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Sunday, March 30th, 2025 

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will not have direct negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program, but is open for indirect talks to rebuild trust, after U.S. president Donald Trump threatened “bombing” if Iran does not agree to a new nuclear deal. (Reuters) 

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and several other senior Trump administration officials visit the Pituffik Space Base, a United States Space Force facility in Greenland. (NPR) 

Protests are held at Tesla dealerships across the United States, Canada and Europe to protest against DOGE chief and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s role in the second Trump administration. (Taipei Times) (AP) 

Severe weather and tornadoes break out in the areas between south Indiana and north east Texas, United States. (NYT) 

A 7.0 earthquake strikes near the island country of Tonga with a 6.1 aftershock. A tsunami warning is issued and later lifted. (AP) 

The count of the total amount of destroyed ancient pagodas and religious buildings in Myanmar rises to 61, including the previously unreported Four-Storied Monastery [my] in Inwa. (NP) 

Saturday, March 29th, 2025 

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announces the creation of a new transitional government, following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. (Reuters) 

The Israeli Defense Forces launch a new ground offensive on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) 

One person is killed and four are injured by U.S. military airstrikes in the Saada Governorate, Yemen. (Yahoo News) 

A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine, kills two people and injures 30 others, including five children. A shopping centre, multi-storey residential buildings, a medical facility and an office building were among those targeted. (Ukrainska Pravda) 

A SOCATA TBM-700 crashes into an unoccupied house in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States, killing everyone on board.  (Fox 9 News) 

One person is killed and four others are injured in an explosion at a factory in Izmir, Turkey. (Caliber AZ) 

Four people are injured in a stabbing attack in Trondheim, Norway, with the perpetrator being arrested. (Euro Weekly News) 

Friday,  March 28th, 2025 

Russian authorities say that yesterday’s sinking of the Sindbad submarine in Hurghada, Egypt, killing six Russians, happened during boarding and not due to a collision as reported. (The National) 

The Israel Defense Forces strikes southern Beirut, Lebanon, for the first time since November 2024, violating the ceasefire agreement.(CNN) 

A Russian drone attack on Dnipro, Ukraine, kills four people and wounds 19 others. Multiple buildings in the city are reported to be ablaze, including a hotel, resort, a restaurant complex and numerous apartments. (Reuters) 

At least seven people are injured by U.S. military airstrikes in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. (Euronews) 

An under-construction government office skyscraper collapses in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least six people and leaving more than 101 others missing and trapped under the rubble. (CTV News) 

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Sagaing, Myanmar, with significant damages reported as far away as Bangkok, Thailand. Over 1,000 people are killed in Myanmar and ten more in Thailand. A state of emergency is declared by the Myanmar government. (NBC News) 

Turkish authorities detain Mehmet Pehlivan, a lawyer representing opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu in the ongoing investigation, and later release him. (Reuters) 

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Friday,  March 28th, 2025 

Tanzania hits Kenya with eggs, sausage, milk taxes. (Business daily Africa) 

At least 6 people are killed and 39 others rescued after the Sindbad submarine carrying Russian tourists sinks off the Red Sea coast of Hurghada, Egypt. (BBC News) 

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Sagaing, Myanmar, with significant damages reported as far away as Bangkok, Thailand. At least 107 people are killed in Myanmar and three more in Thailand. A state of emergency is declared by the ruling military junta in Myanmar. (News18) 

An under-construction skyscraper collapses in Bangkok with dozens of construction workers reportedly trapped under the rubble. (Sky News) 

The Ava Bridge in Mandalay Region partially collapses as a result of the earthquake. (News18) 

Thursday, March 27th, 2025 

Ongoing climate-exacerbated wildfires in South Korea develop into the worst natural fire disaster in the nation’s history after doubling in size over the course of 24 hours, killing at least 26 people and destroying much of the ancient Gounsa temple site. (The Guardian) 

