10 killed in Malaysian highway accident

"Malaysia Airlines confirms that all services to London and Paris continue to operate as scheduled. To ensure the highest safety standards, our flights are utilising alternative routes to avoid affected regions. While this may result in slightly longer flight times, the safety of our passengers and crew remains our absolute priority," the airline said.

India on Saturday expressed condolences in the wake of the tragic airplane crash at the El Alto International Airport in Bolivia, which resulted in the death of several people, leaving dozens injured.

A military Mi-17 helicopter crashed in Peru's Arequipa region, killing all 15 people on board. The Peruvian Air Force confirmed the deaths of four crew members and eleven passengers after the aircraft lost radio contact on Sunday.

Nepal on Monday constituted a five-member task force to investigate a tragic bus accident in Dhading that claimed 19 lives, including a British, an Indian and a Chinese national.

Malaysian meterological department, MetMalaysia, reported the quake as having a magnitude of 6.8 magnitude and stated that it was the strongest quake to hit the country in 11 years. No tsunami threat was reported. Tremors were felt across parts of Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, it said.

Eighteen people have reportedly lost their lives after a bus travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu fell into the Trishuli river on Monday, as reported by The Kathmandu Post.

According to diplomatic sources, the list of invited countries so far includes China, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, India, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Maldives, and Bhutan, reported Prothom Alo.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday warmly congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman and the party on their emphatic victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Elections, describing the outcome as a clear triumph of democracy after a period of extraordinary challenges faced by the Bangladeshi people.

The programme brought together 49 sellers from Malaysia and key travel trade partners from Coimbatore and the wider Kongu region, strengthening Malaysia's engagement with one of South India's strongest outbound leisure and business travel markets.

Malaysia on Sunday welcomed India's Chairmanship of the BRICS 2026 Summit, scheduled later this year, and appreciated India's call for reforms to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to make global institutions more representative of contemporary realities, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to the Southeast Asian country.