Disasters and accidents

Severe weather and tornadoes break out in the areas between south Indiana and north east Texas, United States. (NYT)

• https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/weather/tornado-storms-missouri-illinois.html

Disasters and accidents

A 7.0 earthquake strikes near the island country of Tonga with a 6.1 aftershock. A tsunami warning is issued and later lifted. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/tonga-earthquake-tsunami-warning-pacific-island-0bcaab5e5e83156846a65ed46556391e

International relations

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian says that Iran will not have direct negotiations with the U.S. on its nuclear program, but is open for indirect talks to rebuild trust, after U.S. president Donald Trump threatened "bombing" if Iran does not agree to a new nuclear deal. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/30/iran-rejects-direct-nuclear-talks-with-trump-open-to-indirect-negotiations
• https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-there-will-be-bombing-if-iran-does-not-make-nuclear-deal-2025-03-30/

Disasters and accidents

The count of the total amount of destroyed ancient pagodas and religious buildings in Myanmar rises to 61, including the previously unreported Four-Storied Monastery [my] in Inwa. (NP)

• https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8%E1%80%91%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA%E1%80%80%E1%80%BB%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%90%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%BA
• https://npnewsmm.com/news/67e8f0ca7bc0d4471b7630bd