Torrential rains prompt evacuations in China
Beijing, June 16 - Torrential rains have forced the evacuation of 36,000 people in east China's Fujian province, the provincial flood control office said on Sunday.
Ukraine summit declaration unlikely to be signed by all participants
Vienna, June 16 - Not all participants at the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland are expected to sign the final declaration, although more because of the wording than an actual lack of support, according to Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.
Russian security forces kill prisoners to rescue employers taken hostage
Moscow, June 16 - At least three prisoners in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, who took employees hostage during an escape bid on Sunday morning, were killed by security forces in a storming operation, officials said.
Negotiations underway on sale of surplus renewable energy to India: Lankan President
New Delhi, June 16 - Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday that negotiations are currently underway regarding the sale of surplus renewable energy to India.
Mongolia: Democratic Party member assassinated amid parliamentary election campaign
Ulan Bator, June 16 - A member of Mongolia's Democratic Party was killed amid the ongoing campaign for the country's regular parliamentary elections, the country's National Police Agency (NPA) announced on Sunday.
Sri Lanka Navy seizes 702 kg of Tendu leaves
Colombo, June 16 - Sri Lanka Navy said on Sunday that it seized 702 kg of Tendu leaves smuggled into the country and arrested two suspects during a search operation.
Pride march in Kyiv for the first time since Russian invasion
Kyiv, June 16 - About 500 demonstrators protested on Sunday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv under heavy security for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
Taliban confirms taking part in upcoming Doha meeting on Afghanistan
Islamabad, June 16 - The Taliban government on Sunday officially announced its intention to send a delegation to the upcoming Doha meeting on the situation in Afghanistan.
New device to help doctors spot life-threatening infections in cancer patients remotely
San Francisco, June 16 - US-based firm Leuko, founded by a research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has developed a device that will give doctors a non-invasive way to monitor cancer patients' health during chemotherapy -- without the need of
Heavy rainfall triggers flooding in 22 rivers in China
Beijing, June 16 - Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in 22 rivers in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the regional hydrology centre reported on Sunday.
Germany sees steady rise in arrivals via ‘Belarus route’ this year
Berlin, June 16 - In the first five months of the year, German federal police registered 2,215 migrants arriving by irregular means using the so-called "Belarus route".
Doctors’ group in S.Korea offers to vote on walkout if govt accepts 3 demands
Seoul, June 16 - South Korea's biggest doctors' group on Sunday offered to hold a vote on whether to go ahead with a mass walkout this week if the government accepts three demands, including revisiting the issue of increasing medical school admissions.
Yoon returns home from 3-nation Central Asia tour
Seoul, June 16 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol returned home on Sunday from a week-long trip to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan that focused on strengthening economic ties with the resource-rich nations.
4th case of African swine fever confirmed in S.Korea this year
Seoul, June 16 - South Korea has confirmed a fourth case of African swine fever (ASF) from pig farms this year, officials said on Sunday.
US: 9 injured in shooting at Michigan water park
Chicago, June 16 - At least nine people were injured in a shooting at a water park in Rochester Hills in the northern suburbs of Detroit, the US state of Michigan, the police said.
Israel announces ‘tactical pause’ in Gaza military offensive
Tel Aviv, June 16 - The Israeli military said that it will conduct a daily "tactical pause" in its activities in the south of the Gaza Strip to allow more aid deliveries.
Left-wing activist back in Italy after detention in Hungary
Rome, June 16 - Italian left-wing activist Ilaria Salis, who has been charged in Hungary for allegedly assaulting right-wing extremists, has returned to Italy.
Iraqi Shiite militia claims missile attack on Israel
Baghdad, June 16 - A Shiite militia in Iraq has claimed responsibility for an attack with a cruise missile on a site in Haifa in northern Israel.
UN mission stresses commitment to help end Libyan crisis
Tripoli, June 16 - A UN official has stressed the urgency for Libyans to prioritize unity and end the ongoing crisis.
Israeli army says 8 soldiers killed in blast in Gaza’s Rafah
Jerusalem, June 16 - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced that its eight soldiers were killed in a blast in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah.