resigned amid criticism over his handling of historic abuse cases, leaving Mullally charged with rebuilding trust across a deeply divided global Anglican Communion of some 85 million adherents.

Denmark’s snap election on March 24-25 produced an inconclusive result that has triggered government resignation and lengthy coalition bargaining. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats took 38 of 179 seats — their worst result since 1903 — leaving the left-leaning “red bloc” with 84 seats and the right-leaning “blue bloc” with 77. The centrist Moderates, led by former prime minister and foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, hold 14 seats and are positioned as kingmakers. The Danish king on March 25 asked Frederiksen to explore forming a new government with the Green Left and the Social Liberal Party, but any working majority will require further partners and potentially protracted talks. The vote was shaped by domestic concerns — cost of living, welfare, immigration and environmental issues — even as the campaign was overshadowed earlier by U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-profile push to control Greenland. Greenland’s Naleraq party, which favours rapid independence, won one of Greenland’s two reserved Folketing seats, increasing pressure on Copenhagen-Nuuk relations. With neither bloc able to govern alone, coalition choices will determine Denmark’s domestic policy direction and its posture on Arctic security and NATO ties.

On March 24, 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the Artemis programme at an ‘Ignition’ event in Washington, pausing the Lunar Gateway orbital station and redirecting its hardware toward a permanent surface base. The agency unveiled a three‑phase, roughly $20 billion plan to establish a sustained lunar outpost — with Phase 1 focused on repeatable robotic deliveries through 2028, Phase 2 on semi‑habitable infrastructure, and Phase 3 on permanent habitats by the early 2030s. Isaacman confirmed an accelerated launch cadence after Artemis III, moving to annual landings and a goal of one landing every six months after Artemis V. The briefing also announced Space Reactor‑1 “Freedom”, a 20 kWe nuclear‑electric demonstration spacecraft targeted to leave for Mars by 2028 carrying a multi‑rotor “Skyfall” scouting payload. NASA said Gateway components already built — including ESA’s HALO module and partner contributions from Japan and Canada — would be repurposed where possible, but the move leaves roles for international partners and contractors unresolved. Officials acknowledged tight timelines and dependence on commercial landers and congressional budgets.

Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema on March 25, 2026 announced that comedian and Tolkien superfan Stephen Colbert will co‑write a new Lord of the Rings motion picture, tentatively titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past. Colbert will develop the project with his son, screenwriter Peter McGee, and franchise veteran Philippa Boyens; producer-director Peter Jackson introduced Colbert in a studio video. The film is described as adapting material from early chapters of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring (roughly chapters III–VIII) that were not used in the 2001 film, and its logline sets the story 14 years after Frodo’s passing as Sam, Merry and Pippin retrace their earlier journey while Sam’s daughter Elanor uncovers a long-buried secret. The project follows Andy Serkis’s Hunt for Gollum (due Dec. 2027) and has no release date yet. Colbert’s move into franchise filmmaking was announced as his late‑night show on CBS prepares to end on May 21, 2026; New Line and Warner Bros. executives reportedly approved the material.

Tiger Woods made his first competitive appearance in more than a year on March 24 at the TGL Finals in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, but his Jupiter Links Golf Club was overwhelmed by Los Angeles Golf Club, which closed the match with three consecutive eagles to win the SoFi Cup 9-2. Woods, 50, replaced Kevin Kisner for Match 2 and showed moments of vintage power — a long 3-wood and an early birdie setup — but he also missed a three-foot par putt that swung momentum to LAGC. The outing was his first public golf since rupturing his left Achilles in March 2025 and undergoing a lumbar disc replacement last October. Woods said the match felt “fine physically” but cautioned that his body “doesn’t recover like it did when I was 24, 25.” He reiterated his desire to play at the Masters beginning April 9 but made no firm commitment, saying he will monitor his recovery while attending Augusta in a non-playing capacity if necessary. Woods’ girlfriend Vanessa Trump and her daughter Kai were in attendance. The result leaves questions over Woods’ readiness for 72-hole tournament play and his short-term competitive plans.

Tiger Woods made a surprise competitive appearance in the TGL finals on March 24-25, but his Jupiter Links side was routed 9-2 by Los Angeles Golf Club as the SoFi Cup was decided. Woods hit several long tee shots, missed a short putt that swung momentum, and said afterward that while he feels ‘‘fine physically’’ the state of his body — following a ruptured Achilles and a lumbar disc replacement — means a Masters entry remains undecided. Los Angeles, led by Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Sahith Theegala, took the $9 million team prize; Jupiter Links earned $4.5 million. Separately, attention shifts to the Texas Children’s Houston Open (March 26-29) at Memorial Park, a last competitive chance before the Masters. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler withdrew this week because his wife is due to give birth; his exit and other late changes expanded opportunities for players such as Matt Kuchar and Séamus Power. Defending champion Min Woo Lee is among the favorites in a $9.9m purse event that is drawing interest from contenders seeking form and, for some, a pathway into Augusta National.