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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, locals past by a collapsed building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar on Saturday, March 29, 2025 Photo: Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua via AP

Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire

Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial...

A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military. The country's death toll from the disaster soared to 1,644.
A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military. The country's death toll from the disaster soared to 1,644.
World 30 Mar, 2025
Rescuers search for victims at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a strong earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, early Saturday, March 29, 2025. Photo: AP

Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

Myanmar's earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the...

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country's second-largest city.
The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country's second-largest city.
World 29 Mar, 2025
Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 28, 2025. Photo: AP

Powerful earthquakes rock Thailand and Myanmar, triggering the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise

Powerful earthquakes rock Thailand and Myanmar, triggering the collapse of a Bangkok...

A high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar midday on Friday, police said, and possible casualties are not yet known.
A high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar midday on Friday, police said, and possible casualties are not yet known.
World 28 Mar, 2025
Houses burn in a village after being engulfed by a wildfire fueled by strong winds in Uiseong, South Korea, Monday, March 24, 2025. Photo: Yoon Gwan-shick/Yonhap via AP

Wildfires ravage southern South Korea, killing 18 people and forcing 27,000 to evacuate

Wildfires ravage southern South Korea, killing 18 people and forcing 27,000 to...

Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea's worst ever were ravaging the country's southern regions, killing 18 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday.
Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea's worst ever were ravaging the country's southern regions, killing 18 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday.
World 26 Mar, 2025
FILE - Former heavyweight champion George Foreman of Houston, reacts during a news conference in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1994. Photo: AP

George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who became a beloved champion, dies at 76

George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight who became a beloved champion, dies at 76

George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing history.
George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing history.
World 22 Mar, 2025
Buildings destroyed during the Israeli air and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, March 20, 2025. Photo: AP

Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to nearly 600

Strikes in Gaza kill 85 overnight, bringing the total since Israel broke ceasefire to...

Local health officials said Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across he Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, bringing the total to nearly 600 killed since Israel shattered a truce that had facilitated the release of more than two dozen hostages and brought relative calm since late January.
Local health officials said Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across he Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, bringing the total to nearly 600 killed since Israel shattered a truce that had facilitated the release of more than two dozen hostages and brought relative calm since late January.
World 21 Mar, 2025
FILE - President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019.

White House says Trump and Putin hold call as US seeks Russian sign-off on plan to end Ukraine war

White House says Trump and Putin hold call as US seeks Russian sign-off on plan to...

The U.S. president said Washington and Moscow have already begun discussing “dividing up certain assets" between Ukraine and Russia as part of a deal to end the conflict.
The U.S. president said Washington and Moscow have already begun discussing “dividing up certain assets" between Ukraine and Russia as part of a deal to end the conflict.
World 18 Mar, 2025
Palestinians inspect the damage at Al-Tabi'in School in central Gaza Strip following an Israeli airstrike, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Photo: AP

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 404 Palestinians and shatter ceasefire with Hamas

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 404 Palestinians and shatter ceasefire with...

Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials.
Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials.
World 18 Mar, 2025
Palestinian wait get donated food at a distribution center in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 16, 2025. Photo: AP

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 235 and threaten to fully reignite war with Hamas

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 235 and threaten to fully reignite war with...

Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 235 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials.
Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 235 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials.
World 18 Mar, 2025
In this photo provided by El Salvador's presidential press office, a prison guard transfers deportees from the U.S., alleged to be Venezuelan gang members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Photo: AP

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their...

The immigrants were deported after Trump’s declaration of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which has been used only three times in U.S. history.
The immigrants were deported after Trump’s declaration of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which has been used only three times in U.S. history.
World 17 Mar, 2025
In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Russian Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov as he visits military headquarters in the Kursk region of Russia.

Russia says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town as Putin advisor says truce would help Ukraine

Russia says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town as Putin advisor says truce would...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that U.S. negotiators were on their way to Russia, but he wouldn’t comment on Moscow’s view of the ceasefire proposal.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that U.S. negotiators were on their way to Russia, but he wouldn’t comment on Moscow’s view of the ceasefire proposal.
World 13 Mar, 2025

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