Huge quake kills at least 144 in Myanmar, with many trapped as buildings collapse in Thailand
At least 144 people have died and hundreds are injured in Myanmar following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, an army official says
Tremors from the earthquake have been felt in neighbouring countries, including Thailand where an unfinished high-rise has collapsed
Eighty-one construction workers are missing, the Thai deputy prime minister says, and a search and rescue operation is under way
Dramatic images show damaged buildings in Myanmar, while video shows a rooftop pool in Bangkok spilling over the sides of a swaying building
Myanmar has been in political turmoil since a military junta seized power in a 2021 coup - getting information on the ground is difficult
Summary
US Geological Survey says Myanmar at risk of liquefaction - here's what that means
In the aftermath of an earthquake, "liquefaction" can continue to cause damage to buildings and infrastructure, which the US Geological Survey (USGS) says could become a significant issue in Myanmar.
Liquefaction is the process by which water-saturated soil loses its strength and behaves like a liquid during earthquakes, according to the USGS.
Putin suggests Ukraine could have UN-led government to organise elections
Fri 28 Mar 2025 13.06 GMT
Vladimir Putin has suggested Ukraine could be placed under a temporary UN-led government to organise fresh elections in comments rejected by a US spokesperson.
It was not clear how seriously the Russian president’s comments should be taken, given that a couple of hours later the Kremlin clarified that Putin had not raised this idea in recent phone calls with Donald Trump.
In remarks broadcast on television on Friday morning, Putin said the idea would be to allow Ukraine to “hold democratic elections, to bring to power a viable government that enjoys the trust of the people, and then begin negotiations with them on a peace treaty” – though he later said that was just “one of the options”.
Imamoglu's lawyer detained amid ongoing protests in Turkey
Jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on Friday that his lawyer had been detained.
"My lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan was detained on fictitious grounds," Imamoglu wrote in a post on X, published via his legal team.
Pehlivan represented Imamoglu during his court appearance on corruption charges on Sunday.
Inside Turkey’s executive coup
Erdogan knows that no election — even a rigged one — is safe
It finally happened: Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most formidable likely challenger in the 2028 presidential election, was formally arrested on flimsy corruption charges, after four days in custody.
The move was a long time coming and it cannot be dismissed as mere political maneuvering. It might not seem like it, but this is how coups often happen nowadays: with no blood and no noise beyond the whimper of a democracy dying in handcuffs.
Voices from Gaza: Protests demand an end to war and suffering
For the third consecutive day, Hassan Saad, 38, and hundreds of others took to the streets in Beit Lahiya, demanding an end to their suffering and a halt to the war on Gaza.
Saad is one of the protest coordinators, working with 14 others who he says came together spontaneously to organise the demonstrations.
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