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Donald Trump warns ‘disloyal’ Republicans against Liberation Day defection
TORONTO STAR
WASHINGTON D.C, USA- U.S. President Donald Trump has touted April 2 — the day that he unveils widespread tariffs against trading partners — as one that will go down in American history.
Survivors still being found after Myanmar’s quake, but military attacks could harm relief effort
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BANGKOK, Thailand- Rescuers pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar’s capital early Wednesday, but most teams were finding only bodies five days after a massive earthquake hit, and concerns were growing that continued military attacks on resistance forces could jeopardize relief efforts.
Top Gun & Batman actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65
BBC NEWS
Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and Batman Forever, has died at the age of 65.
Slovakia declares state of emergency over foot and mouth disease cases
EURO NEWS
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia- As Slovakia continues its efforts to rid the country of foot-and-mouth disease, after a state of emergency was declared across the whole country on Tuesday.
At least 24 dead as wildfires ravage southern South Korea and force 27,000 to evacuate
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEOUL, South Korea- Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever were ravaging the country’s southern regions, killing 24 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 residents to evacuate, officials said Wednesday.
JD Vance will join wife on Greenland trip
BBC NEWS
Denmark has welcomed changes to a Greenland trip by US Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha, which has been reduced to a visit of just a US space base.
Increase in Anti-Christian Incidents in India
MORNING STAR NEWS
NEW DEHLI, India– Christians in India suffered high levels of violence and discrimination in 2024, with 640 cases marking a continued increase over prior years, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC).
Malaysia green-lights new MH370 search in Indian Ocean
BBC
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia- The Malaysian cabinet has approved a fresh search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, more than a decade after the aircraft vanished.
Zelensky to speak with Trump, says US should monitor ceasefire
REUTERS
KYIV, Ukraine- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would speak to US President Donald Trump later on March 19 and urged the United States to monitor a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia which he said Russian President Vladimir Putin had already ignored.
Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success
THE GUARDIAN
SYDNEY, Australia- An Australian man with heart failure has become the first person in the world to walk out of a hospital with a total artificial heart implant.

