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​Rescuers work at the site of a building that collapsed after the strong earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
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Myanmar struggles to cope with aftermath of quake

The death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near the central city of Mandalay on March 28. Approximately 1,700 people are dead and over 3,400 injured, with the US Geological Service estimating that casualties could top 10,000. Relief operations are further complicated by Myanmar’s ongoing civil war.

​An Afghan woman stands next to her house after a recent earthquake in Chahak village in the Enjil district of Herat province, Afghanistan. Three deadly quakes have plagued the region this month.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Quake hits Afghanistan again, Venezuela’s opposition field narrows, Oz rejects “The Voice,” antisemitic attacks on the rise

A third earthquake has struck western Afghanistan just a week after earlier quakes flattened villages in the region and killed thousands.

UN mobilizes to help disaster-stricken Libya and Morocco
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UN mobilizes to help disaster-stricken Libya and Morocco

First, there was the devastating earthquake in Morocco. And then, cataclysmic flooding in Libya. Recent natural disasters in northern Africa have shocked the world. They've also mobilized United Nations rescue and support teams, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an exclusive GZERO World interview.

Is the Middle East becoming the "new Europe”?
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Is the Middle East becoming the "new Europe”?

Will there be long-term regional consequences following the devastating Moroccan earthquake? Is the Middle East on its way to becoming “the new Europe"? And finally, Kim Jong Un is traveling to meet Putin. How concerned is the West? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.