British environmental activist group Just Stop Oil announces they will end all civil resistance, direct action, and vandalism-related protests immediately and disband by April after the British government announced it will halt the granting of oil and gas permits. (DW) 

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a 25% tariff on automotive imports to the United States is a “direct attack” on his country by the Trump administration and vows to respond. (AP) 

Japan confirms it has asked the U.S. for an exemption from the new automotive tariffs, saying the 25% tariff on vehicle imports would have a massive negative impact on its automotive industry. Japan is one of the largest exporters of cars to the United States. (Kyodo News) 

Hamas announces that an Israeli airstrike has killed Abdel Latif al-Qanou, who served as Hamas’ spokesman. (Al Arabiya) 

Israel intercepts two ballistic missile fired by the Houthis from Yemen. (Reuters) 

A Kenyan police officer deployed in Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission is killed in a suspected gang ambush, according to Haitian authorities. Kenya has confirmed that the officer is missing but has not yet verified his death. (BBC News) 

The United States suspends financial contributions to the World Trade Organization. (Reuters) 

Two people are killed, including alpine skier Berkin Usta, and four others are injured in a fire at a ski resort in Uludağ, Turkey. (Metro) 

The European Union announces that they have expanded sanctions against Belarus to include the Central Election Commission of Belarus for political repression in the country. (Reuters) 

Five people are wounded in a mass stabbing at Dam Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The suspect is arrested by police. (Reuters) 

The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina issues an international arrest warrant for Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accusing him of repeatedly taking actions that could violate the Dayton Accords. (DW)

South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar is detained by security forces following an arrest warrant on “unclear charges”, according to his spokesperson. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition says Machar’s arrest has effectively ended the 2018 peace agreement which ended the civil war. (Sky News) 

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 

U.S. President Donald Trump announces a 25% tariff on all car imports to the U.S. will take effect from April 2. (BBC News) 

The Atlantic magazine releases the full text of a Signal group chat involving senior U.S. national security officials about recent strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. In the conversation, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provides exact times of warplane launches, strike packages, and targets. (CBC) 

The High Court in Seoul, South Korea, clears Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung of charges of violating election laws, allowing him to run in the next South Korean presidential election, where he is heavily favored to win. (DW) 

The European Commission issues a new preparedness strategy for citizens of European Union member states to stockpile 72 hours of food, water and essentials for use in the event of an attack or natural disaster. (The Guardian) 

German Federal Police carry out raids in six states targeting 17 people suspected to be members of Brigade N’Hamedu, a group advocating against the government of Eritrea by causing violence and disruptions at Eritrean cultural events in Germany. (DW)

Four American soldiers go missing during training in the Pabradė Training Area in Lithuania. A search for the soldiers is underway and an investigation has been launched. (Reuters)

The Sudanese Armed Forces retakes Khartoum International Airport from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and seizes state institutions in Khartoum captured earlier in the war by the RSF. (Al Arabiya) 

Sudanese military leader and Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declares the liberation of Khartoum from RSF forces after two years of fighting. (France 24) 

The U.S. military conducts airstrikes targeting ISIS militants in the Golis Mountains as part of a coordinated operation led by AFRICOM. The strikes reportedly kill militants without causing any civilian casualties in militant hideouts located in the Golis Mountains of Puntland’s Bari Region. (AFP via 24NEWSHD)

A motocycle bomb explosion near a police station in Piendamó, Cauca Department, Colombia, injures 18 civilians. (Infobae) 

Bolivia declares a national emergency after severe floods kill over fifty people and leave more than 100,000 people displaced from their homes. (Reuters) 

The death toll from the wildfires in Uiseong and Sancheong counties, South Korea, increases to 24, with 19 others injured. (DW) 

State of emergency declared in Slovakia due to foot-and-mouth disease. (Hungary today) 

Kenya formally recognizes Kosovo as an independent sovereign state. (Reuters) 

The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil unanimously votes to bring former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven others as defendants to trial on charges of attempting a coup. (Folha de S.Paulo) (CNN) 

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