Top 10 world news: Dutch hostage crisis ends as suspect arrested; Pakistanis rescued from pirates, and more

A hostage situation at a popular nightclub in eastern Netherlands’ town Ede, about 76 km southeast of Amsterdam, ended after the Dutch police arrested a masked man. In other news, following a successful rescue operation by the Indian Navy, 23 Pakistani nationals aboard the Iranian fishing vessel Al-Kambar thanked the naval forces on Saturday (Mar 30) for their efforts to free them from Somali pirates who hijacked their ship.

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A hostage situation at a popular nightclub in eastern Netherlands’ town Ede, about 76 km southeast of Amsterdam, ended after the Dutch police arrested a masked man. Several people were taken hostage by a man early on Saturday (March 30) who threatened to blow himself up, according to local media reports.

Following a successful rescue operation by the Indian Navy, 23 Pakistani nationals aboard the Iranian fishing vessel Al-Kambar thanked the naval forces on Saturday (Mar 30) for their efforts to free them from Somali pirates who hijacked their ship.

In a not-so-anticipated moment, Guyanese President Irfan Ali went all out questioning the “Western hypocrisy” when a journalist tried to place him on edge on the issue of carbon emissions.

Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday (Mar 30) conferred the Bharat Ratna to five eminent personalities – former prime ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former deputy prime minister LK Advani, eminent agricultural scientist and architect of Green Revolution MS Swaminathan, and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur. 

A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday (March 30) to deliver essential aid supplies for Palestinians in Gaza amid raging war between Israel and Hamas. The convoy left with 400 tonnes of food and other supplies amid soaring concerns about hunger and potential famine in the blockaded Palestinians enclave. 

New York is already an expensive place to travel, but things have just become worse, transit authorities authorised a controversial $15 toll for cars entering the busiest area of Manhattan, which is scheduled to go into force in mid-June.

The United States on Friday (Mar 30) announced that it is set to impose fresh visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials following the crackdown on rights in the Chinese-ruled city. 

A purported evidence has indicated that “Ukrainian nationalists” orchestrated the attack on the Moscow concert hall, and funded the perpetrators through cryptocurrency payments originating from Ukraine, media reports said citing Russia’s committee which is investigating the tragic incident that took place on March 22. 

According to industry officials the price of petrol could increase to PKR 289.69 per litre in the upcoming bi-weekly review, up from the current rate of PKR 279.75 per litre. 

A Bulgarian river cruise ship met with a mishap on Saturday (Mar 30) on the Danube river in Austria when it collided with a lock. Seventeen passengers aboard the vessel sustained injuries due to the incident.