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Israel hits Beirut after rockets fired from south Lebanon
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» BEIRUT - Israel made good on its threat on Friday to strike Beirut after rockets were fired towards its territory, rattling an already fragile truce in Lebanon that had largely ended more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah.
Strong quake leaves at least 20 dead in Myanmar
New York Times, Published on 28/03/2025
» NAY PYI TAW — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, strongly shaking buildings across a vast expanse of Southeast Asia and causing damage in cities as far away as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand. At least 20 people were killed in Myanmar, and three in Thailand.
Tehran says US bases will be struck if Trump attacks Iran
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2025
» Tehran would strike US bases in the region if Washington follows through on its warning of military consequences for Iran in the absence of a new nuclear deal, the speaker of the Iranian parliament said on Friday.
Lines of wounded at Myanmar hospital after powerful quake
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» NAY PYI TAW - Rows of wounded lay outside the emergency department of the 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw on Friday, some writhing in pain and others in shock after a powerful earthquake.
Putin calls to remove Zelensky, 'finish off' Ukrainian troops
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» MURMANSK— Russian President Vladimir Putin called Friday for a "transitional administration" to be put in place in Ukraine and vowed his army would "finish off" Ukrainian troops, in hardline remarks as United States President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire.
More arrests as Turkey escalates crackdown over protests
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» ISTANBUL — Turkey intensified its crackdown over ongoing anti-government protests Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and two more journalists in connection with the country's biggest wave of unrest since 2013.
Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» NAY PYI TAW - A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.
South Korea's 'heartbreaking' wildfires expose super-aged society
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» ANDONG, South Korea - Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to rubble and covered in ash by South Korea's worst wildfires.
Time to stop changing clocks? Not so fast, say EU states
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» BRUSSELS — The saying goes that time is money but in the European Union (EU), time is political too.
US defence chief visits Philippines dogged by scandal at home
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» MANILA — US defence chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand "shoulder to shoulder" in the face of the threat represented by China.