International

London: The Legislative Council of Brunei is set to host the 15th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Caucus Meeting June 11-12, official media reported Saturday. As the host of the meeting, Brunei will focus on the thematic topic "Strengthening ASEAN Cyber Resilience through Parliamentary Cooperation: Towards a...

Copenhagen: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was taken to the hospital with a minor whiplash injury after a man hit her in central Copenhagen, her office said. Frederiksen is "safe but shaken" by Friday's incident, the office said, adding that her scheduled engagements Saturday have...

New Delhi: Sri Lanka has approved Elon Musk's Starlink to launch satellite service in the country, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said. Taking to social media platform X.com, Ranil said: “Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has given the green light for Starlink to launch...

Moscow: At least 22 civilians were killed as Ukrainian forces bombed a store in the village of Sadovoye in Russia's Kherson, region's Governor Vladimir Saldo said. Saldo said that Friday, at the time of the attack, there were a significant number of customers and staff...

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to the Middle East next week, in his latest attempt to push for an end to the ongoing Gaza war. Blinken will visit Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Qatar from Monday to Wednesday, the State...

New Delhi: Taiwan Friday said China's "outrage" over a "cordial" exchange between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is utterly unjustified as threats and intimidation never foster friendship. The comments by the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry came a day after China protested an...

Kabul: More than 800 Afghan refugees returned home from Pakistan, Afghanistan's Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said Friday. In a social media post, the ministry said in a statement that over 800 refugees returned from Pakistan via the Torkhan and Spin Boldak crossing points...

Islamabad: Five terrorists were killed in a security operation in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation at a hideout of the terrorists in the Mir Ali area of the North Waziristan district of the province on Thursday, killing five...

Dubai: At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen's Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a US-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also likely have been...

Gaza/Jerusalem: At least 13 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli bombing of a house and a youth gathering in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources have said. Israeli warplanes on Thursday bombed a house east of Khan Younis city in southern Gaza with at least one...