The day

Sunday 30 March 2025

10 stories, biggest first.

1
NewsMiddle Eastern crisis
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.
2
NewsStructures and infrastructure affected by the 2025 Myanmar earthquake
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 in Inwa, Mandalay Region.
3
ScienceGerman space programme
The uncrewed German-built Spectrum orbital rocket is launched in Andøya, Norway, becoming the first orbital rocket to launch from mainland Europe. The rocket stays in the air for just over half a minute before striking the ground and exploding.
4
NewsRed Sea crisis
Israel intercepts a ballistic missile fired from Yemen in the eighth Houthi attack since the Israeli Defense Force resumed the Gaza war. The Houthis claim to have launched three attacks with drones, missiles, and naval forces against the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the past 24 hours.
5
News
Severe weather and tornadoes break out in the areas between south Indiana and north east Texas, United States.
6
News
A bus lost control and crashed in Katsina State, Nigeria, killing nine and injuring 11.
7
News
Four people are killed after two cars collide on PJ Patterson Highway, Jamaica.
8
News
Three children are killed and three other people are injured after a tree hits their vehicle near Kalamazoo, Michigan.
9
News
A 7.0 Mw earthquake strikes near the island country of Tonga with a 6.1 Mw aftershock. A tsunami warning is issued and later lifted.
10
Crime
A bus driver shoots and kills two passengers on a Miami-Dade Transit bus in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 30 March 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.