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UK announces £10 million for Myanmar quake relief

International —30 March, 2025 10:59

UK pledged £10 million ($12.9 million) in humanitarian aid for Myanmar on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people and caused widespread…

UK announces £10 million for Myanmar quake relief

The Atlantic publishes Signal chat on Houthi strike plans

The Atlantic on Wednesday released the entire Signal chat among…

The Atlantic publishes Signal chat on Houthi strike plans
Pilot, children survive Alaska plane crash into icy lake

A pilot and two children were rescued from a small plane that…

Pilot, children survive Alaska plane crash into icy lake

West Bank Palestinians in 'extremely precarious' situation

West Bank Palestinians in 'extremely precarious' situation

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) denounced on Monday the "extremely precarious" situation of Palestinians displaced by the ongoing Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank.…

Russia hopes for 'progress' at Saudi talks

Russia hopes for 'progress' at Saudi talks

Moscow is hoping to achieve 'some progress' at talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday, a Russian negotiator told state media before the United States meets delegations from both Ukraine and…

At least 326 killed as Israel unleashes strikes on Gaza

At least 326 killed as Israel unleashes strikes on Gaza

At least 326 Palestinians have been killed as Israel launched a massive assault on Gaza, shattering the fragile two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas, according to Al Jazeera. Tuesday’s…

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121

Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121

Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense campaign on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting more than 121 people killed, prompting Hamas to accuse Benjamin…

US President Trump says plans to speak with Russia's Putin on March 18

US President Trump says plans to speak with Russia's Putin on March 18

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he intended to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18. "I'll be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday. A lot of work's been done over the weekend," Reuters news agency quoted Trump as saying to reporters on Air Force One flight to Washington.

Turkey's Erdogan tells Trump he supports his Ukraine efforts

Turkey's Erdogan tells Trump he supports his Ukraine efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US counterpart Donald Trump in a call on Sunday that he supported his "direct and decisive" initiatives to end the three-year war in Ukraine,…

US nuclear weapons in Poland would be 'deterrent' for Russia: Polish president

US nuclear weapons in Poland would be 'deterrent' for Russia: Polish president

The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has repeated his call for the US to base nuclear weapons on Polish soil. In the presidential palace in Warsaw, he told me that it would make…

USPS partners with DOGE for reforms, plans 10,000 job cuts

USPS partners with DOGE for reforms, plans 10,000 job cuts

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs and reduce the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) budget by billions, working in collaboration with Elon Musk’s…

Pakistan’s Prime Minister to meet train attack survivors and rescuers

Pakistan’s Prime Minister to meet train attack survivors and rescuers

Pakistan’s Prime Minister traveled to southwestern Balochistan on Thursday to meet survivors of a deadly train attack and the commandos who successfully rescued over 300 passengers…

Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.   The…

Russia expels 2 British diplomats from embassy in Moscow over espionage claims

Russia expels 2 British diplomats from embassy in Moscow over espionage claims

Russia said on Monday it was expelling two British diplomats based at the embassy in Moscow over spying allegations that the U.K. called "malicious and baseless." Russia’s Federal…

Trump vows support for crypto industry at White House summit

Trump vows support for crypto industry at White House summit

President Donald Trump said Friday he’s committed to making the US a world leader in cryptocurrencies as industry leaders heaped praise on him for reversing what they said had…

Ukraine 'more difficult' to deal with than Russia: Trump

Ukraine 'more difficult' to deal with than Russia: Trump

US President Donald Trump has said he is finding it "more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine" than Russia in attempts to broker peace between the two nations. The US is "doing…

Muslim nations endorse alternative to Trump's Gaza takeover plan

Muslim nations endorse alternative to Trump's Gaza takeover plan

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Friday endorsed an Arab League counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's controversial plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents,…

Assad loyalists kill at least 13 police officers in ambush on Syrian forces

Assad loyalists kill at least 13 police officers in ambush on Syrian forces

Forces linked to Syria's new rulers have engaged in heavy fighting with fighters loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in a coastal area of the country. It is the worst violence…