Portal:Current events/2025 March 30

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Red 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. (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 Myanmar earthquake
  • Structures 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. (NP)
• Severe weather and tornadoes break out in the areas between south Indiana and north east Texas, United States. (The New York Times)
  • Three children are killed and three other people are injured after a tree hits their vehicle near Kalamazoo, Michigan. (AP)

• A 7.0 M_w earthquake strikes near the island country of Tonga with a 6.1 M_w aftershock. A tsunami warning is issued and later lifted. (AP)

International relations

• Middle 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. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• A bus driver shoots and kills two passengers on a Miami-Dade Transit bus in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. (AP)

Science and technology

• German 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. (The Guardian) (VG)