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March 23, 2025 7:51 AM

Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures several, sparks fires, Ukrainian officials say

Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv injured at least seven people and sparked fires in high-rise apartment buildings and throughout the city, Ukrainian officials said early on Sunday. "A massive enemy drone attack on Kyiv," Mayor Vitali Klitschko said...

March 23, 2025 7:43 AM

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas political leader in southern Gaza, Hamas says

An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza's Khan Younis killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on Sunday, Hamas officials said, as residents reported an escalation in the Israeli military campaign that began on Tuesday. Pro-Hamas media said th...

March 22, 2025 6:10 PM

Turkey detains 343 people over protests against Istanbul mayor’s detention, interior ministry says

Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Demonstrations took place in more than a dozen cities including ...

March 22, 2025 3:47 PM

India-NZ partnership ‘grown much stronger’ during my visit: Luxon

Calling India an "increasingly important partner", New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Saturday that the partnership between the two countries has "grown much stronger" during his five-day visit to New Delhi and Mumbai, earlier this ...

March 22, 2025 3:41 PM

Israel strikes Lebanon in response to cross-border launch

Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes hit southern Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, threatening a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. ...

March 22, 2025 12:12 PM

Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice on Friday, the latest expansion of his crackdown...

March 21, 2025 4:02 PM

South Korea opposition brings motion to impeach acting president

South Korean opposition parties raised a motion to impeach acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday, the majority Democratic Party said, in a move likely to escalate recent political strife in the country. Although the motion starts a process that w...

March 21, 2025 11:00 AM

Huge fire closes UK’s Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted

Britain's Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the world. The London Fire Brigade said around 70 firefighters were tackling the...

March 21, 2025 10:47 AM

French scientist denied entry into the U.S., French government says

A French scientist has been denied entry into the United States, apparently because the scientist had expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration's research policy, the French Education Ministry said on Thursday. "I learned with concern...

March 21, 2025 10:09 AM

Turks protest, opposition defiant over Istanbul mayor’s detention

Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as the opposition sought to pin the blame on President Tayyip Erdogan. Some pro...

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