Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): China has named Wang Xiaohong as minister of public security, overseeing the country's police force, according to a media report.
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): A truck transporting garment workers to their factory flipped onto its side in the southwestern Kampong Speu province on Saturday morning, leaving 27 people wounded, a senior police officer said.
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 25 (ANI): Amid growing public pressure over rising prices of goods and services, the Nepal government on Saturday decided to cut fuel prices substantially, Xinhua reported.
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Somali Parliament on Saturday unanimously approved the appointment of Hamza Abdi Barre as the country's new prime minister.
Beijing [China], June 25 (ANI): Chinese Premier slammed the weaponization of the global financial system and vowed to meet domestic growth goals, and called for the healthy development of China's fintech sector.
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people are confirmed dead and 21 others wounded after a series of shootings rocked Oslo early Saturday morning, according to reports reaching here from the Norwegian capital.
Los Angeles [US], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying the ruling showed that "women are not equal" in the United States.
Seoul [South Korea], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea recorded 6,790 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, bringing the total number of infections to 18,319,773, the health authorities said Saturday.
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): About 9,600 fever cases were reported in the past 24 hours through 0900 GMT on Friday in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), with zero deaths, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,512 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 4,552,359, according to the health ministry.
Rome [Italy], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Friday that the European Union (EU) would hold an extraordinary energy summit if natural gas supplies to the bloc were further threatened.