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U.S. Virginia-Class submarines prepare for strategic presence in...
New York [US], March 17: In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the...

OpenAI and Musk agree to fast tracked trial...
New York [US], March 17: OpenAI and Elon Musk have agreed to fast-track a trial over OpenAI's for-profit shift, the...

Trump, Putin to discuss proposed Ukraine ceasefire this...
New York [US], March 17: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this...

Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills at least...
Belgrade [Serbia], March 17: Fifty-nine people have died and 155 have been injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia,...

Zelensky appoints new chief of armed forces in...
Kiev [Ukraine], March 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a change in the leadership of the country's armed forces,...

At least 34 people dead as storms sweep...
Washington [US], March 17: Severe storms swept across the southern and midwestern United States over the weekend, killing at least...

US rejects Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs...
New York [US], March 17: Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official...

SpaceX capsule reaches ISS
Washington [US], March 17: A SpaceX capsule due to bring home two US astronauts that have been stranded on the...

Thousands demonstrate in Mexico to commemorate missing people
Mexico City, March 17: Thousands of people in Mexico took to the streets in nationwide vigils for the many missing...

Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by...
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: A roadside bomb blast near a bus carrying security forces in the Pakistani province of Balochistan...

Houthis claim retaliation as US says its strikes...
Sana'a [Yemen], March 17: Yemen's Houthis have said they have retaliated after vowing to "meet escalation with escalation" following the...

Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools...
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has once again called on the Taliban government to reopen schools...

US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans...
Washington [US], March 17: A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the United States has landed in El...

Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: As the Eid al-Fitr celebration approaches, the Indonesian government has introduced several policies to facilitate transportation,...

Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in...
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: Indonesia will host the 19th high-level parliamentary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states...

Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian...
Belgrade [Serbia], March 16: Large crowds gathered in the centre of Belgrade on Saturday for a mass rally against the...

Zelensky names peace negotiator
Kiev [Ukraine], March 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed presidential office chief Andrii Yermak, as the chief negotiator for...

Ukraine peacekeeping plans entering operational phase, says UK...
London [UK], March 16: Planning for a peacekeeping force for Ukraine will move to an "operational phase", British Prime Minister...

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship remanded...
London [UK], March 16: The Russian captain of the container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the...

German president laments 'loss of thoughtfulness' on social...
Berlin [Germany], March 16: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed concern about the consequences of the changing media landscape.

Return mission for stranded astronauts successfully launched
Washington [US], March 16: The return mission for two astronauts stuck in space has successfully launched, US space agency NASA...

Israeli drone strike kills nine in Gaza, including...
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 16: At least nine people, including two journalists, were killed in an Israeli drone attack in...

UN chief calls for global action against rising...
New York [US], March 16: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over "a disturbing rise in anti-Muslim bigotry",...

Trump mulls new travel ban that could hit...
Washington [US], March 16: United States President Donald Trump's administration is mulling a new travel ban that is expected to...

Trump orders major strikes on Yemen's Houthis, 19...
Washington [US], March 16: U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the...

Massive rallies across South Korea ahead of key...
Seoul [South Korea], March 16: South Koreans gathered in huge numbers in the capital Seoul on Saturday to support or...

NSW endures heatwave, faces 'extreme' bushfire risk
Sydney [Australia], March 16: Australia's New South Wales on Sunday sweated in a heat wave that raised the risk of...