SINGAPORE, June 29 — Singapore has increased its security posture amid the Iran-Israel conflict, said Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K.

WASHINGTON, June 26 — United States (US) Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it from US strikes on Iran's nuclear program over the weekend.

TEHRAN, June 25 — Iran’s Parliament has approved a motion to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), following a near-unanimous vote during an open session on Tuesday.

THE HAGUE, June 25 — Nato leaders gathered in The Hague on Wednesday for a summit tailor-made for United States (US) President Donald Trump, with European allies hoping a pledge to hike defence spending will prompt him to dispel doubts about his commitment to the alliance.

PUTRAJAYA, June 25 — Malaysia and the Kyrgyz Republic have called for greater efforts to acknowledge Afghanistan into the international community.

CAIRO, June 25 — Israeli forces killed at least 40 Palestinians in Gaza and ordered new evacuations yesterday, local medics and residents said, in further bloodshed shortly after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in their air war.

WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV/ISTANBUL, June 25 — US airstrikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to a preliminary US intelligence assessment, as a shaky ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump took hold between Iran and Israel.

GENEVA, June 24 — The United Nations human rights office said today that the “weaponisation” of food for civilians in Gaza, Palestine, constitutes a war crime, in its strongest remarks yet on a new model of aid distribution run by an Israel-backed organisation.

ISTANBUL, June 24 — Several Arab nations temporarily closed their airspace late yesterday as a precautionary measure amid heightened tensions in the region following an Iranian missile strike on a United States (US) military base in Qatar earlier, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

WASHINGTON/DOHA/ISTANBUL, June 24 — US President Donald Trump said that a "complete and total"ceasefire between Israel and Iran will go into force with a view to ending the 12-day conflict between the two nations, moments after both sides threatened new attacks.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has urged all parties to exercise the utmost restraint and avoid escalation of the situation in the Middle East.

SEPANG, June 23 —  As tensions in Iran escalated following Israel’s retaliatory strikes, residents in the country were forced to rely on the old-school Short Message Service (SMS) to stay in touch with family members and relevant parties.

WASHINGTON, June 23 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Iran against closing the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route, after Iranian lawmakers backed such a move which would likely disrupt global oil exports, reported German news agency dpa.

JAKARTA, June 21 — Indonesia has evacuated 100 of its citizens from Iran and Israel amid rising tensions in the region, said Foreign Minister Sugiono today.

WASHINGTON, June 21 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said that National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard was wrong in suggesting there was no evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon.

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, June 21 — Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks early on Saturday, a day after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear programme while under threat and Europe tried to keep peace talks alive.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The ringgit is expected to stay defensive within a tight range next week, as traders and investors will continue to observe the military conflict in the Middle East.

GENEVA, June 20 — European foreign ministers met their Iranian counterpart on Friday, hoping to test Tehran's readiness to negotiate a new nuclear deal despite there being scant prospect of Israel ceasing its attacks soon, diplomats said.

JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 20 — Iran has said that it would not discuss the future of its nuclear programme while under attack by Israel, as Europe tried to coax Tehran back into negotiations and the United States (US) considers whether to get involved in the conflict.

NEW YORK, June 20 — The United Nations (UN) retains Israel on its annual 'blacklist' of parties responsible for committing serious violations against children in conflict zones, the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported.