A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand. Much of the devastation was in Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, which lies close to the epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude quake that struck at […]
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Myanmar hit with 7.7 magnitude earthquakeA powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar near Mandalay on March 28, 2025, causing widespread devastation. The tremors were strongly felt in neighboring Thailand, including Bangkok, where a 30-story building under construction collapsed, resulting in multiple casualties. Both countries have declared states of emergency, and thousands are feared dead, as Matt Hunt explains from Thailand.
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Hundreds stage Gaza protest against Hamas
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have beaten up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land.
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Germany has said it “will not give in” and that Europe must “respond firmly” as US President Donald Trump targets imported cars and car parts with a 25% tax in his latest tariffs. Other major world economies have vowed to retaliate, with France’s president branding the move “a waste of time” and “incoherent“, Canada calling […]
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A National Security Council spokesman said in a statement the reported chat "appears to be authentic"
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Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has told US President Donald Trump that his government will impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods from 2 April, when sweeping US levies come into place.
Canada's PM Carney warned Trump of reciprocal tariffs
Members of the chat, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA chief John Ratcliffe, claimed no classified information was shared in the Signal messages.
The Atlantic publishes more texts on US Yemen attack plan
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday to overhaul US elections, requiring citizenship proof to register and insisting ballots arrive by Election Day. The order demands states collaborate with federal agencies on voter lists and prosecutes election crimes, threatening to withdraw federal funds from non-compliant states.
Trump signs order requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections
Strong wind, dry land and pine trees are a dangerous combination for wildfires, experts say.
Why have the wildfires in S Korea been so devastating?
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What next for Turkey's opposition protests?
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Erdoğan claims Turkey protests are 'movement of violence'
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Trump says 'very angry' with Putin over Ukraine - NBC
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Anthony Albanese has announced that Australia's federal election will be held in May, setting up a closely contested race between Labor and the Coalition.
Anthony Albanese calls federal election for 3 May
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Top US officials shared Yemen strike plans with journalist in group chat
Members of the chat, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA chief John Ratcliffe, claimed no classified information was shared in the Signal messages.
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Buckingham Palace said the side effects required a short period of observation in hospital, but King Charles has since returned to Clarence House.
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Around 20% of the sun was covered by the moon, but cloudy skies meant the partial eclipse was not visible for all in most of Europe and parts of North America and Africa.
Europe watches partial solar eclipse
Gerard Depardieu has been accused of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. The trial had been postponed for health reasons.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro and close allies to face trial on charges of attempting to stage a coup after his 2022 election loss to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, a key milestone in the transition away from decades of Assad family rule and improving Syria’s ties with the West. Syria’s new Islamist-led authorities have been under pressure by the West and Arab countries to form a government that is more inclusive of the country’s […]
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