Iran heavy water plant 'damaged' after Israeli strike, says IAEA
GENEVA, Mar 30 (AFP/Reuters): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday that Iran's heavy water production plant in Khondab was no longer operational after an Israeli military strike.The Israeli military said Friday it carried out a strike against a heavy water plant in Arak, central Iran, describing the...
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Myanmar junta chief nominated as president
YANGON, Mar 30 (BBC): Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing has been nominated for the presidency as parliament convened on Monday, following a general election from which the biggest opposition parties were excluded.Min Aung Hlaing is certain to be chosen, as he was nominated in parliament alongside two loyalists who...
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Heavy rain, floods kill 45 in Afghanistan, Pakistan
KABUL, Mar 30 (Reuters): Heavy rain that triggered severe flooding and caused buildings to collapse killed 45 people and injured 74 in Afghanistan and Pakistan over the last five days, authorities said on Monday, with Kabul also warning of continued risks from bad weather.Most of the deaths in war-shattered Afghanistan...
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Syrian leader visits Germany
BERLIN, Mar 30 (AFP): Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday as he began a visit to Berlin for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and the return of refugees.Sharaa-on his first trip to Germany since ousting his country's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad...
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