Seoul, June 6 - South Korea's population is anticipated to decrease 1 per cent annually starting 2054 due to rapid aging and chronically low birthrates, government data showed on Thursday.

Wellington, June 6 - New Zealand and Fiji leaders met on Thursday to discuss how to further strengthen their partnership and canvass a range of issues, including defence and regional security, trade, and people-to-people links.

Seoul, June 6 - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday that South Korea will not sit idle against North Korea's "despicable" provocations and vowed to protect people through robust military readiness and a strong alliance with the US.

Manila, June 6 - The death toll from the fire that broke out on a fishing boat in the central Philippines has risen to six, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday.

Moscow, June 6 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he "highly appreciates" South Korea's position not to directly supply weapons to Ukraine, and that Moscow is ready to restore relations with Seoul.

Washington, June 6 - An appeals court in Georgia halted criminal trial proceedings in former US President Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case while it reviews appeals.

Bratislava, June 6 - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said here that he did not believe last month's assassination attempt against him was carried out by a lone madman.

Brussels, June 6 - Last month was the warmest May on record globally, marking the 12th consecutive month of record-high global average temperatures, the European Union's (EU) climate monitoring network has said.

Seoul, June 6 - The US on Wednesday deployed one B-1B bomber for joint bombing drills in South Korea for the first time in seven years amid heightened tensions over North Korea's trash balloon campaign and GPS jamming attacks.

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is scheduled to visit India to engage with the new government in New Delhi as Narendra Modi is set to take oath as the Prime Minister for a record third consecutive term, the White House said. Sullivan’s

India, South Korea, the US, Japan, and the European Union (EU) on Thursday launched an alliance to put joint efforts to build a resilient supply chain in the biopharmaceutical sector. The inaugural meeting of the Biopharmaceutical Alliance was held in San Diego during

At least 35 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured in an Israeli air strike targeting a school housing displaced people in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, the media reported on Thursday. An Israeli fighter jet bombed at least

Washington, June 5 - The US will maintain its policy of not sending military advisors to Ukraine, a top US national security official said.

New Delhi, June 5 - Taiwan's new president Lai Ching-te on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the BJP-led NDA's victory in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections.