* Khuon Sudary was elected on Tuesday as the president of Cambodia's National Assembly for a new five-year term, becoming the first woman to hold this top post, according to the state-run National Television of Cambodia (TVK).
* Singapore will hold polls for the presidential election on Sept. 1, Returning Officer Tan Meng Dui announced on Tuesday after three candidates filed nomination documents.
* Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa on Monday to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg, and pay a state visit to South Africa.
* Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for South Africa on Tuesday at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to participate in the BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg, announced the Ministry of External Affairs.
* Nigerian President Bola Tinubu administered the oath of office to the newly appointed cabinet members on Monday, emphasizing the critical role they play in restoring public trust and driving the nation's progress.
* The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 45 million USD loan to help strengthen quality health care in 16 districts across 10 provinces in Laos.
* Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday was transported to prison soon after his return to the country after years of exile as Thailand's Supreme Court issued an 8-year detention order for him.
* Denmark's government on Tuesday announced a reshuffle that will see economy minister Troels Lund Poulsen take the role of defence minister, as the NATO member enters a period with heavy investments in military spending.
* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he had had "open, honest and fruitful" talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
* Dubai's main airport reported a 49% surge in passenger traffic in the first half of the year to 41.6 million, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, operator Dubai Airports said on Tuesday.
* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the international community to support the victims and survivors of terrorism and use their experiences to create change for a better future.
* The UN peacekeeping chief has urged the mission in Mali to speedily transfer tasks to authorities and partners for a safe withdrawal from the country, a UN spokesman said on Monday.
* Algeria has refused a French request to fly over its airspace for a military operation in Niger, state radio said late on Monday.
* Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Monday accused Israel of imposing collective punishment against the Palestinians in the West Bank.
* Israel carried out a missile strike on military sites around the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday night, injuring a soldier, the Syrian army said in a statement.
* Iran's top carmaker Iran Khodro Industrial Group seeks to export 20,000 Tara sedans to Russia per year, said the company's CEO Alimardan Azimi on Monday.
* India's new safety rating system for passenger cars will be implemented from Oct. 1, the country's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said on Tuesday.
* Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24.
* The Lebanese cabinet warned on Monday that the electricity in the country's Syrian refugee camps shall be cut off if the United Nations fails to pay owed dues.
* Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi announced Monday that 486 illegal migrants have been deported to their countries of origin.
* Iran has built an advanced homemade drone named Mohajer-10 with an enhanced flight range and duration as well as a greater payload, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
* More than 47,000 acres of rice fields have been destroyed by dry weather in Sri Lanka, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said on Tuesday.
* The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii climbed to 115 as of Monday, according to a fatality update from the County of Maui.
* Dozens of hospital patients were evacuated onto a ferry in the Greek port city of Alexandroupolis early on Tuesday, the fire brigade said, as wildfires in the area raged uncontrolled for the fourth day, killing one person.
* A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico has strengthened into storm Harold and is expected to strengthen further before it reaches the Texas coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.
