* Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he is "proud to be able to expect a more excellent future of the bilateral relations," the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday. Kim made the remarks in a reply message on Saturday, thanking his Russian counterpart for sending a message of greeting on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Liberation Day, according to the report.
* Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara provincial government has declared a 14-day emergency response status following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Flores Island on Aug. 15, according to a provincial government decree.
* One person was killed and four others injured Saturday evening in a shooting at a park in Lexington, Kentucky, local media reported, citing the police. According to Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers, the shooting took place at Charles Young Park in the city's downtown, where five people were shot.
* The Iranian Intelligence Ministry on Saturday warned the French government against "illegal interference" in Iran's internal affairs. In a statement on its website, the ministry said two French diplomats took part in a secret meeting in Tehran in July with suspects of a "major case involving foreign infiltration and interference."
* An Israeli airstrike killed a senior commander in Hezbollah's Badr regional division in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said Sunday. Lebanese media reported that at least four people were killed in the attack.
* Qatari forces captured three Iranian pilots whose fighter jets were shot down when returning from a military mission against a U.S. base in Qatar in March, an Iranian military commander has said.
* Qatar on Saturday denied claims that it had detained Iranian pilots, describing them as misleading amid ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating regional tensions.
* Hezbollah on Saturday called on the Lebanese authorities to stop pursuing direct negotiations with Israel, describing the talks as "humiliating."
* Yemen's Houthi group launched an attack on the government-held city of Marib in the oil-rich province of Marib on Saturday evening, pro-government media said.
* Yemen's government said Saturday that repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks had halted operations at the Red Sea port of Mocha, causing about 16 million USD in direct material losses.
* U.S. food safety regulators have upgraded a recall of about 19 million eggs to its highest risk category over potential salmonella contamination.
* The death toll from the boat capsize accident at Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Tuesday has risen to 72, local police said on Saturday night. Authorities said 77 people have been rescued so far.
* China's Ministry of Emergency Management has sent 13 emergency drainage teams to the city of Zhoukou in central China's Henan Province to assist with urban waterlogging relief efforts, the ministry said on Sunday.
* A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Vanuatu Islands on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 155.1 km, was initially determined to be at 14.52 degrees south latitude and 167.23 degrees east longitude.
* A record-breaking wildfire in eastern Belgium had scorched about 2,700 hectares in the High Fens area by Saturday evening, forcing around 600 residents to evacuate, according to local authorities and media reports.
* Twelve people were killed and at least 10 others seriously injured after a Polish-registered bus overturned on a motorway in eastern Hungary early Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.
* The death toll from the recent magnitude-7.4 earthquake in Colombia rose to 294 on Saturday, with 3,935 people injured, 320 missing and 353 rescued, according to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD).
