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The upper house elected Nan Ni Ni Aye, a regional MP from Karen State with the military-aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), as another V-P, local media reported

Lebanon was pulled into the West Asia conflict in early March when Israeli-U.S. strikes killed Iran's supreme leader and Tehran-backed Hezbollah responded by firing rockets at Israel.

During the U.S. and Zionist regime attacks on civilian centres, on the morning of Tuesday, one of the largest companies producing anti-cancer, anaesthetic and specialised medicines was damaged and the drug production line was damaged, the government said in a post on X.

An Iranian drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker in waters off the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai, sparking a blaze that was later put out, the Dubai Media Office said.

Hegseth said he had visited troops in the West Asia on March 28 to witness the military operation against Iran.

China and Pakistans proposals included the immediate cessation of hostilities, initiation of peace talks as soon as possible, ensuring the safety of non-military targets and safety of navigation, and safeguarding the primacy of the UN Charter

When the conflict in West Asia, which began with the U.S. and Israels attack on Iran on February 28, escalated into a regional war, analysts said that the war would last as long as Iran had missiles or until the Gulf nations ran out of interceptors. However, with emergency military sales, piling monetary costs and a strained supply chain, is the U.S. becoming constrained to keep the war going?

The United States and Israel have been striking a wide variety of targets, including leadership figures in Iran, military bases, missile and air defense sites and positions of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and its volunteer force, the Basij; Iran has responded with drone and missile fire targeting Israel and nearby Gulf Arab nations.

One of the desalination plants on Qeshm Island was targeted... and is now completely out of service, as it is not possible to repair it in the short term, the ISNA news agency reported, quoting Health Ministry official Mohsen Farhadi

In Washington, hundreds marched past the Lincoln Memorial and into the National Mall, holding signs that read Put down the crown, clown and Regime change begins at home

Calling for global unity, the Dalai Lama urged people worldwide to work towards peace and prayed for an early end to ongoing violence and conflicts

The tariff hike means that those consuming over 180 units would see a 25% increase

Russia had supplied over a third of Germanys crude oil imports and more than half of its natural gas needs, until Moscows invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the abrupt shutdown of the Nord Stream pipeline left Berlin scrambling to find alternative suppliers

The men were found guilty of attempting rebellion through involvement in multiple terrorist acts

Mr. Uchral is a former Minister of Digital Development and Communications, where he promoted transparency reforms and digital governance initiatives. Before entering politics, Mr. Uchral got public attention as a hip-hop artist under the stage name Timon.

Investigations showed that Wang Jianjun, previously vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, illegally took the funds and property, while helping to benefit others by abusing his position, prosecutors added in a statement

While most drone purchases are made using traditional financial rails, procurement networks are increasingly intersecting with the blockchain, the public digital ledger on which cryptocurrencies are based, Chainalysis found

FT report does not say whether U.S. Defence Secretary knew what the broker was doing; Pentagon demands retraction

Usha Vance said the 2028 presidential campaign was not a priority in her conversations with her husband, who was more focused on the mid-term elections due in November

Indonesia requires social media companies with platforms it deems high risk to deactivate accounts belonging to children under 16

Santokhi took over a bankrupt Suriname from his predecessor, former dictator Desi Bouterse, and led the country to economic stability, partly supported by an International Monetary Fund program

The arrests came after the newly-formed Balendra Shah government decided to implement the report of the probe commission in its first Cabinet meeting

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has told White House officials that a further defanging of Iran's military capabilities and clerical leadership serves the long-term interest of the Gulf region and beyond

In recent days, Mr. Trump and his aides assessed that a mission to pry open the chokepoint would push the conflict beyond his timeline of four to six weeks, the Daily said in a report

Preliminary findings suggests the explosion may have been triggered by flammable gas

The announcement marks the governments first public assessment of compliance with the law that is being studied by policymakers globally

The corporation said the tanker, Al Salmi, was fully loaded at the time of the incident

The Mahan Air plane was expected to arrive in New Delhi on April 1

Speaking in the J&K Assembly, Mr. Lone said official datacontradicted its own figures on how many poor families live in the two regions of Kashmir and Jammu and termed it as a structural flaw that is distorting fairness in employment and welfare distribution

The new government in Nepal extends an opportunity to fashion a forward-looking bilateral relationship

Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes and that as a signatory of the NPT it has the right to peaceful nuclear enrichment

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow and Washington had been in touch over the shipment

The country has already barred U.S. from using jointly-operated military bases; Defence Minister calls the war profoundly illegal and unjust

The gold mining site at Jebel Iraq has been the site of violent clashes between illegal miners and mining companies

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A month after the beginning of U.S.-Israel strikes against Iranian targets, here are key developments in the war over the past 30 days.

The United States of America is in serious discussions with a new and more reasonable regime to end our Military Operations in Iran, Mr. Trump wrote in a social media post

Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested in pre-dawn raids on March 28

The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat from the earthquake

Kuwaits Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said a service building at one of its power and water distillation plants was damaged during the attack, according to the state-run KUNA news agency

The IRGC praised his efforts, particularly in helping Iran maintain a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

War and heavy Iranian security along the Iran-Iraq Kurdish border are cutting families off and crushing daily life, according to people reached by The Associated Press

Mr. Dar fell down while calling Badr Abdelatty to the stage after he arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Australia has provided aircraft to assist with the defence of the United Arab Emirates after a request from the country, but has ruled out sending naval ships to assist in reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Beijing will bar Mr. Furuya's entry into China and freeze his property and other assets in the country effective immediately, China's Foreign Ministry said