Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed, following a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hopes were fading on Monday (March 31, 2025) of finding more survivors in the rubble of Mandalay, where some residents spent a third night sleeping in the open after a massive earthquake killed … Read more
Image for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu A Pakistani-Canadian national has been arrested for running a years-long scheme to circumvent U.S. export control laws and smuggle millions of dollars’ worth of American technology to entities associated with Pakistan’s military and weapons programmes. Mohammad Jawaid Aziz (67) was arrested on March 21 in the Western … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday (March 30, 2025) at the leaders of both warring parties in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, expressing frustration as efforts to kick-start ceasefire talks remain deadlocked. Mr. Trump first criticised Russian … Read more
A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul, Afghanistan. File | Photo Credit: AP The Taliban’s leader said Sunday (March 30, 2025) there was no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as sharia laws are in … Read more
Students shout slogans during a protest demanding trial of former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. File | Photo Credit: AP Women student leaders, who were “key drivers” in the protest against the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh last year, are among the women from around the world who will be awarded by the Donald … Read more
President Donald Trump waves as he walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, on March 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (March 30, 2025) reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations, beyond just a … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStockPhoto The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has discovered a major oilfield in the eastern South China Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday (March 31, 2025), with proven reserves exceeding 100 million tonnes. Xinhua said the Huizhou 19-6 oilfield was about 170 … Read more
Palestinians in Gaza marked the normally festive Eid al-Fitr on Sunday (March 30, 2025) with rapidly dwindling food supplies and mourning for several children killed in Israel’s latest airstrikes. There was anger as the bodies of 14 emergency responders were recovered in the southern city of Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, which the … Read more
President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on April 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk-controlled microblogging website X on Sunday, March 30, 2025, faced a global outage, including in India, for about a couple of hours. | Photo Credit: Reuters Billionaire Elon Musk-controlled microblogging website X on Sunday (March 30, 2025) faced a global outage, including in India, for about a couple of hours, according to online … Read more