* Thailand on Monday saw the registration of House of Representatives candidates for its general election to be held next month began nationwide.
* Finland's opposition National Coalition Party emerged as the largest party in the parliamentary election held on Sunday, according to the preliminary result reported by Finnish national broadcaster Yle.
* Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Sunday was re-elected as chairman of the ruling party Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) for a five-year term.
* Russia will strengthen its military capacity in its western and northwestern regions in response to Finland's expected accession to NATO on Tuesday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said, state-owned news agency RIA reported.
* As agreed between China and the European Union, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will visit China from April 5 to 7, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday.
* At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a state visit to China from April 5 to 7, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday.
* The Republic of Korea (RoK), the United States and Japan began a two-day naval exercise in international waters south of the RoK, officials said on Monday.
* German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said he hoped Romania would finally gain access to the passport-free European Union Schengen zone this year because Bucharest had met all criteria to do so.
* The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, will visit Moscow on Wednesday, Russia's permanent representative to international organisations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, told state television on Monday.
* Italy's government is determined not to lose any of the money it is entitled from the European Union post-pandemic recovery funds, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday.
* Indonesia posted its inflation at 4.97 percent year-on-year in March, the lowest in the last seven months, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) on Monday.
* Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he believes the country's economy will grow "more than pessimists think," noting he does not agree with forecasts of a slow gross domestic product growth.
* President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France must improve the availability of palliative care and there would be a draft bill by the end of the summer on whether some form of assisted dying should be allowed.
* Oil prices surged on Monday after Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ producers announced a surprise cut in their output target, a move that rippled through stock markets, though the dollar failed to hold onto its early gains.
* Kuwait's oil minister Bader al Mulla says a move by OPEC+ oil producers to cut their output targets is preemptive and aimed at supporting market stability, state news agency (KUNA) reported on Monday.
* Türkiye's annual inflation is recorded at 50.5 percent in March, according to official data released on Monday.
* Kazakhstan plans to raise its ceiling on 92/93-octane gasoline prices by 11% and that on diesel by 20% in order to bring them into line with those in neighbouring countries, acting energy minister Bolat Akchulakov said on Monday.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a message on Sunday, calling for increased efforts to advance the rights of individuals with autism, in honor of World Autism Awareness Day, which falls on April 2 annually.
* At least 20 people were killed and several others are still missing following a landslide in east Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the provincial government said on Monday.
* An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, at 18:04:10 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 62.603 km, was initially determined to be at 4.2924 degrees south latitude and 143.155 degrees east longitude.
* An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, at 0306 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
