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Pakistan
'This is a culture': TikTok murder highlights Pakistan's unease with women online
Since seeing thousands of comments justifying the recent murder of a teenage TikTok star in Pakistan, Sunaina Bukhari is considering abandoning her 88,000 followers.
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AseanPlus News
Pentagon chief assures lawmakers on review of US-Britain-Australia pact
'Congress will be involved' in 30-day assessment of Aukus alliance formed to counter Beijing's regional clout, defence secretary testifies
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World
Iran does not want conflict with Israel to expand but will defend itself, foreign minister says
DUBAI (Reuters): Iran does not want its conflict with Israel to expand to neighbouring countries unless the situation is forced, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday (June 15), adding its response had been based on self-defence.
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AseanPlus News
Hot air balloons crash in Turkey, killing one and injuring 19
Two hot air balloons crashed in central Turkey, killing at least one person and injuring 19 others, state broadcaster TRT reported on Sunday.
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World
Cambodia turns to World Court over Thailand border disputes
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Cambodia said on Sunday it had asked the International Court of Justice to resolve its border disputes with Thailand, after a flare-up in their long-running row led the Southeast Asian neighbours to mobilise troops on both sides of the border.
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World
Military parade draws Trump fans and critics to US capital
WASHINGTON (AFP): Parachutists glided through the air as soldiers marched and tanks groaned through the barricaded streets of Washington on Saturday (June 14) during a military parade long-coveted by US President Donald Trump, as a largely quiet crowd watched on.
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World
Japan's Ishiba heads to G7 to press Trump to drop auto tariffs
(Corrects to add dropped 'GDP' to second bullet point)
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World
Fort Cavazos under lockdown amid active shooter investigation, CBS News reports
(Reuters) - Fort Cavazos is under lockdown as military officials respond to reports of a potential active shooter on the base, CBS News reported late on Saturday.
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World
South Korea's Lee plans to hold bilateral talks at G7 summit, his office says
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae-myung plans to hold bilateral talks with the leaders of countries attending the G7 summit, with details still being coordinated, his office said on Sunday.
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World
Helicopter crash in northern India kills 7 on Hindu pilgrimage route
(Reuters) -All seven people on a helicopter in northern India were killed early on Sunday when it crashed while ferrying passengers on a popular Hindu pilgrimage route in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, officials said.
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World
Los Angeles protesters tell US Marines to leave LA
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -About 50 U.S. Marines squared off against hundreds of protesters in front of a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, with the crowd yelling in unison for them to go home.
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World
Anti-Trump 'No Kings' demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across US
PHILADELPHIA: Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights.
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World
Gunmen kill at least 100 people in Nigeria's Benue state, Amnesty International says
(Reuters) -At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday.
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World
Macron visits Greenland to signal European resolve after Trump annexation threats
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland on Sunday, in a show of solidarity with Denmark meant to send a signal of European resolve after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to take over the island.
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World
'In shock': British Indians mourn crash victims at London vigil
LONDON (Reuters) -Dozens of members of Britain's Indian community gathered at a Hindu temple in London on Saturday for a vigil mourning the victims of this week's Air India crash, many of whom had personal connections to the temple.
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World
Egypt postpones Grand Egyptian Museum inauguration amid Israel-Iran tensions
CAIRO, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has postponed the long-anticipated grand opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) due to the escalating military confrontation between Israel and Iran, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Saturday.
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World
Minnesota police, FBI hunt suspect in deadly shooting of Democratic state lawmakers
MINNEAPOLIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A gunman posing as a police officer killed a senior Democratic state assemblywoman and her husband on Saturday in an apparent "politically motivated assassination," and wounded a second lawmaker and his spouse, said Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and law enforcement officials.
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World
Nicaragua's first female president Chamorro dies at 95
(Reuters) -Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who in 1990 became the first female president of Nicaragua and the Americas, died early Saturday morning in Costa Rica at the age of 95, her family announced in a statement.
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World
Kenyan blogger's wife seeks answers after his death in police custody
NAIROBI (Reuters) -When the policemen came for Albert Ojwang - the Kenyan blogger whose death in custody sparked protests this week and prompted a rare acknowledgement of police brutality by the president - his wife initially thought he would be safe.
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Indonesia
Indonesia aims to seal EU free trade agreement in 2026, official says
Indonesia aims to seal a free trade agreement with the European Union in 2026, Indonesian trade ministry official Djatmiko Bris Witjaksono said, after the two sides completed their latest round of negotiations.
