Five things that are worth knowing on March 29, 2025 – the most important events

Polish military people were sent to Lithuania in connection with the disappearance of American soldiers. In Central Burma there was a powerful earthquake felt in the area from India to China and Thailand. In turn, PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński and prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek were called to interrogate to the prosecutor's office regarding the death of Barbara Skrzypek. Here are five things that are worth knowing on Saturday, March 29.

1. Polish military sent to Lithuania

30 Polish soldiers with specialized equipment remained directed to Lithuania. They are to help in the search for four missing American soldiers at one of the Lithuanian training grounds.

Head of the Ministry of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz He said that the general commander of the Armed Forces types appointed a special military task grouping for this mission called Herkules.

2. The tragic balance of the earthquake in Burma is growing

In the central Burma there was magnitude shocks 7.7 and were felt in the area from India to China and Thailand. The death of 694 people has been confirmed so far in Burma.

The shocks occurred in the area near the border of tectonic, Indian and Eurasian plates. It was the strongest earthquake with an epicenter in Burma for over a century. According to the US geological service cited by the CNN station, only a magnitude of 7.9 in 1912 was stronger.

The American geological service (USGS) estimates that the number of fatalities in Burma may exceed 10,000, and material losses may exceed the gross domestic product of this country.

Hundreds of buildings were damaged in Thailand, including skyscrapers in the capital's Bangkok 1000 kilometers away from the epicenter. On Saturday, an intensive rescue operation was undertaken, which aims to save workers imprisoned under the rubble of a 33-story skyscraper. At least nine people were killed in this country.

>> He was in a pounding skyscraper. “I ran blindly”

Banging skyscraper in Bangkok

3. Wrzosek and Kaczyński called to the prosecutor's office

The Warsaw-Praga District Prosecutor's Office announced that the president PIS Jarosław Kaczyński and prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek were called to interrogate as witnesses in the investigation of the death of Barbara Skrzypek.

The violinist died on March 15 at the age of 66 – as the autopsy showed – for a heart attack. The PiS environment binds the death of a violinist with its interrogation on March 12.

The woman cooperated with Jarosław Kaczyński for over 30 years. She had key functions, including head of the office or director of the PiS presidential office. She was responsible for arranging the calendar of Jarosław Kaczyński's works, arranging meetings or guarding important documents. She was also a representative of the Institute Lech Kaczyńskithe main shareholder of the Srebrna company, which is to be responsible for the construction of the Srebrna Tower skyscrapers in the center of Warsaw.

4. Further cuts in USAID

Administration Donald Trump She decided that at the USAID Aid Agency will be liquidated All positions not required directly by law.

As Reuters pointed out, this means dismissing almost all employees. A spokeswoman for the US Department of State Tammy Bruce argued that the exemptions are the result of “reorganization”.

5. Difficult times in Canadian-American relationships

The head of the Canadian government Mark Carney warned his compatriots against the arrival difficult times. At the conference he said that the former relationship with the United States “ended”.

Carney also announced that Canada will answer the American duties on cars with activities that will have the greatest impact on United States.