WELLINGTON -- New Zealand's National Party wins the general election, with the Labor Party to step down after six years in office, according to preliminary results of the election on Sunday (local time).
A coalition of right-wing parties led by the National Party won more than half of parliamentary seats and secured the right to form a government, and National Party's leader Christopher Luxon will be the prime minister of the new government. (New Zealand-Election)
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CANBERRA -- Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has conceded defeat in the country's landmark referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and vowed continued efforts to address disadvantages faced by First Australians.
Speaking in Canberra on Saturday night hours after polls closed, Albanese said it was clear a majority of Australians had voted against changing the constitution to establish an Indigenous advisory body to the federal parliament. (Australia-Indigenous Voice)
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NEW DELHI -- The second flight carrying as many as 235 Indian nationals from Israel landed in New Delhi on Saturday, confirmed officials in the federal government.
India's Junior External Affairs Minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh welcomed the Indian nationals at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on their arrival. (India-Israel-Flight)
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SINGAPORE -- A 30-year-old Australian man and a 39-year-old man were charged with false bomb threats in two separate cases on Saturday, according to a statement by the Singapore Police Force.
During a Scoot flight to Perth, Australia, on Thursday, the 30-year-old passenger informed cabin crew members repeatedly that he had a bomb. As a result of the threat, the plane had to turn back to Singapore, the statement noted. (Singapore-Bomb Threat) ■
