Violence in Gaza Resurges; Bomb Threats Hit German Government Buildings
(Baonghean.vn) - Violence in Gaza flares up again; Venezuela continues to be plunged into darkness due to widespread power outages; Thailand blames the media for disrupting election results; Many government offices in Germany were evacuated due to bomb threats... are the world's top news stories of the past 24 hours.
Violence in Gaza flares up again
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Rocket launches, artillery shelling, and air strikes between Israel and Gaza have been taking place continuously over the past several days. Photo: Al Jazeera |
Although a ceasefire between the Hamas armed group and Israel was reached at 10 p.m. local time on March 25, with the mediation of Egypt, tensions in Gaza were not resolved immediately. A few hours after the ceasefire took effect, sirens sounded again in southern Israeli towns when a series of rockets from Gaza rained down on the area. Residents were immediately evacuated following the shelter warning, and schools were closed. Israeli fighter jets immediately launched airstrikes in response overnight, targeting two Hamas targets in Gaza.
On March 26, the Israeli army had to deploy tanks and reinforcements to the Gaza border, as a precautionary measure.
Bomb threats force many government offices in Germany to evacuate
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| Police block off the town hall square in Augsburg after a bomb attack. Photo: Thelocal.de |
German police said on March 26 that many city government offices in the country had to be evacuated due to bomb threats sent by e-mail. According to police sources, the units that had to be evacuated were the city government offices of Augsburg, Kaiserslautern, Goettingen, Neunkirchen and Rendsburg. Police searched the areas near the city government buildings but found nothing suspicious. Police have not yet identified the person who sent the bombs.
German authorities were forced to carry out the evacuation after lawyers, politicians, journalists and even a music star received more than 100 threatening emails, allegedly sent by supporters of the far-right.
US Defense Department to spend $1 billion on projects along the border with Mexico
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US President Donald Trump. Photo: AP |
The US Department of Defense has shifted $1 billion toward a plan to build a 57-mile (91.7 km) stretch of “pedestrian fencing,” roads and lighting along the US-Mexico border, the Pentagon announced on March 25.
Last week, the Pentagon presented to Congress a list of $12.8 billion worth of construction projects that it said should be reallocated to construction along the U.S.-Mexico border.
International public opinion strongly condemns US statement on Golan Heights
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| US President Donald Trump (left) hands over a decree 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/TTXVN |
On March 25, US President Donald Trump shocked the world when he signed a decree 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, and relevant international resolutions, including Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 497 (1981).
Not only Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Lebanon, Palestine... but also many countries that are allies of the US in Europe such as the UK, Germany, France; the European Union and even Russia or American countries have condemned or implicitly criticized the US decision to recognize Golan sovereignty for Israel.
Venezuela continues to be plunged into darkness due to widespread power outages
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Office workers in the capital Caracas during a power outage on March 25. Photo:AP |
The power outage occurred at 1 p.m. on March 25 (0 a.m. on March 26, Vietnam time), leaving many areas in Venezuela in darkness and affecting the communication network.ABC Newsreported. At least 16 of the 23 states affected, communication systems down.
President Nicolas Maduro's government has accused the US-backed opposition of sabotaging the Guri dam, which supplies much of Venezuela's electricity. Caracas said the "attack" had been contained, power service had been restored in many areas and repairs would be completed within hours.
Thailand blames media for disrupting election results
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Nat Laosisawakul at a press conference on March 25. Photo:AFP |
Thailand's Election Commission (EC) deputy secretary-general Nat Laosisawakul said the commission is only responsible for providing raw data to media organizations every time the vote count results are updated and the EC is not responsible for the chaotic results on the evening of March 24, according toChannel News Asia.
"Media organizations have adopted this data and presented it graphically. As you saw last night, each channel published different data and it depends on how each channel reported the news," he said at a press conference.