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Kaori Sakamoto won her fourth ISU Figure Skating World Championships title and announced her retirement. Mone Chiba took silver, while Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone earned bronze.

28. März 2026 Von KI berichtet

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko warned in an interview with Tass news agency that Moscow would take 'retaliatory measures' if South Korea supplies lethal weapons to Ukraine. The remarks reference the U.S. Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative. South Korea has provided only nonlethal and humanitarian aid to Ukraine since Russia's war began in 2022.

South Korea has joined as a co-sponsor of this year's U.N. resolution on North Korean human rights, the foreign ministry said on March 28, despite expectations that Seoul might abstain amid conciliatory gestures toward Pyongyang.

28. März 2026 Von KI berichtet

Das indonesische Verkehrskorps schätzt, dass sich am Samstagabend nur noch 15 Prozent der Lebaran-Rückreisefahrzeuge von 2026 außerhalb von Jakarta befinden. Der Höhepunkt der Rückreisewelle ist überschritten, wobei der Verkehr durch Maßnahmen wie Einbahnstraßenregelungen und Gegenverkehrsspuren gesteuert wurde.

Toshiba announced it will begin negotiations with Mitsubishi Electric and Rohm to merge their power semiconductor businesses. The development signals potential consolidation among Japanese firms in the power chip sector.

28. März 2026 Von KI berichtet

China's foreign ministry office in Hong Kong summoned US Consul General Julie Eadeh on Friday to protest a security alert issued by the US consulate on changes to Hong Kong's national security law. The alert informed Americans that refusing to provide police with smartphone passwords or decryption access during national security investigations is now a criminal offense. Beijing expressed strong dissatisfaction and urged the US to cease interfering in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs.