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At least 1,600 people have died in the earthquake in Myanmar. Meanwhile, the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar has condemned the military government's continued attacks in areas controlled by ethnic rebel groups. Tom Andrews told Newshour at least three airstrikes were carried out in the Sagaing region - the epicentre of the quake and a rebel stronghold. He called on the ruling junta to stop.

Amidst all the death and damage caused by the earthquake in Myanmar, the UN said they have had reports the military government is still launching air strikes on rebel-held areas.

More than 1,000 are now known to have died in Myanmar and thousands more injured after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday.

Also on the programme: the opposition protests in Istanbul continue to attract huge crowds; and an author who has conducted interviews with young men who call themselves involuntary celibates in many countries tells us what she discovered about the incel movement.

(Photo: People look at the collapsed Maha Myat Muni Pagoda following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar. Credit: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Myanmar’s military government has asked the international community for aid after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the country. We hear from rescue workers in the Mandalay area, close to the earthquake’s epicentre.

Also on the programme: US Vice President JD Vance visits Greenland, without an invitation from the Greenlandic government; and the singer Dua Lipa is cleared of accusations of plagiarising elements of her song ‘Levitating’.

(Picture: People look at damaged house in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 28 March 2025 Credit: NYEIN CHAN NAING/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake - which the US Geological Survey says had an epicentre in central Myanmar - has been felt in neighbouring countries, including Thailand where an unfinished high-rise has collapsed. Dozens of construction workers are missing, the Thai deputy prime minister says, and a search and rescue operation is under way. Damage in Myanmar is still being assessed. We speak to the International Red Cross in Yangon and hear first hand testiomny from Thailand's capital Bangkok.

Also on the programme: the European Commission -- the EU's executive arm -- has announced a package of measures to help winemakers struggling to sell their product. Wine writer Julia Harding MW tells us why less wine is being drunk; and the visit by the US vice-president, JD Vance, to Greenland has sparked controversy. Greenlandic politician Qupanuk Olsen shares her perspective.

(Image: Motorists ride past a damaged building after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 28, 2025. Credit: Reuters)

After days of protests following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish authorities have arrested almost 1,900 people including protesters and journalists. Also on the programme, US President Donald Trump said he would target imported vehicles and vehicle parts with a 25% tax; and we talk to the Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer on using humour to tell sometimes uncomfortable truths about the immigrant experience.

(Photo: A person carries an image depicting Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as people flash mobile phone lights during a protest against the arrest of Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 25, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

President Trump announces a 25% tariff on all imports of cars and car parts into the US. Manufacturers in Europe, Asia and Canada are furious; we hear from the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association.

Also in the programme: several people die after a tourist submarine sinks off Egypt's Red Sea coast; and we talk to the Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer on using humour to tell sometimes uncomfortable truths about the immigrant experience.

(IMAGE: US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on auto tariffs and other topics in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, 26 March 2025 / CREDIT: Francis Chung / EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

More political fallout following the leaked Signal messages after the Atlantic Magazine published the exchanges in full - citing a “clear public interest”. We hear from a Democratic congressman and a Republican strategist on events.

Also on the programme: in South Korea, an inquiry into how nearly 200,000 of children were sent overseas for adoption, sometimes without their parents even knowing; and Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial charged with plotting a coup.

(Photo: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attends a press briefing at the White House. Credit: WILL OLIVER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The Atlantic magazine has released the full contents of a Trump administration group chat in which sensitive details of a US military attack in Yemen were divulged to one of its journalists. The White House has responded calling the leak a ‘hoax’.

Also on the programme: a long-awaited inquiry in South Korea has found previous governments responsible for committing human rights abuses over a decades long adoption program; and we hear about the miniature Dachshund who has spent more than a year on the run.

(Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth views a display of equipment in Hawaii. Credit: Handout via REUTERS, U.S. March 25, 2025)

As President Donald Trump plays down the Signal leak, describing it as a “glitch”, a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing grilled officials to try to find out just how damaging this was to US national security.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe both denied that there was classified information in the chat.

Also on the programme: more details on the Darfur market attack in Sudan described as a “massacre”; and why bitcoin mines are heading to Africa.

(Photo: CIA Director John Ratcliffe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats. Credit: Reuters)

The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, received an invitation to the chat on the Signal app by the National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. In the chat, the vice-president JD Vance seemingly said he hates "bailing Europe out again". The defence secretary Pete Hegseth apparently replied to Vance with: "I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It's PATHETIC". We hear from the Democratic Congressman Jim Himes, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.