MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -A suspected female suicide bomber killed at least 12 people and injured several others at a fish market on Friday night in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, police said on Saturday.
BUKIT JALIL: New Zealand have booked their spot in the FIH Pro League once again after thrashing Pakistan 6-2 in the final of the Nations Cup at the National Hockey Stadium on Saturday (June 21).
ROME (Reuters) -Referees in Italy will now receive the same legal protection as police officers and other public officials, Sports Minister Andrea Abodi said, to help curb a rise in cases of assault in sports such as soccer.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) -Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe skipped Saturday's collective training session and is set to miss the 15-times European champions' Group H game against Pachuca at the Club World Cup, the club said.
KOTA BARU: Thousands of Malaysians showed up at the grounds of Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium here Saturday (June 21) night in solidarity with Palestinians at the "Himpunan 10K Malam Untukmu Palestin" rally.
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students, as quoted by local media.
LONDON (Reuters) -Jiri Lehecka downed Britain's Jack Draper to ruin the script at Queen's Club on Saturday, winning a gripping semi-final 6-4 4-6 7-5 to become the first Czech man to reach an ATP grasscourt final for 15 years.
LEEDS, England (Reuters) -Fast bowler Jofra Archer could be set for his first test cricket action in more than four years after being named in English county side Sussex's squad for their trip to Durham, starting on Sunday.
Thailand's embattled prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign or dissolve parliament, a senior official from the ruling Pheu Thai party said on Saturday, risking a prolonged political crisis in South-Est Asia's second largest economy.
A 52-year-old man from southeastern Cambodia's Svay Rieng province had died of H5N1 human avian influenza, becoming the fifth human death from the virus so far this year.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday warned that the US participation in Israel's ongoing attacks on Iran would be "very unfortunate" and "extremely dangerous for everyone ".
KOTA KINABALU: A search and rescue operation has been launched following the disappearance of a six-year-old autistic boy in Batu Putih, near Menggaris in Kinabatangan on Saturday afternoon (June 21).
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Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (June 21 , 2025)
(Reuters) -Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina celebrated her 50th birthday in remarkable fashion by winning silver in the vault at the Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Tashkent on Friday.
A former primary school Chinese teacher has been sentenced to nine months' jail after he admitted to using criminal force on his pupil with the intention to outrage her modesty.
VILNIUS (Reuters) -Belarus opposition leader Syarhei Tsikhanouski has been released from prison, his wife Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said in a post on social media site X on Saturday.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's decision to skip the recent Group of Seven (G-7) summit in favour of visiting Russia was not a blunt snub to the West, but a clear signal of his assertive and personalised approach to foreign policy.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -At least eight people were killed after a hot-air balloon carrying 21 passengers crashed on Saturday in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina, local and state officials said.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The discussions and proposals made by the European powers to Iran over its nuclear programme in Geneva were unrealistic and insisting on them will not bring both sides closer to an agreement, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.
HUAWEI has officially launched the all-new HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.2" (2025), a breakthrough in tablet innovation that delivers a true PC-level experience in a sleek, lightweight body.