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Slovakia declares state of emergency over foot and mouth disease cases
EURO NEWS
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia- As Slovakia continues its efforts to rid the country of foot-and-mouth disease, after a state of emergency was declared across the whole country on Tuesday.
At least 24 dead as wildfires ravage southern South Korea and force 27,000 to evacuate
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEOUL, South Korea- Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever were ravaging the country’s southern regions, killing 24 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 residents to evacuate, officials said Wednesday.
Malaysia green-lights new MH370 search in Indian Ocean
BBC
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia- The Malaysian cabinet has approved a fresh search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, more than a decade after the aircraft vanished.
Zelensky to speak with Trump, says US should monitor ceasefire
REUTERS
KYIV, Ukraine- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would speak to US President Donald Trump later on March 19 and urged the United States to monitor a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia which he said Russian President Vladimir Putin had already ignored.
Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success
THE GUARDIAN
SYDNEY, Australia- An Australian man with heart failure has become the first person in the world to walk out of a hospital with a total artificial heart implant.
Iran’s nuclear programme in focus in China, Russia and US
AL JAZEERA
BEIJING, China- China has said it will convene talks with Russia and Iran as the United States increases pressure on Tehran to agree to a new deal on its nuclear programme.
Hamas agrees to return bodies of 4 Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
FOX NEWS
CAIRO, Egypt- With just days to go before the first phase of the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was set to expire, the terrorist group has agreed to release the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Sudan military plane crashes in residential area
BBC
OMDURMAN, Khartoum, Sudan- At least 46 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a Sudanese military plane crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Omdurman, the twin city of the capital Khartoum, state media says.
Zelensky: Trump trapped in ‘disinformation bubble’
BRUSSELS SIGNAL
KYIV, Ukraine- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said US President Donald Trump was trapped in a “disinformation bubble.”
Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro charged in alleged coup plot
REUTERS
SAO PAULO, Brasil- Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was charged on Tuesday with leading a plot to overthrow the government and undermine the country’s 40-year-old democracy after his 2022 election loss, complicating his narrow chances of a political comeback.

