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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. ...

March 29, 2025 11:55 AM

First tranche of 15 tonnes of relief material from India lands in quake-hit Myanmar

As part of its Act East policy, India sent more than 15 tonnes of relief material to Myanmar on Saturday, following a series of powerful earthquakes that led to widespread death and destruction on Friday, with over 600 people feared killed and the to...

March 29, 2025 3:27 PM

Vance accuses Denmark of not keeping Greenland safe from Russia, China

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday accused Denmark of not doing a good job keeping Greenland safe and suggested the United States would better protect the semi-autonomous Danish territory that President Donald Trump has pressed to take over. Dur...

March 28, 2025 4:37 PM

US Vice President Vance to visit Greenland, the island Trump wants to control

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Greenland on Friday at a time when President Donald Trump is renewing his insistence that Washington should take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. In a scaled-back version of a trip plan tha...

March 28, 2025 4:20 PM

Ukraine says mineral deal not final; summary shows US demands more income

The terms of a mineral deal between Ukraine and the U.S. have not yet been finalised, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, after a summary of Washington's latest offer showed it demanding all of Ukraine's natural resources income for years. The lates...

March 28, 2025 5:43 PM

Powerful quake in Southeast Asia kills several, Myanmar declares state of emergency

A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some ar...

March 28, 2025 3:11 PM

Bangladesh: Yunus meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing

Chief Adviser of Interim Government of Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this morning. During the meeting at the Great Hall of the People, they discussed issues related to bilateral ...

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