The Maldivian government has begun a nationwide survey to identify suitable locations for solar photovoltaic systems as part of efforts to generate 33 percent of the country's electricity from renewable energy by the end of 2028, state media PSM News reported on Sunday.Survey teams are visiting

The second ordinary session of the Lao National Assembly's 10th legislature elected Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith as prime minister on Monday.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Monday that teachers played a crucial role in equipping youth with the skills necessary to navigate a constantly changing world.In a statement posted on his official social media platforms to mark World Teachers' Day, Hun Manet said Cambodia celebrated the

The Japanese government lodged protests with the United States on Sunday over a murder case allegedly involving a U.S. Marine stationed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.Meanwhile, residents of Okinawa voiced anger, saying the presence of U.S. military bases and the Japanese

Two people were killed and another seriously injured Sunday when a shooter opened fire on a hunting party in southern Norway, police said.The suspect was arrested at the scene and is not believed to be part of the hunting party, police said in a statement. The injured victim was flown to a hospital

The United States removed all its B-1 bombers from Britain's RAF Fairford air base, a decision stemming from security concerns over suspected terror plots against the facility, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing U.S. officials.Until their departure, about a dozen B-1 bombers had

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday reaffirmed Egypt's efforts to advance a political solution to the Sudan crisis, help end the war and alleviate the humanitarian suffering of the Sudanese people.Sisi made the remarks during a meeting with Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign

Iraq's Najaf International Airport on Sunday received the first direct flight from Tehran, marking the official resumption of air travel between the two countries following a U.S. waiver, according to an airport statement.The director of the airport welcomed passengers arriving aboard the flight

A senior Iranian diplomat said Sunday that Iran is currently reviewing U.S. views on Tehran's recent proposal to cease hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi

Germany pledged a fresh military aid package for Ukraine worth around 1 billion euros (about 1.13 billion U.S. dollars), Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced during his visit to Kiev on Sunday.According to the German government, the new military aid package focuses primarily on air defense

Authorities on Sunday suspended the search off the Massachusetts coast for six people on an air ambulance that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston.The U.S. Coast Guard said authorities searched more than 4,400 miles (7,081 kilometers) over a span of 66 hours for the four Canadians

Nolo is no longer a hurricane. The powerful storm remains about as strong, but it changed names Sunday to a typhoon as it crossed the international dateline in the Pacific Ocean.Now Typhoon Nolo is located about 395 miles (640 kilometers) west-southwest of Lisianski Island and moving west at 17 mph

Law enforcement officials are still working to determine just what happened when a chaotic homecoming party spanning a four-block radius of a southern Georgia town erupted in gunfire early Sunday, leaving two people dead and nearly three dozen others injured.Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy

Brazil's presidential election will head to a runoff on Oct. 25 after no candidate secured a majority of valid votes in the first round, official results showed Sunday.According to results released by the Superior Electoral Court, with over 99 percent of the ballots counted, Flavio Bolsonaro,

The leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia on Sunday issued a joint declaration on state sovereignty, Red Sea governance, and water rights, stressing the necessity of adhering to international law as the foundation for regional stability and cooperation.In the El Alamein Joint Declaration