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The new rules also prohibit burials outside officially designated cemeteries or approved ecological burial zones. The announcement comes ahead of the Qingming Festival, a traditional period for paying respects to ancestors.

White House defends Trump’s call to pray for US troops after Pope Leo XIV condemns using religion to justify war, urging peace amid global conflicts.

As a result of the ban, Fakhar Zaman will miss the upcoming matches against Multan Sultans on April 3 in Lahore and Islamabad United on April 9 in Karachi.

Two of the vessels, belonging to state-owned shipping giant Cosco, passed through the strait while exiting the Gulf on Monday morning, according to data from the MarineTraffic monitor.

Light carries darkness, which sounds contradictory but is actually true. Scientists have known about dark points inside light for a long time, yet they have only now been able to record them. A new study published in Nature details the experiment.

Disciplinary chaos hits PSL 2026! Naseem Shah faces a record PKR 20M fine over a controversial post, while Fakhar Zaman is banned for ball-tampering. Read the full details on Shaheen Afridi’s security breach and the storm surrounding Lahore Qalandars.

An FIR has been reportedly filed against the organisers of Yo Yo Honey Singh’s Mumbai concert over the voilations of safety roles and crowd mismanagement.

Washington vs NATO: Poland, France and Italy push back on US war demands

An airstrike has disabled a key desalination plant on Iran's Qeshm Island, worsening water scarcity and regional tensions as President Trump threatens to further target Iran's critical infrastructure.

Hegseth also said he made an unannounced trip to West Asia over the weekend and visited troops that are part of the military operations. However, he refrained from disclosing his place of visit for security reasons.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that communication with Iran is ongoing, primarily through intermediaries, with some level of direct contact also taking place. Rubio outlined Washington’s war objectives, including degrading Iran’s military capabilities, particularly its missile, naval and air power, while avoiding a ground invasion. He also issued a strong warning on the Strait of Hormuz, saying the key global shipping route will reopen “one way or another,” either through Iranian compliance or coordinated international action. The statement comes amid continued disruption in the strait and rising global concern over energy supplies, with the waterway remaining central to the ongoing conflict.

The eurozone suffered the biggest inflation jump in March since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. That is according to economists assessing the fallout from the escalating war in West Asia.

Hawaii officials put a man in a mental hospital and forced him to take psychiatric drugs because he wouldn't admit to being someone else. Joshua Spriestersbach was identified thrice as another man, but he kept getting detained.

The SARS-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant of the COVID-19 virus has been detected in several states in America. The CDC has warned that the variant has undergone about 75 mutations and can evade the protection offered by the vaccines.

Some Wall Street banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which had a small view of the dollar heading into the year, are now reconsidering their stance on the US currency.

Callous threats by both the US and Iran are putting Gulf desalination plants at risk. Attacks on these plants, deliberate or accidental, could cut water supplies for millions. A humanitarian crisis in the short run, and economic collapse in the long term, could be the results

Scott Mills sex abuse claims: Teen boy at centre of probe was under 16, police say

Iran’s Mohammad Ghalibaf accuses Trump of spreading “fake news” and warns of retaliation, as tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran.

India on Monday (March 30) condemned recent attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon that left three Indonesians dead and injured three others in two incidents over the past 24 hours, amid Israel’s ground incursion and intense fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. “We condemn the recent attacks on UN Peacekeepers deployed in UNIFIL, and pay our homage to the fallen Blue Helmets,” a statement issued by India’s permanent mission in New York said.