COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's ruling National People's Power (NPP) secured a victory in the 2025 Local Government Elections, winning 43.26 percent of votes and claiming 3,927 council seats, according to final results released by the Elections Commission on Wednesday.
The elections, held nationwide on Tuesday, saw the NPP dominate in 266 out of the island's 339 local government bodies. (Sri Lanka-Local Government Elections-Ruling Party)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that his country is fully capable of defending its geographical boundaries as well as responding to any kind of Indian aggression.
Sharif made the remarks while addressing the National Assembly, or the lower house of the country's parliament. (Pakistan-India-Sharif)
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JAKARTA -- More than 50 participants stood in neat rows in the courtyard of Southeast Asia's largest mosque, Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta.
With slow and focused movements, they were practicing qigong, a traditional Chinese discipline that combines gentle movements, breathing techniques, and meditation in a calming harmony.
Under the clear afternoon sky, they moved silently as if dancing, raising their arms and moving their bodies in sync with their breath, creating a peaceful atmosphere that contrasted sharply with the hustle and bustle of the metropolitan city. (Indonesia-China-Qigong, FEATURE)
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ISLAMABAD -- Twenty-six people, including women and children, were killed and 46 others injured when India attacked civilian settlements in six areas of Pakistan on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the Pakistani army's media wing said.
India attacked houses and mosques, targeting civilians in the Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and the country's east Punjab province, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told media in a briefing. (Pakistan-India-Kashmir, 1ST LD WRITETHRU)
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TOKYO -- The town council of Kadena in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday passed a resolution protesting the repeated paratroop training exercises conducted by U.S. forces at Kadena Air Base, calling for an immediate and complete halt to the practice.
The council stated that the U.S. military has continued to carry out the drills despite strong opposition from local residents, effectively normalizing the activity at the base. (Japan-U.S.-Protest) Enditem
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