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Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 208 km SE of Port Blair, India

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 191 km SSE of Port Blair, India

One of the founders of a major Indian pharmaceutical company and his wife have been detained in Russia on suspicion of supplying counterfeit drugs. More than 15 people were brought in for questioning along with them. According to Baza, on March 17, operatives conducted searches in the company's office and in the home of Jodas Expoim top manager Singh Shashi. Telephones, equipment, and flash drives were seized from the Indian's home. In addition, law enforcement officers found a safe containing more than 55 million rubles.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 227 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

South Korea witnesses massive protests. Hundreds of thousands demonstrate in the streets of Seoul in support of and opposition to the fate of ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol before the court's ruling.

Pakistan has detained a leading female Baloch rights activist for holding a sit-in in southwestern Balochistan at which three protesters were also killed, police say

The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common ground on East Asian security and economic issues amid escalating global uncertainty. "Given the increasingly severe international situation, I believe we may truly be at a turning point in history," Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said at the start of the meeting in Tokyo with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul.The three agreed to accelerate preparations for a trilateral summit in Japan this year that would also include talks on how Tokyo, Beijing and Seoul can tackle declining birthrates and aging populations, Iwaya said in a joint announcement after the meeting

U.S. reaffirms commitment to sanctions enforcement to limit North Korea ability to fund WMD, ballistic missile programs

The Pentagon is considering halting a planned expansion of U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ), such a move could save about $1.1 billion in costs related to personnel and command and control upgrades. Source: CNN

Pakistan’s Baloch rights group accuses police of shooting at demonstrators in central Quetta during protest calling for release of detainees; injuries reported

Quetta: Security forces are firing live rounds at the Baloch Yakjehti Committee’s peaceful protest. A complete communication blackout has been imposed in the city. Dozens of protesters have been arrested. Tear gas, water cannons, and now bullets. Protestors are severely injured

The US has imposed sanctions on two Chinese petrochemicals groups for allegedly importing Iranian crude oil, in the latest salvo of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on the Islamic republic.”

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 110 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 37 km WSW of Dalandzadgad, Mongolia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 163 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Russian Security Council Secretary Shoigu Arrives in Pyongyang to Meet with Kim Jong-un

South Korean opposition filing motion to impeach Acting President Choi - REU

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 63 km NE of Pototano, Indonesia

Blackout in Gorno-Altaisk as result of an arson the substation

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 20 km WNW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 145 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines

USA:s utrikesminister Marco Rubio sa i går att USA:s president Donald Trump är emot varje förändring av Taiwans "status quo" genom våld eller utpressning och kommer att behålla den politiken.

Indonesia's parliament passed revisions to the country's military law on Thursday, allocating more civilian posts for military officers as hundreds of students and activists protested against the legislation

The Minusinka River in Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, has washed away an earthen embankment. The Ministry of Emergency Situations warns of the threat of flooding for 120 residential buildings.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 5 km W of Denpasar, Indonesia

Rysk drönare av Shahed-typ kraschade nära Atameken-bosättningen i Kazakstan

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 25 km NNW of Hakui, Japan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - Banda Sea

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 79 km NNE of Luwuk, Indonesia

China expressed "grave concern" over the resumption of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, calling on all parties to adhere to the ceasefire and avoid any escalation that could lead to a humanitarian disaster.