Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sign historic border agreement after decades of disputes
Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov ratified the deal on 13 March in Bishkek.
Day: March 28, 2025
Bangladesh cricketer Tamim back home after heart attack
Tamim Iqbal was admitted to hospital on Monday after suffering chest pains while competing in a match in Bangladesh.
Trump wants to trap Ukraine in US colonial protection racket
The latest US offer to trade Ukraine’s minerals for back pay is nothing short of a colonial protection racket, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
Macron says global fight against malnutrition must continue amid aid cuts
French President Emmanuel Macron underlined the global “need to fight” malnutrition amid uncertainty over global development aid funding, as Paris hosts the Nutrition for Growth summit. By the end of the first day, the summit had seen pledges of €25 b…
The world’s bananas are at risk. A volcanic island might protect them.
Cavendish bananas are under threat from a fungus that has wiped out other varieties. The island of Tenerife may have the conditions to protect them.
7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar, strongly felt in Thailand
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar near Mandalay on Friday, causing widespread devastation.The tremors were strongly felt in neighboring Thailand, including Bangkok, from where these people recount their experiences.
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‘Not the first jolt of magnitude 7’: NCS director on Myanmar earthquakes
Myanmar experienced six significant earthquakes along the Sagaing Fault, with the strongest being 7.2 and 7.0 magnitudes. These tremors, occurring at shallow depths, caused damage in Bangkok due to its high liquefaction risk. The National Centre for Se…
Boycotters attempt to unplug from tentacular US tech sector
Anti-American sentiment is surging amid the second term of US President Donald Trump. Ifop research found this week that two thirds of French people support a boycott of US products. One market where those products are especially hard to avoid is tech…