Suva, June 8 - Fiji's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change launched a clean-up campaign here on Saturday to mark World Oceans Day, which serves as a global call to action, emphasising the critical need to protect and sustain the world's oceans.

London, June 8 - The Legislative Council of Brunei is set to host the 15th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Caucus Meeting on June 11-12, official media reported on Saturday.

Washington, June 8 - 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.

Berlin, June 8 - Karamba Diaby, the first black German parliamentarian born in Africa, published on his Instagram profile a death threat against him and vowed to "fight back."

Cologne, June 8 - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has praised the European Union as a guarantor of peace and freedom.

Paris, June 8 - French President Emmanuel Macron is due to receive his US counterpart Joe Biden as a state guest in Paris on Saturday.

Brussels, June 8 - The far right is poised to make significant gains in the European Parliament elections, according to the polls, with once-fringe parties growing in influence in the European Union.

Washington, June 8 - Former US astronaut William Anders, who was part of the Apollo 8 mission which saw the first crew orbit the moon in 1968, has died in a plane crash north-west of Seattle, US media reported on Friday citing his

Brussels, June 8 - Italy's firebrand Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is polling well ahead of her rivals as Italians, Estonians, Latvians, Maltese, Czechs and Slovakians go to vote in the European Parliament elections on Saturday.

Moscow, June 8 - Ukraine attacked Russian targets with a total of 25 combat drones overnight, according to the Defence Ministry in Moscow, with one drone said to have reached deep into the Russian Caucasus.

Copenhagen, June 8 - 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.

Moscow, June 8 - Ukraine attacked Russian targets with a total of 25 combat drones overnight, according to the Defence Ministry in Moscow, with one drone said to have reached deep into the Russian Caucasus.

Copenhagen, June 8 - Leaders have strongly condemned an assault on Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in a central Copenhagen square, adding to the alarming rash of political violence rattling Europe.

Moscow, June 8 - The Russian Defence Ministry said that forces destroyed an Abrams tank and a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, TASS news agency reported on Saturday.