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Monday March 31, 2025

8 Palestine Red Crescent medics killed in Gaza

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Sunday expressed strong indignation over the killing of eight medics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) while on duty in Gaza, reported Xinhua. According to an IFRC statement, an emergency medical team of nine went

Published: 00:17 am,Monday 31 March 2025

Macron urges Netanyahu to halt attacks on Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, urging Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, reported Xinhua. In the evening, Macron announced on social media platform X that he had spoken with Netanyahu, calling for an end to the strikes on Gaza

Published: 00:11 am,Monday 31 March 2025

6 dead in north India landslide

At least six people, including three women, died and more than a dozen were injured when a landslide struck India's northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, confirmed a senior local official, reported Xinhua. According to him, the landslide occurred in Manikaran area of the state's Kullu

Published: 21:35 pm,Saturday 29 March 2025

Death toll in Myanmar quake passes 1,600

A total of 1,644 people died, 3,408 were injured, and 139 remained missing in a powerful earthquake in Myanmar, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Saturday night, reported Xinhua. Meanwhile, countries in the Asia-Pacific region on Saturday expressed condolences and dispatched rescuers to Myanmar

Published: 01:32 am,Sunday 30 March 2025

UN peacekeepers fired upon by Israeli army in S. Lebanon

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol came under fire from the Israeli army on Saturday afternoon along the Blue Line, which separates Lebanon and Israel, according to a statement from UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti, reported Xinhua. The statement said, "UNIFIL peacekeepers reported that the Israeli

Published: 01:48 am,Sunday 30 March 2025

Gazans face bleak Eid al-Fitr amid renewed Israeli offensive

For the second consecutive year, the festive atmosphere for Eid al-Fitr is absent in Gaza, where thousands of families remain displaced in makeshift tents, mourning the loss of their homes and loved ones. Once vibrant streets, usually adorned with decorations and filled with children's laughter, now stand in

Published: 02:01 am,Sunday 30 March 2025

10 killed in military operation in NW Pakistan

At least 10 people were killed in a military operation in northwestern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday night, a security source said, reported Xinhua. The security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity on Saturday that Pakistani security forces launched an intelligence-based operation in the Babuzai area

Published: 02:12 am,Sunday 30 March 2025

Syria's interim leadership announces new ´transitional government´

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa announced the formation of a "transitional government" on Saturday in the Syrian capital of Damascus, reported Xinhua. The new cabinet retains key figures from the interim leadership. Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, previously interim chief of foreign affairs authority, was appointed foreign minister, while former intelligence

Published: 01:55 am,Sunday 30 March 2025

16 Naxals killed, 2 policemen wounded in gunfight in India

At least 16 Naxals were killed and two policemen wounded Saturday in a fierce gunfight in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, reported Xinhua, quoting police. The gunfights between Naxals and joint contingents of police and paramilitary forces broke out at Keralapal area of Sukma district, about 425

Published: 18:43 pm,Friday 28 March 2025

144 killed in Myanmar earthquake

At least 144 people were killed and 732 injured in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the country on Friday, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council reported, said Xinhua. Myanmar's State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that the deaths included 96 from

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