LONDON, June 24 — Leeds United have strengthened their backline ahead of their Premier League return by signing Slovenian international centre-back Jaka Bijol from Udinese.‍

WASHINGTON, June 24 — When Donald Trump said Thursday he’d take “two weeks” to decide on bombing Iran, many dismissed it as yet another instance of the former president using a familiar delay tactic to defer difficult decisions.‍

TEHRAN, June 24 — Iran announced it had launched missile strikes targeting a US military base in Qatar on Monday, in retaliation for American airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear sites. US President Donald Trump downplayed Tehran’s response, calling it “very weak” and signaling it was time to pursue peace.‍

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended a congratulatory contribution to 13-year-old Muhammad Iftikhar Firas Farid, who was recently crowned world champion in the Roller Freestyle Park Junior event in Montpellier, France.‍

TASHKENT, June 24 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof held a bilateral meeting on Monday with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Kucharov and Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov during his official working visit to the republic.‍

NIBONG TEBAL, June 24 — Police have launched an investigation into a group of high-powered motorcycle riders who were allegedly seen using a lane designated for cars and lorries on the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge last Friday.‍

PARIS, June 23 — Former France international Paul Pogba, aiming to revive his football career following a doping ban, revealed on French television Sunday that he is currently in talks with a club — which sources close to him identified as Monaco.‍

VIENNA, June 23 — The recent US airstrikes likely caused “very significant” damage to the underground sections of Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment facility, which is built into a mountain, though the full extent remains unknown, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said today.‍

BEIJING, June 23 — China has called on Iran and Israel to de-escalate their ongoing conflict to prevent the war from spilling over, as hostilities between the two nations continued into their 11th day.‍

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — National mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei have been advised to maintain open communication with their coaches to navigate any tension that may arise during their partnership on the court.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has convened a board of inquiry to investigate the cause of a landing incident involving a CN235-220M aircraft in Kuching, Sarawak, earlier today.‍

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has suspended the operator’s licence of Star Mart Express Sdn Bhd for 30 days starting July 3, after a video showing one of its express bus drivers driving dangerously went viral on June 12.‍