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April 1, 2025 12:20 PM

Bodies of 15 rescue workers recovered from grave in Gaza, UN officials say

Fifteen emergency and aid workers from the Red Crescent, Palestinian Civil Defense and the United Nations have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip, U.N. officials said on Monday. U.N. aid chief Tom Fletcher said in...

April 1, 2025 9:08 AM

‘I am going to my father’s home country,’ Sunita Williams plans trip to India

NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams said she plans to visit India soon and meet with ISRO's team during her visit. Williams said during NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Post-Flight News Conference, she found India to be 'amazing', with each time her spacecraft passin...

March 31, 2025 3:48 PM

France’s Le Pen found guilty in graft trial, awaits decision on potential ban from politics

A French court found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty on Monday of misappropriating EU funds and the sentencing expected shortly could see her barred from the 2027 presidential race, upending politics in France. Le Pen, head of the far-right Na...

March 31, 2025 3:23 PM

Dalai Lama presented with Gold Mercury Award for peace

The Dalai Lama was presented with the Gold Mercury Award on Monday in recognition of his lifelong commitment to peace, compassion, education, and human rights at his residence in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Nicolas De Santis, President and Se...

March 31, 2025 1:21 PM

6th BIMSTEC Summit to convene in Bangkok on April 4, focusing on trade, security and regional cooperation

The 6th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is set to take place on April 4 in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme "Prosperous, Resilient, and Open BIMSTEC," according to a release fro...

March 31, 2025 1:34 PM

Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 1,700 as rescuers scramble to find survivors

Rescue efforts are underway in Myanmar after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country, killing at least 1,700 people and leaving widespread destruction in its wake. The quake, which was felt as far away as Bangkok and parts of China,...

March 31, 2025 10:17 AM

Trump threatens Iran with bombing, tariffs if nuclear deal not reached

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran with "possible bombing" and the imposition of secondary tariffs if the Islamic Republic does not comply with the nuclear deal proposed by the US. During a telephone interview with NBC News, Tru...

March 30, 2025 8:03 AM

Syria’s president al-Sharaa forms new transitional government

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, appointing 23 ministers in a broadened cabinet seen as a key milestone in the transition from decades of Assad family rule and to improving Syria's ties with the West. ...

March 29, 2025 5:51 PM

Nepal investigates deadly violence in pro-monarchy rally

Nepal's government is investigating deadly violence that occurred during a rally by the supporters of the former king seeking the restoration of constitutional monarchy, a minister said on Saturday. Two people were killed on Friday and at least 112 ...

March 29, 2025 1:14 PM

Myanmar quake death toll hits 1,000 as international aid starts to arrive

Foreign rescue teams began flying into Myanmar on Saturday to aid the search for survivors from an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation crippling critical infrastructure amid a grinding civil war. ...

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