World News in Brief: June 25

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said in Svay Rieng on Sunday that only the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) can safeguard peace and development as the kingdom is gearing up for a general election next month.
Russia's Gazprom said it would send 40.9 million cubic metres of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Sunday, similar to Saturday's level.
Russia's Gazprom said it would send 40.9 million cubic metres of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Sunday, similar to Saturday's level.

* Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he would set the date for a China visit at an "appropriate time".

* The PMC Wagner Center in St. Petersburg was cordoned off by security forces on Saturday after the Wagner private military group was accused of attempting to carry out an armed rebellion while its fighters were urged by the Russian Ministry of Defense to surrender.

* Developments in Russia are an internal matter, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, according to a statement from his office.

* Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Saturday discussed the recent developments in Russia.

* The top U.S. military officer, Army General Mark Milley, has canceled a scheduled trip to the Middle East due to depart on Saturday because of the situation in Russia, his spokesperson said.

* Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and discussed developments in Russia, a Turkish foreign ministry source said on Saturday.

* Lithuania and Poland have agreed to pay extra attention on their eastern borders due to the situation in Russia, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said in a statement on Saturday, after speaking to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

* The United Arab Emirates is following "with great concern" the situation in Russian, and called for de-escalation and self-restraint, the Gulf country's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday reported by its state news agency.

* Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will meet his security council on Sunday morning to discuss risks arising from the situation in Russia, Tokayev's office said on Saturday.

* The acting Prime Minister of the Afghan caretaker government Mawlawi Abdul Kabir said Saturday that his country respected the role of the United Nations and was seeking positive interaction with countries around the world.

* Greeks went to the polls on Sunday for the second time in little over a month to elect a new parliament, with voters expected to give former Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' conservatives a second term in office.

* Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also leader of the ruling ZANU PF party, on Saturday launched his party's election campaign in preparation for the Aug. 23 elections.

* Yemeni government forces on Saturday raised their combat readiness in response to a large military parade held by the Houthi rebels, state media reported.

* Sri Lanka's new online system to accept applications for passports received over 9,000 applications between June 15 and June 24, an immigration official said on Sunday.

* An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck south of Tonga, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported on Sunday. The quake was at a depth of 40 km (25 miles), EMSC said. EMSC had first reported a magnitude of 6.1 for the earthquake.

VNA/Xinhua/Reuters