* New Zealand's government will decide in September whether to formally recognize a Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Monday.
* Bangladesh's interim government plans to procure at least 40,000 body-worn cameras for police to enhance security at voting booths during the general election in February 2026. The move was discussed at a high-level meeting with the country's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in the chair Saturday.
* No Kwang Chol, minister of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), condemned a large-scale joint military exercise between the United States and the Rerpublic of Korea to be held from the 18th of this month, saying such a move will pose a serious challenge to the security environment on the Korean Peninsula, state media reported on Monday.
* European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that any agreement between the United States and Russia must include Ukraine and the EU, as the two countries prepare for talks on a possible ceasefire of conflicts in Ukraine.
* Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday called on Latin American countries to safeguard regional sovereignty against possible U.S. military operations to combat drug cartels in the region.
* A UN official warned Sunday that Israel's decision to take over Gaza City may trigger another calamity in Gaza.
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he is determined to launch a recently approved plan to take over Gaza City, which has drawn wide international condemnation.
* German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday defended his decision to halt arms exports to Israel, stating that the move reflects a disagreement with the Israeli government.
* The number of people arrested at a Saturday protest in support of advocacy network Palestine Action has been confirmed as 532, London's Metropolitan Police said in an update on Sunday.
* The Israeli army on Sunday killed four correspondents working for Qatar's Al Jazeera channel, by attacking their tent in front of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera and Gaza-based medical sources.
* The deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Iran on Monday, reported the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Sunday, citing Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi.
* African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has emphasized the need to promote inclusive policy-making and equitable resource-sharing mechanisms to empower Africa's indigenous communities.
* The United Nations Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned violence against civilians in Sweida, a predominantly Druze province in southern Syria.
* Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Saturday that tepid U.S. jobs data reinforced her view that three interest rate cuts would likely be appropriate this year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added just 73,000 jobs in July, far below market expectations. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate in July edged up to 4.2 percent from 4.1 percent in June.
* Myanmar attracted over 118 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months (April-July) of the 2025-26 fiscal year, the state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported on Monday.
* The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has revised projected tourist arrivals for 2025 to a record 2.3 million, state-run PSM News reported on Sunday.
* Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said the country's cabinet on Sunday approved the removal of four zeros from the national currency, the rial, according to the official news agency IRNA.
* Electricity consumption in Israel reached an all-time high on Sunday afternoon, amid the extreme heat wave hitting the country, state-owned company Noga, which manages the national electricity system, said in a statement.
* Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday warned that parts of the country, including the capital Tehran, are faced with a "serious" water crisis.
* The Israeli Health Ministry on Sunday reported 93 new diagnosed cases of measles, bringing the total in the current outbreak, which began in early April, to 410.
* Japan's weather agency issued a heavy rain emergency warning for the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Monday morning, calling for maximum caution as the risk of disasters could rise quickly.
* Romania's meteorological service on Sunday issued its highest-level alert for extreme heat in two southwestern counties, warning that the heat wave will intensify, with maximum temperatures between 39 and 41 degrees Celsius expected on Monday and Tuesday.
