Mon 31 March 2025: A French court has sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to prison and prohibited her from running for public office after convicting her of misappropriating European Union funds. On Monday, the Paris court determined that Le Pen diverted over 3 million euros ($3.3 million) from the European Parliament to finance staff […]
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Mon 31 March 2025: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a stinging response to Trump’s message that Iran will face heavy US bombardment if it fails to reach a nuclear weapons deal. “They threaten to attack us, which we don’t think is very probable, but if they commit any mischief they will surely receive a […]
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Mon 31 March 2025: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday announced that more than 24,000 people with no right to remain in the UK have been returned since Labour took office, Anadolu news agency reported. Speaking at the opening of the Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) summit in London, Starmer said this marked the highest return rate […]
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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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Sat 29 March 2025: The Chinese military conducted routine patrols Friday in the South China Sea, according to a spokesperson. Tian Junli from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command said the patrols occurred as the Philippines continued efforts to involve non-regional countries in “joint patrols” while promoting unlawful claims in the South China […]
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