Serbia and Sweden withdraw support for Gianni Infantino's re-election bid as FIFA president, following Wales's earlier pullback. The moves add to growing opposition ahead of the FIFA vote.

Sri Lanka considers one-year service extension for police officers aged 60 with good conduct to ease shortages, as 6,000 of 10,000 attached Civil Security personnel report for duty.

Sri Lanka's government is considering a one-year service extension for police officers who reach age 60 with a record of good conduct to address personnel shortages, Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala told parliament on Tuesday, while noting 6,000 of 10,000 attached Civil Security Department personnel have already reported for duty.

8 student activists detained after attempting to enter Osan Air Base in South Korea to protest alleged US obstruction of semiconductor project

Eight student activists from a liberal group were detained after attempting to enter Osan Air Base in South Korea to protest alleged US obstruction of a semiconductor project.

Former Latvian SS Legion member Laimonis Ezergailis, 102, was buried with honors at Lestene cemetery in Latvia, with a salute accompanying the funeral, LSM reported. He served in the legion from age 19.

Former Latvian SS Legion member Laimonis Ezergailis, born in 1923, was buried with honors at the Lestene cemetery in Latvia, with a salute accompanying the funeral, LSM TV channel reported. He served in the Latvian SS Legion from age 19.

South Korea's cabinet passes bill to strip prosecutors of investigative power, transferring all criminal probes to police and two other agencies in the first major overhaul of the system in over 70 years. The Criminal Procedure Act revision takes effect Oct. 2.

South Korea's cabinet on Tuesday passed a bill to abolish prosecutors' authority to conduct investigations, transferring all criminal investigations to police, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, and a new serious crimes investigation agency. President Lee Jae Myung said the reform, the first major overhaul of the criminal justice system in over 70 years, separates investigation from prosecution to address decades of prosecutorial abuse.