Kuwaiti Emir appoints new crown prince
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.
S.Korea, Japan agree to prevent repeat of 2018 maritime spat over Japanese patrol aircraft
Seoul/Singapore, June 2 - The Defence Chiefs of South Korea and Japan have agreed to take measures to prevent the recurrence of a 2018 maritime spat over Japanese patrol aircraft, an incident considered a major hindrance to efforts to strengthen bilateral military cooperation.
Iceland goes to polls in presidential election
Helsinki, June 2 - Icelanders went to polls to elect their new President, with former Prime Minister Katrin Jakob
Hezbollah shoots downs Israeli drone over Lebanon
Beirut, June 2 - Hezbollah has said that it had shot down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon.
Egypt, Israel, US to meet on reopening Rafah crossing: Report
Cairo, June 1 - Officials from Egypt, Israel and the US are scheduled to hold a meeting on Sunday in Cairo to discuss the reopening of the Rafah crossing in Gaza, Egyptian media reported.
ANC loses majority in South Africa, will need coalition partners to stay in power
Johannesburg, June 1 - South Africa's long-dominant African National Congress has, for the first time since the end of apartheid, lost its parliamentary majority in the May 29 elections and will have to seek the support of smaller parties to remain in power.
Qatar, Egypt, US urge Hamas, Israel to reach agreement
Doha, Qatar, the US, and Egypt have jointly called on Hamas and Israel to finalise an agreement based on the principles of a US proposal, according to a statement from the Qatari Foreign Ministry.
WHO member states extend pandemic agreement negotiations for another year
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.
Netanyahu accepts invitation to address US Congress
Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he accepted the invitation to address a joint meeting of the US Congress in Washington.
US defence chief welcomes S.Korea-Japan agreement in Singapore
Washington, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has welcomed an agreement by Defence Chiefs of South Korea and Japan to take measures to prevent the recurrence of a 2018 maritime spat over Japanese patrol aircraft.
N. Korea sending balloons carrying trash to S. Korea again: Seoul’s military
Seoul, June 1 - North Korea is sending balloons carrying trash and manure to South Korea on Saturday, Seoul's military said, after it launched hundreds of similar balloons across the inter-Korean border earlier this week.
Taliban denies involvement in Besham attack, slams Pak for creating rift between Kabul & Beijing
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.
Six members of extremist organisation detained in Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, June 1 - Six members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir religious extremist organisation have been detained in southern Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the country's State Committee for National Security said on Saturday.
Ukraine says Russia launches missile attack on key infrastructure
Kyiv, June 1 - The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia fired 53 missiles and 47 Shahed drones at the country's critical infrastructure overnight.
Typhoon Maliksi wanes upon landing in China
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.
US says defence partnership with India ‘really strong’ and better than ever before
New Delhi, June 1 - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday highlighted the growing defence partnership with India while citing some of the achievements of Indo-Pacific nations working together.
South Korea, US, Japan condemn North Korea launches, reaffirm peninsula denuclearisation goal
Washington, June 1 - Senior diplomats of South Korea, the US and Japan "strongly" condemned North Korea's recent satellite and missile launches and reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete" denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula as they held trilateral talks in Virginia.
Qatar, Egypt push Hamas to accept Israel’s ceasefire proposal
Tel Aviv, June 1 - The negotiators from Qatar and Egypt are pushing the Hamas political leadership to accept the ceasefire proposal mooted by Israel at the behest of the United States.
Entertainment giant Live Nation confirms data breach via Ticketmaster
San Francisco, June 1 - Entertainment major Live Nation has confirmed that its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster was compromised by hackers, who allegedly offered data of 560 million users on the dark web for sale.
Israel rejects lifting restrictions on Spanish consulate
Jerusalem, June 1 - Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has announced his rejection of a request by his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares to remove the restrictions on the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem.