Jerusalem, June 3 - The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Israeli citizens currently staying in the Maldives to consider leaving the country, following the Maldivian government's announcement of a decision to amend its laws to ban Israeli nationals from entering on Sunday.

Male, June 3 - The Maldivian government has decided to amend its laws to ban Israeli nationals from entering the country, local media cited Minister of Homeland Security and Technology Ali Ihusan as reporting.

Colombo, June 3 - Nine people were confirmed dead, nearly 52,000 people were affected, schools closed and a red alert weather warning has been issued with heavy rains and floods over the last 24 hours in several provinces in Sri Lanka.

Dhaka, June 3 - A mild heatwave was sweeping parts of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka and it may continue, the country's weather agency said.

Dhaka, June 3 - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka.

Colombo, June 3 - The Sri Lankan government will introduce loans with a seven per cent concessionary interest rate to small- and medium-scale entrepreneurs who are struggling with their businesses due to the crises in the past few years, state media reported quoting

Rawalpindi, June 2 - A Christian woman officer in the Pakistan Army has been promoted to Brigadier, becoming the first woman from a minority community to reach the one-star general rank, reports said on Sunday.

Kabul, June 2 - Authorities have arrested those related to a terror network in west Afghanistan's Herat province, local media reported.

Kuwait City, June 2 - Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has issued a decree to appoint Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah as the Crown Prince of Kuwait, the media reported.

Geneva, Member states of the WHO have agreed to extend the talks over the pandemic agreement for another year, allowing for more time needed to finalise the landmark treaty to combat future pandemics and enhance preparedness.

Islamabad, June 1 - The Afghan Taliban has taken less than 24 hours to backtrack from its earlier commitment to help Pakistan apprehend the perpetrators behind the terror attack targeting a bus carrying Chinese engineers in Besham city.

Guangzhou, June 1 - Typhoon Maliksi made landfall in Yangxi County, located in Yangjiang City, in south China's Guangdong province, as a tropical storm on Saturday.

Islamabad, June 1 - Pakistani security forces successfully killed two wanted terrorists and injured two others two days ago in an intelligence-based operation conducted in the northwest Peshawar district, the military said.

Kabul, May 31 - Over 900 Afghan refugees have returned to their native country, Afghanistan, from neighbouring Pakistan over the past two days, according to the country's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.

Islamabad, May 31 - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has come under severe criticism from his political opponents for giving a clean chit to the US and other Western countries on their alleged involvement in the ouster of his government in April