Actor Lee Ji-hoon marries his Japanese girlfriend

Michael Lee stated that any conflict in the Taiwan Strait would directly impact the Indian economy, calling on New Delhi to play a role in ensuring regional safety.

Authorities in Nepal's Rautahat district imposed an indefinite curfew in Gaur Municipality after communal clashes. The curfew restricts movement and bans gatherings. Security forces have been deployed. Violence resumed despite a prior agreement, with stone-pelting and a vehicle set on fire. Several people were injured.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in Brussels, reaffirming their strategic partnership. The leaders agreed to deepen cooperation on defence, security, space and information sharing amid global challenges, including the Ukraine war and Korean Peninsula security concerns.

Addressing the Indian Diaspora, he said, "I am personally very excited, very thankful, very appreciative, that I have a great friend from India joining us in Malaysia. This gathering recognises something deep and enduring between the two nations. Long before there were embassies and trade agreements, long before there were nation-states, traders, scholars, and sailors, across the Indian Ocean between the Indian Subcontinent and the Malay Archipelago, consider the Baliyatra, one of the oldest maritime commemorations observed in India. Prime Minister Modi ji, let me assure you that when Malaysia embarked on building a great nation from its diversity, the Indian community, my brothers and sisters, was an integral partner in that journey."

Goutam stressed that women artistes' work should be brought to the forefront. He further shared insights from his engagement with Korean contemporary works at the fair and recounted a significant exhibition he had seen at South Korea's Modern Art Gallery during his recent visit.