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Netanyahu vows to pressure Hamas after ceasefire proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a demand on Sunday for Hamas to disarm and for its leaders to leave Gaza as he promised to step up pressure on the group while continuing efforts to return hostages..He said Israel would work to implement US President Donald Trump’s “volun
30 March 2025, 18:18 PM

Amid earthquake crisis, Myanmar military still bombs towns

An armed resistance movement against Myanmar's military-run government criticised the junta on Sunday for conducting airstrikes on villages even as the country reels from an earthquake that has killed around 1,700 people..The Karen National Union, one of Myanmar's oldest ethnic armies, sai
30 March 2025, 17:30 PM

Trump threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil if unable to make deal on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has said he will impose secondary tariffs of 25-50 percent on all Russian oil if he feels Moscow is blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
30 March 2025, 16:02 PM

Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Tonga islands

A magnitude 7 earthquake has struck Tonga, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
30 March 2025, 15:46 PM

Trump says ‘there will be bombing’ if Iran does not make nuclear deal

US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.
30 March 2025, 15:17 PM

8 Pak soldiers, civilian killed

At least eight soldiers and a civilian were killed in western Pakistan on Friday in separate attacks along the border with Afghanistan, where violence has erupted in recent months, police told AFP.
29 March 2025, 18:00 PM

6 dead after clashes in J&K

Four police officers and two suspected rebels have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir during a drawn-out firefight that also left several police wounded, security forces said.
29 March 2025, 18:00 PM

‘We need aid’

Exhausted, overwhelmed rescuers in Myanmar’s second-biggest city pleaded for help Saturday as they struggled to free hundreds of people trapped in buildings destroyed by a devastating earthquake.
29 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Myanmar quake: Why was it so deadly?

Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead.
29 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Indian forces kill 16 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces killed at least 16 Maoists during a fierce gun battle yesterday, police told AFP, as New Delhi ramps up efforts to crush the long-running insurgency.
29 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran faces ‘bad, bad things’ if no nuke deal

Donald Trump said Friday that Iran faces severe consequences if it fails to reach a nuclear deal, after Tehran responded to a letter from the US president calling for talks.
29 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid tomorrow

The crescent moon was spotted at Sudair and Tamir observatories in the Kingdom
29 March 2025, 15:31 PM

Why was the Myanmar earthquake so deadly? Scientists explain

Myanmar's ruling junta said on Saturday morning that the number killed had passed 1,000, with more than 2,000 injured.
29 March 2025, 07:45 AM

Peace in Ukraine? The issues on the table

While Ukraine has agreed to a plan from Washington for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, Moscow has rejected it and has raised the stakes, mindful that President Donald Trump is impatient to get his "deal".
29 March 2025, 06:42 AM

Israeli military admits to shooting at ambulances

The incident took place last Sunday in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in the southern city of Rafah, close to the Egyptian border.
29 March 2025, 05:03 AM

US vaccine chief jumps ship citing RFK 'lies': media

Kennedy is a noted vaccine sceptic, while Marks has worked at the FDA since 2012 and was part of the US effort to roll out inoculations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
29 March 2025, 05:00 AM

Partial solar eclipse to cross swathe of Northern Hemisphere

The partial eclipse, which is the first of the year and the 17th this century, will last around four hours from 0850 GMT to 1243 GMT.
29 March 2025, 04:53 AM

US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts

Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken into custody by US immigration authorities near her Massachusetts home on Tuesday
29 March 2025, 04:21 AM

Columbia University head resigns after Trump fund dispute

The government this month canceled $400 million in funding for Columbia and threatened to withhold billions more
29 March 2025, 03:47 AM

Myanmar quake toll passes 1,000 as rescuers dig for survivors

The quake caused extensive damage in Myanmar.
29 March 2025, 03:10 AM