* Russian President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Sunday, Tass news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.
* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday again proposed establishing a group of countries not involved with the Russia-Ukraine conflict to broker peace, saying he had discussed the matter with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping earlier this week.
* The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday set big new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed up renewable energy development and move toward a quicker phase-out of fossil fuels.
* Unilateral action on trade by European Union member states is unacceptable, a European Commission spokesperson said on Sunday, after Poland and Hungary announced bans on grain and other food imports from Ukraine to protect the local agricultural sector.
* The Security Council on Saturday expressed deep concern over the military clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and expressed regret for the loss of life.
* The African Union's Peace and Security Council said on Sunday it strongly rejected any external interference that could complicate the situation in Sudan.
* The Arab League (AL) held on Sunday an emergency meeting in Cairo where representatives of Arab states discussed the ongoing military clashes in Sudan.
* Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdul had separate phone calls with the leaders of the Sudanese military and the country's main paramilitary group and called for an end to military escalation between the two sides, Saudi state media said on Sunday.
* Egypt and South Sudan on Sunday offered to mediate between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who began fighting in Khartoum and towns across the country on Saturday, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.
* Thousands of Czechs demonstrated in Prague's central square on Sunday, calling on the government to quit as they protested over high inflation and energy prices.
* Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad will arrive in Tunisia on Monday on an official visit on the invitation from his Tunisian counterpart, Tunisia's foreign ministry said on its official Facebook account on Sunday.
* Kenya's President William Ruto asked the opposition on Sunday to give talks with the government a chance while his main opponent urged his followers to protest again over electoral reforms and the high cost of living.
* Germany's Environment Ministry on Sunday rejected a demand from the state of Bavaria to allow it to continue operating nuclear power plants, saying jurisdiction for such facilities lies with the federal government.
* After over a decade's delay, the huge Finnish nuclear power plant Olkiluoto3 (OL3) went into commercial production on Sunday, making Finland almost self-sufficient in electricity supply.
* The International Monetary Fund said on Sunday that its discussions with Egypt will continue virtually towards starting its first review mission, according to an IMF statement.
* At least 40 people were killed and 33 others wounded on Saturday in an attack against a military detachment in northern Burkina Faso, said the government on Sunday.
* Four people were killed and multiple others injured in a shooting on Saturday night that was tied to a birthday party in the small town of Dadeville, Alabama, the state law enforcement agency said at a news conference on Sunday morning.
* An experimental mRNA vaccine developed by Moderna Inc MRNA.O combined with Merck & Co's MRK.N blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda cut the risk of death or recurrence of the most deadly skin cancer by 44% compared Keytruda alone, US researchers reported at a medical meeting on Sunday.
* The heatwave has gripped many parts of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, as the country enters the height of summer.
