Mon 31 March 2025: More than 50 mosques across the country sustained damage when the magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck. Hundreds of Muslim worshippers are feared to be among the more than 1,600 people who died in a powerful earthquake which struck central Myanmar when they had gathered at mosques for prayers during Ramadan. According to the shadow […]
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Mon 31 March 2025: Floating solar panels installed on reservoir lakes in India have grown to a size visible from space. These systems save land, reduce evaporation, and help prevent algal blooms. India is expanding these projects across the country, turning reservoir lakes into energy hubs. While installation costs are high and environmental impacts remain debated, these […]
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Mon 31 March 2025: Trump warns of 25 percent US tariffs on Russian oil, urging Putin to halt Ukraine bloodshed in tense diplomatic standoff. US President Donald Trump has said he is “p****d off” at his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and has threatened to impose secondary sanctions on Russian oil if Moscow does not agree […]
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Sun 30 March 2025: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Türkiye would not allow Syria’s territorial integrity to be sabotaged or the festering of instability across the southern Turkish border. In a statement for Eid al-Fitr – the holiday at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – Erdogan highlighted that […]
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Sun 30 March 2025: The search for survivors continues in Myanmar, where some 1,700 people have been confirmed dead after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on Friday. At least 17 more deaths have been reported in neighbouring Thailand’s capital Bangkok, some 1,000km (620 miles) from the epicentre of the quake. The quake destroyed buildings, bridges and roads across swaths […]
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Sun 30 March 2025: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Sunday to step up pressure on Hamas in Gaza while continuing negotiations to secure the release of hostages and working to implement U.S. President Donald Trump‘s “voluntary emigration” plan. He said the cabinet had agreed to increase pressure on Hamas, which says it has agreed to a ceasefire proposal from the […]
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Sun 30 March 2025: The Afghan Taliban interim administration said it would not return leftover arms to the US because they are now state assets of Afghanistan. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi rejected President Donald Trump’s offer to release frozen Afghan currency assets in exchange for the return of US military hardware that American […]
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Sun 30 March 2025: Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Saturday that “the joy of victory will not be complete until the rebellion is eliminated from every last part of the country.” His remarks came in a pre-recorded Eid al-Fitr address, aired by Sudan’s state television, according to an Anadolu correspondent. “There […]
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Sun 30 March 2025: Germany’s intelligence service BND has issued a stark warning about Russia’s potential military attack on a NATO country in the near future, German public broadcasters reported Friday. According to WDR and NDR television channels, the German military and BND intelligence service have informed political authorities that Russia will have the military […]
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Sun 30 March 2025: A group of demonstrators gathered on Saturday outside Tesla’s Park Royal showroom in west London on Saturday morning as part of a global day of action against billionaire CEO Elon Musk. The protest is part of the “Tesla Takedown” movement—a grassroots campaign accusing Musk of using his wealth to “destroy democracy” […]
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