Новости за 25.03.2024

Tens of thousands of people have celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem, though the traditionally boisterous celebrations have been muted this year by the Israel-Hamas war

Indonesia’s military says it has arrested 13 elite troops accused of involvement in a video showing the torture of an indigenous Papua man believed to be a member of a separatist group

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the perpetrators of the Moscow concert hall attack are “radical Islamists.”

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The Golden Globes and CBS have reached a five-year deal to broadcast the annual award show and stream it live on Paramount+

About 2,000 migrants have begun walking in southern Mexico in what has become a traditional demonstration during Holy Week before Easter to draw attention to their plight

The Polish Foreign Ministry says the Russian ambassador to Poland did not appear for a meeting despite being summoned after a Russian missile violated Polish airspace on the weekend

Local authorities say six more bodies of Rohingya refugees have been found at sea off Indonesia after a boat with more than 150 people aboard capsized last week

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Italy has followed France in stepping up security following the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall and the claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of March 31-April 6 include actor Rhea Perlman of “Cheers,” guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC and actor Ewan McGregor

South African prosecutors say they intend to charge the Parliament speaker with corruption

Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award winner Bryan Cranston is a leading face of Major League Baseball’s promotional campaign ahead of opening day for the second straight season, recording a video at Dodger Stadium highlighting several stars

A star South Korean soccer player who was detained and investigated in China for nearly a year over bribery allegations has been released and returned home

A major European Union plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc has been indefinitely postponed , underscoring how farmers’ protests sweeping the continent influence politics ahead of the June EU parliamentary elections

Bulgaria’s prime minister-designate has withdrawn her nomination after negotiations between two political coalitions failed

Russia has launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days

A delegation from Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce is in Kabul to to meet its counterparts to discuss how to improve trade relations after tensions have risen over cross-border militant attacks

Millions of Indians celebrated Monday the Hindu Holi festival, dancing to festive music, exchanging food and drink and smearing each other with red, green, blue and pink powder, turning the air into a joyful kaleidoscope of color. Widely known as the Hindu festival of colors, Holi marks the arrival of the spring season in India, Nepal and other South Asian countries as well as the diaspora. It celebrates the divine love between the Hindu god Krishna and his consort Radha, and signifies a time of rebirth and rejuvenation... Читать дальше...

The Philippines has lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard that injured Filipino navy crew members and heavily damaged their boat in the disputed South China Sea

European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets that took effect earlier this month

Nissan has announced plans to expand its electric vehicle lineup, develop more powerful batteries and cut production costs

Singapore’s first ministerial corruption case has expanded with more charges being filed against a former transport minister

Aid groups that visited a packed Gaza hospital have described an “unimaginable” situation in which large open wounds were left untreated