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Peru fisherman lost for 95 days in Pacific Ocean returns home

March 16, 2025 06:44 IST

His family launched a search but Peru's maritime patrols were unable to locate him until Wednesday.

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops not surrounded in Kursk, Russia says it retakes two villages

March 16, 2025 02:25 IST

Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces had retaken two more villages near Sudzha, 10 km (six miles) from the Ukrainian border, a town which Moscow said it had recaptured on Thursday.

Israeli air strike kills nine in Gaza, medics say, during ceasefire disputes

March 16, 2025 01:59 IST

The Israeli military said in a statement that it had struck two individuals that it identified as "terrorists" operating a drone that it said posed a threat to forces in Beit Lahiya.

Airstrike in Myanmar kills nearly 30 people, opposition group says

March 15, 2025 22:44 IST

The attack occurred Friday at 3 pm in Let Pan Hla village in Singu township, about 65 kilometres north of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, a spokesperson for the Mandalay People's Defence Force said.

Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts

March 15, 2025 22:37 IST

Multiple workers at Voice of America, an international media broadcaster that operates in more than 40 languages, shared with Reuters an email that placed them on administrative leave with full pay and benefits "until otherwise notified."

Pope Francis, showing plans to continue on, starts new process for Catholic reforms

March 15, 2025 21:48 IST

Francis approved the new process for reforms on Tuesday from Rome's Gemelli hospital, where he is being treated, the Vatican said on Saturday.

Cuba suffers another massive power outage leaving millions in the dark

March 15, 2025 14:40 IST

Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said that at around 8:15 p.m. local time, an outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused 'a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and, with it, the failure of the National Electric System.'

Big March storm fans wildfires in US, kills 3 as forecasters fear weekend tornado outbreak

March 15, 2025 14:21 IST

The National Weather Service warned of extreme weather across a vast swath of the country that is home to more than 100 million people.

After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent

March 15, 2025 11:30 IST

Several international students on a variety of college campuses said they preferred not to speak with a reporter out of concern for their immigration status.

Trump says he was being ‘bit sarcastic’ when he promised to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours

March 15, 2025 18:42 IST

His special envoy, Steve Witkoff, was in Moscow this week for talks on a US-proposed ceasefire, which Ukraine has accepted.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits southern Mexico, alarms sound in capital

March 15, 2025 10:03 IST

The quake hit near the town of San Miguel Achiutla at a depth of 64 km (40 miles), the USGS said.

Republican legislation seeks to ban Chinese nationals from studying in US

March 15, 2025 09:44 IST

Several US universities have ended academic partnerships with Chinese schools amid mounting pressure from Republican lawmakers over national security concerns.

Trump suspends security clearance of people at Paul Weiss law firm

March 15, 2025 08:29 IST

Trump's order on Friday marked the third time he has taken action against a major US law firm, alarming lawyers and legal experts

Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the US ‘is no longer welcome’ in the country

March 15, 2025 04:27 IST

The State Department did not have additional details about the ban, and it was unclear whether Rasool was even in the US at the time the decision was made.

Anti-Russian activist shot dead in Odesa, Ukrainian authorities say

March 14, 2025 23:44 IST

A 31-year-old victim was named as Demian Hanul, a blogger who local media said took part in the 2014 Maidan revolution against Ukraine's then pro-Russian president.

Nepalese people know mastermind behind royal massacre of 2001, says Prachanda

March 14, 2025 22:29 IST

Prachanda, speaking at a programme organised by his party in Sindhupalchowk district, said, “The palace massacre was carried out by those within the royal family itself.” “Who had killed his own brother?” Prachanda said, instigating serious accusation on former monarch Gyanendra.