* Russia is striving for a sustainable peace with Ukraine, but this will only be possible after Russia has secured its own interests, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
* Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that dialogue with the United States is possible but difficult, citing decades of tensions between the two countries.
* Australian Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese said on Monday that he will travel to Brunei and Malaysia for talks focused on securing the supply of fuel and fertilizer.
* U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. Navy would begin blocking ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz, after peace talks with Iran failed to produce a deal.
* U.S. forces will begin implementing a blockade of "all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports" on Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement Sunday.
* The spokesperson of Unified Command of Iranian Armed Forces said Monday that U.S. restrictions on vessels in international waters is "illegal and constitutes piracy."
* The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday any "erroneous" move by the "enemy" in the Strait of Hormuz will have deadly consequences.
* Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday the military has launched a new operation to demolish all homes in the villages along the Israel-Lebanon border, as fighting continues in the area.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "the war continues" during a visit to southern Lebanon on Sunday, where Israeli ground forces invaded last month and are fighting Hezbollah.
* Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Sunday that Lebanon is making efforts to halt the ongoing war and stressed the need to safeguard national unity and rebuild the state, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
* Britain will not be involved in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, British media reported on Sunday.
* Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the latest developments in the Middle East with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, the Kremlin said Sunday.
* Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that he wants to see a resumption of peace talks between the United States and Iran, and an end to the conflict in the Middle East.
* Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate phone talks on Sunday with U.S. president's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to discuss regional security following the conclusion of U.S.-Iran negotiations in Islamabad.
* Azerbaijan reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said. The mission will initially operate with a limited number of diplomatic and administrative staff, including the ambassador, with activities to be expanded in phases in line with security and organizational considerations.
* The European Union (EU) on Sunday strongly condemned Israel's recent strikes on Lebanon, calling for an immediate halt to the attacks and stressing that diplomacy remains the only viable path to resolving the crisis.
* China opposes any groundless smears or malicious linkage, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday in response to reports claiming that China plans to send weapons to Iran.
* Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have inked 38 trade agreements worth 520 million USD to bolster economic relations between the two neighboring central Asian nations, reported a local media outlet, Ariana News, on Monday.
* Portuguese authorities on Sunday suspended biometric data collection at the airports of Lisbon, Porto, and Faro due to excessive passenger waiting times, a spokesperson for the Public Security Police (PSP) said.
* Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that it had summoned Iraqi envoy to Riyadh Safia Taleb Al Suhail over drone attacks targeting the kingdom and other Gulf states launched from Iraqi territory.
* Syria and Jordan have signed a series of agreements aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation across key sectors, according to an official statement released Sunday.
* Medical evacuations from the Gaza Strip resumed Sunday through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, after the World Health Organization (WHO) suspended operations days earlier following the killing of a Palestinian WHO worker in Israeli fire.
* The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Sunday that Israeli forces rammed UNIFIL vehicles and damaged monitoring equipment in southern Lebanon, calling the incidents a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
* Around 30 people were killed Saturday during a large gathering at the Citadelle Laferriere in northern Haiti, after a crowd surge triggered panic and a deadly stampede at the historic fortress, local media reported Sunday.
* At least 11 people have died, including eight in a landslide, after Tropical Cyclone Maila hit the autonomous Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
