Tue 31 March 2026: At least 28 people are killed in Afghanistan and 17 in Pakistan after heavy rainfall causes severe flooding. Heavy rain that has caused severe flooding and landslides has killed at least 45 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan over the past five days, authorities say. Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said […]
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Tue 31 March 2026: At least 70 people were killed and more than 30 wounded in a gang “massacre” in Haiti’s Artibonite region, two rights organizations said, as nearly 6,000 residents fled attacks on the towns of Jean Denis and Pont Sonde. Garry Doriscat, communications officer for Defenders Plus, said the attacks were “flagrant violations […]
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Tue 31 March 2026: US Department of Defense demands retraction of report alleging broker sought multimillion-dollar investment for Hegseth. The United States Department of Defense has demanded the retraction of a newspaper report alleging that a broker for defence chief Pete Hegseth attempted to make a large investment in weapons companies in the run-up to […]
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Mon 30 March 2026: During the first world war, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphlets from a noted 19th-century herbalist who said rhubarb leaves could be used as a vegetable along with the stalks. The government duly printed its own pamphlets advising people […]
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Mon 30 March 2026: In a world where more than 3 million children die each year from hunger-related causes, about 1.3 billion tons of food-roughly one-third of all food produced globally-is wasted, according to the UN food agency. The UN has designated “food waste” as the theme for this year’s International Zero Waste Day on March 30, urging […]
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Mon 30 March 2026: Astronauts assigned to NASA’s Artemis II mission said Sunday they are prepared for launch as the final countdown toward a planned crewed flight around the moon gets underway this week. The four-member crew, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, arrived at Kennedy […]
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Mon 30 March 2026: Israel’s parliament approved the country’s 2026 state budget early Monday, including a record allocation for defense spending, as the opposition denounced the plan as “the greatest theft” in the country’s history. The budget passed its final reading in the Knesset by 62 votes to 55, according to The Times of Israel […]
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Mon 30 March 2026: Israel’s military is facing a deepening manpower crisis as it deploys forces across multiple fronts, with senior officials warning of severe troop shortages, mounting operational strain, and the risk of internal collapse. Military spokesperson Effie Defrin estimates that the army is short of around 15,000 soldiers, including between 7,000 and 8,000 […]
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Mon 30 March 2026: China is reinforcing its dominant position in Congo’s mining sector through a new cooperation deal, as global competition intensifies over critical minerals essential to energy and defense supply chains. The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s leading cobalt producer, signed a new agreement with China to expand cooperation in mining. The […]
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Mon 30 March 2026: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says Tehran has “not had any direct negotiations with the US so far”. “What has been discussed are messages we received through intermediaries stating that the US wants to negotiate,” Baghaei said in comments carried by the semiofficial Tasnim news agency. “I wonder how many […]
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