Singapore, Singapore President Halimah Yacob on Tuesday dissolved Parliament, paving the way for a widely-anticipated general election that will take place in phase two of the city-state's reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Writ of Election, which specifies the date of the polls, is expected to be is

Seattle, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has said the city in the US state of Washington plans to take back a district that is being occupied by armed protesters, after three people were shot during the weekend.

Durkan, who has been under growing pressure to crack down on the protest zone, told a news conference on Mon

Washington, A US soldier has been charged with terrorism offences for planning a deadly ambush on his unit by sending information to a neo-Nazi group, a media report said on Tuesday.

According to the BBC report, Ethan Melzer, 22, stands accused of sending sensitive details about his unit to the Order of Nine Angle

Sanaa, Yemen's Houthi militia said they attacked Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

"A military statement on the operation would be broadcast within hours," it said.

Meanwhile, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television cited a statement by the Saudi-le

Sydney, Australian police will review the arrest of an Indigenous man after footage showed him being repeatedly tasered by an officer in Sydney, it was reported on Tuesday.

Kris Bradshaw, 32, was suspected over the theft of a bag when two officers cornered him near bushes on Monday, reports the BBC.

Colombo, Sri Lanka has not reported any new COVID-19 case in the last three days since June 20, which were all imported, it was reported on Tuesday.

The total count of confirmed COVID-19 cases currently stands at 1,951, with 11 deaths, reports the Daily Financial Times newspaper.

A total of 691 loca

Hong Kong,  Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday reiterated her support for the new security law approved by China and assured that it will not harm the city's judicial independence and autonomy and would safeguard human rights and freedom of press and expression.

Lam tried to assuage concerns

Seoul, A group of North Korean defectors in the South on Tuesday claimed that it has sent more anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border overnight from the western border city of Paju.

Police said one of the balloons used for sending the leaflets was found in a town in the mountainous eastern province of Gang