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death toll

Myanmar earthquake: Death toll rises to 3,471 as rain complicates relief efforts

Arrest

Five arrested in Israel for allegedly embezzling tens of millions in govt funds intended for war victims

China

‘Not going to lose a trillion dollars for the privilege of buying pencils from China’, Trump takes a dig, justifies tariffs

accident

Three dead in Japan after medical transport helicopter crashes into sea

measles

US Health Secy Robert Kennedy arrives in Texas after second child dies due to measles

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

Canadian PM Mark Carney visits BAPS Toronto temple on Ram Navami

Air Force

‘Would like them to stop, don’t like them bombing on and on’: Trump on Russia-Ukraine war

Donald Trump

GOP senator Ted Cruz warns Trump’s tariff hikes could lead to political ‘bloodbath’ in 2026

global economy

UK PM Starmer, European leaders call US tariffs ‘new era for global economy’

China

‘Massive financial deficits with China, EU can only be cured with tariffs’: Donald Trump

Droupadi Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Portugal’s Lisbon

discharged

Pope Francis makes first public appearance at Vatican after leaving hospital

China

‘Tik Tok deal was close; China changed because of tariffs’: Trump

Anura Kumara Dissanayake

‘Deeply grateful’: PM Modi reaffirms deep cultural, spiritual and civilisational ties with Sri Lanka

Anura Kumara Disanayaka

In Lanka, PM Modi offers prayers at revered Mahabodhi tree at Anuradhapura

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House for key talks on tariffs

ICT industry

Taiwan President meets ICT industry representatives amid US tariff concerns

British MPs

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy calls Israeli detention of two MPs ‘unacceptable, counterproductive’

repatriate nationals

US to revoke visas for South Sudanese citizens following failure to repatriate nationals

Anura Kumara Dissanayake

PM Modi reaches Anuradhapura to launch Maho-Anuradhapura railway line