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Hundreds of staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation began a one-day strike on March 25, the first walkout in 20 years, over pay and working conditions, disrupting live news coverage at the public broadcaster.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Pyongyang on March 25 at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Kim family has maintained near‑total control of North Korea since its founding after World War Two and experts say that fear of being seen as anti‑revolutionary drives strong displays of loyalty to the leader.

Security was tightened around the Chinese embassy in Tokyo on March 25 after a break-in incident involving an individual who claimed to be an active-duty officer of Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

Palestinian and Israeli mothers walked side by side through Rome on March 24, calling for an end to violence and greater protection for children affected by the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict.

Pope Leo expressed concern about a rising tenor of animosity in the expanding Iran war, repeating calls for a ceasefire amid reports that the U.S. is planning to send thousands of soldiers to the Middle East in a military buildup.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps mocked U.S. President Donald Trump using his own catchphrase on March 22. On March 24, Trump said the United States was talking to "the right people" in Iran in order to reach a deal to end hostilities, adding the Iranians wanted to reach a deal very badly.

Sirens were heard across Jerusalem warning residents of an incoming attack towards Israel, amid a war with Iran that has raged on for nearly a month.

Twelve Israelis were injured) in an Iranian missile attack, according to emergency services.

Tracking system failed at LaGuardia during jet collision, NTSB says

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said that a system that would have allowed a New York airport controller to track movement of aircraft and vehicles did not alert during the fatal collision between an Air Canada commercial jet and a truck.

An expansive retrospective of Henri Matisse’s late work opened at the Grand Palais on March 24, bringing together more than 300 pieces that reveal the artist’s explosive turn toward color, collage, and a stripped‑down art form during the final years of his life.

Commuters faced long lines at gas stations in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, has been hit hard by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which has disrupted energy shipments via the Strait of Hormuz.