* India and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in different fields. The MoUs were inked in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RoKean President Lee Jae Myung, who was in New Delhi on a three-day state visit concluding Tuesday.
* A meeting was recently held in Havana, Cuba, between delegations from Cuba and the United States, Alejandro Garcia del Toro, deputy director general for U.S. affairs at Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Cuba's state daily Granma on Monday.
* German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that there is no justifiable basis for a possible U.S. military intervention in Cuba, stressing that the country poses no threat to other countries.
* Russian troops have taken control of the entire territory of the Luhansk region, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday.
* A Chinese envoy on Monday warned that the path to peace in Ukraine remains fraught with obstacles, and urged all parties to the conflict to prioritize peace, with a view to achieving a ceasefire and ending the war at the earliest opportunity.
* Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said on Monday that Latvia must be flexible and self-sufficient in producing ammunition and military equipment.
* Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of Egypt Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday to discuss the latest regional developments, the foreign office said in Islamabad. Both sides emphasized the importance of dialogue and engagement in promoting peace and stability in the region, the foreign office said in a statement.
* U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday it is "highly unlikely" he would extend a two-week ceasefire with Iran if a deal is not reached before it ends this week, according to a Bloomberg report.
* U.S. Vice President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for Iran talks, Axios reported on Monday citing U.S. sources.
* Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said on Tuesday that negotiations cannot take place under threat or coercion, underscoring Tehran's stance amid ongoing diplomatic efforts involving the United States.
* Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Monday that U.S. "provocative actions" and ceasefire violations are major obstacles to continuing peace negotiations between the two countries.
* U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed a series of presidential memorandums, invoking the 1950 Defense Production Act in an attempt to boost energy supply amid the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
* Russia has lifted restrictions on flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and through Iran's airspace, the Russian Transport Ministry said Monday.
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi discussed U.S. ceasefire violations and the situation around the Strait of Hormuz in a phone call on Monday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
* Iraq's Coordination Framework, an umbrella alliance of Shiite parties and the largest parliamentary bloc, failed Monday to agree on a nominee for prime minister-designate, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reported.
* Iraq and Syria reopened the Rabia border crossing on Monday, restoring a key overland route closed for nearly 13 years due to conflict and the rise of the terrorist group Islamic State (IS).
* The Palestinian Border and Crossing Authority in Gaza said Monday that Israel closed the Rafah crossing with Egypt, halting the evacuation of patients and wounded people seeking medical treatment abroad.
* Myanmar's Ministry of Electricity and Energy, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation and regional and state governments, is distributing locally produced diesel directly to farmers at their worksites, the state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Tuesday.
* The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) launched the new edition of the Singapore Maritime Technology & Research Roadmap on Tuesday during the Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2026.
* Norway will provide 100 million Norwegian kroner (11 million USD) in budget support to Palestine to help prevent the collapse of basic public services, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Monday.
* Sri Lanka's Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has introduced new procedures for multi-day fishing trawlers entering the Maldivian Exclusive Economic Zone, a senior official said.
* An Iranian oil tanker has transited the Strait of Hormuz despite a U.S. naval blockade, after delivering two million barrels of oil to Indonesia's Riau Islands, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.
* The construction of the Rasht-Astara railway in Iran, a critical section of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), has been postponed due to tensions in the Middle East, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said Monday.
* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called for tighter security at schools nationwide after a rare, deadly shooting last week. The measures follow a shooting Wednesday in Türkiye's southern Kahramanmaras province, where a 14-year-old armed with five guns opened fire at a middle school, killing nine people and wounding 13.
* Apple said Monday that CEO Tim Cook will become executive chairman of the company's board of directors, while John Ternus, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, will become the company's next CEO effective Sept. 1, 2026.
* Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining ground in health care systems across the European Union, with all 27 member states identifying better patient care as a key driver of AI development and most already deploying AI tools in clinical settings, according to a new report released by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe on Monday.
