Asia North Korea Experience gained by North Korean forces on the battlefields of the Russia-Ukraine war imposes changes in the security calculus on the Korean Peninsula, as NK troops have been exposed to the technology and tactics of modern warfare, UN Commander reveals
Europe Spain The Prado Museum will bring together for the first time eight works by El Greco from around the world; 'The Assumption of the Virgin', which belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago, was last exhibited in the Madrid art gallery more than a century ago
America United States 26.000 images have been reportedly flagged for removal in the Pentagon’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) purge, including references to the esteemed Tuskegee Airmen and the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II
Asia Syria Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former president Bashar al-Assad have made at least 800 civil victims in Syria in 4 days, one of the highest tolls since 2011; transitional President called for unity and pledged justice
Europe Russia Officials of the United Russia party allegedly donated meat mincers for 8 March to the mothers of Russian soldiers who died on the Ukrainian front; the gesture has caused great controversy as it recalls the sending of soldiers to slaughter
Africa Mali The suspension of the issuance of mining permits will be partially lifted upon initiative of the Mali's Ministry of Mines; the awarding of mining titles had been halted in November 2022, citing efforts to improve the licensing process
Oceania Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands has signed the South Pacific Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Rarotonga, thus taking a historic step to strengthen its commitment to a nuclear-weapon free Pacific
Africa eSwatini In recent years, Eswatini has achieved major milestones in snakebite management, reducing snakebite deaths to zero in the summer season of 2023; results are now threatened by funding cuts, exacerbated by the suspension of US aid
Africa Mauritius In an effort to support small tea planters, a free fertiliser distribution ceremony was held as part of the Tea Sector Support Scheme
Europe Belarus The Moscow Centre of the World Association of Nuclear Operators will conduct a planned partner inspection at the Belarusian nuclear power plant from 10 to 26 March 2025 for the achievement of high performance
Asia Bahrain Startup Bahrain, a Tamkeen-supported platform for Bahraini start-ups, has kicked off a new season of its StartUp Bahrain Pitch entrepreneurship series highlighting Bahrain's most promising founders
Africa Sierra Leone Orange Sierra Leone donated 100 durable tarpaulins to the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, through the Ministry of Social Welfare, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives
Oceania Australia The oldest known meteorite impact crater in the world has been discovered by researchers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia: believed to be 3,47 billion years old, it pushes back the previous record by more than a billion years
Europe San Marino A collection coin worth €10, to be issued from 13 April, has been dedicated by the San Marino Post Office to celebrate country's presence at the Osaka Expo 2025