Violence has flared up again in Gaza; several government buildings in Germany are threatened with bomb attacks.
(Baonghean.vn) - Violence has flared up again in Gaza; Venezuela remains plunged into darkness due to widespread power outages; Thailand blames the media for disrupting election results; Many government offices in Germany evacuated due to bomb threats... These are some of the prominent world news stories of the past 24 hours.
Violence has flared up again in Gaza.
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Rocket launches, artillery fire, and airstrikes between Israel and Gaza have been occurring continuously for several days. Photo: Al Jazeera |
Although a ceasefire between the Hamas armed group and Israel was reached at 10 PM local time on March 25th, with mediation from Egypt, tensions in Gaza were not immediately resolved. Hours after the ceasefire took effect, air raid sirens sounded again in southern Israeli towns as a barrage of rockets from Gaza struck the area. Residents were immediately evacuated following shelter-seeking warnings, and schools were closed. Israeli fighter jets immediately launched retaliatory airstrikes that night, targeting two Hamas positions in Gaza.
On March 26, the Israeli army deployed tanks and reinforced troops to the Gaza border as a precautionary measure.
Many government buildings in Germany were evacuated due to bomb threats.
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| Police have cordoned off the town hall square in Augsburg following a bombing. Photo: Thelocal.de |
German police reported on March 26 that several city government offices across the country had been evacuated after receiving bomb threats via email. According to police sources, the evacuated offices included those in Augsburg, Kaiserslautern, Goettingen, Neunkirchen, and Rendsburg. Police searched the areas surrounding these government buildings but found nothing suspicious. The sender of the bomb threats has not yet been identified.
German authorities had to carry out the evacuation after lawyers, politicians, journalists, and even a pop star received more than 100 threatening emails. These emails were allegedly sent by supporters of far-right groups.
The US Department of Defense is spending $1 billion on projects along the border with Mexico.
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US President Donald Trump. Photo: AP |
The U.S. Department of Defense has allocated $1 billion to a plan to build a 57-mile (approximately 91.7 km) pedestrian barrier, roads, and lighting along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon announced on March 25.
Last week, the Pentagon submitted to Congress a list of construction projects worth $12.8 billion that the department believes should be reallocated to building infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border.
International public opinion strongly condemned the US statement on the Golan Heights.
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| US President Donald Trump (left) presents an executive order officially recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) at the White House on March 25, 2019. Photo: AFP/VNA |
On March 25, US President Donald Trump shocked the world by signing an executive order officially recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, in the presence of the Israeli Prime Minister. This is a clear violation of the United Nations Charter and the principles of international law, including relevant international resolutions, such as Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 497 (1981).
Not only Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Lebanon, Palestine, etc., but also many countries that were once allies of the US in Europe such as the UK, Germany, France; the European Union; and even Russia and countries in the Americas have condemned, or implicitly criticized, the US decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
Venezuela remains shrouded in darkness due to widespread power outages.
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Office workers in Caracas during a power outage on March 25. Photo:AP |
The power outage occurred at 1 PM on March 25th (0 AM on March 26th in Vietnam time), plunging many areas across Venezuela into darkness and disrupting communication networks.ABC NewsNews reports indicate that at least 16 of the 23 affected states experienced communication disruptions.
The government of President Nicolas Maduro accused the US-backed opposition of sabotaging the Guri Dam, which houses the plant that supplies most of Venezuela's electricity. Caracas said the "attack" was under control, power services had been restored in many areas, and repairs would be completed within hours.
Thailand blames the media for disrupting the election results.
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Nat Laosisawakul at a press conference on March 25. Photo:AFP |
Nat Laosisawakul, deputy secretary-general of the Election Commission of Thailand (EC), said the commission is only responsible for providing raw data to media outlets whenever vote counting results are updated, and the EC is not responsible for the chaotic results on the evening of March 24.Channel News Asia.
"Media organizations have applied this data and presented it graphically. As you saw last night, each channel published different data, and it depends on how each channel reports the news," he explained at the press conference.
